2–5

Final

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

Sharks at Bruins

Bruins beat Sharks 5–2 at TD Garden on December 23, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Dec 23, 2002 · 18:00 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

4 shots · 20:45 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Mike Knuble

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:08 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Joe Thornton

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:42 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Mike Knuble PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:39

Assists: Joe Thornton, Bryan Berard · beat Evgeni Nabokov

0–1

🦈 Teemu Selanne Tying 1st · 13:45

Assists: Patrick Marleau, Marco Sturm · beat John Grahame

1–1

2nd period

🐻 Bryan Berard PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:21

Assists: Glen Murray, Mike Knuble · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–2

🐻 Ivan Huml 2nd · 13:40

Assists: Sean O'Donnell, Lee Goren · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–3

3rd period

🐻 Joe Thornton 3rd · 06:35

Assists: Glen Murray, Jonathan Girard · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–4

🦈 Jim Fahey 3rd · 10:29

Assists: Jonathan Cheechoo, Scott Thornton · beat John Grahame

2–4

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Empty net 3rd · 19:49

Assists: Brian Rolston

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS BOS🐻

27 Shots on goal 38

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

1 Hits 1

12 Penalty minutes 14

SJS shooting 7.4% (2/27) BOS shooting 13.2% (5/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 59:04 TOI

🐻Bruins

John Grahame

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 15-14-4 (45% win rate, 33 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 21-9-3 (64% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Sturm · Marleau · Selanne 22:55

L2 Damphousse · Ricci · Nolan 17:10

L3 Thornton · Graves · Sundstrom 12:39

L4 Smith · Cheechoo · Harvey 6:45

D1 Mcgillis · Hannan 26:16

D2 Rathje · Stuart 22:11

D3 Marchment · Fahey 11:32

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Murray · Rolston 20:17

L2 Axelsson · Stumpel · Knuble 17:01

L3 Mcinnis · Zamuner · Lapointe 14:59

L4 Huml · Goren 5:30

D1 Gill · O'Donnell 26:42

D2 Girard · Berard 22:26

D3 Morrisonn · Sweeney 9:46

D4 Brown 5:44

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Sharks won

❓ SJS vs BOS, answered

Who won Sharks vs Bruins on December 23, 2002?

Bruins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Bruins?

The final score was Sharks 2, Bruins 5.

Who scored for Sharks?

Jim Fahey, Teemu Selanne.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bryan Berard, Ivan Huml, Joe Thornton, Mike Knuble, P.J. Axelsson.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

John Grahame made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Sharks 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 21

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 2002

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