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Dave Mcllwain's 1987-1988 season

Points
19
NHL#292
Goals
11
NHL#188
Assists
8
NHL#365
Plus/minus
-1
NHL#321
Games
66
82%
82% of 80

Centre Dave Mcllwain was 20 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 66 of a possible 80 games and scored 11 goals and 8 assists for 19 points, 0.29 points per game. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1987-1988
  1. NHL debut

    Dave Mcllwain makes his NHL debut in the 4–⁠4 draw against New York Rangers

    Dave was 20 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+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6NJD
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–8PIT
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–6PIT
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3MTL
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Dave Mcllwain 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+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5DET
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–4PIT
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–0PIT
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4QUE
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1987
    • The game
      PHI1–5PIT
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYI
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Dave Mcllwain scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Islanders · November 5

    • The game
      PIT1–4BOS
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5PHI
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–3PIT
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–6VAN
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4EDM
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      3
      points
      NHL#329
      2
      goals
      NHL#207
      1
      assists
      NHL#359
      PIT
      7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT4–4CGY
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–6PIT
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–2WSH
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–5PIT
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • December 1987
    • The game
      NYI7–1PIT
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6PIT
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY2–5PIT
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–6PIT
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5STL
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–2PIT
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–4NJD
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR3–4PIT
      W
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT8–4NYR
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD6–2PIT
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–6PIT
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–4PIT
      game 37/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYI
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–4PIT
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      12
      points
      NHL#231
      8
      goals
      NHL#132
      4
      assists
      NHL#330
      PIT
      16-16-0W-L-OT40Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–5HFD
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–7DET
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–5PIT
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–4PIT
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–3TOR
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–4NYI
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT8–3CHI
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–3MTL
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–4PIT
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN4–1PIT
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6NJD
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • February 1988
    • The game
      WSH2–3PIT
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–1PIT
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5PIT
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT7–5LAK
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–7EDM
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      19
      points
      NHL#241
      11
      goals
      NHL#146
      8
      assists
      NHL#309
      PIT
      25-26-0W-L-OT59Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–4PIT
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–3PIT
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1988
    • The game
      PIT5–4WIN
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5PIT
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI0–7PIT
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–5PIT
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • April 1988
    • The game
      PIT7–6WSH
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4PIT
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dave Mcllwain closes the 1987-1988 season with 19 points

    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    19
    NHL#292
    Games
    66of 80
    83%
    Goals
    11
    NHL#188
    Assists
    8
    NHL#365
    P/GP
    0.29
    NHL#321
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#321
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist