Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Wednesday, October 19, 1988 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Wednesday, October 19, 1988 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Capitals 30-29.
Brian Mullen scored a hat trick. Brian Lawton, Ulf Dahlen and Mike Ridley also scored.
John Vanbiesbrouck made 28 saves on 29 shots for the win; Clint Malarchuk stopped 25 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Brian Mullen (1)Brian Lawton (1), Guy Lafleur (2)0–117:44 NYR
2nd period
- Brian Mullen (2)Michel Petit (1), Guy Lafleur (3)0–217:07 NYR · PPG
3rd period
Brian Lawton (1)David Shaw (1)0–301:28 NYR
Ulf Dahlen (5)Unassisted0–407:17 NYR
Mike Ridley (6)Kelly Miller (3), Scott Stevens (4)1–416:53 WSH- Brian Mullen (3)Brian Lawton (2), Brian Leetch (3)1–518:32 NYR
Team stats
WSHNYR
29Shots on goal30
0%Faceoff %0%
0/4Power play1/2
16Penalty minutes20
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 00:14
Chris Nilan · elbowing2 min - 1st 10:11Rudy Poeschek · fighting5 min
- 1st 10:11
Jim Thomson · fighting5 min - 2nd 00:43Michel Petit · holding2 min
- 2nd 04:29Kelly Miller · holding2 min
- 2nd 08:19Normand Rochefort · hooking2 min
- 2nd 14:21David Shaw · hooking2 min
- 2nd 16:38Dave Christian · tripping2 min
- 3rd 15:37Ulf Dahlen · roughing2 min
- 3rd 15:37Bobby Gould · holding2 min
- 3rd 17:08Rudy Poeschek · fighting5 min
- 3rd 17:08Jim Thomson · fighting5 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 10Kelly MillerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Mike RidleyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 3Scott StevensD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 12Peter SundstromL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 14Geoff CourtnallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 20Michal PivonkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 21Stephen LeachR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 23Bobby GouldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 26Yvon CorriveauL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 27Dave ChristianR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Jim ThomsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Kevin HatcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 5Rod LangwayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 6Grant LedyardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 8Larry MurphyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Neil SheehyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pete PeetersG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 30Clint MalarchukG | L | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| 17Brian LawtonC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 19Brian MullenR | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 10Guy LafleurR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 9Ulf DahlenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2Brian LeetchD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 21David ShawD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 8Darren TurcotteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Marcel DionneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Tony GranatoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 20Jan ErixonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 23Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 28Tomas SandstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 30Chris NilanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Normand RochefortD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Rudy PoeschekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Bob FroeseG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | W | 29 | 28 | 1 | .966 | 60:00 |