1987-88 Boston Bruins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 44-30-6 - 94 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 12-10-1
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-2
Division Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated New Jersey Devils 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Edmonton Oilers 4-0-1
Coach: Terry O'Reilly (44-30-6)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1987-88 Boston Bruins RosterTeam Record: 44-30-6 - 94 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 12-10-1
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-2
Division Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated New Jersey Devils 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Edmonton Oilers 4-0-1
Coach: Terry O'Reilly (44-30-6)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1987-88 Boston Bruins Results
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 44 wins and 30 losses and 6 ties for 94 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-10-1.
The Bruins scored 300 goals and allowed 251. Cam Neely netted 42 goals for Boston, while Geoff Courtnall tallied 30 or more also. Raymond Bourque accounted for 64 assists. Reggie Lemelin earned 24 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus Doug Keans added 15 or more wins, too. Reggie Lemelin registered a 2.93 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Terry O'Reilly coached the team. The 1987-88 Boston Bruins lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Bourque | D | 78 | 17 | 64 | 81 | 72 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 344 | 4.9 |
| Ken Linseman | C | 77 | 29 | 45 | 74 | 167 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 150 | 19.3 |
| Steve Kasper | C | 79 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 35 | -1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 166 | 15.7 |
| Cam Neely | R | 69 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 175 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 20.3 |
| Geoff Courtnall | L | 62 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 108 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 220 | 14.5 |
| Randy Burridge | L | 79 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 105 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 159 | 17.0 |
| Bob Sweeney | C | 80 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 73 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 18.6 |
| Keith Crowder | R | 68 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 173 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 13.8 |
| Glen Wesley | D | 79 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 69 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 4.4 |
| Gord Kluzak | D | 66 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 135 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 3.6 |
| Reed Larson | D | 62 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 93 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 6.6 |
| Rick Middleton | R | 59 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 16.5 |
| Michael Thelven | D | 67 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 5.7 |
| Lyndon Byers | R | 53 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 236 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 14.5 |
| Jay Miller | L | 78 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 304 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 15.9 |
| Bill O'Dwyer | C | 77 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 83 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 7.1 |
| Craig Janney | C | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 24.1 |
| Nevin Markwart | L | 25 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Bob Joyce | L | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23.3 |
| Tom McCarthy | L | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Allen Pedersen | D | 78 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0.0 |
| Willi Plett | R | 65 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 170 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Frank Simonetti | D | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Tommy Lehman | C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Doug Keans | G | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Carter | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| John Blum | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Bruce Shoebottom | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Wade Campbell | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Mike Stevens | L | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Andy Moog | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alain Cote | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kraig Nienhuis | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Moe Lemay | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Taylor Hall | L | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Reggie Lemelin | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Beraldo | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Greg Hawgood | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Dave Reid | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Alan May | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1523 | 300 | 501 | 801 | 2407 | 205 | 74 | 137 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 1 | 2593 | 11.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lemelin | 49 | 2828 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 138 | 2.93 | 1244 | 1106 | .889 |
| Doug Keans | 30 | 1660 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 3.25 | 751 | 661 | .880 |
| Andy Moog | 6 | 360 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2.83 | 181 | 164 | .906 |
| Totals | 85 | 4848 | 44 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 245 | 3.03 | 2421 | 2176 | .899 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Bourque | D | 23 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 4.6 | |
| Ken Linseman | C | 23 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 24.4 | |
| Steve Kasper | C | 23 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25.9 | |
| Cam Neely | R | 23 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 12.7 | |
| Randy Burridge | L | 23 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1 | |
| Bob Sweeney | C | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 25.0 | |
| Keith Crowder | R | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 | |
| Glen Wesley | D | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14.3 | |
| Gord Kluzak | D | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 9.5 | |
| Reed Larson | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Rick Middleton | R | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 27.8 | |
| Michael Thelven | D | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | |
| Lyndon Byers | R | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Jay Miller | L | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Bill O'Dwyer | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Craig Janney | C | 23 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 14.6 | |
| Nevin Markwart | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Joyce | L | 23 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 14.3 | |
| Tom McCarthy | L | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 | |
| Allen Pedersen | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Willi Plett | R | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 | |
| John Blum | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Shoebottom | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Andy Moog | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moe Lemay | L | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | |
| Reggie Lemelin | G | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Hawgood | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| Greg Johnston | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 438 | 85 | 129 | 214 | 807 | 84 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 629 | 13.5 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lemelin | 17 | 1027 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 2.63 | 430 | 385 | .895 |
| Andy Moog | 7 | 354 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4.24 | 166 | 141 | .849 |
| Totals | 24 | 1381 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 3.04 | 666 | 596 | .895 |
