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1986-87 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Norris Division         
St. Louis Blues* 80 32 33 15 79 .494 281 293 -0.22
Detroit Red Wings* 80 34 36 10 78 .488 260 274 -0.25
Chicago Blackhawks* 80 29 37 14 72 .450 290 310 -0.32
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 32 42 6 70 .438 286 319 -0.46
Minnesota North Stars 80 30 40 10 70 .438 296 314 -0.29
Smythe Division         
Edmonton Oilers* 80 50 24 6 106 .663 372 284 1.06
Calgary Flames* 80 46 31 3 95 .594 318 289 0.39
Winnipeg Jets* 80 40 32 8 88 .550 279 271 0.15
Los Angeles Kings* 80 31 41 8 70 .438 318 341 -0.20
Vancouver Canucks 80 29 43 8 66 .413 282 314 -0.30
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Hartford Whalers* 80 43 30 7 93 .581 287 270 0.23
Montreal Canadiens* 80 41 29 10 92 .575 277 241 0.45
Boston Bruins* 80 39 34 7 85 .531 301 276 0.32
Quebec Nordiques* 80 31 39 10 72 .450 267 276 -0.07
Buffalo Sabres 80 28 44 8 64 .400 280 308 -0.28
Patrick Division         
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 46 26 8 100 .625 310 245 0.74
Washington Capitals* 80 38 32 10 86 .538 285 278 0.07
New York Islanders* 80 35 33 12 82 .513 279 281 -0.03
New York Rangers* 80 34 38 8 76 .475 307 323 -0.19
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 30 38 12 72 .450 297 290 0.07
New Jersey Devils 80 29 45 6 64 .400 293 368 -0.87

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-3):Edmonton Oilers over Philadelphia Flyers 
 
Conference Finals (4-1):Edmonton Oilers over Detroit Red Wings 
Conference Finals (4-2):Philadelphia Flyers over Montreal Canadiens 
 
Division Finals (4-0):Edmonton Oilers over Winnipeg Jets 
Division Finals (4-3):Detroit Red Wings over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Division Finals (4-3):Philadelphia Flyers over New York Islanders 
Division Finals (4-3):Montreal Canadiens over Quebec Nordiques 
 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Winnipeg Jets over Calgary Flames 
Division Semi-Finals (4-1):Edmonton Oilers over Los Angeles Kings 
Division Semi-Finals (4-0):Detroit Red Wings over Chicago Blackhawks 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Toronto Maple Leafs over St. Louis Blues 
Division Semi-Finals (4-3):New York Islanders over Washington Capitals 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Philadelphia Flyers over New York Rangers 
Division Semi-Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 
Division Semi-Finals (4-2):Quebec Nordiques over Hartford Whalers 

Team Statistics

Glossary / CSV / PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Edmonton Oilers* 80 50 24 6 106 .663 372 284 1.06 8.20 70 318 22.01 74 372 80.11 28 8
2 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 46 26 8 100 .625 310 245 0.74 6.94 68 355 19.15 71 402 82.34 22 5
3 Calgary Flames* 80 46 31 3 95 .594 318 289 0.39 7.59 80 318 25.16 75 368 79.62 7 14
4 Hartford Whalers* 80 43 30 7 93 .581 287 270 0.23 6.96 73 352 20.74 71 336 78.87 11 10
5 Montreal Canadiens* 80 41 29 10 92 .575 277 241 0.45 6.48 67 321 20.87 51 304 83.22 6 6
6 Winnipeg Jets* 80 40 32 8 88 .550 279 271 0.15 6.88 52 300 17.33 53 324 83.64 8 9
7 Washington Capitals* 80 38 32 10 86 .538 285 278 0.07 7.04 65 355 18.31 58 326 82.21 9 15
8 Boston Bruins* 80 39 34 7 85 .531 301 276 0.32 7.21 65 334 19.46 60 325 81.54 13 5
9 New York Islanders* 80 35 33 12 82 .513 279 281 -0.03 7.00 84 337 24.93 83 381 78.22 8 9
10 St. Louis Blues* 80 32 33 15 79 .494 281 293 -0.22 7.18 79 324 24.38 58 303 80.86 6 11
11 Detroit Red Wings* 80 34 36 10 78 .488 260 274 -0.25 6.68 69 336 20.54 73 357 79.55 9 7
12 New York Rangers* 80 34 38 8 76 .475 307 323 -0.19 7.88 75 375 20.00 71 379 81.27 12 15
13 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 30 38 12 72 .450 297 290 0.07 7.34 74 378 19.58 72 318 77.36 7 9
14 Chicago Blackhawks* 80 29 37 14 72 .450 290 310 -0.32 7.50 55 324 16.98 81 341 76.25 5 9
15 Quebec Nordiques* 80 31 39 10 72 .450 267 276 -0.07 6.79 76 354 21.47 52 311 83.28 8 12
16 Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 32 42 6 70 .438 286 319 -0.46 7.56 52 303 17.16 71 323 78.02 17 10
17 Minnesota North Stars 80 30 40 10 70 .438 296 314 -0.29 7.63 83 355 23.38 92 376 75.53 9 18
18 Los Angeles Kings* 80 31 41 8 70 .438 318 341 -0.20 8.24 97 389 24.94 92 346 73.41 9 16
19 Vancouver Canucks 80 29 43 8 66 .413 282 314 -0.30 7.45 82 353 23.23 77 319 75.86 10 11
20 Buffalo Sabres 80 28 44 8 64 .400 280 308 -0.28 7.35 68 364 18.68 86 355 75.77 5 9
21 New Jersey Devils 80 29 45 6 64 .400 293 368 -0.87 8.26 82 382 21.47 95 361 73.68 9 10
League Average 80 36 36 9 80 .500 294 294 0.00 7.34 72 344 20.98 72 344 79.02 10 10

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Doug Jarvis
Calder Memorial Trophy:Luc Robitaille
Conn Smythe Trophy:Ron Hextall
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Dave Poulin
Hart Memorial Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Raymond Bourque
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Joe Mullen
Lester B. Pearson Award:Wayne Gretzky
Vezina Trophy:Ron Hextall
William M. Jennings Trophy:Patrick Roy

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM62
2.Tim Kerr-PHI58
3.Mario Lemieux*-PIT54
 Jari Kurri*-EDM54
5.Dino Ciccarelli-MNS52

Goals Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT0.86
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM0.78
3.Tim Kerr-PHI0.77
4.Jari Kurri*-EDM0.68
5.Michel Goulet*-QUE0.65

Assists

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM121
2.Raymond Bourque*-BOS72
3.Mark Messier*-EDM70
4.Bryan Trottier*-NYI64
5.Doug Gilmour-STL63
 Ron Francis*-HAR63

Assists Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM1.53
2.Raymond Bourque*-BOS0.92
3.Mark Messier*-EDM0.91
4.Paul Coffey*-EDM0.85
5.Mario Lemieux*-PIT0.84

Points

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM183
2.Jari Kurri*-EDM108
3.Mark Messier*-EDM107
 Mario Lemieux*-PIT107
5.Doug Gilmour-STL105

Points Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM2.32
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT1.70
3.Mark Messier*-EDM1.39
4.Jari Kurri*-EDM1.37
5.Doug Gilmour-STL1.31

Goals Created

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM67.4
2.Jari Kurri*-EDM43.2
3.Mario Lemieux*-PIT42.8
4.Dino Ciccarelli-MNS41.9
5.Tim Kerr-PHI40.2

Goals Created Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM0.85
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT0.68
3.Jari Kurri*-EDM0.55
4.Tim Kerr-PHI0.54
5.Dino Ciccarelli-MNS0.52

Total Goals For

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM227
2.Raymond Bourque*-BOS168
3.Larry Murphy*-WSH163
4.Al MacInnis*-CGY154
 Doug Lidster-VAN154
 Craig Hartsburg-MNS154

Power Play Goals For

1.Craig Hartsburg-MNS67
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM64
3.Michel Goulet*-QUE63
4.Doug Lidster-VAN61
 Ron Francis*-HAR61

Total Goals Against

1.Doug Lidster-VAN172
2.Mike Ramsey-BUF151
3.Al Iafrate-TOR141
4.Ric Nattress-STL132
5.Jay Wells-LAK129
 Ken Daneyko-NJD129

Power Play Goals Against

1.Mike Ramsey-BUF64
2.Bob Bourne-LAK55
3.Bob Rouse-MNS47
4.Ken Daneyko-NJD45
5.Doug Lidster-VAN44
 Gordie Roberts-MNS44
 Doug Crossman-PHI44

Plus/Minus

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM70
2.Mark Howe-PHI57
3.Dave Poulin-PHI47
4.Craig Muni-EDM45
 Brad McCrimmon-PHI45

Penalties in Minutes

1.Tim Hunter-CGY361
2.Tiger Williams-LAK358
3.Brian Curran-NYI356
4.Basil McRae-2Tm342
5.Rick Tocchet-PHI288

Even Strength Goals

1.Jari Kurri*-EDM44
2.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM42
3.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG37
4.Mario Lemieux*-PIT35
5.Denis Savard*-CHI33

Power Play Goals

1.Tim Kerr-PHI26
2.Dino Ciccarelli-MNS22
3.Mario Lemieux*-PIT19
 Pat LaFontaine*-NYI19
5.Luc Robitaille-LAK18
 Jimmy Carson-LAK18

Short-Handed Goals

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM7
2.Mike Gartner*-WSH6
 Russ Courtnall-TOR6
 Petri Skriko-VAN6
5.Dirk Graham-MNS5
 Brian Propp-PHI5

Game-Winning Goals

1.Joe Mullen*-CGY12
2.Tim Kerr-PHI10
 Mike Gartner*-WSH10
4.Brent Sutter-NYI8
5.Bobby Smith-MTL7
 Kevin Dineen-HAR7
 Ron Francis*-HAR7
 Denis Savard*-CHI7
 Peter Zezel-PHI7
 Tony Tanti-VAN7
 Greg Paslawski-STL7
 Steve Thomas-TOR7

Shots on Goal

1.Raymond Bourque*-BOS334
2.Mike Gartner*-WSH317
3.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM288
4.Russ Courtnall-TOR282
5.Michel Goulet*-QUE276

Shooting Percentage

1.Ray Ferraro-HAR28.1
2.Esa Tikkanen-EDM27.0
3.Jari Kurri*-EDM25.6
4.Tom McCarthy-BOS24.8
5.Pat Verbeek-NJD24.5

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Ron Hextall-PHI66
2.Mike Liut-HAR59
3.Alain Chevrier-NJD58
4.Ken Wregget-TOR56
5.Clint Malarchuk-QUE54
 Mike Vernon-CGY54

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ron Hextall-PHI37
2.Mike Liut-HAR31
3.Mike Vernon-CGY30
4.Andy Moog-EDM28
5.Alain Chevrier-NJD24

Losses (Goalie)

1.Ken Wregget-TOR28
2.Clint Malarchuk-QUE26
 Alain Chevrier-NJD26
4.Richard Brodeur-VAN25
5.Tom Barrasso-BUF23

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Greg Millen-STL9
 Clint Malarchuk-QUE9
3.Murray Bannerman-CHI8
4.Gilles Meloche-PIT7
 Kelly Hrudey-NYI7

Points (Goalie)

1.Ron Hextall-PHI80
2.Mike Liut-HAR67
3.Mike Vernon-CGY61
4.Andy Moog-EDM59
5.Patrick Roy*-MTL50
 Alain Chevrier-NJD50

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Andy Moog-EDM.702
2.Daniel Berthiaume-WPG.696
3.Doug Keans-BOS.667
4.Reggie Lemelin-CGY.635
5.Ron Hextall-PHI.625

Shutouts

1.Mike Liut-HAR4
2.Bill Ranford-BOS3
3.Reggie Lemelin-CGY2
 Allan Bester-TOR2
 Tom Barrasso-BUF2

Goals Against

1.Alain Chevrier-NJD227
2.Ken Wregget-TOR200
3.Ron Hextall-PHI190
4.Mike Liut-HAR187
5.Mike Vernon-CGY178
 Richard Brodeur-VAN178

Goals Against Average

1.Brian Hayward-MTL2.81
2.Patrick Roy*-MTL2.93
3.Ron Hextall-PHI3.00
4.Daniel Berthiaume-WPG3.17
5.Mario Gosselin-QUE3.18

Shots Against

1.Ron Hextall-PHI1933
2.Alain Chevrier-NJD1793
3.Mike Liut-HAR1625
4.Ken Wregget-TOR1598
5.Mike Vernon-CGY1528

Saves

1.Ron Hextall-PHI1743
2.Alain Chevrier-NJD1566
3.Mike Liut-HAR1438
4.Ken Wregget-TOR1398
5.Mike Vernon-CGY1350

Save Percentage

1.Ron Hextall-PHI.902
2.Bob Sauve-CHI.894
3.Brian Hayward-MTL.894
4.Glen Hanlon-DET.893
5.Patrick Roy*-MTL.892

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Ron Hextall
D: Raymond Bourque
D: Mark Howe
C: Wayne Gretzky
LW: Michel Goulet
RW: Jari Kurri
 2nd Team
G: Mike Liut
D: Al MacInnis
D: Larry Murphy
C: Tim Kerr
C: Mario Lemieux
LW: Luc Robitaille

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
G: Ron Hextall
D: Brian Benning
D: Steve Duchesne
C: Jimmy Carson
LW: Luc Robitaille
RW: Jim Sandlak