Source: NHL Boxscores and Stats
Hartford Whalers (9-8-3) 0 2 0 - 2
New Jersey Devils (13-9-0) 2 3 3 - 8

Claude Lemieux scored two goals and added an assist as the Devils defeated
Hartford 8-2. Craig Billington started in goal for the second time in two
games.

1st period: NJ Vilgrain 4 (Lemieux,Todd) 8:27
NJ Chorske 8 (Richer,Stevens) 18:48

2nd period: NJ Lemieux 13 (Kasatonov,Richer) 4:44 (pp)
NJ McKay 2 (Conacher,Boschman) 9:58
HAR McKenzie 2 (Verbeek,Bergevin) 10:32
NJ Lemieux 14 (D.Brown) 11:04
HAR Andersson 5 (Holik,Sanderson) 19:30

3rd period: NJ Stastny 11 (Kasatonov,Driver) 6:23 (pp)
NJ Kasatonov 3 (Weinrich,Richer) 9:38 (pp)
NJ Driver 2 (Maley,Vilgrain) 15:05

Shots on goal: Whalers 9 11 2 - 22
Devils 5 10 10 - 25

Power-play opportunities: Whalers 0 of 3
Devils 3 of 8

Goaltending: Whalers, Whitmore, 7-6-3 (25 shots, 17 saves)
Devils, Billington, 3-0-0 (22 shots, 20 saves)

Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Gord Broseker, Dan McCourt