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
Team leaders
<1986–87 1988–89>

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
1TOctober 8, 19872–2 OT Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 0–0–1
2LOctober 10, 19873–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 0–1–1
3WOctober 11, 19876–5 Washington Capitals (1987–88) 1–1–1
4LOctober 13, 19873–8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 1–2–1
5TOctober 16, 19872–2 OT Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 1–2–2
6WOctober 17, 19876–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 2–2–2
7LOctober 21, 19873–5 Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 2–3–2
8WOctober 23, 19875–3 Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 3–3–2
9LOctober 24, 19873–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 3–4–2
10TOctober 28, 19872–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 3–4–3
11WOctober 30, 19875–1 Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 4–4–3
12WNovember 1, 19875–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 5–4–3
13WNovember 4, 19875–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 6–4–3
14LNovember 7, 19870–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 6–5–3
15WNovember 8, 19876–3 @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 7–5–3
16TNovember 11, 19874–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 7–5–4
17LNovember 13, 19874–5 Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 7–6–4
18WNovember 15, 19875–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 8–6–4
19LNovember 18, 19871–9 @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 8–7–4
20WNovember 20, 19875–3 Washington Capitals (1987–88) 9–7–4
21LNovember 22, 19875–8 Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 9–8–4
22LNovember 25, 19872–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 9–9–4
23LNovember 27, 19872–4 Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 9–10–4
24LNovember 29, 19872–5 Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 9–11–4
25WDecember 3, 19876–3 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 10–11–4
26LDecember 5, 19871–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 10–12–4
27LDecember 6, 19871–5 Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 10–13–4
28WDecember 9, 19876–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 11–13–4
29TDecember 12, 19873–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 11–13–5
30LDecember 13, 19871–7 Calgary Flames (1987–88) 11–14–5
31TDecember 18, 19872–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 11–14–6
32WDecember 19, 19872–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 12–14–6
33LDecember 22, 19870–9 @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 12–15–6
34WDecember 23, 19875–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 13–15–6
35TDecember 27, 19873–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 13–15–7
36LDecember 29, 19871–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 13–16–7
37LDecember 31, 19870–2 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 13–17–7
38WJanuary 2, 19886–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 14–17–7
39WJanuary 3, 19882–1 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 15–17–7
40WJanuary 6, 19886–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 16–17–7
41WJanuary 8, 19883–1 Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 17–17–7
42WJanuary 10, 19884–3 New York Rangers (1987–88) 18–17–7
43WJanuary 12, 19884–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 19–17–7
44LJanuary 14, 19881–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 19–18–7
45LJanuary 16, 19881–5 @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 19–19–7
46WJanuary 17, 19885–2 New York Islanders (1987–88) 20–19–7
47WJanuary 20, 19885–3 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 21–19–7
48WJanuary 22, 19887–3 New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 22–19–7
49TJanuary 23, 19883–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) 22–19–8
50WJanuary 25, 19885–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 23–19–8
51LJanuary 27, 19881–4 Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 23–20–8
52LJanuary 29, 19882–5 New York Islanders (1987–88) 23–21–8
53TJanuary 31, 19884–4 OT Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 23–21–9
54WFebruary 2, 19886–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 24–21–9
55WFebruary 5, 19885–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 25–21–9
56LFebruary 6, 19884–6 @ New York Islanders (1987–88) 25–22–9
57LFebruary 12, 19885–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 25–23–9
58LFebruary 14, 19883–4 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 25–24–9
59WFebruary 16, 19883–0 @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 26–24–9
60LFebruary 19, 19884–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 26–25–9
61LFebruary 21, 19885–6 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 26–26–9
62WFebruary 25, 19885–2 St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 27–26–9
63WFebruary 27, 19884–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 28–26–9
64WFebruary 28, 19885–3 Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 29–26–9
65LMarch 1, 19880–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 29–27–9
66WMarch 4, 19886–3 New York Rangers (1987–88) 30–27–9
67WMarch 6, 19883–0 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 31–27–9
68WMarch 9, 19886–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 32–27–9
69LMarch 12, 19884–10 @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 32–28–9
70WMarch 13, 19887–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 33–28–9
71LMarch 15, 19884–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 33–29–9
72WMarch 19, 19884–3 @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 34–29–9
73LMarch 20, 19882–6 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 34–30–9
74WMarch 22, 19883–2 @ New York Rangers (1987–88) 35–30–9
75TMarch 25, 19882–2 OT New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 35–30–10
76LMarch 27, 19883–5 Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 35–31–10
77WMarch 29, 19883–1 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 36–31–10
78WMarch 31, 19883–2 Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 37–31–10
79LApril 2, 19884–9 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 37–32–10
80TApril 3, 19884–4 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.

See also

References

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