Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators

Saturday, October 20, 2001, 8:00 PM ET Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Nashville Predators 2–1 on Saturday, October 20, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Boston Bruins	2	43-24-6-9
at Nashville Predators	1	28-41-13-0

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	1	2
Nashville Predators	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	16	13	14	43
Nashville Predators	6	9	13	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:50	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (3)	Sergei Samsonov (5)	Power play	BOS 1, NSH 0
3rd	04:12	Nashville Predators	Denis Arkhipov (1)	Martin Erat (3), Marian Cisar (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, NSH 1
3rd	09:10	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble (2)	Rob Zamuner (3)	Even strength	BOS 2, NSH 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
Stat	Boston Bruins	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	43	28
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	19	15
Hits	27	21
Blocked shots	9	9
Giveaways	6	3
Takeaways	7	7
Faceoffs won	33/69 (47.8%)	36/69 (52.2%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:49
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	45.5%	22:58
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	0	2	9	4	1	0		21:39
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0		18:55
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	0	0	50%	15:44
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	2	1	52.4%	19:31
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0	60%	17:14
Number 22 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	0		15:19
Number 23 J. Emmons	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	02:48
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	0	0		13:02
Number 33 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	15:49
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0		01:42
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	4	0	0		24:29
Number 27 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0		23:25
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		13:42
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	1	0		24:15
Number 43 R. Jackman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		12:48
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0		18:13

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	50%	16:10
Number 8 S. Grimson	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		02:25
Number 10 P. Kjellberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		19:14
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	46.2%	16:33
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		13:56
Number 19 M. Erat	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		09:31
Number 21 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27.3%	12:46
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	50%	18:59
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	87.5%	20:52
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	63.6%	15:10
Number 39 M. Cisar	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		12:55
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		15:51
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1		22:55
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		29:01
Number 16 M. Moro	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		11:06
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1		21:37
Number 42 P. Skrbek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:55
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		27:26

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	43	41	2	.954	58:26	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:21	Boston Bruins	Jamie Rivers	Elbowing	2
1st	11:20	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Roughing	2
1st	11:20	Nashville Predators	Scott Walker	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	11:20	Nashville Predators	Scott Walker	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Boston Bruins	Rob Zamuner	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Nashville Predators	Marian Cisar	Roughing	2
2nd	02:38	Nashville Predators	Cliff Ronning	Slashing	2
2nd	05:44	Boston Bruins	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:44	Nashville Predators	Stu Grimson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:06	Nashville Predators	Vitali Yachmenev	Interference	2
2nd	08:38	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Slashing	2
2nd	11:53	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble	Closing hand on puck	2
2nd	18:13	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Slashing	2
3rd	01:42	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Tripping	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Pat Dapuzzo
Boston Bruins scratches: Eric Manlow, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, Kyle McLaren, P.J. Stock, Jonathan Girard, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Pavel Kolarik
Nashville Predators scratches: Jeremy Stevenson, Cale Hulse, David Gosselin, Vladimir Orszagh, Robert Schnabel, Mark Mowers, Mark Eaton, Jonas Andersson, Greg Classen

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