3–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 21-33-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	2	1	3
NYI	2	1	2	5

Bruins at Islanders

Islanders beat Bruins 5–3 at UBS Arena on March 5, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Mar 5, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

3 G, 1 A

5 shots

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Wendel Clark

1 G, 1 A

5 shots

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Travis Green

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:51

Assists: Mathieu Schneider, Wendel Clark

0–1

🏝️ Wendel Clark 1st · 15:44

Assists: Travis Green, Ziggy Palffy

0–2

2nd period

🐻 Sandy Moger 2nd · 01:55

Assists: Todd Elik, Ray Bourque

1–2

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy PP 2nd · 04:06

Assists: Travis Green

1–3

🐻 Rick Tocchet 2nd · 04:58

Assists: Adam Oates

2–3

3rd period

🐻 Shawn McEachern Tying 3rd · 02:49

Assists: Todd Elik, Ray Bourque

3–3

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 3rd · 05:47

Assists: Mathieu Schneider

3–4

🏝️ Dan Plante 3rd · 13:32

Assists: Marty Mcinnis

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYI🏝️

35 Shots on goal 16

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

8 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 8.6% (3/35) NYI shooting 31.2% (5/16)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Craig Billington

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 14:13 TOI

Bill Ranford

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 45:47 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 26, 1995

🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Oct 7, 1995

🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS

4–4 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ BOS vs NYI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Islanders on March 5, 1996?

Islanders won 5–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Islanders?

The final score was Bruins 3, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

Rick Tocchet, Sandy Moger, Shawn McEachern.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ziggy Palffy (3), Dan Plante, Wendel Clark.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Craig Billington made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 2

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 3

Also on March 5, 1996

Bruins season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule