1987–88 Hartford Whalers season

1987–88 Hartford Whalers
Division 4th Adams
1987–88 record 35–38–7
Goals for 249
Goals against 267
Team information
General Manager Emile Francis
Coach Jack Evans,
Larry Pleau
Captain Ron Francis
Team leaders
<1986–87 1988–89>

Regular season

The Whalers had the league's best penalty-kill percentage, with 84.27% (359 for 426).[1]

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
1LOctober 8, 19871–5 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 0–1–0
2LOctober 10, 19872–6 New York Rangers (1987–88) 0–2–0
3LOctober 11, 19872–5 @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 0–3–0
4LOctober 14, 19871–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 0–4–0
5LOctober 16, 19872–6 @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) 0–5–0
6WOctober 17, 19874–3 OT New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 1–5–0
7WOctober 21, 19875–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 2–5–0
8WOctober 24, 19875–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 3–5–0
9TOctober 28, 19872–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 3–5–1
10WOctober 31, 19877–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 4–5–1
11WNovember 1, 19875–1 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 5–5–1
12TNovember 4, 19872–2 OT Boston Bruins (1987–88) 5–5–2
13LNovember 6, 19871–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 5–6–2
14LNovember 7, 19873–5 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 5–7–2
15TNovember 11, 19870–0 OT Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 5–7–3
16LNovember 14, 19871–4 @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 5–8–3
17TNovember 16, 19873–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 5–8–4
18WNovember 18, 19879–1 Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 6–8–4
19LNovember 21, 19873–4 Washington Capitals (1987–88) 6–9–4
20LNovember 25, 19875–6 Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 6–10–4
21WNovember 27, 19874–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 7–10–4
22WNovember 28, 19874–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 8–10–4
23LDecember 2, 19873–5 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 8–11–4
24LDecember 3, 19872–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 8–12–4
25WDecember 5, 19872–1 Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 9–12–4
26WDecember 8, 19875–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 10–12–4
27WDecember 9, 19875–4 Washington Capitals (1987–88) 11–12–4
28WDecember 12, 19873–2 Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 12–12–4
29TDecember 15, 19872–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 12–12–5
30LDecember 17, 19870–2 St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 12–13–5
31WDecember 19, 19874–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 13–13–5
32TDecember 20, 19873–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 13–13–6
33LDecember 22, 19875–6 OT @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 13–14–6
34LDecember 26, 19872–4 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 13–15–6
35LDecember 27, 19873–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 13–16–6
36WDecember 30, 19873–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 14–16–6
37TJanuary 2, 19881–1 OT New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 14–16–7
38LJanuary 6, 19881–5 Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 14–17–7
39LJanuary 8, 19881–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 14–18–7
40WJanuary 9, 19885–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 15–18–7
41WJanuary 11, 19884–3 @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 16–18–7
42LJanuary 13, 19881–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 16–19–7
43LJanuary 14, 19882–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 16–20–7
44WJanuary 16, 19884–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 17–20–7
45WJanuary 19, 19886–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 18–20–7
46WJanuary 21, 19884–3 New York Islanders (1987–88) 19–20–7
47WJanuary 23, 19885–0 Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 20–20–7
48WJanuary 24, 19882–1 OT Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 21–20–7
49LJanuary 27, 19881–5 @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 21–21–7
50WJanuary 29, 19884–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 22–21–7
51LJanuary 30, 19882–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 22–22–7
52LFebruary 1, 19884–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 22–23–7
53LFebruary 3, 19882–5 Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 22–24–7
54LFebruary 6, 19884–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 22–25–7
55WFebruary 7, 19884–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 23–25–7
56WFebruary 13, 19884–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 24–25–7
57LFebruary 15, 19884–5 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 24–26–7
58WFebruary 17, 19884–3 Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 25–26–7
59LFebruary 20, 19880–3 @ New York Islanders (1987–88) 25–27–7
60LFebruary 21, 19882–7 New York Islanders (1987–88) 25–28–7
61WFebruary 23, 19883–2 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 26–28–7
62LFebruary 25, 19882–5 @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 26–29–7
63LFebruary 27, 19883–4 Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 26–30–7
64LMarch 1, 19883–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 26–31–7
65WMarch 2, 19882–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 27–31–7
66WMarch 5, 19883–1 New York Rangers (1987–88) 28–31–7
67LMarch 8, 19884–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 28–32–7
68WMarch 9, 19885–4 Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 29–32–7
69LMarch 12, 19880–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 29–33–7
70LMarch 13, 19881–4 Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 29–34–7
71LMarch 15, 19886–8 Calgary Flames (1987–88) 29–35–7
72WMarch 19, 19885–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 30–35–7
73LMarch 20, 19881–2 @ New York Rangers (1987–88) 30–36–7
74WMarch 22, 19884–3 Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 31–36–7
75WMarch 24, 19883–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 32–36–7
76WMarch 26, 19888–1 Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) 33–36–7
77WMarch 27, 19884–2 Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 34–36–7
78LMarch 31, 19882–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 34–37–7
79WApril 2, 19884–2 Boston Bruins (1987–88) 35–37–7
80LApril 3, 19882–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 35–38–7

Transactions

Roster

1987-88 Hartford Whalers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1988.html
  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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