1987-88 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
Team Record: 45-22-13 - 103 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 5-6
Lost NHL division finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Hartford Whalers 4-2
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-1
Coach: Jean Perron (45-22-13)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1987-88 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 45 wins and 22 losses and 13 ties for 103 points, finishing first in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.
The Canadiens conceded 238 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. Montreal netted 298 goals. Stephane Richer scored 50 goals for the team, while Claude Lemieux tallied 30 or more also. Bobby Smith contributed 66 assists. Patrick Roy earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Brian Hayward added 15 or more wins, too. Brian Hayward recorded a 2.86 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Jean Perron coached the team. The 1987-88 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL division finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | C | 78 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 78 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 13.6 |
| Mats Naslund | L | 78 | 24 | 59 | 83 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 14.4 |
| Stephane Richer | R | 72 | 50 | 28 | 78 | 72 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 263 | 19.0 |
| Claude Lemieux | R | 78 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 137 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 241 | 12.9 |
| Chris Chelios | D | 71 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 172 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 199 | 10.1 |
| Mike McPhee | L | 77 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 151 | 15.2 |
| Larry Robinson | D | 53 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 6.3 |
| Shayne Corson | L | 71 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 152 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 13.3 |
| Guy Carbonneau | C | 80 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 15.6 |
| Ryan Walter | C | 61 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 14.0 |
| Brian Skrudland | C | 79 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 112 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 12.5 |
| Petr Svoboda | D | 69 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 149 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 5.1 |
| Kjell Dahlin | R | 48 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| Bob Gainey | L | 78 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 10.9 |
| Sergio Momesso | L | 53 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 101 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 9.7 |
| Craig Ludwig | D | 74 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 4.9 |
| Rick Green | D | 59 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4.5 |
| Chris Nilan | R | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 209 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 10.3 |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | C | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20.0 |
| Mike Lalor | D | 66 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2.4 |
| John Kordic | R | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Larry Trader | D | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Serge Boisvert | R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Brian Hayward | G | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Roy | G | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jose Charbonneau | R | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Perry Ganchar | R | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Gaston Gingras | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Scott Sandelin | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Vincent Riendeau | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mathieu Schneider | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1523 | 298 | 493 | 791 | 1844 | 295 | 63 | 112 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 7 | 2397 | 12.4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Roy | 45 | 2586 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 2.90 | 1248 | 1123 | .900 |
| Brian Hayward | 39 | 2247 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 2.86 | 1032 | 925 | .896 |
| Vincent Riendeau | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8.33 | 22 | 17 | .773 |
| Totals | 85 | 4869 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 237 | 2.92 | 2539 | 2302 | .907 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith | C | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 | |
| Mats Naslund | L | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | |
| Stephane Richer | R | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 22.6 | |
| Claude Lemieux | R | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10.7 | |
| Chris Chelios | D | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7.7 | |
| Mike McPhee | L | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17.4 | |
| Larry Robinson | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | |
| Shayne Corson | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | |
| Guy Carbonneau | C | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Ryan Walter | C | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11.1 | |
| Brian Skrudland | C | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | |
| Petr Svoboda | D | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | |
| Kjell Dahlin | R | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | |
| Bob Gainey | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Sergio Momesso | L | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Craig Ludwig | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Rick Green | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | C | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50.0 | |
| Mike Lalor | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| John Kordic | R | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | |
| Serge Boisvert | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Brian Hayward | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Patrick Roy | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jose Charbonneau | R | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steven Fletcher | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 210 | 33 | 60 | 93 | 215 | -16 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 295 | 11.2 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Roy | 8 | 430 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3.35 | 218 | 194 | .890 |
| Brian Hayward | 4 | 230 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2.35 | 85 | 76 | .894 |
| Totals | 12 | 660 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3.00 | 336 | 303 | .902 |
