3–5

Final

BOS leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	0	2	1	3
BOS	1	2	2	5

Devils at Bruins — Conference Finals Game 1

Bruins, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Devils 5–3 at TD Garden on May 2, 1988.

🗓 Mon, May 2, 1988 · 18:30 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1987-88 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Conference Finals — Best of 7

NJD vs BOS · BOS leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

3–5

Final · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Tom Kurvers

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · -2

2nd star 😈 NJD

Aaron Broten

3 A

1 shots

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ken Linseman

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Glen Wesley Go-ahead 1st · 08:48

Assists: Willi Plett, Randy Burridge

0–1

2nd period

🐻 Steve Kasper 2nd · 02:38

Assists: Randy Burridge, Willi Plett

0–2

🐻 Craig Janney PP 2nd · 09:40

Assists: Cam Neely

0–3

😈 Tom Kurvers 2nd · 11:26

Assists: Pat Verbeek, Aaron Broten

1–3

😈 Jack O'Callahan 2nd · 13:45

Assists: Aaron Broten, Tom Kurvers

2–3

3rd period

😈 Tom Kurvers PP Tying 3rd · 02:48

Assists: Aaron Broten, Jack O'Callahan

3–3

🐻 Ray Bourque Go-ahead 3rd · 05:56

Assists: Ken Linseman, Keith Crowder

3–4

🐻 Ken Linseman 3rd · 16:05

Assists: Bob Sweeney, Keith Crowder

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BOS🐻

28 Shots on goal 30

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

23 Penalty minutes 23

NJD shooting 10.7% (3/28) BOS shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Bob Sauve

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:42 TOI

🐻Bruins

Rejean Lemelin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Mar 5, 1988

😈NJD @ 🐻BOS

7–6 (OT) · Devils won

5–5 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs BOS, answered

Who won Devils vs Bruins on May 2, 1988?

Bruins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Devils vs Bruins?

The final score was Devils 3, Bruins 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Tom Kurvers (2), Jack O'Callahan.

Who scored for Bruins?

Craig Janney, Glen Wesley, Ken Linseman, Ray Bourque, Steve Kasper.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rejean Lemelin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

😈Devils

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🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 26

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