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Second Round · Game 3

Bruins at Nordiques

🗓 🏒 QUE leads 4–3

Nordiques, Second Round Game 3, beat Bruins 3–2 in overtime on April 18, 1982.

BOS – QUE
30–35
Shots on goal
0/3–1/4
Power play
10–8
Penalty minutes
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Second Round — Best of 7

QUE vs BOS · QUE leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
3–4
Final · BOS
Game 2
4–8
Final · BOS
Game 3
2–3
OT · QUE
Game 4
2–7
Final · QUE
Game 5
4–3
Final · QUE
Game 6
6–5
OT · BOS
Game 7
2–1
Final · QUE

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚜️ QUE
Wilf Paiement
1 G, 1 A
3 shots
2nd star ⚜️ QUE
Anton Stastny
1 G, 1 A
2 shots
3rd star ⚜️ QUE
Peter Stastny
2 A
3 shots · +1

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Mike O'connell Go-ahead 1st · 09:26
Assists: Larry Melnyk, Steve Kasper · beat John Garrett
1–0
⚜️ Anton Stastny Tying 1st · 19:13
Assists: Peter Stastny, Marian Stastny · beat Mike Moffat
1–1
2nd period
🐻 Rick Middleton Go-ahead 2nd · 04:15
Assists: Barry Pederson, Bruce Crowder · beat John Garrett
2–1
⚜️ Real Cloutier PP Tying 2nd · 14:53
Assists: Dave Pichette, Wilf Paiement · beat Mike Moffat
2–2
Overtime
⚜️ Wilf Paiement Go-ahead OT · 11:44
Assists: Anton Stastny, Peter Stastny · beat Mike Moffat
2–3

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS QUE⚜️
30 Shots on goal 35
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
10 Penalty minutes 8
BOS shooting 6.7% (2/30) QUE shooting 8.6% (3/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Mike Moffat
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 71:44 TOI
⚜️Nordiques
John Garrett
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 71:44 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 18-8 (69% win rate, 26 games)
Nordiques
Nordiques — tied after 1st: 13-7 (65% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 12-6 (67% win rate, 18 games)
Nordiques
Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 7-8 (47% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 161982 ⚜️QUE @ 🐻BOS 4–8 Apr 151982 ⚜️QUE @ 🐻BOS 3–4 Apr 31982 🐻BOS @ ⚜️QUE 5–4 Apr 11982 ⚜️QUE @ 🐻BOS 8–5 Mar 221982 ⚜️QUE @ 🐻BOS 4–5
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Who won Bruins vs Nordiques on April 18, 1982?

Nordiques won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Bruins 2, Nordiques 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Mike O'connell, Rick Middleton.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Anton Stastny, Real Cloutier, Wilf Paiement.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Mike Moffat made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

John Garrett made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐻 Bruins
BeforeApr 16 ⚜️QUE @ 🐻BOS 4–8 AfterApr 19 🐻BOS @ ⚜️QUE 2–7
⚜️ Nordiques
BeforeApr 16 ⚜️QUE @ 🐻BOS 4–8 AfterApr 19 🐻BOS @ ⚜️QUE 2–7
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