🪶 Away Blackhawks 17-15-4 before this game

3–3

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
CHI	1	1	1	0	3
BOS	0	1	2	0	3

Blackhawks at Bruins

Blackhawks beat Bruins 3–3 in overtime at TD Garden on December 23, 1996.

🗓 Mon, Dec 23, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Rob DiMaio

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Alexei Zhamnov

1 G

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Alexei Zhamnov Go-ahead 1st · 08:14

Assists: Tony Amonte

1–0

2nd period

🪶 Bob Probert 2nd · 15:43

Assists: Denis Savard

2–0

🐻 Rob DiMaio 2nd · 16:14

Assists: Adam Oates, Jozef Stumpel

2–1

3rd period

🪶 James Black 3rd · 04:34

Unassisted

3–1

🐻 Adam Oates 3rd · 06:04

Assists: Rob DiMaio, Todd Elik

3–2

🐻 Troy Mallette Tying 3rd · 13:30

Assists: Don Sweeney

3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI BOS🐻

26 Shots on goal 37

26 Penalty minutes 16

CHI shooting 11.5% (3/26) BOS shooting 8.1% (3/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Ed Belfour

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ CHI vs BOS, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Bruins on December 23, 1996?

Blackhawks won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Bruins?

The final score was Blackhawks 3, Bruins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alexei Zhamnov, Bob Probert, James Black.

Who scored for Bruins?

Adam Oates, Rob DiMaio, Troy Mallette.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

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

Where is Blackhawks vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Bruins season series?

Blackhawks 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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 22

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 1996

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