1987–88 St. Louis Blues season
The 1987–88 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
1987–88 St. Louis Blues | |
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Division | 2nd Norris |
1987–88 record | 34–38–8 |
Goals for | 278 |
Goals against | 294 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Ron Caron |
Coach | Jacques Martin |
Captain | Brian Sutter |
Alternate captains | Bernie Federko Rob Ramage (Oct-Mar) Doug Gilmour (Mar-Apr) |
Arena | St. Louis Arena |
Offseason
Regular season
The Blues allowed the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season, with just 5.[1]
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 322 | 269 | 93 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 278 | 294 | 76 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 284 | 328 | 69 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 21 | 49 | 10 | 273 | 345 | 52 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 242 | 349 | 51 |
[2]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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L | October 8, 1987 | 2–8 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 10, 1987 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | 0–2–0 |
3 | L | October 14, 1987 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 0–3–0 |
4 | L | October 17, 1987 | 2–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 0–4–0 |
5 | W | October 20, 1987 | 6–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 1–4–0 |
6 | W | October 24, 1987 | 4–0 | Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 2–4–0 |
7 | L | October 27, 1987 | 3–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 2–5–0 |
8 | W | October 29, 1987 | 3–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 3–5–0 |
9 | T | October 31, 1987 | 3–3 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 3–5–1 |
10 | L | November 2, 1987 | 4–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 3–6–1 |
11 | L | November 3, 1987 | 3–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 3–7–1 |
12 | L | November 5, 1987 | 3–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 3–8–1 |
13 | W | November 7, 1987 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 4–8–1 |
14 | W | November 10, 1987 | 5–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 5–8–1 |
15 | L | November 12, 1987 | 3–4 | New York Islanders (1987–88) | 5–9–1 |
16 | L | November 14, 1987 | 5–6 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 5–10–1 |
17 | W | November 18, 1987 | 6–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 6–10–1 |
18 | T | November 19, 1987 | 3–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 6–10–2 |
19 | W | November 21, 1987 | 4–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 7–10–2 |
20 | W | November 25, 1987 | 4–3 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 8–10–2 |
21 | L | November 27, 1987 | 0–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 8–11–2 |
22 | L | November 28, 1987 | 4–6 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 8–12–2 |
23 | W | December 2, 1987 | 5–1 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 9–12–2 |
24 | L | December 3, 1987 | 2–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 9–13–2 |
25 | L | December 5, 1987 | 2–3 | New York Rangers (1987–88) | 9–14–2 |
26 | T | December 9, 1987 | 4–4 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 9–14–3 |
27 | W | December 10, 1987 | 5–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 10–14–3 |
28 | W | December 12, 1987 | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 11–14–3 |
29 | T | December 15, 1987 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Islanders (1987–88) | 11–14–4 |
30 | W | December 17, 1987 | 2–0 | @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 12–14–4 |
31 | W | December 19, 1987 | 7–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 13–14–4 |
32 | T | December 20, 1987 | 1–1 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 13–14–5 |
33 | L | December 23, 1987 | 1–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 13–15–5 |
34 | W | December 26, 1987 | 5–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 14–15–5 |
35 | W | December 27, 1987 | 3–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 15–15–5 |
36 | L | December 30, 1987 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 15–16–5 |
37 | L | December 31, 1987 | 2–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 15–17–5 |
38 | W | January 2, 1988 | 5–3 | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 16–17–5 |
39 | L | January 4, 1988 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1987–88) | 16–18–5 |
40 | L | January 6, 1988 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 16–19–5 |
41 | L | January 7, 1988 | 4–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 16–20–5 |
42 | L | January 9, 1988 | 1–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 16–21–5 |
43 | L | January 12, 1988 | 2–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 16–22–5 |
44 | W | January 14, 1988 | 3–2 | Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 17–22–5 |
45 | W | January 16, 1988 | 3–1 | Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 18–22–5 |
46 | L | January 19, 1988 | 0–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 18–23–5 |
47 | W | January 21, 1988 | 4–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 19–23–5 |
48 | W | January 23, 1988 | 5–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 20–23–5 |
49 | W | January 26, 1988 | 7–6 | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 21–23–5 |
50 | W | January 28, 1988 | 9–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 22–23–5 |
51 | W | January 30, 1988 | 5–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 23–23–5 |
52 | W | February 1, 1988 | 5–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 24–23–5 |
53 | W | February 3, 1988 | 2–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 25–23–5 |
54 | L | February 6, 1988 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 25–24–5 |
55 | L | February 12, 1988 | 3–4 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 25–25–5 |
56 | W | February 13, 1988 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 26–25–5 |
57 | L | February 16, 1988 | 0–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 26–26–5 |
58 | W | February 18, 1988 | 7–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | 27–26–5 |
59 | L | February 20, 1988 | 3–6 | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 27–27–5 |
60 | W | February 21, 1988 | 5–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 28–27–5 |
61 | L | February 23, 1988 | 4–6 | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 28–28–5 |
62 | L | February 25, 1988 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 28–29–5 |
63 | W | February 27, 1988 | 6–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 29–29–5 |
64 | L | February 29, 1988 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1987–88) | 29–30–5 |
65 | L | March 1, 1988 | 0–2 | @ New York Islanders (1987–88) | 29–31–5 |
66 | L | March 3, 1988 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 29–32–5 |
67 | T | March 5, 1988 | 4–4 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 29–32–6 |
68 | W | March 8, 1988 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 30–32–6 |
69 | W | March 10, 1988 | 6–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 31–32–6 |
70 | L | March 13, 1988 | 6–7 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | 31–33–6 |
71 | T | March 15, 1988 | 7–7 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 31–33–7 |
72 | T | March 17, 1988 | 2–2 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 31–33–8 |
73 | L | March 19, 1988 | 3–5 | Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 31–34–8 |
74 | W | March 20, 1988 | 5–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 32–34–8 |
75 | W | March 22, 1988 | 5–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 33–34–8 |
76 | L | March 24, 1988 | 2–8 | New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 33–35–8 |
77 | W | March 26, 1988 | 3–2 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 34–35–8 |
78 | L | March 28, 1988 | 2–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 34–36–8 |
79 | L | April 1, 1988 | 2–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 34–37–8 |
80 | L | April 3, 1988 | 4–5 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 34–38–8 |
Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernie Federko | C | 79 | 20 | 69 | 89 | 52 | -12 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
Doug Gilmour | C | 72 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 59 | -13 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
Tony McKegney | LW | 80 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 82 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
Mark Hunter | RW | 66 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 136 | -6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Hrkac | C | 67 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Rob Ramage | D | 67 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 127 | -20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Sutter | LW | 76 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 147 | -16 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Brian Benning | D | 77 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 107 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Rick Meagher | C | 76 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Gino Cavallini | LW | 64 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 62 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Gaston Gingras | D | 68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Herb Raglan | RW | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 190 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Robert Nordmark | D | 67 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 60 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Perry Turnbull | C | 51 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 82 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tim Bothwell | D | 78 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brett Hull | RW | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cliff Ronning | C | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Evans | LW | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 49 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Paul Cavallini | D | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Flockhart | C | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Dark | D | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Todd Ewen | RW | 64 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 227 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Whistle | D | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gordie Roberts | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Paslawski | RW | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jocelyn Lemieux | RW | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Bourgeois | D | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Dirk | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Handy | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Harlow | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Pavese | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Bozek | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shane MacEachern | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darrell May | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Millen | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Root | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Trader | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Wamsley | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Millen | 2854 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 167 | 3.51 | 1 | 1396 | 1229 | .880 |
Rick Wamsley | 1818 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 103 | 3.40 | 2 | 922 | 819 | .888 |
Darrell May | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 107 | 89 | .832 |
Team: | 4852 | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 288 | 3.56 | 3 | 2425 | 2137 | .881 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Gilmour | C | 10 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gino Cavallini | LW | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Hull | RW | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Tony McKegney | LW | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bernie Federko | C | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Hrkac | C | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Brian Benning | D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Cavallini | D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mark Hunter | RW | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gaston Gingras | D | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Herb Raglan | RW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gordie Roberts | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Sutter | LW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 49 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Bozek | LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Paslawski | RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Bothwell | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Dirk | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kent Carlson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Evans | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Ewen | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jocelyn Lemieux | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Meagher | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Millen | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perry Turnbull | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Whistle | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Millen | 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 252 | 214 | .849 |
Team: | 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 252 | 214 | .849 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
St. Louis'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) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | Keith Osborne | ![]() | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
3 | 54 | Kevin Miehm | ![]() | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
3 | 59 | Robert Nordmark | ![]() | Lulea HF (Sweden) |
4 | 75 | Darin Smith | ![]() | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
4 | 82 | Andy Rymsha | ![]() | Western Michigan University (CCHA) |
6 | 117 | Rob Robinson | ![]() | Miami University (CCHA) |
7 | 138 | Todd Crabtree | ![]() | Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA) |
8 | 159 | Guy Hebert | ![]() | Hamilton College (NESCAC) |
9 | 180 | Rob Dumas | ![]() | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
10 | 201 | David Marvin | ![]() | Warroad High School (USHS-MN) |
10 | 207 | Andy Cesarski | ![]() | Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN) |
11 | 222 | Daniel Rolfe | ![]() | Brockville Braves (OPJHL) |
12 | 243 | Ray Savard | ![]() | Regina Pats (WHL) |
Farm teams
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See also
References
- https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1988.html
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- "1987-88 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- "1987–88 St. Louis Blues Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- Blues on Hockey Database
External links
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