5–3

Final

⚜️ Home Nordiques 21-21-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	3	1	5
QUE	0	1	2	3

Bruins at Nordiques

Bruins beat Nordiques 5–3 on January 20, 1987.

🗓 Tue, Jan 20, 1987 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Charlie Simmer

2 G

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Keith Crowder

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Thomas Gradin

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Charlie Simmer PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:46

Assists: Tom McCarthy, Keith Crowder · beat Clint Malarchuk

1–0

2nd period

🐻 Rick Middleton 2nd · 03:05

Assists: Thomas Gradin, Cam Neely · beat Clint Malarchuk

2–0

⚜️ Basil Mcrae 2nd · 10:07

Assists: Michel Goulet, Paul Gillis · beat Bill Ranford

2–1

🐻 Charlie Simmer PP 2nd · 11:08

Assists: Reed Larson, Ray Bourque · beat Clint Malarchuk

3–1

🐻 Thomas Gradin SH 2nd · 14:06

Unassisted · beat Clint Malarchuk

4–1

3rd period

🐻 Keith Crowder 3rd · 02:31

Assists: Tom McCarthy, Michael Thelven · beat Clint Malarchuk

5–1

⚜️ Michel Goulet 3rd · 05:14

Assists: Normand Rochefort, Jason Lafreniere · beat Bill Ranford

5–2

⚜️ Mike Eagles 3rd · 13:59

Assists: Peter Stastny, Jeff Brown · beat Bill Ranford

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS QUE⚜️

17 Shots on goal 33

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

52 Penalty minutes 51

BOS shooting 29.4% (5/17) QUE shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚜️Nordiques

Clint Malarchuk

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:04 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

Mar 6, 1986

⚜️QUE @ 🐻BOS

5–4 (OT) · Nordiques won

❓ BOS vs QUE, answered

Who won Bruins vs Nordiques on January 20, 1987?

Bruins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Nordiques?

The final score was Bruins 5, Nordiques 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Charlie Simmer (2), Keith Crowder, Rick Middleton, Thomas Gradin.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Basil Mcrae, Michel Goulet, Mike Eagles.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Bruins vs Nordiques season series?

Bruins lead the season series 4–0 after 4 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 17

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Jan 18

Also on January 20, 1987

Bruins season page Nordiques season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule