Vancouver Canucks vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Thursday, December 11, 1986 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks 4–2 on Thursday, December 11, 1986 at Boston Garden. The Bruins outshot the Canucks 28–27.
Goals came from Doug Lidster, Ray Bourque, Reed Larson, Tom McCarthy, Ken Linseman and Steve Tambellini.
Doug Keans made 25 saves on 27 shots for the win; Richard Brodeur stopped 24 of 28.
Scoring
1st period
Doug Lidster (3)Stan Smyl (4), Barry Pederson (19)1–019:46 VAN
2nd period
Ray Bourque (9)Unassisted1–100:19 BOS
Reed Larson (6)Ken Linseman (16), Ray Bourque (17)1–203:38 BOS · 
Tom McCarthy (12)Cam Neely (11), Geoff Courtnall (13)1–314:11 BOS
3rd period
Ken Linseman (8)Charlie Simmer (22), Keith Crowder (13)1–401:27 BOS
Steve Tambellini (7)Doug Lidster (15), Stan Smyl (5)2–416:55 VAN ·
Team stats
VANBOS
2728
0%0%
1/61/5
4332
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:55 into the first period
Mats Thelin · holding2 min - 5:40 into the first period
Michel Petit · interference2 min - 12:53 into the first periodAllen Pedersen · high sticking2 min
- 12:55 into the first periodMike Milbury · high sticking2 min
- 12:55 into the first periodRich Sutter · high sticking2 min
- 17:07 into the first periodDoug Lidster · delaying game2 min
- 1:11 into the second periodMike Milbury · high sticking2 min
- 1:11 into the second periodBarry Pederson · high sticking2 min
- 3:28 into the second periodBrent Peterson · tripping2 min
- 9:03 into the second periodCam Neely · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 17:48 into the second periodPaul Boutilier · high sticking2 min
- 17:48 into the second periodPaul Boutilier · fighting5 min
- 17:48 into the second periodMoe Lemay · instigator2 min
- 17:48 into the second periodMoe Lemay · fighting5 min
- 9:45 into the third periodPaul Boutilier · hooking2 min
- 12:55 into the third periodGeoff Courtnall · roughing double minor4 min
- 12:55 into the third periodCam Neely · roughing2 min
- 12:55 into the third periodGarth Butcher · roughing2 min
- 12:55 into the third periodMichel Petit · roughing2 min
- 16:34 into the third periodMike Milbury · roughing2 min
- 17:40 into the third periodMike Milbury · fighting5 min
- 17:40 into the third periodRich Sutter · fighting5 min
- 17:40 into the third periodDave Richter · slashing2 min
- 17:40 into the third periodDave Richter · spearing5 min
- 17:40 into the third periodDave Richter · game misconduct10 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Doug LidsterD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Barry PedersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 20Steve TambelliniC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 9Tony TantiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10Brent PetersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Moe LemayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Rich SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Jim SandlakR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 22Dave LowryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Dan HodgsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Petri SkrikoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 6Dave RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 32Robin BartelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Frank CapriceG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | L | 28 | 4 | .857 |
Boston Bruins
| 13Ken LinsemanC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 8Cam NeelyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 14Geoff CourtnallL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 19Tom McCarthyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 23Charlie SimmerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 10Thomas GradinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Nevin MarkwartL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 39Greg JohnstonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Mats ThelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 34Paul BoutilierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 41Allen PedersenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Doug KeansG | W | 27 | 2 | .926 |