The Washington Capitals defeated the New Jersey Devils, 3 to 1, in Game 1 of the 1988 playoff series on April 18, 1988.

Devils

0-1-0

1-0-0

Team

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NJD

WSH

Mike Ridley (EV) unassisted

2nd period

NJD

WSH

Larry Murphy (PP) assisted by Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

Scott Stevens (EV) assisted by Larry Murphy and Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

3rd period

NJD

WSH

Tom Kurvers (EV) assisted by Pat Verbeek and Aaron Broten

Devils

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Devils

Capitals

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Sean Burke (L) S. Burke	0	1	0	31	28	.903	3	3.00	0	60

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Perry Anderson P. Anderson	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Aaron Broten A. Broten	0	1	1	0	0	5	0.0
Doug Brown D. Brown	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Joe Cirella J. Cirella	0	0	0	-1	4	3	0.0
Pat Conacher P. Conacher	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ken Daneyko K. Daneyko	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0.0
Bruce Driver B. Driver	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0
Tom Kurvers T. Kurvers	1	0	1	0	0	6	16.7
Claude Loiselle C. Loiselle	0	0	0	0	2	3	0.0
John MacLean J. MacLean	0	0	0	0	4	3	0.0
David Maley D. Maley	0	0	0	0	2	0
Kirk Muller K. Muller	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0.0
Doug Sulliman D. Sulliman	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.0
Patrik Sundstrom P. Sundstrom	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Randy Velischek R. Velischek	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Pat Verbeek P. Verbeek	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0.0
Craig Wolanin C. Wolanin	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.0

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Pete Peeters (W) P. Peeters	1	0	0	34	33	.971	1	1.00	0	60

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Dave Christian D. Christian	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Yvon Corriveau Y. Corriveau	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Garry Galley G. Galley	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0.0
Mike Gartner M. Gartner	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0.0
Bobby Gould B. Gould	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson B. Gustafsson	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Kevin Hatcher K. Hatcher	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dale Hunter D. Hunter	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rod Langway R. Langway	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Stephen Leach S. Leach	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Ledyard G. Ledyard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Kelly Miller K. Miller	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Larry Murphy L. Murphy	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	1	3	33.3
Michal Pivonka M. Pivonka	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Mike Ridley M. Ridley	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	2	50.0
Scott Stevens S. Stevens	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	6	16.7
Peter Sundstrom P. Sundstrom	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0