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Ken Linseman's 1987-1988 season

Points
74
NHL#49
Goals
29
NHL#55
Assists
45
NHL#38
Plus/minus
+36
NHL#7
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Centre Ken Linseman was 29 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 29 goals and 45 assists for 74 points, 0.96 points per game. In the playoffs he played 22 games for 24 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ken Linseman plays the 1987-1988 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Ken was 29 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH3–4BOS
      W
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–6QUE
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5BOS
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2LAK
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4EDM
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–5CGY
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–4VAN
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–4STL
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–2BOS
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3MTL
      game 10/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      NYI6–5BOS
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2HFD
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR7–6BOS
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4BOS
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6QUE
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–4BOS
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3CGY
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3WIN
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      14
      points
      NHL#81
      3
      goals
      NHL#156
      11
      assists
      NHL#43
      BOS
      11-7-0W-L-OT24Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS7–5MNS
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–0DET
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–5BOS
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2BOS
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6MTL
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      BOS5–3HFD
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4BOS
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–7BOS
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5PHI
      L
      game 30/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–4BOS
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3BOS
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3BOS
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–5BOS
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2CHI
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–9BOS
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYI
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4NYR
      L
      game 38/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4PIT
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–0BUF
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      36
      points
      NHL#45
      11
      goals
      NHL#87
      25
      assists
      NHL#28
      BOS
      22-14-0W-L-OT48Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE1–5BOS
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–2BOS
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1STL
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–3BOS
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5MTL
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      W
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5BUF
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–6BOS
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-5SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4BOS
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE0–3BOS
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2BOS
      L
      game 53/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Milestone

    Ken Linseman reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against New York Rangers · January 30

    • The game
      BOS5–3CHI
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–7BOS
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2QUE
      W
      game 56/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–6BOS
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–4EDM
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–6VAN
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3MTL
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      54
      points
      NHL#49
      21
      goals
      NHL#59
      33
      assists
      NHL#43
      BOS
      34-21-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–1NJD
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3HFD
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5BOS
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–7BOS
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      TOR3–5BOS
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD7–6BOS
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–3BUF
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–2DET
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–3BOS
      game 69/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3QUE
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–0BOS
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–0PHI
      W
      game 75/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–4BOS
      W
      game 76/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–6BOS
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1BOS
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      BOS2–4HFD
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3BOS
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Ken Linseman closes the 1987-1988 season with 74 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    74
    NHL#49
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    29
    NHL#55
    Assists
    45
    NHL#38
    P/GP
    0.96
    NHL#59
    +/-
    +36
    NHL#7
    Events
    200
    career goals
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Buffalo Sabres

    BOSvsBUF
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BUF3–7BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF1–4BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BOS2–6BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BOS5–6BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF4–5BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BOS5–2BUF
      W
      3
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BOS4–2BUF
    Advance
    6Games9Points4Goals5Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BOS2–5MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS4–3MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL1–3BOS
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      MTL0–2BOS
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      BOS4–1MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

    BOS4–1MTL
    Advance
    5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    6 days later
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins meet New Jersey Devils

    BOSvsNJD
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NJD3–5BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD3–2BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      BOS6–1NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      BOS1–3NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NJD1–7BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 6
      BOS3–6NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 7
      NJD2–6BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins knock New Jersey Devils out 4–3

    BOS4–3NJD
    Advance
    7Games10Points5Goals5Assists
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton Oilers

    BOSvsEDM
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BOS1–2EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS2–4EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      EDM6–3BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS3–6EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Boston Bruins out 4–0

    BOS0–4EDM
    Eliminated
    4Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Ken Linseman ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 24 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    24
    NHL#5
    Games
    22
    Goals
    11
    NHL#4
    Assists
    13
    NHL#9
    P/GP
    1.09
    NHL#15
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#38
    Events
    100
    playoff games
    100
    playoff points
    75
    playoff assists
    4 points
    best game
    BUF4–2→MTL4–1→NJD4–3→EDM0–4