1–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 40-29-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	1	1
PIT	1	1	1	3

Bruins at Penguins

Penguins beat Bruins 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on April 8, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Apr 8, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Petr Nedved

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Eddie Olczyk

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Josef Beranek

1 G

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Josef Beranek PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:08

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Petr Nedved · beat Jim Carey

0–1

2nd period

🐧 Petr Nedved 2nd · 02:52

Assists: Alex Hicks, Eddie Olczyk · beat Jim Carey

0–2

3rd period

🐻 Landon Wilson 3rd · 10:15

Assists: Bob Beers, Jean-Yves Roy · beat Patrick Lalime

1–2

🐧 Eddie Olczyk Empty net 3rd · 19:02

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Ron Francis

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS PIT🐧

39 Shots on goal 28

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

6 Penalty minutes 12

BOS shooting 2.6% (1/39) PIT shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Paxton Schafer

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:16 TOI

Jim Carey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:52 TOI

🐧Penguins

Patrick Lalime

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs PIT, answered

Who won Bruins vs Penguins on April 8, 1997?

Penguins won 3–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Penguins?

The final score was Bruins 1, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Landon Wilson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Eddie Olczyk, Josef Beranek, Petr Nedved.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 2–2 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 · Apr 5

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 5

Also on April 8, 1997

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