1987-88 Montreal Canadiens Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
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 Statistics
1987-88 Montreal Canadiens Roster

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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Regular Season Goals For: 298
Regular Season Goals Against: 238

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 8, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 T 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 OT
October 10, 1987 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-0-1
October 12, 1987 Quebec Nordiques 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 1-1-0 0-0-1 1-1-1
October 16, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at New Jersey Devils 4 L 1-1-0 0-1-1 1-2-1
October 17, 1987 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 2-1-0 0-1-1 2-2-1
October 19, 1987 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 3-1-0 0-1-1 3-2-1
October 21, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 10 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 3-1-0 1-1-1 4-2-1
October 23, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 L 3-1-0 1-2-1 4-3-1
October 24, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 2 W 3-1-0 2-2-1 5-3-1
October 26, 1987 Calgary Flames 5 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 3-2-0 2-2-1 5-4-1
October 28, 1987 Edmonton Oilers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 4-2-0 2-2-1 6-4-1
October 30, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4 W 4-2-0 3-2-1 7-4-1
October 31, 1987 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 4-2-1 3-2-1 7-4-2 OT
November 2, 1987 St. Louis Blues 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 5-2-1 3-2-1 8-4-2
November 4, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 T 5-2-1 3-2-2 8-4-3 OT
November 7, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 6-2-1 3-2-2 9-4-3
November 9, 1987 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 7-2-1 3-2-2 10-4-3
November 11, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Hartford Whalers 0 T 7-2-1 3-2-3 10-4-4 OT
November 12, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 L 7-2-1 3-3-3 10-5-4
November 14, 1987 Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 8-2-1 3-3-3 11-5-4
November 16, 1987 Hartford Whalers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 8-2-2 3-3-3 11-5-5 OT
November 18, 1987 New York Islanders 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 9-2-2 3-3-3 12-5-5
November 21, 1987 New Jersey Devils 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 10-2-2 3-3-3 13-5-5
November 23, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Quebec Nordiques 4 L 10-2-2 3-4-3 13-6-5 OT
November 25, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 6 at Hartford Whalers 5 W 10-2-2 4-4-3 14-6-5
November 27, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Minnesota North Stars 4 L 10-2-2 4-5-3 14-7-5
November 28, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 7 at Winnipeg Jets 3 W 10-2-2 5-5-3 15-7-5
November 30, 1987 Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 11-2-2 5-5-3 16-7-5
December 2, 1987 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 11-2-3 5-5-3 16-7-6 OT
December 5, 1987 Los Angeles Kings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 12-2-3 5-5-3 17-7-6
December 8, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 2 W 12-2-3 6-5-3 18-7-6
December 9, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 2 T 12-2-3 6-5-4 18-7-7 OT
December 12, 1987 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 13-2-3 6-5-4 19-7-7
December 16, 1987 Quebec Nordiques 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 14-2-3 6-5-4 20-7-7
December 18, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2 T 14-2-3 6-5-5 20-7-8 OT
December 19, 1987 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 14-3-3 6-5-5 20-8-8
December 23, 1987 Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 T 14-3-4 6-5-5 20-8-9 OT
December 26, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 14-3-4 7-5-5 21-8-9
December 28, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Calgary Flames 9 L 14-3-4 7-6-5 21-9-9
December 29, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1 W 14-3-4 8-6-5 22-9-9
January 2, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5 L 14-3-4 8-7-5 22-10-9
January 6, 1988 Buffalo Sabres 6 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 14-4-4 8-7-5 22-11-9
January 9, 1988 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 14-4-5 8-7-5 22-11-10 OT
January 13, 1988 Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 15-4-5 8-7-5 23-11-10
January 14, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 L 15-4-5 8-8-5 23-12-10
January 16, 1988 New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 16-4-5 8-8-5 24-12-10
January 18, 1988 Edmonton Oilers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 17-4-5 8-8-5 25-12-10
January 21, 1988 St. Louis Blues 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 17-5-5 8-8-5 25-13-10
January 23, 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 17-6-5 8-8-5 25-14-10 OT
January 24, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Quebec Nordiques 3 W 17-6-5 9-8-5 26-14-10
January 27, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1 W 17-6-5 10-8-5 27-14-10
January 29, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Washington Capitals 4 L 17-6-5 10-9-5 27-15-10
January 30, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 6 at New York Islanders 2 W 17-6-5 11-9-5 28-15-10
February 1, 1988 Hartford Whalers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 18-6-5 11-9-5 29-15-10
February 3, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Hartford Whalers 2 W 18-6-5 12-9-5 30-15-10
February 4, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 7 L 18-6-5 12-10-5 30-16-10
February 6, 1988 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 18-7-5 12-10-5 30-17-10
February 11, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New Jersey Devils 4 L 18-7-5 12-11-5 30-18-10
February 13, 1988 Hartford Whalers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 18-8-5 12-11-5 30-19-10
February 15, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 3 L 18-8-5 12-12-5 30-20-10
February 17, 1988 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 19-8-5 12-12-5 31-20-10
February 20, 1988 Quebec Nordiques 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 20-8-5 12-12-5 32-20-10
February 23, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Quebec Nordiques 1 W 20-8-5 13-12-5 33-20-10
February 24, 1988 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 21-8-5 13-12-5 34-20-10
February 27, 1988 Winnipeg Jets 0 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 22-8-5 13-12-5 35-20-10
February 29, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Quebec Nordiques 1 W 22-8-5 14-12-5 36-20-10
March 3, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 W 22-8-5 15-12-5 37-20-10
March 5, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 7 at Los Angeles Kings 6 W 22-8-5 16-12-5 38-20-10 OT
March 9, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1 W 22-8-5 17-12-5 39-20-10
March 12, 1988 Hartford Whalers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 23-8-5 17-12-5 40-20-10
March 14, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Minnesota North Stars 2 T 23-8-5 17-12-6 40-20-11 OT
March 16, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1 W 23-8-5 18-12-6 41-20-11
March 19, 1988 Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 24-8-5 18-12-6 42-20-11
March 21, 1988 Calgary Flames 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 24-8-6 18-12-6 42-20-12 OT
March 23, 1988 Quebec Nordiques 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 25-8-6 18-12-6 43-20-12
March 25, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 L 25-8-6 18-13-6 43-21-12
March 27, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Hartford Whalers 4 L 25-8-6 18-14-6 43-22-12
March 31, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 1 W 25-8-6 19-14-6 44-22-12
April 2, 1988 Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 9 W 26-8-6 19-14-6 45-22-12
April 3, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 4 T 26-8-6 19-14-7 45-22-13 OT
April 6, 1988 Hartford Whalers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
April 7, 1988 Hartford Whalers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0
April 9, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Hartford Whalers 3 W 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0
April 10, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Hartford Whalers 7 L 2-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0
April 12, 1988 Hartford Whalers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0
April 14, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Hartford Whalers 1 W 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0
April 18, 1988 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 3-1-0 2-1-0 5-2-0
April 20, 1988 Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 3-2-0 2-1-0 5-3-0
April 22, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 3 L 3-2-0 2-2-0 5-4-0
April 24, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 2 L 3-2-0 2-3-0 5-5-0
April 26, 1988 Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 3-3-0 2-3-0 5-6-0