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1987-88 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Norris Division         
Detroit Red Wings* 80 41 28 11 93 .581 322 269 0.44
St. Louis Blues* 80 34 38 8 76 .475 278 294 -0.35
Chicago Blackhawks* 80 30 41 9 69 .431 284 328 -0.67
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 21 49 10 52 .325 273 345 -0.99
Minnesota North Stars 80 19 48 13 51 .319 242 349 -1.38
Smythe Division         
Calgary Flames* 80 48 23 9 105 .656 397 305 1.10
Edmonton Oilers* 80 44 25 11 99 .619 363 288 0.91
Winnipeg Jets* 80 33 36 11 77 .481 292 310 -0.15
Los Angeles Kings* 80 30 42 8 68 .425 318 359 -0.41
Vancouver Canucks 80 25 46 9 59 .369 272 320 -0.49
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Montreal Canadiens* 80 45 22 13 103 .644 298 238 0.71
Boston Bruins* 80 44 30 6 94 .588 300 251 0.59
Buffalo Sabres* 80 37 32 11 85 .531 283 305 -0.22
Hartford Whalers* 80 35 38 7 77 .481 249 267 -0.17
Quebec Nordiques 80 32 43 5 69 .431 271 306 -0.37
Patrick Division         
New York Islanders* 80 39 31 10 88 .550 308 267 0.54
Washington Capitals* 80 38 33 9 85 .531 281 249 0.44
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 38 33 9 85 .531 292 292 0.07
New Jersey Devils* 80 38 36 6 82 .513 295 296 0.06
New York Rangers 80 36 34 10 82 .513 300 283 0.26
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 36 35 9 81 .506 319 316 0.10

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):Edmonton Oilers over Boston Bruins 
 
Conference Finals (4-1):Edmonton Oilers over Detroit Red Wings 
Conference Finals (4-3):Boston Bruins over New Jersey Devils 
 
Division Finals (4-0):Edmonton Oilers over Calgary Flames 
Division Finals (4-1):Detroit Red Wings over St. Louis Blues 
Division Finals (4-3):New Jersey Devils over Washington Capitals 
Division Finals (4-1):Boston Bruins over Montreal Canadiens 
 
Division Semi-Finals (4-1):Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets 
Division Semi-Finals (4-1):Calgary Flames over Los Angeles Kings 
Division Semi-Finals (4-1):St. Louis Blues over Chicago Blackhawks 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Detroit Red Wings over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Division Semi-Finals (4-3):Washington Capitals over Philadelphia Flyers 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):New Jersey Devils over New York Islanders 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Boston Bruins over Buffalo Sabres 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Montreal Canadiens over Hartford Whalers 

Team Statistics

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Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Calgary Flames* 80 48 23 9 105 .656 397 305 1.10 8.78 109 383 28.46 94 480 80.42 23 11
2 Montreal Canadiens* 80 45 22 13 103 .644 298 238 0.71 6.70 63 397 15.87 64 395 83.80 7 17
3 Edmonton Oilers* 80 44 25 11 99 .619 363 288 0.91 8.14 88 402 21.89 86 447 80.76 20 11
4 Boston Bruins* 80 44 30 6 94 .588 300 251 0.59 6.89 74 446 16.59 70 425 83.53 14 10
5 Detroit Red Wings* 80 41 28 11 93 .581 322 269 0.44 7.39 72 383 18.80 73 453 83.89 20 8
6 New York Islanders* 80 39 31 10 88 .550 308 267 0.54 7.19 87 387 22.48 94 416 77.40 8 8
7 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 38 33 9 85 .531 292 292 0.07 7.30 83 461 18.00 90 475 81.05 15 6
8 Washington Capitals* 80 38 33 9 85 .531 281 249 0.44 6.63 94 469 20.04 75 394 80.96 8 15
9 Buffalo Sabres* 80 37 32 11 85 .531 283 305 -0.22 7.35 80 464 17.24 96 439 78.13 8 13
10 New Jersey Devils* 80 38 36 6 82 .513 295 296 0.06 7.39 98 479 20.46 101 467 78.37 18 12
11 New York Rangers 80 36 34 10 82 .513 300 283 0.26 7.29 111 491 22.61 82 423 80.61 6 11
12 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 36 35 9 81 .506 319 316 0.10 7.94 110 500 22.00 120 507 76.33 18 19
13 Hartford Whalers* 80 35 38 7 77 .481 249 267 -0.17 6.45 84 477 17.61 67 426 84.27 9 17
14 Winnipeg Jets* 80 33 36 11 77 .481 292 310 -0.15 7.53 110 432 25.46 94 444 78.83 11 17
15 St. Louis Blues* 80 34 38 8 76 .475 278 294 -0.35 7.15 82 413 19.85 83 402 79.35 13 5
16 Chicago Blackhawks* 80 30 41 9 69 .431 284 328 -0.67 7.65 98 426 23.00 96 484 80.17 18 13
17 Quebec Nordiques 80 32 43 5 69 .431 271 306 -0.37 7.21 99 456 21.71 96 410 76.59 8 17
18 Los Angeles Kings* 80 30 42 8 68 .425 318 359 -0.41 8.46 103 474 21.73 96 425 77.41 11 14
19 Vancouver Canucks 80 25 46 9 59 .369 272 320 -0.49 7.40 81 435 18.62 83 404 79.46 10 18
20 Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 21 49 10 52 .325 273 345 -0.99 7.73 54 347 15.56 93 420 77.86 12 9
21 Minnesota North Stars 80 19 48 13 51 .319 242 349 -1.38 7.39 81 450 18.00 108 436 75.23 10 16
League Average 80 35 35 9 80 .500 297 297 0.00 7.43 89 437 20.29 89 437 79.71 13 13

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Mario Lemieux
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Bob Bourne
Calder Memorial Trophy:Joe Nieuwendyk
Conn Smythe Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Guy Carbonneau
Hart Memorial Trophy:Mario Lemieux
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Raymond Bourque
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:Lanny McDonald
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Mats Naslund
Lester B. Pearson Award:Mario Lemieux
Vezina Trophy:Grant Fuhr
William M. Jennings Trophy:Patrick Roy

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT70
2.Craig Simpson-2Tm56
3.Jimmy Carson-LAK55
4.Luc Robitaille-LAK53
5.Joe Nieuwendyk-CGY51

Goals Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT0.91
2.Steve Yzerman-DET0.78
3.Craig Simpson-2Tm0.70
4.Stephane Richer-MTL0.69
5.Jimmy Carson-LAK0.69

Assists

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM109
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT98
3.Denis Savard*-CHI87
4.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG77
5.Mark Messier*-EDM74

Assists Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM1.70
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT1.27
3.Paul Coffey*-PIT1.13
4.Denis Savard*-CHI1.09
5.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG0.96

Points

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT168
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM149
3.Denis Savard*-CHI131
4.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG121
5.Mark Messier*-EDM111
 Luc Robitaille-LAK111
 Peter Stastny*-QUE111

Points Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM2.33
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT2.18
3.Denis Savard*-CHI1.64
4.Steve Yzerman-DET1.59
5.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG1.51

Goals Created

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT65.1
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM51.9
3.Denis Savard*-CHI48.1
4.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG44.9
5.Luc Robitaille-LAK44.1

Goals Created Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT0.84
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM0.81
3.Steve Yzerman-DET0.64
4.Denis Savard*-CHI0.60
5.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG0.56

Total Goals For

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT211
2.Gary Suter-CGY186
3.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM172
4.Al MacInnis*-CGY166
5.Raymond Bourque*-BOS163

Power Play Goals For

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT106
2.Michel Goulet*-QUE83
3.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG80
4.Gary Suter-CGY79
5.Peter Stastny*-QUE78

Total Goals Against

1.Al Iafrate-TOR141
2.Rick Lanz-TOR137
3.Rob Ramage-2Tm133
4.Mark Hardy-2Tm132
 Ed Olczyk-TOR132

Power Play Goals Against

1.Joe Cirella-NJD60
2.Mario Marois-WPG58
3.Tim Bothwell-STL55
4.Dave Hunter-2Tm53
 Doug Bodger-PIT53

Plus/Minus

1.Brad McCrimmon-CGY48
2.Petr Svoboda-MTL46
3.Hakan Loob-CGY41
4.Steve Smith-EDM40
5.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM39
 Gary Suter-CGY39

Penalties in Minutes

1.Bob Probert-DET398
2.Basil McRae-MNS382
3.Tim Hunter-CGY337
4.Richard Zemlak-MNS307
5.Chris Nilan-2Tm305

Even Strength Goals

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT38
2.Luc Robitaille-LAK36
3.Craig Simpson-2Tm34
 Steve Yzerman-DET34
 Stephane Richer-MTL34

Power Play Goals

1.Joe Nieuwendyk-CGY31
2.Michel Goulet*-QUE29
3.Craig Simpson-2Tm22
 Jimmy Carson-LAK22
 Marcel Dionne*-NYR22
 Mario Lemieux*-PIT22
 Paul MacLean-WPG22

Short-Handed Goals

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT10
2.Hakan Loob-CGY8
3.Steve Larmer-CHI7
 Bernie Nicholls-LAK7
 Denis Savard*-CHI7

Game-Winning Goals

1.Stephane Richer-MTL11
2.Carey Wilson-2Tm9
3.Craig Simpson-2Tm8
 Joe Nieuwendyk-CGY8
 Pat Verbeek-NJD8

Shots on Goal

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT382
2.Raymond Bourque*-BOS344
3.Mike Gartner*-WSH316
4.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG292
5.Michel Goulet*-QUE284

Shooting Percentage

1.Craig Simpson-2Tm31.6
2.Rob Brown-PIT30.0
3.Pat Verbeek-NJD25.7
4.Mikko Makela-NYI25.4
5.Hakan Loob-CGY25.3

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Grant Fuhr*-EDM75
2.Mike Vernon-CGY64
3.Ron Hextall-PHI62
4.Mike Liut-HAR60
5.Ken Wregget-TOR56
 Daniel Berthiaume-WPG56
 John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR56

Wins (Goalie)

1.Grant Fuhr*-EDM40
2.Mike Vernon-CGY39
3.Ron Hextall-PHI30
4.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR27
5.Mike Liut-HAR25
 Tom Barrasso-BUF25

Losses (Goalie)

1.Ken Wregget-TOR35
2.Mario Gosselin-QUE28
 Mike Liut-HAR28
4.Kirk McLean-VAN27
5.Grant Fuhr*-EDM24

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Grant Fuhr*-EDM9
 Patrick Roy*-MTL9
3.Bob Mason-CHI8
 Tom Barrasso-BUF8
5.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR7
 Greg Millen-STL7
 Roland Melanson-LAK7
 Ron Hextall-PHI7
 Daniel Berthiaume-WPG7
 Mike Vernon-CGY7

Points (Goalie)

1.Grant Fuhr*-EDM89
2.Mike Vernon-CGY85
3.Ron Hextall-PHI67
4.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR61
5.Tom Barrasso-BUF58

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Mike Vernon-CGY.685
2.Brian Hayward-MTL.667
3.Greg Stefan-DET.629
4.Patrick Roy*-MTL.625
5.Grant Fuhr*-EDM.610

Shutouts

1.Grant Fuhr*-EDM4
 Glen Hanlon-DET4
 Clint Malarchuk-WSH4
4.Kelly Hrudey-NYI3
 Reggie Lemelin-BOS3
 Patrick Roy*-MTL3

Goals Against

1.Grant Fuhr*-EDM246
2.Ken Wregget-TOR222
3.Mike Vernon-CGY210
4.Ron Hextall-PHI208
5.Roland Melanson-LAK195

Goals Against Average

1.Pete Peeters-WSH2.78
2.Brian Hayward-MTL2.86
3.Patrick Roy*-MTL2.90
4.Reggie Lemelin-BOS2.93
5.Greg Stefan-DET3.11

Shots Against

1.Grant Fuhr*-EDM2066
2.Ron Hextall-PHI1817
3.Ken Wregget-TOR1712
4.Mike Vernon-CGY1708
5.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR1700

Saves

1.Grant Fuhr*-EDM1820
2.Ron Hextall-PHI1609
3.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR1513
4.Mike Vernon-CGY1498
5.Ken Wregget-TOR1490

Save Percentage

1.Patrick Roy*-MTL.900
2.Pete Peeters-WSH.898
3.Brian Hayward-MTL.896
4.Greg Stefan-DET.896
5.Kelly Hrudey-NYI.896
 Tom Barrasso-BUF.896

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Grant Fuhr
D: Raymond Bourque
D: Scott Stevens
C: Mario Lemieux
LW: Luc Robitaille
RW: Hakan Loob
 2nd Team
G: Patrick Roy
D: Brad McCrimmon
D: Gary Suter
C: Wayne Gretzky
LW: Michel Goulet
RW: Cam Neely

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
F: Iain Duncan
F: Joe Nieuwendyk
F: Ray Sheppard
G: Darren Pang
D: Calle Johansson
D: Glen Wesley