1986–87 NHL season |
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League | National Hockey League |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup by beating the Philadelphia Flyers four games to three in the Cup finals.
Regular season
The Oilers won their second straight Presidents' Trophy as the top team and Wayne Gretzky won his eighth straight Hart Trophy and his seventh straight Art Ross Trophy.
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Prince of Wales Conference
Clarence Campbell Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Stanley Cup playoffs
Note: all dates in 1987
Playoff bracket
Finals
Edmonton Oilers Vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Date
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Away
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Score
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Home
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Score
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Notes
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May 17 |
Philadelphia |
2 |
Edmonton |
4 |
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May 20 |
Philadelphia |
2 |
Edmonton |
3 |
(OT)
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May 22 |
Edmonton |
3 |
Philadelphia |
5 |
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May 24 |
Edmonton |
4 |
Philadelphia |
1 |
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May 26 |
Philadelphia |
4 |
Edmonton |
3 |
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May 28 |
Edmonton |
2 |
Philadelphia |
3 |
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May 30 |
Philadelphia |
1 |
Edmonton |
3 |
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Edmonton wins best-of-seven series 4–3
NHL awards
Presidents' Trophy: |
Edmonton Oilers
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Prince of Wales Trophy: |
Philadelphia Flyers
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Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: |
Edmonton Oilers
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Art Ross Memorial Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
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Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: |
Doug Jarvis, Hartford Whalers
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Calder Memorial Trophy: |
Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings
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Conn Smythe Trophy: |
Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers
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Frank J. Selke Trophy: |
Dave Poulin, Philadelphia Flyers
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Hart Memorial Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
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Jack Adams Award: |
Jacques Demers, Detroit Red Wings
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James Norris Memorial Trophy: |
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
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Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: |
Joe Mullen, Calgary Flames
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Lester B. Pearson Award: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
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NHL Plus/Minus Award: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers,
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William M. Jennings Trophy: |
Patrick Roy/Brian Hayward, Montreal Canadiens
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Vezina Trophy: |
Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers
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Lester Patrick Trophy: |
Hobey Baker, Frank Mathers
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All-Star teams
First Team |
Position |
Second Team
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Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers
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G
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Mike Liut, Hartford Whalers
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Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
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D
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Larry Murphy, Washington Capitals
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Mark Howe, Philadelphia Flyers
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D
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Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames
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Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
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C
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Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
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Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers
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RW
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Tim Kerr, Philadelphia Flyers
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Michel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques
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LW
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Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings
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First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1986–87 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
- Gary Roberts, Calgary Flames
- Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary Flames
- Dave Manson, Chicago Blackhawks
- Joe Murphy, Detroit Red Wings
- Steve Chiasson, Detroit Red Wings
- Kelly Buchberger*, Edmonton Oilers
- Jimmy Carson, Los Angeles Kings
- Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings
- Steve Duchesne, Los Angeles Kings
- Craig Berube, Philadelphia Flyers
- Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers
- Vincent Damphousse, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Fredrik Olausson, Winnipeg Jets
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1986–87 (listed with their last team):
- Thomas Gradin, Boston Bruins
- Mike Milbury, Boston Bruins
- Lee Fogolin, Buffalo Sabres
- Don Lever, Buffalo Sabres
- Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo Sabres
- Phil Russell, Buffalo Sabres
- Murray Bannerman, Chicago Blackhawks
- Darryl Sutter, Chicago Blackhawks
- Danny Gare, Edmonton Oilers
- Wayne Babych, Hartford Whalers
- Peter McNab, New Jersey Devils
- Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
- Chico Resch, Philadelphia Flyers
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