3–4

Final

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

Capitals at Bruins

Bruins beat Capitals 4–3 at TD Garden on October 8, 1987.

🗓 Thu, Oct 8, 1987 · 18:30 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Bob Sweeney

2 G

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Geoff Courtnall

2 A

3 shots

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

2 G

6 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

26 Shots on goal 34

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

20 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) BOS shooting 11.8% (4/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Clint Malarchuk

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:45 TOI

🐻Bruins

Rejean Lemelin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Nov 26, 1986

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on October 8, 1987?

Bruins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

The final score was Capitals 3, Bruins 4.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rejean Lemelin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Bruins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🦅Capitals

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🐻Bruins

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Also on October 8, 1987

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