The 1987-88 New Jersey Devils season was their 6th season in New Jersey. They would go 38-36-6 to record 82 points on the season, making the playoffs. They would advance to the Conference Finals before falling in 7 games to the Boston Bruins.
Offseason[]
NHL Draft[]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
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1 | 2 | Brendan Shanahan | Canadian | London Knights (OHL) |
2 | 23 | Ricard Persson | Swedish | Östersunds IK (SWE) |
4 | 65 | Brian Sullivan | American | Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) |
5 | 86 | Kevin Dean | American | Culver Military Academy (Independent) |
6 | 107 | Ben Hankinson | American | Edina High School (Minn.) |
7 | 128 | Tom Neziol | Canadian | Miami University (NCAA) |
8 | 149 | Jim Dowd | American | Brick Township High School (NJSIAA) |
9 | 170 | John Blessman | Canadian | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) |
10 | 191 | Pete Fry | Canadian | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
11 | 212 | Alain Charland | Canadian | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Patrick Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York Islanders | 80 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 88 | 308 | 267 | 1732 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 292 | 292 | 2194 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 85 | 281 | 249 | 1680 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 82 | 295 | 296 | 2315 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 82 | 300 | 283 | 1775 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 81 | 319 | 316 | 2211 |
Player stats[]
Forwards[]
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
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Kirk Muller | 80 | 37 | 57 | 94 | 114 |
Aaron Broten | 80 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 80 |
Pat Verbeek | 73 | 46 | 31 | 77 | 227 |
Patrik Sundström | 78 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 42 |
John MacLean | 76 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 145 |
Claude Loiselle | 68 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 118 |
Mark Johnson | 54 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 14 |
Doug Sulliman | 59 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 25 |
Brendan Shanahan | 65 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 131 |
Andy Brickley | 45 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 14 |
Perry Anderson | 60 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 222 |
Pat Conacher | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
David Maley | 44 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 65 |
George McPhee | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Chris Cichocki | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Anders Carlsson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Murray Brumwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Troy Crowder* | - | - | - | - | - |
Dan Dorion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alan Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bench | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Troy Crowder missed the whole season due to injury but came back to play one playoffs game
Defencemen[]
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Driver | 74 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 68 |
Joe Cirella | 80 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 191 |
Tom Kurvers | 56 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 46 |
Craig Wolanin | 78 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 170 |
Jack O'Callahan | 50 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 97 |
Jim Korn | 52 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 140 |
Ken Daneyko | 80 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 239 |
Randy Velischek | 51 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 66 |
Gord Mark | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
Goaltending[]
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against SV% = Save percentage
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA | SV% | G | A | PTS | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sean Burke | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.05 | 0.883 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Bob Sauvé | 34 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3.56 | 0.87 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Alain Chevrier | 45 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3.77 | 0.867 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
References[]
New Jersey Devils | |
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Team | Kansas City Scouts • Colorado Rockies • Players • Award Winners • Seasons • Records • Draft picks • • Continental Airlines Arena • Prudential Center |
New Jersey Devils coaches | MacMillan • McVie • Carpenter • Schoenfeld • Cunniff • Brooks • Lemaire • Ftorek • Robinson • Constantine • Burns • Lamoriello • Julien • Sutter |
Division titles | 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2006-07 |
Conference Championships | 1994-95, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03 |
Stanley Cups | 1994-95, 1999-00, 2002-03 |
Affiliates | Lowell Devils (AHL), Trenton Devils (ECHL) |
1987–88 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | New Jersey · NY Islanders · NY Rangers · Philadelphia · Pittsburgh · Washington |
Adams | Boston · Buffalo · Hartford · Montreal · Quebec |
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 |