5–3

Final

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

Bruins at Sharks

Bruins beat Sharks 5–3 at SAP Center at San Jose on October 12, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Oct 12, 1996 · 21:30 CDT 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Rick Tocchet

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

2 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Tony Granato PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:08

Assists: Al Iafrate, Greg Hawgood

0–1

🦈 Bernie Nicholls 1st · 05:59

Assists: Tony Granato, Owen Nolan

0–2

2nd period

🦈 Viktor Kozlov 2nd · 03:25

Assists: Tim Hunter

0–3

🐻 Barry Richter 2nd · 08:41

Assists: Mattias Timander, Don Sweeney

1–3

🐻 Rick Tocchet 2nd · 09:03

Assists: Todd Elik, Adam Oates

2–3

3rd period

🐻 Jeff Odgers Tying 3rd · 07:17

Assists: Ray Bourque, Rob DiMaio

3–3

🐻 Steve Heinze Go-ahead 3rd · 12:01

Assists: Ted Donato, Ray Bourque

4–3

🐻 Adam Oates 3rd · 16:57

Assists: Rick Tocchet, Steve Staios

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS SJS🦈

34 Shots on goal 20

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

30 Penalty minutes 22

BOS shooting 14.7% (5/34) SJS shooting 15.0% (3/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Kelly Hrudey

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 18, 1996

🦈SJS @ 🐻BOS

3–3 (OT) · Sharks won

Oct 12, 1995

🐻BOS @ 🦈SJS

6–6 (OT) · Bruins won

1–1 (OT) · Bruins won

Jan 18, 1993

🦈SJS @ 🐻BOS

3–4 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs SJS, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sharks on October 12, 1996?

Bruins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sharks?

The final score was Bruins 5, Sharks 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Adam Oates, Barry Richter, Jeff Odgers, Rick Tocchet, Steve Heinze.

Who scored for Sharks?

Bernie Nicholls, Tony Granato, Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sharks 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Oct 7

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Oct 10

Also on October 12, 1996

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