Butch Goring and Tomas Jonsson each scored a goal and an assist as the Islanders defeated the Bruins 6-4 at Nassau Coliseum. Mike Bossy added two assists for New York (38-1-2). Rick Vaive and Barry Pederson each had a goal and an assist for Boston (14-18-1). The defending champion Islanders now lead the Patrick Division by 43 points over the Flyers, and have now won 19 consecutive home games.
Boston Bruins at New York Islanders
DATE : 08/27/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Boston Bruins 0 3 1 0 4
New York Islanders 3 2 1 0 6
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Boston Bruins 8 10 15 0 33
New York Islanders 17 15 5 0 37
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. BRYAN TROTTIER(21)( JIM PEPLINSKI, DENIS POTVIN ): 1st 6:46
2. NYI. JOHN TONELLI(26)( MIKE BOSSY, TOMAS JONSSON ): 1st 9:27
3. NYI. JIRI BUBLA(5)( DAVE BABYCH, EDDY BEERS ): 1st 18:12
4. BOS. MIKE O'CONNELL(5)( TOM FERGUS, RICK VAIVE ): 2nd 2:11
5. NYI. TOMAS JONSSON(3)( BUTCH GORING, MIKE BOSSY ): 2nd 4:41
6. BOS. BARRY PEDERSON(19)( REAL CLOUTIER, RICK MIDDLETON ): 2nd 14:12
7. BOS. LOUIS SLEIGHER(1)( MIKE MILBURY, RANDY LADOUCEUR ): 2nd 18:01
8. NYI. DAN QUINN(7)( EDDY BEERS, BOB BOURNE ) (PP) : 2nd 18:51
9. NYI. BUTCH GORING(4)( STEFAN PERSSON, BOB BOURNE ) (SH) : 3rd 4:42
10. BOS. RICK VAIVE(16)( BARRY PEDERSON, GORD KLUZAK ) (PP) : 3rd 5:14
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. DAVE BABYCH - 4 Minutes: 1st 13:35
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DUANE SUTTER
3. BOS. CRAIG MacTAVISH - 2 Minutes: 1st 13:35
4. BOS. PETE PEETERS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:41
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY NEVIN MARKWART
6. BOS. BARRY PEDERSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:46
7. BOS. KEITH CROWDER - 2 Minutes: 2nd 10:12
8. BOS. RANDY LADOUCEUR - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:46
9. NYI. DENIS POTVIN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 3:54
10. NYI. BRAD SMITH - 4 Minutes: 3rd 10:43
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY EDDY BEERS
12. BOS. NEVIN MARKWART - 2 Minutes: 3rd 10:43
13. BOS. MIKE O'CONNELL - 2 Minutes: 3rd 12:52
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Boston Bruins
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
RICK VAIVE -1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0-0 30 17:14 0 0 2 2
RICK MIDDLETON 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 36 20:39 2 0 0 1
BARRY PEDERSON -1 5 1 1 2 0 0 14-10 40 22:00 0 1 1 1
KELLY KISIO -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 20 11:25 0 0 0 1
MIKE KRUSHELNYSKI 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 31 18:22 2 0 1 1
KEITH CROWDER -1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 20 11:25 0 1 1 0
RAYMOND BOURQUE -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 47 26:37 2 1 0 1
TOM FERGUS 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4-1 23 13:46 1 1 0 0
REAL CLOUTIER -1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 30 16:09 0 0 1 0
NEVIN MARKWART -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1-0 20 11:25 0 1 0 0
CRAIG MacTAVISH 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 17 10:02 0 0 0 1
LOUIS SLEIGHER 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 19 10:38 0 1 0 0
MIKE O'CONNELL 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 39 22:26 0 0 0 1
GORD KLUZAK -1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 44 24:02 2 0 1 0
RUSS ANDERSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:46 0 1 0 0
RANDY LADOUCEUR 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 18 10:31 0 1 0 0
MIKE MILBURY 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 24 13:53 1 0 0 0
BRAD PARK -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:25 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL -10 33 4 8 12 1 0 31-17 10 9 7 9
Player Stats For New York Islanders
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE BOSSY 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 33 18:39 0 0 0 1
BRYAN TROTTIER 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 9-6 36 21:37 1 0 1 1
GREG GILBERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:46 0 0 0 0
JOHN TONELLI 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 20:39 2 0 0 0
BUTCH GORING 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1-0 21 11:23 1 0 1 0
DAVE CHRISTIAN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7-4 20 11:25 0 0 0 1
EDDY BEERS 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:01 0 0 0 2
BOB BOURNE 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 5-1 26 13:59 1 0 0 1
DUANE SUTTER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 8:02 0 0 0 0
DENIS POTVIN 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 44 25:17 1 2 0 0
JIM PEPLINSKI 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:46 0 1 0 1
TOMAS JONSSON 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:31 0 0 0 0
DAVE BABYCH 0 5 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 40 22:41 0 1 0 2
DAN QUINN 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 9-3 28 15:24 1 0 1 0 GWG
STEFAN PERSSON 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:27 0 1 0 0
JIRI BUBLA 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 25:56 0 1 0 0
CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:46 0 0 0 0
BRAD SMITH 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 20 11:25 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 9 37 6 12 10 1 1 31-14 7 6 3 9
Goalie Stats For Boston Bruins
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DOUG KEANS 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
PETE PEETERS 60 37 6 0 31 0.838 LOSS 0 2 12 6 0 105 GF
Goalie Stats For New York Islanders
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
KELLY HRUDEY 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
BILLY SMITH 60 33 4 0 29 0.879 WIN 0 0 8 5 1 105
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Boston Bruins 3 1
New York Islanders 5 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - BUTCH GORING from New York
2nd star - BOB BOURNE from New York
3rd star - RICK VAIVE from Boston
GAME STORY
In a close game, the Islanders defeated the Bruins by the final tally
of 6 to 4. New York got going early, scoring 3 times in the first period.
Goal scorers were RICK VAIVE, BARRY PEDERSON, LOUIS SLEIGHER and MIKE
O'CONNELL for Boston and BRYAN TROTTIER, JOHN TONELLI, BUTCH GORING, TOMAS
JONSSON, DAN QUINN and JIRI BUBLA for New York.
In other RHL news:
Michel Goulet netted a hat trick in Quebec's 7-4 win over Toronto.
Tony Tanti also scored a hat trick as the Canucks beat the Kings 7-4.