🏝️ Away Islanders 16-28-6 before this game

5–4

Final

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

Islanders at Bruins

Islanders beat Bruins 5–4 at TD Garden on February 4, 1999.

🗓 Thu, Feb 4, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Jason Allison

3 G

7 shots · 20:17 TOI · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Ted Donato

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:33 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Claude Lapointe

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:38 TOI · +2

4rd star 🏝️ NYI

Felix Potvin

37 saves

0.902 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Jason Allison Go-ahead 1st · 15:13

Unassisted

0–1

🐻 Ken Belanger 1st · 17:11

Assists: Peter Ferraro, Shawn Bates

0–2

2nd period

🏝️ Ted Donato 2nd · 00:33

Assists: Trevor Linden, Rich Pilon

1–2

🏝️ Claude Lapointe Tying 2nd · 04:15

Assists: Sergei Nemchinov, Zdeno Chara

2–2

🐻 Jason Allison Go-ahead 2nd · 05:33

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Grant Ledyard

2–3

🏝️ Craig Janney Tying 2nd · 10:26

Assists: Trevor Linden, Ted Donato

3–3

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 2nd · 10:52

Assists: Robert Reichel, Dean Malkoc

4–3

🐻 Jason Allison Tying 2nd · 18:05

Assists: Steve Heinze, Tim Taylor

4–4

3rd period

🏝️ Mark Lawrence Go-ahead 3rd · 10:04

Assists: Sergei Nemchinov, Claude Lapointe

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BOS🐻

38 Shots on goal 41

54 Hits 41

19 Blocked shots 9

12 Takeaways 6

5 Giveaways 8

13 Penalty minutes 9

NYI shooting 13.2% (5/38) BOS shooting 9.8% (4/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Felix Potvin

37/41

.902 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

33/38

.868 SV% · 5 GA · 58:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 16-28-6 (32% win rate, 50 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 22-19-7 (46% win rate, 48 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Smolinski · Linden · Palffy 20:32

L2 Nemchinov · Lapointe · Reichel 17:23

L3 Donato · Janney · Lawrence 15:19

L4 Sacco · Watt · Webb 3:06

D1 Lachance · Chara 27:14

D2 Pilon · Brewer 19:54

D3 Malkoc · Crowley 12:35

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Allison · Khristich 20:17

L2 Samsonov · Taylor · Thornton 17:38

L3 Taylor · Heinze · DiMaio 14:54

L4 Belanger · Bates · Ferraro 5:37

L5 Baumgartner 0:40

D1 Ellett · Gill 23:44

D2 Sweeney · Ledyard 19:06

D3 Bourque 17:15

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs BOS, answered

Who won Islanders vs Bruins on February 4, 1999?

Islanders won 5–4.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Bruins?

The final score was Islanders 5, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Claude Lapointe, Craig Janney, Mark Lawrence, Ted Donato, Ziggy Palffy.

Who scored for Bruins?

Jason Allison (3), Ken Belanger.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Bruins season series?

Islanders lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 3

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Feb 2

Also on February 4, 1999

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