Montréal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Thursday, February 4, 1988 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Montréal Canadiens 7-3 on Thursday, February 4, 1988 at Boston Garden. The Bruins outshot the Canadiens 41-22.
Cam Neely scored a hat trick. Bobby Smith, Michael Thelven, Reed Larson, Kjell Dahlin, Bob Sweeney, Claude Lemieux and Ray Bourque also scored.
Rejean Lemelin made 19 saves on 22 shots for the win; Patrick Roy stopped 27 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Bobby Smith (22)Larry Robinson (18), Chris Chelios (33)1–004:38 MTL · PPG
Michael Thelven (3)Ken Linseman (30), Geoff Courtnall (22)1–115:18 BOS
2nd period
Reed Larson (6)Unassisted1–201:00 BOS
Cam Neely (26)Steve Kasper (29), Randy Burridge (19)1–314:08 BOS
Kjell Dahlin (11)Mats Naslund (48), Guy Carbonneau (13)2–315:51 MTL
Bob Sweeney (16)Gord Kluzak (26), Lyndon Byers (7)2–419:45 BOS
3rd period
- Cam Neely (27)Steve Kasper (30), Michael Thelven (17)2–508:48 BOS
- Cam Neely (28)Steve Kasper (31), Randy Burridge (20)2–612:25 BOS
Claude Lemieux (24)Larry Trader (3), Bobby Smith (49)3–615:57 MTL
Ray Bourque (12)Cam Neely (21), Gord Kluzak (27)3–719:48 BOS · PPG
Team stats
MTLBOS
22Shots on goal41
0%Faceoff %0%
1/6Power play1/6
66Penalty minutes47
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 03:20
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 1st 06:05
John Kordic · hooking2 min - 1st 09:12Allen Pedersen · cross checking2 min
- 1st 13:35Cam Neely · high sticking2 min
- 1st 13:35Cam Neely · fighting5 min
- 1st 13:35Sergio Momesso · high sticking2 min
- 1st 13:35Sergio Momesso · fighting5 min
- 1st 18:46Geoff Courtnall · roughing2 min
- 2nd 02:23Petr Svoboda · hooking2 min
- 2nd 05:19Ryan Walter · interference2 min
- 2nd 06:15Ken Linseman · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 08:54Stephane Richer · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 08:54Bobby Smith · misconduct10 min
- 2nd 09:23Keith Crowder · holding2 min
- 2nd 19:07Randy Burridge · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 19:07Guy Carbonneau · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 10:24Brian Hayward · slashing2 min
- 3rd 10:24Petr Svoboda · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 13:24Ray Bourque · holding2 min
- 3rd 13:24Lyndon Byers · fighting5 min
- 3rd 13:24Sergio Momesso · fighting5 min
- 3rd 13:51Randy Burridge · holding2 min
- 3rd 13:51Randy Burridge · fighting5 min
- 3rd 13:51Glen Wesley · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 13:51Chris Chelios · holding2 min
- 3rd 13:51Chris Chelios · fighting5 min
- 3rd 13:51Stephane Richer · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 18:51Bobby Smith · instigator2 min
- 3rd 18:52Geoff Courtnall · roughing2 min
- 3rd 18:52Geoff Courtnall · roughing2 min
- 3rd 18:52Larry Robinson · roughing2 min
- 3rd 18:52Bobby Smith · fighting5 min
- 3rd 19:42Petr Svoboda · slashing2 min
- 3rd 19:42Petr Svoboda · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
Season series
Montréal Canadiens
| 15Bobby SmithC | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 20Kjell DahlinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 21Guy CarbonneauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Mats NaslundL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 32Claude LemieuxR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 6 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | – |
| 24Chris CheliosD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | – |
| 28Larry TraderD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 11Ryan WalterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 31John KordicR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 35Mike McpheeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 36Sergio MomessoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 39Brian SkrudlandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 44Stephane RicherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Petr SvobodaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 38Mike LalorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brian HaywardG | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 20:00 | |
| 33Patrick RoyG | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 40:00 |
Boston Bruins
| 8Cam NeelyR | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 6Gord KluzakD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Michael ThelvenD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 13Ken LinsemanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 14Geoff CourtnallL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 34Lyndon ByersR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 42Bob SweeneyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 77Ray BourqueD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 10Billy O'DwyerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29Jay MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 26Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 41Allen PedersenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rejean LemelinG | W | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 60:00 |
| 31Doug KeansG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |