8–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	2	3	3	8
HFD	2	1	1	4

Bruins at Whalers

Bruins beat Whalers 8–4 on January 27, 1985.

🗓 Sun, Jan 27, 1985 · 13:00 CST 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Ken Linseman

3 A

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Keith Crowder

2 G

6 shots · +3

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Louis Sleigher

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Keith Crowder Go-ahead 1st · 04:59

Assists: Terry O'Reilly, Ken Linseman · beat Greg Millen

1–0

🐳 Ray Neufeld PP Tying 1st · 08:53

Assists: Risto Siltanen, Ron Francis · beat Doug Keans

1–1

🐳 Mark Johnson PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:53

Assists: Sylvain Turgeon, Ron Francis · beat Doug Keans

1–2

🐻 Terry O'Reilly Tying 1st · 18:34

Assists: Ken Linseman · beat Greg Millen

2–2

2nd period

🐻 Louis Sleigher Go-ahead 2nd · 00:41

Assists: Ray Bourque · beat Greg Millen

3–2

🐻 Butch Goring 2nd · 10:01

Assists: Dave Reid, Rick Middleton · beat Greg Millen

4–2

🐻 Dave Reid 2nd · 10:21

Assists: Rick Middleton · beat Greg Millen

5–2

🐳 Risto Siltanen 2nd · 10:52

Assists: Dave Tippett · beat Doug Keans

5–3

3rd period

🐻 John Blum 3rd · 10:08

Unassisted · beat Greg Millen

6–3

🐳 Kevin Dineen 3rd · 10:59

Assists: Dave Tippett · beat Doug Keans

6–4

🐻 Keith Crowder 3rd · 16:38

Assists: Ken Linseman · beat Greg Millen

7–4

🐻 Mike Milbury 3rd · 17:29

Assists: Louis Sleigher, Geoff Courtnall · beat Greg Millen

8–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS HFD🐳

28 Shots on goal 40

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

24 Penalty minutes 20

BOS shooting 28.6% (8/28) HFD shooting 10.0% (4/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Doug Keans

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Greg Millen

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 26-18-5 (53% win rate, 49 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 19-23-3 (42% win rate, 45 games)

After 2nd — 5–3

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Whalers won

Mar 29, 1984

🐳HFD @ 🐻BOS

3–4 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs HFD, answered

Who won Bruins vs Whalers on January 27, 1985?

Bruins won 8–4.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Whalers?

The final score was Bruins 8, Whalers 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Keith Crowder (2), Butch Goring, Dave Reid, John Blum, Louis Sleigher, Mike Milbury, Terry O'Reilly.

Who scored for Whalers?

Kevin Dineen, Mark Johnson, Ray Neufeld, Risto Siltanen.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Doug Keans made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Bruins vs Whalers season series?

Whalers lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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

🐻Bruins

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🐳Whalers

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