3–4

Final / OT

MTL leads 4–0

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

Bruins at Canadiens — First Round Game 2

Canadiens, First Round Game 2, beat Bruins 4–3 in overtime at Bell Centre on April 9, 1987.

🗓 Thu, Apr 9, 1987 · 18:30 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

Game 2

3–4

OT · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Cam Neely

3 G

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Claude Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bobby Smith

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Kjell Dahlin Go-ahead 1st · 09:02

Assists: Gaston Gingras

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux 2nd · 10:23

Assists: Bobby Smith, Mike Lalor

0–2

🐻 Cam Neely 2nd · 13:26

Assists: Thomas Gradin

1–2

3rd period

🐻 Cam Neely PP Tying 3rd · 07:44

Assists: Reed Larson, Steve Kasper

2–2

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith Go-ahead 3rd · 10:30

Assists: Ryan Walter, Claude Lemieux

2–3

🐻 Cam Neely Tying 3rd · 11:46

Assists: Rick Middleton, Thomas Gradin

3–3

Overtime

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund Go-ahead OT · 02:38

Assists: Brian Skrudland, Rick Green

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 25

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

18 Penalty minutes 22

BOS shooting 10.7% (3/28) MTL shooting 16.0% (4/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 62:38 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 62:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

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 9, 1987?

Canadiens won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 3, Canadiens 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Bruins?

Cam Neely (3).

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bobby Smith, Claude Lemieux, Kjell Dahlin, Mats Naslund.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 3 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 8

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 8

Also on April 9, 1987

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