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1987-88 New York Islanders

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39-31-10 (88 points), Finished 1st in NHL Patrick Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 308 goals, Allowed 267 goals, SRS: 0.54 (5th of 21)
Coached by Terry Simpson (39-31-10)

Playoffs:
Lost Division Semi-Finals (4-2) to New Jersey Devils

1987-88 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Oct 8, 1987 @ Los Angeles Kings W 4 1 1 0 0 W 1
2 Sat, Oct 10, 1987 @ Vancouver Canucks W 7 1 2 0 0 W 2
3 Thu, Oct 15, 1987 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 6 0 3 0 0 W 3
4 Sat, Oct 17, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers L 3 4 3 1 0 L 1
5 Tue, Oct 20, 1987 Calgary Flames W 5 4 4 1 0 W 1
6 Fri, Oct 23, 1987 @ New Jersey Devils L 3 5 4 2 0 L 1
7 Sat, Oct 24, 1987 New Jersey Devils W 2 1 5 2 0 W 1
8 Tue, Oct 27, 1987 Chicago Blackhawks T OT 4 4 5 2 1 T 1
9 Wed, Oct 28, 1987 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 2 5 5 3 1 L 1
10 Sat, Oct 31, 1987 New York Rangers W 8 2 6 3 1 W 1
11 Sun, Nov 1, 1987 @ Boston Bruins W OT 6 5 7 3 1 W 2
12 Tue, Nov 3, 1987 New Jersey Devils W 6 3 8 3 1 W 3
13 Thu, Nov 5, 1987 Pittsburgh Penguins L 2 4 8 4 1 L 1
14 Sat, Nov 7, 1987 Detroit Red Wings W OT 4 3 9 4 1 W 1
15 Tue, Nov 10, 1987 Washington Capitals W OT 4 3 10 4 1 W 2
16 Thu, Nov 12, 1987 @ St. Louis Blues W 4 3 11 4 1 W 3
17 Sat, Nov 14, 1987 Winnipeg Jets W 7 3 12 4 1 W 4
18 Tue, Nov 17, 1987 Los Angeles Kings W 4 3 13 4 1 W 5
19 Wed, Nov 18, 1987 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 5 13 5 1 L 1
20 Sat, Nov 21, 1987 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 6 4 14 5 1 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Tue, Nov 24, 1987 Toronto Maple Leafs L 3 4 14 6 1 L 1
22 Sat, Nov 28, 1987 New York Rangers W 5 4 15 6 1 W 1
23 Sun, Nov 29, 1987 @ New York Rangers L 1 3 15 7 1 L 1
24 Wed, Dec 2, 1987 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 7 1 16 7 1 W 1
25 Fri, Dec 4, 1987 @ Washington Capitals W 6 4 17 7 1 W 2
26 Tue, Dec 8, 1987 Montreal Canadiens L 2 3 17 8 1 L 1
27 Fri, Dec 11, 1987 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 4 6 17 9 1 L 2
28 Sat, Dec 12, 1987 New Jersey Devils W 5 3 18 9 1 W 1
29 Tue, Dec 15, 1987 St. Louis Blues T OT 2 2 18 9 2 T 1
30 Thu, Dec 17, 1987 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 3 4 18 10 2 L 1
31 Sat, Dec 19, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers L 4 5 18 11 2 L 2
32 Tue, Dec 22, 1987 @ Winnipeg Jets L 2 5 18 12 2 L 3
33 Wed, Dec 23, 1987 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 5 7 18 13 2 L 4
34 Sat, Dec 26, 1987 Boston Bruins W 2 1 19 13 2 W 1
35 Mon, Dec 28, 1987 @ New Jersey Devils L 4 6 19 14 2 L 1
36 Tue, Dec 29, 1987 New York Rangers T OT 3 3 19 14 3 T 1
37 Sat, Jan 2, 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins W 3 2 20 14 3 W 1
38 Tue, Jan 5, 1988 Minnesota North Stars T OT 3 3 20 14 4 T 1
39 Fri, Jan 8, 1988 @ Calgary Flames L 4 7 20 15 4 L 1
40 Sat, Jan 9, 1988 @ Edmonton Oilers L 1 5 20 16 4 L 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Tue, Jan 12, 1988 @ Pittsburgh Penguins T OT 5 5 20 16 5 T 1
42 Thu, Jan 14, 1988 Quebec Nordiques W 8 5 21 16 5 W 1
43 Sat, Jan 16, 1988 New Jersey Devils W 4 2 22 16 5 W 2
44 Sun, Jan 17, 1988 @ Buffalo Sabres L 2 5 22 17 5 L 1
45 Tue, Jan 19, 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins L 4 6 22 18 5 L 2
46 Thu, Jan 21, 1988 @ Hartford Whalers L 3 4 22 19 5 L 3
47 Sat, Jan 23, 1988 Edmonton Oilers W 3 2 23 19 5 W 1
48 Wed, Jan 27, 1988 @ Minnesota North Stars L 1 2 23 20 5 L 1
49 Fri, Jan 29, 1988 @ Buffalo Sabres W 5 2 24 20 5 W 1
50 Sat, Jan 30, 1988 Montreal Canadiens L 2 6 24 21 5 L 1
51 Tue, Feb 2, 1988 New York Rangers T OT 2 2 24 21 6 T 1
52 Fri, Feb 5, 1988 @ Washington Capitals W 4 2 25 21 6 W 1
53 Sat, Feb 6, 1988 Buffalo Sabres W 6 4 26 21 6 W 2
54 Thu, Feb 11, 1988 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 3 4 26 22 6 L 1
55 Fri, Feb 12, 1988 @ Washington Capitals L 2 6 26 23 6 L 2
56 Sun, Feb 14, 1988 @ New York Rangers T OT 4 4 26 23 7 T 1
57 Tue, Feb 16, 1988 Calgary Flames W 9 3 27 23 7 W 1
58 Thu, Feb 18, 1988 @ Philadelphia Flyers T OT 3 3 27 23 8 T 1
59 Sat, Feb 20, 1988 Hartford Whalers W 3 0 28 23 8 W 1
60 Sun, Feb 21, 1988 @ Hartford Whalers W 7 2 29 23 8 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Tue, Feb 23, 1988 Vancouver Canucks W 6 1 30 23 8 W 3
62 Thu, Feb 25, 1988 Chicago Blackhawks T OT 1 1 30 23 9 T 1
63 Sat, Feb 27, 1988 Washington Capitals L 0 3 30 24 9 L 1
64 Tue, Mar 1, 1988 St. Louis Blues W 2 0 31 24 9 W 1
65 Wed, Mar 2, 1988 @ New York Rangers L 1 3 31 25 9 L 1
66 Sat, Mar 5, 1988 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 3 8 31 26 9 L 2
67 Sun, Mar 6, 1988 @ Quebec Nordiques W 2 0 32 26 9 W 1
68 Tue, Mar 8, 1988 Vancouver Canucks W 7 4 33 26 9 W 2
69 Thu, Mar 10, 1988 Quebec Nordiques L 3 4 33 27 9 L 1
70 Sat, Mar 12, 1988 Detroit Red Wings L 3 4 33 28 9 L 2
71 Sun, Mar 13, 1988 @ Detroit Red Wings L 1 5 33 29 9 L 3
72 Fri, Mar 18, 1988 @ Washington Capitals T OT 3 3 33 29 10 T 1
73 Sun, Mar 20, 1988 @ Winnipeg Jets W 6 0 34 29 10 W 1
74 Mon, Mar 21, 1988 @ Minnesota North Stars W 5 1 35 29 10 W 2
75 Wed, Mar 23, 1988 @ Los Angeles Kings W 6 2 36 29 10 W 3
76 Sat, Mar 26, 1988 Edmonton Oilers W 5 4 37 29 10 W 4
77 Tue, Mar 29, 1988 Philadelphia Flyers W 5 3 38 29 10 W 5
78 Thu, Mar 31, 1988 Washington Capitals W 7 3 39 29 10 W 6
79 Sat, Apr 2, 1988 @ New Jersey Devils L 2 5 39 30 10 L 1
80 Sun, Apr 3, 1988 @ Boston Bruins L 2 3 39 31 10 L 2

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 6, 1988 New Jersey Devils W OT 4 3 1 0 0 W 1
2 Thu, Apr 7, 1988 New Jersey Devils L 2 3 1 1 0 L 1
3 Sat, Apr 9, 1988 @ New Jersey Devils L 0 3 1 2 0 L 2
4 Sun, Apr 10, 1988 @ New Jersey Devils W OT 5 4 2 2 0 W 1
5 Tue, Apr 12, 1988 New Jersey Devils L 2 4 2 3 0 L 1
6 Thu, Apr 14, 1988 @ New Jersey Devils L 5 6 2 4 0 L 2