⚡ Away Lightning 16-8-2 before this game

2–3

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
TBL	2	0	0	0	2
BOS	0	1	1	1	3

Lightning at Bruins

Bruins beat Lightning 3–2 in overtime at TD Garden on December 7, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 7, 2002 · 12:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Bryan Berard

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 22:46 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Joe Thornton

2 A

25:43 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Dan Boyle

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 25:23 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Brad Richards Go-ahead 1st · 07:25

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Dan Boyle · beat John Grahame

1–0

⚡ Dan Boyle PP 1st · 15:10

Assists: Vinny Prospal, Martin St. Louis · beat John Grahame

2–0

2nd period

🐻 Glen Murray 2nd · 03:40

Assists: Joe Thornton, Bryan Berard · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–1

3rd period

🐻 Bryan Berard Tying 3rd · 12:04

Unassisted · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–2

Overtime

🐻 Nick Boynton Go-ahead OT · 03:11

Assists: Brian Rolston, Joe Thornton · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BOS🐻

22 Shots on goal 34

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

1 Hits 2

13 Penalty minutes 15

TBL shooting 9.1% (2/22) BOS shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 63:11 TOI

🐻Bruins

John Grahame

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 63:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Fedotenko · Lecavalier · St. Louis 20:57

L2 Prospal · Richards · Taylor 18:26

L3 Modin · Roy · Clymer 15:14

L4 Olvestad · Dingman · Svitov 6:41

D1 Boyle · Kubina 24:58

D2 Neckar · Lukowich 22:04

D3 Sarich · Pratt 12:44

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Thornton · Murray 24:37

L2 Stumpel · Rolston · Lapointe 17:44

L3 Mcinnis · Stock · Knuble 9:34

L4 Zamuner · Huml 7:28

D1 Boynton · Berard 23:44

D2 O'Donnell · Gill 22:06

D3 Girard · Sweeney 16:18

D4 Brown 4:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Apr 9, 2002

⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS

2–2 (OT) · Lightning won

Mar 24, 2002

🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL

4–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Dec 29, 2001

🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL

5–4 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ TBL vs BOS, answered

Who won Lightning vs Bruins on December 7, 2002?

Bruins won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Bruins?

The final score was Lightning 2, Bruins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brad Richards, Dan Boyle.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bryan Berard, Glen Murray, Nick Boynton.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

John Grahame made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Bruins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 5

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 5

Also on December 7, 2002

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