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Mikko Makela's 1987-1988 season

Points
76
NHL#43
Goals
36
NHL#37
Assists
40
NHL#59
Plus/minus
+14
NHL#61
Games
73
91%
91% of 80

Right winger Mikko Makela was 22 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 73 of a possible 80 games and scored 36 goals and 40 assists for 76 points, 1.04 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 5 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mikko Makela plays the 1987-1988 season for New York Islanders

    Mikko was 22 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI4–1LAK
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI7–1VAN
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI6–0PHI
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3NYI
      L
      game 4/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD1–2NYI
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4NYI
      game 8/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–5TOR
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–8NYI
      W
      game 10/804
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Mikko Makela reaches 100 career points

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 31

    • The game
      NYI6–5BOS
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–6NYI
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYI
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–4NYI
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–4NYI
      W
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–3STL
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–7NYI
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK3–4NYI
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5MTL
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI6–4PHI
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      17
      points
      NHL#67
      8
      goals
      NHL#50
      9
      assists
      NHL#88
      NYI
      14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–3NYI
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–5NYI
      W
      game 22/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Mikko Makela reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against New York Rangers · November 28

    • The game
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1987
    • The game
      NYI7–1PIT
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI6–4WSH
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      +3P+3G
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      MTL3–2NYI
      L
      game 26/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–6PIT
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–5NYI
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL2–2NYI
      game 29/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYI3–4PHI
      L
      game 30/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PHI5–4NYI
      L
      game 31/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5WIN
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–7CHI
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -2+/-4SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYI
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYI
      W
      game 37/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–3NYI
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI4–7CGY
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–5EDM
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
      40
      points
      NHL#42
      21
      goals
      NHL#28
      19
      assists
      NHL#76
      NYI
      20-16-0W-L-OT44Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI5–5PIT
      game 41/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      QUE5–8NYI
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–4NYI
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–4NYI
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–4HFD
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–3NYI
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–2MNS
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI5–2BUF
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • February 1988
    • The game
      NYR2–2NYI
      game 51/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI4–2WSH
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–6NYI
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–4TOR
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–6WSH
      L
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–4NYR
      game 56/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CGY3–9NYI
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-0SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NYI3–3PHI
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD0–3NYI
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI7–2HFD
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
      59
      points
      NHL#38
      31
      goals
      NHL#22
      28
      assists
      NHL#75
      NYI
      29-23-0W-L-OT66Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYI
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • March 1988
    • The game
      STL0–2NYI
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      game 65/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–8PIT
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–0QUE
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–7NYI
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE4–3NYI
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET4–3NYI
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5DET
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3WSH
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–0WIN
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–1MNS
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–2LAK
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–5NYI
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–5NYI
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH3–7NYI
      W
      game 78/803
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • April 1988
    • The game
      NYI2–5NJD
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–3BOS
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Mikko Makela closes the 1987-1988 season with 76 points

    Points
    76
    NHL#43
    Games
    73of 80
    91%
    Goals
    36
    NHL#37
    Assists
    40
    NHL#59
    P/GP
    1.04
    NHL#40
    +/-
    +14
    NHL#61
    Events
    76
    career best in points
    36
    career best in goals
    40
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    100
    career points
    50
    career goals
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet New Jersey Devils

    NYIvsNJD
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    • Game 1
      NJD3–4NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD3–2NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • New York Islandersare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      NYI0–3NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • New Jersey Devilslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      NYI5–4NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • New York Islandersare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NJD4–2NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      NYI5–6NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    First round

    New Jersey Devils knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NYI2–4NJD
    Eliminated
    6Games5Points1Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mikko Makela ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#112
    Games
    6
    Goals
    1
    NHL#134
    Assists
    4
    NHL#80
    P/GP
    0.83
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#342
    Events
    10
    playoff points
    2 points
    best game
    NJD2–4