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Denis Potvin's 1987-1988 season

Points

NHL#110

Goals

NHL#108

Assists

NHL#101

Plus/minus

+26

NHL#17

Games

90% of 80

Defenceman Denis Potvin was 33 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 15th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 72 of a possible 80 games and scored 19 goals and 32 assists for 51 points, 0.71 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 5 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs

Year 1987
39 years ago
Season opener
October 8
Denis Potvin plays the 1987-1988 season for New York Islanders
NYINew York Islanders
Denis was 33 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 15th season with the team. His 15th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYI4–1LAK
  W
  October 8game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  NYI7–1VAN
  W
  October 10game 2/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI6–0PHI
  W
  October 15game 3/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-4SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–3NYI
  L
  October 17game 4/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CGY4–5NYI
  W
  October 20game 5/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI3–5NJD
  L
  October 23game 6/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NJD1–2NYI
  W
  October 24game 7/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI2–5TOR
  L
  October 28game 9/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–8NYI
  W
  October 31game 10/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- November 1987
- The game
  NYI6–5BOS
  W
  November 1game 11/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NJD3–6NYI
  W
  November 3game 12/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–2NYI
  L
  November 5game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
Milestone
Denis Potvin reaches 1,000 NHL games
in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · November 5
- The game
  DET3–4NYI
  W
  November 7game 14/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–4NYI
  W
  November 10game 15/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI4–3STL
  W
  November 12game 16/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WIN3–7NYI
  W
  November 14game 17/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  LAK3–4NYI
  W
  November 17game 18/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  NYI2–5MTL
  L
  November 18game 19/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI6–4PHI
  W
  November 21game 20/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
  15
  points
  NHL#84
  5
  goals
  NHL#98
  10
  assists
  NHL#67
  +8
  +/-
  NHL#11
  NYI
  14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR4–3NYI
  L
  November 24game 21/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI1–3NYR
  L
  November 29game 23/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- December 1987
- The game
  NYI7–1PIT
  W
  December 2game 24/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  NYI6–4WSH
  W
  December 4game 25/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–2NYI
  L
  December 8game 26/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI4–6PIT
  L
  December 11game 27/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NJD3–5NYI
  W
  December 12game 28/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI3–4PHI
  L
  December 17game 30/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI5–4NYI
  L
  December 19game 31/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–5WIN
  L
  December 22game 32/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYI5–7CHI
  L
  December 23game 33/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BOS1–2NYI
  W
  December 26game 34/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI4–6NJD
  L
  December 28game 35/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–3NYI
  December 29game 36/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Year 1988
38 years ago
- The game
  PIT2–3NYI
  W
  January 2game 37/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–3NYI
  January 5game 38/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI4–7CGY
  L
  January 8game 39/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 8
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
  27
  points
  NHL#108
  8
  goals
  NHL#139
  19
  assists
  NHL#76
  +8
  +/-
  NHL#32
  NYI
  20-16-0W-L-OT44Points
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  QUE5–8NYI
  W
  January 14game 42/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +5+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
Milestone
Denis Potvin reaches 300 career goals
in the game against Quebec Nordiques · January 14
- The game
  NJD2–4NYI
  W
  January 16game 43/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–5BUF
  L
  January 17game 44/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT6–4NYI
  L
  January 19game 45/80
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  0+/-4SOG2PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–4HFD
  L
  January 21game 46/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM2–3NYI
  W
  January 23game 47/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–2MNS
  L
  January 27game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI5–2BUF
  W
  January 29game 49/803
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–2NYI
  L
  January 30game 50/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-6SOG
  View the game
- February 1988
- The game
  NYR2–2NYI
  February 2game 51/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI4–2WSH
  W
  February 5game 52/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BUF4–6NYI
  W
  February 6game 53/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–4TOR
  L
  February 11game 54/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-1SOG2PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–6WSH
  L
  February 12game 55/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  HFD0–3NYI
  W
  February 20game 59/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI7–2HFD
  W
  February 21game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 21
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8052 of 60 played
  38
  points
  NHL#114
  13
  goals
  NHL#121
  25
  assists
  NHL#102
  +18
  +/-
  NHL#13
  NYI
  29-23-0W-L-OT66Points
  Playoff spot
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN1–6NYI
  W
  February 23game 61/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–1NYI
  February 25game 62/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–0NYI
  L
  February 27game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- March 1988
- The game
  STL0–2NYI
  W
  March 1game 64/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–3NYR
  L
  March 2game 65/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–8PIT
  L
  March 5game 66/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–0QUE
  W
  March 6game 67/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–7NYI
  W
  March 8game 68/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +4+/-5SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  QUE4–3NYI
  L
  March 10game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–3NYI
  L
  March 12game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–5DET
  L
  March 13game 71/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–3WSH
  March 18game 72/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI6–0WIN
  W
  March 20game 73/803
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  NYI5–1MNS
  W
  March 21game 74/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI6–2LAK
  W
  March 23game 75/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  EDM4–5NYI
  W
  March 26game 76/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–5NYI
  W
  March 29game 77/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–7NYI
  W
  March 31game 78/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- April 1988
- The game
  NYI2–5NJD
  L
  April 2game 79/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–3BOS
  L
  April 3game 80/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-7SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 3
Denis Potvin closes the 1987-1988 season with 51 points
NYINew York Islanders
Points
51
NHL#110
Games
72of 80
90%
Goals
19
NHL#108
Assists
32
NHL#101
P/GP
0.71
NHL#123
+/-
+26
NHL#17
Events
1,000
NHL games
300
career goals
6 i rad
games with a point · 7 pts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 6
New York Islanders are in the playoffs
First round
April 6
New York Islanders meet New Jersey Devils
NYIvsNJD
Swedes on New York Islanders
Denis Potvin
Tomas Jonsson
Swedes on New Jersey Devils
Patrik Sundström
Anders Carlsson
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NJD3–4NYI
  W
  April 61
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  0+/-3SOG3PPP
  +3 points
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- New York Islanderslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
- Game 2
  NJD3–2NYI
  L
  April 73
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Islandersare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
- Game 3
  NYI0–3NJD
  L
  April 92
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- New Jersey Devilslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
- Game 4
  NYI5–4NJD
  W
  April 102
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Islandersare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
- Game 5
  NJD4–2NYI
  L
  April 121
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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First round
April 14
New Jersey Devils knock New York Islanders out 4–2
NYI2–4NJD
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
April 14
Denis Potvin ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 5 points
NYINew York Islanders
Points
5
NHL#112
Games
5
Goals
1
NHL#134
Assists
4
NHL#80
P/GP
1.00
+/-
-3
NHL#280
Events
3 points
best game
NJD2–4

Denis Potvin plays the 1987-1988 season for New York Islanders

Denis Potvin reaches 1,000 NHL games

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Denis Potvin reaches 300 career goals

3/4 into the season

Denis Potvin closes the 1987-1988 season with 51 points

New York Islanders are in the playoffs

New York Islanders meet New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils knock New York Islanders out 4–2

Denis Potvin ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 5 points