🗽 Away Rangers 38-32-6 before this game
2–7
Final
😈 Home Devils 38-34-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NYR 1102
NJD 3137

Rangers at Devils

Devils beat Rangers 7–2 at Prudential Center on March 27, 1988.

🗓 Sun, Mar 27, 1988 · 12:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 4–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

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

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Kirk Muller PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:38
Assists: Tom Kurvers, Pat Verbeek
0–1
😈 Pat Verbeek 1st · 10:53
Assists: Aaron Broten
0–2
🗽 Brian Leetch PP 1st · 17:37
Assists: Dave Pichette
1–2
😈 Pat Verbeek PP 1st · 18:03
Unassisted
1–3
2nd period
😈 Doug Brown 2nd · 01:50
Unassisted
1–4
🗽 Tomas Sandstrom PP 2nd · 12:50
Assists: Brian Leetch, Dave Pichette
2–4
3rd period
😈 Kirk Muller 3rd · 09:11
Assists: Bruce Driver
2–5
😈 Pat Conacher Empty net 3rd · 14:43
Assists: Randy Velischek, Claude Loiselle
2–6
😈 Claude Loiselle PP 3rd · 18:10
Assists: Craig Wolanin
2–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR NJD😈
29 Shots on goal 30
2/9 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6
16 Penalty minutes 22
NYR shooting 6.9% (2/29) NJD shooting 23.3% (7/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
John Vanbiesbrouck
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:44 TOI
😈Devils
Sean Burke
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–4
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 4–3 Full head-to-head →
Mar 8, 1988
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
4–7 · Rangers won
Feb 26, 1988
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
2–1 · Rangers won
Feb 19, 1988
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
3–6 · Devils won
Dec 26, 1987
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
5–3 · Rangers won
Dec 16, 1987
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
3–9 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs NJD, answered

Who won Rangers vs Devils on March 27, 1988?

Devils won 7–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Devils?

The final score was Rangers 2, Devils 7.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Leetch, Tomas Sandstrom.

Who scored for Devils?

Kirk Muller (2), Pat Verbeek (2), Claude Loiselle, Doug Brown, Pat Conacher.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Devils season series?

Rangers lead the season series 4–3 after 7 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
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Mar 26
🗽NYR @ 🐙DET
4–4 · NYR won
Next game · Mar 30
🗽NYR @ 🪶CHI
4–3 · NYR won
😈Devils
Previous game · Mar 25
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
2–2 · NJD won
Next game · Mar 29
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
0–4 · NJD won
Also on March 27, 1988
🐧PIT @ ⚜️QUE
6–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD
2–4 final
🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF
5–3 final
Rangers season page Devils season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule