Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils

Friday, February 21, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 on Friday, February 21, 2003 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Boston Bruins	2	36-31-11-4
at New Jersey Devils	3	46-20-10-6

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	2	0	2
New Jersey Devils	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	8	10	14	32
New Jersey Devils	6	14	10	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:51	New Jersey Devils	John Madden (15)	Jay Pandolfo (6)	Even strength	BOS 0, NJD 1
2nd	04:34	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (30)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 1, NJD 1
2nd	09:23	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (31)	Glen Murray (35)	Even strength	BOS 2, NJD 1
3rd	09:44	New Jersey Devils	Jiri Bicek (4)	Jay Pandolfo (7), John Madden (17)	Even strength	BOS 2, NJD 2
3rd	13:33	New Jersey Devils	Jeff Friesen (17)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 2, NJD 3

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	40%	09:42
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:34
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	47.1%	21:21
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	52%	18:28
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	2	0	2	0	2	7	0	0	52.2%	20:31
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:03
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		05:49
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		20:20
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		22:49
Number 33 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		01:27
Number 36 I. Huml	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:52
Number 76 K. Vernarsky	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:18
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0		10:58
Number 28 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		07:25
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0		17:51
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2		27:01
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	3		22:31
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	2	0		24:48

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Hackett	30	27	3	.900	58:35	Loss

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 S. Guolla	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55.6%	04:54
Number 9 J. Bicek	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		15:50
Number 11 J. Madden	C	1	1	2	0	0	6	0	0	52%	20:22
Number 12 J. Friesen	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		16:54
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		17:30
Number 16 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		16:58
Number 17 C. Berglund	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		05:30
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1		03:56
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1		18:31
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	46.7%	17:46
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	55%	17:32
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		17:05
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3		14:43
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4		22:38
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		15:59
Number 7 R. Giroux	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		19:56
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		24:44
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		21:58

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:12	Boston Bruins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:12	New Jersey Devils	Jim McKenzie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:36	Boston Bruins	Sean Brown	Interference	2
1st	20:00	New Jersey Devils	Martin Brodeur	Delaying game	2
2nd	03:28	Boston Bruins	Jonathan Girard	Hooking	2
2nd	03:28	New Jersey Devils	Christian Berglund	Diving	2
2nd	15:25	Boston Bruins	Michal Grosek	Hooking	2
3rd	06:48	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Hooking	2
3rd	16:59	New Jersey Devils	Mike Rupp	Roughing	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
New Jersey Devils head coach: Pat Burns
Referees: Bill McCreary, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Thor Nelson
Boston Bruins scratches: Rob Zamuner, Rich Brennan, Sean O'Donnell, Brantt Myhres, Hal Gill, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, P.J. Stock, Sergei Samsonov, Lee Goren, Andrew Raycroft, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak
New Jersey Devils scratches: Turner Stevenson, Craig Darby, Sergei Brylin, Oleg Tverdovsky, Colin White, Scott Clemmensen, Brian Gionta, Ari Ahonen, Michael Danton

Every Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Feb 21, 2003
New Jersey Devils 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 13, 2003
Boston Bruins 1 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Apr 3, 2003
Boston Bruins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Apr 9, 2003
Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Apr 11, 2003
New Jersey Devils 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Sun, Apr 13, 2003
New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Tue, Apr 15, 2003
Boston Bruins 0 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Apr 17, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, February 21, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 21, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Islanders, Fri, Feb 21, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 21, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Fri, Feb 21, 2003
New York Rangers 6 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Feb 21, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Feb 21, 2003