Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Saturday, November 19, 1988 · Brendan Byrne Arena

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3–2

36–21

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 3–2 on Saturday, November 19, 1988 at Brendan Byrne Arena. The Capitals outshot the Devils 36–21.

Goals came from Stephen Leach, Mike Ridley, Kirk Muller, Pat Verbeek and Geoff Courtnall.

Goals
WSH	1	1	1	3	36
NJD	0	0	2	2	21

Scoring

1st period

Stephen Leach (1)Lou Franceschetti (3), Bobby Gould (2)1–001:31 WSH

2nd period

Mike Ridley (9)Unassisted2–011:28 WSH ·

3rd period

Kirk Muller (9)Aaron Broten (7), Bruce Driver (10)2–102:46 NJD ·
Pat Verbeek (7)Kirk Muller (7), Aaron Broten (8)2–209:03 NJD
Geoff Courtnall (10)Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (17), Scott Stevens (11)3–219:12 WSH

Team stats

WSHNJD

3621

0%0%

1/61/2

2036

00

00

00

00

Penalties

3:09 into the first periodJoe Cirella · interference2 min
3:09 into the first periodMike Gartner · high sticking2 min
13:29 into the first periodKirk Muller · elbowing2 min
7:22 into the second periodJoe Cirella · elbowing2 min
11:02 into the second periodKen Daneyko · high sticking2 min
12:24 into the second periodJohn MacLean · roughing2 min
14:35 into the second periodGeoff Courtnall · hooking2 min
2:15 into the third periodKevin Hatcher · hooking2 min
2:54 into the third periodDavid Maley · roughing2 min
2:54 into the third periodDavid Maley · roughing2 min
2:54 into the third periodYvon Corriveau · roughing2 min
2:54 into the third periodYvon Corriveau · slashing2 min
6:45 into the third periodKen Daneyko · high sticking2 min
6:45 into the third periodKen Daneyko · roughing2 min
6:45 into the third periodJamie Huscroft · roughing2 min
6:45 into the third periodBrendan Shanahan · roughing2 min
6:45 into the third periodBrendan Shanahan · misconduct10 min
6:45 into the third periodDale Hunter · high sticking2 min
6:45 into the third periodLarry Murphy · roughing2 min
6:45 into the third periodScott Stevens · roughing2 min
9:17 into the third periodAllan Stewart · high sticking2 min
9:17 into the third periodAllan Stewart · roughing2 min
9:17 into the third periodNeil Sheehy · high sticking2 min
20:00 into the third periodKevin Hatcher · high sticking2 min

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