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Pat Verbeek's 1987-1988 season

Points
77
NHL#41
Goals
46
NHL#13
Assists
31
NHL#109
Plus/minus
+29
NHL#13
Games
73
91%
91% of 80

Right winger Pat Verbeek was 23 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for New Jersey Devils. He played 73 of a possible 80 games and scored 46 goals and 31 assists for 77 points, 1.05 points per game. In the playoffs he played 20 games for 12 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Pat Verbeek plays the 1987-1988 season for New Jersey Devils

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

    • The game
      PIT3–6NJD
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD2–5TOR
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–3NJD
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Pat Verbeek reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Hartford Whalers · October 14

    • The game
      MTL3–4NJD
      W
      game 4/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–4HFD
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NJD5–4PIT
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Pat Verbeek reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · October 21

    • The game
      NYI3–5NJD
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD1–2NYI
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI0–4NJD
      W
      game 9/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM5–6NJD
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +3 points
    • November 1987
    • The game
      NJD3–6NYI
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL3–5NJD
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH1–4NJD
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD3–3PHI
      game 14/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–2NYR
      W
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–1NJD
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET6–4NJD
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI3–4NJD
      W
      game 18/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–5NJD
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD1–2MTL
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      23
      points
      NHL#26
      16
      goals
      NHL#3
      7
      assists
      NHL#134
      NJD
      12-6-0W-L-OT26Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD2–9CGY
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD8–7EDM
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      NJD2–4VAN
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–2LAK
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1987
    • The game
      STL2–4NJD
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–3QUE
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD1–1PHI
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–2NJD
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–1NJD
      L
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–5NYI
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–9NYR
      L
      game 31/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT7–4NJD
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD3–1MNS
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD1–4WIN
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD6–2PIT
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3NJD
      L
      game 36/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–6NJD
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-6SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      WSH4–3NJD
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD1–1HFD
      game 39/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK6–3NJD
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      38
      points
      NHL#42
      22
      goals
      NHL#21
      16
      assists
      NHL#103
      NJD
      18-17-0W-L-OT41Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN6–3NJD
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD4–3MNS
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD7–5PHI
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-3SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      QUE5–3NJD
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–7NJD
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD2–4NYI
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD4–6WSH
      L
      game 47/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET3–2NJD
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–7BUF
      L
      game 49/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–2NJD
      L
      game 50/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • February 1988
    • The game
      NJD3–4DET
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD7–2TOR
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH4–3NJD
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8053 of 60 played
      55
      points
      NHL#46
      31
      goals
      NHL#20
      24
      assists
      NHL#103
      NJD
      26-29-0W-L-OT57Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Pat Verbeek reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Washington Capitals · February 17

    • The game
      NYR3–6NJD
      W
      game 61/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–1NJD
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–1NJD
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1NJD
      L
      game 64/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS6–8NJD
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +4P+4G
      +3+/-6SOG
      4 GOALS
    • March 1988
    • The game
      NJD3–5WSH
      L
      game 66/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–1NJD
      L
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD7–6BOS
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI2–4NJD
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD4–7NYR
      L
      game 70/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD6–5PHI
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE4–3NJD
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD4–2WSH
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NJD8–2STL
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–2BUF
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–7NJD
      W
      game 76/804
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT0–4NJD
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-10SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD7–2PIT
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • April 1988
    • The game
      NYI2–5NJD
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD4–3CHI
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Pat Verbeek closes the 1987-1988 season with 77 points

    Points
    77
    NHL#41
    Games
    73of 80
    91%
    Goals
    46
    NHL#13
    Assists
    31
    NHL#109
    P/GP
    1.05
    NHL#34
    +/-
    +29
    NHL#13
    Events
    46
    career best in goals
    2
    hat tricks · 4 goals in one game
    250
    career points
    100
    career assists
    100
    career goals
    12 i rad
    games with a point · 20 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New Jersey Devils are in the playoffs

    First round

    New Jersey Devils meet New York Islanders

    NJDvsNYI
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      NJD3–4NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD3–2NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New Jersey Devilsare1–1withNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      NYI0–3NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New Jersey Devilslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      NYI5–4NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • New Jersey Devilsare2–2withNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NJD4–2NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      NYI5–6NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    First round

    New Jersey Devils knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NJD4–2NYI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Second round

    New Jersey Devils meet Washington Capitals

    NJDvsWSH
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    • Game 1
      NJD1–3WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD5–2WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • New Jersey Devilsare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH4–10NJD
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • New Jersey Devilslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH4–1NJD
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • New Jersey Devilsare2–2withWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      NJD3–1WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH7–2NJD
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • New Jersey Devilsare3–3withWashington Capitals
    • Game 7
      NJD3–2WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    Second round

    New Jersey Devils knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    NJD4–3WSH
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Conference final

    New Jersey Devils meet Boston Bruins

    NJDvsBOS
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    • Game 1
      NJD3–5BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD3–2BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • New Jersey Devilsare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS6–1NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      BOS1–3NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • New Jersey Devilsare2–2withBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      NJD1–7BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 6
      BOS3–6NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • New Jersey Devilsare3–3withBoston Bruins
    • Game 7
      NJD2–6BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins knock New Jersey Devils out 4–3

    NJD3–4BOS
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Pat Verbeek ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 12 points

    Points
    12
    NHL#27
    Games
    20
    Goals
    4
    NHL#40
    Assists
    8
    NHL#25
    P/GP
    0.60
    NHL#51
    +/-
    -11
    NHL#367
    Events
    10
    playoff points
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    NYI4–2→WSH4–3→BOS3–4