New York Rangers vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Thursday, December 3, 1987 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 4–3 on Thursday, December 3, 1987 at Boston Garden. The Bruins outshot the Rangers 40–20.
Brian Mullen scored twice. Reed Larson, Kelly Kisio, Ray Bourque, Rick Middleton and Steve Kasper also scored.
Doug Keans made 17 saves on 20 shots for the win; John Vanbiesbrouck stopped 36 of 40.
Scoring
2nd period
Reed Larson (2)Glen Wesley (11), Ken Linseman (14)0–102:02 BOS · 
Kelly Kisio (9)Ron Greschner (4)1–105:35 NYR ·
3rd period
Brian Mullen (9)Kelly Kisio (14), James Patrick (23)2–108:07 NYR- Brian Mullen (10)John Ogrodnick (10), Kelly Kisio (15)3–110:08 NYR
Ray Bourque (4)Jay Miller (4), Ken Linseman (15)3–213:12 BOS
Rick Middleton (9)Keith Crowder (11), Bob Sweeney (2)3–316:33 BOS · 
Steve Kasper (14)Randy Burridge (10), Ray Bourque (25)3–418:00 BOS
Team stats
NYRBOS
2040
0%0%
1/41/5
1715
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:20 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 11:28 into the first periodJay Miller · fighting5 min
- 11:28 into the first period
Jeff Brubaker · fighting5 min - 18:56 into the first periodJohn Ogrodnick · holding2 min
- 4:23 into the second periodKeith Crowder · roughing2 min
- 4:23 into the second periodKeith Crowder · roughing2 min
- 4:23 into the second periodMark Tinordi · roughing2 min
- 6:07 into the second periodJames Patrick · holding2 min
- 9:21 into the second periodMark Tinordi · interference2 min
- 16:30 into the second periodKen Linseman · holding2 min
- 0:28 into the third periodKen Linseman · roughing2 min
- 4:25 into the third periodLucien DeBlois · hooking2 min
- 14:55 into the third periodRon Duguay · holding2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 11Kelly KisioC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 19Brian MullenR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 3James PatrickD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 9Ulf DahlenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Marcel DionneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Jeff BrubakerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Mike DonnellyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 44Ron DuguayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 47Steve NemethC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 5Jari GronstrandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Mark TinordiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21David ShawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Ron ScottG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | L | 40 | 4 | .900 |
Boston Bruins
| 13Ken LinsemanC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 77Ray BourqueD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 29Jay MillerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 42Bob SweeneyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 26Glen WesleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 8Cam NeelyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 10Billy O'DwyerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 32John CarterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Gord KluzakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 21Frank SimonettiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Michael ThelvenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 41Allen PedersenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Doug KeansG | W | 20 | 3 | .850 |