5–6

Final

NJD leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	1	4	5
NJD	2	3	1	6

Islanders at Devils — First Round Game 6

Devils, First Round Game 6, beat Islanders 6–5 at Prudential Center on April 14, 1988.

🗓 Thu, Apr 14, 1988 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1987-88 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

NJD vs NYI · NJD leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 6

5–6

Final · NJD

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

John MacLean

4 A

4 shots · -1

2nd star 😈 NJD

Patrik Sundstrom

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · -1

3rd star 😈 NJD

Mark Johnson

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Doug Brown SH Go-ahead 1st · 08:41

Assists: Claude Loiselle, Joe Cirella

0–1

😈 Pat Verbeek PP 1st · 19:54

Assists: John MacLean, Bruce Driver

0–2

2nd period

😈 Mark Johnson PP 2nd · 02:16

Assists: Patrik Sundstrom, John MacLean

0–3

🏝️ Brad Lauer 2nd · 04:03

Assists: Tomas Jonsson

1–3

😈 Bruce Driver PP 2nd · 06:22

Assists: Aaron Broten, Tom Kurvers

1–4

😈 Patrik Sundstrom 2nd · 12:23

Assists: Mark Johnson, John MacLean

1–5

3rd period

😈 Patrik Sundstrom PP 3rd · 06:18

Assists: Mark Johnson, John MacLean

1–6

🏝️ Dale Henry SH 3rd · 07:38

Assists: Brent Sutter

2–6

🏝️ Steve Konroyd SH 3rd · 08:46

Assists: Brad Lauer, Bob Bassen

3–6

🏝️ Brad Lauer 3rd · 10:04

Assists: Pat LaFontaine, Tomas Jonsson

4–6

🏝️ Randy Wood 3rd · 12:40

Assists: Ken Leiter

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NJD😈

27 Shots on goal 32

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 4/7

16 Penalty minutes 15

NYI shooting 18.5% (5/27) NJD shooting 18.8% (6/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:26 TOI

😈Devils

Sean Burke

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:49 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 — 1–5

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

5–4 (OT) · Islanders won

3–4 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs NJD, answered

Who won Islanders vs Devils on April 14, 1988?

Devils won 6–5.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Devils?

The final score was Islanders 5, Devils 6.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brad Lauer (2), Dale Henry, Randy Wood, Steve Konroyd.

Who scored for Devils?

Patrik Sundstrom (2), Bruce Driver, Doug Brown, Mark Johnson, Pat Verbeek.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

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 · Apr 12

😈Devils

Previous game · Apr 12

Also on April 14, 1988

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