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Ray Bourque's 1987-1988 season

James Norris Memorial Trophy
Points
81
NHL#31
Goals
17
NHL#119
Assists
64
NHL#10
Plus/minus
+34
NHL#8
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Defenceman Ray Bourque was 26 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 17 goals and 64 assists for 81 points, 1.04 points per game. In the playoffs he played 22 games for 21 points. He won James Norris Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ray Bourque plays the 1987-1988 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Ray was 26 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 9th season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH3–4BOS
      W
      game 1/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–6QUE
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5BOS
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-8SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2LAK
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4EDM
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–5CGY
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–4VAN
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–4STL
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–2BOS
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3MTL
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      NYI6–5BOS
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2HFD
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR7–6BOS
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4BOS
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6QUE
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–4BOS
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3CGY
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3WIN
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      22
      points
      NHL#26
      3
      goals
      NHL#156
      19
      assists
      NHL#6
      +9
      +/-
      NHL#7
      BOS
      11-7-0W-L-OT24Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS7–5MNS
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–0DET
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–5BOS
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2BOS
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6MTL
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      BOS5–3HFD
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4BOS
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–7BOS
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5PHI
      L
      game 30/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–4BOS
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3BOS
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3BOS
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-10SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–5BOS
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -4+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2CHI
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–9BOS
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYI
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4NYR
      L
      game 38/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4PIT
      game 39/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–0BUF
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      42
      points
      NHL#23
      6
      goals
      NHL#160
      36
      assists
      NHL#6
      +18
      +/-
      NHL#6
      BOS
      22-14-0W-L-OT48Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE1–5BOS
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–2BOS
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1STL
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–3BOS
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      W
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5BUF
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–6BOS
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4BOS
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE0–3BOS
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2BOS
      L
      game 53/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      BOS5–3CHI
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–7BOS
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2QUE
      W
      game 56/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–6BOS
      W
      game 57/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–4EDM
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–6VAN
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3MTL
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      62
      points
      NHL#25
      13
      goals
      NHL#116
      49
      assists
      NHL#8
      +30
      +/-
      NHL#1
      BOS
      34-21-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–1NJD
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3HFD
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5BOS
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–7BOS
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      TOR3–5BOS
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD7–6BOS
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–3BUF
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–2DET
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–3BOS
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3QUE
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–0BOS
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-12SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY7–5BOS
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3BOS
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–2BUF
      W
      game 74/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–0PHI
      W
      game 75/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–4BOS
      W
      game 76/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Ray Bourque reaches 500 career assists

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · March 24

    • The game
      QUE2–6BOS
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1BOS
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      NYI2–3BOS
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Ray Bourque closes the 1987-1988 season with 81 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    81
    NHL#31
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    17
    NHL#119
    Assists
    64
    NHL#10
    P/GP
    1.04
    NHL#41
    +/-
    +34
    NHL#8
    Events
    500
    career assists
    19 i rad
    games with a point · 27 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Buffalo Sabres

    BOSvsBUF
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BUF3–7BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF1–4BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BOS2–6BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BOS5–6BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF4–5BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BOS5–2BUF
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BOS4–2BUF
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Second round

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BOS2–5MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS4–3MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL1–3BOS
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      MTL0–2BOS
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      BOS4–1MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

    BOS4–1MTL
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    6 days later
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins meet New Jersey Devils

    BOSvsNJD
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NJD3–5BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD3–2BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      BOS6–1NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      BOS1–3NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NJD1–7BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 6
      BOS3–6NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 7
      NJD2–6BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins knock New Jersey Devils out 4–3

    BOS4–3NJD
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton Oilers

    BOSvsEDM
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BOS1–2EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS2–4EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      EDM6–3BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS3–6EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Boston Bruins out 4–0

    BOS0–4EDM
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Ray Bourque ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 21 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    21
    NHL#7
    Games
    22
    Goals
    3
    NHL#62
    Assists
    18
    NHL#3
    P/GP
    0.95
    NHL#21
    +/-
    +16
    NHL#2
    Events
    50
    playoff assists
    50
    playoff points
    6 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    BUF4–2→MTL4–1→NJD4–3→EDM0–4
    Honour

    Ray Bourque won James Norris Memorial Trophy for 1987-1988

    James Norris Memorial Trophy
    BOSBoston Bruins