5–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 25-29-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	0	5
NYI	0	0	0	4

Bruins at Islanders

Bruins beat Islanders 5–4 at UBS Arena on March 1, 1998.

🗓 Sun, Mar 1, 1998 · 13:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:54 TOI · -3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Kenny Jonsson

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 25:04 TOI · -3

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Tim Taylor

2 G

2 shots · 14:07 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYI🏝️

25 Shots on goal 28

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

15 Hits 23

9 Blocked shots 11

9 Takeaways 16

23 Giveaways 9

17 Penalty minutes 19

BOS shooting 20.0% (5/25) NYI shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Wade Flaherty

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 14:25 TOI

Tommy Salo

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 44:40 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 30-22-6 (52% win rate, 58 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 25-29-4 (43% win rate, 58 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 30-22-6 (52% win rate, 58 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 25-29-4 (43% win rate, 58 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Allison · Khristich 20:25

L2 Taylor · Sullivan · Carter 14:07

L3 Samsonov · Heinze · DiMaio 12:36

L4 Donato · Thornton · Wilson 9:15

L5 Baumgartner 2:14

D1 Ellett · Gill 22:39

D2 Bourque · McLaren 16:20

D3 Sweeney 1:22

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Reichel · Palffy 21:47

L2 Nemchinov · Smolinski · Chorske 17:07

L3 Sacco · Lapointe · Janssens 11:34

L4 Hough · Kruse · Webb 7:36

D1 Berard · Jonsson 25:06

D2 Lachance · Daigneault 21:42

D3 Pilon · Strudwick 11:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Feb 1, 1998

🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs NYI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Islanders on March 1, 1998?

Bruins won 5–4.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Islanders?

The final score was Bruins 5, Islanders 4.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

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

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Islanders season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 · Feb 28

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 25

Also on March 1, 1998

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