2–6

Final

MTL leads 4–0

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	1	0	2
MTL	4	2	0	6

Bruins at Canadiens — First Round Game 1

Canadiens, First Round Game 1, beat Bruins 6–2 at Bell Centre on April 8, 1987.

🗓 Wed, Apr 8, 1987 · 18:45 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

BOS vs MTL · MTL leads 4–0 Full series →

Game 1

2–6

Final · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Guy Carbonneau

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mats Naslund

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Richer

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Larry Robinson PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:37

Assists: Mats Naslund, Bobby Smith

0–1

🇨🇦 Guy Carbonneau 1st · 04:56

Assists: Chris Chelios

0–2

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer 1st · 05:48

Assists: Shayne Corson, Petr Svoboda

0–3

🐻 Tom McCarthy PP 1st · 08:19

Assists: Cam Neely, Thomas Gradin

1–3

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund 1st · 19:12

Assists: Mike Mcphee, Guy Carbonneau

1–4

2nd period

🐻 Ken Linseman 2nd · 02:25

Assists: Ray Bourque

2–4

🇨🇦 Kjell Dahlin 2nd · 18:27

Assists: Stephane Richer, Mats Naslund

2–5

🇨🇦 Chris Nilan 2nd · 19:16

Assists: Guy Carbonneau

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦

33 Shots on goal 28

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

31 Penalty minutes 52

BOS shooting 6.1% (2/33) MTL shooting 21.4% (6/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Doug Keans

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–4

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–6

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs MTL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on April 8, 1987?

Canadiens won 6–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 2, Canadiens 6.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ken Linseman, Tom McCarthy.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Nilan, Guy Carbonneau, Kjell Dahlin, Larry Robinson, Mats Naslund, Stephane Richer.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Doug Keans made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 5

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 5

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