1987-88 New Jersey Devils Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 38-36-6 - 82 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 11-9
Lost NHL conference finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Islanders 4-2
Division Finals - Defeated Washington Capitals 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-3
Coach: Doug Carpenter (21-24-5)
Coach: Jim Schoenfeld (17-12-1)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
1987-88 New Jersey Devils Statistics
1987-88 New Jersey Devils Results

The New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 38 wins and 36 losses and 6 ties for 82 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-9.

The Devils scored 295 goals and yielded 296. Pat Verbeek netted 46 goals for New Jersey, and Kirk Muller tallied 30 or more, too. Aaron Broten and Kirk Muller each recorded 57 assists. Alain Chevrier topped the squad with 18 wins, while Bob Sauve earned a 3.56 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.

Doug Carpenter and Jim Schoenfeld coached the team. The 1987-88 New Jersey Devils lost in the NHL conference finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Perry AndersonLOctober 14, 19616'1"225LBarrie, ON Canada
Andy BrickleyL/CAugust 9, 19615'11"200LMelrose, MA USA
Aaron BrotenLNovember 14, 19605'10"180LRoseau, MN USA
Doug BrownRJune 12, 19645'10"185RSouthborough, MA USA
Murray BrumwellDMarch 31, 19606'2"190LCalgary, AB Canada
Sean BurkeGJanuary 29, 19676'4"211LWindsor, ON Canada
Anders CarlssonCNovember 25, 19605'11"185LGavle, Sweden
Alain ChevrierGApril 23, 19615'8"180LCornwall, ON Canada
Chris CichockiRSeptember 17, 19635'11"185RDetroit, MI USA
Joe CirellaDMay 9, 19636'3"210RHamilton, ON Canada
Pat ConacherLMay 1, 19595'8"190LEdmonton, AB Canada
Troy CrowderRMay 3, 19686'4"220RSudbury, ON Canada
Ken DaneykoDApril 17, 19646'1"215LWindsor, ON Canada
Dan DorionRMarch 2, 19635'9"180RAstoria, NY USA
Bruce DriverDApril 29, 19626'0"185LToronto, ON Canada
Mark JohnsonLSeptember 22, 19575'9"170LMinneapolis, MN USA
Jim KornDJuly 28, 19576'4"220LHopkins, MN USA
Tom KurversDSeptember 14, 19626'2"195LMinneapolis, MN USA
Claude LoiselleCMay 29, 19635'11"195LOttawa, ON Canada
John MacLeanRNovember 20, 19646'0"200ROshawa, ON Canada
David MaleyLApril 24, 19636'2"195LBeaver Dam, WI USA
Gordon MarkDSeptember 10, 19646'4"218REdmonton, AB Canada
George McPheeLJuly 2, 19585'9"170LGuelph, ON Canada
Kirk MullerCFebruary 8, 19666'0"205LKingston, ON Canada
Jack O'CallahanDJuly 24, 19576'1"190RCharlestown, MA USA
Bob SauveGJune 17, 19555'8"175LSte. Genevieve, QC Canada
Brendan ShanahanLJanuary 23, 19696'3"220RMimico, ON Canada
Allan StewartLJanuary 31, 19646'0"195LFort St. John, BC Canada
Doug SullimanRAugust 29, 19596'2"210RGlace Bay, NS Canada
Patrik SundstromCDecember 14, 19616'1"200LSkelleftea, Sweden
Randy VelischekDFebruary 10, 19626'0"200LMontreal, QC Canada
Pat VerbeekRMay 24, 19645'9"192RSarnia, ON Canada
Craig WolaninDJuly 27, 19676'4"215LGrosse Pointe, MI USA