New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota North Stars
Regular season · Saturday, January 9, 1988 · Met Center
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota North Stars 4–3 on Saturday, January 9, 1988 at Met Center. The North Stars outshot the Devils 40–26.
Kirk Muller scored twice and Brian Bellows scored twice. Frantisek Musil, Christopher Cichocki and Mark Johnson also scored.
Bob Sauve made 37 saves on 40 shots for the win; Kari Takko stopped 22 of 26.
Scoring
2nd period
Frantisek Musil (6)Dino Ciccarelli (30), Basil Mcrae (7)0–103:30 MNS
Kirk Muller (16)Jack O'Callahan (11), Pat Verbeek (18)1–105:22 NJD · 
Christopher Cichocki (1)Craig Wolanin (14)2–108:15 NJD- Kirk Muller (17)Aaron Broten (27)3–108:36 NJD
Mark Johnson (7)Unassisted4–113:00 NJD
Brian Bellows (28)Brian Lawton (18), Craig Hartsburg (16)4–219:37 MNS ·
3rd period
- Brian Bellows (29)Keith Acton (11)4–312:05 MNS
Team stats
NJDMNS
2640
0%0%
1/41/7
3721
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:18 into the first period
Bob Brooke · roughing2 min - 13:02 into the first period
Joe Cirella · holding2 min - 15:25 into the first periodFrantisek Musil · interference2 min
- 19:07 into the first periodCraig Wolanin · slashing2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodKen Daneyko · misconduct10 min
- 4:15 into the second periodBob Rouse · tripping2 min
- 4:21 into the second periodFrantisek Musil · high sticking double minor4 min
- 4:21 into the second periodFrantisek Musil · fighting5 min
- 4:21 into the second periodBrendan Shanahan · high sticking double minor4 min
- 4:21 into the second periodBrendan Shanahan · fighting5 min
- 4:34 into the second periodBob Brooke · tripping2 min
- 4:34 into the second periodDavid Maley · tripping2 min
- 5:30 into the second periodJoe Cirella · tripping2 min
- 14:05 into the second periodCraig Hartsburg · high sticking2 min
- 14:05 into the second periodClaude Loiselle · hooking2 min
- 14:05 into the second periodDavid Maley · high sticking2 min
- 16:51 into the second periodTom Kurvers · holding2 min
- 19:22 into the second periodKirk Muller · holding2 min
- 3:06 into the third periodDavid Maley · tripping2 min
- 6:05 into the third periodKeith Acton · hooking2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 9Kirk MullerL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 10Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Mark JohnsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 16Pat VerbeekR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 29Christopher CichockiR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 6Craig WolaninD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Jack O'CallahanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8David MaleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 11Brendan ShanahanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 18Allan StewartL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 19Claude LoiselleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 20Anders CarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Doug BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Tom KurversD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Bruce DriverD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Bob SauveG | W | 40 | 3 | .925 |
| 30Alain ChevrierG | 0 | 0 | – |
Minnesota North Stars
| 23Brian BellowsL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 8 | – |
| 11Brian LawtonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Basil McraeL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 6Frantisek MusilD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 9Dennis MarukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 13Bob BrookeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Brian MacLellanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 37Dave ArchibaldC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Bob RouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 32Emanuel ViveirosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kari TakkoG | L | 26 | 4 | .846 |
| 33Don BeaupreG | 0 | 0 | – |