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Murray Craven's 1987-1988 season

Points
76
NHL#43
Goals
30
NHL#50
Assists
46
NHL#36
Plus/minus
+25
NHL#20
Games
72
90%
90% of 80

Left winger Murray Craven was 23 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 72 of a possible 80 games and scored 30 goals and 46 assists for 76 points, 1.06 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 7 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Murray Craven plays the 1987-1988 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    Murray was 23 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL2–2PHI
      game 1/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–4MNS
      W
      game 2/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PHI3–5CHI
      L
      game 3/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI6–0PHI
      L
      game 4/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3NYI
      W
      game 5/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–1PHI
      L
      game 7/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–3PHI
      L
      game 8/806
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2NYR
      game 9/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI0–4NJD
      L
      game 10/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–7HFD
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1987
    • The game
      LAK1–4PHI
      W
      game 12/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI1–5PIT
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–3PHI
      L
      game 14/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–5MTL
      L
      game 15/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD3–3PHI
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5STL
      L
      game 17/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5PHI
      W
      game 18/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR6–0PHI
      L
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      16
      points
      NHL#58
      7
      goals
      NHL#54
      9
      assists
      NHL#70
      PHI
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–5PHI
      W
      game 23/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • December 1987
    • The game
      HFD2–5PHI
      W
      game 25/804
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NJD1–1PHI
      game 26/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–5PHI
      W
      game 27/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR3–5PHI
      W
      game 28/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–3WIN
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI5–2PIT
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-3SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      NYI3–4PHI
      W
      game 32/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–4NYI
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI6–4NYR
      W
      game 34/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–5PHI
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–2WSH
      W
      game 36/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI0–6EDM
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–5CGY
      L
      game 38/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI4–1VAN
      W
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–1PHI
      L
      game 40/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8035 of 40 played
      36
      points
      NHL#52
      13
      goals
      NHL#69
      23
      assists
      NHL#41
      PHI
      19-16-0W-L-OT43Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL4–6PHI
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3MTL
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NJD7–5PHI
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      W
      game 44/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–4PIT
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI2–1NYR
      W
      game 46/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM1–3PHI
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI6–4BOS
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS5–3PHI
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–2PHI
      L
      game 50/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–4PHI
      W
      game 51/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI0–1WSH
      L
      game 52/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1988
    • The game
      TOR1–6PHI
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–2STL
      W
      game 54/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–2PHI
      L
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–7TOR
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-7SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      HFD4–5PHI
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–3PHI
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI5–4BUF
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–5PHI
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
      54
      points
      NHL#55
      19
      goals
      NHL#74
      35
      assists
      NHL#41
      PHI
      31-22-0W-L-OT69Points
      Playoff spot
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI11–6DET
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PHI8–6LAK
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • March 1988
    • The game
      PHI7–3VAN
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI3–6CGY
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–7EDM
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI2–4NJD
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–5PHI
      W
      game 67/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD6–5PHI
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI4–5CHI
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–3NYR
      L
      game 70/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–3PHI
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI3–5WSH
      L
      game 75/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Murray Craven reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Washington Capitals · March 25

    • The game
      WIN0–6PHI
      W
      game 76/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI3–5NYI
      L
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–4PHI
      game 78/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1988
    • The game
      PHI7–4QUE
      W
      game 79/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    Milestone

    Murray Craven reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Quebec Nordiques · April 2

    • The game
      WSH2–2PHI
      game 80/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Murray Craven closes the 1987-1988 season with 76 points

    Points
    76
    NHL#43
    Games
    72of 80
    90%
    Goals
    30
    NHL#50
    Assists
    46
    NHL#36
    P/GP
    1.06
    NHL#33
    +/-
    +25
    NHL#20
    Events
    30
    career best in goals
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career points
    100
    career goals
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Washington Capitals

    PHIvsWSH
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    • Game 1
      PHI4–2WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      PHI4–5WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH3–4PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH4–5PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      PHI2–5WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH7–2PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyersare3–3withWashington Capitals
    • Game 7
      PHI4–5WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–3

    PHI3–4WSH
    Eliminated
    7Games7Points2Goals5Assists
    The run in numbers

    Murray Craven ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 7 points

    Points
    7
    NHL#68
    Games
    7
    Goals
    2
    NHL#90
    Assists
    5
    NHL#58
    P/GP
    1.00
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#100
    Events
    5 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    WSH3–4