🐙 Away Red Wings 31-23-9 before this game
4–3
Final / OT
🐻 Home Bruins 33-25-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
DET 20114
BOS 10203

Red Wings at Bruins

Red Wings beat Bruins 4–3 in overtime at TD Garden on March 2, 1987.

🗓 Mon, Mar 2, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Petr Klima
3 G
5 shots · +2
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Ray Bourque
1 G, 2 A
9 shots
3rd star 🐙 DET
Adam Oates
2 A
5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Ray Bourque PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:07
Assists: Thomas Gradin, Rick Middleton · beat Glen Hanlon
0–1
🐙 Petr Klima Tying 1st · 04:10
Assists: Adam Oates, Joey Kocur · beat Bill Ranford
1–1
🐙 Petr Klima Go-ahead 1st · 12:42
Assists: Adam Oates, Lee Norwood · beat Bill Ranford
2–1
3rd period
🐙 Gerard Gallant PP 3rd · 11:09
Assists: Dave Barr, Steve Yzerman · beat Bill Ranford
3–1
🐻 Greg Johnston 3rd · 12:09
Assists: Cam Neely, Ray Bourque · beat Glen Hanlon
3–2
🐻 Keith Crowder Tying 3rd · 18:49
Assists: Ray Bourque, Steve Kasper · beat Glen Hanlon
3–3
Overtime
🐙 Petr Klima Go-ahead OT · 04:52
Assists: Rick Zombo · beat Bill Ranford
4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET BOS🐻
34 Shots on goal 34
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
22 Penalty minutes 20
DET shooting 11.8% (4/34) BOS shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Glen Hanlon
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 64:52 TOI
🐻Bruins
Bill Ranford
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 64:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.
Bruins
Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–1
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 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Jan 8, 1987
🐙DET @ 🐻BOS
4–4 (OT) · Red Wings won
Jan 25, 1986
🐙DET @ 🐻BOS
3–6 · Bruins won
Jan 22, 1986
🐻BOS @ 🐙DET
5–6 (OT) · Red Wings won
Oct 12, 1985
🐻BOS @ 🐙DET
9–2 · Bruins won
Jan 12, 1985
🐙DET @ 🐻BOS
3–4 · Bruins won

❓ DET vs BOS, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Bruins on March 2, 1987?

Red Wings won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Bruins?

The final score was Red Wings 4, Bruins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Petr Klima (3), Gerard Gallant.

Who scored for Bruins?

Greg Johnston, Keith Crowder, Ray Bourque.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 4 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 2–0 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
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Feb 28
🗽NYR @ 🐙DET
1–4 · DET won
Next game · Mar 3
🐙DET @ 🐳HFD
3–5 · HFD won
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Feb 28
⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS
1–5 · BOS won
Next game · Mar 3
🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI
4–4 · BOS won
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