8–5

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 1-2-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	2	4	2	8
CHI	2	3	0	5

Bruins at Blackhawks

Bruins beat Blackhawks 8–5 at United Center on October 14, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Oct 14, 1981 · 19:30 CDT 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Brad Park

3 A

1 shots

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Normand Leveille

2 G

5 shots

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Rick Middleton

2 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Normand Leveille Go-ahead 1st · 00:36

Assists: Terry O'Reilly, Tom Fergus

1–0

🐻 Rick Middleton PP 1st · 08:05

Assists: Brad Park, Ray Bourque

2–0

🪶 Tim Higgins PP 1st · 13:01

Assists: Keith Brown, Al Secord

2–1

🪶 Doug Wilson Tying 1st · 16:12

Assists: Bill Gardner, Glen Sharpley

2–2

2nd period

🐻 Peter McNab PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:09

Assists: Brad Park, Wayne Cashman

3–2

🪶 Reg Kerr Tying 2nd · 04:27

Assists: Darryl Sutter, Tom Lysiak

3–3

🐻 Rick Middleton Go-ahead 2nd · 05:07

Assists: Ray Bourque

4–3

🪶 Tom Lysiak Tying 2nd · 11:14

Assists: Reg Kerr, Jerome Dupont

4–4

🐻 Steve Kasper Go-ahead 2nd · 13:22

Assists: Keith Crowder, Wayne Cashman

5–4

🪶 Denis Savard Tying 2nd · 13:59

Assists: Al Secord, Jerome Dupont

5–5

🐻 Normand Leveille Go-ahead 2nd · 18:45

Assists: Brad Park

6–5

3rd period

🐻 Keith Crowder 3rd · 12:26

Assists: Steve Kasper

7–5

🐻 Mike O'connell Empty net 3rd · 19:59

Unassisted

8–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS CHI🪶

39 Shots on goal 31

2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

2 Penalty minutes 4

BOS shooting 20.5% (8/39) CHI shooting 16.1% (5/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Rogie Vachon

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Murray Bannerman

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 59:19 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 6–5

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ BOS vs CHI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Blackhawks on October 14, 1981?

Bruins won 8–5.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Bruins 8, Blackhawks 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

Normand Leveille (2), Rick Middleton (2), Keith Crowder, Mike O'connell, Peter McNab, Steve Kasper.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Denis Savard, Doug Wilson, Reg Kerr, Tim Higgins, Tom Lysiak.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rogie Vachon made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Murray Bannerman made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 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?

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

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🪶Blackhawks

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