1987–88 New York Rangers
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 36-34-0, 82 pts
The 1987–88 New York Rangers went 36-34-0 (82 points) in the Patrick Division. Walt Poddubny led the team with 88 points (38 G, 50 A). John Vanbiesbrouck had 27 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Poddubny | L | 77 | 38 | 50 | 88 | +2 | 76 | 13 | 202 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Kisio | C | 77 | 23 | 55 | 78 | +8 | 88 | 9 | 145 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Sandstrom | R | 69 | 28 | 40 | 68 | -6 | 95 | 11 | 204 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | C | 67 | 31 | 34 | 65 | -14 | 54 | 22 | 184 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| James Patrick | D | 70 | 17 | 45 | 62 | +16 | 52 | 9 | 187 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Mullen | R | 74 | 25 | 29 | 54 | -2 | 42 | 10 | 147 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ogrodnick | L | 64 | 22 | 32 | 54 | -3 | 16 | 7 | 152 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulf Dahlen | R | 70 | 29 | 23 | 52 | +5 | 26 | 11 | 159 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | L | 66 | 12 | 21 | 33 | +12 | 60 | 1 | 88 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Petit | D | 64 | 9 | 24 | 33 | +3 | 227 | 2 | 96 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| David Shaw | D | 68 | 7 | 25 | 32 | -8 | 100 | 5 | 141 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | R | 74 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -3 | 103 | 2 | 99 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Erixon | L | 70 | 7 | 19 | 26 | +3 | 33 | 0 | 99 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm MacIver | D | 37 | 9 | 15 | 24 | +10 | 14 | 4 | 65 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cyr | L | 40 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 41 | 1 | 72 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jari Gronstrand | D | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +8 | 63 | 1 | 65 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Leetch | D | 17 | 2 | 12 | 14 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | C | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | C | 48 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 23 | 0 | 59 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Nilan | R | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | D | 52 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -9 | 82 | 0 | 67 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Walker | R | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -8 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Paterson | L | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 65 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hardy | D | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 31 | 0 | 27 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Donnelly | L | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Pichette | D | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Tinordi | D | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 50 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bell | D | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brubaker | L | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Nemeth | C | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Melnyk | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pavese | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jensen | R | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Talakoski | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Wheeldon | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Boutilier | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Giles | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Siltala | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Janssens | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rudy Poeschek | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Smith | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vanbiesbrouck | 72 | 56 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 1697 | .890 | 3.38 | 2 |
| Bob Froese | 66 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 695 | .878 | 3.54 | 0 |
| Ron Scott | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | .854 | 4.01 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs PIT | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Oct 10 | @ HFD | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 12 | vs MNS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Oct 15 | @ PIT | T 6–6 | Final/OT |
| Oct 17 | @ WSH | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 19 | vs WSH | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs CGY | L 4–5 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs CHI | W 7–3 | Final |
| Oct 24 | @ PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 26 | vs PHI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 28 | vs LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 31 | @ NYI | L 2–8 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs EDM | L 6–7 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ CGY | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ EDM | L 2–7 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ LAK | L 4–5 | Final |
| Nov 10 | vs NJD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 14 | @ PIT | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 15 | vs WIN | W 6–4 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ MNS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ WIN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs TOR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 28 | @ NYI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs NYI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 3 | @ BOS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ STL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs MTL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 10 | @ PHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ TOR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 14 | vs DET | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs NJD | W 9–3 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ PIT | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs PIT | L 4–8 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs PHI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ NJD | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs BOS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ NYI | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 31 | vs QUE | W 6–1 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ MNS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 4 | vs STL | W 6–2 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs VAN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ WSH | L 4–8 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ BUF | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 11 | vs CHI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 13 | vs DET | L 4–7 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ MTL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 17 | vs PHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ LAK | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ VAN | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 28 | @ PHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ BOS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ NYI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 4 | @ QUE | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ WSH | W 3–0 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs PIT | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 11 | vs WSH | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs NYI | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 15 | vs MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs CGY | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ NJD | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs VAN | L 4–6 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs PIT | W 2–1 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ NJD | W 2–1 | Final |
| Feb 29 | vs STL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs NYI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ BUF | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ HFD | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs NJD | W 7–4 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 16 | vs WSH | L 4–8 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ TOR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs HFD | W 2–1 | Final |
| Mar 22 | vs BUF | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs EDM | W 6–1 | Final |
| Mar 26 | @ DET | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Mar 27 | @ NJD | L 2–7 | Final |
| Mar 30 | @ CHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ WIN | T 6–6 | Final/OT |
| Apr 3 | vs QUE | W 3–0 | Final |