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Dale Hunter's 1987-1988 season

Points
59
NHL#83
Goals
22
NHL#93
Assists
37
NHL#74
Plus/minus
+7
NHL#115
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Centre Dale Hunter was 27 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 22 goals and 37 assists for 59 points, 0.75 points per game. In the playoffs he played 14 games for 12 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dale Hunter plays the 1987-1988 season for Washington Capitals

    Dale was 27 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH3–4BOS
      L
      game 1/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–6WSH
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH5–6BUF
      L
      game 3/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–6WSH
      W
      game 4/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4WSH
      W
      game 5/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH4–2NYR
      W
      game 6/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–1PHI
      W
      game 7/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–2WSH
      L
      game 8/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–2VAN
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3WIN
      L
      game 10/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–3MNS
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • November 1987
    • The game
      VAN2–3WSH
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–1WSH
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–4NJD
      L
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–4NYI
      L
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–4WSH
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–0WSH
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5BUF
      L
      game 19/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–3HFD
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      13
      points
      NHL#118
      5
      goals
      NHL#98
      8
      assists
      NHL#111
      WSH
      9-10-0W-L-OT19Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      W
      game 21/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–2WSH
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–5PIT
      game 23/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • December 1987
    • The game
      EDM2–4WSH
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–4WSH
      L
      game 25/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–10WSH
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CGY5–4WSH
      L
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–5HFD
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–5TOR
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH1–6DET
      L
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4WSH
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL1–1WSH
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–1QUE
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH2–2MTL
      game 35/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–2WSH
      L
      game 36/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–4TOR
      game 37/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–3NJD
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM0–2WSH
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      32
      points
      NHL#66
      14
      goals
      NHL#54
      18
      assists
      NHL#76
      WSH
      18-17-0W-L-OT41Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–1PHI
      W
      game 41/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–8WSH
      W
      game 42/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–8CGY
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3EDM
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH8–3LAK
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–3STL
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–5CHI
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD4–6WSH
      W
      game 48/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–3WSH
      game 49/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN3–2WSH
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–4WSH
      W
      game 51/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI0–1WSH
      W
      game 52/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1988
    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–2WSH
      L
      game 54/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Dale Hunter reaches 500 career points

    in the game against New York Islanders · February 5

    • The game
      NYR3–0WSH
      L
      game 55/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–3NYR
      W
      game 56/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–6WSH
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–5WSH
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–3NJD
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–0WIN
      W
      game 60/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      45
      points
      NHL#86
      17
      goals
      NHL#89
      28
      assists
      NHL#69
      WSH
      29-25-0W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–0MNS
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–4LAK
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–0NYI
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • March 1988
    • The game
      NJD3–5WSH
      W
      game 64/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH6–1NJD
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      QUE2–6WSH
      W
      game 66/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–7WSH
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–5PHI
      L
      game 68/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2WSH
      L
      game 69/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–0BOS
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH8–4NYR
      W
      game 71/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–3WSH
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD4–2WSH
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL5–3WSH
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–7PIT
      L
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–5WSH
      W
      game 76/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–2WSH
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–7NYI
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • April 1988
    • The game
      PIT7–6WSH
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH2–2PHI
      game 80/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dale Hunter closes the 1987-1988 season with 59 points

    Points
    59
    NHL#83
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    22
    NHL#93
    Assists
    37
    NHL#74
    P/GP
    0.75
    NHL#108
    +/-
    +7
    NHL#115
    Events
    500
    career points
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Philadelphia Flyers

    WSHvsPHI
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      PHI4–2WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      PHI4–5WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      WSH3–4PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH4–5PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      PHI2–5WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH7–2PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 7
      PHI4–5WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–3

    WSH4–3PHI
    Advance
    7Games7Points5Goals2Assists
    2 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet New Jersey Devils

    WSHvsNJD
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    • Game 1
      NJD1–3WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD5–2WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      WSH4–10NJD
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • New Jersey Devilslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH4–1NJD
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NJD3–1WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH7–2NJD
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 7
      NJD3–2WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    Second round

    New Jersey Devils knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    WSH3–4NJD
    Eliminated
    7Games5Points2Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Dale Hunter ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 12 points

    Points
    12
    NHL#27
    Games
    14
    Goals
    7
    NHL#15
    Assists
    5
    NHL#58
    P/GP
    0.86
    NHL#29
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#68
    Events
    50
    playoff points
    3 points
    best game
    PHI4–3→NJD3–4