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Mark Messier's 1987-1988 season

Points
111
NHL#5
Goals
37
NHL#33
Assists
74
NHL#5
Plus/minus
+21
NHL#34
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Centre Mark Messier was 26 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Edmonton Oilers. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 37 goals and 74 assists for 111 points, 1.44 points per game. The season ended with Mark Messier winning the Stanley Cup with Edmonton Oilers against Boston Bruins, after 18 playoff games and 33 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mark Messier plays the 1987-1988 season for Edmonton Oilers

    EDMEdmonton Oilers

    Mark was 26 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 9th season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET4–1EDM
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM9–2LAK
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–4EDM
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–2CGY
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4EDM
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–6EDM
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–4VAN
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–9EDM
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–5QUE
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–3MTL
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–6NJD
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -2+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      EDM7–6NYR
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7EDM
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4CGY
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–5EDM
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4LAK
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–5STL
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–5CHI
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–4EDM
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4EDM
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      31
      points
      NHL#6
      14
      goals
      NHL#7
      17
      assists
      NHL#12
      EDM
      12-6-0W-L-OT26Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM3–4WIN
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD8–7EDM
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      0+/-1SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–4EDM
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–2BUF
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      EDM2–4WSH
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5EDM
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–10EDM
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN0–2EDM
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–2EDM
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–3VAN
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–7LAK
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN5–5EDM
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–3EDM
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–5EDM
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–4CGY
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–7EDM
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +4+/-3SOG1SHP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–6EDM
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–2WSH
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      57
      points
      NHL#7
      24
      goals
      NHL#13
      33
      assists
      NHL#10
      EDM
      23-13-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM4–4WIN
      game 42/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–5EDM
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3EDM
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–5EDM
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–4EDM
      game 46/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–6MTL
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4QUE
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–3PHI
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–3NYI
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–4PIT
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–4EDM
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5EDM
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      NJD5–8EDM
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–7LAK
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM7–2VAN
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–4EDM
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN6–7EDM
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-8SOG
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–4EDM
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–7EDM
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +4P+4A
      -1+/-1SOG3PPP
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      84
      points
      NHL#7
      31
      goals
      NHL#21
      53
      assists
      NHL#5
      EDM
      33-19-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM4–3WIN
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–4STL
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +5 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–6CHI
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2EDM
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      LAK3–5EDM
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–7EDM
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–7CGY
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–0WIN
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1EDM
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–3VAN
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–6EDM
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Mark Messier reaches 300 career goals

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · March 15

    • The game
      WIN1–4EDM
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–5MNS
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–4DET
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–6NYR
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–5NYI
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–4TOR
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6EDM
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      STL2–5EDM
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–5EDM
      game 80/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mark Messier closes the 1987-1988 season with 111 points

    EDMEdmonton Oilers
    Points
    111
    NHL#5
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    37
    NHL#33
    Assists
    74
    NHL#5
    P/GP
    1.44
    NHL#8
    +/-
    +21
    NHL#34
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    300
    career goals
    14 i rad
    games with a point · 27 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Winnipeg Jets

    EDMvsWIN
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    Swedes on Winnipeg Jets
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      WIN4–7EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 2
      WIN2–3EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 3
      EDM4–6WIN
      L
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 4
      EDM5–3WIN
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstWinnipeg Jets
    • Game 5
      WIN2–6EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      0+/-4SOG4PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    First round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Winnipeg Jets out 4–1

    EDM4–1WIN
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Calgary Flames

    EDMvsCGY
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM3–1CGY
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 2
      EDM5–4CGY
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      CGY2–4EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 4
      CGY4–6EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Calgary Flames out 4–0

    EDM4–0CGY
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    8 days later
    Conference final

    Edmonton Oilers meet Detroit Red Wings

    EDMvsDET
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      DET1–4EDM
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      DET3–5EDM
      W
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      EDM2–5DET
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      EDM4–3DET
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      DET4–8EDM
      W
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +4 points
      View the game
    Conference final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

    EDM4–1DET
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Edmonton Oilers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

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

    Edmonton Oilers

    beat Boston Bruins 4–0 in the final

    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Mark Messier ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 33 points

    EDMEdmonton Oilers
    Points
    33
    NHL#2
    Games
    18
    Goals
    11
    NHL#4
    Assists
    22
    NHL#2
    P/GP
    1.83
    NHL#2
    +/-
    +8
    NHL#12
    Events
    75
    playoff assists
    14 i rad
    games with a point
    4 points
    best game
    WIN4–1→CGY4–0→DET4–1→BOS4–0