2–7

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	1	0	1	2
BOS	2	2	3	7

Whalers at Bruins

Bruins beat Whalers 7–2 at TD Garden on October 12, 1986.

🗓 Sun, Oct 12, 1986 · 18:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Cam Neely

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Tom McCarthy

3 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Steve Kasper

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Tim Bothwell Go-ahead 1st · 01:48

Unassisted

1–0

🐻 Paul Boutilier Tying 1st · 08:45

Assists: Thomas Gradin, Geoff Courtnall

1–1

🐻 Cam Neely PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:44

Assists: Tom McCarthy

1–2

2nd period

🐻 Cam Neely 2nd · 13:36

Assists: Tom McCarthy, Charlie Simmer

1–3

🐻 Michael Thelven PP 2nd · 14:31

Assists: Ray Bourque, Tom McCarthy

1–4

3rd period

🐳 Ron Francis 3rd · 09:15

Assists: John Anderson, Ulf Samuelsson

2–4

🐻 Thomas Gradin 3rd · 15:48

Assists: Geoff Courtnall, Keith Crowder

2–5

🐻 Kraig Nienhuis 3rd · 17:30

Assists: Steve Kasper, Greg Johnston

2–6

🐻 Steve Kasper 3rd · 18:28

Assists: Cam Neely, Charlie Simmer

2–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BOS🐻

18 Shots on goal 30

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

16 Penalty minutes 12

HFD shooting 11.1% (2/18) BOS shooting 23.3% (7/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Doug Keans

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Whalers

Whalers: 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 1–0 Full head-to-head →

5–5 (OT) · Bruins won

5–4 (OT) · Bruins won

Jan 27, 1986

🐳HFD @ 🐻BOS

3–6 · Bruins won

❓ HFD vs BOS, answered

Who won Whalers vs Bruins on October 12, 1986?

Bruins won 7–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Bruins?

The final score was Whalers 2, Bruins 7.

Who scored for Whalers?

Ron Francis, Tim Bothwell.

Who scored for Bruins?

Cam Neely (2), Kraig Nienhuis, Michael Thelven, Paul Boutilier, Steve Kasper, Thomas Gradin.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Doug Keans made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Bruins 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

🐳Whalers

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🐻Bruins

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