4–1

Final

NJD leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	2	1	1	4
NJD	1	0	0	1

Capitals at Devils — Second Round Game 4

Capitals, Second Round Game 4, beat Devils 4–1 at Prudential Center on April 24, 1988.

🗓 Sun, Apr 24, 1988 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 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 4

4–1

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Dave Christian

2 G

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dale Hunter

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Kevin Hatcher

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Tom Kurvers PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:12

Assists: Patrik Sundstrom, Mark Johnson

0–1

🦅 Dave Christian Tying 1st · 03:55

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Kevin Hatcher

1–1

🦅 Peter Sundstrom Go-ahead 1st · 11:02

Assists: Yvon Corriveau, Dale Hunter

2–1

2nd period

🦅 Dave Christian 2nd · 09:11

Assists: Kelly Miller

3–1

3rd period

🦅 Dale Hunter PP 3rd · 08:45

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Mike Ridley

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NJD😈

31 Shots on goal 25

1/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

40 Penalty minutes 48

WSH shooting 12.9% (4/31) NJD shooting 4.0% (1/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 29:42 TOI

Clint Malarchuk

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 30:18 TOI

😈Devils

Sean Burke

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs NJD, answered

Who won Capitals vs Devils on April 24, 1988?

Capitals won 4–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Devils?

The final score was Capitals 4, Devils 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dave Christian (2), Dale Hunter, Peter Sundstrom.

Who scored for Devils?

Tom Kurvers.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Devils goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 22

😈Devils

Previous game · Apr 22

Also on April 24, 1988

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0–2 final

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