2–1

Final

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

Bruins at Oilers

Bruins beat Oilers 2–1 at Rogers Place on October 21, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Oct 21, 1997 · 20:00 CDT 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

1 G

7 shots · 16:28 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Dave Ellett

1 G

5 shots · 25:29 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Anson Carter

1 A

3 shots · 20:39 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS EDM🛢️

32 Shots on goal 28

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

32 Hits 44

7 Blocked shots 16

6 Takeaways 11

1 Giveaways 11

32 Penalty minutes 34

BOS shooting 6.2% (2/32) EDM shooting 3.6% (1/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Jim Carey

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 6-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 3-5-1 (33% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 6-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 3-5-1 (33% win rate, 9 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Carter · DiMaio 17:52

L2 Donato · Taylor · Khristich 15:42

L3 Axelsson · Samsonov · Bates 12:16

L4 Baumgartner · Sullivan · Thornton 9:07

D1 Ellett · Sweeney 22:26

D2 McLaren · Bourque 17:10

D3 Malkoc · Timander 12:12

🛢️Oilers

L1 Smyth · Weight · Buchberger 19:55

L2 Whitney · Marchant · Kovalenko 15:14

L3 Lindgren · Devereaux · Grier 13:50

L4 Murray · Arnott 6:39

D1 Mironov · Mcgillis 22:31

D2 Bannister · Marchment 18:46

D3 Berehowsky · De Vries 16:36

D4 Bowen 5:16

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–3 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ BOS vs EDM, answered

Who won Bruins vs Oilers on October 21, 1997?

Bruins won 2–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Oilers?

The final score was Bruins 2, Oilers 1.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Oilers 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Oct 18

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Oct 19

Also on October 21, 1997

Bruins season page Oilers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule