Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins

Thursday, November 8, 2001, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 5–3 on Thursday, November 8, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Minnesota Wild	5	26-35-12-9
at Boston Bruins	3	43-24-6-9

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	4	1	0	5
Boston Bruins	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	6	10	0	16
Boston Bruins	15	19	22	56

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:17	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (4)	Joe Thornton (10), Martin Lapointe (3)	Even strength	MIN 0, BOS 1
1st	04:14	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd (6)	Andrew Brunette (7)	Power play	MIN 1, BOS 1
1st	10:49	Minnesota Wild	Filip Kuba (2)	Jim Dowd (8)	Power play	MIN 2, BOS 1
1st	11:24	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (6)	Sergei Zholtok (7), Pascal Dupuis (3)	Even strength	MIN 3, BOS 1
1st	17:39	Minnesota Wild	Sergei Zholtok (2)	Andrew Brunette (8), Brad Brown (2)	Even strength	MIN 4, BOS 1
2nd	02:53	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (7)	Filip Kuba (8)	Power play	MIN 5, BOS 1
3rd	07:37	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	MIN 5, BOS 2
3rd	16:10	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (5)	Joe Thornton (11), Hal Gill (3)	Even strength	MIN 5, BOS 3

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

Minnesota Wild 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 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:38
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		14:18
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:32
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0	42.9%	15:45
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	2	2	4	+1	0	3	0	0	1	100%	14:16
Number 22 S. Roest	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:17
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		20:58
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	40%	16:46
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	50%	13:46
Number 36 S. Blouin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		04:45
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	3	0	40%	21:29
Number 44 A. Gavey	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		12:33
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	1	0		21:03
Number 3 L. Benysek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		23:24
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	1	0		13:03
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	1	1	2	-1	0	2	1	3	1		27:40
Number 32 J. Marshall	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		19:35
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		11:19

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Roloson	56	53	3	.946	60:00	Win

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		11:29
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-1	0	8	1	0	41.7%	20:09
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	0	8	12	2	2	100%	25:00
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	2	0	2	+2	0	6	1	0		20:29
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	59.1%	21:32
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	0	57.1%	19:49
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	1	1	+2	4	5	0	0	50%	19:47
Number 23 J. Emmons	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	62.5%	08:03
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		20:09
Number 33 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0		08:37
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:23
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		03:12
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0		16:50
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		20:35
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	1	1	+2	0	5	1	1		20:50
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0		14:39
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		17:20
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0		19:19

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	16	11	5	.688	58:09	Loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:02	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Spearing	2
1st	04:02	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Spearing	2
1st	04:02	Minnesota Wild	Willie Mitchell	Slashing	2
1st	10:45	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Holding	2
1st	14:49	Boston Bruins	Scott Pellerin	Cross checking	2
1st	14:49	Minnesota Wild	Jason Marshall	Roughing	2
1st	18:35	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:34	Boston Bruins	Andrei Nazarov	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	11:00	Minnesota Wild	Willie Mitchell	Interference	2
2nd	14:25	Minnesota Wild	Dwayne Roloson	Tripping	2
2nd	15:10	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Tripping	2
2nd	17:52	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz	Hooking	2
2nd	19:33	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Cross checking	2
2nd	20:00	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Roughing	2
3rd	02:05	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	06:33	Boston Bruins	Kyle McLaren	Cross checking	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Angelo D'Amico, Brian Murphy
Minnesota Wild scratches: Brad Bombardir, Sebastien Bordeleau, Richard Park, Mike Matteucci, Andy Sutton, Lubomir Sekeras, Roman Simicek, Travis Roche, Tony Virta
Boston Bruins scratches: Rob Zamuner, Mike Knuble, Eric Manlow, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, Ric Jackman, Jonathan Girard, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Pavel Kolarik

Every Minnesota Wild and Boston Bruins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Oct 10, 2001
Minnesota Wild 5 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 8, 2001

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Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Buffalo Sabres 8	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Nov 8, 2001
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Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 8, 2001
Nashville Predators 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Nov 8, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 8, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Nov 8, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Nov 8, 2001
Calgary Flames 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Nov 8, 2001