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1987-88 NHL Adams standings
The Montréal Canadiens won the 1987-88 NHL Adams division race on 103 points, 9 points ahead of the Boston Bruins.
🏆The 1987-88 playoffs, series by series
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Adams standings, 1987-88
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) z | 45 | 22 | 13 | 103 | 5-2-3 | T1 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) x | 44 | 30 | 6 | 94 | 5-5-0 | W1 |
| Buffalo Sabres (BUF) x | 37 | 32 | 11 | 85 | 4-4-2 | T1 |
| Hartford Whalers (HFD) x | 35 | 38 | 7 | 77 | 6-4-0 | L1 |
| Quebec Nordiques (QUE) | 32 | 43 | 5 | 69 | 2-7-1 | L2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- z
- clinched the best record in the Prince of Wales Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 13 times.
- The Montréal Canadiens trailed by as many as 4 points on October 16, 1987.
- The Montréal Canadiens took first place for good on February 23, 1988.
- The Montréal Canadiens won 10 games in a row from February 17, 1988 to March 12, 1988, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Bruins led by 3 points as late as February 16, 1988.
- The Montréal Canadiens went 12-0-1 from February 16, 1988 to March 19, 1988, turning a deficit of 3 points into a lead of 11 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 53 of the 154 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Montréal Canadiens spent 137 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.