😈 Away Devils 26-31-4 before this game
5–5
Final / OT
🐳 Home Whalers 35-24-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
NJD 03205
HFD 23005

Devils at Whalers

Devils beat Whalers 5–5 in overtime on March 1, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Mar 1, 1987 · 13:00 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
John MacLean
2 G
7 shots
2nd star 😈 NJD
Pat Verbeek
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · +2
3rd star 😈 NJD
Kirk Muller
2 A
1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🐳 Paul Macdermid Go-ahead 1st · 07:26
Assists: Dave Tippett · beat Alain Chevrier
0–1
🐳 Paul Lawless 1st · 16:13
Assists: Sylvain Cote · beat Alain Chevrier
0–2
2nd period
🐳 Doug Jarvis 2nd · 03:49
Assists: Paul Macdermid, Dave Tippett · beat Alain Chevrier
0–3
🐳 Ron Francis 2nd · 05:30
Assists: Kevin Dineen, Paul Lawless · beat Alain Chevrier
0–4
😈 Pat Verbeek 2nd · 05:45
Assists: Aaron Broten, Kirk Muller · beat Steve Weeks
1–4
🐳 Kevin Dineen PP 2nd · 07:55
Assists: Ron Francis, John Anderson · beat Alain Chevrier
1–5
😈 Mark Johnson PP 2nd · 14:06
Assists: Kirk Muller, Aaron Broten · beat Steve Weeks
2–5
😈 John MacLean 2nd · 19:32
Unassisted · beat Steve Weeks
3–5
3rd period
😈 John MacLean PP 3rd · 03:47
Assists: Anders Carlsson, Joe Cirella · beat Steve Weeks
4–5
😈 Bruce Driver Tying 3rd · 19:53
Assists: Claude Loiselle, Pat Verbeek · beat Steve Weeks
5–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD HFD🐳
28 Shots on goal 41
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
10 Penalty minutes 12
NJD shooting 17.9% (5/28) HFD shooting 12.2% (5/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Alain Chevrier
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 27:55 TOI
Craig Billington
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 36:20 TOI
🐳Whalers
Steve Weeks
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Whalers
Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–5
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Whalers
Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Feb 18, 1987
🐳HFD @ 😈NJD
6–3 · Whalers won
Jan 12, 1987
🐳HFD @ 😈NJD
5–7 · Devils won
Feb 9, 1986
😈NJD @ 🐳HFD
6–3 · Devils won
Dec 21, 1985
😈NJD @ 🐳HFD
6–7 · Whalers won
Oct 17, 1985
🐳HFD @ 😈NJD
4–3 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ NJD vs HFD, answered

Who won Devils vs Whalers on March 1, 1987?

Devils won 5–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Devils vs Whalers?

The final score was Devils 5, Whalers 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Devils?

John MacLean (2), Bruce Driver, Mark Johnson, Pat Verbeek.

Who scored for Whalers?

Doug Jarvis, Kevin Dineen, Paul Lawless, Paul Macdermid, Ron Francis.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Alain Chevrier made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Steve Weeks made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Devils vs Whalers season series?

Devils lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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 · Feb 28
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · MTL won
Next game · Mar 3
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
🐳Whalers
Previous game · Feb 28
⚜️QUE @ 🐳HFD
1–2 · HFD won
Next game · Mar 3
🐙DET @ 🐳HFD
3–5 · HFD won
Also on March 1, 1987
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
3–7 final
🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF
4–2 final
🎵STL @ 🐧PIT
5–5 final
🔥CGY @ ✈️WIN
3–6 final
🔔PHI @ 🌌MNS
4–5 final
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
1–6 final
Devils season page Whalers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule