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Chris Joseph's 1987-1988 season

Points
8
NHL#417
Goals
0
NHL#538
Assists
8
NHL#365
Plus/minus
-1
NHL#321
Games
24
29%
29% of 81

Defenceman Chris Joseph was 18 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins och Edmonton Oilers. He played 24 of a possible 81 games and scored 0 goals and 8 assists for 8 points, 0.33 points per game. He moved from Pittsburgh Penguins to Edmonton Oilers in November. Edmonton Oilers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Chris Joseph makes his NHL debut in the 4–⁠4 draw against New York Rangers

    Chris was 18 years old · Madison Square Garden, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-

    Swedes on the ice: Tomas Sandström, Jan Erixon and Ulf Dahlén.

    • The game
      PIT4–4NYR
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6NJD
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–8PIT
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–6PIT
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3MTL
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Chris Joseph records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · October 18

    • The game
      NJD5–4PIT
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5DET
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK4–4PIT
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4QUE
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1987
    • The game
      PHI1–5PIT
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYI
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4BOS
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–3PIT
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–6VAN
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
      4
      points
      NHL#296
      0
      goals
      NHL#375
      4
      assists
      NHL#213
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#47
      PIT
      7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD8–7EDM
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI3–4EDM
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–2BUF
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1987
    • The game
      EDM2–4WSH
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–7DET
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8022 of 40 played
      7
      points
      NHL#326
      0
      goals
      NHL#450
      7
      assists
      NHL#252
      -1
      +/-
      NHL#94
      EDM
      23-13-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY3–5EDM
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–4EDM
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Chris Joseph closes the 1987-1988 season with 8 points

    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    8
    NHL#417
    Games
    24of 80
    30%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#538
    Assists
    8
    NHL#365
    P/GP
    0.33
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#321
    Events
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    2 months and 22 days later
    Playoffs

    Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Winnipeg Jets

    EDMvsWIN
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Winnipeg Jets
    6 days later
    First round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Winnipeg Jets out 4–1

    EDM4–1WIN
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Calgary Flames

    EDMvsCGY
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    6 days later
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Calgary Flames out 4–0

    EDM4–0CGY
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    8 days later
    Conference final

    Edmonton Oilers meet Detroit Red Wings

    EDMvsDET
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    8 days later
    Conference final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

    EDM4–1DET
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Edmonton Oilers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

    EDMvsBOS
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    8 days later
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Edmonton Oilers

    beat Boston Bruins 4–0 in the final

    He did not play in this round