🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 49-20-8 before this game

3–1

Final

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

Canadiens at Bruins

Canadiens beat Bruins 3–1 at TD Garden on March 31, 1988.

🗓 Thu, Mar 31, 1988 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Season series tied 4–4 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Claude Lemieux

1 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Kjell Dahlin

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Guy Carbonneau

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux Go-ahead 2nd · 03:35

Assists: Bobby Smith, Patrick Roy

1–0

3rd period

🐻 Bob Joyce PP Tying 3rd · 08:20

Assists: Cam Neely, Gord Kluzak

1–1

🇨🇦 Kjell Dahlin Go-ahead 3rd · 11:17

Assists: Larry Robinson

2–1

🇨🇦 Guy Carbonneau Empty net 3rd · 19:02

Assists: Bob Gainey, Chris Chelios

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻

30 Shots on goal 28

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

14 Penalty minutes 14

MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30) BOS shooting 3.6% (1/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Rejean Lemelin

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 49-20-8 (64% win rate, 77 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 46-24-7 (60% win rate, 77 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 4–4 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on March 31, 1988?

Canadiens won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Bruins?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Bruins 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Claude Lemieux, Guy Carbonneau, Kjell Dahlin.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bob Joyce.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rejean Lemelin made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Bruins season series?

Season series tied 4–4 after 8 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 27

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 26

Also on March 31, 1988

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