New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Saturday, November 12, 1988 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 6–3 on Saturday, November 12, 1988 at Capital Centre. The Capitals outshot the Devils 41–20.
Patrik Sundstrom scored twice and Jim Korn scored twice. Geoff Courtnall, Pat Verbeek, Bobby Gould, John MacLean and Bengt-Ake Gustafsson also scored.
Scoring
2nd period
Patrik Sundstrom (5)Anders Carlsson (1)1–001:48 NJD · 
Geoff Courtnall (8)Mike Ridley (8), Dale Hunter (8)1–102:45 WSH · 
Pat Verbeek (5)Perry Anderson (1), Kirk Muller (5)2–104:18 NJD
Bobby Gould (3)Peter Sundstrom (1), Lou Franceschetti (1)2–207:25 WSH
John MacLean (7)Patrik Sundstrom (7), Bruce Driver (9)3–215:39 NJD · 
Jim Korn (3)Brendan Shanahan (2)4–217:45 NJD
3rd period
- Jim Korn (4)David Maley (3), Claude Loiselle (2)5–201:25 NJD
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (4)Mike Millar (1), Larry Murphy (6)5–316:24 WSH- Patrik Sundstrom (6)Claude Loiselle (3), Jim Korn (1)6–319:27 NJD ·
Team stats
NJDWSH
2041
0%0%
1/31/7
5852
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:08 into the first period
Rod Langway · holding2 min - 5:13 into the first periodDale Hunter · charging2 min
- 8:05 into the first period
Joe Cirella · tripping2 min - 8:05 into the first periodClaude Loiselle · high sticking2 min
- 8:05 into the first periodDale Hunter · roughing2 min
- 12:49 into the first periodCraig Wolanin · cross checking2 min
- 15:38 into the first periodPerry Anderson · roughing2 min
- 15:38 into the first periodPerry Anderson · roughing2 min
- 15:38 into the first periodNeil Sheehy · high sticking2 min
- 1:00 into the second periodKirk Muller · slashing2 min
- 3:53 into the second periodJim Korn · roughing2 min
- 3:53 into the second periodClaude Loiselle · roughing2 min
- 3:53 into the second periodDavid Maley · misconduct10 min
- 3:53 into the second periodGeoff Courtnall · misconduct10 min
- 3:53 into the second periodLarry Murphy · roughing2 min
- 3:53 into the second periodScott Stevens · roughing2 min
- 4:28 into the second periodBruce Driver · high sticking2 min
- 4:28 into the second periodDave Christian · high sticking2 min
- 7:48 into the second periodKen Daneyko · misconduct10 min
- 7:48 into the second periodPatrik Sundstrom · roughing2 min
- 7:48 into the second periodCraig Wolanin · misconduct10 min
- 7:48 into the second periodJohn Druce · misconduct10 min
- 7:48 into the second periodDale Hunter · roughing2 min
- 7:48 into the second periodGrant Ledyard · misconduct10 min
- 8:28 into the second periodBruce Driver · cross checking2 min
- 8:28 into the second periodMike Ridley · high sticking2 min
- 9:27 into the second periodBrendan Shanahan · roughing2 min
- 13:44 into the second periodNeil Sheehy · interference2 min
- 9:13 into the third periodAnders Carlsson · holding2 min
- 9:43 into the third periodDale Hunter · slashing2 min
- 9:59 into the third periodRandy Velischek · holding2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.