🏛️ Away Senators 19-7-0 before this game

5–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
OTT	2	3	0	5
BOS	1	0	1	2

Senators at Bruins

Senators beat Bruins 5–2 at TD Garden on December 12, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 12, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Senators lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Todd White

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:03 TOI · +2

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Peter Schaefer

2 A

3 shots · 13:35 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Anton Volchenkov

1 G

5 shots · 17:48 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Mike Knuble PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:37

Assists: Sean O'Donnell, Bryan Berard · beat Patrick Lalime

0–1

🏛️ Shaun Van Allen Tying 1st · 09:53

Assists: Shane Hnidy, Curtis Leschyshyn · beat Steve Shields

1–1

🏛️ Chris Neil Go-ahead 1st · 16:01

Assists: Mike Fisher, Peter Schaefer · beat Steve Shields

2–1

2nd period

🏛️ Todd White SH 2nd · 05:07

Assists: Zdeno Chara, Jody Hull · beat Steve Shields

3–1

🏛️ Anton Volchenkov 2nd · 10:30

Assists: Peter Schaefer, Todd White · beat Steve Shields

4–1

🏛️ Marian Hossa 2nd · 19:36

Assists: Radek Bonk, Daniel Alfredsson · beat Steve Shields

5–1

3rd period

🐻 Joe Thornton 3rd · 10:45

Unassisted · beat Patrick Lalime

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BOS🐻

28 Shots on goal 31

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

1 Hits 0

8 Penalty minutes 6

OTT shooting 17.9% (5/28) BOS shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Patrick Lalime

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

🐻Bruins

Steve Shields

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–1

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Bonk · White · Alfredsson 18:27

L2 Arvedson · Hossa · Havlat 17:34

L3 Schaefer · Fisher · Van Allen 13:10

L4 Hull · Neil · Smyth 10:05

D1 Redden · Rachunek 23:39

D2 Chara · Volchenkov 20:07

D3 Leschyshyn · Hnidy 15:34

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Murray · Knuble 19:51

L2 Stumpel · Lapointe · Rolston 16:44

L3 Mcinnis · Huml · Stock 12:56

L4 Zamuner · Grosek 7:41

D1 O'Donnell · Gill 22:41

D2 Berard · Boynton 19:08

D3 Girard · Sweeney 16:53

D4 Brown 11:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Senators lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Senators won

❓ OTT vs BOS, answered

Who won Senators vs Bruins on December 12, 2002?

Senators won 5–2.

What was the final score of Senators vs Bruins?

The final score was Senators 5, Bruins 2.

Who scored for Senators?

Anton Volchenkov, Chris Neil, Marian Hossa, Shaun Van Allen, Todd White.

Who scored for Bruins?

Joe Thornton, Mike Knuble.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Steve Shields made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Senators vs Bruins season series?

Senators lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 10

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 2002

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