⚡ Away Lightning 43-23-12 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

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

Lightning at Bruins

Lightning beat Bruins 2–2 in overtime at TD Garden on March 31, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Mar 31, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Freddy Modin

1 G

2 shots · 19:33 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Ruslan Fedotenko

1 G

1 shots · 17:18 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Dan Boyle

1 A

3 shots · 23:53 TOI

4rd star ⚡ TBL

John Grahame

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Ruslan Fedotenko Go-ahead 1st · 01:01

Assists: Vinny Prospal, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Steve Shields

1–0

🐻 Nick Boynton Tying 1st · 13:49

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Hal Gill · beat John Grahame

1–1

2nd period

⚡ Freddy Modin Go-ahead 2nd · 12:32

Assists: Brad Richards, Dan Boyle · beat Steve Shields

2–1

3rd period

🐻 Mike Knuble Tying 3rd · 04:27

Assists: Joe Thornton, Glen Murray · beat John Grahame

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BOS🐻

17 Shots on goal 35

11 Hits 13

23 Blocked shots 6

2 Takeaways 5

6 Giveaways 8

15 Penalty minutes 13

TBL shooting 11.8% (2/17) BOS shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

John Grahame

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Steve Shields

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 43-23-12 (55% win rate, 78 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 40-30-8 (51% win rate, 78 games)

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 Prospal · Lecavalier · St. Louis 20:41

L2 Andreychuk · Modin · Richards 19:37

L3 Fedotenko · Dingman · Taylor 15:02

L4 Svitov · Clymer · Alexeev 6:24

D1 Neckar · Boyle 24:04

D2 Kubina · Sarich 21:02

D3 Cullimore · Pratt 17:14

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Thornton · Rolston 22:23

L2 Stumpel · Murray · Knuble 19:57

L3 Zamuner · Grosek · Lapointe 15:19

L4 Mcinnis · Stock · Goren 4:20

D1 Berard · Mcgillis 23:27

D2 Boynton · O'Donnell 20:18

D3 Gill · Moran 18:03

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Apr 9, 2002

⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS

2–2 (OT) · Lightning won

Mar 24, 2002

🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL

4–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ TBL vs BOS, answered

Who won Lightning vs Bruins on March 31, 2003?

Lightning won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Bruins?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Freddy Modin, Ruslan Fedotenko.

Who scored for Bruins?

Mike Knuble, Nick Boynton.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

John Grahame made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Steve Shields made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 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?

Lightning lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 29

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 29

Also on March 31, 2003

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