1987–88 Buffalo Sabres season

1987–88 Buffalo Sabres
Division 3rd Adams
1987–88 record 37–32–11
Team information
General Manager Gerry Meehan
Coach Ted Sator
Captain Lindy Ruff
Team leaders
<1986–87 1988–89>

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

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

[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.

Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
4 L October 13, 1987 3–8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 1–2–1
5 T October 16, 1987 2–2 OT Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 1–2–2
6 W October 17, 1987 6–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 2–2–2
7 L October 21, 1987 3–5 Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 2–3–2
8 W October 23, 1987 5–3 Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 3–3–2
9 L October 24, 1987 3–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 3–4–2
10 T October 28, 1987 2–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 3–4–3
11 W October 30, 1987 5–1 Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 4–4–3
12 W November 1, 1987 5–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 5–4–3
13 W November 4, 1987 5–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 6–4–3
14 L November 7, 1987 0–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 6–5–3
15 W November 8, 1987 6–3 @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 7–5–3
16 T November 11, 1987 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 7–5–4
17 L November 13, 1987 4–5 Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 7–6–4
18 W November 15, 1987 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 8–6–4
19 L November 18, 1987 1–9 @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 8–7–4
20 W November 20, 1987 5–3 Washington Capitals (1987–88) 9–7–4
21 L November 22, 1987 5–8 Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 9–8–4
22 L November 25, 1987 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 9–9–4
23 L November 27, 1987 2–4 Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 9–10–4
24 L November 29, 1987 2–5 Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 9–11–4
25 W December 3, 1987 6–3 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 10–11–4
26 L December 5, 1987 1–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 10–12–4
27 L December 6, 1987 1–5 Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 10–13–4
28 W December 9, 1987 6–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 11–13–4
29 T December 12, 1987 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 11–13–5
30 L December 13, 1987 1–7 Calgary Flames (1987–88) 11–14–5
31 T December 18, 1987 2–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 11–14–6
32 W December 19, 1987 2–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 12–14–6
33 L December 22, 1987 0–9 @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 12–15–6
34 W December 23, 1987 5–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 13–15–6
35 T December 27, 1987 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 13–15–7
36 L December 29, 1987 1–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 13–16–7
37 L December 31, 1987 0–2 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 13–17–7
38 W January 2, 1988 6–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 14–17–7
39 W January 3, 1988 2–1 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 15–17–7
40 W January 6, 1988 6–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 16–17–7
41 W January 8, 1988 3–1 Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 17–17–7
42 W January 10, 1988 4–3 New York Rangers (1987–88) 18–17–7
43 W January 12, 1988 4–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 19–17–7
44 L January 14, 1988 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 19–18–7
45 L January 16, 1988 1–5 @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 19–19–7
46 W January 17, 1988 5–2 New York Islanders (1987–88) 20–19–7
47 W January 20, 1988 5–3 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 21–19–7
48 W January 22, 1988 7–3 New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 22–19–7
49 T January 23, 1988 3–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) 22–19–8
50 W January 25, 1988 5–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 23–19–8
51 L January 27, 1988 1–4 Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 23–20–8
52 L January 29, 1988 2–5 New York Islanders (1987–88) 23–21–8
53 T January 31, 1988 4–4 OT Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 23–21–9
54 W February 2, 1988 6–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 24–21–9
55 W February 5, 1988 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 25–21–9
56 L February 6, 1988 4–6 @ New York Islanders (1987–88) 25–22–9
57 L February 12, 1988 5–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 25–23–9
58 L February 14, 1988 3–4 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 25–24–9
59 W February 16, 1988 3–0 @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 26–24–9
60 L February 19, 1988 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 26–25–9
61 L February 21, 1988 5–6 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 26–26–9
62 W February 25, 1988 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 27–26–9
63 W February 27, 1988 4–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 28–26–9
64 W February 28, 1988 5–3 Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 29–26–9
65 L March 1, 1988 0–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 29–27–9
66 W March 4, 1988 6–3 New York Rangers (1987–88) 30–27–9
67 W March 6, 1988 3–0 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 31–27–9
68 W March 9, 1988 6–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 32–27–9
69 L March 12, 1988 4–10 @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 32–28–9
70 W March 13, 1988 7–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 33–28–9
71 L March 15, 1988 4–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 33–29–9
72 W March 19, 1988 4–3 @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 34–29–9
73 L March 20, 1988 2–6 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 34–30–9
74 W March 22, 1988 3–2 @ New York Rangers (1987–88) 35–30–9
75 T March 25, 1988 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 35–30–10
76 L March 27, 1988 3–5 Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 35–31–10
77 W March 29, 1988 3–1 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 36–31–10
78 W March 31, 1988 3–2 Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 37–31–10
79 L April 2, 1988 4–9 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 37–32–10
80 T April 3, 1988 4–4 OT Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 37–32–11

Playoffs

Player stats

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225. 
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