🐧 Away Penguins 22-15-6 before this game

2–4

Final

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

Penguins at Bruins

Bruins beat Penguins 4–2 at TD Garden on January 17, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Jan 17, 1987 · 12:15 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

Ray Bourque

3 A

6 shots · +4

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Steve Kasper

1 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Thomas Gradin

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🐧 Dan Quinn PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:55

Assists: Terry Ruskowski, Moe Mantha · beat Bill Ranford

1–0

🐧 Dan Frawley 2nd · 17:19

Assists: Ville Siren · beat Bill Ranford

2–0

🐻 Thomas Gradin 2nd · 19:54

Assists: Geoff Courtnall, Cam Neely · beat Roberto Romano

2–1

3rd period

🐻 Steve Kasper Tying 3rd · 03:43

Assists: Ray Bourque, Greg Johnston · beat Roberto Romano

2–2

🐻 Tom McCarthy Go-ahead 3rd · 09:32

Assists: Ray Bourque, Charlie Simmer · beat Roberto Romano

2–3

🐻 Nevin Markwart 3rd · 18:56

Assists: Ray Bourque · beat Roberto Romano

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BOS🐻

27 Shots on goal 31

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Penalty minutes 8

PIT shooting 7.4% (2/27) BOS shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Roberto Romano

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 22-15-6 (51% win rate, 43 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 22-17-5 (50% win rate, 44 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Penguins

Penguins: 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 →

❓ PIT vs BOS, answered

Who won Penguins vs Bruins on January 17, 1987?

Bruins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Bruins?

The final score was Penguins 2, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Dan Frawley, Dan Quinn.

Who scored for Bruins?

Nevin Markwart, Steve Kasper, Thomas Gradin, Tom McCarthy.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Roberto Romano made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

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

Where is Penguins vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Penguins 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 14

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 15

Also on January 17, 1987

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