4–4

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
HFD	1	2	1	0	4
BOS	0	3	1	0	4

Whalers at Bruins

Whalers beat Bruins 4–4 in overtime at TD Garden on October 31, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Oct 31, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Rick Tocchet

2 G

5 shots

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ted Donato

2 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Paul Ranheim Go-ahead 1st · 12:00

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Adam Burt

1–0

2nd period

🐳 Mark Janssens 2nd · 14:26

Assists: Stu Grimson, Glen Wesley

2–0

🐻 Steve Heinze 2nd · 15:06

Assists: Adam Oates, Ted Donato

2–1

🐻 Rick Tocchet Tying 2nd · 15:55

Assists: Jean-Yves Roy, Jozef Stumpel

2–2

🐻 Adam Oates Go-ahead 2nd · 17:39

Assists: Ted Donato, Don Sweeney

2–3

🐳 Andrew Cassels Tying 2nd · 18:31

Assists: Nolan Pratt, Geoff Sanderson

3–3

3rd period

🐳 Paul Coffey Go-ahead 3rd · 02:14

Unassisted

4–3

🐻 Rick Tocchet Tying 3rd · 17:06

Assists: Steve Staios

4–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BOS🐻

37 Shots on goal 28

14 Penalty minutes 30

HFD shooting 10.8% (4/37) BOS shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Jason Muzzatti

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

6–5 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ HFD vs BOS, answered

Who won Whalers vs Bruins on October 31, 1996?

Whalers won 4–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Bruins?

The final score was Whalers 4, Bruins 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Whalers?

Andrew Cassels, Mark Janssens, Paul Coffey, Paul Ranheim.

Who scored for Bruins?

Rick Tocchet (2), Adam Oates, Steve Heinze.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jason Muzzatti made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Bruins season series?

Whalers 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Oct 30

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Oct 29

Also on October 31, 1996

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