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
Alternate captains	Mike Foligno Phil Housley

The 1987–88 Buffalo Sabres season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.^[1]

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

^[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	T	October 8, 1987	2–2 OT	Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)	0–0–1
2	L	October 10, 1987	3–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)	0–1–1
3	W	October 11, 1987	6–5	Washington Capitals (1987–88)	1–1–1
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

1988 Stanley Cup playoffs

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

Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–2.

References

↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

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1987–88 NHL season
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Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto
Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver Winnipeg
See also	Entry Draft Supplemental Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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