5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	1	3	1	5
NYR	2	0	1	3

Devils at Rangers

Devils beat Rangers 5–3 at Madison Square Garden on October 9, 1986.

🗓 Thu, Oct 9, 1986 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Devils lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Mel Bridgman

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 😈 NJD

Aaron Broten

2 A

2 shots

3rd star 😈 NJD

Mark Johnson

2 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Uli Hiemer PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:58

Assists: Mark Johnson, Aaron Broten

1–0

🗽 Mark Osborne Tying 1st · 16:06

Assists: Pierre Larouche, Walt Poddubny

1–1

🗽 Tomas Sandstrom Go-ahead 1st · 18:00

Assists: Mark Osborne

1–2

2nd period

😈 Mel Bridgman SH Tying 2nd · 04:07

Assists: Mark Johnson

2–2

😈 John MacLean PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:15

Assists: Mel Bridgman

3–2

😈 Kirk Muller 2nd · 17:08

Assists: Joe Cirella, Ken Daneyko

4–2

3rd period

😈 Pat Verbeek 3rd · 08:18

Assists: Peter McNab, Aaron Broten

5–2

🗽 Lucien DeBlois PP 3rd · 09:28

Assists: Walt Poddubny, Norm MacIver

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD NYR🗽

23 Shots on goal 21

2/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

27 Penalty minutes 27

NJD shooting 21.7% (5/23) NYR shooting 14.3% (3/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Alain Chevrier

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

5–6 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs NYR, answered

Who won Devils vs Rangers on October 9, 1986?

Devils won 5–3.

What was the final score of Devils vs Rangers?

The final score was Devils 5, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Devils?

John MacLean, Kirk Muller, Mel Bridgman, Pat Verbeek, Uli Hiemer.

Who scored for Rangers?

Lucien DeBlois, Mark Osborne, Tomas Sandstrom.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Alain Chevrier made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Devils vs Rangers season series?

Devils lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

😈Devils

Previous game · Apr 6

🗽Rangers

Previous game · May 9

Also on October 9, 1986

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