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Bengt-Åke Gustafsson's 1987-1988 season

Points
54
Swedish flag#4NHL#99
Goals
18
Swedish flag#5NHL#116
Assists
36
Swedish flag#7NHL#79
Plus/minus
+2
Swedish flag#13NHL#197
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Left winger Bengt-Åke Gustafsson was 29 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 18 goals and 36 assists for 54 points, 0.69 points per game. That was 4th among the Swedes and 99th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 14 games for 13 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bengt-Åke Gustafsson plays the 1987-1988 season for Washington Capitals

    WSHWashington Capitals

    Bengt-Åke was 29 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH3–4BOS
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–6WSH
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–6BUF
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–6WSH
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4WSH
      W
      game 5/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2NYR
      W
      game 6/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–1PHI
      W
      game 7/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2WSH
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2VAN
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3WIN
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–3MNS
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      VAN2–3WSH
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–1WSH
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–4NJD
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–4NYI
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–4WSH
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–0WSH
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5BUF
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3HFD
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      10
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#155
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#6NHL#129
      6
      assists
      Swedish flag#11NHL#164
      WSH
      9-10-0W-L-OT19Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Milestone

    Bengt-Åke Gustafsson reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Boston Bruins · November 25

    • The game
      PIT4–2WSH
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      EDM2–4WSH
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4WSH
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–10WSH
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-1SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–4WSH
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–5HFD
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–2WSH
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5TOR
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–6DET
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4WSH
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–1WSH
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–1QUE
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2MTL
      game 35/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–2WSH
      L
      game 36/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–4TOR
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3NJD
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-2SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–2WSH
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      31
      points
      Swedish flag#4NHL#71
      12
      goals
      Swedish flag#3NHL#83
      19
      assists
      Swedish flag#5NHL#63
      WSH
      18-17-0W-L-OT41Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–1PHI
      W
      game 41/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–8WSH
      W
      game 42/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–8CGY
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3EDM
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH8–3LAK
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–3STL
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–5CHI
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–6WSH
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3WSH
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–2WSH
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4WSH
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–1WSH
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2WSH
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–0WSH
      L
      game 55/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3NYR
      W
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–6WSH
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–5WSH
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3NJD
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–0WIN
      W
      game 60/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      42
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#98
      14
      goals
      Swedish flag#5NHL#112
      28
      assists
      Swedish flag#7NHL#69
      WSH
      29-25-0W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–0MNS
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–4LAK
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–0NYI
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      NJD3–5WSH
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–1NJD
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–6WSH
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–7WSH
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5PHI
      L
      game 68/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2WSH
      L
      game 69/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–0BOS
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH8–4NYR
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–2WSH
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–3WSH
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–7PIT
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5WSH
      W
      game 76/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2WSH
      game 77/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–7NYI
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      PIT7–6WSH
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2PHI
      game 80/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Bengt-Åke Gustafsson closes the 1987-1988 season with 54 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    54
    #4NHL#99
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    18
    #5NHL#116
    Assists
    36
    #7NHL#79
    P/GP
    0.69
    #6NHL#128
    +/-
    +2
    #13NHL#197
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Philadelphia Flyers

    WSHvsPHI
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHI4–2WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      PHI4–5WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      WSH3–4PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH4–5PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      PHI2–5WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH7–2PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 7
      PHI4–5WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–3

    WSH4–3PHI
    Advance
    7Games10Points4Goals6Assists
    2 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet New Jersey Devils

    WSHvsNJD
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NJD1–3WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD5–2WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      WSH4–10NJD
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New Jersey Devilslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH4–1NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NJD3–1WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH7–2NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 7
      NJD3–2WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    New Jersey Devils knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    WSH3–4NJD
    Eliminated
    7Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bengt-Åke Gustafsson ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 13 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    13
    #2NHL#23
    Games
    14
    Goals
    4
    #3NHL#40
    Assists
    9
    #2NHL#19
    P/GP
    0.93
    #3NHL#23
    +/-
    +1
    #7NHL#100
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    PHI4–3→NJD3–4