3–1

Final

NJD leads 4–3

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

Devils at Capitals — Second Round Game 5

Devils, Second Round Game 5, beat Capitals 3–1 at Capital One Arena on April 26, 1988.

🗓 Tue, Apr 26, 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 5

3–1

Final · NJD

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Kirk Muller

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

2nd star 😈 NJD

Pat Verbeek

2 A

3rd star 😈 NJD

Tom Kurvers

1 G

5 shots

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Kirk Muller Go-ahead 1st · 16:36

Unassisted

1–0

2nd period

😈 Tom Kurvers PP 2nd · 06:54

Assists: Kirk Muller, Pat Verbeek

2–0

3rd period

🦅 Mike Ridley 3rd · 10:24

Unassisted

2–1

😈 Kirk Muller 3rd · 13:26

Assists: Pat Verbeek

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 29

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

14 Penalty minutes 12

NJD shooting 9.7% (3/31) WSH shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Bob Sauve

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Clint Malarchuk

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–0

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 →

❓ NJD vs WSH, answered

Who won Devils vs Capitals on April 26, 1988?

Devils won 3–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Capitals?

The final score was Devils 3, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Devils?

Kirk Muller (2), Tom Kurvers.

Who scored for Capitals?

Mike Ridley.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk made 0 saves on 3 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 24

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 24

Also on April 26, 1988

🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL

4–1 final

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