1987–88 NHL season

1987–88 NHL season
1987–88 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 8, 1987 – May 26, 1988
Number of games	80
Number of teams	21
TV partner(s)	CBC, Canwest/Global, TSN, SRC (Canada); ESPN (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Pierre Turgeon
Picked by	Buffalo Sabres
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	Calgary Flames
Season MVP	Mario Lemieux (Penguins)
Top scorer	Mario Lemieux (Penguins)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Wayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Stanley Cup
Champions	Edmonton Oilers
Runners-up	Boston Bruins

The 1987–88 NHL season was the 71st season of the National Hockey League. It was an 80-game season with the top four teams in each division advancing to the Stanley Cup playoffs. This season would see the Edmonton Oilers win their fourth Stanley Cup in five years by sweeping the Boston Bruins 4–0^[1] in the Stanley Cup Finals. In the process of their Cup win, Edmonton lost only two games, a record for the "16 wins" playoff format.

League business

The NHL introduced a new trophy, the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which was to be awarded to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution in his community.

Regular season

This was Wayne Gretzky's final season with the Edmonton Oilers and, as injuries held him out of 20% of the season, this would be the only season of the decade in which he was not the winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy and the first season since 1979–80 that he did not hold or share the league lead in points. Mario Lemieux would capture his first Hart Trophy and lead the league in scoring.

On December 8, Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers became the first goalie to directly score a goal, shooting the puck into an empty net after their opponent had pulled their goalie for a sixth attacker.

On December 19, the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins combined to score two goals in two seconds. The Bruins were trailing 6-4 in the third period when Ken Linseman scored with 10 seconds remaining, followed by Blues center Doug Gilmour scoring off the resulting faceoff into an empty net.^[2]

The New Jersey Devils qualified for the playoffs for the first time, since their move from Denver in 1982.

Final standings

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.

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	80	45	22	13	298	238	103
Boston Bruins	80	44	30	6	300	251	94
Buffalo Sabres	80	37	32	11	283	305	85
Hartford Whalers	80	35	38	7	249	267	77
Quebec Nordiques	80	32	43	5	271	306	69

^[3]

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1987–88 NHL records^[4]
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Boston	—	4–3–1	4–3–1	3–4–1	5–3	16–13–3
Buffalo	3–4–1	—	3–4–1	3–3–2	5–2–1	14–13–5
Hartford	3–4–1	4–3–1	—	2–4–2	2–6	11–17–4
Montreal	4–3–1	3–3–2	4–2−2	—	6–2	17–10–5
Quebec	3–5	2–5–1	6–2	2–6	—	13–18–1

Vs. Patrick Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Boston	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–0–1	1–2	8–9–1
Buffalo	2–0–1	1–2	3–0	0–3	0–2–1	2–0–1	8–7–3
Hartford	1–1–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	6–11–1
Montreal	1–2	3–0	1–1–1	1–0–2	1–2	1–1–1	8–6–4
Quebec	3–0	1–2	1–2	0–2–1	0–3	1–2	6–11–1

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
Boston	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	10–5–0
Buffalo	2–1	1–2	1–1–1	3–0	3–0	10–4–1
Hartford	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	11–4–0
Montreal	2–0–1	2–1	1–1–1	2–1	3–0	10–3–2
Quebec	2–0–1	3–0	2–1	1–2	3–0	11–3–1

Vs. Smythe Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
Boston	2–1	1–1–1	2–0–1	2–1	3–0	10–3–2
Buffalo	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–1–1	1–1–1	5–8–2
Hartford	0–3	1–2	3–0	1–0–2	2–1	7–6–2
Montreal	0–2–1	3–0	2–1	2–0–1	3–0	10–3–2
Quebec	0–3	1–1–1	1–2	0–3	0–2–1	2–11–2

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
New York Islanders	80	39	31	10	308	267	88
Philadelphia Flyers	80	38	33	9	292	292	85
Washington Capitals	80	38	33	9	281	249	85
New Jersey Devils	80	38	36	6	295	296	82
New York Rangers	80	36	34	10	300	283	82
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	36	35	9	319	316	81

^[3]

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1987–88 NHL records^[5]
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
New Jersey	—	3–4	3–4	5–0–2	6–1	2–5	19–14–2
N.Y. Islanders	4–3	—	2–2–3	3–3–1	2–4–1	4–2–1	15–14–6
N.Y. Rangers	4–3	2–2–3	—	3–3–1	2–3–2	2–5	13–16–6
Philadelphia	0–5–2	3–3–1	3–3–1	—	5–2	2–4–1	13–17–5
Pittsburgh	1–6	4–2–1	3–2–2	2–5	—	5–1–1	15–16–4
Washington	5–2	2–4–1	5–2	4–2–1	1–5–1	—	17–15–3

Vs. Adams Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
New Jersey	1–2	0–2–1	1–1–1	2–1	0–3	4–9–2
N.Y. Islanders	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–3	2–1	8–7–0
N.Y. Rangers	2–1	0–3	2–1	1–1–1	2–1	7–7–1
Philadelphia	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–1–2	2–0–1	9–3–3
Pittsburgh	0–2–1	2–0–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	9–4–2
Washington	2–1	0–2–1	2–1	1–1–1	2–1	7–6–2

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
New Jersey	3–0	0–3	3–0	3–0	2–1	11–4–0
N.Y. Islanders	0–1–2	1–2	1–1–1	2–0–1	0–3	4–7–4
N.Y. Rangers	2–0–1	1–1–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	10–3–2
Philadelphia	0–3	2–0–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	7–7–1
Pittsburgh	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–3	2–1	7–8–0
Washington	2–1	0–2–1	2–0–1	0–2–1	1–1–1	5–6–4

Vs. Smythe Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
New Jersey	1–2	2–1	1–1–1	0–3	0–2–1	4–9–2
N.Y. Islanders	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	12–3–0
N.Y. Rangers	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	2–0–1	6–8–1
Philadelphia	0–3	1–2	3–0	2–1	3–0	9–6–0
Pittsburgh	2–0–1	0–3	1–0–2	1–2	1–2	5–7–3
Washington	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	9–6–0

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Detroit Red Wings	80	41	28	11	322	269	93
St. Louis Blues	80	34	38	8	278	294	76
Chicago Blackhawks	80	30	41	9	284	328	69
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	21	49	10	273	345	52
Minnesota North Stars	80	19	48	13	242	349	51

^[3]

Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1987–88 NHL records^[6]
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
Chicago	—	3–5	5–2–1	3–4–1	5–3	16–14–2
Detroit	5–3	—	4–3–1	4–1–3	3–3–2	16–10–6
Minnesota	2–5–1	3–4–1	—	2–5–1	4–1–3	11–15–6
St. Louis	4–3–1	1–4–3	5–2–1	—	6–1–1	16–10–6
Toronto	3–5	3–3–2	1–4–3	1–6–1	—	8–18–6

Vs. Smythe Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
Chicago	0–2–1	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–1–1	6–7–2
Detroit	1–1–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–0–1	9–4–2
Minnesota	0–2–1	0–2–1	0–3	1–2	0–2–1	1–11–3
St. Louis	1–2	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	5–10–0
Toronto	0–3	0–2–1	1–1–1	1–1–1	1–2	3–9–3

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Chicago	0–3	1–2	1–2	0–2–1	0–2–1	2–11–2
Detroit	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–3	6–9–0
Minnesota	0–3	1–1–1	0–3	1–1–1	1–2	3–10–2
St. Louis	2–1	0–3	2–1	1–2	2–1	7–8–0
Toronto	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–14–0

Vs. Patrick Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Chicago	0–3	1–0–2	0–2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	6–9–3
Detroit	3–0	2–1	1–1–1	0–2–1	2–1	2–0–1	10–5–3
Minnesota	0–3	1–1–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–2–1	4–12–2
St. Louis	0–3	0–2–1	0–3	1–2	3–0	2–0–1	6–10–2
Toronto	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–1–1	9–8–1

Smythe Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Calgary Flames	80	48	23	9	397	305	105
Edmonton Oilers	80	44	25	11	363	288	99
Winnipeg Jets	80	33	36	11	292	310	77
Los Angeles Kings	80	30	42	8	318	359	68
Vancouver Canucks	80	25	46	9	272	320	59

^[3]

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Smythe Division

1987–88 NHL records^[7]
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
Calgary	—	4–3–1	4–4	6–0–2	3–4–1	17–11–4
Edmonton	3–4–1	—	4–2–2	7–0–1	4–1–3	18–7–7
Los Angeles	4–4	2–4–2	—	3–4–1	3–5	12–17–3
Vancouver	0–6–2	0–7–1	4–3–1	—	3–5	7–21–4
Winnipeg	4–3–1	1–4–3	5–3	5–3	—	15–13–4

Vs. Norris Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
Calgary	2–0–1	1–1–1	2–0–1	2–1	3–0	10–2–3
Edmonton	1–2	1–2	2–0–1	3–0	2–0–1	9–4–2
Los Angeles	2–1	1–2	3–0	2–1	1–1–1	9–5–1
Vancouver	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–1–1	6–8–1
Winnipeg	1–1–1	0–2–1	2–0–1	2–1	2–1	7–5–3

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Calgary	1–2	2–1	3–0	2–0–1	3–0	11–3–1
Edmonton	1–1–1	3–0	2–1	0–3	1–1–1	7–6–2
Los Angeles	0–2–1	1–2	0–3	1–2	2–1	4–10–1
Vancouver	1–2	1–1–1	0–1–2	0–2–1	3–0	5–6–4
Winnipeg	0–3	1–1–1	1–2	0–3	2–0–1	4–9–2

Vs. Patrick Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Calgary	2–1	1–2	2–1	3–0	0–2–1	2–1	10–7–1
Edmonton	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	10–8–0
Los Angeles	1–1–1	0–3	3–0	0–3	0–1–2	1–2	5–10–3
Vancouver	3–0	0–3	1–2	1–2	2–1	0–3	7–11–0
Winnipeg	2–0–1	1–2	0–2–1	0–3	2–1	2–1	7–9–2

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

A1

Montreal

4

A4

Hartford

2

A1

Montreal

1

A2

Boston

4

A2

Boston

4

A3

Buffalo

2

A2

Boston

4

Prince of Wales Conference

P4

New Jersey

3

P1

NY Islanders

2

P4

New Jersey

4

P4

New Jersey

4

P2

Washington

3

P2

Washington

4

P3

Philadelphia

3

A2

Boston

0

S2

Edmonton

4

N1

Detroit

4

N4

Toronto

2

N1

Detroit

4

N2

St. Louis

1

N2

St. Louis

4

N3

Chicago

1

N1

Detroit

1

Clarence Campbell Conference

S2

Edmonton

4

S1

Calgary

4

S4

Los Angeles

1

S1

Calgary

0

S2

Edmonton

4

S2

Edmonton

4

S3

Winnipeg

1

Stanley Cup Finals

Game four is well known for fog that interfered with the game, and a power outage that caused the game to be cancelled at 16:37 of the second period with the score tied 3–3.

When the Oilers won the replayed game four, they started the tradition in which the champs gather around with the Cup in a team photo.

May 18

Boston Bruins

1–2

Edmonton Oilers

Northlands Coliseum

May 20

Boston Bruins

2–4

Edmonton Oilers

Northlands Coliseum

May 22

Edmonton Oilers

6–3

Boston Bruins

Boston Garden

May 24

Edmonton Oilers

3–3

Boston Bruins

Boston Garden

May 26

Boston Bruins

3–6

Edmonton Oilers

Northlands Coliseum

Edmonton won series 4–0

NHL disregards stats from May 24 incomplete game.

Awards

1987–88 NHL awards
Award	Recipient(s)	Runner(s)-up/Finalists
Stanley Cup	Edmonton Oilers	Boston Bruins
Presidents' Trophy (Best regular season record)	Calgary Flames	Montreal Canadiens
Prince of Wales Trophy (Wales Conference playoff champion)	Boston Bruins	New Jersey Devils
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Campbell Conference playoff champion)	Edmonton Oilers	Detroit Red Wings
Art Ross Trophy (Player with most points)	Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)	Bob Bourne (Los Angeles Kings)	N/A
Calder Memorial Trophy (Best first-year player)	Joe Nieuwendyk (Calgary Flames)	Joe Nieuwendyk (Calgary Flames) Darren Pang (Chicago Blackhawks) Ray Sheppard (Buffalo Sabres)
Conn Smythe Trophy (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers)	N/A
Emery Edge Award (Best plus-minus statistic)	Brad McCrimmon (Calgary Flames)	N/A
Frank J. Selke Trophy (Best defensive forward)	Guy Carbonneau (Montreal Canadiens)	Guy Carbonneau (Montreal Canadiens) Jan Erixon (New York Rangers) Steve Kasper (Boston Bruins)
Hart Memorial Trophy (Most valuable player, regular season)	Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Grant Fuhr (Edmonton Oilers) Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers) Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Jack Adams Award (Best coach)	Jacques Demers (Detroit Red Wings)	Terry Crisp (Calgary Flames) Jacques Demers (Detroit Red Wings) Jean Perron (Montreal Canadiens)
James Norris Memorial Trophy (Best defenceman)	Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins)	Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins) Scott Stevens (Washington Capitals) Gary Suter (Calgary Flames)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Leadership and humanitarian contribution)	Lanny McDonald (Calgary Flames)	Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers) Lanny McDonald (Calgary Flames) Bryan Trottier (New York Islanders)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Sportsmanship and excellence)	Mats Naslund (Montreal Canadiens)	Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers) Mats Naslund (Montreal Canadiens) Joe Nieuwendyk (Calgary Flames)
Lester B. Pearson Award (Outstanding player)	Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins)	N/A
Vezina Trophy (Best goaltender)	Grant Fuhr (Edmonton Oilers)	Tom Barrasso (Buffalo Sabres) Grant Fuhr (Edmonton Oilers) Kelly Hrudey (New York Islanders)
William M. Jennings Trophy (Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)	Patrick Roy and Brian Hayward (Montreal Canadiens)	N/A
Lester Patrick Trophy (Service to ice hockey in U.S.)	Keith Allen, Fred Cusick, and Bob Johnson	N/A

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Oilers	G	Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins	D	Gary Suter, Calgary Flames
Scott Stevens, Washington Capitals	D	Brad McCrimmon, Calgary Flames
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins	C	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Hakan Loob, Calgary Flames	RW	Cam Neely, Boston Bruins
Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings	LW	Michel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes, PPG = Powerplay Goals, SHG = Shorthanded Goals, GWG = Game Winning Goals

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	77	70	98	168	92	+23	22	10	7
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	64	40	109	149	24	+39	9	5	3
Denis Savard	Chicago Blackhawks	80	44	87	131	95	+4	14	7	6
Dale Hawerchuk	Winnipeg Jets	80	44	77	121	59	-9	20	3	4
Luc Robitaille	Los Angeles Kings	80	53	58	111	82	-9	17	0	6
Peter Stastny	Quebec Nordiques	76	46	65	111	69	+2	20	0	2
Mark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	77	37	74	111	103	+21	12	3	7
Jimmy Carson	Los Angeles Kings	80	55	52	107	45	-19	22	0	7
Hakan Loob	Calgary Flames	80	50	56	106	47	+41	9	8	4
Michel Goulet	Quebec Nordiques	80	48	58	106	56	-31	29	1	4

Source: NHL.^[8]

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage

Goalie	Team	GP	Min	W	L	T	SO	GAA	Sv%
Grant Fuhr	Edmonton Oilers	75	4304	40	24	9	4	3.43	88.1
Mike Vernon	Calgary Flames	64	3565	39	16	7	1	3.53	87.7
Ron Hextall	Philadelphia Flyers	62	3561	30	22	7	0	3.5	88.6
Mike Liut	Hartford Whalers	60	3532	25	28	5	2	3.18	88.5
John Vanbiesbrouck	New York Rangers	56	3319	27	22	7	2	3.38	89.0
Daniel Berthiaume	Winnipeg Jets	56	3010	22	19	7	2	3.51	88.2
Ken Wregget	Toronto Maple Leafs	56	3000	12	35	4	2	4.44	87.0
Tom Barrasso	Buffalo Sabres	54	3133	25	18	8	2	3.31	89.6
Mario Gosselin	Quebec Nordiques	54	3002	20	28	4	2	3.78	86.7
Clint Malarchuk	Washington Capitals	54	2926	24	20	4	4	3.16	88.5

Source: Quanthockey.com^[9]

Coaches

Patrick Division

New Jersey Devils: Doug Carpenter and Jim Schoenfeld
New York Islanders: Terry Simpson
New York Rangers: Michel Bergeron
Philadelphia Flyers: Mike Keenan and Paul Holmgren
Pittsburgh Penguins: Pierre Creamer
Washington Capitals: Bryan Murray

Adams Division

Boston Bruins: Terry O'Reilly
Buffalo Sabres: Ted Sator
Hartford Whalers: Jack Evans
Montreal Canadiens: Jean Perron
Quebec Nordiques: Andre Savard and Ron Lapointe

Norris Division

Chicago Blackhawks: Bob Murdoch
Detroit Red Wings: Jacques Demers
Minnesota North Stars: Herb Brooks
St. Louis Blues: Jacques Martin
Toronto Maple Leafs: John Brophy

Smythe Division

Calgary Flames: Terry Crisp
Edmonton Oilers: Glen Sather
Los Angeles Kings: Robbie Ftorek
Vancouver Canucks: Bob McCammon
Winnipeg Jets: Dan Maloney

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1987–88:

Tommy Albelin, Quebec Nordiques
Rob Brown, Pittsburgh Penguins
Sean Burke, New Jersey Devils
Adam Graves, Detroit Red Wings
Jiri Hrdina, Calgary Flames
Craig Janney, Boston Bruins
Calle Johansson, Buffalo Sabres
Brian Leetch, New York Rangers
Jeff Norton, New York Islanders
Luke Richardson, Toronto Maple Leafs
Mathieu Schneider, Montreal Canadiens
Brendan Shanahan, New Jersey Devils
Ray Sheppard, Buffalo Sabres
Kevin Stevens, Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron Tugnutt, Quebec Nordiques
Pierre Turgeon, Buffalo Sabres
Glen Wesley, Boston Bruins
Trent Yawney, Chicago Blackhawks
Scott Young, Hartford Whalers
Zarley Zalapski, Pittsburgh Penguins

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1987–88:

Bob Bourne, Los Angeles Kings
Richard Brodeur, Hartford Whalers
Clark Gillies, Buffalo Sabres
Doug Jarvis, Hartford Whalers
Pierre Larouche, New York Rangers
Dave Lewis, Detroit Red Wings
Gilles Meloche, Pittsburgh Penguins
Rick Middleton, Boston Bruins
Wilf Paiement, Pittsburgh Penguins (The last active player to have been a member of the Kansas City Scouts.)
Steve Payne, Minnesota North Stars
Denis Potvin, New York Islanders
Dave Semenko, Toronto Maple Leafs
Charlie Simmer, Pittsburgh Penguins
Brian Sutter, St. Louis Blues
Perry Turnbull, St. Louis Blues
Tiger Williams, Hartford Whalers

Firsts

Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers, First goaltender in NHL history to shoot and score a goal.

Broadcasting

In Canada, the cable network TSN began airing a schedule of Monday and Thursday night regular season games. The Molson-sponsored Hockey Night in Canada on CBC continued to air Saturday night regular season games. This was the last season of the Carling O'Keefe-sponsored telecasts on Canwest/Global, with Global airing selected regular season games between January and March. Coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs were split between CBC and Global, with the later branding its postseason broadcasts as Stanley Cup '88. Carling O'Keefe's rights expired at the end of the season,^[10] and 1989 merger between Molson and Carling O'Keefe eventually put an end to the competition.

This was the third and final season of the league's U.S. national broadcast rights deal with ESPN, airing up to 33 regular season games each season as well as the All-Star Game and the playoffs.^[11]^[12] SportsChannel America then signed a three-year contract to take over the rights from ESPN.^[13]

References

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Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
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Notes

↑ The original fourth game was cancelled (score was tied) while in progress, due to a rink electrical outage. The original fourth game stats were not counted. The fourth game was rescheduled and replayed.
↑ "Etched in Stone: The Top 20 Most Unbreakable Records in NHL History". Bleacherreport.com. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
1 2 3 4 Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ Dinger 2011, p. 153.
↑ NHL Goaltender Leaders During 1987-88 Season | QuantHockey.com
↑ Matsumoto, Rick (August 5, 1987). "Brian Propp determined to make Team Canada". Toronto Star. p. F1.
↑ Strachan, Al (July 30, 1985). "ESPN acquires NHL games Backroom bickering in TV deal". The Globe and Mail.
↑ Mulligan, Kevin (July 26, 1985). "NHL Finds a Home at ESPN". Philadelphia Daily News.
↑ "The News - Apr 2, 1991". news.google.com. April 2, 1991.

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[1] The original fourth game was cancelled (score was tied) while in progress, due to a rink electrical outage. The original fourth game stats were not counted. The fourth game was rescheduled and replayed.

[2] "Etched in Stone: The Top 20 Most Unbreakable Records in NHL History". Bleacherreport.com. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[nhl-gd-standings-3] 1 2 3 4 Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

[4] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[5] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[6] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[7] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[FOOTNOTEDinger2011153-8] Dinger 2011, p. 153.

[9] NHL Goaltender Leaders During 1987-88 Season | QuantHockey.com

[10] Matsumoto, Rick (August 5, 1987). "Brian Propp determined to make Team Canada". Toronto Star. p. F1.

[Strachan-11] Strachan, Al (July 30, 1985). "ESPN acquires NHL games Backroom bickering in TV deal". The Globe and Mail.

[NHL_Finds_a_Home_at_ESPN-12] Mulligan, Kevin (July 26, 1985). "NHL Finds a Home at ESPN". Philadelphia Daily News.

[13] "The News - Apr 2, 1991". news.google.com. April 2, 1991.

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