# 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

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 | Record |
| 1 | L | October 8, 1987 | 2–8 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 10, 1987 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | L | October 14, 1987 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 0–3–0 |
| 4 | L | October 17, 1987 | 2–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 0–4–0 |
| 5 | W | October 20, 1987 | 6–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 1–4–0 |
| 6 | W | October 24, 1987 | 4–0 | Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 2–4–0 |
| 7 | L | October 27, 1987 | 3–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 2–5–0 |
| 8 | W | October 29, 1987 | 3–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 3–5–0 |
| 9 | T | October 31, 1987 | 3–3 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 3–5–1 |
| 10 | L | November 2, 1987 | 4–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 3–6–1 |
| 11 | L | November 3, 1987 | 3–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 3–7–1 |
| 12 | L | November 5, 1987 | 3–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 3–8–1 |
| 13 | W | November 7, 1987 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 4–8–1 |
| 14 | W | November 10, 1987 | 5–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 5–8–1 |
| 15 | L | November 12, 1987 | 3–4 | New York Islanders (1987–88) | 5–9–1 |
| 16 | L | November 14, 1987 | 5–6 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 5–10–1 |
| 17 | W | November 18, 1987 | 6–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 6–10–1 |
| 18 | T | November 19, 1987 | 3–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 6–10–2 |
| 19 | W | November 21, 1987 | 4–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 7–10–2 |
| 20 | W | November 25, 1987 | 4–3 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 8–10–2 |
| 21 | L | November 27, 1987 | 0–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 8–11–2 |
| 22 | L | November 28, 1987 | 4–6 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 8–12–2 |
| 23 | W | December 2, 1987 | 5–1 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 9–12–2 |
| 24 | L | December 3, 1987 | 2–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 9–13–2 |
| 25 | L | December 5, 1987 | 2–3 | New York Rangers (1987–88) | 9–14–2 |
| 26 | T | December 9, 1987 | 4–4 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 9–14–3 |
| 27 | W | December 10, 1987 | 5–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 10–14–3 |
| 28 | W | December 12, 1987 | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 11–14–3 |
| 29 | T | December 15, 1987 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Islanders (1987–88) | 11–14–4 |
| 30 | W | December 17, 1987 | 2–0 | @ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 12–14–4 |
| 31 | W | December 19, 1987 | 7–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 13–14–4 |
| 32 | T | December 20, 1987 | 1–1 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 13–14–5 |
| 33 | L | December 23, 1987 | 1–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 13–15–5 |
| 34 | W | December 26, 1987 | 5–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 14–15–5 |
| 35 | W | December 27, 1987 | 3–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 15–15–5 |
| 36 | L | December 30, 1987 | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 15–16–5 |
| 37 | L | December 31, 1987 | 2–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 15–17–5 |
| 38 | W | January 2, 1988 | 5–3 | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 16–17–5 |
| 39 | L | January 4, 1988 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (1987–88) | 16–18–5 |
| 40 | L | January 6, 1988 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 16–19–5 |
| 41 | L | January 7, 1988 | 4–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 16–20–5 |
| 42 | L | January 9, 1988 | 1–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1987–88) | 16–21–5 |
| 43 | L | January 12, 1988 | 2–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 16–22–5 |
| 44 | W | January 14, 1988 | 3–2 | Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 17–22–5 |
| 45 | W | January 16, 1988 | 3–1 | Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 18–22–5 |
| 46 | L | January 19, 1988 | 0–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 18–23–5 |
| 47 | W | January 21, 1988 | 4–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 19–23–5 |
| 48 | W | January 23, 1988 | 5–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 20–23–5 |
| 49 | W | January 26, 1988 | 7–6 | Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) | 21–23–5 |
| 50 | W | January 28, 1988 | 9–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 22–23–5 |
| 51 | W | January 30, 1988 | 5–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) | 23–23–5 |
| 52 | W | February 1, 1988 | 5–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 24–23–5 |
| 53 | W | February 3, 1988 | 2–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 25–23–5 |
| 54 | L | February 6, 1988 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) | 25–24–5 |
| 55 | L | February 12, 1988 | 3–4 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 25–25–5 |
| 56 | W | February 13, 1988 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 26–25–5 |
| 57 | L | February 16, 1988 | 0–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 26–26–5 |
| 58 | W | February 18, 1988 | 7–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | 27–26–5 |
| 59 | L | February 20, 1988 | 3–6 | Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 27–27–5 |
| 60 | W | February 21, 1988 | 5–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 28–27–5 |
| 61 | L | February 23, 1988 | 4–6 | Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 28–28–5 |
| 62 | L | February 25, 1988 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) | 28–29–5 |
| 63 | W | February 27, 1988 | 6–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 29–29–5 |
| 64 | L | February 29, 1988 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1987–88) | 29–30–5 |
| 65 | L | March 1, 1988 | 0–2 | @ New York Islanders (1987–88) | 29–31–5 |
| 66 | L | March 3, 1988 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) | 29–32–5 |
| 67 | T | March 5, 1988 | 4–4 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) | 29–32–6 |
| 68 | W | March 8, 1988 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 30–32–6 |
| 69 | W | March 10, 1988 | 6–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) | 31–32–6 |
| 70 | L | March 13, 1988 | 6–7 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) | 31–33–6 |
| 71 | T | March 15, 1988 | 7–7 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 31–33–7 |
| 72 | T | March 17, 1988 | 2–2 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1987–88) | 31–33–8 |
| 73 | L | March 19, 1988 | 3–5 | Hartford Whalers (1987–88) | 31–34–8 |
| 74 | W | March 20, 1988 | 5–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) | 32–34–8 |
| 75 | W | March 22, 1988 | 5–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1987–88) | 33–34–8 |
| 76 | L | March 24, 1988 | 2–8 | New Jersey Devils (1987–88) | 33–35–8 |
| 77 | W | March 26, 1988 | 3–2 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) | 34–35–8 |
| 78 | L | March 28, 1988 | 2–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1987–88) | 34–36–8 |
| 79 | L | April 1, 1988 | 2–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) | 34–37–8 |
| 80 | L | April 3, 1988 | 4–5 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) | 34–38–8 |

## 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 |
| Bernie Federko | C | 79 | 20 | 69 | 89 | 52 | -12 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 72 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 59 | -13 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
| Tony McKegney | LW | 80 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 82 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| Mark Hunter | RW | 66 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 136 | -6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hrkac | C | 67 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 67 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 127 | -20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 76 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 147 | -16 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Benning | D | 77 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 107 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick Meagher | C | 76 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Gino Cavallini | LW | 64 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 62 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gaston Gingras | D | 68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Raglan | RW | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 190 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Nordmark | D | 67 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 60 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Turnbull | C | 51 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 82 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 78 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Hull | RW | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Ronning | C | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Evans | LW | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 49 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Cavallini | D | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Flockhart | C | 21 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Dark | D | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Ewen | RW | 64 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 227 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Whistle | D | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | D | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Paslawski | RW | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Lemieux | RW | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Bourgeois | D | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Dirk | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Handy | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Harlow | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pavese | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Bozek | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane MacEachern | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell May | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Root | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Trader | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wamsley | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Greg Millen | 2854 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 167 | 3.51 | 1 | 1396 | 1229 | .880 |
| Rick Wamsley | 1818 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 103 | 3.40 | 2 | 922 | 819 | .888 |
| Darrell May | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 107 | 89 | .832 |
| Team: | 4852 | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 288 | 3.56 | 3 | 2425 | 2137 | .881 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 10 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Cavallini | LW | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Hull | RW | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | LW | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | C | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hrkac | C | 10 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Benning | D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Cavallini | D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Hunter | RW | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaston Gingras | D | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Raglan | RW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 49 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Bozek | LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Paslawski | RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Dirk | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Carlson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Ewen | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Lemieux | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Meagher | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Turnbull | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Whistle | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Greg Millen | 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 252 | 214 | .849 |
| Team: | 600 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 252 | 214 | .849 |
    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;

## 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) |
| 1 | 12 | Keith Osborne | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 3 | 54 | Kevin Miehm | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 3 | 59 | Robert Nordmark | Sweden | Lulea HF (Sweden) |
| 4 | 75 | Darin Smith | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 4 | 82 | Andy Rymsha | Canada | Western Michigan University (CCHA) |
| 6 | 117 | Rob Robinson | Canada | Miami University (CCHA) |
| 7 | 138 | Todd Crabtree | United States | Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA) |
| 8 | 159 | Guy Hebert | United States | Hamilton College (NESCAC) |
| 9 | 180 | Rob Dumas | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 10 | 201 | David Marvin | United States | Warroad High School (USHS-MN) |
| 10 | 207 | Andy Cesarski | United States | Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN) |
| 11 | 222 | Daniel Rolfe | Canada | Brockville Braves (OPJHL) |
| 12 | 243 | Ray Savard | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |