2–8

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 34-34-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	0	1	2
NYI	4	4	0	8

Bruins at Islanders

Islanders beat Bruins 8–2 at UBS Arena on March 29, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Mar 29, 1997 · 12:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

3 G, 1 A

5 shots · +4

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Robert Reichel

4 A

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Smolinski

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · +4

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski Go-ahead 1st · 01:24

Assists: Robert Reichel, Kenny Jonsson

0–1

🏝️ Brent Hughes 1st · 03:15

Unassisted

0–2

🏝️ Randy Wood 1st · 09:46

Assists: Dave Mcllwain, Doug Houda

0–3

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski 1st · 15:11

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Robert Reichel

0–4

🐻 Anson Carter 1st · 18:54

Assists: Bob Beers, Jason Allison

1–4

2nd period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy PP 2nd · 06:51

Assists: Robert Reichel, Bryan Berard

1–5

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 2nd · 10:20

Assists: Dennis Vaske, Robert Reichel

1–6

🏝️ Travis Green 2nd · 18:52

Assists: Todd Bertuzzi, Scott Lachance

1–7

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 2nd · 19:48

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Travis Green

1–8

3rd period

🐻 Troy Mallette 3rd · 12:56

Assists: Anson Carter, Jason Allison

2–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYI🏝️

27 Shots on goal 20

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

28 Penalty minutes 24

BOS shooting 7.4% (2/27) NYI shooting 40.0% (8/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Paxton Schafer

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

Jim Carey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 20:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:12 TOI

Tommy Salo

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 39:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–4

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–8

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 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs NYI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Islanders on March 29, 1997?

Islanders won 8–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Islanders?

The final score was Bruins 2, Islanders 8.

Who scored for Bruins?

Anson Carter, Troy Mallette.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ziggy Palffy (3), Bryan Smolinski (2), Brent Hughes, Randy Wood, Travis Green.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Paxton Schafer made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 1 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 3–1 after 4 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 · Mar 27

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 27

Also on March 29, 1997

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