New York Rangers
at
Washington Capitals
Jan 8, 1988 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
4 | 34 |
| Washington Capitals |
8 | 26 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:02 | NYR | Walt Poddubny (26) | James Patrick (33), Jim Pavese (2) | 1 - 0 |
| 05:11 | WSH | Bobby Gould (4) | Kevin Hatcher (11), Peter Sundstrom (10) | 1 - 1 |
| 09:00 | WSH | Larry Murphy (6) PP | Scott Stevens (33), Mike Gartner (17) | 1 - 2 |
| 17:02 | WSH | Greg Adams (9) | Mike Gartner (18), Larry Murphy (32) | 1 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:20 | WSH | Yvon Corriveau (1) | Dave Christian (8), Bill Houlder (2) | 1 - 4 |
| 11:48 | NYR | Lucien DeBlois (7) | Don Maloney (11), Jan Erixon (8) | 2 - 4 |
| 14:24 | WSH | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (13) SH | Unassisted | 2 - 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:00 | NYR | Kelly Kisio (14) | Chris Jensen (1), Brian Mullen (18) | 3 - 5 |
| 04:44 | WSH | Peter Sundstrom (4) | Bobby Gould (3), Kelly Miller (7) | 3 - 6 |
| 17:03 | WSH | Craig Laughlin (5) PP | Dave Christian (9), Dale Hunter (19) | 3 - 7 |
| 18:34 | NYR | Ulf Dahlen (12) | Walt Poddubny (27), Tomas Sandstrom (23) | 4 - 7 |
| 18:46 | WSH | Bobby Gould (5) | Scott Stevens (34), Kelly Miller (8) | 4 - 8 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 08:54 | NYR | Jan Erixon | Holding | 2 |
| 14:08 | WSH | Scott Stevens | Slashing | 2 |
| 18:14 | WSH | Kevin Hatcher | Slashing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 12:57 | WSH | Larry Murphy | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:24 | NYR | Jim Pavese | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:18 | NYR | Brian Mullen | Roughing | 2 |
| 07:18 | NYR | Jim Pavese | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:18 | WSH | Greg Adams | Instigator | 2 |
| 07:18 | WSH | Greg Adams | Fighting | 5 |
| 12:11 | WSH | Kevin Hatcher | Holding | 2 |
| 15:12 | NYR | John Vanbiesbrouck | Delaying game | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Walt Poddubny |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Ulf Dahlen |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Kelly Kisio |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  James Patrick |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Jim Pavese |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Chris Jensen |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Brian Mullen |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Tomas Sandstrom |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Jan Erixon |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Paul Cyr |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Michel Petit |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  David Shaw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 38 |  Jeff Brubaker |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Jari Gronstrand |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Norm MacIver |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 |  John Vanbiesbrouck |
L | 26 | 18 | 8 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |  Bobby Gould |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Peter Sundstrom |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Larry Murphy |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Scott Stevens |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Kelly Miller |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Gartner |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Christian |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Yvon Corriveau |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bengt-Ake Gustafsson |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Craig Laughlin |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Greg Adams |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Kevin Hatcher |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bill Houlder |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Dale Hunter |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Rod Langway |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mike Ridley |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Michal Pivonka |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Garry Galley |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Clint Malarchuk |
W | 34 | 30 | 4 | 60:00 |