Bruins 6–3 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐻 BOS

David Krejci

3 A

1 shots · 15:45 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Blake Wheeler

2 G

5 shots · 13:32 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Michael Ryder

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:53 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Blake Wheeler Go-ahead 1st · 02:27

Assists: David Krejci, Michael Ryder · beat Manny Legace

1–0

🐻 Blake Wheeler SH 1st · 04:59

Assists: David Krejci, Zdeno Chara · beat Manny Legace

2–0

🎵 Brad Winchester PP 1st · 06:18

Assists: Jeff Woywitka, Roman Polak · beat Manny Fernandez

2–1

🎵 Jay McClement SH Tying 1st · 16:51

Assists: Mike Weaver · beat Manny Fernandez

2–2

🐻 Shane Hnidy PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:44

Assists: David Krejci, Phil Kessel · beat Manny Legace

3–2

2nd period

🎵 Yan Stastny Tying 2nd · 02:46

Assists: Keith Tkachuk, Tyson Strachan · beat Manny Fernandez

3–3

🐻 Michael Ryder PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:34

Assists: P.J. Axelsson, Zdeno Chara · beat Manny Legace

4–3

🐻 Marc Savard 2nd · 16:57

Assists: Phil Kessel, Milan Lucic · beat Manny Legace

5–3

3rd period

🐻 Vladimir Sobotka 3rd · 15:49

Assists: Martin St. Pierre · beat Chris Mason

6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Savard · Kessel 17:59

L2 Lucic · Krejci · Yelle 14:40

L3 Ryder · Wheeler · Kobasew 13:32

L4 Thornton · Sobotka · St. Pierre 11:52

D1 Wideman · Chara 26:52

D2 Hnidy · Hunwick 18:46

D3 Stuart · Lashoff 14:50

🎵Blues

L1 Steen · Backes · Boyes 18:37

L2 Tkachuk · Winchester · Berglund 16:00

L3 Perron · McClement · Stastny 14:35

L4 Hinote · Crombeen · Janssen 11:04

D1 Polak · Jackman 24:03

D2 Woywitka · Weaver 18:22

D3 Colaiacovo · Strachan 15:38

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS STL🎵

28 Shots on goal 32

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

17 Hits 22

8 Blocked shots 9

2 Takeaways 8

4 Giveaways 10

11 Penalty minutes 13

BOS shooting 21.4% (6/28) STL shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Manny Fernandez

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:41 TOI

🎵Blues

Manny Legace

18/23

.783 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Chris Mason

4/5

.800 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 3–2

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 5–3

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 1–0

Dec 222007 🎵STL @ 🐻BOS 4–1 Oct 122006 🐻BOS @ 🎵STL 2–3 SO Nov 252003 🐻BOS @ 🎵STL 3–4 OT Dec 32002 🎵STL @ 🐻BOS 4–0 Jan 212002 🎵STL @ 🐻BOS 4–3 OT

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Who won Bruins vs Blues on December 21, 2008?

Bruins won 6–3. The final score was Bruins 6, Blues 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Blake Wheeler (2), Marc Savard, Michael Ryder, Shane Hnidy, Vladimir Sobotka.

Who scored for Blues?

Brad Winchester, Jay McClement, Yan Stastny.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Manny Legace made 18 saves on 23 shots (.783 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Blues season series?

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 20 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 2–4 AfterDec 23 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 2–0

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 20 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 2–4 AfterDec 23 🎵STL @ 🐙DET 1–4

Also on December 21

🔔PHI 2–3 😈NJD 🏔️COL 0–3 🐆FLA 🌪️CAR 3–2 🇨🇦MTL

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