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Tomas Jonsson's 1987-1988 season

Points
47
Swedish flag#8NHL#130
Goals
6
Swedish flag#13NHL#290
Assists
41
Swedish flag#3NHL#52
Plus/minus
+6
Swedish flag#8NHL#131
Games
72
90%
90% of 80

Defenceman Tomas Jonsson was 27 years old when the 1987-1988 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 72 of a possible 80 games and scored 6 goals and 41 assists for 47 points, 0.65 points per game. That was 8th among the Swedes and 130th in the NHL. He also finished third in the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 4 points.

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

1987-1988Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Tomas Jonsson plays the 1987-1988 season for New York Islanders

    Tomas was 27 years old when the 1987-1988 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI4–1LAK
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI7–1VAN
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI6–0PHI
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–3NYI
      L
      game 4/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY4–5NYI
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–5NJD
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD1–2NYI
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4NYI
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5TOR
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–8NYI
      W
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-1SOG
    • November 1987
    • The game
      NYI6–5BOS
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–6NYI
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYI
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–4NYI
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–4NYI
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–3STL
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN3–7NYI
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–4NYI
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–5MTL
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–4PHI
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      16
      points
      Swedish flag#4NHL#73
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#10NHL#209
      14
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#25
      +8
      +/-
      Swedish flag#2NHL#11
      NYI
      14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–3NYI
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR4–5NYI
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • December 1987
    • The game
      NYI7–1PIT
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI6–4WSH
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–2NYI
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–6PIT
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–5NYI
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2NYI
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4PHI
      L
      game 30/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI5–4NYI
      L
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–7CHI
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYI
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–6NJD
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR3–3NYI
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYI
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS3–3NYI
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–7CGY
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5EDM
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      29
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#98
      3
      goals
      Swedish flag#12NHL#261
      26
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#36
      +1
      +/-
      Swedish flag#5NHL#76
      NYI
      20-16-0W-L-OT44Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI5–5PIT
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      QUE5–8NYI
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–4NYI
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–4HFD
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–3NYI
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–2MNS
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–2BUF
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–2NYI
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • February 1988
    • The game
      NYR2–2NYI
      game 51/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–2WSH
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–6NYI
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4TOR
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–6WSH
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–4NYR
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–9NYI
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–3PHI
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD0–3NYI
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI7–2HFD
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      36
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#126
      3
      goals
      Swedish flag#15NHL#330
      33
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#48
      +3
      +/-
      Swedish flag#6NHL#61
      NYI
      29-23-0W-L-OT66Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYI
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1988
    • The game
      STL0–2NYI
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–7NYI
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE4–3NYI
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–3NYI
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5DET
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3WSH
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–0WIN
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–1MNS
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI6–2LAK
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM4–5NYI
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–5NYI
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–7NYI
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • April 1988
    • The game
      NYI2–5NJD
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Tomas Jonsson closes the 1987-1988 season with 47 points

    Points
    47
    #8NHL#130
    Games
    72of 80
    90%
    Goals
    6
    #13NHL#290
    Assists
    41
    #3NHL#52
    P/GP
    0.65
    #8NHL#143
    +/-
    +6
    #8NHL#131
    Events
    41
    career best in assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet New Jersey Devils

    NYIvsNJD
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD3–2NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • New York Islandersare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      NYI0–3NJD
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • New Jersey Devilslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      NYI5–4NJD
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • New York Islandersare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      NJD4–2NYI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      NYI5–6NJD
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    First round

    New Jersey Devils knock New York Islanders out 4–2

    NYI2–4NJD
    Eliminated
    5Games4Points2Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Tomas Jonsson ends the 1987-1988 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    #9NHL#132
    Games
    5
    Goals
    2
    #5NHL#90
    Assists
    2
    #10NHL#145
    P/GP
    0.80
    +/-
    +3
    #5NHL#52
    Events
    25
    playoff assists
    2 points
    best game
    NJD2–4