1987–88 New Jersey Devils
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 38-36-0, 82 pts · Playoffs 11-9
The 1987–88 New Jersey Devils went 38-36-0 (82 points) in the Patrick Division and played 20 playoff games (11-9). Kirk Muller led the team with 94 points (37 G, 57 A). Alain Chevrier had 18 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Muller | L | 80 | 37 | 57 | 94 | +19 | 114 | 17 | 215 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Broten | C | 80 | 26 | 57 | 83 | +20 | 80 | 8 | 180 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Verbeek | R | 73 | 46 | 31 | 77 | +29 | 227 | 14 | 179 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Driver | D | 74 | 15 | 40 | 55 | +7 | 68 | 7 | 190 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik Sundstrom | C | 78 | 15 | 36 | 51 | -16 | 42 | 9 | 126 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cirella | D | 80 | 8 | 31 | 39 | +15 | 191 | 2 | 135 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
| John MacLean | R | 76 | 23 | 16 | 39 | -10 | 147 | 12 | 204 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Loiselle | C | 68 | 17 | 18 | 35 | +7 | 121 | 3 | 117 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kurvers | D | 56 | 5 | 29 | 34 | +6 | 46 | 2 | 88 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | C | 54 | 14 | 19 | 33 | -10 | 14 | 2 | 121 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wolanin | D | 78 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 170 | 1 | 113 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Sulliman | R | 59 | 16 | 14 | 30 | -8 | 22 | 8 | 89 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Shanahan | R | 65 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -20 | 131 | 2 | 72 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack O'Callahan | D | 50 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -3 | 97 | 4 | 90 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brown | R | 70 | 14 | 11 | 25 | +7 | 20 | 1 | 112 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Brickley | L | 45 | 8 | 14 | 22 | +1 | 14 | 2 | 61 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | D | 52 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -22 | 140 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Daneyko | D | 80 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 239 | 1 | 82 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Velischek | D | 51 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -13 | 66 | 0 | 39 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Anderson | L | 60 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 222 | 1 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Conacher | C | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +8 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Maley | L | 44 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -13 | 65 | 1 | 44 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| George McPhee | L | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Mark | D | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -13 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Carlsson | C | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Cichocki | R | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Brumwell | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Stewart | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Dorion | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Chevrier | 73 | 38 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 1113 | .867 | 3.78 | 1 |
| Bob Sauve | 66 | 30 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 821 | .870 | 3.57 | 0 |
| Sean Burke | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 300 | .883 | 3.05 | 1 |
| Craig Billington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Daniel Delianedis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | vs PIT | W 6–3 | Final |
| Oct 10 | @ TOR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs HFD | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 16 | vs MTL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ HFD | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Oct 21 | @ PIT | W 5–4 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs NYI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 24 | @ NYI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Oct 27 | vs PHI | W 4–0 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs EDM | W 6–5 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ NYI | L 3–6 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs STL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs WSH | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 8 | @ PHI | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 10 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 12 | vs WIN | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Nov 14 | vs DET | L 4–6 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 20 | vs CHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ MTL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ CGY | L 2–9 | Final |
| Nov 25 | @ EDM | W 8–7 | Final/OT |
| Nov 27 | @ VAN | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ LAK | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 3 | vs STL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ QUE | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 6 | @ PHI | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 9 | vs LAK | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs CGY | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ NYI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ NYR | L 3–9 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs PIT | L 4–7 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ MNS | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ WIN | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ PIT | W 6–2 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs NYR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 28 | vs NYI | W 6–4 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs WSH | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ HFD | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Jan 4 | vs LAK | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs VAN | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ MNS | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ PHI | W 7–5 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs QUE | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs TOR | W 7–3 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ WSH | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 21 | vs DET | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 22 | @ BUF | L 3–7 | Final |
| Jan 25 | vs BUF | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs PIT | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs CHI | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 1 | @ CGY | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 3 | @ EDM | L 5–8 | Final |
| Feb 5 | @ VAN | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 7 | @ BOS | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 11 | vs MTL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ DET | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ TOR | W 7–2 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs WSH | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs NYR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs BOS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs WIN | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs NYR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs MNS | W 8–6 | Final |
| Mar 1 | @ WSH | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs WSH | L 1–6 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ BOS | W 7–6 | Final/OT |
| Mar 6 | vs PHI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ NYR | L 4–7 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ PHI | W 6–5 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs QUE | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ STL | W 8–2 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ BUF | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 27 | vs NYR | W 7–2 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs PIT | W 4–0 | Final |
| Mar 31 | @ PIT | W 7–2 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs NYI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ CHI | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Apr 6 | @ NYI | L 3–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 7 | @ NYI | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | vs NYI | W 3–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 10 | vs NYI | L 4–5 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | @ NYI | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 14 | vs NYI | W 6–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | @ WSH | L 1–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | @ WSH | W 5–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | vs WSH | W 10–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | vs WSH | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 26 | @ WSH | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 28 | vs WSH | L 2–7 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 30 | @ WSH | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 2 | @ BOS | L 3–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 4 | @ BOS | W 3–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 6 | vs BOS | L 1–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 8 | vs BOS | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 10 | @ BOS | L 1–7 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 12 | vs BOS | W 6–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 14 | @ BOS | L 2–6 | Final · Playoffs |