🐙 Away Red Wings 17-13-9 before this game

4–4

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
DET	3	1	0	0	4
BOS	1	2	1	0	4

Red Wings at Bruins

Red Wings beat Bruins 4–4 in overtime at TD Garden on January 8, 1987.

🗓 Thu, Jan 8, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

2 G, 1 A

9 shots

2nd star 🐙 DET

Lee Norwood

2 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Rick Middleton

2 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Gerard Gallant Go-ahead 1st · 10:11

Unassisted · beat Doug Keans

1–0

🐻 Lyndon Byers Tying 1st · 10:36

Assists: Jay Miller, Allen Pedersen · beat Glen Hanlon

1–1

🐙 Shawn Burr PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:14

Assists: Darren Veitch, Bob Probert · beat Doug Keans

2–1

🐙 Joey Kocur 1st · 18:30

Assists: Mike O'connell, Lee Norwood · beat Doug Keans

3–1

2nd period

🐻 Tom McCarthy PP 2nd · 01:37

Assists: Rick Middleton, Ray Bourque · beat Glen Hanlon

3–2

🐻 Ray Bourque Tying 2nd · 08:56

Assists: Steve Kasper, Mike Milbury · beat Glen Hanlon

3–3

🐙 Steve Yzerman PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:21

Assists: Lee Norwood, John Ogrodnick · beat Bill Ranford

4–3

3rd period

🐻 Ray Bourque PP Tying 3rd · 19:57

Assists: Rick Middleton, Reed Larson · beat Glen Hanlon

4–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET BOS🐻

27 Shots on goal 44

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

38 Penalty minutes 34

DET shooting 14.8% (4/27) BOS shooting 9.1% (4/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Glen Hanlon

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 44:39 TOI

Doug Keans

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

5–6 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ DET vs BOS, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Bruins on January 8, 1987?

Red Wings won 4–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Bruins?

The final score was Red Wings 4, Bruins 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Gerard Gallant, Joey Kocur, Shawn Burr, Steve Yzerman.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ray Bourque (2), Lyndon Byers, Tom McCarthy.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Bruins season series?

Red Wings 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 6

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 5

Also on January 8, 1987

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