Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins
Playoffs · Tuesday, April 12, 1988 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 on Tuesday, April 12, 1988 at Boston Garden. The Bruins outshot the Sabres 32-22.
Rick Middleton scored twice. Steve Kasper, Christian Ruuttu, Dave Andreychuk, Ken Linseman, Tom McCarthy, John Tucker and Ray Sheppard also scored.
Rejean Lemelin made 18 saves on 22 shots for the win; Daren Puppa stopped 27 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Kasper (2)Randy Burridge (1), Rick Middleton (1)0–101:58 BOS
Rick Middleton (2)Ken Linseman (4), John Blum (1)0–212:28 BOS · SHG
2nd period
Christian Ruuttu (1)Ray Sheppard (1)1–200:54 BUF · PPG
Dave Andreychuk (2)Unassisted2–206:42 BUF · PPG
3rd period
Ken Linseman (2)Ray Bourque (6), Gord Kluzak (2)2–301:10 BOS
Tom McCarthy (2)Bob Sweeney (1)2–406:05 BOS
John Tucker (7)Mark Napier (3), Mike Ramsey (2)3–411:13 BUF- Rick Middleton (3)Steve Kasper (2), Randy Burridge (2)3–514:16 BOS
Ray Sheppard (1)Phil Housley (4), Mike Ramsey (3)4–516:58 BUF · PPG
Team stats
BUFBOS
22Shots on goal32
0%Faceoff %0%
3/4Power play0/5
14Penalty minutes12
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 04:47
Bob Halkidis · roughing2 min - 1st 08:06
Willi Plett · high sticking2 min - 1st 08:06Willi Plett · roughing2 min
- 1st 08:06Mike Hartman · high sticking2 min
- 1st 08:06Mike Hartman · roughing2 min
- 1st 11:05Michael Thelven · holding2 min
- 1st 14:20Uwe Krupp · holding2 min
- 2nd 00:06Ray Bourque · interference2 min
- 2nd 03:02Uwe Krupp · holding2 min
- 2nd 05:30Rick Middleton · holding2 min
- 2nd 07:35Clark Gillies · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 01:29John Tucker · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 16:47Ray Bourque · holding2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 23Ray SheppardR | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 7John TuckerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Christian RuuttuC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | – |
| 25Dave AndreychukL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 65Mark NapierR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 6Phil HousleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 9Scott ArnielL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | – |
| 12Ken PriestlayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 19Kevin MaguireR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Mike HartmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 77Pierre TurgeonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | – |
| 90Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 3Calle JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 4Uwe KruppD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 18Bob HalkidisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacques CloutierG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 31Daren PuppaG | L | 32 | 27 | 5 | .844 | 58:54 |
Boston Bruins
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 13Ken LinsemanC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 19Tom McCarthyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 42Bob SweeneyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Gord KluzakD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 33John BlumD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 77Ray BourqueD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 8Cam NeelyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Craig JanneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Bob JoyceL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 36Moe LemayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Michael ThelvenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 39Greg HawgoodD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rejean LemelinG | W | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 60:00 |
| 35Andy MoogG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |