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Pelle Eklund's 1987-1988 season

Points
42
Swedish flag#9NHL#140
Goals
10
Swedish flag#9NHL#198
Assists
32
Swedish flag#10NHL#101
Plus/minus
-6
NHL#498
Games
71
88%
88% of 80

Centre Pelle Eklund was 24 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 71 of a possible 80 games and scored 10 goals and 32 assists for 42 points, 0.59 points per game. That was 9th among the Swedes and 140th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 3 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Pelle Eklund plays the 1987-1988 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

    Pelle was 24 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL2–2PHI
      game 1/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–4MNS
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5CHI
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–0PHI
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–3NYI
      W
      game 5/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–1PHI
      L
      game 7/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–3PHI
      L
      game 8/805
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2NYR
      game 9/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–4NJD
      L
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–7HFD
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      LAK1–4PHI
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–5PIT
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–3PHI
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–5MTL
      L
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–3PHI
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–5STL
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–5PHI
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–0PHI
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      7
      points
      Swedish flag#11NHL#195
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#14NHL#255
      6
      assists
      Swedish flag#9NHL#143
      PHI
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK5–7PHI
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5PHI
      W
      game 23/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–3QUE
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      HFD2–5PHI
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–1PHI
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5PHI
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–5PHI
      W
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3DET
      game 29/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Milestone

    Pelle Eklund reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · December 11

    • The game
      PHI4–3WIN
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–2PIT
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4PHI
      W
      game 32/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–4NYI
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4NYR
      W
      game 34/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–5PHI
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–2WSH
      W
      game 36/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–6EDM
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–5CGY
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–1VAN
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–1PHI
      L
      game 40/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      21
      points
      Swedish flag#8NHL#141
      7
      goals
      Swedish flag#8NHL#148
      14
      assists
      Swedish flag#9NHL#125
      PHI
      19-16-0W-L-OT43Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL4–6PHI
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3MTL
      game 42/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD7–5PHI
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -4+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–4PIT
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–1NYR
      W
      game 46/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–3PHI
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4BOS
      W
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–3PHI
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2PHI
      L
      game 50/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–4PHI
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–1WSH
      L
      game 52/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      TOR1–6PHI
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2STL
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2PHI
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–7TOR
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–5PHI
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3PHI
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–4BUF
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5PHI
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      35
      points
      Swedish flag#8NHL#129
      9
      goals
      Swedish flag#9NHL#180
      26
      assists
      Swedish flag#9NHL#94
      PHI
      31-22-0W-L-OT69Points
      Playoff spot
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI11–6DET
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI8–6LAK
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      PHI7–3VAN
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–3PHI
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–7PIT
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–4PHI
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–0PHI
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5WSH
      L
      game 75/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN0–6PHI
      W
      game 76/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5NYI
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–4PHI
      game 78/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      PHI7–4QUE
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2PHI
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Pelle Eklund closes the 1987-1988 season with 42 points

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Points
    42
    #9NHL#140
    Games
    71of 80
    89%
    Goals
    10
    #9NHL#198
    Assists
    32
    #10NHL#101
    P/GP
    0.59
    #10NHL#166
    +/-
    -6
    #17NHL#498
    Events
    100
    career assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 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
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHI4–2WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      PHI4–5WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH3–4PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH4–5PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      PHI2–5WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH7–2PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare3–3withWashington Capitals
    • Game 7
      PHI4–5WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–3

    PHI3–4WSH
    Eliminated
    7Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Pelle Eklund ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 3 points

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Points
    3
    #11NHL#162
    Games
    7
    Goals
    0
    #14NHL#209
    Assists
    3
    #7NHL#108
    P/GP
    0.43
    +/-
    +4
    #3NHL#38
    Events
    25
    playoff assists
    2 points
    best game
    WSH3–4