🦅 Away Capitals 3-2 in series
7–2
Final
NJD leads 4–3
😈 Home Devils 2-3 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
WSH 3227
NJD 1012

Capitals at Devils — Second Round Game 6

Capitals, Second Round Game 6, beat Devils 7–2 at Prudential Center on April 28, 1988.

🗓 Thu, Apr 28, 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 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
Scott Stevens
4 A
1 shots · +2
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Dave Christian
1 G, 1 A
5 shots
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Mike Gartner
1 G, 1 A
1 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Claude Loiselle Go-ahead 1st · 00:18
Unassisted
0–1
🦅 Mike Ridley Tying 1st · 06:40
Assists: Michal Pivonka, Larry Murphy
1–1
🦅 Dale Hunter PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:07
Assists: Scott Stevens, Dave Christian
2–1
🦅 Stephen Leach 1st · 17:03
Assists: Scott Stevens
3–1
2nd period
🦅 Yvon Corriveau 2nd · 10:43
Unassisted
4–1
🦅 Dave Christian 2nd · 17:48
Assists: Mike Gartner
5–1
3rd period
🦅 Kelly Miller SH 3rd · 05:25
Assists: Scott Stevens
6–1
😈 David Maley 3rd · 07:21
Assists: Jim Korn, Doug Sulliman
6–2
🦅 Mike Gartner PP 3rd · 18:32
Assists: Scott Stevens, Larry Murphy
7–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NJD😈
31 Shots on goal 27
2/9 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
18 Penalty minutes 63
WSH shooting 22.6% (7/31) NJD shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Pete Peeters
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
😈Devils
Sean Burke
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 39:54 TOI
Bob Sauve
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–1
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 5–1
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 →
Apr 26, 1988
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
3–1 · Devils won
Apr 24, 1988
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
4–1 · Capitals won
Apr 22, 1988
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
4–10 · Devils won
Apr 20, 1988
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
5–2 · Devils won
Apr 18, 1988
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–3 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NJD, answered

Who won Capitals vs Devils on April 28, 1988?

Capitals won 7–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Devils?

The final score was Capitals 7, Devils 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dale Hunter, Dave Christian, Kelly Miller, Mike Gartner, Mike Ridley, Stephen Leach, Yvon Corriveau.

Who scored for Devils?

Claude Loiselle, David Maley.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 5 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 26
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
3–1 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 30
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
3–2 · NJD won
😈Devils
Previous game · Apr 26
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
3–1 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 30
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
3–2 · NJD won
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