2–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 13-18-2 before this game

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

Bruins at Islanders

Islanders beat Bruins 4–2 at UBS Arena on December 26, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 26, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Trevor Linden

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 22:40 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

1 G

4 shots · 19:23 TOI · -1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Claude Lapointe

1 G

3 shots · 17:16 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 1st · 06:57

Assists: Zdeno Chara

0–1

🏝️ Trevor Linden PP 1st · 10:54

Assists: Mariusz Czerkawski, Kenny Jonsson

0–2

2nd period

🐻 Chris Taylor 2nd · 08:35

Assists: Ray Bourque, Peter Ferraro

1–2

3rd period

🐻 Dmitri Khristich Tying 3rd · 04:15

Assists: Jason Allison

2–2

🏝️ Mike Watt Go-ahead 3rd · 09:50

Assists: Kevin Miller, Mark Lawrence

2–3

🏝️ Claude Lapointe SH 3rd · 14:51

Assists: Trevor Linden

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYI🏝️

27 Shots on goal 21

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

20 Hits 24

15 Blocked shots 5

3 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 6

10 Penalty minutes 6

BOS shooting 7.4% (2/27) NYI shooting 19.0% (4/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Wade Flaherty

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Allison · Khristich 21:11

L2 Taylor · Heinze · Carter 15:05

L3 Samsonov · Thornton · Ferraro 11:56

L4 Baumgartner · Belanger · Bates 6:24

D1 Bourque · Sweeney 23:11

D2 Gill · Ellett 18:32

D3 McLaren · Van Impe 16:21

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Reichel · Palffy 19:23

L2 Lapointe · Smolinski · Czerkawski 15:36

L3 Sacco · Donato · Lawrence 12:51

L4 Watt · Miller · Webb 10:25

D1 Richter · Chara 23:28

D2 Jonsson · Harlock 19:50

D3 Brewer · Pilon 16:09

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

Dec 20, 1997

🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS

4–3 · Islanders won

❓ BOS vs NYI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Islanders on December 26, 1998?

Islanders won 4–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Islanders?

The final score was Bruins 2, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Chris Taylor, Dmitri Khristich.

Who scored for Islanders?

Claude Lapointe, Mike Watt, Trevor Linden, Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 · Dec 23

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 22

Also on December 26, 1998

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