🎵 Away Blues 0-0 in series
4–5
Final
DET leads 4–1
🐙 Home Red Wings 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
STL 2024
DET 2125

Blues at Red Wings — Second Round Game 1

Red Wings, Second Round Game 1, beat Blues 5–4 at Little Caesars Arena on April 19, 1988.

🗓 Tue, Apr 19, 1988 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1987-88 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

STL vs DET · DET leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
4–5
Final · DET
Game 2
0–6
Final · DET
Game 3
3–6
Final · STL
Game 4
3–1
Final · DET
Game 5
3–4
Final · DET

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Shawn Burr
2 G
2 shots · +1
2nd star 🎵 STL
Mark Hunter
2 G
2 shots · -2
3rd star 🎵 STL
Gino Cavallini
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · -2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐙 Jim Nill Go-ahead 1st · 01:48
Assists: Mel Bridgman
0–1
🐙 Shawn Burr 1st · 02:31
Assists: Lee Norwood
0–2
🎵 Mark Hunter PP 1st · 10:53
Assists: Brian Benning, Doug Gilmour
1–2
🎵 Brett Hull PP Tying 1st · 13:47
Assists: Paul Cavallini, Gino Cavallini
2–2
2nd period
🐙 Steve Chiasson Go-ahead 2nd · 08:34
Assists: John Chabot, Petr Klima
2–3
3rd period
🎵 Mark Hunter Tying 3rd · 03:01
Assists: Steve Bozek, Bernie Federko
3–3
🐙 Shawn Burr Go-ahead 3rd · 06:09
Assists: Greg Stefan, Gilbert Delorme
3–4
🐙 Gerard Gallant 3rd · 07:46
Assists: Adam Oates
3–5
🎵 Gino Cavallini 3rd · 13:32
Assists: Doug Gilmour, Brian Benning
4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL DET🐙
19 Shots on goal 22
2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
15 Penalty minutes 19
STL shooting 21.1% (4/19) DET shooting 22.7% (5/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Greg Millen
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Greg Stefan
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Blues
Blues — tied after 1st: 41-35-9 (48% win rate, 85 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 50-26-10 (58% win rate, 86 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Blues
Blues: no games found in this situation this year.
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Mar 5, 1988
🐙DET @ 🎵STL
4–4 (OT) · Red Wings won
Feb 13, 1988
🐙DET @ 🎵STL
3–5 · Blues won
Jan 6, 1988
🎵STL @ 🐙DET
2–4 · Red Wings won
Dec 31, 1987
🎵STL @ 🐙DET
2–7 · Red Wings won
Dec 30, 1987
🐙DET @ 🎵STL
3–2 · Red Wings won

❓ STL vs DET, answered

Who won Blues vs Red Wings on April 19, 1988?

Red Wings won 5–4.

What was the final score of Blues vs Red Wings?

The final score was Blues 4, Red Wings 5.

Who scored for Blues?

Mark Hunter (2), Brett Hull, Gino Cavallini.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Shawn Burr (2), Gerard Gallant, Jim Nill, Steve Chiasson.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🎵Blues
Previous game · Apr 12
🪶CHI @ 🎵STL
3–5 · STL won
Next game · Apr 21
🎵STL @ 🐙DET
0–6 · DET won
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Apr 14
🐙DET @ 🍁TOR
5–3 · DET won
Next game · Apr 21
🎵STL @ 🐙DET
0–6 · DET won
Also on April 19, 1988
🛢️EDM @ 🔥CGY
3–1 final
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