Los Angeles Kings vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Saturday, March 21, 1987 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings 8–6 on Saturday, March 21, 1987 at Boston Garden. The Kings outshot the Bruins 38–37.
Jimmy Carson scored twice, Cam Neely scored twice and Charlie Simmer scored twice. Bryan Erickson, Sean Mckenna, Luc Robitaille, Bernie Nicholls, Ken Linseman, Mike Milbury, Ray Bourque and Rick Middleton also scored.
Doug Keans made 19 saves on 21 shots for the win; Roland Melanson stopped 29 of 36.
Scoring
1st period
Bryan Erickson (18)Phil Sykes (14), Mark Hardy (22)1–003:30 LAK
Jimmy Carson (30)Jay Wells (27)2–005:59 LAK · 
Cam Neely (33)Thomas Gradin (27), Reed Larson (22)2–114:47 BOS · - Jimmy Carson (31)Dave Taylor (37), Dean Kennedy (13)3–118:53 LAK
Charlie Simmer (28)Ken Linseman (31), Michael Thelven (15)3–219:14 BOS
Sean Mckenna (11)Bobby Carpenter (18), Luc Robitaille (34)4–219:30 LAK
2nd period
Luc Robitaille (40)Unassisted5–203:41 LAK- Charlie Simmer (29)Ken Linseman (32), Keith Crowder (27)5–306:44 BOS
3rd period
- Cam Neely (34)Ray Bourque (68), Dave Reid (1)5–404:37 BOS
Bernie Nicholls (29)Tom Laidlaw (12), Jim Fox (38)6–404:47 LAK
Ken Linseman (14)Charlie Simmer (38), Ray Bourque (69)6–508:16 BOS
Mike Milbury (5)Steve Kasper (26), Rick Middleton (32)6–610:01 BOS · 
Ray Bourque (19)Unassisted6–719:31 BOS
Rick Middleton (27)Greg Johnston (13)6–819:58 BOS ·
Team stats
LAKBOS
3837
0%0%
1/51/4
4022
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:48 into the first period
Jay Miller · roughing2 min - 2:48 into the first period
Jay Wells · roughing2 min - 4:21 into the first periodKeith Crowder · high sticking2 min
- 7:32 into the first periodPhil Sykes · holding2 min
- 11:15 into the first periodJay Miller · elbowing2 min
- 14:25 into the first periodMark Hardy · hooking2 min
- 9:06 into the second periodDave Williams · holding2 min
- 12:34 into the second periodDave Taylor · high sticking2 min
- 14:29 into the second periodMichael Thelven · holding2 min
- 19:39 into the second periodKen Linseman · slashing2 min
- 9:23 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 15:17 into the third periodCam Neely · roughing double minor4 min
- 15:17 into the third periodDave Williams · hooking2 min
- 15:17 into the third periodDave Williams · roughing2 min
- 15:47 into the third periodGreg Johnston · high sticking2 min
- 15:47 into the third periodLuc Robitaille · hooking2 min
- 18:39 into the third periodGeoff Courtnall · roughing2 min
- 18:39 into the third periodSteve Duchesne · roughing2 min
- 18:39 into the third periodBob Bourne · misconduct10 min
- 18:39 into the third periodJim Fox · misconduct10 min
- 19:20 into the third periodKeith Crowder · roughing2 min
- 19:20 into the third periodJay Wells · roughing2 min
Season series
Los Angeles Kings
| 17Jimmy CarsonC | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 7 | – |
| 20Luc RobitailleL | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 7Phil SykesL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 9Bernie NichollsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 10Sean MckennaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Bryan EricksonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Dave TaylorR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Jim FoxR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 21Bobby CarpenterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 3Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Mark HardyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 6Dean KennedyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 24Jay WellsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Joe PatersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Grant LedyardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Steve DuchesneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Al JensenG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Roland MelansonG | L | 36 | 7 | .806 |
Boston Bruins
| 13Ken LinsemanC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 23Charlie SimmerL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 8 | – |
| 8Cam NeelyR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Thomas GradinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 36Dave ReidL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 39Greg JohnstonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 22Michael ThelvenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Geoff CourtnallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 19Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 29Jay MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 38Wade CampbellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 41Allen PedersenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | 17 | 4 | .765 | |
| 31Doug KeansG | W | 21 | 2 | .905 |