1986–87 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1986–87 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in second place in the Norris Division (NHL) with a record of 34 wins, 36 losses, and 10 ties for 78 points, a 38-point improvement from the previous season. They swept the Chicago Blackhawks in four games in the opening round, then rallied from a 3-1 deficit against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the division final, before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers in five games in the conference final. This season would mark a turning point for the franchise. After making the playoffs just four times between 1967 and 1986, the Red Wings would miss the playoffs only once between 1987 and 2016 (that coming in 1989–90).

1986–87 Detroit Red Wings
Division2nd Norris
1986–87 record34–36–10
Goals for260
Goals against274
Team information
General managerJim Devellano
CoachJacques Demers
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsJohn Ogrodnick[1]
Gerard Gallant[2]
Mike O'Connell[3]
Tim Higgins[4]
Lee Norwood[5]

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division[6]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
St. Louis Blues8032331528129379
Detroit Red Wings8034361026027478
Chicago Blackhawks8029371429031072
Toronto Maple Leafs803242628631970
Minnesota North Stars8030401029631470

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 9, 19861–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)0–1–0
2WOctober 11, 19864–3Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)1–1–0
3LOctober 15, 19863–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1986–87)1–2–0
4LOctober 17, 19863–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)1–3–0
5WOctober 18, 19865–3@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)2–3–0
6LOctober 22, 19863–4Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)2–4–0
7TOctober 24, 19861–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (1986–87)2–4–1
8WOctober 25, 19863–1@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)3–4–1
9WOctober 29, 19865–2Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)4–4–1
10WOctober 30, 19863–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)5–4–1
11LNovember 1, 19860–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)5–5–1
12WNovember 5, 19865–4 OTNew York Rangers (1986–87)6–5–1
13LNovember 8, 19861–2 OT@ New York Islanders (1986–87)6–6–1
14WNovember 9, 19862–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)7–6–1
15LNovember 12, 19863–5@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)7–7–1
16LNovember 13, 19865–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)7–8–1
17LNovember 15, 19860–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)7–9–1
18LNovember 19, 19863–4New Jersey Devils (1986–87)7–10–1
19TNovember 21, 19863–3 OTWashington Capitals (1986–87)7–10–2
20WNovember 22, 19864–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)8–10–2
21LNovember 26, 19861–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)8–11–2
22LNovember 28, 19861–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (1986–87)8–12–2
23WNovember 29, 19864–2@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)9–12–2
24LDecember 2, 19864–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)9–13–2
25TDecember 5, 19863–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1986–87)9–13–3
26WDecember 6, 19864–1@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)10–13–3
27TDecember 9, 19865–5 OTBuffalo Sabres (1986–87)10–13–4
28TDecember 11, 19866–6 OTMinnesota North Stars (1986–87)10–13–5
29LDecember 16, 19863–8@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)10–14–5
30WDecember 17, 19865–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)11–14–5
31TDecember 20, 19862–2 OTHartford Whalers (1986–87)11–14–6
32LDecember 21, 19864–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)11–15–6
33WDecember 23, 19863–1Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)12–15–6
34WDecember 26, 19864–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)13–15–6
35TDecember 27, 19865–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)13–15–7
36WDecember 31, 19866–4Calgary Flames (1986–87)14–15–7
37WJanuary 2, 19872–1Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)15–15–7
38WJanuary 3, 19873–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)16–15–7
39LJanuary 6, 19871–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)16–16–7
40TJanuary 8, 19874–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)16–16–8
41LJanuary 10, 19872–5Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)16–17–8
42LJanuary 11, 19873–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)16–18–8
43LJanuary 13, 19873–5Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)16–19–8
44LJanuary 15, 19871–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)16–20–8
45WJanuary 17, 19873–2Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)17–20–8
46WJanuary 18, 19871–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)18–20–8
47WJanuary 21, 19878–5New York Islanders (1986–87)19–20–8
48WJanuary 23, 19874–3St. Louis Blues (1986–87)20–20–8
49LJanuary 24, 19873–5@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)20–21–8
50LJanuary 28, 19871–2Washington Capitals (1986–87)20–22–8
51WJanuary 31, 19874–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)21–22–8
52LFebruary 1, 19871–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)21–23–8
53LFebruary 4, 19874–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)21–24–8
54WFebruary 6, 19876–4Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)22–24–8
55WFebruary 7, 19875–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)23–24–8
56WFebruary 14, 19875–1New Jersey Devils (1986–87)24–24–8
57LFebruary 17, 19872–6@ New York Rangers (1986–87)24–25–8
58WFebruary 18, 19875–2Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)25–25–8
59WFebruary 20, 19876–3Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)26–25–8
60TFebruary 22, 19872–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)26–25–9
61LFebruary 24, 19872–8@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)26–26–9
62WFebruary 26, 19875–4Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)27–26–9
63WFebruary 28, 19874–1New York Rangers (1986–87)28–26–9
64WMarch 2, 19874–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)29–26–9
65LMarch 3, 19873–5@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)29–27–9
66WMarch 5, 19879–3Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)30–27–9
67LMarch 7, 19873–5@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)30–28–9
68LMarch 10, 19874–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)30–29–9
69LMarch 11, 19873–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)30–30–9
70WMarch 14, 19874–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)31–30–9
71TMarch 15, 19871–1 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)31–30–10
72WMarch 17, 19873–1Boston Bruins (1986–87)32–30–10
73LMarch 19, 19872–3New York Islanders (1986–87)32–31–10
74WMarch 21, 19873–0Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)33–31–10
75LMarch 22, 19872–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)33–32–10
76LMarch 25, 19871–6Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)33–33–10
77WMarch 28, 19875–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)34–33–10
78LApril 1, 19871–2Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)34–34–10
79LApril 4, 19873–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)34–35–10
80LApril 5, 19872–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (1986–87)34–36–10

Playoffs

The Red Wings finished the season 34-36-10, a major improvement over the disastrous 1985-86 campaign. Just missing out on first place in the Norris Division, the Wings faced rival Chicago in Round One. Detroit stunned the favored Blackhawks in a 4-game sweep, the franchise's first series victory since 1977-78. In the Norris Finals, Detroit faced another archrival, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs jumped out to a 3-1 series lead, but Detroit stormed back, winning the series in seven games, including a 3-0 win in the deciding game. The Red Wings would then face the heavily favored Edmonton Oilers in the Campbell Conference Finals. Detroit took Game One, but the Oilers would eventually take the series in five games. Edmonton would go on to win the Stanley Cup.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Steve YzermanC8031599043-1912
Gerard GallantLW80383472216-51704
Darren VeitchD771345585214712
Petr KlimaW7730235342-9605
Shawn BurrLW/C802225471072121
Adam OatesC76153247210401
John OgrodnickLW391228406-2411
Brent AshtonLW3515163122-3313
Mike O'ConnellD775263170-25310
Lee NorwoodD5762127163-23402
Dave BarrRW37131326497405
Tim HigginsRW77121426124-2011
Bob ProbertLW63131124221-6200
Joe KocurRW779918276-10202
Doug SheddenC336121863101
Harold SnepstsD54113141297000
Ric SeilingRW/C74381149-4000
Randy LadouceurD3436970-4101
Dave LewisD582576612000
Gilbert DelormeD2423533-1000
Steve ChiassonD4514573-7000
Rick ZomboD4414559-6000
Mel BridgmanC13224191011
Basil McRaeLW36224193-3101
Greg StefanG43044240000
Mark LambC2221380000
Billy CarrollC311236-9001
Doug HalwardD11033194000
Mark KumpelRW501102000
Mark LaforestG501170000
Joe MurphyRW501120000
Jeff SharplesD301120000
Chris CichockiRW20002-2000
Glen HanlonG36000200000
Eddie JohnstoneRW600001000
Dale KrentzLW80000-2000
Sam St. LaurentG600000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Greg Stefan235143201731353.4511082947.875
Glen Hanlon196336111651043.181975871.893
Mark Laforest2195210123.29011199.892
Sam St. Laurent3426122162.810135119.881
Team:4875803436102673.29223032036.884

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Steve YzermanC16513188100
Gerard GallantLW16861443200
Brent AshtonLW1649136200
Adam OatesC1647116001
Shawn BurrLW/C1672920002
Mel BridgmanC1652728011
Bob ProbertLW1634763101
Darren VeitchD123478201
Lee NorwoodD1616731001
Joe KocurRW1623571102
Mike O'ConnellD1614514000
Dave LewisD1404410000
Petr KlimaW131234000
Gilbert DelormeD1602214000
Harold SnepstsD1102218000
Greg StefanG90220000
Dave BarrRW1310114000
Tim HigginsRW1201116000
Rick ZomboD70119000
Steve ChiassonD200019000
Glen HanlonG80002000
Mark KumpelRW80004000
Mark LambC1100011000
Ric SeilingRW/C70005000
Jeff SharplesD20002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Glen Hanlon467852131.672227214.943
Greg Stefan508945242.830252228.905
Team:9751697372.282479442.923

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
11Joe Murphy CanadaMichigan State University (CCHA)
222Adam Graves CanadaWindsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
343Derek Mayer CanadaUniversity of Denver (WCHA)
464Tim Cheveldae CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
585Johan Garpenlov SwedenNacka HK (Sweden)
6106Jay Stark CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7127Par Djoos SwedenMora IK (Sweden)
8148Dean Morton CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
9169Marc Potvin CanadaStratford Cullitons (WOJBHL)
10190Scott King CanadaVernon Lakers (BCJHL)
11211Tom Bissett United StatesMichigan Technological University (WCHA)
12232Peter Ekroth SwedenSodertalje SK (Sweden)
S6Rob Doyle CanadaColorado College (WCHA)
S25Ian Kidd United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)

See also

References

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