Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Friday, December 19, 1986 · Brendan Byrne Arena
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 6-4 on Friday, December 19, 1986 at Brendan Byrne Arena.
Mel Bridgman scored twice and John MacLean scored twice. David Jensen, Greg Adams, Mike Gartner, Doug Sulliman, Dave Christian and Kirk Muller also scored.
Kirk McLean made 23 saves on 24 shots for the win; Al Jensen stopped 21 of 27.
Scoring
1st period
David Jensen (1)Kevin Hatcher (7), Rod Langway (13)1–000:26 WSH
Greg Adams (3)Alan Haworth (5), Larry Murphy (18)2–000:53 WSH
Mike Gartner (7)Dave Christian (8)3–001:21 WSH
Mel Bridgman (6)Pat Verbeek (14), Doug Sulliman (9)3–107:46 NJD
Doug Sulliman (12)Mel Bridgman (19), Kirk Muller (22)3–214:22 NJD
John MacLean (15)Aaron Broten (26), Uli Hiemer (13)3–315:02 NJD
Dave Christian (8)Alan Haworth (6)4–319:45 WSH
2nd period
- Mel Bridgman (7)Greg Adams (13)4–401:46 NJD
3rd period
Kirk Muller (13)Doug Sulliman (10), Andy Brickley (8)4–501:09 NJD- John MacLean (16)Aaron Broten (27)4–601:28 NJD
Team stats
WSHNJD
27Shots on goal27
0%Faceoff %0%
0/3Power play0/3
20Penalty minutes10
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 03:02
Steve Richmond · high sticking2 min - 1st 05:35Pat Verbeek · roughing2 min
- 1st 10:18
David Jensen · tripping2 min - 1st 16:11Craig Laughlin · interference2 min
- 1st 17:18Claude Loiselle · roughing2 min
- 1st 17:18Paul Cavallini · roughing2 min
- 2nd 07:28Anders Carlsson · hooking2 min
- 3rd 02:37Kirk Muller · roughing2 min
- 3rd 02:37Craig Laughlin · roughing2 min
- 3rd 13:15Greg Adams · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 13:15Greg Adams · misconduct10 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 15Alan HaworthC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Dave ChristianR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9David JensenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 22Greg AdamsL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Kevin HatcherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 5Rod LangwayD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Larry MurphyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 | – |
| 14Gaetan DuchesneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 18Craig LaughlinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Michal PivonkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | – |
| 23Bobby GouldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Gary SampsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 32Lou FranceschettiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 6John BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 17John BlumD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 30Paul CavalliniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | – |
| 38Yves BeaudoinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Bob MasonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Al JensenG | L | 27 | 21 | 6 | .778 | 58:56 |
New Jersey Devils
| 18Mel BridgmanC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 22Doug SullimanL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 9Kirk MullerL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 10Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15John MacLeanR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 16Pat VerbeekR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Greg AdamsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 26Andy BrickleyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 28Uli HiemerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 12Mark JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Claude LoiselleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 20Anders CarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29Jan LudvigR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 21Steve RichmondD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Bruce DriverD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Randy VelischekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Alain ChevrierG | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 01:21 | |
| 32Kirk McLeanG | W | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 58:39 |