New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Thursday, March 23, 1989 · Boston Garden

New JerseyDevilsAway

3–5

Final

SOG 34–41

BostonBruinsHome

Game summary

The Boston Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Thursday, March 23, 1989 at Boston Garden. The Bruins outshot the Devils 41-34.

John MacLean scored twice and Bob Sweeney scored twice. Keith Crowder, John Carter, Ken Daneyko and Ken Linseman also scored.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NJD	2	1	0	3	34
BOS	3	1	1	5	41

Scoring

1st period

John MacLean (39)Aaron Broten (41), Tommy Albelin (28)1–008:50 NJD
Keith Crowder (15)Unassisted1–111:17 BOS
John Carter (12)Unassisted1–212:44 BOS
John MacLean (40)Aaron Broten (42), Brendan Shanahan (25)2–215:08 NJD · PPG
Bob Sweeney (13)Unassisted2–318:50 BOS · SHG

2nd period

Ken Daneyko (4)Jim Korn (15)3–303:50 NJD
Bob Sweeney (14)Randy Burridge (28), Allen Pedersen (5)3–410:04 BOS

3rd period

Ken Linseman (26)Randy Burridge (29), Ray Bourque (40)3–506:01 BOS · PPG

Team stats

NJDBOS

34Shots on goal41

0%Faceoff %0%

1/5Power play1/3

28Penalty minutes42

0Hits0

0Blocked shots0

0Giveaways0

0Takeaways0

Penalties

1st 00:20Cam Neely · roughing2 min
1st 00:20Ken Daneyko · instigator2 min
1st 00:20Ken Daneyko · fighting5 min
1st 13:11Andy Moog · roughing2 min
1st 14:28Allen Pedersen · cross checking2 min
1st 18:09Greg Hawgood · fighting5 min
1st 18:09Craig Janney · holding2 min
1st 18:09Claude Loiselle · fighting5 min
2nd 15:41Craig Wolanin · holding2 min
2nd 18:33Greg Hawgood · high sticking5 min
2nd 18:33Greg Hawgood · game misconduct10 min
2nd 18:33Glen Wesley · tripping2 min
3rd 05:52John MacLean · hooking2 min
3rd 10:29Allen Pedersen · misconduct10 min
3rd 10:29Bob Sweeney · slashing2 min
3rd 10:29Sean Burke · roughing2 min
3rd 10:29Brendan Shanahan · misconduct10 min

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