Minnesota North Stars vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Sunday, February 28, 1988 · Brendan Byrne Arena
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota North Stars 8–6 on Sunday, February 28, 1988 at Brendan Byrne Arena. The Devils outshot the North Stars 45–29.
Pat Verbeek scored 4 goals and Kirk Muller scored a hat trick. Patrick Micheletti, Rick Boh, Stephane Roy, Dave Gagner, Mike Berger, John MacLean and Brian Bellows also scored.
Alain Chevrier made 19 saves on 22 shots for the win; Don Beaupre stopped 37 of 45.
Scoring
1st period
Patrick Micheletti (2)Bob Brooke (14), Moe Mantha (19)1–007:11 MNS
Rick Boh (2)Brian MacLellan (21), Dave Archibald (17)2–012:04 MNS
Stephane Roy (1)Bob Rouse (9)3–012:47 MNS
Pat Verbeek (33)Murray Brumwell (1), Aaron Broten (43)3–114:22 NJD
Kirk Muller (29)Randy Velischek (4), Joe Cirella (28)3–217:22 NJD- Kirk Muller (30)Mark Johnson (14), Aaron Broten (44)3–319:57 NJD ·
2nd period
- Pat Verbeek (34)Jack O'Callahan (17), Brendan Shanahan (18)3–403:01 NJD
Dave Gagner (5)Basil Mcrae (10), Frantisek Musil (8)4–408:53 MNS
Mike Berger (3)Brian Bellows (32), Dave Gagner (5)5–413:04 MNS · - Pat Verbeek (35)Joe Cirella (29), Kirk Muller (40)5–517:42 NJD
3rd period
- Pat Verbeek (36)Kirk Muller (41), Aaron Broten (45)5–604:01 NJD
John MacLean (16)Randy Velischek (5), Joe Cirella (30)5–716:07 NJD · 
Brian Bellows (34)Dino Ciccarelli (40), Brian MacLellan (22)6–716:39 MNS · - Kirk Muller (31)Andy Brickley (12)6–817:40 NJD
Team stats
MNSNJD
2945
0%0%
2/32/5
2925
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:32 into the first period
Dino Ciccarelli · interference2 min - 13:26 into the first periodBasil Mcrae · fighting5 min
- 13:26 into the first period
Ken Daneyko · fighting5 min - 16:33 into the first periodPatrick Micheletti · slashing2 min
- 16:33 into the first periodMurray Brumwell · slashing2 min
- 19:26 into the first periodFrantisek Musil · interference2 min
- 0:26 into the second periodKen Daneyko · hooking2 min
- 4:54 into the second periodDino Ciccarelli · cross checking2 min
- 4:54 into the second periodDino Ciccarelli · roughing2 min
- 4:54 into the second periodPatrik Sundstrom · roughing2 min
- 5:27 into the second periodFrantisek Musil · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 5:27 into the second periodKirk Muller · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 10:13 into the second periodDon Beaupre · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 10:13 into the second periodJohn MacLean · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 11:57 into the second periodKen Daneyko · holding2 min
- 4:42 into the third periodMike Berger · slashing2 min
- 6:17 into the third periodDino Ciccarelli · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 6:17 into the third periodRandy Velischek · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 14:52 into the third periodBasil Mcrae · tripping2 min
- 16:32 into the third periodDave Gagner · roughing2 min
- 16:32 into the third periodJoe Cirella · roughing2 min
- 16:32 into the third periodRandy Velischek · holding2 min
- 17:48 into the third periodMike Berger · roughing2 min
- 17:48 into the third periodPat Verbeek · roughing2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 15Dave GagnerC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 27Brian MacLellanL | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 10Stephane RoyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 13Bob BrookeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 16Rick BohC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Basil McraeL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 26Patrick MichelettiC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 37Dave ArchibaldC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Bob RouseD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Frantisek MusilD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 21Moe ManthaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 34Mike BergerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 24Richard ZemlakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 25Mitchell MessierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 32Emanuel ViveirosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kari TakkoG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | L | 45 | 8 | .822 |
New Jersey Devils
| 9Kirk MullerL | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 9 | – |
| 16Pat VerbeekR | 4 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 10Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 4 | – |
| 27Randy VelischekD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 11Brendan ShanahanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Mark JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15John MacLeanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 26Andy BrickleyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 7Jack O'CallahanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 18Murray BrumwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 19Claude LoiselleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 22Doug SullimanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 24Doug BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 32Pat ConacherL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Craig WolaninD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Bob SauveG | 7 | 3 | .571 | |
| 30Alain ChevrierG | W | 22 | 3 | .864 |