🐆 Away Panthers 13-10-9 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
🐻 Home Bruins 21-9-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
FLA 10203
BOS 21003

Panthers at Bruins

Panthers beat Bruins 3–3 in overtime at TD Garden on December 21, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Joe Thornton
2 G
3 shots · 25:48 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Glen Murray
2 A
7 shots · 24:32 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐆 FLA
Ivan Novoseltsev
1 G
4 shots · 18:37 TOI
4rd star 🐆 FLA
Roberto Luongo
40 saves
0.930 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Joe Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 00:42
Assists: Glen Murray, John Grahame · beat Roberto Luongo
0–1
🐻 Joe Thornton SH 1st · 16:13
Assists: Glen Murray · beat Roberto Luongo
0–2
🐆 Stephen Weiss 1st · 17:45
Assists: Andreas Lilja, Niklas Hagman · beat John Grahame
1–2
2nd period
🐻 Rob Zamuner 2nd · 06:04
Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Sean Brown · beat Roberto Luongo
1–3
3rd period
🐆 Viktor Kozlov PP 3rd · 19:08
Assists: Kristian Huselius, Jay Bouwmeester · beat John Grahame
2–3
🐆 Ivan Novoseltsev Tying 3rd · 19:58
Assists: Olli Jokinen, Sandis Ozolinsh · beat John Grahame
3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA BOS🐻
33 Shots on goal 43
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
2 Hits 1
12 Penalty minutes 12
FLA shooting 9.1% (3/33) BOS shooting 7.0% (3/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
Roberto Luongo
40/43
.930 SV% · 3 GA · 64:35 TOI
🐻Bruins
John Grahame
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
Bruins
Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–3
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
Bruins
Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐆Panthers
L1 Huselius · Kozlov · Bednar 20:09
L2 Jokinen · Weiss · Novoseltsev 17:19
L3 Hagman · Nilson · Johnson 13:04
L4 Worrell · Ward · Kolnik 10:59
D1 Ozolinsh · Lilja 27:41
D2 Ulanov · Majesky 19:41
D3 Bouwmeester · Mezei 14:06
🐻Bruins
L1 Thornton · Murray · Rolston 24:32
L2 Stumpel · Axelsson · Knuble 18:03
L3 Mcinnis · Zamuner · Lapointe 13:32
L4 Huml · Goren 5:24
D1 O'Donnell · Girard 27:10
D2 Gill · Berard 23:00
D3 Morrisonn · Sweeney 13:04
D4 Brown 4:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 23, 2002
🐻BOS @ 🐆FLA
3–1 · Bruins won
Feb 9, 2002
🐆FLA @ 🐻BOS
1–4 · Bruins won
Jan 26, 2002
🐆FLA @ 🐻BOS
2–4 · Bruins won
Dec 28, 2001
🐻BOS @ 🐆FLA
7–1 · Bruins won
Feb 16, 2001
🐻BOS @ 🐆FLA
1–2 · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs BOS, answered

Who won Panthers vs Bruins on December 21, 2002?

Panthers won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Bruins?

The final score was Panthers 3, Bruins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Panthers?

Ivan Novoseltsev, Stephen Weiss, Viktor Kozlov.

Who scored for Bruins?

Joe Thornton (2), Rob Zamuner.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 40 saves on 43 shots (.930 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

John Grahame made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Bruins season series?

Panthers 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
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Dec 20
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
3–0 · FLA won
Next game · Dec 23
🐯NSH @ 🐆FLA
3–2 · NSH won
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Dec 19
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
3–5 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 23
🦈SJS @ 🐻BOS
2–5 · BOS won
Also on December 21, 2002
⭐DAL @ 😈NJD
3–5 final
🏛️OTT @ 🔔PHI
3–1 final
🦈SJS @ 🍁TOR
3–3 final
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–6 final
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
3–1 final
🔥CGY @ 🐧PIT
0–2 final
🐯NSH @ ⚡TBL
2–2 final
🗽NYR @ 🐙DET
2–3 final
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