1987–88 Washington Capitals
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 38-33-0, 85 pts · Playoffs 7-7
The 1987–88 Washington Capitals went 38-33-0 (85 points) in the Patrick Division and played 14 playoff games (7-7). Mike Gartner led the team with 81 points (48 G, 33 A). Clint Malarchuk had 24 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner | R | 80 | 48 | 33 | 81 | +20 | 73 | 19 | 316 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stevens | D | 80 | 12 | 60 | 72 | +14 | 184 | 5 | 231 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Murphy | D | 79 | 8 | 53 | 61 | +2 | 72 | 7 | 201 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 79 | 22 | 37 | 59 | +7 | 240 | 11 | 126 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ridley | C | 70 | 28 | 31 | 59 | +1 | 22 | 12 | 134 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Christian | R | 80 | 37 | 21 | 58 | -14 | 26 | 14 | 187 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | R | 78 | 18 | 36 | 54 | +2 | 29 | 7 | 136 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hatcher | D | 71 | 14 | 27 | 41 | +1 | 137 | 5 | 181 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Michal Pivonka | C | 71 | 11 | 23 | 34 | +1 | 28 | 3 | 96 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Miller | L | 80 | 9 | 23 | 32 | +9 | 35 | 0 | 96 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Galley | D | 58 | 7 | 23 | 30 | +11 | 44 | 3 | 100 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Adams | L | 78 | 15 | 12 | 27 | -3 | 153 | 3 | 109 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Gould | R | 72 | 12 | 14 | 26 | -1 | 56 | 0 | 119 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Sundstrom | L | 76 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -2 | 34 | 0 | 89 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Corriveau | L | 44 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +17 | 84 | 0 | 52 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | D | 63 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 28 | 0 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Franceschetti | L | 59 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +2 | 113 | 1 | 53 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Laughlin | R | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 26 | 3 | 45 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | D | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +5 | 67 | 0 | 31 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Ledyard | D | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cavallini | D | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Houlder | D | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Leach | R | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kastelic | R | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 78 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Jensen | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Richard | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yves Beaudoin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Malarchuk | 80 | 47 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 1338 | .885 | 3.16 | 4 |
| Pete Peeters | 66 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 863 | .898 | 2.79 | 2 |
| Alain Raymond | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .900 | 3.06 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | @ BOS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 10 | vs CHI | W 6–4 | Final |
| Oct 11 | @ BUF | L 5–6 | Final |
| Oct 16 | vs HFD | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 17 | vs NYR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Oct 19 | @ NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ PHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 24 | vs MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ VAN | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 30 | @ WIN | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 31 | @ MNS | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 3 | vs VAN | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 6 | vs QUE | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ NJD | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 10 | @ NYI | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 11 | @ PIT | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs MNS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 17 | vs DET | L 0–1 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ BUF | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ HFD | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs BOS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs PIT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 28 | @ PIT | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Dec 1 | vs EDM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 4 | vs NYI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs LAK | W 10–3 | Final |
| Dec 8 | vs CGY | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ HFD | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 12 | vs CHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 15 | @ TOR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ DET | L 1–6 | Final |
| Dec 18 | vs TOR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs STL | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 22 | @ QUE | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ MTL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 26 | vs PHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 28 | @ TOR | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Dec 30 | @ NJD | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 1 | vs PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs EDM | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 5 | @ PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 8 | vs NYR | W 8–4 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ CGY | L 2–8 | Final |
| Jan 11 | @ EDM | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ LAK | W 8–3 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ STL | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 17 | @ CHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Jan 19 | vs NJD | W 6–4 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs BUF | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 26 | vs WIN | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs MTL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs PHI | W 1–0 | Final/OT |
| Feb 2 | @ PIT | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 5 | vs NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 6 | vs NYR | L 0–3 | Final |
| Feb 11 | @ NYR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs NYI | W 6–2 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs CGY | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 17 | @ NJD | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ WIN | W 6–0 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ MNS | W 3–0 | Final |
| Feb 24 | @ LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 27 | @ NYI | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs NJD | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ NJD | W 6–1 | Final |
| Mar 4 | vs QUE | W 6–2 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs VAN | W 7–2 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ PHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 12 | vs NYR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ BOS | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ NYR | W 8–4 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs NYI | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 20 | vs NJD | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 22 | vs STL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 23 | @ PIT | L 1–7 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs DET | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 31 | @ NYI | L 3–7 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs PIT | L 6–7 | Final/OT |
| Apr 3 | @ PHI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Apr 6 | vs PHI | L 2–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 7 | vs PHI | W 5–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | @ PHI | L 3–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 10 | @ PHI | L 4–5 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | vs PHI | W 5–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 14 | @ PHI | W 7–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 16 | vs PHI | W 5–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | vs NJD | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | vs NJD | L 2–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | @ NJD | L 4–10 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | @ NJD | W 4–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 26 | vs NJD | L 1–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 28 | @ NJD | W 7–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 30 | vs NJD | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |