1987–88 Montreal Canadiens season
1987–88 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Adams Division champions | |
Division | 1st Adams |
Conference | 1st Wales |
1987–88 record | 45–22–13 |
Goals for | 298 |
Goals against | 238 |
Team information | |
General manager | Serge Savard |
Coach | Jean Perron |
Captain | Bob Gainey |
Alternate captains | Mats Naslund Larry Robinson |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Stephane Richer (50) |
Assists | Bobby Smith (66) |
Points | Bobby Smith (93) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Nilan (209) |
Plus/minus | Petr Svoboda (+46) |
Wins | Patrick Roy (23) |
Goals against average | Brian Hayward (2.86) |
The 1987–88 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 79th season. The club qualified for the playoffs, defeated the Hartford Whalers in the first round, but were eliminated in the Adams Division finals versus the Boston Bruins four games to one.
Offseason
[edit]- Canadiens General Manager Serge Savard was part of the four man committee that would select players and coaches for Team Canada at the 1987 Canada Cup.[1] Canadiens head coach Jean Perron would be selected as one of the assistant coaches for Team Canada.[2]
NHL Draft
[edit]for more information visit 1988 NHL entry draft
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Regular season
[edit]Defensively, the Canadiens were the best team in the league, finishing the regular season with just 238 goals against. They also allowed the fewest power-play goals, with just 64[3]
Final standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
[4]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.
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Adams Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Wales Conference[edit]
Vs. Campbell Conference[edit]
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Schedule and results
[edit]# | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | Oct 8, 1987 | 2–2 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 0–0–1 |
2 | W | Oct 10, 1987 | 6–3 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–0–1 |
3 | L | Oct 12, 1987 | 2–5 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | Oct 16, 1987 | 3–4 | @ New Jersey Devils | 1–2–1 |
5 | W | Oct 17, 1987 | 3–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–2–1 |
6 | W | Oct 19, 1987 | 5–1 | Minnesota North Stars | 3–2–1 |
7 | W | Oct 21, 1987 | 10–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–2–1 |
8 | L | Oct 23, 1987 | 3–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 4–3–1 |
9 | W | Oct 24, 1987 | 3–2 | @ Washington Capitals | 5–3–1 |
10 | L | Oct 26, 1987 | 3–5 | Calgary Flames | 5–4–1 |
11 | W | Oct 28, 1987 | 3–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–4–1 |
12 | W | Oct 30, 1987 | 5–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 7–4–1 |
13 | T | Oct 31, 1987 | 3–3 OT | Boston Bruins | 7–4–2 |
14 | W | Nov 2, 1987 | 6–4 | St. Louis Blues | 8–4–2 |
15 | T | Nov 4, 1987 | 4–4 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 8–4–3 |
16 | W | Nov 7, 1987 | 5–4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 9–4–3 |
17 | W | Nov 9, 1987 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 10–4–3 |
18 | T | Nov 11, 1987 | 0–0 OT | @ Hartford Whalers | 10–4–4 |
19 | L | Nov 12, 1987 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 10–5–4 |
20 | W | Nov 14, 1987 | 3–0 | Chicago Blackhawks | 11–5–4 |
21 | T | Nov 16, 1987 | 3–3 OT | Hartford Whalers | 11–5–5 |
22 | W | Nov 18, 1987 | 5–2 | New York Islanders | 12–5–5 |
23 | W | Nov 21, 1987 | 2–1 | New Jersey Devils | 13–5–5 |
24 | L | Nov 23, 1987 | 3–4 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques | 13–6–5 |
25 | W | Nov 25, 1987 | 6–5 | @ Hartford Whalers | 14–6–5 |
26 | L | Nov 27, 1987 | 2–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 14–7–5 |
27 | W | Nov 28, 1987 | 7–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets | 15–7–5 |
28 | W | Nov 30, 1987 | 6–4 | Boston Bruins | 16–7–5 |
29 | T | Dec 2, 1987 | 3–3 OT | Vancouver Canucks | 16–7–6 |
30 | W | Dec 5, 1987 | 6–4 | Los Angeles Kings | 17–7–6 |
31 | W | Dec 8, 1987 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders | 18–7–6 |
32 | T | Dec 9, 1987 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Rangers | 18–7–7 |
33 | W | Dec 12, 1987 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 19–7–7 |
34 | W | Dec 16, 1987 | 5–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 20–7–7 |
35 | T | Dec 18, 1987 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres | 20–7–8 |
36 | L | Dec 19, 1987 | 1–2 | Buffalo Sabres | 20–8–8 |
37 | T | Dec 23, 1987 | 2–2 OT | Washington Capitals | 20–8–9 |
38 | W | Dec 26, 1987 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 21–8–9 |
39 | L | Dec 28, 1987 | 3–9 | @ Calgary Flames | 21–9–9 |
40 | W | Dec 29, 1987 | 4–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 22–9–9 |
41 | L | Jan 2, 1988 | 2–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 22–10–9 |
42 | L | Jan 6, 1988 | 5–6 | Buffalo Sabres | 22–11–9 |
43 | T | Jan 9, 1988 | 3–3 OT | Philadelphia Flyers | 22–11–10 |
44 | W | Jan 13, 1988 | 5–4 | Boston Bruins | 23–11–10 |
45 | L | Jan 14, 1988 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 23–12–10 |
46 | W | Jan 16, 1988 | 4–3 | New York Rangers | 24–12–10 |
47 | W | Jan 18, 1988 | 6–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 25–12–10 |
48 | L | Jan 21, 1988 | 1–4 | St. Louis Blues | 25–13–10 |
49 | L | Jan 23, 1988 | 3–4 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins | 25–14–10 |
50 | W | Jan 24, 1988 | 5–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 26–14–10 |
51 | W | Jan 27, 1988 | 4–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 27–14–10 |
52 | L | Jan 29, 1988 | 3–4 | @ Washington Capitals | 27–15–10 |
53 | W | Jan 30, 1988 | 6–2 | @ New York Islanders | 28–15–10 |
54 | W | Feb 1, 1988 | 5–4 | Hartford Whalers | 29–15–10 |
55 | W | Feb 3, 1988 | 5–2 | @ Hartford Whalers | 30–15–10 |
56 | L | Feb 4, 1988 | 3–7 | @ Boston Bruins | 30–16–10 |
57 | L | Feb 6, 1988 | 4–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 30–17–10 |
58 | L | Feb 11, 1988 | 2–4 | @ New Jersey Devils | 30–18–10 |
59 | L | Feb 13, 1988 | 1–4 | Hartford Whalers | 30–19–10 |
60 | L | Feb 15, 1988 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers | 30–20–10 |
61 | W | Feb 17, 1988 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins | 31–20–10 |
62 | W | Feb 20, 1988 | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 32–20–10 |
63 | W | Feb 23, 1988 | 3–1 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 33–20–10 |
64 | W | Feb 24, 1988 | 5–4 | Vancouver Canucks | 34–20–10 |
65 | W | Feb 27, 1988 | 6–0 | Winnipeg Jets | 35–20–10 |
66 | W | Feb 29, 1988 | 2–1 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 36–20–10 |
67 | W | Mar 3, 1988 | 4–2 | @ St. Louis Blues | 37–20–10 |
68 | W | Mar 5, 1988 | 7–6 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings | 38–20–10 |
69 | W | Mar 9, 1988 | 4–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 39–20–10 |
70 | W | Mar 12, 1988 | 5–0 | Hartford Whalers | 40–20–10 |
71 | T | Mar 14, 1988 | 2–2 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars | 40–20–11 |
72 | W | Mar 16, 1988 | 4–1 | @ Winnipeg Jets | 41–20–11 |
73 | W | Mar 19, 1988 | 3–0 | Chicago Blackhawks | 42–20–11 |
74 | T | Mar 21, 1988 | 3–3 OT | Calgary Flames | 42–20–12 |
75 | W | Mar 23, 1988 | 4–1 | Quebec Nordiques | 43–20–12 |
76 | L | Mar 25, 1988 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 43–21–12 |
77 | L | Mar 27, 1988 | 2–4 | @ Hartford Whalers | 43–22–12 |
78 | W | Mar 31, 1988 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins | 44–22–12 |
79 | W | Apr 2, 1988 | 9–4 | Buffalo Sabres | 45–22–12 |
80 | T | Apr 3, 1988 | 4–4 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres | 45–22–13 |
- April 3: Stephane Richer becomes the sixth player in Montreal history to score 50 goals in a season with two in the season finale against Buffalo.[6]
Playoffs
[edit]Adams Division semi-finals
[edit]Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Habs almost squandered a 3–0 series lead. The deep Habs roster was the best team in the Wales Conference during the season, consisting of one 50-goal scorer, five 20–goal scorers and another six with between 10 and 20 goals. Their best assets were goaltenders Patrick Roy and backup Brian Hayward who won 23 and 22 games respectively. The Ron Francis-led Whalers went 2–4–2 against the Canadiens during the season, twice losing by just one goal.
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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April 6 | Hartford | 3 | Montreal | 4 | |
April 7 | Hartford | 3 | Montreal | 7 | |
April 9 | Montreal | 4 | Hartford | 3 | |
April 10 | Montreal | 5 | Hartford | 7 | |
April 12 | Hartford | 5 | Montreal | 3 | |
April 14 | Montreal | 4 | Hartford | 2 |
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–2
Adams Division finals
[edit]Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Wales Conference's two best teams, and the NHL's two best defensive teams, met in this series with equal rest time. The Habs had beaten Boston in the Adams Division semi-finals four years in a row, sweeping the Bruins in three of the past four seasons, and beating them 3–2 in a best-of-five the other year. This time, the Bruins' defence would wear down Montreal, as Ken Linseman, Ray Bourque and Cam Neely provided the offence to finally conquer the Canadiens, this despite the fact that the Habs beat them in Game 1 by a score of 5–1. It was the first Bruins' playoff series win over the Habs since the 1942–43 season.
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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April 18 | Boston | 1 | Montreal | 5 | |
April 20 | Boston | 4 | Montreal | 3 | |
April 22 | Montreal | 1 | Boston | 3 | |
April 24 | Montreal | 0 | Boston | 2 | |
April 26 | Boston | 4 | Montreal | 1 |
Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–1
Player statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Bobby Smith | C | 78 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 78 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Mats Naslund | LW | 78 | 24 | 59 | 83 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Stephane Richer | RW | 72 | 50 | 28 | 78 | 72 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
Claude Lemieux | RW | 78 | 31 | 30 | 61 | 137 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Chris Chelios | D | 71 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 172 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
Mike McPhee | LW | 77 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Larry Robinson | D | 53 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Shayne Corson | LW | 71 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 152 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 80 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 61 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Brian Skrudland | C | 79 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 112 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Petr Svoboda | D | 69 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 149 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kjell Dahlin | RW | 48 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 78 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sergio Momesso | LW | 53 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 101 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Ludwig | D | 74 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Green | D | 59 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 209 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gilles Thibaudeau | C | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Lalor | D | 66 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Kordic | RW | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Trader | D | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Serge Boisvert | RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jose Charbonneau | RW | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Hayward | G | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Roy | G | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Perry Ganchar | RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gaston Gingras | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Sandelin | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vincent Riendeau | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathieu Schneider | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
[edit]Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Patrick Roy | 2586 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 125 | 2.90 | 3 | 1248 | 1123 | .900 |
Brian Hayward | 2247 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 107 | 2.86 | 2 | 1032 | 925 | .896 |
Vincent Riendeau | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8.33 | 0 | 22 | 17 | .773 |
Team: | 4869 | 80 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 237 | 2.92 | 5 | 2302 | 2065 | .897 |
Playoffs
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Stephane Richer | RW | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mike McPhee | LW | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bobby Smith | C | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mats Naslund | LW | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Thibaudeau | C | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kjell Dahlin | RW | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Skrudland | C | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Lemieux | RW | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Larry Robinson | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Petr Svoboda | D | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Chelios | D | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Kordic | RW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Ludwig | D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Green | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sergio Momesso | LW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shayne Corson | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Serge Boisvert | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jose Charbonneau | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steven Fletcher | LW/D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Hayward | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Lalor | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Roy | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
[edit]Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Patrick Roy | 430 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 3.35 | 0 | 218 | 194 | .890 |
Brian Hayward | 230 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2.35 | 0 | 85 | 76 | .894 |
Team: | 660 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 303 | 270 | .891 |
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
[edit]- Frank J. Selke Trophy: Guy Carbonneau
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Mats Naslund
- William M. Jennings Trophy: Patrick Roy/Brian Hayward
- Patrick Roy, goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star
Transactions
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Draft picks
[edit]Montreal's draft picks at the 1987 NHL entry draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 17 | Andrew Cassels | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
2 | 33 | John LeClair | United States | Bellows Free Academy (USHS-VT) |
2 | 38 | Eric Desjardins | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
3 | 44 | Mathieu Schneider | United States | Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
3 | 58 | Francois Gravel | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
4 | 80 | Kris Miller | United States | Greenway High School (USHS-MN) |
5 | 101 | Steve McCool | United States | The Hill School (USHS-PA) |
6 | 122 | Les Kuntar | United States | Nichols School (USHS-NY) |
7 | 143 | Robert Kelley | United States | Matignon High School (USHS-MA) |
8 | 164 | Will Geist | United States | St. Paul Academy and Summit School (USHS-MN) |
9 | 185 | Eric Tremblay | Canada | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
10 | 206 | Barry McKinlay | Canada | University of Illinois at Chicago (CCHA) |
11 | 227 | Ed Ronan | United States | Phillips Andover Academy (USHS-MA) |
12 | 248 | Bryan Herring | United States | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
S2 | 18 | Wayne Gagne | Canada | Western Michigan University (CCHA) |
Farm teams
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gretzky to Lemieux: The Story of the 1987 Canada Cup, p.8, Ed Willies, McLelland and Stewart, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7710-8942-8
- ^ Gretzky to Lemieux: The Story of the 1987 Canada Cup, p.4, Ed Willies, McLelland and Stewart, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7710-8942-8
- ^ "1987-88 NHL Summary".
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Richer Pots No. 50. Our History – The Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved 2013-June-19. Archived 2013-06-22.
- ^ "1987-88 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.