1987–88 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1987–88 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 21st season. The Stars finished 5th in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
===Draft Picks===
Round	#	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1 	6	Dave Archibald (RW)	 	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
==Regular Season==
The leading scorer for the North Stars in 1987–88 was Dino Ciccarelli. However, he became involved in controversy when, on January 6, 1988, he struck Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Luke Richardson with his stick in a game at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Ciccarelli was arrested and charged with assault. He was eventually fined $1000 and sentenced to one day in jail.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	T 	October 8, 1987 	2–2 OT 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 	0–0–1
2 	L 	October 10, 1987 	4–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88) 	0–1–1
3 	L 	October 12, 1987 	2–4 	@ New York Rangers (1987–88) 	0–2–1
4 	W 	October 14, 1987 	4–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 	1–2–1
5 	L 	October 17, 1987 	2–5 	Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 	1–3–1
6 	L 	October 19, 1987 	1–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 	1–4–1
7 	W 	October 22, 1987 	5–3 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 	2–4–1
8 	W 	October 24, 1987 	7–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)	3–4–1
9 	W 	October 27, 1987 	5–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 	4–4–1
10 	L 	October 29, 1987 	2–3 	St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 	4–5–1
11 	T 	October 31, 1987 	3–3 OT 	Washington Capitals (1987–88) 	4–5–2
12 	T 	November 3, 1987 	2–2 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 	4–5–3
13 	W 	November 4, 1987 	7–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 	5–5–3
14 	L 	November 7, 1987 	1–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 	5–6–3
15 	L 	November 8, 1987 	5–8 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 	5–7–3
16 	L 	November 11, 1987 	3–4 	Calgary Flames (1987–88) 	5–8–3
17 	W 	November 13, 1987 	5–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 	6–8–3
18 	L 	November 14, 1987 	1–4 	@ Washington Capitals (1987–88)	6–9–3
19 	L 	November 18, 1987 	2–5 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 	6–10–3
20 	W 	November 19, 1987 	4–3 	New York Rangers (1987–88) 	7–10–3
21 	L 	November 21, 1987 	5–7 	Boston Bruins (1987–88) 	7–11–3
22 	L 	November 25, 1987 	3–4 OT 	St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 	7–12–3
23 	W 	November 27, 1987 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 	8–12–3
24 	W 	November 28, 1987 	6–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 	9–12–3
25 	W 	December 1, 1987 	3–2 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 	10–12–3
26 	T 	December 5, 1987 	4–4 OT 	@ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 	10–12–4
27 	L 	December 6, 1987 	4–10 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 	10–13–4
28 	W 	December 8, 1987 	3–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 	11–13–4
29 	L 	December 10, 1987 	4–5 	St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 	11–14–4
30 	L 	December 12, 1987 	0–5 	Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 	11–15–4
31 	L 	December 16, 1987 	2–4 	Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 	11–16–4
32 	L 	December 18, 1987 	3–8 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 	11–17–4
33 	L 	December 19, 1987 	1–3 	New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 	11–18–4
34 	T 	December 21, 1987 	0–0 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)	11–18–5
35 	L 	December 23, 1987 	3–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)	11–19–5
36 	L 	December 26, 1987 	4–5 OT 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 	11–20–5
37 	W 	December 27, 1987 	5–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 	12–20–5
38 	W 	December 30, 1987 	6–4 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 	13–20–5
39 	L 	December 31, 1987 	1–4 	Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 	13–21–5
40 	L 	January 2, 1988 	3–5 	New York Rangers (1987–88) 	13–22–5
41 	T 	January 5, 1988 	3–3 OT 	@ New York Islanders (1987–88) 	13–22–6
42 	T 	January 6, 1988 	5–5 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)	13–22–7
43 	L 	January 9, 1988 	3–4 	New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 	13–23–7
44 	L 	January 11, 1988 	4–5 	Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 	13–24–7
45 	T 	January 13, 1988 	3–3 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 	13–24–8
46 	L 	January 15, 1988 	1–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 	13–25–8
47 	W 	January 16, 1988 	4–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 	14–25–8
48 	L 	January 19, 1988 	3–6 	Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 	14–26–8
49 	L 	January 21, 1988 	1–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 	14–27–8
50 	L 	January 23, 1988 	0–5 	@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 	14–28–8
51 	W 	January 24, 1988 	5–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1987–88)	15–28–8
52 	W 	January 27, 1988 	2–1 	New York Islanders (1987–88) 	16–28–8
53 	L 	January 28, 1988 	1–9 	@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 	16–29–8
54 	L 	January 30, 1988 	0–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 	16–30–8
55 	L 	February 3, 1988 	0–2 	St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 	16–31–8
56 	L 	February 4, 1988 	0–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)	16–32–8
57 	T 	February 6, 1988 	8–8 OT 	Winnipeg Jets (1987–88) 	16–32–9
58 	L 	February 13, 1988 	3–7 	Quebec Nordiques (1987–88) 	16–33–9
59 	L 	February 17, 1988 	4–5 	Los Angeles Kings (1987–88) 	16–34–9
60 	L 	February 20, 1988 	0–3 	Washington Capitals (1987–88) 	16–35–9
61 	W 	February 22, 1988 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88) 	17–35–9
62 	L 	February 24, 1988 	2–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1987–88)	17–36–9
63 	L 	February 27, 1988 	4–7 	@ Boston Bruins (1987–88) 	17–37–9
64 	L 	February 28, 1988 	6–8 	@ New Jersey Devils (1987–88) 	17–38–9
65 	L 	March 1, 1988 	3–8 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88)	17–39–9
66 	L 	March 3, 1988 	3–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 	17–40–9
67 	L 	March 5, 1988 	2–4 	Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 	17–41–9
68 	L 	March 9, 1988 	2–6 	Buffalo Sabres (1987–88) 	17–42–9
69 	W 	March 12, 1988 	6–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1987–88) 	18–42–9
70 	T 	March 14, 1988 	2–2 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1987–88) 	18–42–10
71 	L 	March 16, 1988 	1–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1987–88) 	18–43–10
72 	T 	March 17, 1988 	2–2 OT 	@ St. Louis Blues (1987–88) 	18–43–11
73 	T 	March 20, 1988 	5–5 OT 	Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 	18–43–12
74 	L 	March 21, 1988 	1–5 	New York Islanders (1987–88) 	18–44–12
75 	W 	March 23, 1988 	5–4 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 	19–44–12
76 	L 	March 26, 1988 	1–8 	@ Hartford Whalers (1987–88) 	19–45–12
77 	T 	March 28, 1988 	7–7 OT 	Chicago Blackhawks (1987–88) 	19–45–13
78 	L 	March 30, 1988 	3–6 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1987–88) 	19–46–13
79 	L 	April 1, 1988 	1–6 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1987–88) 	19–47–13
80 	L 	April 3, 1988 	1–4 	@ Calgary Flames (1987–88) 	19–48–13
==Playoffs==
* The North Stars failed to qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Dino Ciccarelli	67	41	45	86 	79
Brian Bellows 	77	40	41	81 	81
Brian MacLellan	75	16	32	48 	74
Brian Lawton 	74	17	24	41 	71
Neal Broten 	54	9 	30	39 	32
Dave Archibald 	78	13	20	33 	26
Bob Brooke 	77	5 	20	25 	108
Scott Bjugstad 	33	10	12	22 	15
Dave Gagner 	51	8 	11	19 	55
===Defencemen===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
Moe Mantha 	30	9	13	22 	4
Craig Hartsburg	27	3	16	19 	29
Frank Musil 	80	9	8 	17 	213
===Goaltending===
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T	SO	GAA
Don Beaupre	43	10	22	3	0 	4.22
Kari Takko 	37	8 	19	6	1 	4.47
Jon Casey 	14	1 	7 	4	0 	3.71
==Awards and Records==
*The North Stars did not win any awards this season.
==References==
* North Stars on Hockey Database
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Category:1987 in hockey
Category:1988 in hockey