5–4

Final

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

Bruins at Kings

Bruins beat Kings 5–4 at Crypto.com Arena on October 17, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Oct 17, 1981 · 21:00 CDT 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Rick Middleton

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star 👑 LAK

Larry Murphy

3 A

1 shots

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Terry O'Reilly

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Terry O'Reilly Go-ahead 1st · 04:22

Assists: Normand Leveille, Tom Fergus

1–0

🐻 Rick Middleton 1st · 11:38

Assists: Peter McNab, Mike Gillis

2–0

2nd period

🐻 Steve Kasper SH 2nd · 04:56

Assists: Terry O'Reilly, Mike O'connell

3–0

🐻 Rick Middleton PP 2nd · 07:53

Assists: Brad Park, Mike O'connell

4–0

3rd period

👑 Dave Lewis 3rd · 05:10

Assists: Dan Bonar, Larry Murphy

4–1

👑 Dave Taylor 3rd · 06:06

Assists: Larry Murphy

4–2

👑 Greg Terrion 3rd · 06:52

Unassisted

4–3

👑 Dave Taylor PP Tying 3rd · 09:43

Assists: Larry Murphy, Marcel Dionne

4–4

🐻 Mike Milbury Go-ahead 3rd · 12:53

Assists: Rick Middleton, Mike Gillis

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS LAK👑

35 Shots on goal 33

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

17 Penalty minutes 13

BOS shooting 14.3% (5/35) LAK shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Rogie Vachon

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Mario Lessard

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:08 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ BOS vs LAK, answered

Who won Bruins vs Kings on October 17, 1981?

Bruins won 5–4.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Kings?

The final score was Bruins 5, Kings 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Rick Middleton (2), Mike Milbury, Steve Kasper, Terry O'Reilly.

Who scored for Kings?

Dave Taylor (2), Dave Lewis, Greg Terrion.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rogie Vachon made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Mario Lessard made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Kings 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

Previous game · Oct 16

👑Kings

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 17, 1981

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