Bruins 4–5 Blackhawks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 18, 2009)

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

2 G

3 shots · 17:02 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Daniel Paille

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:19 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Mark Recchi

2 A

2 shots · 17:49 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 David Krejci Go-ahead 1st · 09:22

Assists: Blake Wheeler, Derek Morris · beat Antti Niemi

1–0

2nd period

🪶 Kris Versteeg Tying 2nd · 01:55

Unassisted · beat Tim Thomas

1–1

🪶 Patrick Sharp Go-ahead 2nd · 08:22

Assists: Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith · beat Tim Thomas

1–2

🐻 Daniel Paille Tying 2nd · 16:32

Assists: Mark Recchi · beat Antti Niemi

2–2

🪶 Jonathan Toews Go-ahead 2nd · 19:33

Assists: Troy Brouwer, Patrick Kane · beat Tim Thomas

2–3

3rd period

🐻 Johnny Boychuk Tying 3rd · 06:01

Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Daniel Paille · beat Antti Niemi

3–3

🪶 Andrew Ladd Go-ahead 3rd · 07:41

Assists: Brian Campbell, Jordan Hendry · beat Tim Thomas

3–4

🐻 David Krejci Tying 3rd · 17:17

Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Mark Recchi · beat Antti Niemi

4–4

Shootout

🪶 Jonathan Toews Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Tim Thomas

4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Sturm · Bergeron · Savard 18:22

L2 Paille · Recchi · Ryder 17:19

L3 Krejci · Wheeler · Bitz 16:13

L4 Begin · Thornton · Sobotka 10:56

D1 Chara · Morris 29:02

D2 Ference · Boychuk 22:08

D3 Hunwick · Wozniewski 13:16

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sharp · Toews · Kane 21:28

L2 Ladd · Brouwer · Hossa 18:31

L3 Bickell · Madden · Versteeg 14:11

L4 Fraser · Kopecky 7:10

D1 Keith · Campbell 27:58

D2 Seabrook · Hendry 23:02

D3 Byfuglien · Barker 15:04

D4 Sopel 12:31

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS CHI🪶

29 Shots on goal 44

20 Hits 32

9 Blocked shots 12

9 Takeaways 7

3 Giveaways 5

4 Penalty minutes 2

BOS shooting 13.8% (4/29) CHI shooting 11.4% (5/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

40/44

.909 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Antti Niemi

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located

BOS CHI

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-2-2 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0

Mar 72009 🪶CHI @ 🐻BOS 3–5 Nov 122008 🐻BOS @ 🪶CHI 2–1 SO Oct 252007 🪶CHI @ 🐻BOS 1–3 Dec 292006 🐻BOS @ 🪶CHI 5–3 Feb 142004 🐻BOS @ 🪶CHI 1–2 OT

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Who won Bruins vs Blackhawks on December 18, 2009?

Blackhawks won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Bruins 4, Blackhawks 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

David Krejci (2), Daniel Paille, Johnny Boychuk.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Andrew Ladd, Jonathan Toews, Kris Versteeg, Patrick Sharp.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 40 saves on 44 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 14 🔔PHI @ 🐻BOS 3–1 AfterDec 19 🐻BOS @ 🍁TOR 0–2

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeDec 16 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 0–3 AfterDec 20 🐙DET @ 🪶CHI 0–3

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