1987–88 Boston Bruins season

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1987–88 Boston Bruins
Prince of Wales Conference Conference Champions
Adams Division Champions
1987–88 record
General Manager	Harry Sinden
Coach	Terry O'Reilly
Captain	Ray Bourque Rick Middleton
Alternate captains	Keith Crowder
Arena	Boston Garden
Team leaders
Goals	Cam Neely (42)
Assists	Ray Bourque (64)
Points	Ray Bourque (81)
Penalties in minutes	Jay Miller (304)
Wins	Reggie Lemelin (24)
Goals against average	Andy Moog (2.83)

The Boston Bruins season involved participating in the Stanley Cup finals.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

See also: 1987 NHL Entry Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Montreal Canadiens	80	45	22	13	103	298	238	1830
Boston Bruins	80	44	30	6	94	300	251	2443
Buffalo Sabres	80	37	32	11	85	283	305	2277
Hartford Whalers	80	35	38	7	77	249	267	2046
Quebec Nordiques	80	32	43	5	69	271	306	2042

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Adams Division semi-finals

Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins were led by team co-captains Ray Bourque, Rick Middleton and the goaltending duo of Reggie Lemelin and the newly acquired Andy Moog. The Buffalo Sabres returned to the playoffs thanks to added depth provided by rookie Ray Sheppard.

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score
April 6	Buffalo	3	Boston	7
April 7	Buffalo	1	Boston	4
April 9	Boston	2	Buffalo	6
April 10	Boston	5	Buffalo	6
April 12	Buffalo	4	Boston	5
April 14	Boston	5	Buffalo	2

Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–2

[edit] Adams Division Finals

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

The Wales Conference's two best teams, and the NHL's two best defensive teams, met in this series with equal rest time. The Habs had beaten Boston in the Adams Division Semi-Finals four years in a row, sweeping the Bruins in three of the past four seasons, and beating them 3–2 in a best-of-five the other year. This time, the Bruins' defence would wear down Montreal, as Ken Linseman, Ray Bourque and Cam Neely provided the offence to finally conquer the Canadiens. It was the first Bruins' playoff series win over the Habs in 44 seasons.

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score
April 18	Boston	1	Montreal	5
April 20	Boston	4	Montreal	3
April 22	Montreal	1	Boston	3
April 24	Montreal	0	Boston	2
April 26	Boston	4	Montreal	1

Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–1

[edit] Prince of Wales Conference Finals

New Jersey Devils vs. Boston Bruins

The Devils would take Boston to the limit, but their offence couldn't compete with the Bruins, who would make their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals since consecutive appearances in 1976–77 and 1977–78.

This series would also have the infamous confrontation between Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski after Game 3, when, during an argument in the tunnel after the game, Koharski tripped and fell, accusing Schoenfield of pushing him. Schoenfield famously responded, "You tripped and fell you fat pig!" Then, he yelled "Have another doughnut! Have another doughnut!" The incident was played repeatedly on ESPN and has become part of NHL lore.

Schonefeld was suspended by NHL president John Ziegler for game four, but the Devils received an injunction from a New Jersey court, allowing Schoenfeld to coach the fourth game. In protest, the officials scheduled to work that game in the Meadlowands refused to take the ice, forcing the NHL to scramble for amateur officials to call the contest. The injunction was lifted and Schoenfeld served his suspension during game five in the Boston Garden.

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	OT
May 2	New Jersey	3	Boston	5
May 4	New Jersey	3	Boston	2	(OT)
May 6	Boston	6	New Jersey	1
May 8	Boston	1	New Jersey	3
May 10	New Jersey	1	Boston	7
May 12	Boston	3	New Jersey	6
May 14	New Jersey	2	Boston	6

Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–3

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 18	Boston Bruins	1	Edmonton Oilers	2
May 20	Boston Bruins	2	Edmonton Oilers	4
May 22	Edmonton Oilers	6	Boston Bruins	3
May 24	Edmonton Oilers	3	Boston Bruins	3	Game suspended at 16:33 of 2nd due to power failure.
May 26	Boston Bruins	3	Edmonton Oilers	6

Edmonton wins best-of-seven series 4–0

[edit] Roster

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Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

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[edit] Awards and records

James Norris Memorial Trophy: || Ray Bourque
Ray Bourque, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
Cam Neely, Right Wing, NHL Second All-Star

[edit] References

Bruins on Hockey Database

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v • d • e 1987–88 NHL season by team

Patrick	New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington

Adams	Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Québec

Norris	Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto

Smythe	Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver

See also	1987 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1988 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions