1987–88 New York Islanders
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 39-31-0, 88 pts · Playoffs 2-4
The 1987–88 New York Islanders went 39-31-0 (88 points) in the Patrick Division and played 6 playoff games (2-4). Pat LaFontaine led the team with 92 points (47 G, 45 A). Kelly Hrudey had 23 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat LaFontaine | C | 75 | 47 | 45 | 92 | +12 | 52 | 15 | 242 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | C | 77 | 30 | 52 | 82 | +10 | 48 | 15 | 176 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Makela | R | 73 | 36 | 40 | 76 | +14 | 22 | 13 | 142 | 25.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Sutter | C | 70 | 29 | 31 | 60 | +13 | 55 | 11 | 162 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Kerr | R | 80 | 24 | 34 | 58 | +30 | 198 | 4 | 196 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | D | 72 | 19 | 32 | 51 | +26 | 112 | 9 | 188 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Jonsson | D | 72 | 6 | 41 | 47 | +6 | 115 | 1 | 121 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Gilbert | L | 76 | 17 | 28 | 45 | +14 | 46 | 1 | 77 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Wood | R | 75 | 22 | 16 | 38 | -2 | 80 | 0 | 106 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek King | L | 55 | 12 | 24 | 36 | +7 | 30 | 1 | 94 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Lauer | R | 69 | 17 | 18 | 35 | +13 | 67 | 3 | 94 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Flatley | R | 40 | 9 | 15 | 24 | +7 | 28 | 5 | 83 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bassen | L | 77 | 6 | 16 | 22 | +8 | 99 | 1 | 65 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Henry | L | 48 | 5 | 15 | 20 | +8 | 115 | 0 | 53 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Diduck | D | 68 | 7 | 12 | 19 | +22 | 113 | 4 | 128 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Konroyd | D | 62 | 2 | 15 | 17 | +16 | 99 | 1 | 105 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Leiter | D | 51 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +18 | 24 | 1 | 104 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Dineen | D | 57 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +9 | 62 | 1 | 50 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Kromm | L | 71 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +2 | 20 | 0 | 84 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Dalgarno | R | 38 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +4 | 58 | 0 | 39 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Norton | D | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +3 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Morrow | D | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Finley | D | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +5 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd McLellan | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Curran | D | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 68 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Vukota | R | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 82 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Dallman | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Okerlund | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Coulter | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Walsh | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ari Haanpaa | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christopher Pryor | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Hrudey | 79 | 46 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 1467 | .896 | 3.34 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 74 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1061 | .893 | 3.22 | 2 |
| Jeff Hackett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Wakelyn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roydon Gunn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | @ LAK | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 10 | @ VAN | W 7–1 | Final |
| Oct 15 | @ PHI | W 6–0 | Final |
| Oct 17 | vs PHI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 20 | vs CGY | W 5–4 | Final |
| Oct 23 | @ NJD | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 24 | vs NJD | W 2–1 | Final |
| Oct 27 | vs CHI | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Oct 28 | @ TOR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs NYR | W 8–2 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ BOS | W 6–5 | Final/OT |
| Nov 3 | vs NJD | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs PIT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs DET | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 10 | vs WSH | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 12 | @ STL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs WIN | W 7–3 | Final |
| Nov 17 | vs LAK | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ MTL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ PHI | W 6–4 | Final |
| Nov 24 | vs TOR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 28 | vs NYR | W 5–4 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ NYR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ PIT | W 7–1 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ WSH | W 6–4 | Final |
| Dec 8 | vs MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ PIT | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 12 | vs NJD | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs STL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 17 | @ PHI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs PHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ WIN | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ CHI | L 5–7 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs BOS | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 28 | @ NJD | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 29 | vs NYR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 2 | vs PIT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 5 | vs MNS | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 8 | @ CGY | L 4–7 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ EDM | L 1–5 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ PIT | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Jan 14 | vs QUE | W 8–5 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs NJD | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 17 | @ BUF | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 19 | vs PIT | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 21 | @ HFD | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs EDM | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ MNS | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 29 | @ BUF | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 30 | vs MTL | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 2 | vs NYR | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 5 | @ WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 6 | vs BUF | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 11 | @ TOR | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ WSH | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ NYR | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 16 | vs CGY | W 9–3 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ PHI | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 20 | vs HFD | W 3–0 | Final |
| Feb 21 | @ HFD | W 7–2 | Final |
| Feb 23 | vs VAN | W 6–1 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs CHI | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Feb 27 | vs WSH | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs STL | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ NYR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ PIT | L 3–8 | Final |
| Mar 6 | @ QUE | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs VAN | W 7–4 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs QUE | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 12 | vs DET | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ DET | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ WSH | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 20 | @ WIN | W 6–0 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ MNS | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 23 | @ LAK | W 6–2 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs EDM | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs WSH | W 7–3 | Final |
| Apr 2 | @ NJD | L 2–5 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ BOS | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 6 | vs NJD | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 7 | vs NJD | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | @ NJD | L 0–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 10 | @ NJD | W 5–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | vs NJD | L 2–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 14 | @ NJD | L 5–6 | Final · Playoffs |