2–4

Final

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

Canucks at Bruins

Bruins beat Canucks 4–2 at TD Garden on December 11, 1986.

🗓 Thu, Dec 11, 1986 · 19:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Ken Linseman

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Doug Lidster

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Doug Lidster Go-ahead 1st · 19:46

Assists: Stan Smyl, Barry Pederson

1–0

2nd period

🐻 Ray Bourque Tying 2nd · 00:19

Unassisted

1–1

🐻 Reed Larson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:38

Assists: Ken Linseman, Ray Bourque

1–2

🐻 Tom McCarthy 2nd · 14:11

Assists: Cam Neely, Geoff Courtnall

1–3

3rd period

🐻 Ken Linseman 3rd · 01:27

Assists: Charlie Simmer, Keith Crowder

1–4

🐋 Steve Tambellini PP 3rd · 16:55

Assists: Doug Lidster, Stan Smyl

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN BOS🐻

27 Shots on goal 28

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

43 Penalty minutes 32

VAN shooting 7.4% (2/27) BOS shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Richard Brodeur

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Doug Keans

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Canucks won

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Mar 2, 1985

🐋VAN @ 🐻BOS

0–5 · Bruins won

❓ VAN vs BOS, answered

Who won Canucks vs Bruins on December 11, 1986?

Bruins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Bruins?

The final score was Canucks 2, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Canucks?

Doug Lidster, Steve Tambellini.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ken Linseman, Ray Bourque, Reed Larson, Tom McCarthy.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Richard Brodeur made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

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

Where is Canucks vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Bruins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 9

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 7

Also on December 11, 1986

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