1987–88 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1987–88 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 56th season, the franchise's 62nd.

1987–88 Detroit Red Wings
Norris Division champions
Division1st Norris
Conference3rd Campbell
1987–88 record41–28–11
Home record24–10–6
Road record17–18–5
Goals for322
Goals against269
Team information
General managerJim Devellano
CoachJacques Demers
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsGerard Gallant
Mike O'Connell

Coached by Jacques Demers, the team compiled a record of 41-28-11 for 93 points, to finish the regular season 1st in the Norris Division for the first time in ever. The Red Wings were the only team in their division to have a winning record that season.. In the playoffs, they won their Norris Division Semifinal series 4–2 over the Toronto Maple Leafs, and followed that with a 5 game win over the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final. In the Campbell Conference Final, the Red Wings ran out of magic as they lost in five games by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings8041281132226993
St. Louis Blues803438827829476
Chicago Blackhawks803041928432869
Toronto Maple Leafs8021491027334552
Minnesota North Stars8019481324234951

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 8, 19871–5@ Calgary Flames (1987–88)0–1–0
2WOctober 9, 19874–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)1–1–0
3WOctober 12, 19873–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)2–1–0
4WOctober 16, 19873–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)3–1–0
5LOctober 17, 19874–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)3–2–0
6LOctober 21, 19871–5Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)3–3–0
7WOctober 23, 19875–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)4–3–0
8WOctober 28, 19875–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88)5–3–0
9LOctober 30, 19874–5Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)5–4–0
10TOctober 31, 19873–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)5–4–1
11TNovember 3, 19872–2 OTMinnesota North Stars (1987–88)5–4–2
12LNovember 4, 19874–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)5–5–2
13WNovember 6, 19873–1Hartford Whalers (1987–88)6–5–2
14LNovember 7, 19873–4 OT@ New York Islanders (1987–88)6–6–2
15LNovember 11, 19873–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)6–7–2
16WNovember 14, 19876–4@ New Jersey Devils (1987–88)7–7–2
17WNovember 17, 19871–0@ Washington Capitals (1987–88)8–7–2
18LNovember 19, 19871–4Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)8–8–2
19LNovember 22, 19870–1Boston Bruins (1987–88)8–9–2
20WNovember 25, 198710–8Winnipeg Jets (1987–88)9–9–2
21WNovember 27, 19876–0St. Louis Blues (1987–88)10–9–2
22WNovember 28, 19873–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)11–9–2
23WDecember 2, 19877–4Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)12–9–2
24WDecember 4, 198712–0Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)13–9–2
25LDecember 7, 19874–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)13–10–2
26TDecember 9, 19874–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (1987–88)13–10–3
27TDecember 11, 19873–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1987–88)13–10–4
28LDecember 12, 19873–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)13–11–4
29LDecember 14, 19873–4@ New York Rangers (1987–88)13–12–4
30WDecember 16, 19876–1Washington Capitals (1987–88)14–12–4
31WDecember 18, 19878–3Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)15–12–4
32LDecember 20, 19872–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)15–13–4
33LDecember 23, 19872–5Buffalo Sabres (1987–88)15–14–4
34LDecember 26, 19873–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)15–15–4
35LDecember 27, 19874–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)15–16–4
36WDecember 30, 19873–2@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)16–16–4
37WDecember 31, 19877–2St. Louis Blues (1987–88)17–16–4
38TJanuary 3, 19884–4 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88)17–16–5
39WJanuary 6, 19884–2St. Louis Blues (1987–88)18–16–5
40WJanuary 8, 19885–3Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)19–16–5
41WJanuary 10, 19887–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)20–16–5
42WJanuary 13, 19887–4@ New York Rangers (1987–88)21–16–5
43WJanuary 15, 19882–1Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)22–16–5
44LJanuary 16, 19882–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)22–17–5
45WJanuary 18, 19884–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)23–17–5
46WJanuary 21, 19883–2 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1987–88)24–17–5
47TJanuary 23, 19884–4 OTCalgary Flames (1987–88)24–17–6
48LJanuary 24, 19881–2 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)24–18–6
49LJanuary 26, 19884–6Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)24–19–6
50TJanuary 29, 19883–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)24–19–7
51TJanuary 30, 19885–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)24–19–8
52WFebruary 3, 19886–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)25–19–8
53WFebruary 5, 19885–1Calgary Flames (1987–88)26–19–8
54WFebruary 6, 19885–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)27–19–8
55WFebruary 12, 19884–3New Jersey Devils (1987–88)28–19–8
56LFebruary 13, 19883–5@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)28–20–8
57WFebruary 15, 19886–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)29–20–8
58WFebruary 17, 19884–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)30–20–8
59WFebruary 20, 19886–1Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)31–20–8
60LFebruary 21, 19883–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)31–21–8
61LFebruary 23, 19886–11Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)31–22–8
62LFebruary 26, 19882–3Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)31–23–8
63LFebruary 27, 19884–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)31–24–8
64WMarch 1, 19884–0Buffalo Sabres (1987–88)32–24–8
65WMarch 3, 19886–3Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)33–24–8
66TMarch 5, 19884–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)33–24–9
67WMarch 6, 19884–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)34–24–9
68WMarch 8, 19882–0Boston Bruins (1987–88)35–24–9
69WMarch 10, 19885–2Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)36–24–9
70WMarch 12, 19884–3@ New York Islanders (1987–88)37–24–9
71WMarch 13, 19885–1New York Islanders (1987–88)38–24–9
72WMarch 16, 19882–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)39–24–9
73LMarch 19, 19884–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)39–25–9
74LMarch 22, 19884–6Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)39–26–9
75LMarch 24, 19882–3Hartford Whalers (1987–88)39–27–9
76TMarch 26, 19884–4 OTNew York Rangers (1987–88)39–27–10
77WMarch 27, 19885–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88)40–27–10
78TMarch 29, 19882–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (1987–88)40–27–11
79WApril 1, 19887–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)41–27–11
80LApril 2, 19883–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)41–28–11

Playoffs

The Red Wings won the Norris Division title in 1987-88, their first division title since the 1964-65 season. They went up against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Norris Division semifinals, and won the series in six games. They next faced the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final and won in five games. The Red Wings then faced the Edmonton Oilers in the Campbell Conference Final for the second year in a row. Just like the year before, the Oilers beat the Red Wings in five games on their way to their 4th Stanley Cup championship in five years.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Steve YzermanC64505210244301066
Gerard GallantLW73343973242241003
Petr KlimaW78372562464655
Bob ProbertLW74293362398161505
John ChabotC781344571012020
Adam OatesC631440542016303
Brent AshtonLW732627535010723
Shawn BurrLW/C78172340977533
Dave BarrRW511426405820310
Darren VeitchD63733404511401
Jeff SharplesD561025354213200
Lee NorwoodD51922311314302
Doug HalwardD70521261306301
Tim HigginsRW62121325945011
Joe MurphyRW501091937-4102
Mike O'ConnellD48613193824000
Mel BridgmanC5761117424001
Rick ZomboD62314179624002
Joe KocurRW637714263-11001
Jim NillRW3631114552000
Steve ChiassonD2929115715000
Gilbert DelormeD552810819000
Harold SnepstsD31145673000
Jim PaveseD7033213000
Dale KrentzLW620252001
Doug HoudaD11112100000
Steve MartinsonLW10112843001
Mark KumpelRW1302240000
Kris KingLW310121000
Murray EavesC70112-1000
Brent FedykLW20112-1000
Adam GravesLW90118-2000
Glen HanlonG47011300000
Greg StefanG33011360000
Darren EliotG300020000
Dave LewisD600018-3000
Sam St. LaurentG600020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Glen Hanlon262347221751413.23412921151.891
Greg Stefan1854331795963.111923827.896
Sam St. Laurent2946220163.270148132.892
Darren Eliot97300195.5705647.839
Team:4868804128112623.23524192157.892

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Bob ProbertLW168132151501
Adam OatesC16812206401
John ChabotC16415192100
Petr KlimaW121081810214
Gerard GallantLW16691555101
Brent AshtonLW16751210210
Dave BarrRW16571222200
Lee NorwoodD1626840200
Jim NillRW1661762010
Darren VeitchD111566100
Rick ZomboD1606655000
Mel BridgmanC1641512000
Doug HalwardD814518000
Shawn BurrLW/C931414001
Steve ChiassonD922431100
Steve YzermanC31346000
Mike O'ConnellD100448000
Gilbert DelormeD1503322000
Jeff SharplesD40334000
Tim HigginsRW1310126001
Joe KocurRW1001113000
Joe MurphyRW80116000
Jim PaveseD401115000
Greg StefanG100110000
Glen HanlonG80000000
Dale KrentzLW20000000
Harold SnepstsD1000040000
Sam St. LaurentG10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Greg Stefan5311054323.621236204.864
Glen Hanlon431843223.061171149.871
Sam St. Laurent1010016.00076.857
Team:9721697553.402414359.867

[2]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
111Yves Racine CanadaLongueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
232Gord Kruppke CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
241Bob Wilkie CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
352Dennis Holland CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
474Mark Reimer CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
595Radomir Brazda CzechoslovakiaLTC Pardubice (Czechoslovakia)
6116Sean Clifford CanadaOhio State University (CCHA)
7137Mike Gober United StatesLaval Titan (QMJHL)
8158Kevin Scott CanadaVernon Lakers (BCJHL)
9179Mikko Haapakoski FinlandKarpat (Finland)
10200Darin Banister CanadaUniversity of Illinois at Chicago (CCHA)
11221Craig Quinlan United StatesHill-Murray School (USHS-MN)
12242Tomas Jansson SwedenSodertalje SK (Sweden)
S5Mike LaMoine United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)

See also

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1987-88 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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