1987–88 Detroit Red Wings season


The 1987–88 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 56th season, the franchise's 62nd.
Coached by Jacques Demers, the team compiled a record of 41-28-11 for 93 points, to finish the regular season 1st in the Norris Division for the first time in ever. The Red Wings were the only team in their division to have a winning record that season.. In the playoffs, they won their Norris Division Semifinal series 4–2 over the Toronto Maple Leafs, and followed that with a 5 game win over the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final. In the Campbell Conference Final, the Red Wings ran out of magic as they lost in five games by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

The Red Wings won the Norris Division title in 1987-88, their first division title since the 1964-65 season. They went up against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Norris Division semifinals, and won the series in six games. They next faced the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final and won in five games. The Red Wings then faced the Edmonton Oilers in the Campbell Conference Final for the second year in a row. Just like the year before, the Oilers beat the Red Wings in five games on their way to their 4th Stanley Cup championship in five years.

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
C64505210244301066
LW73343973242241003
W78372562464655
LW74293362398161505
C781344571012020
C631440542016303
LW732627535010723
LW/C78172340977533
RW511426405820310
D63733404511401
D561025354213200
D51922311314302
D70521261306301
RW62121325945011
RW501091937-4102
D48613193824000
C5761117424001
D62314179624002
RW637714263-11001
RW3631114552000
D2929115715000
D552810819000
D31145673000
D7033213000
LW620252001
D11112100000
LW10112843001
RW1302240000
LW310121000
C70112-1000
LW20112-1000
LW90118-2000
G47011300000
G33011360000
G300020000
D600018-3000
G600020000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASOSASVSV%
262347221751413.23412921151.891
1854331795963.111923827.896
2946220163.270148132.892
97300195.5705647.839
Team:4868804128112623.23524192157.892

Playoffs

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
LW168132151501
C16812206401
C16415192100
W121081810214
LW16691555101
LW16751210210
RW16571222200
D1626840200
RW1661762010
D111566100
D1606655000
C1641512000
D814518000
LW/C931414001
D922431100
C31346000
D100448000
D1503322000
D40334000
RW1310126001
RW1001113000
RW80116000
D401115000
G100110000
G80000000
LW20000000
D1000040000
G10000000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASOSASVSV%
5311054323.621236204.864
431843223.061171149.871
1010016.00076.857
Team:9721697553.402414359.867

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
111Yves RacineLongueuil Chevaliers
232Gord KruppkePrince Albert Raiders
241Bob WilkieSwift Current Broncos
352Dennis HollandPortland Winter Hawks
474Mark ReimerSaskatoon Blades
595Radomir BrazdaLTC Pardubice
6116Sean CliffordOhio State University
7137Mike GoberLaval Titan
8158Kevin ScottVernon Lakers
9179Mikko HaapakoskiKarpat
10200Darin BanisterUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
11221Craig QuinlanHill-Murray School
12242Tomas JanssonSodertalje SK
S5Mike LaMoineUniversity of North Dakota

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