1987-88 Chicago Blackhawks Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 30-41-9 - 69 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to St. Louis Blues 4-1
Coach: Bob Murdoch (30-41-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1987-88 Chicago Blackhawks RosterTeam Record: 30-41-9 - 69 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to St. Louis Blues 4-1
Coach: Bob Murdoch (30-41-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1987-88 Chicago Blackhawks Results
The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 30 wins and 41 losses and 9 ties for 69 points, finishing third in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Blackhawks scored 284 goals and conceded 328. Denis Savard netted 44 goals for Chicago, while Rick Vaive and Steve Larmer tallied 30 or more also. Denis Savard contributed 87 assists. Darren Pang topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.84 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.
Bob Murdoch coached the team. The 1987-88 Chicago Blackhawks lost in the NHL division semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Savard | C | 80 | 44 | 87 | 131 | 95 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 270 | 16.3 |
| Steve Larmer | R | 80 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 42 | -5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 16.7 |
| Rick Vaive | R | 76 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 108 | -20 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 229 | 18.8 |
| Troy Murray | C | 79 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 96 | -17 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 148 | 14.9 |
| Dirk Graham | R | 42 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 15.9 |
| Doug Wilson | D | 27 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 28 | -17 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 9.2 |
| Brian Noonan | R | 77 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 44 | -27 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 11.5 |
| Behn Wilson | D | 58 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 166 | -19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 5.8 |
| Steve Thomas | R | 30 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 18.8 |
| Bob Murray | D | 62 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 44 | -7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 6.2 |
| Wayne Presley | R | 42 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 52 | -13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 13.5 |
| Steve Ludzik | C | 73 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 40 | -14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 10.9 |
| Everett Sanipass | L | 57 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 126 | -9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 14.5 |
| Gary Nylund | D | 76 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 208 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 4.3 |
| Dan Vincelette | L | 69 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 109 | -15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 9.0 |
| Duane Sutter | R | 37 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 9.5 |
| Bruce Cassidy | D | 21 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6.5 |
| Bob McGill | D | 67 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 131 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 7.1 |
| Mike Stapleton | C | 53 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 59 | -10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 4.0 |
| Curt Fraser | L | 27 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 57 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 7.8 |
| Trent Yawney | D | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 |
| Rik Wilson | D | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14.8 |
| Keith Brown | D | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7.7 |
| Glen Cochrane | D | 73 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 204 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 |
| Dave Manson | D | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 185 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2.1 |
| Marc Bergevin | D | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 85 | -19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2.0 |
| Darren Pang | G | 45 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Playfair | D | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| David Mackey | L | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 71 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Bill Watson | R | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Mark LaVarre | R | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Bob Mason | G | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Gardner | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Kent Paynter | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1523 | 284 | 474 | 758 | 2216 | -258 | 98 | 185 | 18 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 2347 | 12.1 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Pang | 45 | 2548 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 3.84 | 1501 | 1338 | .891 |
| Bob Mason | 41 | 2312 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 4.15 | 1353 | 1193 | .882 |
| Totals | 86 | 4860 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 323 | 3.99 | 3177 | 2854 | .898 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Savard | C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 30.8 | |
| Steve Larmer | R | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | |
| Rick Vaive | R | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 35.3 | |
| Troy Murray | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |
| Dirk Graham | R | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |
| Brian Noonan | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Behn Wilson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Thomas | R | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Bob Murray | D | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Wayne Presley | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Ludzik | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Everett Sanipass | L | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | |
| Gary Nylund | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Dan Vincelette | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duane Sutter | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Bob McGill | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Trent Yawney | D | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Keith Brown | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | |
| Glen Cochrane | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Manson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Darren Pang | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark LaVarre | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Mason | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Rucinski | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 95 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 188 | -3 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 12.8 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Pang | 4 | 240 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4.50 | 130 | 112 | .862 |
| Bob Mason | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 31 | 28 | .903 |
| Totals | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.20 | 182 | 161 | .885 |
