1987–88 Buffalo Sabres season

The 1987–88 Buffalo Sabres season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

1987–88 Buffalo Sabres
Division3rd Adams
1987–88 record37–32–11
Team information
General managerGerry Meehan
CoachTed Sator
CaptainLindy Ruff
Alternate captainsMike Foligno
Phil Housley

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens80452213298238103
Boston Bruins804430630025194
Buffalo Sabres8037321128330585
Hartford Whalers803538724926777
Quebec Nordiques803243527130669

[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 8, 19872–2 OTMinnesota North Stars (1987–88)0–0–1
2LOctober 10, 19873–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)0–1–1
3WOctober 11, 19876–5Washington Capitals (1987–88)1–1–1
4LOctober 13, 19873–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)1–2–1
5TOctober 16, 19872–2 OTQuebec Nordiques (1987–88)1–2–2
6WOctober 17, 19876–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)2–2–2
7LOctober 21, 19873–5Hartford Whalers (1987–88)2–3–2
8WOctober 23, 19875–3Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)3–3–2
9LOctober 24, 19873–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)3–4–2
10TOctober 28, 19872–2 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)3–4–3
11WOctober 30, 19875–1Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)4–4–3
12WNovember 1, 19875–3Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)5–4–3
13WNovember 4, 19875–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)6–4–3
14LNovember 7, 19870–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)6–5–3
15WNovember 8, 19876–3@ Calgary Flames (1987–88)7–5–3
16TNovember 11, 19874–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)7–5–4
17LNovember 13, 19874–5Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)7–6–4
18WNovember 15, 19875–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)8–6–4
19LNovember 18, 19871–9@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)8–7–4
20WNovember 20, 19875–3Washington Capitals (1987–88)9–7–4
21LNovember 22, 19875–8Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)9–8–4
22LNovember 25, 19872–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)9–9–4
23LNovember 27, 19872–4Hartford Whalers (1987–88)9–10–4
24LNovember 29, 19872–5Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)9–11–4
25WDecember 3, 19876–3Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)10–11–4
26LDecember 5, 19871–2@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)10–12–4
27LDecember 6, 19871–5Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)10–13–4
28WDecember 9, 19876–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)11–13–4
29TDecember 12, 19873–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)11–13–5
30LDecember 13, 19871–7Calgary Flames (1987–88)11–14–5
31TDecember 18, 19872–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1987–88)11–14–6
32WDecember 19, 19872–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)12–14–6
33LDecember 22, 19870–9@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)12–15–6
34WDecember 23, 19875–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)13–15–6
35TDecember 27, 19873–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)13–15–7
36LDecember 29, 19871–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)13–16–7
37LDecember 31, 19870–2Boston Bruins (1987–88)13–17–7
38WJanuary 2, 19886–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)14–17–7
39WJanuary 3, 19882–1Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)15–17–7
40WJanuary 6, 19886–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)16–17–7
41WJanuary 8, 19883–1Hartford Whalers (1987–88)17–17–7
42WJanuary 10, 19884–3New York Rangers (1987–88)18–17–7
43WJanuary 12, 19884–2@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)19–17–7
44LJanuary 14, 19881–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)19–18–7
45LJanuary 16, 19881–5@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)19–19–7
46WJanuary 17, 19885–2New York Islanders (1987–88)20–19–7
47WJanuary 20, 19885–3Boston Bruins (1987–88)21–19–7
48WJanuary 22, 19887–3New Jersey Devils (1987–88)22–19–7
49TJanuary 23, 19883–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (1987–88)22–19–8
50WJanuary 25, 19885–2@ New Jersey Devils (1987–88)23–19–8
51LJanuary 27, 19881–4Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)23–20–8
52LJanuary 29, 19882–5New York Islanders (1987–88)23–21–8
53TJanuary 31, 19884–4 OTWinnipeg Jets (1987–88)23–21–9
54WFebruary 2, 19886–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)24–21–9
55WFebruary 5, 19885–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)25–21–9
56LFebruary 6, 19884–6@ New York Islanders (1987–88)25–22–9
57LFebruary 12, 19885–7@ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88)25–23–9
58LFebruary 14, 19883–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)25–24–9
59WFebruary 16, 19883–0@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)26–24–9
60LFebruary 19, 19884–5Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)26–25–9
61LFebruary 21, 19885–6Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)26–26–9
62WFebruary 25, 19885–2St. Louis Blues (1987–88)27–26–9
63WFebruary 27, 19884–3@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)28–26–9
64WFebruary 28, 19885–3Winnipeg Jets (1987–88)29–26–9
65LMarch 1, 19880–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)29–27–9
66WMarch 4, 19886–3New York Rangers (1987–88)30–27–9
67WMarch 6, 19883–0Boston Bruins (1987–88)31–27–9
68WMarch 9, 19886–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)32–27–9
69LMarch 12, 19884–10@ Calgary Flames (1987–88)32–28–9
70WMarch 13, 19887–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)33–28–9
71LMarch 15, 19884–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)33–29–9
72WMarch 19, 19884–3@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)34–29–9
73LMarch 20, 19882–6Boston Bruins (1987–88)34–30–9
74WMarch 22, 19883–2@ New York Rangers (1987–88)35–30–9
75TMarch 25, 19882–2 OTNew Jersey Devils (1987–88)35–30–10
76LMarch 27, 19883–5Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)35–31–10
77WMarch 29, 19883–1@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)36–31–10
78WMarch 31, 19883–2Hartford Whalers (1987–88)37–31–10
79LApril 2, 19884–9@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)37–32–10
80TApril 3, 19884–4 OTMontreal Canadiens (1987–88)37–32–11

Playoffs

1988 Stanley Cup playoffs

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 6Buffalo3Boston 7
April 7Buffalo1Boston 4
April 9Boston2Buffalo 6
April 10Boston5Buffalo 6OT
April 12Buffalo4Boston 5
April 14Boston 5Buffalo2

Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–2.

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
11Pierre Turgeon CanadaGranby Bisons (QMJHL)
222Brad Miller CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
353Andrew MacVicar CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
484John Bradley United StatesNew Hampton School (USHS-NH)
585Dave Pergola United StatesBelmont High School (USHS-MA)
6106Chris Marshall United StatesBoston College High School (USHS-MA)
7127Paul Flanagan United StatesNew Hampton School (USHS-NH)
8148Sean Dooley United StatesGroton School (USHS-CT)
8153Tim Roberts United StatesDeerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
9169Grant Tkachuk CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
10190Ian Herbers CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
11211David Littman United StatesBoston College (Hockey East)
12232Al MacIsaac CanadaGuelph Platers (OHL)
S11Dave Snuggerud United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
S26Mike DeCarle United StatesLake Superior State University (CCHA)

See also

References
  1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
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