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Jim Nill's 1987-1988 season

Points

NHL#341

Goals

NHL#369

Assists

NHL#293

Plus/minus

-5

NHL#473

Games

75% of 80

Right winger Jim Nill was 29 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Winnipeg Jets och Detroit Red Wings. He played 60 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 12 assists for 15 points, 0.25 points per game. He moved from Winnipeg Jets to Detroit Red Wings in January. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 7 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs

Year 1987
39 years ago
Season opener
October 12
Jim Nill opens the 1987-1988 season with Winnipeg Jets
WINWinnipeg Jets
Jim was 29 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  CGY2–3WIN
  W
  October 12game 2/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN2–6STL
  L
  October 20game 5/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET5–1WIN
  L
  October 28game 8/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–3WIN
  W
  October 30game 9/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- November 1987
- The game
  VAN3–7WIN
  W
  November 1game 10/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–7TOR
  L
  November 4game 11/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–6WIN
  W
  November 6game 12/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–3WIN
  W
  November 8game 13/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGY3–4WIN
  W
  November 10game 14/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN1–1NJD
  November 12game 15/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–7NYI
  L
  November 14game 16/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–6NYR
  L
  November 15game 17/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–3WIN
  L
  November 18game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 18
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8013 of 20 played
  1
  points
  NHL#406
  0
  goals
  NHL#384
  1
  assists
  NHL#367
  WIN
  10-9-0W-L-OT21Points
  9th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WIN3–5BOS
  L
  November 26game 22/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL7–3WIN
  L
  November 28game 23/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- December 1987
- The game
  WIN7–6LAK
  W
  December 1game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN5–4LAK
  W
  December 3game 25/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN0–2EDM
  L
  December 9game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE3–3WIN
  December 11game 27/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–3WIN
  L
  December 13game 28/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–5CGY
  L
  December 16game 29/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN1–2VAN
  L
  December 31game 36/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Year 1988
38 years ago
- The game
  DET4–4WIN
  January 3game 37/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN1–6CGY
  L
  January 6game 38/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8024 of 40 played
  1
  points
  NHL#479
  0
  goals
  NHL#459
  1
  assists
  NHL#448
  WIN
  17-18-0W-L-OT39Points
  12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET7–4NYR
  W
  January 13game 42/803
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  +3+/-3SOG
  +4 points
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- The game
  MNS1–2DET
  W
  January 15game 43/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET2–4MNS
  L
  January 16game 44/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR3–4DET
  W
  January 18game 45/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–2NJD
  W
  January 21game 46/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGY4–4DET
  January 23game 47/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–2HFD
  L
  January 24game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI6–4DET
  L
  January 26game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3DET
  January 29game 50/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET5–5TOR
  January 30game 51/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1988
- The game
  DET6–4CHI
  W
  February 3game 52/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–5STL
  L
  February 13game 56/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET6–1LAK
  W
  February 15game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET4–3CHI
  W
  February 17game 58/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI1–6DET
  W
  February 20game 59/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Jim Nill reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · February 20
- The game
  DET3–5PHI
  L
  February 21game 60/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  February 21
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8040 of 60 played
  11
  points
  NHL#341
  3
  goals
  NHL#330
  8
  assists
  NHL#313
  DET
  31-21-0W-L-OT70Points
  Playoff spot
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI11–6DET
  L
  February 23game 61/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE3–2DET
  L
  February 26game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET4–5QUE
  L
  February 27game 63/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- March 1988
- The game
  BUF0–4DET
  W
  March 1game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–6DET
  W
  March 3game 65/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET4–4STL
  March 5game 66/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET4–3CHI
  W
  March 6game 67/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS0–2DET
  W
  March 8game 68/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–5DET
  W
  March 10game 69/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET4–3NYI
  W
  March 12game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI1–5DET
  W
  March 13game 71/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET2–1MNS
  W
  March 16game 72/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET4–7LAK
  L
  March 19game 73/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM6–4DET
  L
  March 22game 74/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD3–2DET
  L
  March 24game 75/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–4DET
  March 26game 76/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET5–3BUF
  W
  March 27game 77/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET2–2WSH
  March 29game 78/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- April 1988
- The game
  TOR3–7DET
  W
  April 1game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–5TOR
  L
  April 2game 80/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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The season in numbers
April 2
Jim Nill closes the 1987-1988 season with 15 points
WINWinnipeg Jets DETDetroit Red Wings
Points
15
NHL#341
Games
60of 80
75%
Goals
3
NHL#369
Assists
12
NHL#293
P/GP
0.25
NHL#343
+/-
-5
NHL#473
Events
50
career goals
4 i rad
games with a point · 4 pts
4 days later
Playoffs
April 6
Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs
First round
April 6
Detroit Red Wings meet Toronto Maple Leafs
DETvsTOR
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
No Swedes
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
Börje Salming
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- Game 1
  TOR6–2DET
  L
  April 61
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 2
  TOR2–6DET
  W
  April 71
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- Detroit Red Wingsare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 3
  DET6–3TOR
  W
  April 91
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-2SOG1SHP
  +2 goals
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- Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 4
  DET8–0TOR
  W
  April 101
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +3+/-2SOG
  +2 goals
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- Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 5
  TOR6–5DET
  L
  April 121
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 6
  DET5–3TOR
  W
  April 141
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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First round
April 14
Detroit Red Wings knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–2
DET4–2TOR
Advance
6Games5Points5Goals0Assists
5 days later
Second round
April 19
Detroit Red Wings meet St. Louis Blues
DETvsSTL
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
No Swedes
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  STL4–5DET
  W
  April 19
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 2
  STL0–6DET
  W
  April 21
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 3
  DET3–6STL
  L
  April 23
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4
  DET3–1STL
  W
  April 25
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 5
  STL3–4DET
  W
  April 27
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Second round
April 27
Detroit Red Wings knock St. Louis Blues out 4–1
DET4–1STL
Advance
5Games2Points1Goals1Assists
6 days later
Conference final
May 3
Detroit Red Wings meet Edmonton Oilers
DETvsEDM
Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
No Swedes
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  DET1–4EDM
  L
  May 3
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 2
  DET3–5EDM
  L
  May 5
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 3
  EDM2–5DET
  W
  May 7
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 4
  EDM4–3DET
  L
  May 9
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
- Game 5
  DET4–8EDM
  L
  May 11
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Conference final
May 11
Edmonton Oilers knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1
DET1–4EDM
Eliminated
5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
May 11
Jim Nill ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 7 points
WINWinnipeg Jets DETDetroit Red Wings
Points
7
NHL#68
Games
16
Goals
6
NHL#23
Assists
1
NHL#187
P/GP
0.44
NHL#85
+/-
+7
NHL#16
Events
50
playoff games
10
playoff goals
10
playoff points
2 points
best game
TOR4–2→STL4–1→EDM1–4

Jim Nill opens the 1987-1988 season with Winnipeg Jets

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Jim Nill reaches 50 career goals

3/4 into the season

Jim Nill closes the 1987-1988 season with 15 points

Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

Detroit Red Wings meet Toronto Maple Leafs

Detroit Red Wings knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–2

Detroit Red Wings meet St. Louis Blues

Detroit Red Wings knock St. Louis Blues out 4–1

Detroit Red Wings meet Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

Jim Nill ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 7 points