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Börje Salming's 1987-1988 season

Points
26
Swedish flag#14NHL#231
Goals
2
Swedish flag#21NHL#412
Assists
24
Swedish flag#12NHL#161
Plus/minus
+7
Swedish flag#6NHL#115
Games
66
82%
82% of 80

Defenceman Börje Salming was 36 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 15th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 66 of a possible 80 games and scored 2 goals and 24 assists for 26 points, 0.39 points per game. That was 14th among the Swedes and 231th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 4 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Börje Salming plays the 1987-1988 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    Börje was 36 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 15th season with the team. His 15th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR7–5CHI
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–5TOR
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–4MNS
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL10–3TOR
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS7–4TOR
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5TOR
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–0PIT
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–6TOR
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • November 1987
    • The game
      WIN3–7TOR
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR7–6BOS
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL4–3TOR
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–3MTL
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–0PHI
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–5BUF
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL6–3TOR
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3STL
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–6TOR
      game 20/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-7SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      7
      points
      Swedish flag#13NHL#208
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#14NHL#262
      6
      assists
      Swedish flag#11NHL#164
      +11
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#6
      TOR
      9-9-0W-L-OT20Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–3NYI
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–5NYR
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–2TOR
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1987
    • The game
      TOR2–3MNS
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5CGY
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–0TOR
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–1STL
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–2TOR
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–4TOR
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–3HFD
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–4TOR
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN7–7TOR
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Börje Salming reaches 1,000 NHL games

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · January 4

    • The game
      MNS5–5TOR
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8031 of 40 played
      12
      points
      Swedish flag#14NHL#232
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#18NHL#359
      11
      assists
      Swedish flag#13NHL#172
      +13
      +/-
      Swedish flag#1NHL#11
      TOR
      14-20-0W-L-OT34Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–7CHI
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–4WIN
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–3MNS
      game 43/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR3–7NJD
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–3TOR
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–4DET
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE5–4TOR
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–2TOR
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY11–3TOR
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–5TOR
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3DET
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–5TOR
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • February 1988
    • The game
      STL5–4TOR
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–6PHI
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–4HFD
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI3–4TOR
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8048 of 60 played
      22
      points
      Swedish flag#12NHL#211
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#22NHL#417
      21
      assists
      Swedish flag#11NHL#135
      +15
      +/-
      Swedish flag#2NHL#18
      TOR
      17-33-0W-L-OT44Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR2–4MNS
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4TOR
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL6–2TOR
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • March 1988
    • The game
      QUE4–3TOR
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5BOS
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN10–1TOR
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3STL
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–4CHI
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–6TOR
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3QUE
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5PIT
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–3TOR
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–5VAN
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–7CGY
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3STL
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–4TOR
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • April 1988
    • The game
      TOR3–7DET
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–5TOR
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Börje Salming closes the 1987-1988 season with 26 points

    Points
    26
    #14NHL#231
    Games
    66of 80
    83%
    Goals
    2
    #21NHL#412
    Assists
    24
    #12NHL#161
    P/GP
    0.39
    #18NHL#261
    +/-
    +7
    #6NHL#115
    Events
    1,000
    NHL games
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    First round

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Detroit Red Wings

    TORvsDET
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR6–2DET
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      TOR2–6DET
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      DET6–3TOR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      DET8–0TOR
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      TOR6–5DET
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      DET5–3TOR
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–2

    TOR2–4DET
    Eliminated
    6Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Börje Salming ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    #9NHL#132
    Games
    6
    Goals
    1
    #9NHL#134
    Assists
    3
    #7NHL#108
    P/GP
    0.67
    +/-
    +1
    #7NHL#100
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    DET2–4