🏝️ Away Islanders 33-34-6 before this game

6–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	2	3	1	6
BOS	3	0	0	3

Islanders at Bruins

Islanders beat Bruins 6–3 at TD Garden on March 27, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Mar 27, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Robert Reichel

2 G, 3 A

6 shots · +4

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Smolinski

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Jean-Yves Roy PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:14

Assists: Rob DiMaio, Ray Bourque

0–1

🐻 Anson Carter 1st · 05:55

Assists: Jason Allison

0–2

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski PP 1st · 12:42

Assists: Bryan McCabe, Robert Reichel

1–2

🏝️ Robert Reichel Tying 1st · 14:36

Assists: Ziggy Palffy

2–2

🐻 Tim Sweeney PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:31

Assists: Jason Allison, Anson Carter

2–3

2nd period

🏝️ Robert Reichel Tying 2nd · 08:35

Assists: Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan Smolinski

3–3

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 2nd · 13:39

Assists: Robert Reichel

4–3

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 2nd · 15:23

Assists: Robert Reichel

5–3

3rd period

🏝️ Travis Green 3rd · 11:13

Assists: Todd Bertuzzi

6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BOS🐻

35 Shots on goal 41

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

18 Penalty minutes 12

NYI shooting 17.1% (6/35) BOS shooting 7.3% (3/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Jim Carey

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ NYI vs BOS, answered

Who won Islanders vs Bruins on March 27, 1997?

Islanders won 6–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Bruins?

The final score was Islanders 6, Bruins 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Robert Reichel (2), Ziggy Palffy (2), Bryan Smolinski, Travis Green.

Who scored for Bruins?

Anson Carter, Jean-Yves Roy, Tim Sweeney.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 6 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?

Islanders 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 26

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 24

Also on March 27, 1997

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