New Jersey Devils vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Saturday, April 1, 1989 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 6–4 on Saturday, April 1, 1989 at Capital Centre. The Capitals outshot the Devils 35–29.
Dave Christian scored twice, John MacLean scored twice and Kelly Miller scored twice. Geoff Courtnall, Kirk Muller, Dino Ciccarelli and Tom Kurvers also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Dave Christian (33)Geoff Courtnall (38), Scott Stevens (58)0–105:38 WSH · 
John MacLean (41)Patrik Sundstrom (40), Tom Kurvers (48)1–109:01 NJD · 
Geoff Courtnall (42)Scott Stevens (59), Kevin Hatcher (25)1–216:09 WSH ·
2nd period
- John MacLean (42)Mark Johnson (24), Brendan Shanahan (27)2–205:07 NJD ·
Kirk Muller (30)Unassisted3–209:19 NJD · 
Dino Ciccarelli (44)Kevin Hatcher (26), Rod Langway (19)3–318:55 WSH · - Dave Christian (34)Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (50), Kevin Hatcher (27)3–419:45 WSH
3rd period
Tom Kurvers (16)Patrik Sundstrom (41), Brendan Shanahan (28)4–406:12 NJD
Kelly Miller (17)Scot Kleinendorst (2), Michal Pivonka (19)4–507:15 WSH- Kelly Miller (18)Mike Ridley (48), Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (51)4–613:42 WSH ·
Team stats
NJDWSH
2935
0%0%
3/74/10
10374
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:47 into the first period
Randy Velischek · hooking2 min - 3:58 into the first periodJoe Cirella · elbowing2 min
- 8:04 into the first period
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson · tripping2 min - 13:41 into the first periodPerry Anderson · fighting5 min
- 13:41 into the first periodNeil Sheehy · fighting5 min
- 14:29 into the first periodJoe Cirella · tripping2 min
- 15:17 into the first periodCraig Wolanin · cross checking2 min
- 3:08 into the second periodBob Rouse · boarding2 min
- 7:33 into the second periodLou Franceschetti · tripping2 min
- 10:20 into the second periodJoe Cirella · tripping2 min
- 11:21 into the second periodKelly Miller · interference2 min
- 13:40 into the second periodBobby Gould · slashing2 min
- 14:49 into the second periodKirk Muller · roughing2 min
- 14:49 into the second periodKirk Muller · misconduct10 min
- 14:49 into the second periodPat Verbeek · roughing2 min
- 14:49 into the second periodPat Verbeek · roughing2 min
- 14:49 into the second periodPat Verbeek · fighting5 min
- 14:49 into the second periodPat Verbeek · misconduct10 min
- 14:49 into the second periodNeil Sheehy · roughing2 min
- 14:49 into the second periodNeil Sheehy · misconduct10 min
- 14:49 into the second periodScott Stevens · roughing2 min
- 14:49 into the second periodScott Stevens · fighting5 min
- 14:49 into the second periodScott Stevens · misconduct10 min
- 18:50 into the second periodBench · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 18:50 into the second periodTommy Albelin · holding2 min
- 19:23 into the second periodAaron Broten · high sticking2 min
- 19:23 into the second periodDale Hunter · charging2 min
- 19:23 into the second periodDale Hunter · roughing2 min
- 2:57 into the third periodBob Rouse · high sticking2 min
- 7:32 into the third periodAaron Broten · high sticking5 min
- 7:32 into the third periodAaron Broten · game misconduct10 min
- 7:32 into the third periodJoe Cirella · instigator2 min
- 7:32 into the third periodJoe Cirella · fighting5 min
- 7:32 into the third periodJoe Cirella · game misconduct10 min
- 7:32 into the third periodKen Daneyko · fighting5 min
- 7:32 into the third periodKen Daneyko · game misconduct10 min
- 7:32 into the third periodLou Franceschetti · roughing2 min
- 7:32 into the third periodLou Franceschetti · fighting5 min
- 7:32 into the third periodNeil Sheehy · fighting5 min
- 7:32 into the third periodNeil Sheehy · game misconduct10 min
- 9:22 into the third periodTommy Albelin · roughing2 min
- 9:22 into the third periodDale Hunter · high sticking2 min
- 12:47 into the third periodDavid Maley · tripping2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.