2–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 28-31-5 before this game

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

Bruins at Islanders

Islanders beat Bruins 5–2 at UBS Arena on March 6, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Mar 6, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Marty Mcinnis

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Claude Lapointe

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Derek King

1 G

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Derek King Go-ahead 1st · 04:41

Assists: Travis Green, Bryan McCabe

0–1

🐻 Tim Sweeney Tying 1st · 05:24

Assists: Don Sweeney, Jeff Odgers

1–1

🐻 Ted Donato SH Go-ahead 1st · 17:14

Assists: Sheldon Kennedy, Ray Bourque

2–1

🏝️ Todd Bertuzzi PP Tying 1st · 18:30

Assists: Niklas Andersson, Bryan Smolinski

2–2

2nd period

🏝️ Claude Lapointe Go-ahead 2nd · 01:51

Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Paul Kruse

2–3

🏝️ Marty Mcinnis 2nd · 19:35

Assists: Claude Lapointe

2–4

3rd period

🏝️ Dan Plante 3rd · 11:43

Assists: Steve Webb, Rich Pilon

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYI🏝️

32 Shots on goal 30

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

13 Penalty minutes 17

BOS shooting 6.2% (2/32) NYI shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Jim Carey

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 23-31-10 (36% win rate, 64 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 28-31-5 (44% win rate, 64 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Oct 7, 1995

🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS

4–4 (OT) · Islanders won

Apr 24, 1995

🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI

3–5 · Islanders won

❓ BOS vs NYI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Islanders on March 6, 1997?

Islanders won 5–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Islanders?

The final score was Bruins 2, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ted Donato, Tim Sweeney.

Who scored for Islanders?

Claude Lapointe, Dan Plante, Derek King, Marty Mcinnis, Todd Bertuzzi.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Islanders season series?

Islanders 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 · Mar 3

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 4

Also on March 6, 1997

Bruins season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule