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Bill Houlder's 1987-1988 season

Points
3
NHL#499
Goals
1
NHL#464
Assists
2
NHL#485
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#379
Games
30
37%
37% of 80

Defenceman Bill Houlder was 20 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 30 of a possible 80 games and scored 1 goals and 2 assists for 3 points, 0.10 points per game.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. A late start

    Bill Houlder's season starts in game 24 of 80

    Washington Capitals have played 23 games23 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    Bill Houlder makes his NHL debut

    EDMEdmonton Oilers2–4WSHWashington Capitals

    Bill was 20 years old · Capital Centre, USA

    Other Swedes on the ice: Bengt-Åke Gustafsson and Peter Sundström.

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    • The game
      EDM2–4WSH
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYI6–4WSH
      L
      game 25/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      LAK3–10WSH
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      CGY5–4WSH
      L
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      WSH4–5HFD
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CHI1–2WSH
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      WSH3–5TOR
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      WSH1–6DET
      L
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      TOR2–4WSH
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      STL1–1WSH
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      WSH2–2MTL
      game 35/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      WSH4–4TOR
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      WSH4–3NJD
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      EDM0–2WSH
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8015 of 40 played
      0
      points
      NHL#510
      0
      goals
      NHL#450
      0
      assists
      NHL#491
      -4
      +/-
      NHL#135
      WSH
      18-17-0W-L-OT41Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–1PHI
      W
      game 41/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Bill Houlder records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · January 5

    • The game
      NYR4–8WSH
      W
      game 42/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH2–8CGY
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      WSH2–3EDM
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      WSH8–3LAK
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      WSH1–3STL
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      WSH4–5CHI
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NJD4–6WSH
      W
      game 48/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–3WSH
      game 49/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Bill Houlder scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · January 23

    • The game
      WIN3–2WSH
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MTL3–4WSH
      W
      game 51/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PHI0–1WSH
      W
      game 52/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • February 1988
    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYI4–2WSH
      L
      game 54/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYR3–0WSH
      L
      game 55/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    The season in numbers

    Bill Houlder closes the 1987-1988 season with 3 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    3
    NHL#499
    Games
    30of 80
    38%
    Goals
    1
    NHL#464
    Assists
    2
    NHL#485
    P/GP
    0.10
    NHL#424
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#379
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    2 months later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Philadelphia Flyers

    WSHvsPHI
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
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    10 days later
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–3

    WSH4–3PHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet New Jersey Devils

    WSHvsNJD
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
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    12 days later
    Second round

    New Jersey Devils knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    WSH3–4NJD
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Bill Houlder ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 0 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    0
    Games
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    P/GP
    —
    +/-
    0
    PHI4–3→NJD3–4