4–3

Final

⚜️ Home Nordiques 31-34-11 before this game

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

Bruins at Nordiques

Bruins beat Nordiques 4–3 on March 31, 1987.

🗓 Tue, Mar 31, 1987 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 6–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Tom McCarthy

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Rick Middleton

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Dwight Foster

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Rick Middleton PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:43

Assists: Cam Neely, Tom McCarthy · beat Clint Malarchuk

1–0

🐻 Dwight Foster 1st · 10:20

Assists: Ken Linseman, Geoff Courtnall · beat Clint Malarchuk

2–0

2nd period

⚜️ Anton Stastny 2nd · 05:36

Assists: Randy Moller, Dale Hunter · beat Bill Ranford

2–1

⚜️ Jeff Brown PP Tying 2nd · 09:15

Unassisted · beat Bill Ranford

2–2

3rd period

🐻 Tom McCarthy Go-ahead 3rd · 04:08

Assists: Rick Middleton, Cam Neely · beat Clint Malarchuk

3–2

🐻 Nevin Markwart 3rd · 04:41

Assists: Steve Kasper, Dwight Foster · beat Clint Malarchuk

4–2

⚜️ Basil Mcrae 3rd · 12:40

Assists: Paul Gillis, Robert Picard · beat Bill Ranford

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS QUE⚜️

31 Shots on goal 31

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

11 Penalty minutes 13

BOS shooting 12.9% (4/31) QUE shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚜️Nordiques

Clint Malarchuk

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:23 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 41-29-7 (53% win rate, 77 games)

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 31-34-11 (41% win rate, 76 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 6–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs QUE, answered

Who won Bruins vs Nordiques on March 31, 1987?

Bruins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Nordiques?

The final score was Bruins 4, Nordiques 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dwight Foster, Nevin Markwart, Rick Middleton, Tom McCarthy.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Anton Stastny, Basil Mcrae, Jeff Brown.

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 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Bruins vs Nordiques season series?

Bruins lead the season series 6–1 after 7 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 · Mar 29

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Mar 28

Also on March 31, 1987

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