Bruins 6, Penguins 4
The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 on Dec 17, 1996 at Mellon Arena.
Top performers
Ted Donato had 2 goals and 2 assists for the Bruins.
Bill Ranford made 27 saves on 31 shots for the Bruins.
Mario Lemieux had 2 goals for the Penguins.
Ken Wregget made 16 saves on 22 shots for the Penguins.
Before and after
- Bruins · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 15, 1996: BOS 0, PHI 6 · Next Dec 19, 1996: TB 0, BOS 3
- Penguins · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 15, 1996: PIT 1, CHI 2 · Next Dec 19, 1996: PIT 4, STL 0
Other Bruins vs Penguins games
| Apr 13, 1997 |  PIT at  BOS | 3-7 | Regular |
| Apr 8, 1997 | BOS at PIT | 1-3 | Regular |
| Nov 30, 1996 | BOS at PIT | 2-6 | Regular |
| Nov 14, 1996 | PIT at BOS | 1-2 | Regular |
| Mar 8, 2026 | BOS at PIT | 4-5 | Regular |
| Mar 3, 2026 | PIT at BOS | 1-2 | Regular |
