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Rick Vaive's 1987-1988 season

Points
69
NHL#58
Goals
43
NHL#17
Assists
26
NHL#146
Plus/minus
-20
NHL#642
Games
76
95%
95% of 80

Right winger Rick Vaive was 28 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 43 goals and 26 assists for 69 points, 0.91 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 8 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick Vaive plays the 1987-1988 season for Chicago Blackhawks

    Rick was 28 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR7–5CHI
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–6WSH
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PHI3–5CHI
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL3–5CHI
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–2STL
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–6CHI
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI5–1DET
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–7NYR
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–5HFD
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4NYI
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI5–6TOR
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Rick Vaive reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 31

    • The game
      CHI3–5BUF
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–4CHI
      game 13/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–6WIN
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–8CHI
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET3–6CHI
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CHI0–3MTL
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–5CHI
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–5CHI
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      CHI2–5NJD
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      20
      points
      NHL#41
      16
      goals
      NHL#3
      4
      assists
      NHL#213
      CHI
      9-9-0W-L-OT20Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–3CHI
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–6LAK
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI3–4EDM
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI0–4CGY
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1987
    • The game
      CHI1–5STL
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CHI0–12DET
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–7BOS
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF6–2CHI
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI1–2WSH
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–5CHI
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI4–2MNS
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI6–2TOR
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2CHI
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–7CHI
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +5 points
    • The game
      STL5–4CHI
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3STL
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE6–1CHI
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      37
      points
      NHL#49
      27
      goals
      NHL#5
      10
      assists
      NHL#187
      CHI
      15-23-0W-L-OT32Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–7CHI
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK2–5CHI
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–2NYR
      game 43/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD1–2CHI
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–4QUE
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–5CHI
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT8–3CHI
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–2TOR
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–3CHI
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–4DET
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3NJD
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4PIT
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • February 1988
    • The game
      BOS5–3CHI
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET6–4CHI
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI1–1WIN
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–5QUE
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–4CHI
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–4CHI
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET4–3CHI
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI1–6DET
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      52
      points
      NHL#59
      32
      goals
      NHL#19
      20
      assists
      NHL#146
      CHI
      24-31-0W-L-OT53Points
      Playoff spot
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY3–3CHI
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–6CHI
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI1–1NYI
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–7CHI
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG3PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • March 1988
    • The game
      HFD2–1CHI
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2MNS
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET4–3CHI
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–4CHI
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–6TOR
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI7–7STL
      game 71/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI4–3PHI
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI0–3MTL
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL5–2CHI
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS5–4CHI
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3VAN
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–9LAK
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI7–7MNS
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–3CHI
      L
      game 79/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1988
    • The game
      NJD4–3CHI
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Rick Vaive closes the 1987-1988 season with 69 points

    Points
    69
    NHL#58
    Games
    76of 80
    95%
    Goals
    43
    NHL#17
    Assists
    26
    NHL#146
    P/GP
    0.91
    NHL#66
    +/-
    -20
    NHL#642
    Events
    2
    hat tricks
    250
    career assists
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

    First round

    Chicago Blackhawks meet St. Louis Blues

    CHIvsSTL
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      CHI1–4STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI2–3STL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      STL3–6CHI
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      STL6–5CHI
      L
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • St. Louis Blueslead3–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 5
      CHI3–5STL
      L
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    First round

    St. Louis Blues knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–1

    CHI1–4STL
    Eliminated
    5Games8Points6Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Rick Vaive ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 8 points

    Points
    8
    NHL#59
    Games
    5
    Goals
    6
    NHL#23
    Assists
    2
    NHL#145
    P/GP
    1.60
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#100
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    10
    playoff assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    STL1–4