1987–88 Quebec Nordiques season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1987–88 1987 Quebec Nordiques Wales 11th Adams 5th 32–43–5 15–23–2 17–20–3 271 306 Maurice Filion Andre Savard Ron Lapointe Peter Stastny Colisée de Québec Michel Goulet (48) Peter Stastny (65) Peter Stastny (111) Gaetan Duchesne (+8) Gord Donnelly (301) Mario Gosselin (20) Mario Brunetta (3.72) The 1987–88 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques ninth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Offseason Quebec made a huge trade during the 1987 NHL entry draft, as the Nordiques traded away Dale Hunter and Clint Malarchuk to the Washington Capitals for Gaetan Duchesne, Alan Haworth, and the Capitals first round draft pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, in which the Nordiques selected Joe Sakic. Haworth had an injury plagued season in 1986–87, appearing in only 50 games, however, he scored 25 goals and 41 points. In 1985–86, Haworth had a career high 34 goals and 73 points for the Capitals. Duchesne had a career high 52 points with Washington in 1986–87, as he scored 17 goals and had 35 assists. Joe Sakic was the Nordiques second selection in the 1987 NHL entry draft, as he scored 60 goals and 133 points in 72 games with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL), as Quebec selected Bryan Fogarty with their first pick. Fogarty had 70 points in 56 games with the Kingston Canadians of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Head coach Michel Bergeron left the Nordiques to take the head coaching job with the New York Rangers. As compensation, the Nordiques received the New York Rangers first round pick in the 1988 NHL entry draft. Quebec hired former Nordiques player Andre Savard to replace Bergeron. Savard ended his twelve-year playing career by playing his last two seasons with Quebec from 1983 to 1985. He had been the head coach of the Fredericton Express of the AHL. Late in the pre-season, the Nordiques made a trade with the New York Rangers, when Quebec sent David Shaw and John Ogrodnick to the Rangers for Terry Carkner and Jeff Jackson. Carkner had a solid rookie season with New York in 1986–87, scoring two goals and 15 points in 52 games with the Rangers, while Jackson split the season between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Rangers, scoring 13 goals and 21 points in 64 games between the two teams. Regular season Quebec began the season with a three-game winning streak, and continued their early season success, as they had a 9–5–1 record through their first 15 games. The Nordiques then lost eight of their next nine games, to fall to 10–13–1--a slump which cost head coach Andre Savard his job. He was replaced by assistant coach Ron Lapointe on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. Under Lapointe, the Nordiques would go 6–3–1 in his first ten games to reach the .500 level with a 16–16–2 record, and found themselves in a fight with the Buffalo Sabres and Hartford Whalers for the final two playoff spots in the Adams Division. Quebec would remain in the hunt, as after 72 games, the team had a 32–36–4 record, good for 68 points, and a three-point lead on the Whalers for the final playoff spot. Quebec then went winless in their last eight games, going 0–7–1, as the Nordiques sank to last place in the Adams Division, missing the playoffs for the first time since 1980. Their record was 32–43–5, earning 69 points, which was their worst record since 1979–80, when the Nordiques were 25–44–11, getting 61 points. On offence, the club was led by Peter Stastny, who recorded 111 points, which was good for a tie for fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL). Stastny scored 46 goals, his highest total since 1983–84, while adding 65 assists. Michel Goulet once again led the club in goals, as he scored 48 times, while he added 58 assists for 106 points. Anton Stastny was solid once again, getting 27 goals and 72 points, while newcomers Gaetan Duchesne and Alan Haworth each cracked the 20 goal plateau, scoring 24 and 23 goals respectively. Jeff Brown led the Nordiques from the blueline, scoring 16 goals and 52 points, while Terry Carkner chipped in with 27 points in his first season in Quebec. In goal, Mario Gosselin appeared in 54 games, winning a team high 20 games, while posting a 3.78 GAA, and recording two shutouts for the team. Rookie Mario Brunetta was the backup, winning 10 games with a 3.72 GAA in 29 games. Another rookie, Ron Tugnutt, appeared in six games, earning two wins with a 3.38 GAA. Final standings QUE Record vs. opponents QUE Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1987–88 regular season1987-88 Quebec Nordiques Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/QUE/1988_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 19, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 8, 1987||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 10, 1987||6–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 12, 1987||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||3–0–0 |- |4||T||October 16, 1987||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||3–0–1 |- |5||L||October 17, 1987||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||3–1–1 |- |6||L||October 22, 1987||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 24, 1987||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||3–3–1 |- |8||W||October 27, 1987||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||4–3–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1987||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||5–3–1 |- |10||L||October 31, 1987||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||5–4–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||L||November 1, 1987||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||5–5–1 |- |12||W||November 3, 1987||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||6–5–1 |- |13||W||November 6, 1987||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||7–5–1 |- |14||W||November 7, 1987||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||8–5–1 |- |15||W||November 9, 1987||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||9–5–1 |- |16||L||November 13, 1987||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||9–6–1 |- |17||L||November 14, 1987||7–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||9–7–1 |- |18||L||November 18, 1987||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||9–8–1 |- |19||L||November 19, 1987||1–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||9–9–1 |- |20||W||November 23, 1987||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||10–9–1 |- |21||L||November 25, 1987||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||10–10–1 |- |22||L||November 28, 1987||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||10–11–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||L||December 1, 1987||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||10–12–1 |- |24||L||December 3, 1987||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||10–13–1 |- |25||W||December 5, 1987||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||11–13–1 |- |26||L||December 8, 1987||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||11–14–1 |- |27||T||December 11, 1987||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||11–14–2 |- |28||W||December 12, 1987||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||12–14–2 |- |29||L||December 16, 1987||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||12–15–2 |- |30||W||December 20, 1987||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||13–15–2 |- |31||L||December 22, 1987||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||13–16–2 |- |32||W||December 26, 1987||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||14–16–2 |- |33||W||December 27, 1987||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||15–16–2 |- |34||W||December 29, 1987||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||16–16–2 |- |35||L||December 31, 1987||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1987–88) ||16–17–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||L||January 2, 1988||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||16–18–2 |- |37||L||January 3, 1988||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||16–19–2 |- |38||W||January 6, 1988||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||17–19–2 |- |39||L||January 9, 1988||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) ||17–20–2 |- |40||W||January 13, 1988||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||18–20–2 |- |41||L||January 14, 1988||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1987–88) ||18–21–2 |- |42||W||January 16, 1988||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||19–21–2 |- |43||T||January 19, 1988||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) ||19–21–3 |- |44||W||January 21, 1988||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||20–21–3 |- |45||L||January 23, 1988||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||20–22–3 |- |46||L||January 24, 1988||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||20–23–3 |- |47||W||January 26, 1988||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||21–23–3 |- |48||L||January 28, 1988||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||21–24–3 |- |49||L||January 30, 1988||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) ||21–25–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |50||L||February 2, 1988||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||21–26–3 |- |51||W||February 4, 1988||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1987–88) ||22–26–3 |- |52||L||February 6, 1988||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||22–27–3 |- |53||T||February 7, 1988||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) ||22–27–4 |- |54||L||February 11, 1988||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) ||22–28–4 |- |55||W||February 13, 1988||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) ||23–28–4 |- |56||L||February 14, 1988||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||23–29–4 |- |57||L||February 16, 1988||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) ||23–30–4 |- |58||L||February 20, 1988||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||23–31–4 |- |59||W||February 21, 1988||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||24–31–4 |- |60||L||February 23, 1988||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||24–32–4 |- |61||W||February 26, 1988||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||25–32–4 |- |62||W||February 27, 1988||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) ||26–32–4 |- |63||L||February 29, 1988||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||26–33–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |64||W||March 2, 1988||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||27–33–4 |- |65||L||March 4, 1988||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) ||27–34–4 |- |66||L||March 6, 1988||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1987–88) ||27–35–4 |- |67||W||March 8, 1988||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||28–35–4 |- |68||W||March 10, 1988||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1987–88) ||29–35–4 |- |69||L||March 12, 1988||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||29–36–4 |- |70||W||March 13, 1988||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) ||30–36–4 |- |71||W||March 15, 1988||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) ||31–36–4 |- |72||W||March 17, 1988||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) ||32–36–4 |- |73||L||March 19, 1988||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1987–88) ||32–37–4 |- |74||L||March 23, 1988||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) ||32–38–4 |- |75||L||March 26, 1988||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) ||32–39–4 |- |76||L||March 27, 1988||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) ||32–40–4 |- |77||L||March 29, 1988||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) ||32–41–4 |- |78||T||March 31, 1988||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||32–41–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||L||April 2, 1988||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) ||32–42–5 |- |80||L||April 3, 1988||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1987–88) ||32–43–5 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Peter Stastny Peter Šťastný C 76 46 65 111 6922002 Michel Goulet LW 80 48 58 106 56-312914 Anton Stastny Anton Šťastný LW 69 27 45 72 14-91504 Alan Haworth ice hockey C 72 23 34 57 112-5602 Jeff Brown Jeff Brown (ice hockey, born 1966) D 78 16 36 52 64-25904 Gaetan Duchesne Gaétan Duchesne LW 80 24 23 47 838412 Lane Lambert RW 61 13 28 41 980002 Jason Lafreniere C 40 10 19 29 4-1501 Jeff Jackson Jeff Jackson (ice hockey, born 1965) LW 68 9 18 27 1035023 Terry Carkner D 63 3 24 27 159-8201 Tommy Albelin D 60 3 23 26 47-7000 Randy Moller D 66 3 22 25 169-11002 Alain Cote Alain Côté (ice hockey, born 1957) LW 76 4 18 22 263000 Mike Eagles C/LW 76 10 10 20 74-18122 Paul Gillis C 80 7 10 17 164-29100 Robert Picard D 65 3 13 16 103-1011 Marc Fortier C 27 4 10 14 12-17301 Normand Rochefort D 46 3 10 13 49-2010 Steven Finn Steven Finn (ice hockey) D 75 3 7 10 198-4100 Gord Donnelly D 63 4 3 7 301-16100 Mike Hough LW 17 3 2 5 2-8001 Ken Quinney RW 15 2 2 4 5-3100 Jean-Marc Richard Jean-Marc Richard (ice hockey) D 4 2 1 3 2-3100 Stu Kulak RW 14 1 1 2 28-5000 Trevor Stienburg RW 8 0 1 1 24-1000 Ron Tugnutt G 6 0 1 1 00000 Mario Brunetta G 29 0 0 0 160000 Bobby Dollas D 9 0 0 0 2-4000 Mario Gosselin Mario Gosselin (ice hockey) G 54 0 0 0 80000 Stephane Guerard Stéphane Guérard D 30 0 0 0 34-7000 David Latta David Latta (ice hockey) LW 10 0 0 0 0-4000 Ken McRae Mcrae, Ken C 1 0 0 0 00000 Max Middendorf RW 1 0 0 0 00000 Mike Natyshak RW 4 0 0 0 0-1000 Daniel Poudrier D 6 0 0 0 0-1000Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Mario Gosselin Mario Gosselin (ice hockey) 3002 54 20 28 4 189 3.78 214221233.867 Mario Brunetta 1550 29 10 12 1 96 3.72 0778682.877 Ron Tugnutt 284 6 2 3 0 16 3.38 0123107.870 Team: 4836 80 32 43 5 301 3.73 223232022.870 hockey-reference.com 2009-07-27 1987-88 Quebec Nordiques Statistics — Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/QUE/1988.html Awards Second NHL All-Star team: Michel Goulet Transactions The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1987–88 season. Trades September 30, 1987To New York RangersJohn Ogrodnick David ShawTo Quebec NordiquesTerry Carkner Jeff Jackson December 17, 1987To Winnipeg JetsStu KulakTo Quebec NordiquesBobby Dollas May 18, 1988To New York RangersHead Coach Michel BergeronTo Quebec Nordiques1st round pick in 1988 – Daniel Dore Waivers October 5, 1987To Minnesota North StarsRichard Zemlak October 5, 1987To New Jersey DevilsRisto Siltanen October 5, 1987From New York RangersStu Kulak Free agents Player New Team Jimmy Mann Pittsburgh Penguins Basil McRae Minnesota North Stars Draft picks Quebec's draft picks from the 1987 NHL entry draft which was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)19 Bryan Fogarty Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL)115 Joe Sakic Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)351 Jim Sprott Canada London Knights (OHL)472 Kip Miller United States Michigan State Spartans (NCAA)593 Rob Mendel United States Wisconsin Badgers (NCAA)6114 Garth Snow United States Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS)7135 Tim Hanus United States Minnetonka High School (USHS)8156 Jake Enebak United States Northfield High School (USHS)9177 Jaroslav Sevcik ZKL Brno (Czech.)9183 Ladislav Tresl ZKL Brno (Czech.)10198 Darren Nauss Canada North Battleford North Stars (SJHL)11219 Mike Williams United States Ferris State Bulldogs (NCAA)S211Mike HiltnerUnited StatesUniversity of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) Farm teams Fredericton Express – AHL See also 1987–88 NHL season References Quebec Nordiques season, 1987-88 Category:Quebec Nordiques seasons Que Category:1980s in Quebec City Category:1987 in sports in Quebec Category:1988 in sports in Quebec