😈 Away Devils 0-1 in series
5–2
Final
NJD leads 4–3
🦅 Home Capitals 1-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NJD 1315
WSH 1102

Devils at Capitals — Second Round Game 2

Devils, Second Round Game 2, beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on April 20, 1988.

🗓 Wed, Apr 20, 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 😈 NJD
Aaron Broten
3 G, 1 A
4 shots · +2
2nd star 😈 NJD
Pat Verbeek
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · +2
3rd star 😈 NJD
Bruce Driver
2 A
3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Aaron Broten PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:37
Assists: Tom Kurvers, Bruce Driver
1–0
🦅 Mike Ridley Tying 1st · 13:15
Assists: Dale Hunter, Scott Stevens
1–1
2nd period
😈 Aaron Broten Go-ahead 2nd · 03:02
Assists: Kirk Muller
2–1
😈 Aaron Broten PP 2nd · 05:23
Assists: Bruce Driver, Pat Verbeek
3–1
🦅 Larry Murphy PP 2nd · 17:45
Assists: Mike Ridley, Mike Gartner
3–2
😈 Pat Verbeek 2nd · 18:14
Assists: Kirk Muller, Aaron Broten
4–2
3rd period
😈 Patrik Sundstrom PP 3rd · 12:49
Assists: Mark Johnson, Joe Cirella
5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD WSH🦅
30 Shots on goal 30
3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9
82 Penalty minutes 80
NJD shooting 16.7% (5/30) WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Sean Burke
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Pete Peeters
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 47-35-5 (54% win rate, 87 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 48-31-9 (55% win rate, 88 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
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 →
Apr 18, 1988
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–3 · Capitals won
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

❓ NJD vs WSH, answered

Who won Devils vs Capitals on April 20, 1988?

Devils won 5–2.

What was the final score of Devils vs Capitals?

The final score was Devils 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Devils?

Aaron Broten (3), Pat Verbeek, Patrik Sundstrom.

Who scored for Capitals?

Larry Murphy, Mike Ridley.

How did the Devils goalie play?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 5 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 18
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–3 · WSH won
Next game · Apr 22
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
4–10 · NJD won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 18
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–3 · WSH won
Next game · Apr 22
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
4–10 · NJD won
Also on April 20, 1988
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 final
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