1987-88 New York Islanders Statistics
Team Record: 39-31-10 - 88 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to New Jersey Devils 4-2
Coach: Terry Simpson (39-31-10)
Location: New York, New York
1987-88 New York Islanders Results
The New York Islanders of the National Hockey League ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 39 wins and 31 losses and 10 ties for 88 points, finishing first in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Islanders netted 308 goals and conceded 267. Pat LaFontaine scored 47 goals for New York, while Mikko Makela and Bryan Trottier tallied 30 or more, too. Bryan Trottier accounted for 52 assists. Kelly Hrudey topped the squad with 22 wins, plus Billy Smith added 15 or more wins, too. Billy Smith recorded a 3.22 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Terry Simpson coached the team. The 1987-88 New York Islanders lost in the NHL division semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat LaFontaine | C | 75 | 47 | 45 | 92 | 52 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 242 | 19.4 |
| Bryan Trottier | C | 77 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 48 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 176 | 17.0 |
| Mikko Makela | L | 73 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 142 | 25.4 |
| Brent Sutter | C | 70 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 55 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 17.9 |
| Alan Kerr | R | 80 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 198 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 196 | 12.2 |
| Denis Potvin | D | 72 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 112 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 188 | 10.1 |
| Tomas Jonsson | D | 72 | 6 | 41 | 47 | 115 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 5.0 |
| Greg Gilbert | L | 76 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 22.1 |
| Randy Wood | L | 75 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 80 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 20.8 |
| Derek King | L | 55 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 12.8 |
| Brad Lauer | L | 69 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 18.1 |
| Pat Flatley | R | 40 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10.8 |
| Bob Bassen | C | 77 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 99 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 9.2 |
| Dale Henry | L | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 115 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 9.4 |
| Gerald Diduck | D | 68 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 113 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 5.5 |
| Ken Leiter | D | 51 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 3.8 |
| Steve Konroyd | D | 62 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 99 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 1.9 |
| Gord Dineen | D | 57 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8.0 |
| Richard Kromm | L | 71 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 6.0 |
| Brad Dalgarno | R | 38 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5.1 |
| Jeff Norton | D | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Ken Morrow | D | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.0 |
| Jeff Finley | D | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Todd McLellan | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Kelly Hrudey | G | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Dallman | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Mick Vukota | R | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Brian Curran | D | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Mike Walsh | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Neal Coulter | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Okerlund | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Chris Pryor | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Billy Smith | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ari Haanpaa | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1524 | 308 | 496 | 804 | 1712 | 235 | 87 | 155 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 5 | 2417 | 12.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Hrudey | 47 | 2751 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 3.34 | 1467 | 1314 | .896 |
| Billy Smith | 38 | 2107 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 3.22 | 1062 | 949 | .894 |
| Totals | 85 | 4858 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 266 | 3.29 | 2795 | 2529 | .905 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat LaFontaine | C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 25.0 | |
| Bryan Trottier | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Mikko Makela | L | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 | |
| Brent Sutter | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15.4 | |
| Alan Kerr | R | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |
| Denis Potvin | D | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | |
| Tomas Jonsson | D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 | |
| Greg Gilbert | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Randy Wood | L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Derek King | L | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Brad Lauer | L | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 | |
| Bob Bassen | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Dale Henry | L | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |
| Gerald Diduck | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| Ken Leiter | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Konroyd | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Richard Kromm | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Brad Dalgarno | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Norton | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Ken Morrow | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Finley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kelly Hrudey | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mick Vukota | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 114 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 250 | -9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 200 | 9.0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Hrudey | 6 | 381 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3.62 | 154 | 131 | .851 |
| Totals | 6 | 381 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3.62 | 177 | 154 | .870 |
