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Rick Middleton's 1987-1988 season

Points
32
NHL#192
Goals
13
NHL#161
Assists
19
NHL#213
Plus/minus
+3
NHL#179
Games
59
73%
73% of 80

Right winger Rick Middleton was 33 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 14th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 59 of a possible 80 games and scored 13 goals and 19 assists for 32 points, 0.54 points per game. In the playoffs he played 18 games for 9 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick Middleton plays the 1987-1988 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Rick was 33 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 12th season with the team. His 14th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH3–4BOS
      W
      game 1/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS5–6QUE
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5BOS
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2LAK
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4EDM
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–5CGY
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–4VAN
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–4STL
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–2BOS
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3MTL
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      NYI6–5BOS
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      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
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4BOS
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6QUE
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–4BOS
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3CGY
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3WIN
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      15
      points
      NHL#69
      8
      goals
      NHL#41
      7
      assists
      NHL#111
      BOS
      11-7-0W-L-OT24Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS7–5MNS
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–0DET
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4WSH
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–5BOS
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–2BOS
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–6MTL
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      BOS5–3HFD
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4BOS
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–7BOS
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5PHI
      L
      game 30/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–4BOS
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3BOS
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3BOS
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–5BOS
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2CHI
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–9BOS
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYI
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4NYR
      L
      game 38/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4PIT
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–0BUF
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      24
      points
      NHL#111
      11
      goals
      NHL#87
      13
      assists
      NHL#132
      BOS
      22-14-0W-L-OT48Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE1–5BOS
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–2BOS
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1STL
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–3BOS
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5MTL
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      MTL3–7BOS
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2QUE
      W
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8048 of 60 played
      28
      points
      NHL#160
      12
      goals
      NHL#130
      16
      assists
      NHL#188
      BOS
      34-21-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • March 1988
    • The game
      NJD7–6BOS
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–3BUF
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–2DET
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–3BOS
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3QUE
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–0BOS
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Milestone

    Rick Middleton reaches 1,000 NHL games

    in the game against Washington Capitals · March 13

    • The game
      CGY7–5BOS
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3BOS
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–1BOS
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      BOS2–4HFD
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3BOS
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Rick Middleton closes the 1987-1988 season with 32 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    32
    NHL#192
    Games
    59of 80
    74%
    Goals
    13
    NHL#161
    Assists
    19
    NHL#213
    P/GP
    0.54
    NHL#183
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#179
    Events
    1,000
    NHL games
    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 4
      BOS5–6BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF4–5BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1SHP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BOS5–2BUF
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BOS4–2BUF
    Advance
    3Games5Points3Goals2Assists
    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
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS4–3MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL1–3BOS
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      MTL0–2BOS
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

    BOS4–1MTL
    Advance
    4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    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
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD3–2BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      BOS6–1NJD
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      BOS1–3NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NJD1–7BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 6
      BOS3–6NJD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 7
      NJD2–6BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins knock New Jersey Devils out 4–3

    BOS4–3NJD
    Advance
    7Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    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
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS2–4EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      EDM6–3BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS3–6EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Boston Bruins out 4–0

    BOS0–4EDM
    Eliminated
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Rick Middleton ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 9 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    9
    NHL#48
    Games
    18
    Goals
    5
    NHL#31
    Assists
    4
    NHL#80
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#70
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#68
    Events
    100
    playoff games
    3 points
    best game
    BUF4–2→MTL4–1→NJD4–3→EDM0–4