6–4

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 15-12-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	5	0	6
PIT	1	1	2	4

Bruins at Penguins

Bruins beat Penguins 6–4 at PPG Paints Arena on December 17, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Dec 17, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Ted Donato

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · +4

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Tim Sweeney

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +3

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Barry Richter

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:05

Assists: J.J. Daigneault, Fredrik Olausson

0–1

🐻 Steve Heinze SH Tying 1st · 11:21

Assists: Adam Oates, Steve Staios

1–1

2nd period

🐻 Sheldon Kennedy Go-ahead 2nd · 06:32

Assists: Brett Harkins, Jon Rohloff

2–1

🐻 Barry Richter 2nd · 08:10

Assists: Ted Donato

3–1

🐻 Tim Sweeney 2nd · 08:45

Assists: Don Sweeney, Ted Donato

4–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux 2nd · 10:39

Assists: Jaromir Jagr

4–2

🐻 Ted Donato 2nd · 11:15

Assists: Barry Richter, Tim Sweeney

5–2

🐻 Ted Donato 2nd · 13:34

Assists: Adam Oates

6–2

3rd period

🐧 Alek Stojanov 3rd · 09:42

Assists: Petr Nedved, Fredrik Olausson

6–3

🐧 Ron Francis PP 3rd · 14:00

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Kevin Hatcher

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS PIT🐧

29 Shots on goal 31

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

22 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 20.7% (6/29) PIT shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI

Patrick Lalime

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 18:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 11-14-5 (37% win rate, 30 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 15-12-4 (48% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 6–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–2 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs PIT, answered

Who won Bruins vs Penguins on December 17, 1996?

Bruins won 6–4.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Penguins?

The final score was Bruins 6, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ted Donato (2), Barry Richter, Sheldon Kennedy, Steve Heinze, Tim Sweeney.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (2), Alek Stojanov, Ron Francis.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Penguins season series?

Bruins 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 · Dec 15

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 17, 1996

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