New York Islanders vs. Boston Bruins Box Score: December 20, 1997
Scoring Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:47 | BOS | Dmitri Khristich (11) | Darren Van Impe, Anson Carter | |
| 16:32 | NYI | Tom Chorske (6) | Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan Smolinski | |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:43 | NYI | Žigmund Pálffy (17) | Bryan Smolinski, Tom Chorske | |
| 08:56 | NYI | PP | Travis Green (11) | Bryan Berard, Robert Reichel |
| 12:46 | BOS | Dmitri Khristich (12) | Don Sweeney, Anson Carter | |
| 13:10 | BOS | Kyle McLaren (4) | Mike Sullivan | |
| 19:46 | NYI | PP | Todd Bertuzzi (6) | Kenny Jönsson, Bryan Smolinski |
Penalty Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:58 | NYI | Travis Green | Hooking | 2 min |
| 14:25 | BOS | Jason Allison | Holding the stick | 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:13 | NYI | Doug Houda | Interference | 2 min |
| 03:34 | NYI | Bryan Smolinski | Hooking | 2 min |
| 04:06 | BOS | Ted Donato | Cross checking | 2 min |
| 04:06 | BOS | Ted Donato | Attempt to injure | 10 min |
| 04:06 | NYI | Rich Pilon | Cross checking | 2 min |
| 04:06 | NYI | Rich Pilon | Roughing | 2 min |
| 11:00 | BOS | Ken Baumgartner | Roughing | 2 min |
| 11:00 | NYI | Rich Pilon | Roughing | 2 min |
| 19:00 | BOS | Tim Taylor | High sticking | 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:44 | NYI | Travis Green | Hooking | 2 min |
| 07:26 | NYI | Paul Kruse | Tripping | 2 min |
New York Islanders
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Ken Belanger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1:26 | |
| 2 | Bryan Berard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 26 | 22:47 |
| 3 | Todd Bertuzzi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 19 | 11:55 |
| 4 | Tom Chorske | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 23 | 15:46 |
| 5 | Mariusz Czerkawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | 8:19 |
| 6 | Travis Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 21 | 18:14 |
| 7 | Doug Houda | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9:45 | |
| 8 | Mike Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16:55 | |
| 9 | Kenny Jönsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 28 | 28:26 |
| 10 | Paul Kruse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14:37 | |
| 11 | Scott Lachance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21:51 | |
| 12 | Claude Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 16:58 |
| 13 | Bryan McCabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 22 | 17:25 |
| 14 | Vladimír Országh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5:35 | |
| 15 | Žigmund Pálffy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 21 | 20:58 |
| 16 | Rich Pilon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18:13 | |
| 17 | Robert Reichel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20 | 18:37 |
| 18 | Bryan Smolinski | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 23 | 16:21 |
| 19 | Tommy Salo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | |||||
| TOTAL | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Tommy Salo | W | 3 | 32 | 29 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Jason Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 20 | 19:42 |
| 2 | P.J. Axelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 21 | 18:54 |
| 3 | Ken Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2:57 | |
| 4 | Ray Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 26 | 16:46 |
| 5 | Anson Carter | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 22 | 19:39 |
| 6 | Rob DiMaio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 19 | 16:50 |
| 7 | Ted Donato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9 | 7:55 |
| 8 | Dave Ellett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 26:39 |
| 9 | Hal Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5:28 | |
| 10 | Steve Heinze | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 20 | 16:35 |
| 11 | Dmitri Khristich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 22 | 20:19 |
| 12 | Cameron Mann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 7:48 |
| 13 | Kyle McLaren | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 24 | 22:15 |
| 14 | Mike Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 20 | 16:09 |
| 15 | Don Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18:29 | |
| 16 | Tim Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20 | 17:26 |
| 17 | Darren Van Impe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 13:19 |
| 18 | Landon Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 7:19 |
| 19 | Byron Dafoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59:08 | |||||
| TOTAL | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9.4 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Byron Dafoe | L | 4 | 20 | 16 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 59:08 |

