1987-88 Washington Capitals Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 38-33-9 - 85 points
in the NHL's Patrick Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bryan Murray (38-33-9)
1987-88 Washington Capitals RosterTeam Record: 38-33-9 - 85 points
in the NHL's Patrick Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Bryan Murray (38-33-9)
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 38 wins and 33 losses and 9 ties for 85 points in the NHL's Patrick Division.
The team scored 281 goals and gave up 249. Mike Gartner netted 48 goals for the team, and Dave Christian tallied 30 or more also. Scott Stevens contributed 60 assists. Clint Malarchuk earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad, while Pete Peeters recorded a 2.78 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Bryan Murray coached the team. The 1987-88 Washington Capitals lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner | R | 80 | 48 | 33 | 81 | 73 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 316 | 15.2 |
| Scott Stevens | D | 80 | 12 | 60 | 72 | 184 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 5.2 |
| Larry Murphy | D | 79 | 8 | 53 | 61 | 72 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 201 | 4.0 |
| Mike Ridley | C | 70 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 20.9 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 79 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 240 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 17.5 |
| Dave Christian | R | 80 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 26 | -14 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 187 | 19.8 |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | R | 78 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 136 | 13.2 |
| Kevin Hatcher | D | 71 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 137 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 7.7 |
| Michal Pivonka | C | 71 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 11.5 |
| Kelly Miller | L | 80 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 9.4 |
| Garry Galley | D | 58 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 7.0 |
| Greg Adams | L | 78 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 153 | -3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 13.8 |
| Bobby Gould | R | 72 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 56 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 10.1 |
| Peter Sundstrom | L | 76 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 34 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 9.0 |
| Yvon Corriveau | L | 44 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 19.2 |
| Rod Langway | D | 63 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 6.1 |
| Lou Franceschetti | R | 59 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 7.5 |
| Craig Laughlin | R | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 11.1 |
| Grant Ledyard | D | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 9.8 |
| Greg Smith | D | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.2 |
| Paul Cavallini | D | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Bill Houlder | D | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Stephen Leach | R | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Clint Malarchuk | G | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Kastelic | R | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 78 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Pete Peeters | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Jensen | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Alain Raymond | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yves Beaudoin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Richard | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1530 | 281 | 464 | 745 | 1660 | 56 | 94 | 171 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 2461 | 11.4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Malarchuk | 54 | 2926 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 154 | 3.16 | 1338 | 1184 | .885 |
| Pete Peeters | 35 | 1896 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 2.78 | 863 | 775 | .898 |
| Alain Raymond | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 20 | 18 | .900 |
| Totals | 90 | 4862 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 244 | 3.01 | 2221 | 1977 | .890 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner | R | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 | |
| Scott Stevens | D | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 46 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2.4 | |
| Larry Murphy | D | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19.0 | |
| Mike Ridley | C | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21.4 | |
| Dale Hunter | C | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 98 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 29.2 | |
| Dave Christian | R | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12.5 | |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | R | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14.3 | |
| Kevin Hatcher | D | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 11.4 | |
| Michal Pivonka | C | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14.3 | |
| Kelly Miller | L | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 30.8 | |
| Garry Galley | D | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | |
| Greg Adams | L | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Bobby Gould | R | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 | |
| Peter Sundstrom | L | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20.0 | |
| Yvon Corriveau | L | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | |
| Rod Langway | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Lou Franceschetti | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Grant Ledyard | D | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | |
| Greg Smith | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Stephen Leach | R | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33.3 | |
| Clint Malarchuk | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Kastelic | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Peeters | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grant Jennings | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Felix | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Greenlaw | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 268 | 54 | 77 | 131 | 529 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 424 | 12.7 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Malarchuk | 4 | 193 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4.66 | 110 | 95 | .864 |
| Pete Peeters | 12 | 654 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3.12 | 360 | 326 | .906 |
| Totals | 16 | 847 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3.47 | 470 | 421 | .896 |
