Source: 1988 Hartford Whalers Stanely Cup Playoffs Media Guide
Hartford    1 1 2 - 4
Montreal   1 0 0 - 5

1st period:
1. Har: Gavin 4:59 SH.
2. Mon: McPhee (Lemieux, Svoboda) 17:26.

2nd period:
3. Har: Carson (Samuelsson, Anderson) 8:42.

3rd period:
4. Har: Dineen(Carson, Evason) 18:30.
5. Har: MacDermid (Wilson, Gavin) 19:14.

Shots on goal:
Hartford    10 13  6 - 29
Montreal     9 12 12 - 33

Goalies:
Hartford : Liut (32 saves, 33 shots)
Montreal:  Roy (25-29)

Referee: Dave Newell.
Att: 17,513.