6–5

Final

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

Whalers at Bruins

Whalers beat Bruins 6–5 at TD Garden on December 18, 1986.

🗓 Thu, Dec 18, 1986 · 18:30 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

Charlie Simmer

3 G, 2 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Keith Crowder

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

3 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Doug Jarvis Go-ahead 1st · 04:09

Assists: Dave Tippett, Paul Macdermid

1–0

🐳 Paul Lawless PP 1st · 06:09

Assists: Stew Gavin

2–0

🐻 Keith Crowder 1st · 11:27

Assists: Reed Larson, Charlie Simmer

2–1

🐳 Ron Francis 1st · 19:49

Assists: Dave Semenko, Ulf Samuelsson

3–1

2nd period

🐳 Stew Gavin 2nd · 02:45

Assists: Dean Evason, Paul Lawless

4–1

🐻 Charlie Simmer 2nd · 03:51

Assists: Ray Bourque, Keith Crowder

4–2

🐳 Mike McEwen PP 2nd · 13:13

Unassisted

5–2

🐻 Charlie Simmer 2nd · 19:07

Assists: Reed Larson, Ray Bourque

5–3

3rd period

🐳 Kevin Dineen PP 3rd · 03:28

Assists: Dave Semenko, Ray Ferraro

6–3

🐻 Charlie Simmer PP 3rd · 05:09

Assists: Ray Bourque, Rick Middleton

6–4

🐻 Keith Crowder PP 3rd · 15:34

Assists: Ken Linseman, Charlie Simmer

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BOS🐻

28 Shots on goal 33

3/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

35 Penalty minutes 33

HFD shooting 21.4% (6/28) BOS shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Steve Weeks

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Doug Keans

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–3

Whalers

Whalers: 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 →

5–5 (OT) · Bruins won

5–4 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ HFD vs BOS, answered

Who won Whalers vs Bruins on December 18, 1986?

Whalers won 6–5.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Bruins?

The final score was Whalers 6, Bruins 5.

Who scored for Whalers?

Doug Jarvis, Kevin Dineen, Mike McEwen, Paul Lawless, Ron Francis, Stew Gavin.

Who scored for Bruins?

Charlie Simmer (3), Keith Crowder (2).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Steve Weeks made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Doug Keans made 0 saves on 6 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?

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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 17

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 14

Also on December 18, 1986

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