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Grant Fuhr's 1987-1988 season

Vezina Trophy
Wins
40
NHL#1
Save pct
.881
NHL#26
GAA
3.43
NHL#22
Shutouts
4
NHL#1
Games
75
93%
93% of 80

Goaltender Grant Fuhr was 25 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Edmonton Oilers. He played 75 games and won 40 of them, at .881. The season ended with Grant Fuhr winning the Stanley Cup with Edmonton Oilers against Boston Bruins. He also won Vezina Trophy.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Grant Fuhr plays the 1987-1988 season for Edmonton Oilers

    EDMEdmonton Oilers

    Grant was 25 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET4–1EDM
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA59:39TOIL
      .864
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM9–2LAK
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA53:18TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–4EDM
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA59:30TOIL
      .848
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–2CGY
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4EDM
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–6EDM
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–4VAN
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA62:51TOIW
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–9EDM
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      .769SV%
      10SV13SA3GA40:00TOIW
      .769
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–5QUE
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      .868SV%
      33SV38SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .868
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–3MTL
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–6NJD
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      .769SV%
      20SV26SA6GA59:35TOIL
      .769
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      EDM7–6NYR
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      .778SV%
      7SV9SA2GA25:02TOI
      .778
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7EDM
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4CGY
      game 14/801
      His night
      .923SV%
      48SV52SA4GA65:00TOI
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–5EDM
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      26SV26SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4LAK
      game 16/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA65:00TOI
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–5STL
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA61:27TOIW
      .844
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–5CHI
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–4EDM
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4EDM
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      11
      wins
      NHL#1
      .894
      SV%
      NHL#5
      3.2
      GAA
      NHL#8
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      EDM
      12-6-0W-L-OT26Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM3–4WIN
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      32SV36SA4GA64:26TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD8–7EDM
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      .758SV%
      25SV33SA8GA60:13TOIL
      .758
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–4EDM
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–2BUF
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .931
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      EDM2–4WSH
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–7DET
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      .444SV%
      4SV9SA5GA20:00TOIL
      .444
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5EDM
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–10EDM
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN0–2EDM
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–2EDM
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–3VAN
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–7LAK
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      .794SV%
      27SV34SA7GA60:00TOIL
      .794
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN5–5EDM
      game 33/801
      His night
      .844SV%
      27SV32SA5GA64:56TOI
      .844
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–5EDM
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–4CGY
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–7EDM
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .921
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–6EDM
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      23SV23SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–2WSH
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIL
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–2BOS
      game 40/801
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA65:00TOI
      .933
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 started
      22
      wins
      NHL#1
      .893
      SV%
      NHL#7
      3.2
      GAA
      NHL#7
      3
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      EDM
      23-13-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM5–1HFD
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4WIN
      game 42/801
      His night
      .871SV%
      27SV31SA4GA65:00TOI
      .871
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–5EDM
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3EDM
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–5EDM
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–4EDM
      game 46/802
      His night
      .897SV%
      35SV39SA4GA65:00TOI
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–6MTL
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4QUE
      game 48/801
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA65:00TOI
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–3PHI
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA59:25TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–3NYI
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–4PIT
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–4EDM
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      .792SV%
      19SV24SA5GA59:12TOIL
      .792
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5EDM
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      NJD5–8EDM
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      .861SV%
      31SV36SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .861
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–7LAK
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      .714SV%
      10SV14SA4GA30:05TOIL
      .714
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM7–2VAN
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–4EDM
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      .767SV%
      23SV30SA7GA52:16TOIL
      .767
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN6–7EDM
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      .846SV%in relief
      11SV13SA2GA37:28TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–4EDM
      game 59/80
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA64:59TOI
      .810
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–7EDM
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .870
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 started
      32
      wins
      NHL#1
      .885
      SV%
      NHL#13
      3.3
      GAA
      NHL#13
      3
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      EDM
      33-19-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM4–3WIN
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      .897SV%
      26SV29SA3GA63:15TOIW
      .897
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–4STL
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .840
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–6CHI
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      .815SV%
      22SV27SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .815
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2EDM
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA59:23TOIL
      .870
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      LAK3–5EDM
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–7EDM
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      .875SV%
      14SV16SA2GA45:36TOIW
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–7CGY
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      .813SV%
      26SV32SA6GA59:33TOIL
      .813
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–0WIN
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1EDM
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      .875SV%
      28SV32SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–6EDM
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–5MNS
      game 73/80
      His night
      1.000SV%in relief
      15SV15SA0GA25:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–4DET
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      .818SV%
      18SV22SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–6NYR
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      .667SV%
      10SV15SA5GA20:00TOIL
      .667
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–5NYI
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA59:01TOIL
      .839
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6EDM
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      .912SV%
      31SV34SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .912
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      LAK5–5EDM
      game 80/80
      His night
      .815SV%
      22SV27SA5GA65:00TOI
      .815
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Grant Fuhr closes the 1987-1988 season with 40 wins

    EDMEdmonton Oilers
    Wins
    40
    Games
    75of 80
    94%
    Shutouts
    4
    SV%
    .881
    GAA
    3.43
    Starts
    73
    Events
    40
    career best in wins
    4
    career best in shutouts
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Winnipeg Jets

    EDMvsWIN
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Winnipeg Jets
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      WIN4–7EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .846
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 2
      WIN2–3EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 3
      EDM4–6WIN
      L
      2
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA59:41TOIL
      .848
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 4
      EDM5–3WIN
      W
      2
      His night
      .914SV%
      32SV35SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .914
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 5
      WIN2–6EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    First round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Winnipeg Jets out 4–1

    EDM4–1WIN
    Advance
    5Games4Wins.887SV%3.2GAA
    7 days later
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Calgary Flames

    EDMvsCGY
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM3–1CGY
      W
      1
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 2
      EDM5–4CGY
      W
      1
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA67:54TOIW
      .882
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      CGY2–4EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 4
      CGY4–6EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .867
      View the game
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Calgary Flames out 4–0

    EDM4–0CGY
    Advance
    4Games4Wins.904SV%2.7GAA
    8 days later
    Conference final

    Edmonton Oilers meet Detroit Red Wings

    EDMvsDET
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET1–4EDM
      W
      His night
      .938SV%
      15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      DET3–5EDM
      W
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      EDM2–5DET
      L
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .839
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      EDM4–3DET
      W
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA71:02TOIW
      .870
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      DET4–8EDM
      W
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    Conference final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

    EDM4–1DET
    Advance
    5Games4Wins.869SV%3.1GAA
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Edmonton Oilers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

    EDMvsBOS
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BOS1–2EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      .929SV%
      13SV14SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS2–4EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      .833SV%
      10SV12SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .833
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      EDM6–3BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS3–6EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .842
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Edmonton Oilers

    beat Boston Bruins 4–0 in the final

    4Games4Wins.877SV%2.3GAA
    The run in numbers

    Grant Fuhr ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 16 wins

    EDMEdmonton Oilers
    Wins
    16
    Games
    18
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .885
    GAA
    2.84
    Starts
    18
    Events
    50
    playoff wins
    WIN4–1→CGY4–0→DET4–1→BOS4–0
    Honour

    Grant Fuhr won Vezina Trophy for 1987-1988

    Vezina Trophy
    EDMEdmonton Oilers