3–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	0	3
NYR	0	0	0	4

Bruins at Rangers

Rangers beat Bruins 4–3 at Madison Square Garden on December 28, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Dec 28, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:40 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Brian Skrudland

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:57 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Dave Ellett

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 25:42 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYR🗽

29 Shots on goal 23

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

35 Hits 42

9 Blocked shots 14

16 Takeaways 28

19 Giveaways 30

18 Penalty minutes 22

BOS shooting 10.3% (3/29) NYR shooting 17.4% (4/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:27 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 20-15-3 (53% win rate, 38 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 17-15-8 (42% win rate, 40 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 20-15-3 (53% win rate, 38 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 17-15-8 (42% win rate, 40 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Khristich · Heinze 21:17

L2 Axelsson · Taylor · DiMaio 17:44

L3 Samsonov · Sullivan · Carter 14:38

L4 Baumgartner · Mann 5:08

D1 Bourque · Ellett 28:43

D2 McLaren · Sweeney 20:30

D3 Van Impe · Gill 11:20

D4 Malkoc 3:31

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · Keane 19:58

L2 Berg · Stevens · LaFontaine 16:51

L3 Lindbom · Skrudland · Sweeney 14:35

L4 Langdon · Kovalev · Vorobiev 6:25

D1 Samuelsson · Karpovtsev 23:43

D2 Leetch · Driver 16:23

D3 Finley · Cairns 10:04

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Rangers won

Mar 23, 1996

🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS

5–4 · Rangers won

❓ BOS vs NYR, answered

Who won Bruins vs Rangers on December 28, 1997?

Rangers won 4–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Rangers?

The final score was Bruins 3, Rangers 4.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Rangers season series?

Rangers 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 · Dec 27

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 1997

🦆ANA @ 🪶CHI

0–2 final

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