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1987–88 Hartford Whalers season

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1987–88 Hartford Whalers
Division	4thAdams
Conference	10thWales
1987–88 record	35–38–7
Home record	21–14–5
Road record	14–24–2
Goals for	249
Goals against	267
Team information
General manager	Emile Francis
Coach	Jack Evans (22-25-7) Larry Pleau (13-13-0)
Captain	Ron Francis
Alternate captains	Dave Tippett Joel Quenneville
Arena	Hartford Civic Center
Average attendance	14,574 (95.7%)^[1]
Minor league affiliates	Binghamton Whalers (AHL) Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Kevin Dineen (25) Ron Francis (25)
Assists	Ron Francis (50)
Points	Ron Francis (75)
Penalty minutes	Torrie Robertson (293)
Plus/minus	Randy Ladouceur (+7)
Wins	Mike Liut (25)
Goals against average	Mike Liut (3.18)
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The1987–88 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers'ninth season in theNational Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

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On June 13, 1987, the1987 NHL entry draft was held atJoe Louis Arena inDetroit,Michigan. With their first round draft pick, the Whalers selectedJody Hull from thePeterborough Petes of theOntario Hockey League. During the 1986–87 season with the Petes, Hull scored 18 goals and 52 points in 49 games. With their second round selection, the Whalers selected defencemanAdam Burt from theNorth Bay Centennials of the OHL, while in the fourth round, the club selected centerTerry Yake from theBrandon Wheat Kings from theWestern Hockey League.

On July 29, the Whalers signed free agentTom Martin. In 11 games with theWinnipeg Jets during the1986–87 season, Martin scored one goal. He also played in 18 games with theAdirondack Red Wings of theAmerican Hockey League, scoring five goals and 11 points.

The Whalers andToronto Maple Leafs made a trade on September 8, with Hartford acquiringBill Root from Toronto forDave Semenko. Root scored three goals and six points in 34 games with the Maple Leafs during the1986–87 season.

On September 15, Hartford signed free agentRoger Kortko to a contract. Kortko was a member of theNew York Islanders organization, and scored 16 goals and 46 points with their AHL affiliate, theSpringfield Indians, during the1986–87 season.

Wayne Babych announced his retirement from hockey on September 29. Babych appeared in four games with Hartford during the1986–87 season, earning no points. He played a majority of the season with theBinghamton Whalers of theAmerican Hockey League, scoring nine goals and 42 points in 78 games. During his NHL career, which began with theSt. Louis Blues in1978–79, Babych scored 192 goals and 438 points in 519 games while playing for the Blues,Pittsburgh Penguins,Quebec Nordiques, and the Whalers.

On October 5, the Whalers acquiredMark Reeds from theSt. Louis Blues in a trade in which Hartford sent St. Louis their third round draft selection in the1989 NHL entry draft. Reeds scored nine goals and 25 points in 68 games with the Blues in the1986–87 season.

During the waiver draft, which was held on October 5, the Whalers claimedBrent Peterson from theVancouver Canucks andDoug Wickenheiser from theSt. Louis Blues. Hartford lost newly signed free agentBill Root in the waiver draft to theSt. Louis Blues, while Wickenheiser was then claimed by theVancouver Canucks. Peterson, who remained with the Whalers, scored seven goals and 22 points in 69 games with the Canucks during the1986–87 season.

Draft picks

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Hartford's draft picks at the1987 NHL entry draft held at theJoe Louis Arena inDetroit,Michigan.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	18	Jody Hull	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2	39	Adam Burt	United States	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
4	81	Terry Yake	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5	102	Mark Rousseau	Canada	University of Denver (WCHA)
6	132	Jeff St. Cyr	Canada	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
7	144	Gregg Wolf	United States	Buffalo Regals (EEMHL)
8	165	John Moore	Canada	Yale University (ECAC)
9	186	Joe Day	United States	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
11	228	Kevin Sullivan	United States	Princeton University (ECAC)
12	249	Steve Laurin	Canada	Dartmouth College (ECAC)
S2	19	Ken Lovsin	Canada	University of Saskatchewan (CIAU)

Regular season

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The Whalers had the league's best penalty-kill percentage, with 84.27% (359 for 426).^[2]

Final standings

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Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
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

^[3]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

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Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Adams Division

1987–88 NHL records^[4]
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Boston	—	4–3–1	4–3–1	3–4–1	5–3	16–13–3
Buffalo	3–4–1	—	3–4–1	3–3–2	5–2–1	14–13–5
Hartford	3–4–1	4–3–1	—	2–4–2	2–6	11–17–4
Montreal	4–3–1	3–3–2	4–2−2	—	6–2	17–10–5
Quebec	3–5	2–5–1	6–2	2–6	—	13–18–1

Vs. Patrick Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Boston	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–0–1	1–2	8–9–1
Buffalo	2–0–1	1–2	3–0	0–3	0–2–1	2–0–1	8–7–3
Hartford	1–1–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	6–11–1
Montreal	1–2	3–0	1–1–1	1–0–2	1–2	1–1–1	8–6–4
Quebec	3–0	1–2	1–2	0–2–1	0–3	1–2	6–11–1

Vs. Campbell Conference

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Vs. Norris Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
Boston	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	10–5–0
Buffalo	2–1	1–2	1–1–1	3–0	3–0	10–4–1
Hartford	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	11–4–0
Montreal	2–0–1	2–1	1–1–1	2–1	3–0	10–3–2
Quebec	2–0–1	3–0	2–1	1–2	3–0	11–3–1

Vs. Smythe Division

1987–88 NHL records
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
Boston	2–1	1–1–1	2–0–1	2–1	3–0	10–3–2
Buffalo	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–1–1	1–1–1	5–8–2
Hartford	0–3	1–2	3–0	1–0–2	2–1	7–6–2
Montreal	0–2–1	3–0	2–1	2–0–1	3–0	10–3–2
Quebec	0–3	1–1–1	1–2	0–3	0–2–1	2–11–2

Schedule and results

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1987–88 regular season^[5]

October

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 8, 1987	1–5	Quebec Nordiques(1987–88)	0–1–0
2	L	October 10, 1987	2–6	New York Rangers(1987–88)	0–2–0
3	L	October 11, 1987	2–5	@Boston Bruins(1987–88)	0–3–0
4	L	October 14, 1987	1–3	@New Jersey Devils(1987–88)	0–4–0
5	L	October 16, 1987	2–6	@Washington Capitals(1987–88)	0–5–0
6	W	October 17, 1987	4–3 OT	New Jersey Devils(1987–88)	1–5–0
7	W	October 21, 1987	5–3	@Buffalo Sabres(1987–88)	2–5–0
8	W	October 24, 1987	5–3	Chicago Blackhawks(1987–88)	3–5–0
9	T	October 28, 1987	2–2 OT	Buffalo Sabres(1987–88)	3–5–1
10	W	October 31, 1987	7–4	Philadelphia Flyers(1987–88)	4–5–1

November

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
11	W	November 1, 1987	5–1	@Quebec Nordiques(1987–88)	5–5–1
12	T	November 4, 1987	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins(1987–88)	5–5–2
13	L	November 6, 1987	1–3	@Detroit Red Wings(1987–88)	5–6–2
14	L	November 7, 1987	3–5	Quebec Nordiques(1987–88)	5–7–2
15	T	November 11, 1987	0–0 OT	Montreal Canadiens(1987–88)	5–7–3
16	L	November 14, 1987	1–4	@Boston Bruins(1987–88)	5–8–3
17	T	November 16, 1987	3–3 OT	@Montreal Canadiens(1987–88)	5–8–4
18	W	November 18, 1987	9–1	Buffalo Sabres(1987–88)	6–8–4
19	L	November 21, 1987	3–4	Washington Capitals(1987–88)	6–9–4
20	L	November 25, 1987	5–6	Montreal Canadiens(1987–88)	6–10–4
21	W	November 27, 1987	4–2	@Buffalo Sabres(1987–88)	7–10–4
22	W	November 28, 1987	4–2	@Toronto Maple Leafs(1987–88)	8–10–4

December

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
23	L	December 2, 1987	3–5	Boston Bruins(1987–88)	8–11–4
24	L	December 3, 1987	2–5	@Philadelphia Flyers(1987–88)	8–12–4
25	W	December 5, 1987	2–1	Buffalo Sabres(1987–88)	9–12–4
26	W	December 8, 1987	5–4	@Quebec Nordiques(1987–88)	10–12–4
27	W	December 9, 1987	5–4	Washington Capitals(1987–88)	11–12–4
28	W	December 12, 1987	3–2	Los Angeles Kings(1987–88)	12–12–4
29	T	December 15, 1987	2–2 OT	Vancouver Canucks(1987–88)	12–12–5
30	L	December 17, 1987	0–2	St. Louis Blues(1987–88)	12–13–5
31	W	December 19, 1987	4–3	@Edmonton Oilers(1987–88)	13–13–5
32	T	December 20, 1987	3–3 OT	@Vancouver Canucks(1987–88)	13–13–6
33	L	December 22, 1987	5–6 OT	@Calgary Flames(1987–88)	13–14–6
34	L	December 26, 1987	2–4	Quebec Nordiques(1987–88)	13–15–6
35	L	December 27, 1987	3–5	@Quebec Nordiques(1987–88)	13–16–6
36	W	December 30, 1987	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs(1987–88)	14–16–6

January

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
37	T	January 2, 1988	1–1 OT	New Jersey Devils(1987–88)	14–16–7
38	L	January 6, 1988	1–5	Edmonton Oilers(1987–88)	14–17–7
39	L	January 8, 1988	1–3	@Buffalo Sabres(1987–88)	14–18–7
40	W	January 9, 1988	5–4 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins(1987–88)	15–18–7
41	W	January 11, 1988	4–3	@Boston Bruins(1987–88)	16–18–7
42	L	January 13, 1988	1–2	@Chicago Blackhawks(1987–88)	16–19–7
43	L	January 14, 1988	2–3	@St. Louis Blues(1987–88)	16–20–7
44	W	January 16, 1988	4–3	@Los Angeles Kings(1987–88)	17–20–7
45	W	January 19, 1988	6–3	@Minnesota North Stars(1987–88)	18–20–7
46	W	January 21, 1988	4–3	New York Islanders(1987–88)	19–20–7
47	W	January 23, 1988	5–0	Minnesota North Stars(1987–88)	20–20–7
48	W	January 24, 1988	2–1 OT	Detroit Red Wings(1987–88)	21–20–7
49	L	January 27, 1988	1–5	@Calgary Flames(1987–88)	21–21–7
50	W	January 29, 1988	4–2	@Vancouver Canucks(1987–88)	22–21–7
51	L	January 30, 1988	2–5	@Edmonton Oilers(1987–88)	22–22–7

February

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
52	L	February 1, 1988	4–5	@Montreal Canadiens(1987–88)	22–23–7
53	L	February 3, 1988	2–5	Montreal Canadiens(1987–88)	22–24–7
54	L	February 6, 1988	4–5	@Pittsburgh Penguins(1987–88)	22–25–7
55	W	February 7, 1988	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs(1987–88)	23–25–7
56	W	February 13, 1988	4–1	@Montreal Canadiens(1987–88)	24–25–7
57	L	February 15, 1988	4–5 OT	@Philadelphia Flyers(1987–88)	24–26–7
58	W	February 17, 1988	4–3	Winnipeg Jets(1987–88)	25–26–7
59	L	February 20, 1988	0–3	@New York Islanders(1987–88)	25–27–7
60	L	February 21, 1988	2–7	New York Islanders(1987–88)	25–28–7
61	W	February 23, 1988	3–2	Boston Bruins(1987–88)	26–28–7
62	L	February 25, 1988	2–5	@Boston Bruins(1987–88)	26–29–7
63	L	February 27, 1988	3–4	Buffalo Sabres(1987–88)	26–30–7

March

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
64	L	March 1, 1988	3–6	@Winnipeg Jets(1987–88)	26–31–7
65	W	March 2, 1988	2–1	@Chicago Blackhawks(1987–88)	27–31–7
66	W	March 5, 1988	3–1	New York Rangers(1987–88)	28–31–7
67	L	March 8, 1988	4–6	@Quebec Nordiques(1987–88)	28–32–7
68	W	March 9, 1988	5–4	Los Angeles Kings(1987–88)	29–32–7
69	L	March 12, 1988	0–5	@Montreal Canadiens(1987–88)	29–33–7
70	L	March 13, 1988	1–4	Quebec Nordiques(1987–88)	29–34–7
71	L	March 15, 1988	6–8	Calgary Flames(1987–88)	29–35–7
72	W	March 19, 1988	5–3	@St. Louis Blues(1987–88)	30–35–7
73	L	March 20, 1988	1–2	@New York Rangers(1987–88)	30–36–7
74	W	March 22, 1988	4–3	Winnipeg Jets(1987–88)	31–36–7
75	W	March 24, 1988	3–2	@Detroit Red Wings(1987–88)	32–36–7
76	W	March 26, 1988	8–1	Minnesota North Stars(1987–88)	33–36–7
77	W	March 27, 1988	4–2	Montreal Canadiens(1987–88)	34–36–7
78	L	March 31, 1988	2–3	@Buffalo Sabres(1987–88)	34–37–7

April

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
79	W	April 2, 1988	4–2	Boston Bruins(1987–88)	35–37–7
80	L	April 3, 1988	2–4	@Pittsburgh Penguins(1987–88)	35–38–7

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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Canadiens 4, Whalers 2

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The Whalers opened the1988 Stanley Cup playoffs against theMontreal Canadiens in a best-of-seven series. Montreal finished the regular season with a 45–22–13 record, earning 103 points, which placed them first in theAdams Division. The Canadiens finished with 26 more points than Hartford during the regular season. Previously, the Whalers and Canadiens met twice in the post-season, with Montreal winning both series. Their most recent match-up was during the1986 Stanley Cup playoffs, as Montreal defeated Hartford with an overtime goal in game seven of the Adams Division final. The Canadiens went on to win theStanley Cup that season.

The series opened on April 6 at theMontreal Forum inMontreal.Mike Liut got the start in goal for Hartford, whilePatrick Roy started for Montreal. The Whalers scored the lone goal in the first period, asRandy Ladouceur scored 7:59 into the period, giving Hartford a 1–0 lead. In the second period, the Canadiens evened the game on a goal byShayne Corson 2:54 into the period, followed by a goal byBobby Smith less than two minutes later, giving the Canadiens a 2–1 after the second period. In the third period, the WhalersRichard Brodeur came into the game to play in goal, asMike Liut was forced out of the game due to an injury. Despite the injury to their starting goaltender, the Whalers scored a quick goal, asDave Babych scored 56 seconds into the period to tie the game 2-2. The Whalers took a 3–2 lead asRon Francis scored a power play marker at 3:10. Montreal stormed back, asChris Chelios scored on a Canadiens power play, evening the game at 3-3. The Canadiens regained the lead on a goal byStéphane Richer midway through the period. Montreal held on for the 4–3 victory, taking a 1–0 series lead.

Game two was played the next night in Montreal, asRichard Brodeur would get the start in goal for the Whalers due to an injury toMike Liut.Patrick Roy was once again in goal for the Canadiens for the second game. The Canadiens took a 1–0 lead on a goal byBrian Skrudland 5:30 into the first period. The Whalers tied the game midway through the period on a goal byLindsay Carson. At 13:37, a goal byChris Chelios gave Montreal the lead back at 2–1. Less than a minute later,Kevin Dineen tied the game for Hartford, as the game was tied 2–2 after the first period. The Canadiens retook the lead, asGilles Thibaudeau scored 2:39 into the period, followed by a goal byClaude Lemieux at 10:59, as Montreal took a 4–2 lead. The WhalersScot Kleinendorst cut the Canadiens lead to 4–3 with a goal at 12:52, as the Canadiens held the one goal lead after two periods. In the third period, Montreal scored three goals in a 2:38 span midway through the period, asBobby Smith,Gilles Thibaudeau andKjell Dahlin each scored, securing a 7–2 win for the Canadiens and a 2–0 series lead.

The series moved to theHartford Civic Center for the third game on April 9, asMike Liut returned in goal for the Whalers, whilePatrick Roy made his third straight start for Montreal. The WhalersStew Gavin scored an early goal, only 2:06 into the game, to give Hartford a 1–0 lead. The Canadiens tied the game midway through the period with a power play goal byStephane Richer, as the score was 1–1 after the first period. The Whalers took a 2–1 lead with a power play goal bySylvain Côté at the 6:31 mark of the second period. The Canadiens responded with three goals of their own before the period ended, asCraig Ludwig,Mike McPhee andRyan Walter each scored, giving Montreal a 4–2 lead. In the third period, the WhalersCarey Wilson scored a power play goal 6:34 into the period, cutting the Canadiens lead to 4–3. Hartford couldn't manage to score another goal, as the Canadiens held on for the 4–3 victory, and took a commanding 3–0 series lead.

The fourth game was played the following evening, with bothMike Liut andPatrick Roy getting the starts once again in goal, as the Whalers faced elimination. The Canadiens took a 1–0 lead afterStephane Richer scored a goal at 3:22 into the first period. The Whalers quickly responded with a goal of their own, asDean Evason scored 55 seconds later. At 8:29 of the first period,Dave Babych gave Hartford a 2–1 lead, which the Whalers took with them into the first intermission. In the second period,Stephane Richer scored his second goal of the game, which was the lone goal of the period, tying the game 2–2 after two periods. Only 59 seconds into the third period, the WhalersDave Babych broke the tie, giving the Whalers a 3–2 lead. At 3:19, the WhalersSylvain Côté took a four-minute high-sticking penalty, sending Montreal to the power play. The Canadiens scored twice on this power play, asBobby Smith andRyan Walter each scored, giving Montreal a 4–3 lead. At 11:20, the Whalers tied the game once again, asKevin Dineen put the puck pastPatrick Roy, tying the game 4-4. This was the start of a goal scoring outburst for Hartford, asStew Gavin gave the Whalers a 5–4 lead with a goal 14:23.Kevin Dineen then scored a power play goal at 17:05, followed by a goal byScott Young, his first career playoff goal, extending the Whalers lead to 7–4. Montreal'sGilles Thibaudeau scored a power play goal with 30 seconds left in the game, as Hartford staved off elimination with a 7–5 victory, cutting the Canadiens series lead to 3–1.

The series returned to Montreal for the fifth game on April 12, as Hartford once again was facing elimination.Richard Brodeur replacedMike Liut in the Whalers goal, as he re-aggravated his injury. The CanadiensBrian Hayward got his first start of the series. Hartford scored the only goal of the first period, asKevin Dineen scored midway through the period, taking a 1–0 lead into the first intermission. The WhalersCarey Wilson extended the lead to 2–0 with a goal at 5:40 of the second period. Montreal'sMike McPhee scored 31 seconds later, as Hartford held on to a 2–1 lead after two periods. In the third period, the game remained close, however, the WhalersRon Francis scored an empty net goal with 16 seconds left in the period, securing the victory for the Whalers. This would be the last career post-season win forRichard Brodeur, who made 22 saves for the Whalers, as the Canadiens series lead was trimmed to 3–2.

Game six was back in Hartford on April 14, as bothRichard Brodeur of the Whalers andBrian Hayward of the Canadiens got their second consecutive start. In the first period, the CanadiensStephane Richer scored twice, as Montreal took a 2–0 lead after twenty minutes. In the second period, the WhalersRay Ferraro scored a late period power play goal, cutting the Canadiens lead to 2–1. Both goaltenders continued to be sharp in the third period, as Hartford was unable to tie the game. The Canadiens won the game 2-1 and won the series 4–2, eliminating the Whalers from the post-season.

Adams Division Semi-finals

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(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) Hartford Whalers

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April 6	Hartford Whalers		3 – 4	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Ladouceur (1) – (Francis,Dineen) – 7:59		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		2:54 –Corson (1) – (Richer,Svoboda) 4:48 –Smith (1) – (Lemieux,Walter)
Babych (1) – (Francis,Dineen) – 0:56 Francis (1) –pp – (Babych,Dineen) – 3:10		Third period		5:43 –pp –Chelios (1) – (Näslund,Walter) 9:50 –Richer – (Smith,Robinson)
Brodeur (0-1) (9 saves / 11 shots) Liut (22 saves / 24 shots)		Goalie stats		Roy (1-0) (21 saves / 24 shots)

April 7	Hartford Whalers		3 – 7	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Carson (1) – (Francis) – 9:47 Dineen (1) – (Unassisted) – 14:15		First period		5:30 –Skrudland (1) – (Robinson,Dahlin) 13:37 –Chelios (2) – (Carbonneau,Näslund)
Kleinendorst (1) – (Carson,Francis) – 12:52		Second period		2:39 –Thibaudeau (1) – (Näslund,Richer) 10:59 –Lemieux (1) – (Näslund,Thibaudeau)
No scoring		Third period		9:05 –Smith (2) – (Walter) 10:55 –Thibaudeau (2) – (Näslund,Richer) 11:43 –Dahlin (1) – (McPhee,Skrudland)
Brodeur (0-2) (21 saves / 28 shots)		Goalie stats		Roy (2-0) (28 saves / 31 shots)

April 9	Montreal Canadiens		4 – 3	Hartford Whalers	Hartford Civic Center	Recap
Richer (2) –pp – (Näslund,Svoboda) – 9:21		First period		2:06 –Gavin (1) – (MacDermid,Wilson)
Ludwig (1) – (Carbonneau,Gainey) – 8:33 McPhee (1) – (Momesso,Green) – 9:32 Walter (1) –pp – (Näslund,Robinson) – 13:52		Second period		6:31 –pp –Côté (1) – (Gavin,Wilson)
No scoring		Third period		6:34 –pp –Wilson (1) – (MacDermid,Ferraro)
Roy (3-0) (30 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats		Liut (0-1) (23 saves / 27 shots)

April 10	Montreal Canadiens		5 – 7	Hartford Whalers	Hartford Civic Center	Recap
Richer (3) – (Unassisted) – 3:22		First period		4:17 –Evason (1) – (Robertson,Dineen) 8:29 –Babych (2) – (Wilson,MacDermid)
Richer (4) – (Smith,Lemieux – 13:17		Second period		No scoring
Smith (3) –pp – (Dahlin,Richer) – 4:06 Walter (2) –pp – (McPhee,Richer) – 5:02 Thibaudeau (3) –pp – (Boisvert – 19:30		Third period		0:59 –Babych (3) – (Kleinendorst) 11:20 –Dineen (2) – (Carson,Ladouceur) 14:23 –Gavin (2) – (Wilson,MacDermid) 17:05 –pp –Dineen (3) – (Babych,Côté) 17:54 –Young (1) – (Quenneville,Evason)
Roy (3-1) (36 saves / 43 shots)		Goalie stats		Liut (1-1) (26 saves / 31 shots)

April 12	Hartford Whalers		3 – 1	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Dineen (4) – (Francis,Quenneville) – 10:01		First period		No scoring
Wilson (2) – (MacDermid,Gavin) – 5:40		Second period		6:11 –McPhee (2) – (Svoboda,Dahlin)
Francis (2) –en – (McEwen) – 19:44		Third period		No scoring
Brodeur (1-2) (22 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats		Hayward (0-1) (26 saves / 28 shots)

April 14	Montreal Canadiens		2 – 1	Hartford Whalers	Hartford Civic Center	Recap
Richer (5) – (Ludwig,Skrudland) – 9:15 Richer (6) – (Unassisted) – 17:59		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		18:57 –pp –Ferraro (1) – (McEwen)
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Hayward (1-1) (19 saves / 20 shots)		Goalie stats		Brodeur (1-3) (23 saves / 25 shots)

Montreal wins series 4 – 2

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Transactions

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The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the1987–88 season.

Trades

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September 8, 1987	ToToronto Maple Leafs Dave Semenko	ToHartford Whalers Bill Root
October 5, 1987	ToSt. Louis Blues 3rd round in1989 –Blair Atcheynum	ToHartford Whalers Mark Reeds
October 15, 1987	ToLos Angeles Kings Cash	ToHartford Whalers Tiger Williams
January 3, 1988	ToCalgary Flames Shane Churla Dana Murzyn	ToHartford Whalers Neil Sheehy Carey Wilson Lane MacDonald
January 22, 1988	ToPhiladelphia Flyers Paul Lawless	ToHartford Whalers Lindsay Carson
March 8, 1988	ToSt. Louis Blues 2nd round pick in1989 –Rick Corriveau	ToHartford Whalers Charlie Bourgeois 3rd round pick in1989 –Blair Atcheynum
March 8, 1988	ToVancouver Canucks Steve Weeks	ToHartford Whalers Richard Brodeur

Waivers

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October 5, 1987	FromVancouver Canucks Brent Peterson
October 5, 1987	FromSt. Louis Blues Doug Wickenheiser
October 5, 1987	ToSt. Louis Blues Bill Root
October 5, 1987	ToVancouver Canucks Doug Wickenheiser

Free agents

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Player	Former team
Tom Martin	Winnipeg Jets
Roger Kortko	New York Islanders
Mike McEwen	HC Sierre (Switzerland)

Player	New team
Mike McEwen	HC Sierre (Switzerland)

References

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^"Hartford Whalers Yearly Attendance Graph".hockeydb.com.
^"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. RetrievedAugust 25, 2023.
^"1987-88 Hartford Whalers Schedule".Hockey-Reference.com. RetrievedMarch 18, 2025.

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v t e 1987–88 NHL season
Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
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