🏝️ Away Islanders 43-29-6 before this game

2–5

Final

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

Islanders at Devils

Devils beat Islanders 5–2 at Prudential Center on April 2, 1988.

🗓 Sat, Apr 2, 1988 · 12:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 4–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Kirk Muller

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 😈 NJD

Pat Verbeek

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 😈 NJD

Aaron Broten

1 G

5 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Claude Loiselle Go-ahead 1st · 05:51

Assists: Doug Brown, Randy Velischek

0–1

😈 Patrik Sundstrom 1st · 10:06

Assists: Mark Johnson, Ken Daneyko

0–2

2nd period

🏝️ Alan Kerr 2nd · 06:24

Assists: Richard Kromm, Bob Bassen

1–2

😈 Aaron Broten 2nd · 07:16

Assists: Kirk Muller

1–3

😈 Pat Verbeek 2nd · 07:49

Assists: Kirk Muller, Perry Anderson

1–4

3rd period

😈 Kirk Muller 3rd · 10:48

Assists: Pat Verbeek, Bruce Driver

1–5

🏝️ Brent Sutter PP 3rd · 16:25

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Jeff Norton

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NJD😈

26 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

22 Penalty minutes 20

NYI shooting 7.7% (2/26) NJD shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Sean Burke

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 4–3 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs NJD, answered

Who won Islanders vs Devils on April 2, 1988?

Devils won 5–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Devils?

The final score was Islanders 2, Devils 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alan Kerr, Brent Sutter.

Who scored for Devils?

Aaron Broten, Claude Loiselle, Kirk Muller, Pat Verbeek, Patrik Sundstrom.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

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

Where is Islanders vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Devils season series?

Islanders 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 31

😈Devils

Previous game · Mar 31

Also on April 2, 1988

Islanders season page Devils season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule