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Doug Smail's 1987-1988 season

Points
31
NHL#200
Goals
15
NHL#141
Assists
16
NHL#245
Plus/minus
+5
NHL#146
Games
71
88%
88% of 80

Left winger Doug Smail was 30 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Winnipeg Jets. He played 71 of a possible 80 games and scored 15 goals and 16 assists for 31 points, 0.44 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 1 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Doug Smail plays the 1987-1988 season for Winnipeg Jets

    Doug was 30 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Doug Smail's season starts in game 6 of 80

    Winnipeg Jets have played 5 games5 of 80 without him
    • The game
      LAK3–4WIN
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–1WIN
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET5–1WIN
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3WIN
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1987
    • The game
      VAN3–7WIN
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      WIN3–7TOR
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–6WIN
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN1–3WIN
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY3–4WIN
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN1–1NJD
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–7NYI
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WIN4–6NYR
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3WIN
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–3WIN
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–4WIN
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8015 of 20 played
      9
      points
      NHL#174
      5
      goals
      NHL#100
      4
      assists
      NHL#223
      WIN
      10-9-0W-L-OT21Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN8–10DET
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–5BOS
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–3WIN
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • December 1987
    • The game
      WIN7–6LAK
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN5–4LAK
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN0–2EDM
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Milestone

    Doug Smail reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · December 9

    • The game
      QUE3–3WIN
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–3WIN
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–5CGY
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN5–5EDM
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD1–4WIN
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–5WIN
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–5WIN
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN5–2LAK
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–6LAK
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–2VAN
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–4WIN
      game 37/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN1–6CGY
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–4WIN
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–4WIN
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8035 of 40 played
      16
      points
      NHL#199
      9
      goals
      NHL#123
      7
      assists
      NHL#267
      WIN
      17-18-0W-L-OT39Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN5–3VAN
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–8VAN
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–4EDM
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–5WIN
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL0–3WIN
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5WIN
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–1WIN
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–2WSH
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–1PIT
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WIN3–4PHI
      L
      game 50/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–4BUF
      game 51/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • February 1988
    • The game
      CGY0–9WIN
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–1WIN
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN8–8MNS
      game 54/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF5–7WIN
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      QUE2–3WIN
      W
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN7–3QUE
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN3–4HFD
      L
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–0WIN
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–3WIN
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
      27
      points
      NHL#172
      12
      goals
      NHL#135
      15
      assists
      NHL#204
      WIN
      26-25-0W-L-OT61Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN4–3PIT
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1988
    • The game
      HFD3–6WIN
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4WIN
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN10–1TOR
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM6–0WIN
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY6–6WIN
      game 69/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–5CGY
      L
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1WIN
      L
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–4EDM
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–0WIN
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–4HFD
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WIN3–4BOS
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN0–6PHI
      L
      game 77/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–2VAN
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • April 1988
    • The game
      NYR6–6WIN
      game 79/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–5WIN
      W
      game 80/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Doug Smail closes the 1987-1988 season with 31 points

    Points
    31
    NHL#200
    Games
    71of 80
    89%
    Goals
    15
    NHL#141
    Assists
    16
    NHL#245
    P/GP
    0.44
    NHL#231
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#146
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Winnipeg Jets are in the playoffs

    First round

    Winnipeg Jets meet Edmonton Oilers

    WINvsEDM
    Swedes on Winnipeg Jets
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      WIN4–7EDM
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 2
      WIN2–3EDM
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 3
      EDM4–6WIN
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 4
      EDM5–3WIN
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 5
      WIN2–6EDM
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    First round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Winnipeg Jets out 4–1

    WIN1–4EDM
    Eliminated
    5Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Doug Smail ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#225
    Games
    5
    Goals
    1
    NHL#134
    Assists
    0
    NHL#248
    P/GP
    0.20
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#196
    Events
    10
    playoff points
    EDM1–4