4–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	1	2	4
LAK	1	0	0	1

Bruins at Kings

Bruins beat Kings 4–1 at Crypto.com Arena on October 18, 1986.

🗓 Sat, Oct 18, 1986 · 21:30 CDT 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Geoff Courtnall

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Cam Neely

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Thomas Gradin

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Bernie Nicholls PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:32

Assists: Jim Fox

0–1

🐻 Tom McCarthy Tying 1st · 17:03

Assists: Mike Milbury, Paul Boutilier

1–1

2nd period

🐻 Geoff Courtnall Go-ahead 2nd · 00:25

Assists: Cam Neely, Thomas Gradin

2–1

3rd period

🐻 Geoff Courtnall 3rd · 10:43

Assists: Rick Middleton

3–1

🐻 Cam Neely PP 3rd · 17:29

Assists: Thomas Gradin, Geoff Courtnall

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS LAK👑

33 Shots on goal 31

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

10 Penalty minutes 10

BOS shooting 12.1% (4/33) LAK shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Pat Riggin

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Roland Melanson

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Jan 7, 1985

👑LAK @ 🐻BOS

4–5 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs LAK, answered

Who won Bruins vs Kings on October 18, 1986?

Bruins won 4–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Kings?

The final score was Bruins 4, Kings 1.

Who scored for Bruins?

Geoff Courtnall (2), Cam Neely, Tom McCarthy.

Who scored for Kings?

Bernie Nicholls.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Roland Melanson made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Kings 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 · Oct 16

👑Kings

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 18, 1986

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