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David Saunders's 1987-1988 season

Points

NHL#285

Goals

NHL#253

Assists

NHL#279

Plus/minus

-15

NHL#613

Games

70% of 80

Left winger David Saunders was 21 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 56 of a possible 80 games and scored 7 goals and 13 assists for 20 points, 0.36 points per game. Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1987-1988

Year 1987
39 years ago
A late start
November 3
David Saunders's season starts in game 11 of 80
Vancouver Canucks have played 10 games10 of 80 without him
NHL debut
November 3
David Saunders makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠3 loss against Washington Capitals
VANVancouver Canucks2–3WSHWashington Capitals
David was 21 years old · Capital Centre, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
0
+/-
First NHL assistFirst NHL point
Swedes on the ice: Bengt-Åke Gustafsson and Peter Sundström.
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- The game
  VAN2–3WSH
  L
  November 3game 11/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
David Saunders records his first NHL assist
in the game against Washington Capitals · November 3
- The game
  VAN4–3PHI
  W
  November 5game 12/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–1MNS
  W
  November 7game 13/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–3WIN
  L
  November 8game 14/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–4VAN
  November 11game 15/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE4–6VAN
  W
  November 13game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–8CGY
  L
  November 15game 17/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT4–6VAN
  W
  November 17game 18/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–1DET
  W
  November 19game 19/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
David Saunders scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Detroit Red Wings · November 19
- The game
  VAN1–4STL
  L
  November 21game 20/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8010 of 20 played
  4
  points
  NHL#299
  1
  goals
  NHL#262
  3
  assists
  NHL#264
  VAN
  7-11-0W-L-OT16Points
  18th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN2–3CHI
  L
  November 22game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CGY4–2VAN
  L
  November 25game 22/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NJD2–4VAN
  W
  November 27game 23/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- December 1987
- The game
  VAN3–1QUE
  W
  December 1game 24/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–3MTL
  December 2game 25/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–6PIT
  L
  December 5game 26/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN5–1BUF
  W
  December 6game 27/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MNS3–2VAN
  L
  December 8game 28/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–2EDM
  L
  December 11game 29/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM6–3VAN
  L
  December 12game 30/80
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–2HFD
  December 15game 31/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–3BOS
  L
  December 17game 32/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–3VAN
  December 20game 33/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK1–5VAN
  W
  December 23game 34/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–3LAK
  L
  December 26game 35/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–7EDM
  L
  December 28game 36/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-8SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–1VAN
  L
  December 29game 37/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN1–2VAN
  W
  December 31game 38/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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Year 1988
38 years ago
- The game
  PHI4–1VAN
  L
  January 2game 39/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN7–7TOR
  January 4game 40/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  January 4
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8030 of 40 played
  11
  points
  NHL#253
  3
  goals
  NHL#248
  8
  assists
  NHL#222
  VAN
  12-22-0W-L-OT30Points
  20th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN2–4NYR
  L
  January 6game 41/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN6–3NJD
  W
  January 7game 42/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN3–2QUE
  W
  January 9game 43/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN5–3VAN
  L
  January 12game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN2–8VAN
  W
  January 13game 45/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGY4–4VAN
  January 15game 46/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN6–5WIN
  W
  January 17game 47/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN5–7CGY
  L
  January 19game 48/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR6–3VAN
  L
  January 22game 49/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN1–3CHI
  L
  January 24game 50/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN6–7STL
  L
  January 26game 51/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -2+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  HFD4–2VAN
  L
  January 29game 52/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–4CGY
  L
  January 30game 53/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- February 1988
- The game
  LAK2–5VAN
  W
  February 2game 54/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–7LAK
  L
  February 3game 55/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NJD1–5VAN
  W
  February 5game 56/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM7–2VAN
  L
  February 11game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–6VAN
  W
  February 13game 58/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN6–7EDM
  L
  February 14game 59/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT0–5VAN
  W
  February 17game 60/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 17
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8050 of 60 played
  20
  points
  NHL#232
  7
  goals
  NHL#206
  13
  assists
  NHL#221
  VAN
  20-33-0W-L-OT47Points
  19th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR5–0VAN
  L
  February 19game 61/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN6–4NYR
  W
  February 21game 62/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–6NYI
  L
  February 23game 63/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–5MTL
  L
  February 24game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGY5–3VAN
  L
  February 26game 65/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–0VAN
  L
  February 28game 66/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
February 28
David Saunders closes the 1987-1988 season with 20 points
VANVancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs
Points
20
NHL#285
Games
56of 80
70%
Goals
7
NHL#253
Assists
13
NHL#279
P/GP
0.36
NHL#286
+/-
-15
NHL#613
Events
20
career best in points
7
career best in goals
13
career best in assists
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
4 i rad
games with a point · 4 pts

David Saunders's season starts in game 11 of 80

David Saunders makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠3 loss against Washington Capitals

David Saunders records his first NHL assist

David Saunders scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

David Saunders closes the 1987-1988 season with 20 points