Boston Bruins vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Saturday, October 11, 1986 · Brendan Byrne Arena
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Boston Bruins 5–4 on Saturday, October 11, 1986 at Brendan Byrne Arena.
Tom McCarthy scored twice and Greg Adams scored twice. Mel Bridgman, Keith Crowder, John MacLean, Peter McNab and Geoff Courtnall also scored.
Alain Chevrier made 25 saves on 29 shots for the win; Bill Ranford stopped 24 of 29.
Scoring
1st period
Tom McCarthy (1)Ray Bourque (2)1–006:28 BOS ·
2nd period
- Tom McCarthy (2)Cam Neely (1)2–002:19 BOS
Greg Adams (1)Mel Bridgman (2)2–106:49 NJD · - Greg Adams (2)Andy Brickley (1), Randy Velischek (1)2–207:43 NJD
Mel Bridgman (2)Unassisted2–308:40 NJD
Keith Crowder (2)Geoff Courtnall (2), Ken Linseman (1)3–319:45 BOS
3rd period
John MacLean (2)Randy Velischek (2), Greg Adams (1)3–401:15 NJD
Peter McNab (1)Jan Ludvig (1), Mel Bridgman (3)3–503:00 NJD
Geoff Courtnall (1)Keith Crowder (1)4–504:54 BOS
Team stats
BOSNJD
2929
0%0%
1/61/5
1820
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:18 into the first period
Anders Carlsson · holding2 min - 3:40 into the first period
Geoff Courtnall · elbowing2 min - 6:10 into the first periodCraig Wolanin · elbowing2 min
- 13:21 into the first periodGeoff Courtnall · slashing2 min
- 3:52 into the second periodPat Verbeek · tripping2 min
- 5:48 into the second periodKeith Crowder · tripping2 min
- 8:10 into the second periodRay Bourque · cross checking2 min
- 8:10 into the second periodJan Ludvig · slashing2 min
- 9:45 into the second periodBruce Driver · tripping2 min
- 12:21 into the second periodAaron Broten · slashing2 min
- 12:46 into the second periodKeith Crowder · hooking2 min
- 1:35 into the third periodKen Linseman · high sticking2 min
- 1:35 into the third periodJoe Cirella · high sticking2 min
- 6:09 into the third periodPat Verbeek · tripping2 min
- 12:42 into the third periodKen Linseman · roughing2 min
- 12:42 into the third periodPat Verbeek · roughing2 min
- 13:32 into the third periodRandy Burridge · holding2 min
- 18:23 into the third periodGeoff Courtnall · slashing2 min
- 18:23 into the third periodCraig Wolanin · slashing2 min
Season series
Boston Bruins
| 14Geoff CourtnallL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 19Tom McCarthyL | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 8Cam NeelyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 13Ken LinsemanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Thomas GradinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Dwight FosterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Charlie SimmerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 39Greg JohnstonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Michael ThelvenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Mats ThelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 34Paul BoutilierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 41Allen PedersenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | L | 29 | 5 | .828 |
| 31Doug KeansG | 0 | 0 | – |
New Jersey Devils
| 18Mel BridgmanC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 24Greg AdamsL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Randy VelischekD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 7Peter McNabC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 15John MacLeanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 26Andy BrickleyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 29Jan LudvigR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Kirk MullerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 10Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Pat VerbeekR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Claude LoiselleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Anders CarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Doug SullimanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Craig WolaninD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 23Bruce DriverD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 28Uli HiemerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Alain ChevrierG | W | 29 | 4 | .862 |
| 34Karl FriesenG | 0 | 0 | – |