Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars
· American Airlines Center, Dallas · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Dallas Stars beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Dallas Stars |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
5 |
6 |
9 |
20 |
| Dallas Stars |
12 |
9 |
6 |
27 |
Three stars
- T. Daley, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 2 assists)
- J. Benn, Dallas Stars (2 assists)
- T. Wandell, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:21 |
Dallas Stars |
Loui Eriksson (1) |
Alex Goligoski (1), Trevor Daley (1) |
Power play |
BOS 0, DAL 1 |
| 1st |
11:39 |
Boston Bruins |
Tyler Seguin (1) |
David Krejci (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, DAL 1 |
| 1st |
16:59 |
Dallas Stars |
Trevor Daley (1) |
Tom Wandell (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, DAL 2 |
| 1st |
19:20 |
Dallas Stars |
Michael Ryder (1) |
Jamie Benn (1), Trevor Daley (2) |
Power play |
BOS 1, DAL 3 |
| 2nd |
19:00 |
Dallas Stars |
Tom Wandell (1) |
Adam Burish (1), Jamie Benn (2) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, DAL 4 |
| 3rd |
01:08 |
Boston Bruins |
Milan Lucic (1) |
David Krejci (2), Dennis Seidenberg (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, DAL 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Dallas Stars |
| Shots on goal |
20 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
2 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
17 |
11 |
| Hits |
15 |
36 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
20 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/57 (47.4%) |
30/57 (52.6%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 G. Campbell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:18 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:04 |
| Number 18 N. Horton |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:39 |
| Number 19 T. Seguin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:49 |
| Number 20 D. Paille |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:34 |
| Number 22 S. Thornton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:56 |
| Number 23 C. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
13:30 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.4% |
17:05 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11.1% |
20:05 |
| Number 49 R. Peverley |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
85.7% |
16:55 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:48 |
| Number 67 B. Pouliot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:29 |
| Number 14 J. Corvo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:18 |
| Number 21 A. Ference |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:33 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:11 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:27 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:46 |
| Number 55 J. Boychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
19:25 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 T. Thomas |
27 |
23 |
4 |
.852 |
58:15 |
Loss |
Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 B. Morrow |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:16 |
| Number 11 J. Dowell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:45 |
| Number 14 J. Benn |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
27.3% |
16:48 |
| Number 16 A. Burish |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
07:40 |
| Number 20 R. Dvorak |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:57 |
| Number 21 L. Eriksson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
19:47 |
| Number 23 T. Wandell |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
07:45 |
| Number 24 E. Nystrom |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:13 |
| Number 29 S. Ott |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
73.3% |
17:20 |
| Number 38 V. Fiddler |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
56.3% |
15:11 |
| Number 63 M. Ribeiro |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
20:35 |
| Number 73 M. Ryder |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:34 |
| Number 2 N. Grossmann |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 6 T. Daley |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:37 |
| Number 27 A. Pardy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 28 M. Fistric |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:06 |
| Number 33 A. Goligoski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:01 |
| Number 36 P. Larsen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:07 |
Dallas Stars goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 K. Lehtonen |
20 |
18 |
2 |
.900 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:08 |
Boston Bruins |
Chris Kelly |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
02:15 |
Boston Bruins |
Dennis Seidenberg |
Delaying game |
2 |
| 1st |
09:58 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 1st |
10:57 |
Dallas Stars |
Michael Ryder |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
18:31 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:31 |
Dallas Stars |
Mike Ribeiro |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:19 |
Boston Bruins |
Shawn Thornton |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:16 |
Boston Bruins |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:27 |
Dallas Stars |
Michael Ryder |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:22 |
Dallas Stars |
Jake Dowell |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
15:22 |
Boston Bruins |
Gregory Campbell |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Dallas Stars head coach
- Glen Gulutzan
- Referees
- Mike Leggo, Stephane Auger
- Linesmen
- Shane Heyer, Brad Lazarowich
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Steven Kampfer, Zach Hamill
- Dallas Stars scratches
- Sheldon Souray, Toby Petersen
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Status |
Details |
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1
 at New York Islanders
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
1
 at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Carolina Hurricanes
2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Phoenix Coyotes
4
 at Minnesota Wild
2
|
Final
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Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
|
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at Florida Panthers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
|
 Ottawa Senators
3
 at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
2
 at Winnipeg Jets
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
|
 St. Louis Blues
0
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
|
 Washington Capitals
4
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
|
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
|
 Vancouver Canucks
1
 at Los Angeles Kings
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
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Sources and further reading
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