The Washington Capitals were decisively beaten by the New Jersey Devils, 5 to 2, in Game 2 of the 1988 playoff series on April 20, 1988.

1987-88 Washington Capitals

Final

NJD

Devils

1-1-0

5

WSH

Capitals

1-1-0

2

Team

NJD

WSH

1

1

1

2

3

1

3

1

0

Total

5

2

1st period

NJD

WSH

Devils

Aaron Broten (PP) assisted by Tom Kurvers and Bruce Driver

1

0

Capitals

Mike Ridley (EV) assisted by Dale Hunter and Scott Stevens

1

1

2nd period

NJD

WSH

Devils

Aaron Broten (EV) assisted by Kirk Muller

2

1

Devils

Aaron Broten (PP) assisted by Bruce Driver and Pat Verbeek

3

1

Capitals

Larry Murphy (PP) assisted by Mike Ridley and Mike Gartner

3

2

Devils

Pat Verbeek (EV) assisted by Kirk Muller and Aaron Broten

4

2

3rd period

NJD

WSH

Devils

Patrik Sundstrom (PP) assisted by Mark Johnson and Joe Cirella

5

2

Devils

Capitals

Goals

5

2

Shots

30

30

Penalty Minutes

82

80

Power-Play Goals

3

1

Power-Play Opportunities

8

9

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Sean Burke (W) 30 2 28 .933 60:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Perry Anderson 0 0 0 19 1
Aaron Broten 3 1 +2 0 4
Doug Brown 0 0 0 0 4
Joe Cirella 0 1 +1 8 4
Pat Conacher 0 0 -1 0 0
Ken Daneyko 0 0 -1 0 0
Bruce Driver 0 2 +1 0 3
Mark Johnson 0 1 0 0 0
Tom Kurvers 0 1 0 15 1
Claude Loiselle 0 0 -1 4 3
John MacLean 0 0 -1 12 1
Kirk Muller 0 2 +2 9 1
Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 2 1
Patrik Sundstrom 1 0 0 2 3
Randy Velischek 0 0 +1 0 0
Pat Verbeek 1 1 +2 9 4
Craig Wolanin 0 0 0 2 0

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Pete Peeters (L) 30 5 25 .833 60:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Greg Adams 0 0 -1 4 2
Dave Christian 0 0 -1 4 2
Yvon Corriveau 0 0 0 15 0
Garry Galley 0 0 0 5 2
Mike Gartner 0 1 +1 0 2
Bobby Gould 0 0 -1 0 1
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson 0 0 -1 0 3
Kevin Hatcher 0 0 -1 7 3
Dale Hunter 0 1 +1 6 1
Ed Kastelic 0 0 0 19 0
Grant Ledyard 0 0 -1 0 1
Kelly Miller 0 0 -1 0 0
Larry Murphy 1 0 +1 7 3
Michal Pivonka 0 0 0 0 2
Mike Ridley 1 1 +1 2 4
Greg Smith 0 0 0 7 0
Scott Stevens 0 1 -1 2 4
Peter Sundstrom 0 0 -1 2 0

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Team Leaders

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G

31

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

43

Carlson

John Carlson

+/-

+5

Mantha

Anthony Mantha

Team Rankings

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G/GP

2.63

28th

GA/GP

3.07

16th

PP%

20.6

18th

PK%

79.0

18th

2023-24 Division Standings

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TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Rangers Rangers
55 23 4 114 53
Hurricanes Hurricanes
52 23 7 111 63
Islanders Islanders
39 27 16 94 -17
Capitals Capitals
40 31 11 91 -37
Penguins Penguins
38 32 12 88 4
Flyers Flyers
38 33 11 87 -26
Devils Devils
38 39 5 81 -19
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
27 43 12 66 -63

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
8:00 PM
Wed
5/1
WSH WSH
@
NYR NYR
1:00 PM
Fri
5/3
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
1:00 PM
Sun
5/5
WSH WSH
@
NYR NYR
1:00 PM

Last Game

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WSH Capitals

0-3-0

1

Final

3

NYR Rangers

3-0-0

Fri 26 Apr 2024

NHL 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff Goals Leaders

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6

Hyman

Zach Hyman

3

Nichushkin

Valeri Nichushkin

3

Lehkonen

Artturi Lehkonen

Playoff Assists Leaders

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8

McDavid

Connor McDavid

5

Makar

Cale Makar

5

Rantanen

Mikko Rantanen

Playoff Points Leaders

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9

McDavid

Connor McDavid

7

Hyman

Zach Hyman

7

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

Playoff +/- Leaders

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+5

Byfield

Quinton Byfield

+4

Montour

Brandon Montour

+4

Marchessault

Jonathan Marchessault

Playoff Goals Against Leaders

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1.51

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

1.67

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

2.00

Thompson

Logan Thompson

NHL 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff Goals Rankings

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Avalanche

5.67

Oilers

5.67

Jets

3.67

Playoff Goals Against Rankings

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Rangers

1.67

Golden Knights

2.00

Hurricanes

2.00

Playoff Power Play Rankings

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Golden Knights

66.7

Oilers

50.0

Bruins

50.0

Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings

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Oilers

100.0

Canucks

92.3

Bruins

90.9

NHL 2023-24 Division Standings

Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Rangers Rangers
55 23 4 114 53
2
Hurricanes Hurricanes
52 23 7 111 63
3
Islanders Islanders
39 27 16 94 -17
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Panthers Panthers
52 24 6 110 68
2
Bruins Bruins
47 20 15 109 43
3
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
46 26 10 102 40
Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Stars Stars
52 21 9 113 64
2
Jets Jets
52 24 6 110 60
3
Avalanche Avalanche
50 25 7 107 50
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Canucks Canucks
50 23 9 109 56
2
Oilers Oilers
49 27 6 104 57
3
Kings Kings
44 27 11 99 41

NHL 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/25
EDM EDM
@
LAK LAK
6-1
Thu
4/25
WPG WPG
@
COL COL
2-6
Thu
4/25
VAN VAN
@
NSH NSH
2-1
Thu
4/25
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
3-1
Wed
4/24
CAR CAR
@
NYI NYI
3-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
CAR CAR
@
NYI NYI
2:00 PM
Sat
4/27
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
5:00 PM
Sat
4/27
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
8:00 PM
Sat
4/27
DAL DAL
@
VGK VGK
10:30 PM
Sun
4/28
WPG WPG
@
COL COL
2:30 PM