41-28 (.581)
Arena
Attendance
19,637 per game
1988 Draft Picks
Round
Pick
Player
1
17
Kory Kocur R
2
38
Serge Anglehart D
3
47
Guy Dupuis D
3
59
Petr Hrbek R
The Red Wings win their first division title in 23 years topping the Norris Division with a solid 41-28-11 record. In the playoffs the Red Wings would knock off the Toronto Maple Leafs in 6 games to make the Norris Finals. In the Division finals the Red Wings would tally 21 goals in 5 games dispatching the St. Louis Blues to reach their 2nd straight Conference Finals. However once again the Edmonton Oilers were too much to overcome as they fell in 5 games to arguably the greatest team in NHL history.