2–2

Final / OT

🍁 Home Maple Leafs 15-19-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BOS	0	0	0	0	2
TOR	0	0	0	0	2

Bruins at Maple Leafs

Bruins beat Maple Leafs 2–2 in overtime at Scotiabank Arena on December 31, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Mike Johnson

2 G

5 shots · 18:18 TOI · +2

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Mats Sundin

2 A

3 shots · 28:11 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Jason Allison

1 G

2 shots · 20:09 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS TOR🍁

21 Shots on goal 31

7 Hits 13

10 Blocked shots 5

2 Takeaways 4

10 Giveaways 17

4 Penalty minutes 6

BOS shooting 9.5% (2/21) TOR shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Robbie Tallas

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Glenn Healy

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 20-16-3 (51% win rate, 39 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 15-19-3 (41% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 20-16-3 (51% win rate, 39 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 15-19-3 (41% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Donato · Khristich · Heinze 20:48

L2 Axelsson · Allison · Carter 19:54

L3 Samsonov · Taylor · DiMaio 15:24

L4 Baumgartner · Sullivan · Mann 9:28

D1 Bourque · Ellett 28:56

D2 Sweeney · McLaren 25:34

D3 Van Impe · Gill 10:34

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Sundin · Korolev · Johnson 20:25

L2 Sullivan · Berezin · Clark 15:59

L3 King · Hendrickson · Prochazka 15:06

L4 King · McCauley · Domi 12:01

D1 Schneider · Macoun 27:22

D2 Smith · Zettler 25:24

D3 Tremblay · Gustafsson 11:06

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 3, 1997

🐻BOS @ 🍁TOR

2–4 · Maple Leafs won

Oct 24, 1996

🍁TOR @ 🐻BOS

2–1 · Maple Leafs won

Jan 3, 1996

🐻BOS @ 🍁TOR

4–4 (OT) · Bruins won

Nov 11, 1995

🍁TOR @ 🐻BOS

3–1 · Maple Leafs won

Jan 10, 1994

🍁TOR @ 🐻BOS

3–0 · Maple Leafs won

❓ BOS vs TOR, answered

Who won Bruins vs Maple Leafs on December 31, 1997?

Bruins won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Bruins 2, Maple Leafs 2, in overtime.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Robbie Tallas made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Maple Leafs 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 · Dec 28

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 31, 1997

Bruins season page Maple Leafs season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule