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Steve Yzerman's 1987-1988 season

Points
102
NHL#12
Goals
50
NHL#6
Assists
52
NHL#23
Plus/minus
+30
NHL#10
Games
64
80%
80% of 80

Centre Steve Yzerman was 22 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 64 of a possible 80 games and scored 50 goals and 52 assists for 102 points, 1.59 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 4 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Steve Yzerman plays the 1987-1988 season for Detroit Red Wings

    Steve was 22 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET1–5CGY
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–1EDM
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–2VAN
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR2–3DET
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET4–7TOR
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI5–1DET
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–5DET
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–1WIN
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL5–4DET
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–3STL
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • November 1987
    • The game
      MNS2–2DET
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7MNS
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD1–3DET
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–4NYI
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–6CHI
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET6–4NJD
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      DET1–0WSH
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN4–1DET
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–0DET
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN8–10DET
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      24
      points
      NHL#30
      14
      goals
      NHL#13
      10
      assists
      NHL#90
      DET
      9-9-0W-L-OT20Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL0–6DET
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–2BOS
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • December 1987
    • The game
      EDM4–7DET
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI0–12DET
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-6SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      DET4–5TOR
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL4–4DET
      game 26/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI3–3DET
      game 27/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–5MTL
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET3–4NYR
      L
      game 29/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH1–6DET
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–8DET
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      DET2–4QUE
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–2DET
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–6PIT
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–5MNS
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-8SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET3–2STL
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–7DET
      W
      game 37/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-6SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      DET4–4WIN
      game 38/801
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-10SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      STL2–4DET
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–5DET
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      68
      points
      NHL#4
      32
      goals
      NHL#2
      36
      assists
      NHL#8
      DET
      19-16-0W-L-OT43Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT5–7DET
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +2+/-7SOG3PPP
      +5 points
    • The game
      DET7–4NYR
      W
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–2DET
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–4MNS
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–4DET
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET3–2NJD
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–4DET
      game 47/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET1–2HFD
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI6–4DET
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–3DET
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET5–5TOR
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1988
    • The game
      DET6–4CHI
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY1–5DET
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET5–4MTL
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      NJD3–4DET
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–5STL
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET6–1LAK
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET4–3CHI
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI1–6DET
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-8SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–5PHI
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      96
      points
      NHL#5
      47
      goals
      NHL#2
      49
      assists
      NHL#10
      DET
      31-21-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI11–6DET
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      QUE3–2DET
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET4–5QUE
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • March 1988
    • The game
      BUF0–4DET
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    The season in numbers

    Steve Yzerman closes the 1987-1988 season with 102 points

    Points
    102
    NHL#12
    Games
    64of 80
    80%
    Goals
    50
    NHL#6
    Assists
    52
    NHL#23
    P/GP
    1.59
    NHL#4
    +/-
    +30
    NHL#10
    Events
    2
    hat tricks
    22 i rad
    games with a point · 50 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    1 month and 5 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Detroit Red Wings meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    DETvsTOR
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    8 days later
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–2

    DET4–2TOR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings meet St. Louis Blues

    DETvsSTL
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    8 days later
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings knock St. Louis Blues out 4–1

    DET4–1STL
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    6 days later
    Conference final

    Detroit Red Wings meet Edmonton Oilers

    DETvsEDM
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    • Game 3
      EDM2–5DET
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      EDM4–3DET
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      DET4–8EDM
      L
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    Conference final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–1

    DET1–4EDM
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Steve Yzerman ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#132
    Games
    3
    Goals
    1
    NHL#134
    Assists
    3
    NHL#108
    P/GP
    1.33
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#280
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    2 points
    best game
    TOR4–2→STL4–1→EDM1–4