5–4

Final

MTL leads 4–0

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	3	2	0	5
BOS	1	2	1	4

Canadiens at Bruins — First Round Game 3

Canadiens, First Round Game 3, beat Bruins 5–4 at TD Garden on April 11, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Apr 11, 1987 · 18:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 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 3

5–4

Final · MTL

Game 4

4–2

Final · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mike Mcphee

3 G

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Chelios

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Rick Middleton

2 G, 1 A

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Rick Middleton SH Go-ahead 1st · 02:24

Unassisted

0–1

🇨🇦 Mike Mcphee Tying 1st · 12:36

Assists: Chris Chelios

1–1

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:36

Assists: Mats Naslund, Chris Chelios

2–1

🇨🇦 Chris Chelios SH 1st · 15:24

Unassisted

3–1

2nd period

🐻 Ray Bourque 2nd · 07:17

Assists: Steve Kasper

3–2

🇨🇦 Mike Mcphee 2nd · 07:34

Assists: Brian Skrudland

4–2

🇨🇦 Mike Mcphee PP 2nd · 09:50

Assists: Ryan Walter, Gaston Gingras

5–2

🐻 Rick Middleton PP 2nd · 17:59

Assists: Ray Bourque, Tom McCarthy

5–3

3rd period

🐻 Cam Neely PP 3rd · 13:28

Assists: Rick Middleton, Thomas Gradin

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻

30 Shots on goal 29

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

18 Penalty minutes 18

MTL shooting 16.7% (5/30) BOS shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Doug Keans

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–3

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 9, 1987

🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on April 11, 1987?

Canadiens won 5–4.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Bruins?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mike Mcphee (3), Bobby Smith, Chris Chelios.

Who scored for Bruins?

Rick Middleton (2), Cam Neely, Ray Bourque.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Doug Keans made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

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🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 9

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