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Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders Box Score: December 31, 1988

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Washington Capitals

4

19-15-5

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6

10-24-2

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December 31, 1988

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
04:35	WSH		Kelly Miller (8)	Rod Langway
06:53	NYI		Derek King (6)	Pat LaFontaine
14:38	WSH	PP	Geoff Courtnall (21)	Dale Hunter, Scott Stevens
2nd Period
01:33	WSH		Mike Gartner (13)	Mike Ridley, Grant Ledyard
05:06	NYI		Richard Kromm (1)	Mikko Mäkelä
13:42	NYI	PP	Brent Sutter (11)	Jeff Norton
18:44	NYI	PP	Patrick Flatley (3)	David Volek, Tomas Jonsson
3rd Period
08:06	WSH		Mike Ridley (24)	Mike Gartner, Kelly Miller
16:24	NYI		David Volek (12)	Brent Sutter, Patrick Flatley
19:58	NYI	EN	Greg Gilbert (5)	Bryan Trottier, Gary Nylund

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
05:14	NYI	Alan Kerr	Fighting	5 min
05:14	WSH	Scott Stevens	Fighting	5 min
14:19	NYI	Rich Pilon	Interference	2 min
18:29	WSH	Bobby Gould	Cross checking	2 min
2nd Period
11:40	WSH	Neil Sheehy	Cross checking	2 min
12:38	WSH	Kevin Hatcher	Hooking	2 min
18:16	WSH	Rod Langway	Hooking	2 min
3rd Period
01:08	NYI	Patrick Flatley	Tripping	2 min
08:57	WSH	Dale Hunter	High sticking	2 min
08:57	NYI	Pat LaFontaine	High sticking	2 min
12:03	NYI	Gary Nylund	Holding	2 min
13:15	WSH	Dale Hunter	Cross checking	2 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	Dave Christian	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
2	Yvon Corriveau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Geoff Courtnall	1	0	1	-3	0	0	1	0	0	5	20.0
4	Lou Franceschetti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Mike Gartner	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
6	Bobby Gould	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Bengt-Åke Gustafsson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Kevin Hatcher	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	Dale Hunter	0	1	1	-1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Rod Langway	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	Steve Leach	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Grant Ledyard	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Kelly Miller	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
14	Larry Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Michal Pivoňka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Mike Ridley	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
17	Neil Sheehy	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	Scott Stevens	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
19	Clint Malarchuk	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					58:45
	TOTAL	4	7	11		17	3	1	0		25	16.0

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Clint Malarchuk	L	5	27	22	.815	0	0	58:45
2	Empty Net		1	1	0	.000	0	0

New York Islanders

New York Islanders Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Marc Bergevin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
2	Brad Dalgarno	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Gerald Diduck	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Patrick Flatley	1	1	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
5	Greg Gilbert	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
6	Tomas Jonsson	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Alan Kerr	0	0	0	-2	5	0	0	0	0	0
8	Derek King	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
9	Richard Kromm	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
10	Pat LaFontaine	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
11	Reed Larson	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Mikko Mäkelä	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Jeff Norton	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
14	Gary Nylund	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
15	Rich Pilon	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	Brent Sutter	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
17	Bryan Trottier	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
18	David Volek	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	33.3
19	Kelly Hrudey	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					60:00
	TOTAL	6	9	15		13	4	2	0		28	21.4

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Kelly Hrudey	W	4	25	21	.840	0	0	60:00

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