# 1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 62nd season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.

## Offseason

The 1987–88 Chicago Black Hawks were coming off a year in which they finished third in the Norris Division and were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings. The Blackhawks made several moves in the offseason with GM Bob Pulford replacing himself as coach with Bob Murdoch and trading young star Eddie Olczyk and aging star Al Secord to the Toronto Maple Leafs for wingers Rick Vaive and Steve Thomas and defenseman Bob McGill. Goaltender Bob Mason was the summer's big free agent signing. Though relatively untested at the NHL level, Mason was in demand after an impressive performance in the 1987 playoffs. In addition to Mason, the team signed Ed Belfour who had just backstopped the University of North Dakota to the NCAA championship, and used their number one pick in the June draft to select Jimmy Waite from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Blackhawks regular goaltenders from the previous season, veterans Murray Bannerman and Bob Sauve, never played another regular season game for Chicago. The Blackhawks also acquired Duane Sutter from the New York Islanders in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Captain Darryl Sutter retired before the start of the season and the team chose not to name a replacement.

## Regular season

The Blackhawks were a streaky team – winning five times in a row in October, followed by 7 straight without a win, then won five of the next seven, then lost eight straight. The up and down season ended on the down with the Hawks going winless in their last eight games of the season. The team's fortunes were greatly hampered by injuries, with regulars Doug Wilson, Keith Brown, Steve Thomas, Wayne Presley, Duane Sutter, Bob Murray, and Behn Wilson, all missing considerable playing time. They would finish the season 30–41–9 (69 Points) – good for 3rd place in the Norris Division.
Offensively, the Blackhawks were again led by Denis Savard, who had an outstanding season leading the team in scoring for the seventh year in a row with team highs of 44 goals, 87 assists and 131 points (which ranked third in the league behind Lemieux and Gretzky). Steve Larmer was again second in points with 41 goals and 48 assists. Offseason acquisition Rick Vaive was second in goals with 43, and mid-season addition, Dirk Graham had 37 points in his half-season with the Hawks. On defense, Doug Wilson again led the club with 32 points (in just 27 games), with Keith Brown leading in the club in plus/minus with +5. Gary Nylund led the team in penalty minutes with 208.
In goal, rookie Darren Pang took over in the net with a 3.48 GAA and a 17–23–1 record in 45 games. Bob Mason was relegated to the bench more and more as the season wore on and finished with a 4.15 GAA and 13–18–8 record in 41 games.

### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 322 | 269 | 93 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 278 | 294 | 76 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 284 | 328 | 69 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 21 | 49 | 10 | 273 | 345 | 52 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 242 | 349 | 51 |
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

Norris Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1987–88 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Chicago
—3–55–2–13–4–15–316–14–2
Detroit
5–3—4–3–14–1–33–3–216–10–6
Minnesota
2–5–13–4–1—2–5–14–1–311–15–6
St. Louis
4–3–11–4–35–2–1—6–1–116–10–6
Toronto
3–53–3–21–4–31–6–1—8–18–6
Vs. Smythe Division
1987–88 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Chicago
0–2–12–11–22–11–1–16–7–2
Detroit
1–1–12–12–12–12–0–19–4–2
Minnesota
0–2–10–2–10–31–20–2–11–11–3
St. Louis
1–20–31–22–11–25–10–0
Toronto
0–30–2–11–1–11–1–11–23–9–3
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1987–88 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Chicago
0–31–21–20–2–10–2–12–11–2
Detroit
2–12–11–21–20–36–9–0
Minnesota
0–31–1–10–31–1–11–23–10–2
St. Louis
2–10–32–11–22–17–8–0
Toronto
1–20–30–30–30–31–14–0
Vs. Patrick Division
1987–88 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Chicago
0–31–0–20–2–13–01–21–26–9–3
Detroit
3–02–11–1–10–2–12–12–0–110–5–3
Minnesota
0–31–1–11–21–21–20–2–14–12–2
St. Louis
0–30–2–10–31–23–02–0–16–10–2
Toronto
1–23–01–22–11–21–1–19–8–1 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Game Winning/Tying Goal | Record |
| 1 | L | October 8, 1987 | 5–7 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | Todd Gill | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 10, 1987 | 4–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) | Craig Laughlin | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | W | October 11, 1987 | 5–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | Troy Murray | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | W | October 14, 1987 | 5–3 | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Doug Wilson | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | W | October 17, 1987 | 3–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Denis Savard | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | W | October 18, 1987 | 6–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | Denis Savard | 4–2–0 |
| 7 | W | October 21, 1987 | 5–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | Steve Ludzik | 5–2–0 |
| 8 | L | October 23, 1987 | 3–7 | @ New York Rangers (1987–88) | Tomas Sandstrom | 5–3–0 |
| 9 | L | October 24, 1987 | 3–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | Kevin Dineen | 5–4–0 |
| 10 | T | October 27, 1987 | 4–4 OT | @ New York Islanders (1987–88) | Richard Kromm | 5–4–1 |
| 11 | L | October 31, 1987 | 5–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | Greg Terrion | 5–5–1 |
| 12 | L | November 1, 1987 | 3–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | Mike Foligno | 5–6–1 |
| 13 | T | November 4, 1987 | 4–4 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | Doug Wilson | 5–6–2 |
| 14 | L | November 6, 1987 | 3–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | Thomas Steen | 5–7–2 |
| 15 | W | November 8, 1987 | 8–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | Rick Vaive | 6–7–2 |
| 16 | W | November 11, 1987 | 6–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | Wayne Presley | 7–7–2 |
| 17 | L | November 14, 1987 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | Chris Nilan | 7–8–2 |
| 18 | W | November 15, 1987 | 5–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | Troy Murray | 8–8–2 |
| 19 | W | November 18, 1987 | 5–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | Brian Noonan | 9–8–2 |
| 20 | L | November 20, 1987 | 2–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | George McPhee | 9–9–2 |
| 21 | W | November 22, 1987 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | Rick Vaive | 10–9–2 |
| 22 | L | November 25, 1987 | 4–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | Dave Taylor | 10–10–2 |
| 23 | L | November 27, 1987 | 3–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | Wayne Gretzky | 10–11–2 |
| 24 | L | November 30, 1987 | 0–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) | Joel Otto | 10–12–2 |
| 25 | L | December 2, 1987 | 1–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Ron Flockhart | 10–13–2 |
| 26 | L | December 4, 1987 | 0–12 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | Tim Higgins | 10–14–2 |
| 27 | L | December 5, 1987 | 3–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) | Bob Sweeney | 10–15–2 |
| 28 | L | December 9, 1987 | 2–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | Paul Cyr | 10–16–2 |
| 29 | L | December 12, 1987 | 1–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) | Mike Gartner | 10–17–2 |
| 30 | W | December 13, 1987 | 5–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | Rick Vaive | 11–17–2 |
| 31 | W | December 16, 1987 | 4–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | Denis Savard | 12–17–2 |
| 32 | W | December 19, 1987 | 6–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | Curt Fraser | 13–17–2 |
| 33 | L | December 20, 1987 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1987–88) | Bob Sweeney | 13–18–2 |
| 34 | W | December 23, 1987 | 7–5 | New York Islanders (1987–88) | David Mackey | 14–18–2 |
| 35 | L | December 26, 1987 | 4–5 | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Bernie Federko | 14–19–2 |
| 36 | L | December 27, 1987 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Brian Benning | 14–20–2 |
| 37 | L | December 30, 1987 | 4–6 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | Dino Ciccarelli | 14–21–2 |
| 38 | W | December 31, 1987 | 4–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | Rik Wilson | 15–21–2 |
| 39 | L | January 3, 1988 | 3–5 | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | Joe Mullen | 15–22–2 |
| 40 | L | January 6, 1988 | 1–6 | Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | Terry Carkner | 15–23–2 |
| 41 | W | January 8, 1988 | 7–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | Rick Vaive | 16–23–2 |
| 42 | W | January 10, 1988 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | Bob McGill | 17–23–2 |
| 43 | T | January 11, 1988 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Rangers (1987–88) | Troy Murray | 17–23–3 |
| 44 | W | January 13, 1988 | 2–1 | Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | Steve Thomas | 18–23–3 |
| 45 | L | January 16, 1988 | 1–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | Jeff Brown | 18–24–3 |
| 46 | W | January 17, 1988 | 5–4 | Washington Capitals (1987–88) | Denis Savard | 19–24–3 |
| 47 | L | January 20, 1988 | 3–8 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | Mario Lemieux | 19–25–3 |
| 48 | W | January 23, 1988 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | Mike Stapleton | 20–25–3 |
| 49 | W | January 24, 1988 | 3–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | Steve Thomas | 21–25–3 |
| 50 | W | January 26, 1988 | 6–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | Denis Savard | 22–25–3 |
| 51 | L | January 29, 1988 | 2–3 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | Craig Wolanin | 22–26–3 |
| 52 | L | January 30, 1988 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | Mark Kachowski | 22–27–3 |
| 53 | L | February 1, 1988 | 3–5 | Boston Bruins (1987–88) | Bob Sweeney | 22–28–3 |
| 54 | L | February 3, 1988 | 4–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | Adam Oates | 22–29–3 |
| 55 | T | February 5, 1988 | 1–1 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | Steve Thomas | 22–29–4 |
| 56 | T | February 7, 1988 | 5–5 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | Bob Murray | 22–29–5 |
| 57 | W | February 12, 1988 | 4–3 OT | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Rick Vaive | 23–29–5 |
| 58 | W | February 14, 1988 | 4–3 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | Steve Thomas | 24–29–5 |
| 59 | L | February 17, 1988 | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | Shawn Burr | 24–30–5 |
| 60 | L | February 20, 1988 | 1–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | Shawn Burr | 24–31–5 |
| 61 | T | February 21, 1988 | 3–3 OT | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | Denis Savard | 24–31–6 |
| 62 | W | February 24, 1988 | 6–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | Dirk Graham | 25–31–6 |
| 63 | T | February 25, 1988 | 1–1 OT | @ New York Islanders (1987–88) | Alan Kerr | 25–31–7 |
| 64 | W | February 28, 1988 | 7–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | Rick Vaive | 26–31–7 |
| 65 | L | March 2, 1988 | 1–2 | Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | Randy Ladouceur | 26–32–7 |
| 66 | W | March 5, 1988 | 4–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | Brian Noonan | 27–32–7 |
| 67 | L | March 6, 1988 | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | Mel Bridgman | 27–33–7 |
| 68 | W | March 9, 1988 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | Keith Brown | 28–33–7 |
| 69 | L | March 12, 1988 | 4–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | Todd Gill | 28–34–7 |
| 70 | W | March 13, 1988 | 5–4 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | Dirk Graham | 29–34–7 |
| 71 | T | March 15, 1988 | 7–7 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Herb Raglan | 29–34–8 |
| 72 | W | March 17, 1988 | 4–3 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | Denis Savard | 30–34–8 |
| 73 | L | March 19, 1988 | 0–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | Brian Skrudland | 30–35–8 |
| 74 | L | March 20, 1988 | 2–5 | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Gino Cavallini | 30–36–8 |
| 75 | L | March 23, 1988 | 4–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | Wally Schreiber | 30–37–8 |
| 76 | L | March 25, 1988 | 2–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | Jim Benning | 30–38–8 |
| 77 | L | March 26, 1988 | 5–9 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | Bobby Carpenter | 30–39–8 |
| 78 | T | March 28, 1988 | 7–7 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | Wayne Presley | 30–39–9 |
| 79 | L | March 30, 1988 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (1987–88) | Ulf Dahlen | 30–40–9 |
| 80 | L | April 3, 1988 | 3–4 OT | New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | John MacLean | 30–41–9 |

## Playoffs

The Hawks faced Brett Hull and the St. Louis Blues, who finished second in the Norris. After the Blackhawks had been swept two years in a row in the first round, they opened the series in St Louis and lost both games 4–1 and 3–2. The series moved to the Chicago Stadium where the Hawks broke their 11-game playoff losing streak with a 6–3 victory. The winning ways did not last though, as the Hawks lost the next two games – 6–5 and 5–3.
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Game Winning Goal | Record |
| 1 | L | April 6, 1988 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Brett Hull | 0–1 |
| 2 | L | April 7, 1988 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Brett Hull | 0–2 |
| 3 | W | April 9, 1988 | 6–3 | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Denis Savard | 1–2 |
| 4 | L | April 10, 1988 | 5–6 | St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Tony Hrkac | 1–3 |
| 4 | L | April 12, 1988 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) | Brett Hull | 1–4 |

## Player stats
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Denis Savard | C | 80 | 44 | 87 | 131 | 95 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| Steve Larmer | RW | 80 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 42 | -5 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Vaive | RW | 76 | 43 | 26 | 69 | 108 | -20 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| Troy Murray | C | 79 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 96 | -17 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Dirk Graham | W | 42 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | D | 27 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 28 | -17 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Noonan | RW | 77 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 44 | -27 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Behn Wilson | D | 58 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 166 | -19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Thomas | LW | 30 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | D | 62 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 44 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Presley | RW | 42 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 52 | -13 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Ludzik | C | 73 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 40 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Everett Sanipass | LW | 57 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 126 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Nylund | D | 76 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 208 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Vincelette | LW | 69 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 109 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Sutter | RW | 37 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Cassidy | D | 21 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McGill | D | 67 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 131 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Stapleton | C | 53 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 59 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | LW | 27 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 57 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Yawney | D | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rik Wilson | D | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Brown | D | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Cochrane | D | 73 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 204 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Bergevin | D | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 85 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Manson | D | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 185 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Pang | G | 45 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Mackey | LW | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 71 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Playfair | D | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Watson | RW | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark LaVarre | RW | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Mason | G | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Gardner | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Paynter | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Darren Pang | 2548 | 45 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 163 | 3.84 | 0 | 1501 | 1338 | .891 |
| Bob Mason | 2312 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 160 | 4.15 | 0 | 1353 | 1193 | .882 |
| Team: | 4860 | 80 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 323 | 3.99 | 0 | 2854 | 2531 | .887 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Rick Vaive | RW | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Savard | C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Larmer | RW | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | D | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Yawney | D | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dirk Graham | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Thomas | LW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everett Sanipass | LW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brown | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Murray | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Ludzik | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Cochrane | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark LaVarre | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Manson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Mason | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McGill | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Noonan | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Nylund | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Pang | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Presley | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rucinski | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Sutter | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Vincelette | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Darren Pang | 240 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 130 | 112 | .862 |
| Bob Mason | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 31 | 28 | .903 |
| Team: | 300 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 161 | 140 | .870 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals  MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The Blackhawks attempted to select Derek Pizzey in the second round of the 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft, but the claim was ruled invalid since Pizzey hadn't turned age 21 yet and therefore did not meet eligibility requirements.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 8 | Jimmy Waite | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 29 | Ryan McGill | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 3 | 50 | Cam Russell | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 60 | Mike Dagenais | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 5 | 92 | Ulf Sandstrom | Sweden | Modo Hockey (Sweden) |
| 6 | 113 | Mike McCormick | United States | Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) |
| 7 | 134 | Stephen Tepper | United States | Westborough High School (USHS-MA) |
| 8 | 155 | John Reilly | United States | Phillips Andover Academy (USHS-MA) |
| 9 | 176 | Lance Werness | United States | Burnsville High School (USHS-MN) |
| 10 | 197 | Dale Marquette | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 11 | 218 | Bill LaCouture | United States | Natick High School (USHS-MA) |
| 12 | 239 | Mike Lappin | United States | Northwood School (USHS-NY) |