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Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins Box Score: October 8, 1987

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October 8, 1987

Arena: Boston Garden

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
00:48	WSH		Mike Gartner (1)	Greg Adams, Dale Hunter
19:09	BOS	PP	Willi Plett (1)	Glen Wesley
2nd Period
01:44	BOS		Bob Sweeney (1)	Rick Middleton
14:21	WSH		Greg Smith (1)	Peter Sundström, Kelly Miller
3rd Period
09:39	BOS		Bob Sweeney (2)	Keith Crowder, Geoff Courtnall
12:55	WSH		Mike Gartner (2)	Rod Langway, Bengt-Åke Gustafsson
17:55	BOS		Cam Neely (1)	Geoff Courtnall, Ray Bourque

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
05:04	BOS	Willi Plett	Roughing	2 min
06:01	WSH	Mike Gartner	Interference	2 min
07:18	BOS	Cam Neely	Charging	2 min
10:09	WSH	Ed Kastelic	Fighting	5 min
10:09	BOS	Jay Miller	Fighting	5 min
13:51	BOS	Michael Thelvén	Holding	2 min
16:36	BOS	Geoff Courtnall	Roughing	2 min
16:36	WSH	Greg Smith	Roughing	2 min
17:19	WSH	Dale Hunter	Roughing	2 min
17:19	BOS	Nevin Markwart	Roughing	2 min
18:07	WSH	Lou Franceschetti	Interference	2 min
2nd Period
05:46	WSH	Greg Smith	Holding	2 min
3rd Period
18:16	WSH	Scott Stevens	High sticking	5 min

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Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Greg Adams	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
2	Paul Cavallini	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Dave Christian	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
4	Lou Franceschetti	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	Garry Galley	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Mike Gartner	2	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	6	33.3
7	Bengt-Åke Gustafsson	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Dale Hunter	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	Ed Kastelic	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
10	Rod Langway	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Craig Laughlin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Kelly Miller	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Larry Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Michal Pivoňka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
15	Mike Ridley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Greg Smith	1	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
17	Scott Stevens	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
18	Peter Sundström	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Clint Malarchuk	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					59:45
	TOTAL	3	6	9		20	3	0	0		26	11.5

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Clint Malarchuk	L	4	34	30	.882	0	0	59:45

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Ray Bourque	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
2	Geoff Courtnall	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
3	Keith Crowder	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Steve Kasper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Gord Kluzak	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
6	Ken Linseman	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
7	Nevin Markwart	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Rick Middleton	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Jay Miller	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0
10	Cam Neely	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	1	6	16.7
11	Kraig Nienhuis	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
12	Bill O'Dwyer	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Allen Pedersen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Willi Plett	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	100.0
15	Frank Simonetti	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Bob Sweeney	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	66.7
17	Michael Thelvén	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
18	Glen Wesley	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
19	Réjean Lemelin	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					60:00
	TOTAL	4	6	10		15	3	1	0		34	11.8

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Réjean Lemelin	W	3	26	23	.885	0	0	60:00

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