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Pierre Turgeon's 1987-1988 season

Points
42
NHL#140
Goals
14
NHL#152
Assists
28
NHL#130
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#532
Games
76
95%
95% of 80

Centre Pierre Turgeon was 18 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 14 goals and 28 assists for 42 points, 0.55 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 7 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Pierre Turgeon makes his NHL debut

    MNSMinnesota North Stars2–2BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Pierre was 18 years old · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, USA

    One other Swede was on the ice: Calle Johansson.

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    • The game
      MNS2–2BUF
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      L
      game 2/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–6BUF
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Pierre Turgeon records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Washington Capitals · October 11

    • The game
      BUF3–8PIT
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–2BUF
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–3QUE
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–3BUF
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    Milestone

    Pierre Turgeon scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Hartford Whalers · October 21

    • The game
      MTL3–5BUF
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2HFD
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–5BUF
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      CHI3–5BUF
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      BUF5–4LAK
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–5EDM
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–3CGY
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–4VAN
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–4BUF
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–5BUF
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–9HFD
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5BUF
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      16
      points
      NHL#67
      6
      goals
      NHL#77
      10
      assists
      NHL#62
      BUF
      9-7-0W-L-OT22Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK8–5BUF
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      BUF2–5PHI
      L
      game 22/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–2BUF
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–2BUF
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      QUE3–6BUF
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF1–2HFD
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–1BUF
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF6–2CHI
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3BOS
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CGY7–1BUF
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1MTL
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      BUF0–9BOS
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2DET
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5QUE
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–0BUF
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–4TOR
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–2BUF
      W
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BUF6–5MTL
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      26
      points
      NHL#110
      10
      goals
      NHL#101
      16
      assists
      NHL#105
      BUF
      16-17-0W-L-OT39Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD1–3BUF
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYR3–4BUF
      W
      game 42/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2STL
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      L
      game 44/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5BUF
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–7BUF
      W
      game 48/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3WSH
      game 49/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–2NJD
      W
      game 50/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL4–1BUF
      L
      game 51/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2BUF
      L
      game 52/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–7WIN
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–4CHI
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–0STL
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI5–4BUF
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      32
      points
      NHL#140
      12
      goals
      NHL#132
      20
      assists
      NHL#146
      BUF
      26-25-0W-L-OT61Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE6–5BUF
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      STL2–5BUF
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3HFD
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–5BUF
      W
      game 64/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      BUF0–4DET
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–6BUF
      W
      game 66/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–3BUF
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF6–2MNS
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–10CGY
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–5VAN
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–6EDM
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3BOS
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYR
      W
      game 74/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2BUF
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–3BUF
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1QUE
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–3BUF
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      BUF4–9MTL
      L
      game 79/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4BUF
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Pierre Turgeon closes the 1987-1988 season with 42 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    42
    NHL#140
    Games
    76of 80
    95%
    Goals
    14
    NHL#152
    Assists
    28
    NHL#130
    P/GP
    0.55
    NHL#179
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#532
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Boston Bruins

    BUFvsBOS
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
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    • Game 1
      BUF3–7BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -2+/-2SOG3PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF1–4BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BOS2–6BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BOS5–6BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      0+/-3SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BUF4–5BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BOS5–2BUF
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Pierre Turgeon ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 7 points

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Points
    7
    NHL#68
    Games
    6
    Goals
    4
    NHL#40
    Assists
    3
    NHL#108
    P/GP
    1.17
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#342
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff assist
    4 points
    best game
    BOS2–4