5–8

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 30-29-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	2	2	1	5
CHI	3	2	3	8

Bruins at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Bruins 8–5 at United Center on March 9, 2003.

🗓 Sun, Mar 9, 2003 · 14:00 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Steve Sullivan

3 G, 2 A

6 shots · 17:19 TOI · +5

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Eric Daze

3 G, 2 A

4 shots · 13:36 TOI · +5

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Mike Knuble

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:38 TOI · -2

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Steve Sullivan Go-ahead 1st · 04:07

Assists: Eric Daze · beat Steve Shields

0–1

🪶 Theo Fleury 1st · 05:10

Assists: Steve Thomas, Chris Simon · beat Steve Shields

0–2

🐻 Mike Knuble PP 1st · 15:37

Assists: Bryan Berard · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–2

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Tying 1st · 17:05

Assists: Brian Rolston · beat Jocelyn Thibault

2–2

🪶 Steve Sullivan Go-ahead 1st · 18:25

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Eric Daze · beat Steve Shields

2–3

2nd period

🐻 Mike Knuble Tying 2nd · 01:12

Unassisted · beat Jocelyn Thibault

3–3

🪶 Eric Daze Go-ahead 2nd · 01:40

Assists: Steve Sullivan, Nathan Dempsey · beat Steve Shields

3–4

🪶 Steve Sullivan 2nd · 11:52

Unassisted · beat Steve Shields

3–5

🐻 P.J. Axelsson 2nd · 16:21

Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Brian Rolston · beat Jocelyn Thibault

4–5

3rd period

🪶 Eric Daze 3rd · 04:07

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Burke Henry · beat Steve Shields

4–6

🐻 Glen Murray 3rd · 08:38

Assists: Joe Thornton, Mike Knuble · beat Jocelyn Thibault

5–6

🪶 Eric Daze 3rd · 12:42

Assists: Steve Sullivan, Steve Poapst · beat Steve Shields

5–7

🪶 Lyle Odelein 3rd · 15:56

Assists: Theo Fleury · beat Steve Shields

5–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS CHI🪶

34 Shots on goal 33

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

10 Hits 9

5 Blocked shots 9

1 Takeaways 3

3 Giveaways 7

16 Penalty minutes 18

BOS shooting 14.7% (5/34) CHI shooting 24.2% (8/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Steve Shields

25/33

.758 SV% · 8 GA · 59:59 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault

29/34

.853 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–5

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Mcinnis · Stumpel · Rolston 19:12

L2 Axelsson · Thornton · Knuble 17:00

L3 Grosek · Murray · Lapointe 15:56

L4 Zamuner · Oliwa · Stock 7:22

D1 O'Donnell · Girard 23:02

D2 Gill · Berard 17:05

D3 Boynton · Sweeney 14:04

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sullivan · Bell · Nikolishin 17:19

L2 Calder · Arnason · Thomas 16:02

L3 Simon · Daze · Berezin 13:36

L4 Eastwood · Fleury 12:40

D1 Klemm · Odelein 22:09

D2 McCarthy · Dempsey 19:12

D3 Henry · Poapst 17:35

D4 Strudwick 6:49

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

4–5 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ BOS vs CHI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Blackhawks on March 9, 2003?

Blackhawks won 8–5.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Bruins 5, Blackhawks 8.

Who scored for Bruins?

Mike Knuble (2), P.J. Axelsson (2), Glen Murray.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze (3), Steve Sullivan (3), Lyle Odelein, Theo Fleury.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Steve Shields made 25 saves on 33 shots (.758 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 8

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Mar 7

Also on March 9, 2003

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