New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Sunday, February 7, 1988 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 6–3 on Sunday, February 7, 1988 at Boston Garden. The Devils outshot the Bruins 23–20.
Cam Neely scored twice. Ken Linseman, Reed Larson, Kirk Muller, Randy Burridge, Gord Kluzak, Brendan Shanahan and David Maley also scored.
Doug Keans made 20 saves on 23 shots for the win; Alain Chevrier stopped 14 of 20.
Scoring
1st period
Ken Linseman (20)Lyndon Byers (9), Geoff Courtnall (23)0–107:54 BOS
Reed Larson (7)Doug Keans (2)0–211:02 BOS
Cam Neely (30)Bob Sweeney (9), Gord Kluzak (29)0–313:47 BOS
Kirk Muller (28)John MacLean (11)1–316:55 NJD
Randy Burridge (22)Steve Kasper (32)1–419:38 BOS
2nd period
Gord Kluzak (6)Ray Bourque (45), Tommy Lehman (2)1–505:26 BOS
Brendan Shanahan (7)Andy Brickley (8), Joe Cirella (26)2–510:32 NJD
3rd period
- Cam Neely (31)Michael Thelven (18), Steve Kasper (33)2–613:14 BOS ·
David Maley (4)Brendan Shanahan (15), Jack O'Callahan (15)3–613:52 NJD
Team stats
NJDBOS
2320
0%0%
0/51/5
1515
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:04 into the first period
Lyndon Byers · holding2 min - 3:23 into the first period
Mark Johnson · holding2 min - 11:18 into the first periodLyndon Byers · holding2 min
- 3:48 into the second periodCam Neely · roughing2 min
- 4:38 into the second periodJohn MacLean · slashing2 min
- 10:58 into the second periodKen Daneyko · hooking2 min
- 7:04 into the third periodDavid Maley · holding2 min
- 10:10 into the third periodReed Larson · fighting5 min
- 10:10 into the third periodPerry Anderson · fighting5 min
- 11:44 into the third periodKen Daneyko · tripping2 min
- 14:39 into the third periodWilli Plett · elbowing2 min
- 19:56 into the third periodKen Linseman · slashing2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 11Brendan ShanahanL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 8David MaleyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 9Kirk MullerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 15John MacLeanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Andy BrickleyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Jack O'CallahanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 10Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 12Mark JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 24Doug BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 25Perry AndersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Tom KurversD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Craig WolaninD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 14Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Bruce DriverD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Randy VelischekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Alain ChevrierG | L | 20 | 6 | .700 |
Boston Bruins
| 8Cam NeelyR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 6Gord KluzakD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 13Ken LinsemanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 14Geoff CourtnallL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Tommy LehmanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 34Lyndon ByersR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 42Bob SweeneyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 22Michael ThelvenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 77Ray BourqueD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 10Billy O'DwyerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 29Jay MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 37Paul BeraldoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 41Allen PedersenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rejean LemelinG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Doug KeansG | W | 23 | 3 | .870 |