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Larry Melnyk's 1987-1988 season

Points
6
NHL#447
Goals
2
NHL#412
Assists
4
NHL#445
Plus/minus
-19
NHL#634
Games
63
75%
75% of 83

Defenceman Larry Melnyk was 27 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers och Vancouver Canucks. He played 63 of a possible 83 games and scored 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points, 0.10 points per game. He moved from New York Rangers to Vancouver Canucks in November. Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1987-1988
  1. Season opener

    Larry Melnyk opens the 1987-1988 season with New York Rangers

    Larry was 27 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT4–4NYR
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–2HFD
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYR
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–6PIT
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4WSH
      L
      game 5/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–2NYR
      L
      game 6/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–4NYR
      L
      game 7/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–7NYR
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3PHI
      W
      game 9/806
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2NYR
      game 10/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–3NYR
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–8NYI
      L
      game 12/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • November 1987
    • The game
      EDM7–6NYR
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5CGY
      L
      game 14/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–1MNS
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3WIN
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8016 of 20 played
      1
      points
      NHL#403
      0
      goals
      NHL#382
      1
      assists
      NHL#364
      -5
      +/-
      NHL#141
      VAN
      7-11-0W-L-OT16Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • December 1987
    • The game
      LAK1–5VAN
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–3LAK
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–7EDM
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1VAN
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–2VAN
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–1VAN
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN7–7TOR
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8023 of 40 played
      3
      points
      NHL#410
      1
      goals
      NHL#357
      2
      assists
      NHL#397
      -8
      +/-
      NHL#170
      VAN
      12-22-0W-L-OT30Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–4NYR
      L
      game 41/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–3NJD
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–2QUE
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN5–3VAN
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–8VAN
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–4VAN
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–5WIN
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–7CGY
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–3VAN
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3CHI
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–7STL
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–2VAN
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4CGY
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1988
    • The game
      LAK2–5VAN
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–7LAK
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD1–5VAN
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM7–2VAN
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–6VAN
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–7EDM
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–5VAN
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8043 of 60 played
      4
      points
      NHL#437
      1
      goals
      NHL#417
      3
      assists
      NHL#413
      -12
      +/-
      NHL#193
      VAN
      20-33-0W-L-OT47Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR5–0VAN
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–4NYR
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYI
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–5MTL
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY5–3VAN
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–0VAN
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • March 1988
    • The game
      PHI7–3VAN
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4WIN
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–7WSH
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–7NYI
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5DET
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–3VAN
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–5VAN
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–3LAK
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5VAN
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5VAN
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3VAN
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–6CGY
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–2VAN
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • April 1988
    • The game
      MNS1–6VAN
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Larry Melnyk closes the 1987-1988 season with 6 points

    New York Rangers did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    6
    NHL#447
    Games
    63of 80
    79%
    Goals
    2
    NHL#412
    Assists
    4
    NHL#445
    P/GP
    0.10
    NHL#426
    +/-
    -19
    NHL#634
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    50
    career assists