1987–88 St. Louis Blues season

The 1987–88 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

The Blues allowed the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season, with just 5.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 8, 1987||2–8 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||0–1–0

|2||L||October 10, 1987||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||0–2–0

|3||L||October 14, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||0–3–0

|4||L||October 17, 1987||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||0–4–0

|5||W||October 20, 1987||6–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||1–4–0

|6||W||October 24, 1987||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||2–4–0

|7||L||October 27, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||2–5–0

|8||W||October 29, 1987||3–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||3–5–0

|9||T||October 31, 1987||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||3–5–1

|10||L||November 2, 1987||4–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||3–6–1

|11||L||November 3, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||3–7–1

|12||L||November 5, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||3–8–1

|13||W||November 7, 1987||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||4–8–1

|14||W||November 10, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||5–8–1

|15||L||November 12, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||5–9–1

|16||L||November 14, 1987||5–6 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||5–10–1

|17||W||November 18, 1987||6–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||6–10–1

|18||T||November 19, 1987||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||6–10–2

|19||W||November 21, 1987||4–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||7–10–2

|20||W||November 25, 1987||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||8–10–2

|21||L||November 27, 1987||0–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||8–11–2

|22||L||November 28, 1987||4–6 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||8–12–2

|23||W||December 2, 1987||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||9–12–2

|24||L||December 3, 1987||2–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||9–13–2

|25||L||December 5, 1987||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1987–88) ||9–14–2

|26||T||December 9, 1987||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||9–14–3

|27||W||December 10, 1987||5–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||10–14–3

|28||W||December 12, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||11–14–3

|29||T||December 15, 1987||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1987–88) ||11–14–4

|30||W||December 17, 1987||2–0 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||12–14–4

|31||W||December 19, 1987||7–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||13–14–4

|32||T||December 20, 1987||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||13–14–5

|33||L||December 23, 1987||1–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||13–15–5

|34||W||December 26, 1987||5–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||14–15–5

|35||W||December 27, 1987||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||15–15–5

|36||L||December 30, 1987||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||15–16–5

|37||L||December 31, 1987||2–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||15–17–5

|38||W||January 2, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||16–17–5

|39||L||January 4, 1988||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1987–88) ||16–18–5

|40||L||January 6, 1988||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||16–19–5

|41||L||January 7, 1988||4–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||16–20–5

|42||L||January 9, 1988||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||16–21–5

|43||L||January 12, 1988||2–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||16–22–5

|44||W||January 14, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||17–22–5

|45||W||January 16, 1988||3–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||18–22–5

|46||L||January 19, 1988||0–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||18–23–5

|47||W||January 21, 1988||4–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||19–23–5

|48||W||January 23, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||20–23–5

|49||W||January 26, 1988||7–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||21–23–5

|50||W||January 28, 1988||9–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||22–23–5

|51||W||January 30, 1988||5–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) ||23–23–5

|52||W||February 1, 1988||5–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||24–23–5

|53||W||February 3, 1988||2–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||25–23–5

|54||L||February 6, 1988||2–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||25–24–5

|55||L||February 12, 1988||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||25–25–5

|56||W||February 13, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||26–25–5

|57||L||February 16, 1988||0–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||26–26–5

|58||W||February 18, 1988||7–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||27–26–5

|59||L||February 20, 1988||3–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||27–27–5

|60||W||February 21, 1988||5–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||28–27–5

|61||L||February 23, 1988||4–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||28–28–5

|62||L||February 25, 1988||2–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||28–29–5

|63||W||February 27, 1988||6–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||29–29–5

|64||L||February 29, 1988||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1987–88) ||29–30–5

|65||L||March 1, 1988||0–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1987–88) ||29–31–5

|66||L||March 3, 1988||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||29–32–5

|67||T||March 5, 1988||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||29–32–6

|68||W||March 8, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||30–32–6

|69||W||March 10, 1988||6–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||31–32–6

|70||L||March 13, 1988||6–7 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||31–33–6

|71||T||March 15, 1988||7–7 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||31–33–7

|72||T||March 17, 1988||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||31–33–8

|73||L||March 19, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||31–34–8

|74||W||March 20, 1988||5–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||32–34–8

|75||W||March 22, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||33–34–8

|76||L||March 24, 1988||2–8 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||33–35–8

|77||W||March 26, 1988||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||34–35–8

|78||L||March 28, 1988||2–7 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||34–36–8

|79||L||April 1, 1988||2–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||34–37–8

|80||L||April 3, 1988||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||34–38–8

Legend:

Playoffs The Blues defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in five games, in the Norris Division semifinal series. But lost to the Detroit Red Wings in five games, in the Norris Division final series.

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 79 20 69 89 52-12902 C 72 36 50 86 59-131924 LW 80 40 38 78 82101331 RW 66 32 31 63 136-61400 C 67 11 37 48 225213 D 67 8 34 42 127-20500 LW 76 15 22 37 147-16412 D 77 8 29 37 107-5505 C 76 18 16 34 760053 LW 64 15 17 32 62-4213 D 68 7 22 29 180300 RW 73 10 15 25 190-10002 D 67 3 18 21 60-6200 C 51 10 9 19 828002 D 78 6 13 19 766001 RW 13 6 8 14 44200 C 26 5 8 13 126101 LW 41 5 7 12 49-7001 D 48 4 7 11 867100 C 21 5 4 9 45001 D 30 3 6 9 126001 RW 64 4 2 6 227-5000 D 19 3 3 6 60001 D 11 1 3 4 250000 RW 17 2 1 3 4-14001 RW 23 1 0 1 42-5000 D 30 0 1 1 78-2000 D 7 0 1 1 160000 LW 4 0 1 1 0-1000 LW 1 0 1 1 0-1000 D 4 0 1 1 8-1000 LW 7 0 0 0 2-2000 C 1 0 0 0 00000 G 3 0 0 0 00000 G 48 0 0 0 40000 D 9 0 0 0 6-7000 D 1 0 0 0 2-1000 G 31 0 0 0 140000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO SA SV SV% 2854 48 21 19 7 167 3.51 113961229.880 1818 31 13 16 1 103 3.40 2922819.888 180 3 0 3 0 18 6.00 010789.832 Team: 4852 80 34 38 8 288 3.56 324252137.881

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 10 3 14 17 183100 LW 10 5 5 10 193200 RW 10 7 2 9 41403 LW 9 3 6 9 8-3101 C 10 2 6 8 18-6200 C 10 6 1 7 41311 D 10 1 6 7 25-7100 D 10 1 6 7 265010 RW 5 2 3 5 24-4100 D 10 1 3 4 4-1000 RW 10 1 3 4 11-1000 D 10 1 2 3 330000 LW 10 0 3 3 49-4000 LW 7 1 1 2 6-3000 RW 3 1 1 2 2-1100 D 10 0 1 1 18-9000 D 6 0 1 1 21000 D 3 0 0 0 2-2000 LW 2 0 0 0 01000 RW 6 0 0 0 21-1000 RW 5 0 0 0 15-1000 C 10 0 0 0 8-5000 G 10 0 0 0 20000 C 1 0 0 0 20000 D 1 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO SA SV SV% 600 10 5 5 38 3.80 0252214.849 Team: 600 10 5 5 38 3.80 0252214.849

Draft picks St. Louis's draft picks at the 1987 NHL entry draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The Blues attempted to select Tim Foley in the second round of the 1987 NHL supplemental draft, but the claim was ruled invalid since Foley entered school after age 20 and therefore did not meet eligibility requirements.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)112Keith OsborneNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)354Kevin MiehmOshawa Generals (OHL)359Robert NordmarkLulea HF (Sweden)475Darin SmithNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)482Andy RymshaWestern Michigan University (CCHA)6117Rob RobinsonMiami University (CCHA)7138Todd CrabtreeGovernor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA)8159Guy HebertHamilton College (NESCAC)9180Rob DumasSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)10201David MarvinWarroad High School (USHS-MN)10207Andy CesarskiCulver Military Academy (USHS-IN)11222Daniel RolfeBrockville Braves (OPJHL)12243Ray SavardRegina Pats (WHL)

See also 1987–88 NHL season

References

Blues on Hockey Database