😈 Away Devils 0-0 in series
1–3
Final
NJD leads 4–3
🦅 Home Capitals 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NJD 0011
WSH 1203

Devils at Capitals — Second Round Game 1

Capitals, Second Round Game 1, beat Devils 3–1 at Capital One Arena on April 18, 1988.

🗓 Mon, Apr 18, 1988 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1987-88 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

NJD vs WSH · NJD leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
1–3
Final · WSH
Game 2
5–2
Final · NJD
Game 3
4–10
Final · NJD
Game 4
4–1
Final · WSH
Game 5
3–1
Final · NJD
Game 6
7–2
Final · WSH
Game 7
3–2
Final · NJD

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Larry Murphy
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · +2
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson
2 A
1 shots · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Scott Stevens
1 G
6 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Mike Ridley Go-ahead 1st · 07:18
Unassisted
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Larry Murphy PP 2nd · 03:29
Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson
0–2
🦅 Scott Stevens 2nd · 16:48
Assists: Larry Murphy, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson
0–3
3rd period
😈 Tom Kurvers 3rd · 09:49
Assists: Pat Verbeek, Aaron Broten
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD WSH🦅
34 Shots on goal 31
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
18 Penalty minutes 20
NJD shooting 2.9% (1/34) WSH shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Sean Burke
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Pete Peeters
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

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

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Mar 20, 1988
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
4–2 · Devils won
Mar 2, 1988
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
6–1 · Capitals won
Mar 1, 1988
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
3–5 · Capitals won
Feb 17, 1988
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
4–3 · Capitals won
Jan 19, 1988
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
4–6 · Capitals won

❓ NJD vs WSH, answered

Who won Devils vs Capitals on April 18, 1988?

Capitals won 3–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Capitals?

The final score was Devils 1, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Tom Kurvers.

Who scored for Capitals?

Larry Murphy, Mike Ridley, Scott Stevens.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals 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
😈Devils
Previous game · Apr 14
🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD
5–6 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 20
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
5–2 · NJD won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 16
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
4–5 · WSH won
Next game · Apr 20
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
5–2 · NJD won
Also on April 18, 1988
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–5 final
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