1987-88 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 41-28-11 - 93 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 9-7
Lost NHL conference finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Blues 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Edmonton Oilers 4-1
Coach: Jacques Demers (41-28-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1987-88 Detroit Red Wings RosterTeam Record: 41-28-11 - 93 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 9-7
Lost NHL conference finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Blues 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Edmonton Oilers 4-1
Coach: Jacques Demers (41-28-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1987-88 Detroit Red Wings Results
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 41 wins and 28 losses and 11 ties for 93 points, finishing first in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-7.
The Red Wings scored 322 goals and gave up 269. Steve Yzerman netted 50 goals for Detroit, while Gerard Gallant and Petr Klima tallied 30 or more as well. Steve Yzerman contributed 52 assists. Glen Hanlon topped the squad with 22 wins, plus Greg Stefan added 15 or more wins, too. Greg Stefan recorded a 3.11 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Jacques Demers coached the team. The 1987-88 Detroit Red Wings lost in the NHL conference finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Yzerman | C | 64 | 50 | 52 | 102 | 44 | 30 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 242 | 20.7 |
| Gerard Gallant | L | 73 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 242 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 197 | 17.3 |
| Petr Klima | L | 78 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 174 | 21.3 |
| Bob Probert | L | 74 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 398 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 126 | 23.0 |
| John Chabot | C | 78 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 15.7 |
| Adam Oates | C | 63 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 12.6 |
| Brent Ashton | L | 73 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 50 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 161 | 16.1 |
| Shawn Burr | L | 78 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 97 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 124 | 13.7 |
| Dave Barr | R | 51 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 58 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.9 |
| Darren Veitch | D | 63 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 4.5 |
| Jeff Sharples | D | 56 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 10.6 |
| Lee Norwood | D | 51 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 131 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 8.5 |
| Doug Halward | D | 70 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 130 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 5.7 |
| Tim Higgins | R | 62 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 19.0 |
| Joe Murphy | R | 50 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 12.2 |
| Mike O'Connell | D | 48 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 8.8 |
| Mel Bridgman | C | 57 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 15.0 |
| Rick Zombo | D | 62 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 96 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 6.3 |
| Joe Kocur | R | 63 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 263 | -11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 17.1 |
| Jim Nill | R | 36 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12.0 |
| Steve Chiasson | D | 29 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4.4 |
| Gilbert Delorme | D | 55 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4.3 |
| Harold Snepsts | D | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Jim Pavese | D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dale Krentz | L | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Steve Martinson | L | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Doug Houda | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Mark Kumpel | R | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Kris King | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Murray Eaves | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Brent Fedyk | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Greg Stefan | G | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam Graves | L | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Glen Hanlon | G | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Darren Eliot | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Lewis | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sam St. Laurent | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1528 | 322 | 521 | 843 | 2369 | 246 | 72 | 135 | 20 | 23 | 41 | 3 | 2255 | 14.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 47 | 2623 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 141 | 3.23 | 1292 | 1151 | .891 |
| Greg Stefan | 33 | 1854 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 96 | 3.11 | 923 | 827 | .896 |
| Sam St. Laurent | 6 | 294 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.27 | 148 | 132 | .892 |
| Darren Eliot | 3 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.57 | 56 | 47 | .839 |
| Totals | 89 | 4868 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 262 | 3.23 | 2681 | 2419 | .902 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Yzerman | C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| Gerard Gallant | L | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 55 | -5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 16.7 | |
| Petr Klima | L | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 26.3 | |
| Bob Probert | L | 16 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 30.8 | |
| John Chabot | C | 16 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 12.5 | |
| Adam Oates | C | 16 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 24.2 | |
| Brent Ashton | L | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21.9 | |
| Shawn Burr | L | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.6 | |
| Dave Barr | R | 16 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20.8 | |
| Darren Veitch | D | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | |
| Jeff Sharples | D | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Lee Norwood | D | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 40 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 4.7 | |
| Doug Halward | D | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | |
| Tim Higgins | R | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | |
| Joe Murphy | R | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Mike O'Connell | D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | |
| Mel Bridgman | C | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 50.0 | |
| Rick Zombo | D | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Kocur | R | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Jim Nill | R | 16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 66.7 | |
| Steve Chiasson | D | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | |
| Gilbert Delorme | D | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | |
| Harold Snepsts | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Jim Pavese | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Dale Krentz | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Stefan | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Hanlon | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Sam St. Laurent | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 307 | 69 | 112 | 181 | 534 | 47 | 21 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 433 | 15.9 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 8 | 431 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3.06 | 171 | 149 | .871 |
| Greg Stefan | 10 | 531 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3.62 | 236 | 204 | .864 |
| Sam St. Laurent | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 7 | 6 | .857 |
| Totals | 19 | 972 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 3.40 | 469 | 414 | .883 |
