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Rod Buskas's 1987-1988 season

Points
12
NHL#370
Goals
4
NHL#342
Assists
8
NHL#365
Plus/minus
+6
NHL#131
Games
76
95%
95% of 80

Defenceman Rod Buskas was 26 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points, 0.16 points per game. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1987-1988
  1. Season opener

    Rod Buskas plays the 1987-1988 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Rod was 26 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT4–4NYR
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6NJD
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–8PIT
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–6PIT
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3MTL
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD5–4PIT
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5DET
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5PIT
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–0PIT
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4QUE
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1987
    • The game
      PHI1–5PIT
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYI
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4BOS
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5PHI
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–3PIT
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–6VAN
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4EDM
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      1
      points
      NHL#400
      0
      goals
      NHL#375
      1
      assists
      NHL#359
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#47
      PIT
      7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT4–4CGY
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–6PIT
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2WSH
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–5PIT
      game 24/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • December 1987
    • The game
      NYI7–1PIT
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6PIT
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–5PIT
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–6PIT
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–5STL
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–2PIT
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT7–4NJD
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4PIT
      W
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT8–4NYR
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD6–2PIT
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–6PIT
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–4PIT
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYI
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–4PIT
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      6
      points
      NHL#347
      2
      goals
      NHL#299
      4
      assists
      NHL#330
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#52
      PIT
      16-16-0W-L-OT40Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5HFD
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–7DET
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–5PIT
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–4PIT
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–3TOR
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–4NYI
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT8–3CHI
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–3MTL
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–4PIT
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–1PIT
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6NJD
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1988
    • The game
      MNS0–1PIT
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5PIT
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYR
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–5LAK
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT0–5VAN
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–7EDM
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      10
      points
      NHL#346
      4
      goals
      NHL#287
      6
      assists
      NHL#356
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#65
      PIT
      25-26-0W-L-OT59Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–4PIT
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–2NYR
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–7CHI
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • March 1988
    • The game
      MNS3–8PIT
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–8PIT
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4CGY
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–6STL
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6MNS
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4WIN
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5PIT
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI0–7PIT
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4PHI
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–7PIT
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–5PIT
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–3QUE
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–4NJD
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD7–2PIT
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • April 1988
    • The game
      PIT7–6WSH
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4PIT
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Rod Buskas closes the 1987-1988 season with 12 points

    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    12
    NHL#370
    Games
    76of 80
    95%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#342
    Assists
    8
    NHL#365
    P/GP
    0.16
    NHL#401
    +/-
    +6
    NHL#131
    Events
    4
    career best in goals
    50
    career points