It was an 80-game season with the top four teams in each division advancing to the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The 1987 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 13, at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Mario Lemieux would capture his first Hart Trophy and lead the league in scoring.
On December 19, the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins combined to score two goals in two seconds.
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.
[4] GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage Source: Quanthockey.com[5] The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1987–88: The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1987–88: In Canada, the cable network TSN began airing a schedule of Monday and Thursday night regular season games.