EDMONTON OILERS 4, CALGARY FLAMES 2

AT THE NORTHLANDS COLISEUM, EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

CGY 1 - 0 - 1 = 2
EDM 2 - 2 - 0 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. EDM Wayne Gretzky 3 (Craig Muni, Esa Tikkanen), 1:18.
2. EDM Craig MacTavish 3 (Jari Kurri), 11:39 (SH).
3. CGY Joe Nieuwendyk 8 (Jim Peplinski, Mike Bullard), 13:17 (PP).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. EDM Glenn Anderson 4 (Mike Krushelnyski, Wayne Gretzky), 7:51.
5. EDM Craig Simpson 3 (Dave Hannan, Kevin McClelland), 9:06.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. CGY Gary Roberts 2 (Joel Otto, Shane Churla), 5:45.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

CGY 11 - 13 - 12 = 36
EDM 8 - 10 - 10 = 28

POWER PLAYS:

CGY 1 for 3
EDM 0 for 4

GOALIES:

CGY Rick Wamsley 0-1 (28 Shots - 24 Saves)
EDM Grant Fuhr 5-3 (36 Shots - 34 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesman: Gordon Broseker
Linesman: Ron Finn

(Calgary Leads Series 3-1)

DETROIT RED WINGS 5, ST. LOUIS BLUES 4

AT THE ST. LOUIS ARENA, ST. LOUIS, MO

LINE SCORE:

DET 2 - 2 - 1 = 5
STL 1 - 1 - 2 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. DET John Chabot 2 (Lee Norwood, Steve Yzerman), 15:59.
2. STL Rick Meagher 1 (Tony McKegney, Bernie Federko), 16:34 (SH).
3. DET Joe Murphy 1 (Petr Klima, Adam Oates), 16:52.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. STL Bernie Federko 3 (Robert Nordmark, Rob Whistle), 1:33.
5. DET Adam Oates 3 (Unassisted), 2:07.
6. DET Bob Probert 4 (Joe Murphy, Dave Barr), 4:59 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

7. STL Gaston Gingras 1 (Mark Hunter, Bernie Federko), 6:08.
8. DET Steve Yzerman 5 (Darren Veitch), 10:41 (PP).
9. STL Doug Gilmour 4 (Brian Benning, Tim Bothwell), 14:15 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

DET 10 - 7 - 12 = 29
STL 11 - 13 - 12 = 36

POWER PLAYS:

DET 2 for 7
STL 1 for 4

GOALIES:

DET Glen Hanlon 3-1 (36 Shots - 32 Saves)
STL Greg Millen 5-5 (29 Shots - 24 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Bill McCreary
Linesman: Gerard Gauthier
Linesman: Ron Asselstine

(Detroit Leads Series 3-1)

4/26/1988 Schedule

Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders

BOSTON BRUINS 3, MONTREAL CANADIENS 2

AT THE FORUM, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

BOS 2 - 0 - 1 = 3
MTL 1 - 1 - 0 = 2

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. BOS Randy Burridge 4 (Ray Bourque, Steve Kasper), 1:26.
2. MTL Stephane Richer 4 (Bobby Smith, Petr Svoboda), 3:57.
3. BOS Ray Bourque 4 (Keith Crowder, Allen Pedersen), 13:29.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. MTL Mike McPhee 4 (Brian Skrudland, Chris Chelios), 9:54.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. BOS Cam Neely 7 (Unassisted), 12:44.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

BOS 12 - 10 - 11 = 33
MTL 8 - 11 - 11 = 30

POWER PLAYS:

BOS 0 for 7
MTL 0 for 7

GOALIES:

BOS Réjean Lemelin 7-2 (30 Shots - 28 Saves)
MTL Patrick Roy 4-3 (33 Shots - 30 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Dave Newell
Linesman: Kevin Collins
Linesman: Leon Stickle

(Boston Wins Series 4-1)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS 7, NEW YORK ISLANDERS 5

AT THE NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY

LINE SCORE:

NJD 2 - 3 - 2 = 7
NYI 2 - 1 - 2 = 5

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. NJD Kirk Muller 3 (Patrik Sundstrom, Jack O'Callahan), 2:01.
2. NYI Bryan Trottier 6 (Unassisted), 4:15 (PP).
3. NJD Bruce Driver 2 (Aaron Broten, Pat Conacher), 15:24 (PP).
4. NYI Derek King 3 (Gord Dineen, Jeff Norton), 16:31.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

5. NJD Jim Korn 2 (Craig Wolanin, Randy Velischek), 3:44.
6. NJD Pat Verbeek 2 (Doug Sulliman, Brendan Shanahan), 4:49 (PP).
7. NJD Aaron Broten 5 (Unassisted), 10:27 (PP).
8. NYI Brent Sutter 5 (Bryan Trottier, Mikko Makela), 11:48.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

9. NYI Randy Wood 7 (Pat LaFontaine, Bob Bassen), 6:00.
10. NJD Pat Verbeek 3 (Kirk Muller, Claude Loiselle), 6:22 (PP).
11. NYI Alan Kerr 4 (Derek King, Denis Potvin), 13:09.
12. NJD Brendan Shanahan 1 (Bruce Driver, Mark Johnson), 15:25.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NJD 10 - 10 - 8 = 28
NYI 9 - 10 - 9 = 28

POWER PLAYS:

NJD 4 for 6
NYI 1 for 6

GOALIES:

NJD Bob Sauvé 2-0 (28 Shots - 23 Saves)
NYI Kelly Hrudey 5-4 (28 Shots - 21 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesman: Ray Scapinello
Linesman: Randy Mitton

(New York Leads Series 3-2)

4/27/1988 Schedule

Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames
St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings

CALGARY FLAMES 5, EDMONTON OILERS 4

AT THE OLYMPIC SADDLEDOME, CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

EDM 1 - 2 - 1 = 4
CGY 2 - 3 - 0 = 5

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. CGY Colin Patterson 1 (Brett Hull, Brad McCrimmon), 5:14.
2. EDM Jim Wiemer 1 (Glenn Anderson, Jeff Beukeboom), 12:56.
3. CGY Dana Murzyn 1 (Brian Glynn, Jiri Hrdina), 15:58.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. EDM Esa Tikkanen 2 (Craig Muni, Kevin Lowe), 1:42.
5. CGY Gary Suter 5 (Jim Peplinski, Joe Nieuwendyk), 6:08.
6. CGY Joe Nieuwendyk 9 (Mike Bullard, Joe Mullen), 10:01.
7. EDM Charlie Huddy 3 (Craig Simpson, Marty McSorley), 10:33.
8. CGY Mike Bullard 7 (Håkan Loob, Kevan Guy), 15:30 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

9. EDM Mark Messier 4 (Wayne Gretzky), 11:26.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

EDM 11 - 13 - 9 = 33
CGY 10 - 12 - 13 = 35

POWER PLAYS:

EDM 0 for 4
CGY 1 for 3

GOALIES:

EDM Grant Fuhr 5-4 (35 Shots - 30 Saves)
CGY Mike Vernon 8-1 (33 Shots - 29 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Terry Gregson
Linesman: Jim Christison
Linesman: Kevin Collins

(Calgary Wins Series 4-1)

DETROIT RED WINGS 3, ST. LOUIS BLUES 2

AT "THE JOE" (JOE LOUIS ARENA), DETROIT, MI

LINE SCORE:

STL 0 - 1 - 1 = 2
DET 0 - 1 - 2 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

None.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

1. DET Bob Probert 5 (Rick Zombo, Joey Kocur), 5:15.
2. STL Paul Cavallini 2 (Gino Cavallini), 19:02.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

3. STL Tony McKegney 5 (Unassisted), 7:38.
4. DET Petr Klima 5 (John Chabot, Steve Yzerman), 8:39 (PP).
5. DET Tim Higgins 3 (Bob Probert, Gerard Gallant), 13:44.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

STL 7 - 9 - 10 = 26
DET 7 - 7 - 7 = 21

POWER PLAYS:

STL 0 for 3
DET 1 for 5

GOALIES:

STL Greg Millen 5-6 (21 Shots - 18 Saves)
DET Greg Stefan 5-1 (26 Shots - 24 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Denis Morel
Linesman: Wayne Bonney
Linesman: Swede Knox

(Detroit Wins Series 4-1)

4/28/1988 Schedule

New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils

NEW JERSEY DEVILS 5, NEW YORK ISLANDERS 2

AT BRENDAN BYRNE ARENA, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ

LINE SCORE:

NYI 1 - 0 - 1 = 2
NJD 2 - 2 - 1 = 5

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. NJD Pat Verbeek 4 (Aaron Broten, Kirk Muller), 5:39.
2. NJD Tom Kurvers 2 (Patrik Sundström), 6:41 (PP).
3. NYI Brad Lauer 4 (Pat Flatley, Greg Gilbert), 11:38.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. NJD Patrik Sundström 3 (Aaron Broten, Jack O'Callahan), 7:46 (PP).
5. NJD Joe Cirella 1 (Kirk Muller, Brendan Shanahan), 12:18.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. NJD Claude Loiselle 5 (David Maley, Mark Johnson), 2:52 (SH).
7. NYI Mikko Makela 7 (Gord Dineen, Ken Leiter), 4:39 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NYI 13 - 12 - 8 = 33
NJD 11 - 10 - 9 = 30

POWER PLAYS:

NYI 1 for 8
NJD 2 for 4

GOALIES:

NYI Billy Smith 2-2 (30 Shots - 25 Saves)
NJD Sean Burke 5-5 (33 Shots - 31 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesman: Leon Stickle
Linesman: Kevin Collins

(Series Tied 3-3)

4/30/1988 Schedule

New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders

NEW YORK ISLANDERS 4, NEW JERSEY DEVILS 3

AT THE NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY

LINE SCORE:

NJD 0 - 1 - 2 = 3
NYI 2 - 2 - 0 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. NYI Denis Potvin 2 (Brad Lauer, Brent Sutter), 9:29 (PP).
2. NYI Ken Leiter 1 (Bob Bassen, Derek King), 17:42.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. NYI Brad Lauer 5 (Greg Gilbert, Randy Wood), 3:51.
4. NJD Doug Sulliman 3 (Aaron Broten, Kirk Muller), 8:49 (PP).
5. NYI Brent Sutter 6 (Mikko Makela, Bryan Trottier), 17:16 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. NJD Brendan Shanahan 2 (Patrik Sundström, Pat Verbeek), 7:38.
7. NJD Doug Brown 5 (John MacLean, Bruce Driver), 15:09 (SH).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NJD 9 - 11 - 10 = 30
NYI 9 - 10 - 9 = 28

POWER PLAYS:

NJD 1 for 3
NYI 2 for 4

GOALIES:

NJD Sean Burke 5-6 (28 Shots - 24 Saves)
NYI Billy Smith 3-2 (30 Shots - 27 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Don Koharski
Linesman: Kevin Collins
Linesman: Ron Finn

(New York Wins Series 4-3)

DIVISION FINALS RESULTS



DETROIT RED WINGS vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Tuesday, April 19, 1988 - St. Louis 2 at Detroit 3 (Detroit Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Thursday, April 21, 1988 - St. Louis 1 at Detroit 0 (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3 - Saturday, April 23, 1988 - Detroit 5 at St. Louis 3 (Detroit Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4 - Monday, April 25, 1988 - Detroit 5 at St. Louis 4 (Detroit Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5 - Wednesday, April 27, 1988 - St. Louis 2 at Detroit 3 (Detroit Wins Series 4-1)



CALGARY FLAMES vs. EDMONTON OILERS (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Tuesday, April 19, 1988 - Edmonton 3 at Calgary 6 (Calgary Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Thursday, April 21, 1988 - Edmonton 4 at Calgary 5 (Calgary Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3 - Saturday, April 23, 1988 - Calgary 3 at Edmonton 2 (Calgary Leads Series 3-0)
Game 4 - Monday, April 25, 1988 - Calgary 2 at Edmonton 4 (Calgary Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5 - Wednesday, April 27, 1988 - Edmonton 4 at Calgary 5 (Calgary Wins Series 4-1)



MONTREAL CANADIENS vs. BOSTON BRUINS (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Monday, April 18, 1988 - Boston 2 at Montreal 1 (Boston Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Wednesday, April 20, 1988 - Boston 4 at Montreal 3 (OT) (Boston Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3 - Friday, April 22, 1988 - Montreal 2 at Boston 3 (OT) (Boston Leads Series 3-0)
Game 4 - Sunday, April 24, 1988 - Montreal 3 at Boston 1 (Boston Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5 - Tuesday, April 26, 1988 - Boston 3 at Montreal 2 (Boston Wins Series 4-1)



NEW YORK ISLANDERS vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Monday, April 18, 1988 - New Jersey 4 at New York 5 (New York Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Wednesday, April 20, 1988 - New Jersey 4 at New York 3 (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3 - Friday, April 22, 1988 - New York 3 at New Jersey 2 (New York Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4 - Sunday, April 24, 1988 - New York 3 at New Jersey 2 (New York Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5 - Tuesday, April 26, 1988 - New Jersey 7 at New York 5 (New York Leads Series 3-2)
Game 6 - Thursday, April 28, 1988 - New York 2 at New Jersey 5 (Series Tied 3-3)
Game 7 - Saturday, April 30, 1988 - New Jersey 3 at New York 4 (New York Wins Series 4-3)

CONFERENCE FINALS PREVIEW



CALGARY FLAMES vs. DETROIT RED WINGS (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Tuesday, May 3, 1988 - Detroit at Calgary
Game 2 - Thursday, May 5, 1988 - Detroit at Calgary
Game 3 - Saturday, May 7, 1988 - Calgary at Detroit
Game 4 - Monday, May 9, 1988 - Calgary at Detroit
Game 5 - Wednesday, May 11, 1988 - Detroit at Calgary (If Necessary)
Game 6 - Friday, May 13, 1988 - Calgary at Detroit (If Necessary)
Game 7 - Sunday, May 15, 1988 - Detroit at Calgary (If Necessary)



BOSTON BRUINS vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Monday, May 2, 1988 - New York at Boston
Game 2 - Wednesday, May 4, 1988 - New York at Boston
Game 3 - Friday, May 6, 1988 - Boston at New York
Game 4 - Sunday, May 8, 1988 - Boston at New York
Game 5 - Tuesday, May 10, 1988 - New York at Boston (If Necessary)
Game 6 - Thursday, May 12, 1988 - Boston at New York (If Necessary)
Game 7 - Saturday, May 14, 1988 - New York at Boston (If Necessary)

5/2/1988 Schedule

New York Islanders at Boston Bruins

BOSTON BRUINS 9, NEW YORK ISLANDERS 1

AT THE BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA

LINE SCORE:

NYI 0 - 0 - 1 = 1
BOS 2 - 4 - 3 = 9

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. BOS Keith Crowder 5 (Steve Kasper), 4:31.
2. BOS Gord Kluzak 2 (Rick Middleton, Keith Crowder), 5:27 (SH).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. BOS Ken Linseman 5 (Gord Kluzak), 1:31.
4. BOS Geoff Courtnall 3 (Ken Linseman, Bob Sweeney), 11:13.
5. BOS Bob Joyce 1 (Jay Miller, Randy Burridge), 13:12 (PP).
6. BOS Cam Neely 8 (Steve Kasper, Geoff Courtnall), 17:19.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

7. BOS Lyndon Byers 1 (Bob Sweeney, Ray Bourque), 3:42.
8. BOS Cam Neely 9 (Gord Kluzak, Randy Burridge), 5:25.
9. NYI Pat LaFontaine 7 (Alan Kerr, Greg Gilbert), 10:45.
10. BOS Bob Sweeney 3 (Ray Bourque, Cam Neely), 15:42 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NYI 10 - 13 - 11 = 34
BOS 8 - 11 - 14 = 33

POWER PLAYS:

NYI 0 for 3
BOS 2 for 6

GOALIES:

NYI Kelly Hrudey 5-5 (33 Shots - 24 Saves)
BOS Réjean Lemelin 8-2 (34 Shots - 33 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Bill McCreary
Linesman: Gerard Gauthier
Linesman: Ron Finn

(Boston Leads Series 1-0)

5/3/1988 Schedule

Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames

CALGARY FLAMES 8, DETROIT RED WINGS 4

AT THE OLYMPIC SADDLEDOME, CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

DET 1 - 1 - 2 = 4
CGY 4 - 2 - 2 = 8

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. CGY Joe Mullen 5 (Gary Suter, Al MacInnis), 3:23.
2. DET Gerard Gallant 6 (Mike O'Connell, Jim Nill), 4:55.
3. CGY Jim Peplinski 2 (Carey Wilson), 9:59.
4. CGY Joe Nieuwendyk 10 (John Tonelli, Gary Suter), 13:53 (PP).
5. CGY Shane Churla 1 (Kevan Guy, Carey Wilson), 15:45.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

6. CGY Al MacInnis 2 (Gary Suter, Rob Ramage), 0:35 (PP).
7. CGY Perry Berezan 1 (Unassisted), 1:57.
8. DET Bob Probert 6 (Unassisted), 4:02 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

9. CGY Håkan Loob 7 (Brad McCrimmon), 11:05.
10. DET John Chabot 3 (Steve Yzerman), 11:30.
11. DET Steve Yzerman 6 (Bob Probert, Dave Barr), 12:45.
12. CGY John Tonelli 4 (Perry Berezan, Mike Bullard), 14:35.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

DET 13 - 10 - 8 = 31
CGY 12 - 12 - 9 = 33

POWER PLAYS:

DET 1 for 4
CGY 2 for 6

GOALIES:

DET Greg Stefan 5-2 (33 Shots - 25 Saves)
CGY Mike Vernon 9-1 (31 Shots - 27 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Denis Morel
Linesman: Swede Knox
Linesman: Wayne Bonney

(Calgary Leads Series 1-0)

5/4/1988 Schedule

New York Islanders at Boston Bruins

BOSTON BRUINS 3, NEW YORK ISLANDERS 2

AT THE BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA

LINE SCORE:

NYI 1 - 0 - 1 = 2
BOS 2 - 0 - 1 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. BOS Bob Sweeney 4 (Steve Kasper, Ray Bourque), 4:52.
2. NYI Brent Sutter 7 (Derek King, Gord Dineen), 7:35 (PP).
3. BOS Keith Crowder 6 (Ken Linseman), 19:01.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

None.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

4. NYI Mikko Makela 8 (Steve Konroyd, Pat LaFontaine), 0:04.
5. BOS Cam Neely 10 (Ray Bourque, Geoff Courtnall), 15:04 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NYI 10 - 11 - 9 = 30
BOS 9 - 11 - 12 = 32

POWER PLAYS:

NYI 1 for 4
BOS 1 for 5

GOALIES:

NYI Kelly Hrudey 5-6 (32 Shots - 29 Saves)
BOS Réjean Lemelin 9-2 (30 Shots - 28 Saves)

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesman: Ron Finn
Linesman: Gerard Gauthier

(Boston Leads Series 2-0)