New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Sunday, March 20, 1988 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Sunday, March 20, 1988 at Capital Centre. The Devils outshot the Capitals 28–27.
Mike Ridley scored twice and Pat Verbeek scored twice. Doug Brown and Claude Loiselle also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Ridley (26)Dave Christian (18)0–117:59 WSH
2nd period
- Mike Ridley (27)Kelly Miller (23), Scott Stevens (58)0–200:22 WSH
Pat Verbeek (40)Aaron Broten (52), Kirk Muller (48)1–211:57 NJD ·
3rd period
- Pat Verbeek (41)Kirk Muller (49), Aaron Broten (53)2–212:48 NJD
Doug Brown (12)Unassisted3–214:12 NJD · 
Claude Loiselle (14)Doug Brown (10)4–215:12 NJD ·
Team stats
NJDWSH
2827
0%0%
1/50/3
1418
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:16 into the first period
Mike Gartner · hooking2 min - 18:09 into the first period
Joe Cirella · high sticking2 min - 18:09 into the first periodGreg Adams · high sticking2 min
- 3:31 into the second periodEd Kastelic · roughing2 min
- 4:16 into the second periodPat Verbeek · interference2 min
- 10:41 into the second periodGarry Galley · holding2 min
- 12:53 into the second periodCraig Wolanin · cross checking2 min
- 14:50 into the second periodGreg Adams · interference2 min
- 4:29 into the third periodJoe Cirella · high sticking2 min
- 4:29 into the third periodClaude Loiselle · roughing2 min
- 4:29 into the third periodEd Kastelic · high sticking2 min
- 4:29 into the third periodGrant Ledyard · roughing2 min
- 12:15 into the third periodCraig Wolanin · roughing2 min
- 12:15 into the third periodEd Kastelic · roughing2 min
- 13:45 into the third periodPat Conacher · hooking2 min
- 19:59 into the third periodLarry Murphy · hooking2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.