1987–88 Buffalo Sabres
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 37-32-0, 85 pts · Playoffs 2-4
The 1987–88 Buffalo Sabres went 37-32-0 (85 points) in the Adams Division and played 6 playoff games (2-4). Dave Andreychuk led the team with 78 points (30 G, 48 A). Tom Barrasso had 25 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Andreychuk | L | 80 | 30 | 48 | 78 | +1 | 112 | 15 | 253 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Ruuttu | C | 73 | 26 | 45 | 71 | -3 | 85 | 8 | 185 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Housley | D | 74 | 29 | 37 | 66 | -17 | 96 | 6 | 231 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Sheppard | R | 74 | 38 | 27 | 65 | -6 | 14 | 15 | 173 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | R | 74 | 29 | 28 | 57 | -11 | 220 | 10 | 159 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Turgeon | C | 76 | 14 | 28 | 42 | -8 | 34 | 8 | 101 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Calle Johansson | D | 71 | 4 | 38 | 42 | +12 | 37 | 2 | 93 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Arniel | L | 73 | 17 | 23 | 40 | +8 | 61 | 0 | 111 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tucker | R | 45 | 19 | 19 | 38 | +4 | 20 | 6 | 93 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Smith | C | 70 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -10 | 117 | 1 | 136 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Creighton | C | 36 | 10 | 17 | 27 | +7 | 87 | 4 | 61 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 77 | 2 | 23 | 25 | -9 | 179 | 0 | 106 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Andersson | R | 37 | 3 | 20 | 23 | +7 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 63 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +6 | 77 | 1 | 94 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | R | 47 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Priestlay | C | 33 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 35 | 1 | 63 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Donnelly | L | 40 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 44 | 0 | 69 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Uwe Krupp | D | 75 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 151 | 0 | 84 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Maguire | R | 46 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 162 | 0 | 25 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | L | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +1 | 51 | 0 | 23 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Ludvig | R | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +1 | 65 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Reekie | D | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 68 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Logan | R | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hartman | L | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 90 | 0 | 24 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Halkidis | D | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +6 | 115 | 0 | 26 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Anderson | D | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dykstra | L | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cyr | L | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Jackson | L | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Parker | R | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benoit Hogue | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | D | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 98 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Mcsween | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Metcalfe | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Gage | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barrasso | 64 | 51 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 1657 | .896 | 3.32 | 2 |
| Jacques Cloutier | 62 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 447 | .850 | 4.75 | 0 |
| Daren Puppa | 32 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 469 | .870 | 4.19 | 0 |
| Kenton Rein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs MNS | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 10 | @ MTL | L 3–6 | Final |
| Oct 11 | vs WSH | W 6–5 | Final |
| Oct 13 | @ PIT | L 3–8 | Final |
| Oct 16 | vs QUE | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 17 | @ QUE | W 6–3 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs HFD | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs MTL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 24 | @ PIT | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ HFD | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 30 | vs LAK | W 5–1 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs CHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ LAK | W 5–4 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ EDM | L 0–5 | Final |
| Nov 8 | @ CGY | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ VAN | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 13 | vs MNS | L 4–5 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs TOR | W 5–4 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ HFD | L 1–9 | Final |
| Nov 20 | vs WSH | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs LAK | L 5–8 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ PHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs HFD | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs EDM | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 3 | vs QUE | W 6–3 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ HFD | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs VAN | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ CHI | W 6–2 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ BOS | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 13 | vs CGY | L 1–7 | Final |
| Dec 18 | vs MTL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 19 | @ MTL | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ BOS | L 0–9 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ DET | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs PIT | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 29 | @ QUE | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs BOS | L 0–2 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ TOR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs QUE | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ MTL | W 6–5 | Final |
| Jan 8 | vs HFD | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs NYR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ STL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ PHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ BOS | L 1–5 | Final |
| Jan 17 | vs NYI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs BOS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 22 | vs NJD | W 7–3 | Final |
| Jan 23 | @ WSH | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 25 | @ NJD | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs MTL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs NYI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs WIN | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 2 | @ QUE | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 5 | vs TOR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ NYI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ WIN | L 5–7 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ CHI | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 16 | @ STL | W 3–0 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs PHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs QUE | L 5–6 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs STL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 27 | @ HFD | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs WIN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 1 | @ DET | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 4 | vs NYR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs BOS | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ MNS | W 6–2 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ CGY | L 4–10 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ VAN | W 7–5 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ EDM | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ BOS | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs BOS | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs NJD | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 27 | vs DET | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ QUE | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs HFD | W 3–2 | Final |
| Apr 2 | @ MTL | L 4–9 | Final |
| Apr 3 | vs MTL | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Apr 6 | @ BOS | L 3–7 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 7 | @ BOS | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | vs BOS | W 6–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 10 | vs BOS | W 6–5 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | @ BOS | L 4–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 14 | vs BOS | L 2–5 | Final · Playoffs |