Detroit Red Wings vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Thursday, January 21, 1988 · Brendan Byrne Arena
Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the New Jersey Devils 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, January 21, 1988 at Brendan Byrne Arena. The Devils outshot the Red Wings 29–17.
Brent Ashton scored twice. Kirk Muller, Mike O'connell and Brendan Shanahan also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Brent Ashton (15)John Chabot (24), Rick Zombo (3)1–010:36 DET
2nd period
Kirk Muller (24)Joe Cirella (22), Aaron Broten (34)1–107:58 NJD
Mike O'connell (4)Gerard Gallant (29), Bob Probert (22)2–110:23 DET
3rd period
Brendan Shanahan (4)Bruce Driver (27), Mark Johnson (12)2–219:47 NJD
Overtime
- Brent Ashton (16)Gerard Gallant (30)3–203:37 DET
Team stats
DETNJD
1729
0%0%
0/30/5
1612
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 15:23 into the first period
Tom Kurvers · hooking2 min - 19:36 into the first period
Lee Norwood · holding2 min - 8:21 into the second periodRandy Velischek · holding2 min
- 11:23 into the second periodBrent Ashton · roughing2 min
- 11:23 into the second periodHarold Snepsts · roughing2 min
- 11:23 into the second periodHarold Snepsts · roughing2 min
- 11:23 into the second periodKirk Muller · roughing2 min
- 11:23 into the second periodRandy Velischek · roughing2 min
- 18:34 into the second periodMike O'connell · holding2 min
- 0:59 into the third periodLee Norwood · roughing2 min
- 0:59 into the third periodLee Norwood · roughing2 min
- 0:59 into the third periodJohn MacLean · roughing2 min
- 4:05 into the third periodTom Kurvers · hooking2 min
- 14:46 into the third periodLee Norwood · slashing2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.