😈 Away Devils 3-3 in series
3–2
Final
NJD leads 4–3
🦅 Home Capitals 3-3 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NJD 2013
WSH 0202

Devils at Capitals — Second Round Game 7

Devils, Second Round Game 7, beat Capitals 3–2 at Capital One Arena on April 30, 1988.

🗓 Sat, Apr 30, 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
John MacLean
1 G
3 shots · +1
2nd star 😈 NJD
Claude Loiselle
1 G
2 shots
3rd star 😈 NJD
Kirk Muller
1 G
2 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Kirk Muller Go-ahead 1st · 00:14
Assists: Aaron Broten, Pat Verbeek
1–0
😈 Claude Loiselle 1st · 12:01
Assists: Bruce Driver, Joe Cirella
2–0
2nd period
🦅 Grant Ledyard 2nd · 15:21
Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Greg Adams
2–1
🦅 Garry Galley Tying 2nd · 19:54
Unassisted
2–2
3rd period
😈 John MacLean Go-ahead 3rd · 13:49
Assists: Craig Wolanin, Mark Johnson
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD WSH🦅
26 Shots on goal 32
16 Penalty minutes 12
NJD shooting 11.5% (3/26) WSH shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Sean Burke
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Pete Peeters
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–2
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 50-37-5 (54% win rate, 92 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 50-34-9 (54% win rate, 93 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 28, 1988
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
7–2 · Capitals won
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

❓ NJD vs WSH, answered

Who won Devils vs Capitals on April 30, 1988?

Devils won 3–2.

What was the final score of Devils vs Capitals?

The final score was Devils 3, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Devils?

Claude Loiselle, John MacLean, Kirk Muller.

Who scored for Capitals?

Garry Galley, Grant Ledyard.

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 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 28
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
7–2 · WSH won
Next game · May 2
😈NJD @ 🐻BOS
3–5 · BOS won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 28
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
7–2 · WSH won
Next game · Oct 7
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
6–4 · PIT won
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