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Brian Benning's 1987-1988 season

Points
37
NHL#166
Goals
8
NHL#235
Assists
29
NHL#125
Plus/minus
-5
NHL#473
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Defenceman Brian Benning was 21 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 8 goals and 29 assists for 37 points, 0.48 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 7 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Brian Benning plays the 1987-1988 season for St. Louis Blues

    STLSt. Louis Blues

    Brian was 21 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI3–2STL
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN2–6STL
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–4STL
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–3STL
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2MNS
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–3STL
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      STL4–6MTL
      L
      game 10/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–4QUE
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–5NJD
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–3TOR
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–5STL
      W
      game 14/804
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3STL
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–5STL
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–3TOR
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–3STL
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–4STL
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–3MNS
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#283
      1
      goals
      NHL#276
      4
      assists
      NHL#232
      +1
      +/-
      NHL#61
      STL
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL0–6DET
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–4STL
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      CHI1–5STL
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4NJD
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–2STL
      L
      game 25/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–4DET
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–4MNS
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–5STL
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–2NYI
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–0HFD
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–5BOS
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–1WSH
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–1STL
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–4CHI
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–3STL
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2STL
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–7DET
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–5STL
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–6NYR
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4DET
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      18
      points
      NHL#168
      5
      goals
      NHL#199
      13
      assists
      NHL#147
      +1
      +/-
      NHL#78
      STL
      16-19-0W-L-OT37Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL4–6PHI
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1STL
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2STL
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–3STL
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–3STL
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–3WIN
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–1MTL
      W
      game 47/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–3QUE
      W
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN6–7STL
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–9STL
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–5STL
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      STL5–4TOR
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–0MNS
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2STL
      L
      game 54/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–4CHI
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5STL
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–0STL
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–7STL
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY6–3STL
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–4PIT
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      27
      points
      NHL#172
      7
      goals
      NHL#214
      20
      assists
      NHL#149
      0
      +/-
      NHL#85
      STL
      28-27-0W-L-OT61Points
      Playoff spot
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM6–4STL
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–5BUF
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–2TOR
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–5NYR
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      STL0–2NYI
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2STL
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–4STL
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–3STL
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–6STL
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–7LAK
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI7–7STL
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2STL
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–3STL
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–2CHI
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL5–3WSH
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD8–2STL
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–3STL
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–7CGY
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      STL2–5EDM
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–5WIN
      L
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Brian Benning closes the 1987-1988 season with 37 points

    STLSt. Louis Blues
    Points
    37
    NHL#166
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#235
    Assists
    29
    NHL#125
    P/GP
    0.48
    NHL#213
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#473
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    First round

    St. Louis Blues meet Chicago Blackhawks

    STLvsCHI
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CHI1–4STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI2–3STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      STL3–6CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      STL6–5CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • St. Louis Blueslead3–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 5
      CHI3–5STL
      W
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    First round

    St. Louis Blues knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–1

    STL4–1CHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Second round

    St. Louis Blues meet Detroit Red Wings

    STLvsDET
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      STL4–5DET
      L
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL0–6DET
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      DET3–6STL
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      DET3–1STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      STL3–4DET
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings knock St. Louis Blues out 4–1

    STL1–4DET
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Brian Benning ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 7 points

    STLSt. Louis Blues
    Points
    7
    NHL#68
    Games
    10
    Goals
    1
    NHL#134
    Assists
    6
    NHL#40
    P/GP
    0.70
    NHL#41
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#349
    Events
    10
    playoff points
    10
    playoff assists
    3 points
    best game
    CHI4–1→DET1–4