🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 23-14-4 before this game

2–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	0	1	2
BOS	0	0	1	1

Canadiens at Bruins

Canadiens beat Bruins 2–1 at TD Garden on January 5, 1987.

🗓 Mon, Jan 5, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Claude Lemieux

2 A

1 shots

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Ryan Walter

1 G

1 shots

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Shayne Corson

1 G

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson Go-ahead 1st · 14:15

Assists: Mats Naslund, Claude Lemieux · beat Bill Ranford

1–0

3rd period

🐻 Greg Johnston Tying 3rd · 01:50

Assists: Allen Pedersen · beat Patrick Roy

1–1

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter PP Go-ahead 3rd · 16:37

Assists: Bobby Smith, Claude Lemieux · beat Bill Ranford

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻

20 Shots on goal 40

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

8 Penalty minutes 18

MTL shooting 10.0% (2/20) BOS shooting 2.5% (1/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

Oct 30, 1986

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

Apr 12, 1986

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS

4–3 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on January 5, 1987?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Bruins?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Bruins 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Ryan Walter, Shayne Corson.

Who scored for Bruins?

Greg Johnston.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Bruins season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 4–1 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 3

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 5, 1987

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