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Michael Thelvén's 1987-1988 season

Points
31
Swedish flag#12NHL#200
Goals
6
Swedish flag#13NHL#290
Assists
25
Swedish flag#11NHL#153
Plus/minus
+12
Swedish flag#4NHL#79
Games
67
83%
83% of 80

Defenceman Michael Thelvén was 26 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 67 of a possible 80 games and scored 6 goals and 25 assists for 31 points, 0.46 points per game. That was 12th among the Swedes and 200th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 21 games for 6 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Michael Thelvén plays the 1987-1988 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Michael was 26 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH3–4BOS
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      BOS5–6QUE
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5BOS
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2LAK
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4EDM
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–5CGY
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–4VAN
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–4STL
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–2BOS
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3MTL
      game 10/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      NYI6–5BOS
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2HFD
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR7–6BOS
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4BOS
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6QUE
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3CGY
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3WIN
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      6
      points
      Swedish flag#14NHL#219
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#14NHL#255
      5
      assists
      Swedish flag#12NHL#170
      +3
      +/-
      Swedish flag#3NHL#36
      BOS
      11-7-0W-L-OT24Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS7–5MNS
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–0DET
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–5BOS
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2BOS
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6MTL
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      BOS5–3HFD
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4BOS
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–7BOS
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5PHI
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–4BOS
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3BOS
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3BOS
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–5BOS
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2CHI
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–9BOS
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYI
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4NYR
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4PIT
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–0BUF
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      15
      points
      Swedish flag#11NHL#186
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#18NHL#351
      14
      assists
      Swedish flag#9NHL#117
      +5
      +/-
      Swedish flag#3NHL#46
      BOS
      22-14-0W-L-OT48Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE1–5BOS
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–2BOS
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5MTL
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5BUF
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–6BOS
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4BOS
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE0–3BOS
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2BOS
      L
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      BOS5–3CHI
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–7BOS
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2QUE
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–6BOS
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–4EDM
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–6VAN
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3MTL
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
      22
      points
      Swedish flag#12NHL#211
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#14NHL#282
      18
      assists
      Swedish flag#12NHL#161
      +5
      +/-
      Swedish flag#4NHL#52
      BOS
      34-21-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–1NJD
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3HFD
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5BOS
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–7BOS
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      TOR3–5BOS
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD7–6BOS
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3BOS
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–2BUF
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–0PHI
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–4BOS
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–6BOS
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1BOS
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      BOS2–4HFD
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Michael Thelvén closes the 1987-1988 season with 31 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    31
    #12NHL#200
    Games
    67of 80
    84%
    Goals
    6
    #13NHL#290
    Assists
    25
    #11NHL#153
    P/GP
    0.46
    #14NHL#220
    +/-
    +12
    #4NHL#79
    Events
    31
    career best in points
    6
    career best in goals
    25
    career best in assists
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    4 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
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF1–4BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BOS2–6BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BOS5–6BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF4–5BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BOS5–2BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BOS4–2BUF
    Advance
    6Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    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
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS4–3MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL1–3BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      MTL0–2BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

    BOS4–1MTL
    Advance
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    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
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD3–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      BOS6–1NJD
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      BOS1–3NJD
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NJD1–7BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 6
      BOS3–6NJD
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 7
      NJD2–6BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins knock New Jersey Devils out 4–3

    BOS4–3NJD
    Advance
    7Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    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
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS2–4EDM
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      EDM6–3BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS3–6EDM
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Boston Bruins out 4–0

    BOS0–4EDM
    Eliminated
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Michael Thelvén ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 6 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    6
    #6NHL#93
    Games
    21
    Goals
    3
    #4NHL#62
    Assists
    3
    #7NHL#108
    P/GP
    0.29
    #5NHL#104
    +/-
    +4
    #3NHL#38
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    2 points
    best game
    BUF4–2→MTL4–1→NJD4–3→EDM0–4