5–3

Final

🌌 Home North Stars 22-16-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	2	1	2	5
MNS	1	1	1	3

Bruins at North Stars

Bruins beat North Stars 5–3 on December 31, 1982.

🗓 Fri, Dec 31, 1982 · 20:00 CST 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Keith Crowder

2 G

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Barry Pederson

1 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Bruce Crowder

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Terry O'Reilly Go-ahead 1st · 00:56

Unassisted

1–0

🐻 Bruce Crowder 1st · 01:42

Assists: Mike O'connell, Tom Fergus

2–0

🌌 Craig Hartsburg 1st · 08:05

Assists: Mike Eaves, Tim Young

2–1

2nd period

🌌 Dan Mandich Tying 2nd · 09:54

Assists: Neal Broten

2–2

🐻 Barry Pederson Go-ahead 2nd · 15:24

Assists: Rick Middleton, Ray Bourque

3–2

3rd period

🐻 Keith Crowder 3rd · 06:47

Assists: Craig MacTavish

4–2

🌌 Bobby Smith 3rd · 19:39

Assists: Steve Payne, Brian Bellows

4–3

🐻 Keith Crowder Empty net 3rd · 19:53

Assists: Mike Krushelnyski

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MNS🌌

29 Shots on goal 28

12 Penalty minutes 12

BOS shooting 17.2% (5/29) MNS shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Pete Peeters

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌌North Stars

Gilles Meloche

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:13 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

North Stars

North Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

North Stars

North Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Mar 27, 1982

🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS

6–5 · North Stars won

4–1 · North Stars won

❓ BOS vs MNS, answered

Who won Bruins vs North Stars on December 31, 1982?

Bruins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs North Stars?

The final score was Bruins 5, North Stars 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Keith Crowder (2), Barry Pederson, Bruce Crowder, Terry O'Reilly.

Who scored for North Stars?

Bobby Smith, Craig Hartsburg, Dan Mandich.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Bruins vs North Stars 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 · Dec 28

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 1982

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