The Boston Bruins squeaked out a win over the Edmonton Oilers, 4 to 3, in overtime on December 15, 1988.
Final
1st period
EDM
BOS
Ken Linseman (PP) assisted by Glen Wesley and Bob Joyce
0
1
2nd period
EDM
BOS
Craig Simpson (PP) assisted by Mark Messier and Esa Tikkanen
1
1
Kevin McClelland (EV) unassisted
2
1
3rd period
EDM
BOS
Greg Hawgood (EV) assisted by Bob Joyce and Bob Sweeney
2
2
Kevin McClelland (EV) assisted by Greg Adams and Craig MacTavish
3
2
Bob Joyce (EV) assisted by Cam Neely
3
3
OT
EDM
BOS
Bob Joyce (EV) assisted by Greg Hawgood and Ken Linseman
3
4
Oilers
Bruins
Goals
3
4
Shots
35
27
Penalty Minutes
28
26
Power-Play Goals
1
1
Power-Play Opportunities
5
6
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ranford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 23 | .852 | 4 | 3.87 | 0 | 62 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Beukeboom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
K. Buchberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Cochrane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
C. Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
J. Kurri | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. MacTavish | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. McClelland | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | ||||||||
M. Messier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Simpson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||||||
D. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
E. Tikkanen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Moog | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 32 | .914 | 3 | 2.90 | 0 | 62 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
L. Byers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
J. Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
G. Galley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Hawgood | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | ||||||||
G. Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
B. Joyce | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 66.7 | ||||||||
S. Kasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Linseman | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
J. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
C. Neely | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Quintal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Thelven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Wesley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
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2.40
30th
GA/GP
3.45
26th
PP%
11.7
32nd
PK%
75.6
25th
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