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Bob Gainey's 1987-1988 season

Points
22
NHL#267
Goals
11
NHL#188
Assists
11
NHL#313
Plus/minus
+8
NHL#103
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Left winger Bob Gainey was 33 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 15th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points, 0.28 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 1 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bob Gainey plays the 1987-1988 season for Montréal Canadiens

    MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Bob was 33 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 15th season with the team. His 15th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL2–2PHI
      game 1/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      W
      game 2/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE5–2MTL
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4NJD
      L
      game 4/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3MTL
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–5MTL
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL10–3TOR
      W
      game 7/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–5BUF
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2WSH
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–3MTL
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–3MTL
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–4DET
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3MTL
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      STL4–6MTL
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4CHI
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–5MTL
      W
      game 16/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3MTL
      W
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–0HFD
      game 18/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI0–3MTL
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      4
      points
      NHL#277
      1
      goals
      NHL#243
      3
      assists
      NHL#241
      MTL
      11-5-0W-L-OT26Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–3MTL
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5MTL
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–2MTL
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4QUE
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–5HFD
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4MNS
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–3WIN
      W
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6MTL
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      VAN3–3MTL
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–6MTL
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2NYI
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2NYR
      game 32/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5MTL
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–5MTL
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1MTL
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2MTL
      game 37/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2TOR
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–9CGY
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1VAN
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      8
      points
      NHL#295
      3
      goals
      NHL#241
      5
      assists
      NHL#297
      MTL
      22-9-0W-L-OT53Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–5LAK
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–5MTL
      L
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3MTL
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5MTL
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4MTL
      W
      game 46/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–6MTL
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–1MTL
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3MTL
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Bob Gainey reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · January 23

    • The game
      MTL5–3QUE
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1BUF
      W
      game 51/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4WSH
      L
      game 52/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–2NYI
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      HFD4–5MTL
      W
      game 54/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2HFD
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–7BOS
      L
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4NJD
      L
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–1MTL
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYR
      L
      game 60/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      12
      points
      NHL#318
      4
      goals
      NHL#279
      8
      assists
      NHL#302
      MTL
      30-20-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS2–3MTL
      W
      game 61/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–5MTL
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1QUE
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–5MTL
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN0–6MTL
      W
      game 65/804
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-4SOG
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–1QUE
      W
      game 66/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      MTL4–2STL
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–6LAK
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1EDM
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD0–5MTL
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2MNS
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1WIN
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI0–3MTL
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–3MTL
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–4MTL
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–5PIT
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4HFD
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1BOS
      W
      game 78/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      BUF4–9MTL
      W
      game 79/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Bob Gainey closes the 1987-1988 season with 22 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    22
    NHL#267
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    11
    NHL#188
    Assists
    11
    NHL#313
    P/GP
    0.28
    NHL#328
    +/-
    +8
    NHL#103
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career assists
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Hartford Whalers

    MTLvsHFD
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      HFD3–4MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 2
      HFD3–7MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3HFD
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 4
      MTL5–7HFD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 5
      HFD3–1MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 4–2

    MTL4–2HFD
    Advance
    5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

    MTLvsBOS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    View the whole round
    • Game 4
      MTL0–2BOS
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

    MTL1–4BOS
    Eliminated
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bob Gainey ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 1 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    1
    NHL#225
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    NHL#209
    Assists
    1
    NHL#187
    P/GP
    0.17
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#312
    HFD4–2→BOS1–4