🏝️ Away Islanders 31-32-5 before this game

2–5

Final

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

Islanders at Bruins

Bruins beat Islanders 5–2 at TD Garden on March 15, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Mar 15, 1997 · 12:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Jozef Stumpel

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Jean-Yves Roy

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

2 A

6 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Jean-Yves Roy Go-ahead 1st · 00:34

Assists: Ray Bourque, Jozef Stumpel

0–1

🐻 Sheldon Kennedy SH 1st · 09:40

Unassisted

0–2

🏝️ Derek King PP 1st · 10:18

Assists: Bryan McCabe

1–2

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Tying 1st · 13:10

Assists: Travis Green

2–2

2nd period

🐻 Anson Carter Go-ahead 2nd · 03:57

Assists: Jeff Odgers

2–3

3rd period

🐻 Jozef Stumpel 3rd · 17:06

Assists: Ray Bourque

2–4

🐻 Landon Wilson Empty net 3rd · 18:53

Assists: Jean-Yves Roy

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BOS🐻

28 Shots on goal 37

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

20 Penalty minutes 46

NYI shooting 7.1% (2/28) BOS shooting 13.5% (5/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:52 TOI

🐻Bruins

Jim Carey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 31-32-5 (46% win rate, 68 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 25-34-10 (36% win rate, 69 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Oct 7, 1995

🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS

4–4 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs BOS, answered

Who won Islanders vs Bruins on March 15, 1997?

Bruins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Bruins?

The final score was Islanders 2, Bruins 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Derek King, Ziggy Palffy.

Who scored for Bruins?

Anson Carter, Jean-Yves Roy, Jozef Stumpel, Landon Wilson, Sheldon Kennedy.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Bruins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

🏝️Islanders

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🐻Bruins

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