5–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
LAK	2	3	0	5
BOS	3	2	1	6

Kings at Bruins

Bruins beat Kings 6–5 at TD Garden on October 2, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Oct 2, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Rob DiMaio

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:08 TOI · -1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Ted Donato

2 A

2 shots · 17:32 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Don Sweeney

2 A

1 shots · 20:52 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Steve Heinze PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:57

Assists: Jason Allison, Dave Ellett · beat Stephane Fiset

0–1

🐻 Kyle McLaren 1st · 08:25

Assists: Rob DiMaio · beat Stephane Fiset

0–2

👑 Brad Smyth 1st · 08:46

Assists: Philippe Boucher, Donald MacLean · beat Byron Dafoe

1–2

👑 Glen Murray Tying 1st · 13:26

Assists: Mattias Norstrom, Jozef Stumpel · beat Byron Dafoe

2–2

🐻 Dmitri Khristich Go-ahead 1st · 17:50

Assists: Ted Donato · beat Stephane Fiset

2–3

2nd period

👑 Jozef Stumpel Tying 2nd · 07:37

Assists: Craig Johnson, Donald MacLean · beat Byron Dafoe

3–3

🐻 Shawn Bates Go-ahead 2nd · 10:15

Assists: Don Sweeney · beat Stephane Fiset

3–4

🐻 Tim Taylor 2nd · 13:01

Assists: Ted Donato · beat Stephane Fiset

3–5

👑 Ray Ferraro 2nd · 15:20

Assists: Sandy Moger, Doug Zmolek · beat Byron Dafoe

4–5

👑 Luc Robitaille Tying 2nd · 16:04

Assists: Craig Johnson · beat Byron Dafoe

5–5

3rd period

🐻 Rob DiMaio Go-ahead 3rd · 06:01

Assists: Don Sweeney · beat Stephane Fiset

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK BOS🐻

31 Shots on goal 30

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

38 Hits 55

11 Blocked shots 9

3 Giveaways 7

10 Penalty minutes 6

LAK shooting 16.1% (5/31) BOS shooting 20.0% (6/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Stephane Fiset

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–5

Kings

Kings — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Stumpel · Perreault · Murray 18:57

L2 Johnson · Robitaille · Jokinen 15:18

L3 Ferraro · MacLean · Laperriere 13:49

L4 Tsyplakov · Moger · Smyth 9:10

D1 Blake · Galley 24:26

D2 Boucher · Zmolek 18:12

D3 O'Donnell · Norstrom 16:28

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Khristich · Carter 18:32

L2 Donato · Samsonov · Heinze 17:29

L3 Axelsson · Taylor · DiMaio 15:08

L4 Baumgartner · Bates · Wilson 8:04

D1 Bourque · Ellett 26:49

D2 McLaren · Sweeney 21:16

D3 Timander · Malkoc 11:59

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ LAK vs BOS, answered

Who won Kings vs Bruins on October 2, 1997?

Bruins won 6–5.

What was the final score of Kings vs Bruins?

The final score was Kings 5, Bruins 6.

Who scored for Kings?

Brad Smyth, Glen Murray, Jozef Stumpel, Luc Robitaille, Ray Ferraro.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dmitri Khristich, Kyle McLaren, Rob DiMaio, Shawn Bates, Steve Heinze, Tim Taylor.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Stephane Fiset made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Kings vs Bruins season series?

Bruins 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

👑Kings

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🐻Bruins

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