1987-88 New York Islanders Schedule and Results

Record: 39-31-10 (88 points), Finished 1st in NHL Patrick Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Terry Simpson (39-31-10)

Primary Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Goals For: 308 (6th of 21), Goals Against: 267 (4th of 21)
SRS: 0.54 (5th of 21), SOS: 0.03 (12th of 21)

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

Preseason Odds: Stanley Cup +2500

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			W	L	T	Streak
1	1987-10-08	@	Los Angeles Kings	4	1	W		1	0	0	W 1
2	1987-10-10	@	Vancouver Canucks	7	1	W		2	0	0	W 2
3	1987-10-15	@	Philadelphia Flyers	6	0	W		3	0	0	W 3
4	1987-10-17		Philadelphia Flyers	3	4	L		3	1	0	L 1
5	1987-10-20		Calgary Flames	5	4	W		4	1	0	W 1
6	1987-10-23	@	New Jersey Devils	3	5	L		4	2	0	L 1
7	1987-10-24		New Jersey Devils	2	1	W		5	2	0	W 1
8	1987-10-27		Chicago Blackhawks	4	4	T	OT	5	2	1	T 1
9	1987-10-28	@	Toronto Maple Leafs	2	5	L		5	3	1	L 1
10	1987-10-31		New York Rangers	8	2	W		6	3	1	W 1
11	1987-11-01	@	Boston Bruins	6	5	W	OT	7	3	1	W 2
12	1987-11-03		New Jersey Devils	6	3	W		8	3	1	W 3
13	1987-11-05		Pittsburgh Penguins	2	4	L		8	4	1	L 1
14	1987-11-07		Detroit Red Wings	4	3	W	OT	9	4	1	W 1
15	1987-11-10		Washington Capitals	4	3	W	OT	10	4	1	W 2
16	1987-11-12	@	St. Louis Blues	4	3	W		11	4	1	W 3
17	1987-11-14		Winnipeg Jets	7	3	W		12	4	1	W 4
18	1987-11-17		Los Angeles Kings	4	3	W		13	4	1	W 5
19	1987-11-18	@	Montreal Canadiens	2	5	L		13	5	1	L 1
20	1987-11-21	@	Philadelphia Flyers	6	4	W		14	5	1	W 1
21	1987-11-24		Toronto Maple Leafs	3	4	L		14	6	1	L 1
22	1987-11-28		New York Rangers	5	4	W		15	6	1	W 1
23	1987-11-29	@	New York Rangers	1	3	L		15	7	1	L 1
24	1987-12-02	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	1	W		16	7	1	W 1
25	1987-12-04	@	Washington Capitals	6	4	W		17	7	1	W 2
26	1987-12-08		Montreal Canadiens	2	3	L		17	8	1	L 1
27	1987-12-11	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	6	L		17	9	1	L 2
28	1987-12-12		New Jersey Devils	5	3	W		18	9	1	W 1
29	1987-12-15		St. Louis Blues	2	2	T	OT	18	9	2	T 1
30	1987-12-17	@	Philadelphia Flyers	3	4	L		18	10	2	L 1
31	1987-12-19		Philadelphia Flyers	4	5	L		18	11	2	L 2
32	1987-12-22	@	Winnipeg Jets	2	5	L		18	12	2	L 3
33	1987-12-23	@	Chicago Blackhawks	5	7	L		18	13	2	L 4
34	1987-12-26		Boston Bruins	2	1	W		19	13	2	W 1
35	1987-12-28	@	New Jersey Devils	4	6	L		19	14	2	L 1
36	1987-12-29		New York Rangers	3	3	T	OT	19	14	3	T 1
37	1988-01-02		Pittsburgh Penguins	3	2	W		20	14	3	W 1
38	1988-01-05		Minnesota North Stars	3	3	T	OT	20	14	4	T 1
39	1988-01-08	@	Calgary Flames	4	7	L		20	15	4	L 1
40	1988-01-09	@	Edmonton Oilers	1	5	L		20	16	4	L 2
41	1988-01-12	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	5	T	OT	20	16	5	T 1
42	1988-01-14		Quebec Nordiques	8	5	W		21	16	5	W 1
43	1988-01-16		New Jersey Devils	4	2	W		22	16	5	W 2
44	1988-01-17	@	Buffalo Sabres	2	5	L		22	17	5	L 1
45	1988-01-19		Pittsburgh Penguins	4	6	L		22	18	5	L 2
46	1988-01-21	@	Hartford Whalers	3	4	L		22	19	5	L 3
47	1988-01-23		Edmonton Oilers	3	2	W		23	19	5	W 1
48	1988-01-27	@	Minnesota North Stars	1	2	L		23	20	5	L 1
49	1988-01-29	@	Buffalo Sabres	5	2	W		24	20	5	W 1
50	1988-01-30		Montreal Canadiens	2	6	L		24	21	5	L 1
51	1988-02-02		New York Rangers	2	2	T	OT	24	21	6	T 1
52	1988-02-05	@	Washington Capitals	4	2	W		25	21	6	W 1
53	1988-02-06		Buffalo Sabres	6	4	W		26	21	6	W 2
54	1988-02-11	@	Toronto Maple Leafs	3	4	L		26	22	6	L 1
55	1988-02-12	@	Washington Capitals	2	6	L		26	23	6	L 2
56	1988-02-14	@	New York Rangers	4	4	T	OT	26	23	7	T 1
57	1988-02-16		Calgary Flames	9	3	W		27	23	7	W 1
58	1988-02-18	@	Philadelphia Flyers	3	3	T	OT	27	23	8	T 1
59	1988-02-20		Hartford Whalers	3	0	W		28	23	8	W 1
60	1988-02-21	@	Hartford Whalers	7	2	W		29	23	8	W 2
61	1988-02-23		Vancouver Canucks	6	1	W		30	23	8	W 3
62	1988-02-25		Chicago Blackhawks	1	1	T	OT	30	23	9	T 1
63	1988-02-27		Washington Capitals	0	3	L		30	24	9	L 1
64	1988-03-01		St. Louis Blues	2	0	W		31	24	9	W 1
65	1988-03-02	@	New York Rangers	1	3	L		31	25	9	L 1
66	1988-03-05	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	8	L		31	26	9	L 2
67	1988-03-06	@	Quebec Nordiques	2	0	W		32	26	9	W 1
68	1988-03-08		Vancouver Canucks	7	4	W		33	26	9	W 2
69	1988-03-10		Quebec Nordiques	3	4	L		33	27	9	L 1
70	1988-03-12		Detroit Red Wings	3	4	L		33	28	9	L 2
71	1988-03-13	@	Detroit Red Wings	1	5	L		33	29	9	L 3
72	1988-03-18	@	Washington Capitals	3	3	T	OT	33	29	10	T 1
73	1988-03-20	@	Winnipeg Jets	6	0	W		34	29	10	W 1
74	1988-03-21	@	Minnesota North Stars	5	1	W		35	29	10	W 2
75	1988-03-23	@	Los Angeles Kings	6	2	W		36	29	10	W 3
76	1988-03-26		Edmonton Oilers	5	4	W		37	29	10	W 4
77	1988-03-29		Philadelphia Flyers	5	3	W		38	29	10	W 5
78	1988-03-31		Washington Capitals	7	3	W		39	29	10	W 6
79	1988-04-02	@	New Jersey Devils	2	5	L		39	30	10	L 1
80	1988-04-03	@	Boston Bruins	2	3	L		39	31	10	L 2

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			W	L	Streak
1	1988-04-06		New Jersey Devils	4	3	W	OT	1	0	W 1
2	1988-04-07		New Jersey Devils	2	3	L		1	1	L 1
3	1988-04-09	@	New Jersey Devils	0	3	L		1	2	L 2
4	1988-04-10	@	New Jersey Devils	5	4	W	OT	2	2	W 1
5	1988-04-12		New Jersey Devils	2	4	L		2	3	L 1
6	1988-04-14	@	New Jersey Devils	5	6	L		2	4	L 2

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