youngest player in an nhl game in the regular-season or playoffs in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Chris Joseph was the youngest in a regular-season or postseason game. He was 18 years and 28 days old versus the Rangers on October 8, 1987.

	NAME	AGE	DATE	TM		OPP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
1	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-028	10/8/1987	PIT	@	NYR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
2	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-029	10/9/1987	PIT	@	NJD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-033	10/13/1987	PIT	vs	BUF	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-035	10/15/1987	PIT	vs	NYR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Brian Bellows B. Bellows	18-035	10/6/1982	MNS	@	WIN	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
6	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-037	10/17/1987	PIT	@	MTL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	Brian Bellows B. Bellows	18-037	10/8/1982	MNS	vs	DET	1	2	3	+1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	20.0
8	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-038	10/18/1987	PIT	@	PHI	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Brian Bellows B. Bellows	18-038	10/9/1982	MNS	@	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
10	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-041	10/21/1987	PIT	vs	NJD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Pierre Turgeon P. Turgeon	18-041	10/8/1987	BUF	vs	MNS	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-043	10/23/1987	PIT	@	DET	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Pierre Turgeon P. Turgeon	18-043	10/10/1987	BUF	@	MTL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Brian Bellows B. Bellows	18-043	10/14/1982	MNS	vs	TOR	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
15	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-044	10/24/1987	PIT	vs	BUF	0	2	2	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	Pierre Turgeon P. Turgeon	18-044	10/11/1987	BUF	vs	WSH	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Brian Bellows B. Bellows	18-045	10/16/1982	MNS	vs	CGY	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
18	Pierre Turgeon P. Turgeon	18-046	10/13/1987	BUF	@	PIT	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
19	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-047	10/27/1987	PIT	vs	LAK	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Brian Bellows B. Bellows	18-047	10/18/1982	MNS	vs	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Pierre Turgeon P. Turgeon	18-049	10/16/1987	BUF	vs	QUE	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
22	Brian Bellows B. Bellows	18-049	10/20/1982	MNS	@	TOR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
23	Pierre Turgeon P. Turgeon	18-050	10/17/1987	BUF	@	QUE	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
24	Chris Joseph C. Joseph	18-051	10/31/1987	PIT	@	QUE	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Brian Bellows B. Bellows	18-052	10/23/1982	MNS	@	WSH	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0