3–2

Final / OT

BOS leads 4–3

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

Devils at Bruins — Conference Finals Game 2

Devils, Conference Finals Game 2, beat Bruins 3–2 in overtime at TD Garden on May 4, 1988.

🗓 Wed, May 4, 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

Game 2

3–2

OT · NJD

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Pat Verbeek

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

2nd star 😈 NJD

Aaron Broten

1 G

2 shots

3rd star 😈 NJD

Doug Brown

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Keith Crowder PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:38

Assists: Ken Linseman, Glen Wesley

0–1

😈 Pat Verbeek PP Tying 1st · 11:38

Assists: Bruce Driver, Tom Kurvers

1–1

😈 Aaron Broten PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:20

Assists: Kirk Muller, Pat Verbeek

2–1

3rd period

🐻 Bob Joyce PP Tying 3rd · 16:36

Assists: Cam Neely, Craig Janney

2–2

Overtime

😈 Doug Brown Go-ahead OT · 17:46

Assists: Joe Cirella, Randy Velischek

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BOS🐻

33 Shots on goal 41

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

58 Penalty minutes 58

NJD shooting 9.1% (3/33) BOS shooting 4.9% (2/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Sean Burke

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 77:46 TOI

🐻Bruins

Rejean Lemelin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 77:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

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 →

7–6 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs BOS, answered

Who won Devils vs Bruins on May 4, 1988?

Devils won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Devils vs Bruins?

The final score was Devils 3, Bruins 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Devils?

Aaron Broten, Doug Brown, Pat Verbeek.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bob Joyce, Keith Crowder.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 2 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

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🐻Bruins

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