2–5

Final

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

Devils at Bruins

Bruins beat Devils 5–2 at TD Garden on October 29, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Oct 29, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Adam Oates

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Steve Heinze

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ted Donato

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Todd Elik Go-ahead 1st · 05:44

Assists: Mattias Timander

0–1

🐻 Steve Heinze 1st · 06:54

Assists: Ted Donato, Adam Oates

0–2

🐻 Adam Oates 1st · 07:51

Assists: Steve Heinze, Mattias Timander

0–3

2nd period

😈 Steve Thomas 2nd · 01:25

Assists: Bobby Holik, Dave Andreychuk

1–3

🐻 Ted Donato PP 2nd · 10:17

Assists: Barry Richter, Adam Oates

1–4

3rd period

😈 Bobby Holik PP 3rd · 07:18

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Steve Thomas

2–4

🐻 Jozef Stumpel 3rd · 09:20

Assists: Rob DiMaio, Rick Tocchet

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BOS🐻

48 Shots on goal 33

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

71 Penalty minutes 46

NJD shooting 4.2% (2/48) BOS shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Mike Dunham

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Jeff Reese

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Devils

Devils: 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 →

2–2 (OT) · Devils won

Mar 19, 1995

🐻BOS @ 😈NJD

3–4 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs BOS, answered

Who won Devils vs Bruins on October 29, 1996?

Bruins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Devils vs Bruins?

The final score was Devils 2, Bruins 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Bobby Holik, Steve Thomas.

Who scored for Bruins?

Adam Oates, Jozef Stumpel, Steve Heinze, Ted Donato, Todd Elik.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Devils 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Oct 26

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Oct 26

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