4–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
LAK	2	0	2	4
BOS	2	3	1	6

Kings at Bruins

Bruins beat Kings 6–4 at TD Garden on December 20, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Dec 20, 1981 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Terry O'Reilly

2 G

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Barry Pederson

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · -1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Normand Leveille

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Peter McNab PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:14

Assists: Barry Pederson, Brad Park

0–1

👑 Mark Hardy Tying 1st · 06:34

Assists: Jim Fox, Doug Smith

1–1

🐻 Terry O'Reilly Go-ahead 1st · 10:21

Assists: Tom Fergus, Normand Leveille

1–2

👑 Ian Turnbull Tying 1st · 15:05

Assists: Andre St. Laurent, Steve Bozek

2–2

2nd period

🐻 Barry Pederson Go-ahead 2nd · 06:50

Assists: Keith Crowder, Mike O'connell

2–3

🐻 Normand Leveille 2nd · 06:58

Assists: Larry Melnyk

2–4

🐻 Steve Kasper PP 2nd · 12:51

Assists: Keith Crowder, Ray Bourque

2–5

3rd period

👑 Dave Taylor 3rd · 00:20

Assists: Steve Bozek, Ian Turnbull

3–5

👑 Larry Murphy 3rd · 07:01

Assists: Marcel Dionne, Dave Lewis

4–5

🐻 Terry O'Reilly Empty net 3rd · 19:42

Unassisted

4–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK BOS🐻

30 Shots on goal 32

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

14 Penalty minutes 24

LAK shooting 13.3% (4/30) BOS shooting 18.8% (6/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Doug Keans

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:47 TOI

🐻Bruins

Marco Baron

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 13-18 (42% win rate, 31 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 19-12 (61% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 2–5

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ LAK vs BOS, answered

Who won Kings vs Bruins on December 20, 1981?

Bruins won 6–4.

What was the final score of Kings vs Bruins?

The final score was Kings 4, Bruins 6.

Who scored for Kings?

Dave Taylor, Ian Turnbull, Larry Murphy, Mark Hardy.

Who scored for Bruins?

Terry O'Reilly (2), Barry Pederson, Normand Leveille, Peter McNab, Steve Kasper.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Doug Keans made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Marco Baron made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Kings vs Bruins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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

👑Kings

Previous game · Dec 19

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 20, 1981

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