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Christian Ruuttu's 1987-1988 season

Points
71
NHL#55
Goals
26
NHL#68
Assists
45
NHL#38
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#408
Games
73
91%
91% of 80

Centre Christian Ruuttu was 23 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 73 of a possible 80 games and scored 26 goals and 45 assists for 71 points, 0.97 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 7 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Christian Ruuttu plays the 1987-1988 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Christian was 23 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS2–2BUF
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      L
      game 2/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–6BUF
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–8PIT
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–2BUF
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–3QUE
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–3BUF
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–5BUF
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2HFD
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–5BUF
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      CHI3–5BUF
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–4LAK
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–5EDM
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–3CGY
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4VAN
      game 16/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–4BUF
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–5BUF
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–9HFD
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5BUF
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      18
      points
      NHL#52
      7
      goals
      NHL#57
      11
      assists
      NHL#45
      BUF
      9-7-0W-L-OT22Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK8–5BUF
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5PHI
      L
      game 22/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–2BUF
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–2BUF
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      QUE3–6BUF
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2HFD
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–1BUF
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–2CHI
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3BOS
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY7–1BUF
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 31/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1MTL
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–9BOS
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2DET
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5QUE
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–0BUF
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–4TOR
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Milestone

    Christian Ruuttu reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · January 2

    • The game
      QUE1–2BUF
      W
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–5MTL
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      35
      points
      NHL#60
      11
      goals
      NHL#93
      24
      assists
      NHL#38
      BUF
      16-17-0W-L-OT39Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD1–3BUF
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4BUF
      W
      game 42/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2STL
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      L
      game 44/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5BUF
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–7BUF
      W
      game 48/804
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3WSH
      game 49/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2NJD
      W
      game 50/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1BUF
      L
      game 51/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2BUF
      L
      game 52/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–4BUF
      game 53/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      BUF6–3QUE
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-4SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–6NYI
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–7WIN
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–4CHI
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–0STL
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–4BUF
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      63
      points
      NHL#25
      24
      goals
      NHL#47
      39
      assists
      NHL#24
      BUF
      26-25-0W-L-OT61Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE6–5BUF
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–5BUF
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      BUF7–5VAN
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–6EDM
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3BOS
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–2BUF
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYR
      W
      game 74/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2BUF
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–3BUF
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1QUE
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–3BUF
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      BUF4–9MTL
      L
      game 79/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4BUF
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Christian Ruuttu closes the 1987-1988 season with 71 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    71
    NHL#55
    Games
    73of 80
    91%
    Goals
    26
    NHL#68
    Assists
    45
    NHL#38
    P/GP
    0.97
    NHL#56
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#408
    Events
    71
    career best in points
    26
    career best in goals
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Boston Bruins

    BUFvsBOS
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BUF3–7BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF1–4BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BOS2–6BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BOS5–6BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BUF4–5BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BOS5–2BUF
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Christian Ruuttu ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 7 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    7
    NHL#68
    Games
    6
    Goals
    2
    NHL#90
    Assists
    5
    NHL#58
    P/GP
    1.17
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#248
    Events
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    3 points
    best game
    BOS2–4