1987–88 Buffalo Sabres season

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1987–88 Buffalo Sabres
Division	3rd Adams
1987–88 record	37–32–11
Team information
General Manager	Gerry Meehan
Coach	Ted Sator
Captain	Lindy Ruff
Team leaders

<1986–87	1988–89>

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final standings
- 2.2 Game log
3 Playoffs
4 Player stats
5 Awards and records
6 Transactions
7 Roster
8 Draft picks
9 Farm teams
10 See also
11 References

Offseason

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Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	80	45	22	13	298	238	103
Boston Bruins	80	44	30	6	300	251	94
Buffalo Sabres	80	37	32	11	283	305	85
Hartford Whalers	80	35	38	7	249	267	77
Quebec Nordiques	80	32	43	5	271	306	69

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
4	L	October 13, 1987	3–8	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)	1–2–1
5	T	October 16, 1987	2–2 OT	Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)	1–2–2
6	W	October 17, 1987	6–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)	2–2–2
7	L	October 21, 1987	3–5	Hartford Whalers (1987–88)	2–3–2
8	W	October 23, 1987	5–3	Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)	3–3–2
9	L	October 24, 1987	3–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)	3–4–2
10	T	October 28, 1987	2–2 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)	3–4–3
11	W	October 30, 1987	5–1	Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)	4–4–3
12	W	November 1, 1987	5–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)	5–4–3
13	W	November 4, 1987	5–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)	6–4–3
14	L	November 7, 1987	0–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)	6–5–3
15	W	November 8, 1987	6–3	@ Calgary Flames (1987–88)	7–5–3
16	T	November 11, 1987	4–4 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)	7–5–4
17	L	November 13, 1987	4–5	Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)	7–6–4
18	W	November 15, 1987	5–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)	8–6–4
19	L	November 18, 1987	1–9	@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)	8–7–4
20	W	November 20, 1987	5–3	Washington Capitals (1987–88)	9–7–4
21	L	November 22, 1987	5–8	Los Angeles Kings (1987–88)	9–8–4
22	L	November 25, 1987	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)	9–9–4
23	L	November 27, 1987	2–4	Hartford Whalers (1987–88)	9–10–4
24	L	November 29, 1987	2–5	Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)	9–11–4
25	W	December 3, 1987	6–3	Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)	10–11–4
26	L	December 5, 1987	1–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)	10–12–4
27	L	December 6, 1987	1–5	Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)	10–13–4
28	W	December 9, 1987	6–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)	11–13–4
29	T	December 12, 1987	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)	11–13–5
30	L	December 13, 1987	1–7	Calgary Flames (1987–88)	11–14–5
31	T	December 18, 1987	2–2 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)	11–14–6
32	W	December 19, 1987	2–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)	12–14–6
33	L	December 22, 1987	0–9	@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)	12–15–6
34	W	December 23, 1987	5–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)	13–15–6
35	T	December 27, 1987	3–3 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)	13–15–7
36	L	December 29, 1987	1–5	@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)	13–16–7
37	L	December 31, 1987	0–2	Boston Bruins (1987–88)	13–17–7
38	W	January 2, 1988	6–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)	14–17–7
39	W	January 3, 1988	2–1	Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)	15–17–7
40	W	January 6, 1988	6–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)	16–17–7
41	W	January 8, 1988	3–1	Hartford Whalers (1987–88)	17–17–7
42	W	January 10, 1988	4–3	New York Rangers (1987–88)	18–17–7
43	W	January 12, 1988	4–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)	19–17–7
44	L	January 14, 1988	1–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)	19–18–7
45	L	January 16, 1988	1–5	@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)	19–19–7
46	W	January 17, 1988	5–2	New York Islanders (1987–88)	20–19–7
47	W	January 20, 1988	5–3	Boston Bruins (1987–88)	21–19–7
48	W	January 22, 1988	7–3	New Jersey Devils (1987–88)	22–19–7
49	T	January 23, 1988	3–3 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1987–88)	22–19–8
50	W	January 25, 1988	5–2	@ New Jersey Devils (1987–88)	23–19–8
51	L	January 27, 1988	1–4	Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)	23–20–8
52	L	January 29, 1988	2–5	New York Islanders (1987–88)	23–21–8
53	T	January 31, 1988	4–4 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1987–88)	23–21–9
54	W	February 2, 1988	6–3	@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)	24–21–9
55	W	February 5, 1988	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)	25–21–9
56	L	February 6, 1988	4–6	@ New York Islanders (1987–88)	25–22–9
57	L	February 12, 1988	5–7	@ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88)	25–23–9
58	L	February 14, 1988	3–4 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88)	25–24–9
59	W	February 16, 1988	3–0	@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88)	26–24–9
60	L	February 19, 1988	4–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)	26–25–9
61	L	February 21, 1988	5–6	Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)	26–26–9
62	W	February 25, 1988	5–2	St. Louis Blues (1987–88)	27–26–9
63	W	February 27, 1988	4–3	@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88)	28–26–9
64	W	February 28, 1988	5–3	Winnipeg Jets (1987–88)	29–26–9
65	L	March 1, 1988	0–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)	29–27–9
66	W	March 4, 1988	6–3	New York Rangers (1987–88)	30–27–9
67	W	March 6, 1988	3–0	Boston Bruins (1987–88)	31–27–9
68	W	March 9, 1988	6–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88)	32–27–9
69	L	March 12, 1988	4–10	@ Calgary Flames (1987–88)	32–28–9
70	W	March 13, 1988	7–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88)	33–28–9
71	L	March 15, 1988	4–6	@ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88)	33–29–9
72	W	March 19, 1988	4–3	@ Boston Bruins (1987–88)	34–29–9
73	L	March 20, 1988	2–6	Boston Bruins (1987–88)	34–30–9
74	W	March 22, 1988	3–2	@ New York Rangers (1987–88)	35–30–9
75	T	March 25, 1988	2–2 OT	New Jersey Devils (1987–88)	35–30–10
76	L	March 27, 1988	3–5	Detroit Red Wings (1987–88)	35–31–10
77	W	March 29, 1988	3–1	@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88)	36–31–10
78	W	March 31, 1988	3–2	Hartford Whalers (1987–88)	37–31–10
79	L	April 2, 1988	4–9	@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)	37–32–10
80	T	April 3, 1988	4–4 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1987–88)	37–32–11

Playoffs

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Player stats

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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Roster

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Draft picks

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Farm teams

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References

v · d · eBuffalo Sabres

Sabres	Franchise • Expansion Draft • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Broadcasters • Records • Draft picks • Sabretooth

Culture/lore	"The French Connection" • Ted Darling • Rick Jeanneret • The Fog Game • No Goal • 2008 NHL Winter Classic • 2011 NHL Premiere • Taro Tsujimoto • Ronan Tynan

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium • First Niagara Center

Affiliates	Rochester Americans (AHL) • Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL)

Owners	S. Knox and N. Knox • Rigas • Golisano and Quinn • Pegula

Other	Radio network • Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team • Buffalo Jr. Sabres • Buffalo Bandits

v · d · eBuffalo Sabres seasons

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2000s	2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 • 2011–12

v · d · e1987–88 NHL season by team

Patrick	New Jersey · NY Islanders · NY Rangers · Philadelphia · Pittsburgh · Washington

Adams	Boston · Buffalo · Hartford · Montreal · Quebec

Norris	Chicago · Detroit · Minnesota · St. Louis · Toronto

Smythe	Calgary · Edmonton · Los Angeles · Winnipeg · Vancouver

See also	1987 NHL Entry Draft · All-Star Game · 1988 Stanley Cup Finals · Transactions

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