⚜️ Away Nordiques 28-18-4 before this game

5–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
QUE	2	2	1	5
BOS	2	2	2	6

Nordiques at Bruins

Bruins beat Nordiques 6–5 at TD Garden on January 31, 1985.

🗓 Thu, Jan 31, 1985 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Mike O'connell

1 G, 2 A

7 shots

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Keith Crowder

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · -1

3rd star ⚜️ QUE

Paul Gillis

3 G

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

⚜️ Paul Gillis Go-ahead 1st · 05:43

Assists: Brent Ashton · beat Pete Peeters

1–0

⚜️ Paul Gillis 1st · 11:43

Assists: Mark Kumpel, Alain Cote · beat Pete Peeters

2–0

🐻 Keith Crowder PP 1st · 16:38

Assists: Mike O'connell, Tom Fergus · beat Richard Sevigny

2–1

🐻 Tom Fergus Tying 1st · 16:58

Assists: Louis Sleigher, Steve Kasper · beat Richard Sevigny

2–2

2nd period

🐻 Mike Milbury SH Go-ahead 2nd · 03:09

Assists: Steve Kasper, Butch Goring · beat Richard Sevigny

2–3

⚜️ Alain Cote Tying 2nd · 06:20

Assists: Mario Marois, Peter Stastny · beat Pete Peeters

3–3

🐻 Terry O'Reilly Go-ahead 2nd · 07:23

Assists: Keith Crowder, Mike O'connell · beat Richard Sevigny

3–4

⚜️ Paul Gillis Tying 2nd · 12:33

Assists: Alain Cote · beat Pete Peeters

4–4

3rd period

⚜️ Brad Maxwell Go-ahead 3rd · 07:19

Assists: Anton Stastny, Peter Stastny · beat Pete Peeters

5–4

🐻 Mike O'connell PP Tying 3rd · 09:27

Assists: Ken Linseman, Keith Crowder · beat Richard Sevigny

5–5

🐻 Dave Reid Go-ahead 3rd · 11:28

Assists: Rick Middleton, Butch Goring · beat Richard Sevigny

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE BOS🐻

34 Shots on goal 23

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

21 Penalty minutes 21

QUE shooting 14.7% (5/34) BOS shooting 26.1% (6/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Richard Sevigny

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:02 TOI

🐻Bruins

Pete Peeters

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 28-18-4 (56% win rate, 50 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 27-19-5 (53% win rate, 51 games)

After 2nd — 4–4

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 28-18-4 (56% win rate, 50 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 27-19-5 (53% win rate, 51 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

5–5 (OT) · Nordiques won

Dec 3, 1984

🐻BOS @ ⚜️QUE

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ QUE vs BOS, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Bruins on January 31, 1985?

Bruins won 6–5.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Bruins?

The final score was Nordiques 5, Bruins 6.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Paul Gillis (3), Alain Cote, Brad Maxwell.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dave Reid, Keith Crowder, Mike Milbury, Mike O'connell, Terry O'Reilly, Tom Fergus.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Richard Sevigny made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Nordiques vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Nordiques vs Bruins season series?

Bruins 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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Jan 27

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 30

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