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Ron Francis's 1987-1988 season

Points
75
NHL#47
Goals
25
NHL#73
Assists
50
NHL#29
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#532
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Ron Francis was 24 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Hartford Whalers. He played all 80 games and scored 25 goals and 50 assists for 75 points, 0.94 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. Season opener

    Ron Francis plays the 1987-1988 season for Hartford Whalers

    HFDHartford Whalers

    Ron was 24 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      QUE5–1HFD
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–2HFD
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5BOS
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–3NJD
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–6WSH
      L
      game 5/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–4HFD
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–3BUF
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–5HFD
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Ron Francis reaches 500 career points

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 24

    • The game
      BUF2–2HFD
      game 9/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–7HFD
      W
      game 10/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • November 1987
    • The game
      HFD5–1QUE
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      0+/-6SOG4PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2HFD
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–3DET
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE5–3HFD
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–0HFD
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–4BOS
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–3MTL
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–9HFD
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG3PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3HFD
      L
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–5HFD
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      24
      points
      NHL#30
      10
      goals
      NHL#37
      14
      assists
      NHL#33
      HFD
      6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD4–2BUF
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–2TOR
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • December 1987
    • The game
      BOS5–3HFD
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5PHI
      L
      game 24/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2HFD
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–4QUE
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–5HFD
      W
      game 27/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–3HFD
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–2HFD
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–0HFD
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–3EDM
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–3VAN
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–6CGY
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–2HFD
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–5QUE
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–3HFD
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–1HFD
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–1HFD
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–3BUF
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–5HFD
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      42
      points
      NHL#34
      14
      goals
      NHL#64
      28
      assists
      NHL#24
      HFD
      15-18-0W-L-OT37Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD4–3BOS
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–2CHI
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–3STL
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–3LAK
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD6–3MNS
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4HFD
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS0–5HFD
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2HFD
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–5CGY
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–2VAN
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5EDM
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • February 1988
    • The game
      HFD4–5MTL
      L
      game 52/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2HFD
      L
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–5PIT
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4HFD
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–1MTL
      W
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–5PHI
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–4HFD
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD0–3NYI
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–2HFD
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      56
      points
      NHL#48
      19
      goals
      NHL#74
      37
      assists
      NHL#38
      HFD
      25-28-0W-L-OT57Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS2–3HFD
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–5BOS
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3HFD
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1988
    • The game
      HFD3–6WIN
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–1CHI
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–3HFD
      W
      game 66/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–6QUE
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–5HFD
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD0–5MTL
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–1HFD
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY8–6HFD
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–3STL
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–2NYR
      L
      game 73/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–4HFD
      W
      game 74/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–2DET
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–8HFD
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4HFD
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–3BUF
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • April 1988
    • The game
      BOS2–4HFD
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–4PIT
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Ron Francis closes the 1987-1988 season with 75 points

    HFDHartford Whalers
    Points
    75
    NHL#47
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    25
    NHL#73
    Assists
    50
    NHL#29
    P/GP
    0.94
    NHL#62
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#532
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    500
    career points
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Hartford Whalers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Hartford Whalers meet Montréal Canadiens

    HFDvsMTL
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      HFD3–4MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 2
      HFD3–7MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3HFD
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 4
      MTL5–7HFD
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 5
      HFD3–1MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 6
      MTL2–1HFD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 4–2

    HFD2–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Ron Francis ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 7 points

    HFDHartford Whalers
    Points
    7
    NHL#68
    Games
    6
    Goals
    2
    NHL#90
    Assists
    5
    NHL#58
    P/GP
    1.17
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#26
    Events
    10
    playoff points
    3 points
    best game
    MTL2–4