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Mats Näslund's 1987-1988 season

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Points
83
Swedish flag#2NHL#27
Goals
24
Swedish flag#4NHL#80
Assists
59
Swedish flag#1NHL#12
Plus/minus
+17
Swedish flag#3NHL#49
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Left winger Mats Näslund was 27 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 24 goals and 59 assists for 83 points, 1.06 points per game. He finished second in the Swedish points race and finished 27th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 7 points. He won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mats Näslund plays the 1987-1988 season for Montréal Canadiens

    MTLMontréal Canadiens

    Mats was 27 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL2–2PHI
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +5P+5A
      +2+/-0SOG3PPP
      +5 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE5–2MTL
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4NJD
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3MTL
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–5MTL
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL10–3TOR
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +4 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Mats Näslund reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 21

    • The game
      MTL3–5BUF
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2WSH
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–3MTL
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–3MTL
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–4DET
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3MTL
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      STL4–6MTL
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4CHI
      game 15/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–5MTL
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3MTL
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–0HFD
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI0–3MTL
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      26
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#6
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#1NHL#58
      20
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#4
      MTL
      11-5-0W-L-OT26Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–3MTL
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5MTL
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–2MTL
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4QUE
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–5HFD
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4MNS
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–3WIN
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-8SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6MTL
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      VAN3–3MTL
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–6MTL
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2NYI
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2NYR
      game 32/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5MTL
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–5MTL
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1MTL
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2MTL
      game 37/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2TOR
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–9CGY
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1VAN
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      51
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#9
      14
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#50
      37
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#4
      MTL
      22-9-0W-L-OT53Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–5LAK
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–5MTL
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3MTL
      game 43/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5MTL
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4MTL
      W
      game 46/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–6MTL
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–1MTL
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3MTL
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–3QUE
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1BUF
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4WSH
      L
      game 52/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–2NYI
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      HFD4–5MTL
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2HFD
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–7BOS
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–4MTL
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4NJD
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–1MTL
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYR
      L
      game 60/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      68
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#17
      19
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#65
      49
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#8
      MTL
      30-20-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS2–3MTL
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–5MTL
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1QUE
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–5MTL
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN0–6MTL
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–1QUE
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      MTL4–2STL
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–6LAK
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD0–5MTL
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2MNS
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-8SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1WIN
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI0–3MTL
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–3MTL
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–4MTL
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–5PIT
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4HFD
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1BOS
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      BUF4–9MTL
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mats Näslund closes the 1987-1988 season with 83 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    83
    #2NHL#27
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    24
    #4NHL#80
    Assists
    59
    #1NHL#12
    P/GP
    1.06
    #2NHL#32
    +/-
    +17
    #3NHL#49
    Events
    59
    first among the Swedes in assists
    250
    career assists
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 15 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Hartford Whalers

    MTLvsHFD
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      HFD3–4MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 2
      HFD3–7MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3HFD
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 4–2

    MTL4–2HFD
    Advance
    3Games7Points0Goals7Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

    MTLvsBOS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    View the whole round
    • Game 3
      MTL1–3BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      MTL0–2BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      BOS4–1MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

    MTL1–4BOS
    Eliminated
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mats Näslund ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 7 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    7
    #4NHL#68
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    #14NHL#209
    Assists
    7
    #3NHL#33
    P/GP
    1.17
    +/-
    0
    #10NHL#139
    Events
    4 points
    best game
    HFD4–2→BOS1–4
    Honour

    Mats Näslund won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for 1987-1988

    Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
    MTLMontréal Canadiens