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1987–88 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1987–88
year	1987
Team	Detroit Red Wings
Record	41–28–11
HomeRecord	24–10–6
RoadRecord	17–18–5
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	3rd
Division	Norris
DivisionRank	1st
GoalsFor	322
GoalsAgainst	269
GeneralManager	Jim Devellano
Coach	Jacques Demers
Captain	Steve Yzerman
AltCaptain	Gerard Gallant
Mike O'Connell
Arena	Joe Louis Arena
GoalsLeader	Steve Yzerman (50)
AssistsLeader	Steve Yzerman (52)
PointsLeader	Steve Yzerman (102)
PIMLeader	Bob Probert (398)
WinsLeader	Glen Hanlon (22)
GAALeader	Greg Stefan (3.11)
DivisionWin	Yes

Mike O'Connell The 1987–88 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 56th season, the franchise's 62nd.

Coached by Jacques Demers, the team compiled a record of 41–28–11 for 93 points, to finish first place in the Norris Division at the end of the regular season for the first time since 1965, and earned their first winning season since 1973. Luckily for them, the division was weak that year; they were the only team in their division to have a winning record that season. In the playoffs, they won their Norris Division Semifinal series 4–2 over the Toronto Maple Leafs, and they followed that with a 5-game win over the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final. As was the case in the previous season, they lost in the conference final to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers in five games.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 8, 1987||1–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 9, 1987||4–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 12, 1987||3–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 16, 1987||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 17, 1987||4–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1987||1–5 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||3–3–0 |- |7||W||October 23, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||4–3–0 |- |8||W||October 28, 1987||5–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||5–3–0 |- |9||L||October 30, 1987||4–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||5–4–0 |- |10||T||October 31, 1987||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||5–4–1

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Playoffs

The Red Wings won the Norris Division title, their first division title since the 1964–65 season. They went up against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Norris Division semifinals, and won the series in six games. They next faced the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final and won in five games. The Red Wings then faced the Edmonton Oilers in the Campbell Conference Final for the second year in a row. Just like the year before, the Oilers beat the Red Wings in five games on their way to their fourth Stanley Cup championship in five years.

Player statistics

	= Indicates team leader

	= Indicates league leader

Regular season

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	64	50	52	102	44	30	10	6	6
LW	73	34	39	73	242	24	10	0	3
W	78	37	25	62	46	4	6	5	5
LW	74	29	33	62	398	16	15	0	5
C	78	13	44	57	10	12	0	2	0
C	63	14	40	54	20	16	3	0	3
LW	73	26	27	53	50	10	7	2	3
LW/C	78	17	23	40	97	7	5	3	3
RW	51	14	26	40	58	20	3	1	0
D	63	7	33	40	45	11	4	0	1
D	56	10	25	35	42	13	2	0	0
D	51	9	22	31	131	4	3	0	2
D	70	5	21	26	130	6	3	0	1
RW	62	12	13	25	94	5	0	1	1
RW	50	10	9	19	37	-4	1	0	2
D	48	6	13	19	38	24	0	0	0
C	57	6	11	17	42	4	0	0	1
D	62	3	14	17	96	24	0	0	2
RW	63	7	7	14	263	-11	0	0	1
RW	36	3	11	14	55	2	0	0	0
D	29	2	9	11	57	15	0	0	0
D	55	2	8	10	81	9	0	0	0
D	31	1	4	5	67	3	0	0	0
D	7	0	3	3	21	3	0	0	0
LW	6	2	0	2	5	2	0	0	1
D	11	1	1	2	10	0	0	0	0
LW	10	1	1	2	84	3	0	0	1
RW	13	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0
LW	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0
C	7	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0
LW	2	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0
LW	9	0	1	1	8	-2	0	0	0
G	47	0	1	1	30	0	0	0	0
G	33	0	1	1	36	0	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
D	6	0	0	0	18	-3	0	0	0
G	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	2623	47	22	17	5	141	3.23	4	1292	1151	.891
	1854	33	17	9	5	96	3.11	1	923	827	.896
	294	6	2	2	0	16	3.27	0	148	132	.892
	97	3	0	0	1	9	5.57	0	56	47	.839
Team:	4868	80	41	28	11	262	3.23	5	2419	2157	.892

Playoffs

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
LW	16	8	13	21	51	5	0	1
C	16	8	12	20	6	4	0	1
C	16	4	15	19	2	1	0	0
W	12	10	8	18	10	2	1	4
LW	16	6	9	15	55	1	0	1
LW	16	7	5	12	10	2	1	0
RW	16	5	7	12	22	2	0	0
D	16	2	6	8	40	2	0	0
RW	16	6	1	7	62	0	1	0
D	11	1	5	6	6	1	0	0
D	16	0	6	6	55	0	0	0
C	16	4	1	5	12	0	0	0
D	8	1	4	5	18	0	0	0
LW/C	9	3	1	4	14	0	0	1
D	9	2	2	4	31	1	0	0
C	3	1	3	4	6	0	0	0
D	10	0	4	4	8	0	0	0
D	15	0	3	3	22	0	0	0
D	4	0	3	3	4	0	0	0
RW	13	1	0	1	26	0	0	1
RW	10	0	1	1	13	0	0	0
RW	8	0	1	1	6	0	0	0
D	4	0	1	1	15	0	0	0
G	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
G	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	10	0	0	0	40	0	0	0
G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	531	10	5	4	32	3.62	1	236	204	.864
	431	8	4	3	22	3.06	1	171	149	.871
	10	1	0	0	1	6.00	0	7	6	.857
Team:	972	16	9	7	55	3.40	2	414	359	.867

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;

  MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1987 NHL entry draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	11	Yves Racine	Canada	Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
2	32	Gord Kruppke	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2	41	Bob Wilkie	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3	52	Dennis Holland	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4	74	Mark Reimer	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5	95	Radomir Brazda		LTC Pardubice (Czechoslovakia)
6	116	Sean Clifford	Canada	Ohio State University (CCHA)
7	137	Mike Gober	United States	Laval Titan (QMJHL)
8	158	Kevin Scott	Canada	Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)
9	179	Mikko Haapakoski		Karpat (Finland)
10	200	Darin Banister	Canada	University of Illinois at Chicago (CCHA)
11	221	Craig Quinlan	United States	Hill-Murray School (USHS-MN)
12	242	Tomas Jansson	Sweden	Södertälje SK (Sweden)
[S2](1987-nhl-supplemental-draft)	13	Mike LaMoine	United States	University of North Dakota (WCHA)

References

"NHL Roundup – UPI Archives".
Hafner, Dan. (1988-03-17). "NHL Roundup : Lemieux Leads Penguins to 5-2 Win Over Toronto".
"1987-88 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
"1987-88 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.

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