1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques eighth season in the National Hockey League. An aspect of the Quebec Nordiques season was that it hosted Rendez-vous '87, a series of two matches consisting of NHL All-Stars versus Soviet All-Stars.

1986–87 Quebec Nordiques
Division4th Adams
Conference8th Wales
1986–87 record31-39-10
Goals for267
Goals against276
Team information
General managerMaurice Filion
CoachMichel Bergeron
CaptainPeter Stastny
ArenaColisée de Québec
Team leaders
GoalsMichel Goulet (49)
AssistsPeter Stastny (53)
PointsMichel Goulet (96)
Penalty minutesPaul Gillis (267)
WinsClint Malarchuk (18)
Goals against averageMario Gosselin (3.18)

Offseason

Quebec had a very quiet off-season, as the only notable player movement was Alain Lemieux leaving the club as a free agent, as he signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux only appeared in seven regular season games with the Nordiques, getting no points, however, Lemieux did play in a playoff game, earning a goal and three points. He finished second in scoring on the Fredericton Express, earning 74 points.

Regular season

Quebec started the season off hot, going 6-2-2 in their first ten games, however, a 7-11-2 record over their next twenty games saw the Nordiques fall to 13-13-4. The club continued to struggle, going 6-13-3, to fall to 19-26-7, and battling the Buffalo Sabres for the final playoff spot in the Adams Division. Quebec would finish the season with a 31-39-10 record, earning 72 points, which was the team's worst point total since their first season in 1979–80. The Nordiques finished in fourth place, and earned a playoff spot for the seventh straight season.

Offensively, Michel Goulet led the way, scoring 49 goals and 96 points to lead the Nordiques. Peter Stastny had an injury plagued season, missing 18 games, however, he still scored 24 goals and 77 points to finish in second in team scoring. Anton Stastny and Brent Ashton each cleared the 20 goal plateau, as they had 27 and 25 respectively.

On the blueline, Risto Siltanen had 10 goals and 39 points to lead the defense, while Jeff Brown had seven goals and 29 points in only 44 games played with Quebec.

In goal, Clint Malarchuk played the majority of the games, as his 18 wins were a team high. Mario Gosselin had 13 wins, and posted a team best 3.18 GAA in 30 games.

Rendez-vous '87

Rendez-vous '87 was an ice hockey exhibition series between the Soviet men's national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League, held in Quebec City. It replaced the NHL's All-Star festivities for the 1986–87 NHL season. The Soviet team was paid $80,000 for their appearance in Rendez-vous '87, while the NHLers raised $350,000 for the players' pension fund.

Rendez-vous '87 was designed as a follow-up to the Challenge Cup series in 1979, hoping that the team of NHL All-Stars could beat the Soviet team, unlike before. To this end, the series was a two-game affair instead of a three-game affair in 1979. The two-game series took place during five days of festivities starting on February 9, 1987, and finishing on February 13. The series was very successful, with some, including Wayne Gretzky, calling for more international hockey, especially between Canada and Russia, the two top powers of hockey at the time.

Final standings

Adams Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Hartford Whalers804330728727093
Montreal Canadiens8041291027724192
Boston Bruins803934730127685
Quebec Nordiques8031391026727672
Buffalo Sabres802844828030864

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
1WOctober 9, 19866–1Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)1–0–0
2TOctober 11, 19864–4 OTMinnesota North Stars (1986–87)1–0–1
3WOctober 13, 19867–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)2–0–1
4LOctober 15, 19862–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)2–1–1
5WOctober 16, 19864–2@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)3–1–1
6LOctober 18, 19863–4@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)3–2–1
7TOctober 21, 19864–4 OTWashington Capitals (1986–87)3–2–2
8WOctober 22, 19867–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)4–2–2
9WOctober 25, 19864–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)5–2–2
10WOctober 28, 19866–2Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)6–2–2
11LOctober 30, 19863–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)6–3–2
12TNovember 1, 19862–2 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)6–3–3
13TNovember 2, 19863–3 OTHartford Whalers (1986–87)6–3–4
14LNovember 4, 19863–6Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)6–4–4
15LNovember 8, 19861–5Boston Bruins (1986–87)6–5–4
16WNovember 9, 19866–5New York Rangers (1986–87)7–5–4
17LNovember 12, 19863–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)7–6–4
18WNovember 14, 19864–1@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)8–6–4
19LNovember 15, 19862–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)8–7–4
20LNovember 18, 19863–4 OTNew York Islanders (1986–87)8–8–4
21WNovember 21, 19866–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)9–8–4
22WNovember 22, 19863–1Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)10–8–4
23WNovember 25, 19862–1Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)11–8–4
24LNovember 26, 19862–4@ New York Rangers (1986–87)11–9–4
25WNovember 29, 19864–3Washington Capitals (1986–87)12–9–4
26WDecember 1, 19864–1Hartford Whalers (1986–87)13–9–4
27LDecember 3, 19861–2@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)13–10–4
28LDecember 4, 19862–3@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)13–11–4
29LDecember 6, 19862–3Calgary Flames (1986–87)13–12–4
30LDecember 9, 19861–4St. Louis Blues (1986–87)13–13–4
31WDecember 13, 19867–0Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)14–13–4
32LDecember 14, 19862–6Boston Bruins (1986–87)14–14–4
33LDecember 17, 19863–5@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)14–15–4
34LDecember 18, 19862–6@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)14–16–4
35WDecember 20, 19864–1@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)15–16–4
36TDecember 21, 19864–4 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)15–16–5
37TDecember 27, 19862–2 OTNew Jersey Devils (1986–87)15–16–6
38WDecember 30, 19866–3Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)16–16–6
39LDecember 31, 19861–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)16–17–6
40LJanuary 3, 19872–5New York Rangers (1986–87)16–18–6
41LJanuary 4, 19872–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)16–19–6
42WJanuary 6, 19873–2Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)17–19–6
43TJanuary 8, 19874–4 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)17–19–7
44LJanuary 10, 19872–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)17–20–7
45LJanuary 15, 19871–4Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)17–21–7
46LJanuary 17, 19872–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)17–22–7
47WJanuary 18, 19875–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)18–22–7
48LJanuary 20, 19873–5Boston Bruins (1986–87)18–23–7
49LJanuary 23, 19872–3@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)18–24–7
50LJanuary 24, 19871–2 OTNew York Islanders (1986–87)18–25–7
51WJanuary 27, 19874–2Hartford Whalers (1986–87)19–25–7
52LJanuary 30, 19871–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)19–26–7
53WFebruary 1, 19873–2Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)20–26–7
54WFebruary 3, 19874–1Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)21–26–7
55LFebruary 4, 19873–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)21–27–7
56WFebruary 7, 19875–2Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)22–27–7
57WFebruary 8, 19872–1@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)23–27–7
58LFebruary 15, 19874–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)23–28–7
59TFebruary 17, 19873–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1986–87)23–28–8
60LFebruary 20, 19873–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)23–29–8
61LFebruary 21, 19873–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)23–30–8
62WFebruary 24, 19875–4Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)24–30–8
63LFebruary 26, 19872–6@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)24–31–8
64LFebruary 28, 19871–2@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)24–32–8
65LMarch 3, 19871–8Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)24–33–8
66TMarch 7, 19875–5 OTBuffalo Sabres (1986–87)24–33–9
67LMarch 8, 19871–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)24–34–9
68WMarch 10, 19876–4Hartford Whalers (1986–87)25–34–9
69LMarch 12, 19873–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)25–35–9
70WMarch 14, 19876–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)26–35–9
71LMarch 17, 19872–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)26–36–9
72WMarch 20, 19875–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)27–36–9
73TMarch 21, 19872–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1986–87)27–36–10
74LMarch 24, 19873–4Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)27–37–10
75LMarch 26, 19872–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)27–38–10
76WMarch 28, 19875–4Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)28–38–10
77LMarch 31, 19873–4Boston Bruins (1986–87)28–39–10
78WApril 2, 19874–1@ New York Islanders (1986–87)29–39–10
79WApril 4, 19878–4New Jersey Devils (1986–87)30–39–10
80WApril 5, 19876–4@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)31–39–10

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Michel GouletLW7549479661−121706
Peter StastnyC6424537743−211204
Anton StastnyLW7727356283605
Brent AshtonLW4625194417−121221
Paul GillisC76132639267−5003
Dale HunterC461029391354000
Risto SiltanenD6610293932−2801
Alain CoteLW8012243638−4021
Mike EaglesC/LW7313193255−15022
Jeff BrownD44722291611300
Jason LafreniereC561315288−3701
Robert PicardD788202871−17113
John OgrodnickLW321116274−6201
David ShawD750191969−35000
Normand RochefortD706915462000
Basil McRaeLW3395141491301
Mike HoughLW56681479−8110
Randy MollerD715914144−11101
Lane LambertRW15551018−1000
Ken QuinneyRW25279162100
Mark KumpelRW4018916−12000
Bill DerlagoC183586−4000
Steven FinnD3625740−8000
Pat PriceD4706681−7000
Jean-François SauveC142354−4200
Max MiddendorfRW61454−2000
Mario GosselinG30033200000
Gilbert DelormeD1920214−1000
Gord DonnellyD38022143−3000
Clint MalarchukG54022370000
Doug SheddenC160228−5000
Richard ZemlakRW20022470000
Trevor StienburgRW6101120001
Greg MaloneC601100000
Yves HerouxRW100000000
Daniel PoudrierD60000−2000
Richard SevignyG4000140000
Scott ShaunessyD/LW30007−1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Clint Malarchuk309254182691753.40115121337.884
Mario Gosselin16253013111863.180758672.887
Richard Sevigny1444020114.5805645.804
Team:4861803139102723.36123262054.883
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Peter StastnyC136915123211
Michel GouletLW13951435−2402
John OgrodnickLW13941360302
Robert PicardD1321012103100
Anton StastnyLW13381160000
Risto SiltanenD1319108−4100
Dale HunterC1317856−5100
Jeff BrownD133362−3200
Paul GillisC13246653000
Lane LambertRW13246302000
Jason LafreniereC121562−1100
Alain CoteLW1323520000
Randy MollerD13145235000
Basil McRaeLW1331499−1001
Normand RochefortD1321326−3001
Mike HoughLW903326−1000
Steven FinnD13022291000
Mike EaglesC/LW410110−1000
Gord DonnellyD1300053−2000
Mario GosselinG1100020000
Clint MalarchukG300000000
Greg MaloneC100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Mario Gosselin6541174373.390326289.887
Clint Malarchuk14030283.4305648.857
Team:7941376453.400382337.882

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Playoffs

Quebec opened the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs with a first round matchup against the Hartford Whalers in a best of seven series. The Whalers, who swept the Nordiques in 1986, finished the season in first place in the Adams Division with a 43-30-7 record, earning 93 points, which was 21 more than Quebec. The series began with two games at the Hartford Civic Center, and the Whalers continued their winning ways against the Nordiques in the playoffs, winning the first game 3–2 in overtime, followed by a narrow 5–4 victory over Quebec in the second game to take a 2–0 series lead. With the series returning to Le Colisée for the next two games, the Nordiques responded, easily defeating Hartford 5–1 in the third game, followed by a 4–1 win in the fourth game to even the series at two. The series shifted back to Hartford for the fifth game, however, the Nordiques came out ahead with a solid 7–5 victory, to take a 3–2 series lead. Quebec would complete the upset, winning 5–4 in overtime in the sixth game in Quebec City, to win the series 4–2.

The Nordiques then moved on to face the Montreal Canadiens, the defending Stanley Cup champions, in the Battle of Quebec in the best of seven Adams Division final. Montreal had a 41-29-10 record, getting 92 points, which was 20 more than the Nordiques. Montreal then swept the Boston Bruins in four games in the first round of the playoffs. The series opened with two games at the Montreal Forum, but it was the Nordiques, who stayed hot, took a 2–0 series lead, defeating the Canadiens 7–5 in the series opener, followed by a 2–1 win in the second game. The series moved to Le Colisée for the next two games, and the Canadiens rebounded, easily defeating the Nordiques 7–2 in the third game, then tied the series with a 3–2 overtime win in the fourth game. In the fifth game back in Montreal, the Canadiens held off the Nordiques once again, winning 3–2 to take the series lead. Quebec then tied the series up in the sixth game, hanging on with a 3–2 win, to force a seventh and deciding game. In the seventh game, the Canadiens proved to be too strong for Quebec, defeating the Nordiques 5–3 to win the series. This would be the Nordiques last playoff appearance until 1993.

Quebec Nordiques 4, Hartford Whalers 2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 8Quebec Nordiques2–3Hartford Whalers0–1
2April 9Quebec Nordiques4–5Hartford Whalers0–2
3April 11Hartford Whalers1–5Quebec Nordiques1–2
4April 12Hartford Whalers1–4Quebec Nordiques2–2
5April 14Quebec Nordiques7–5Hartford Whalers3–2
6April 16Hartford Whalers4–5Quebec Nordiques4–2

Montreal Canadiens 4, Quebec Nordiques 3

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 20Quebec Nordiques7–5Montreal Canadiens1–0
2April 22Quebec Nordiques2–1Montreal Canadiens2–0
3April 24Montreal Canadiens7–2Quebec Nordiques2–1
4April 26Montreal Canadiens3–2Quebec Nordiques2–2
5April 28Quebec Nordiques2–3Montreal Canadiens2–3
6April 30Montreal Canadiens2–3Quebec Nordiques3–3
7May 2Quebec Nordiques3–5Montreal Canadiens3–4

Transactions

The Nordiques made the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.

Trades

January 5, 1987 To Winnipeg Jets
4th round pick in 1989Mark Brownschidle
To Quebec Nordiques
Bill Derlago
January 15, 1987 To Detroit Red Wings
Mark Kumpel
Brent Ashton
Gilbert Delorme
To Quebec Nordiques
Basil McRae
John Ogrodnick
Doug Shedden
March 5, 1987 To New York Rangers
Pat Price
To Quebec Nordiques
Lane Lambert
June 12, 1987 To Washington Capitals
12th round pick in 1987Dan Brettschneider
10th round pick in 1988 – Mark Sorensen
To Quebec Nordiques
9th round pick in 1987Ladislav Tresl
June 13, 1987 To Washington Capitals
Dale Hunter
Clint Malarchuk
To Quebec Nordiques
Gaetan Duchesne
Alan Haworth
1st round pick in 1987Joe Sakic

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
Scott GordonBoston College Eagles (NCAA)
Marc FortierChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
Jean-Marc RichardChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
PlayerNew team
Alain LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins

Roster

1986–87 Quebec Nordiques
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Draft picks

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

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
118Ken McRae CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
239Jean-Marc Routhier CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
241Stephane Guerard CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
481Ron Tugnutt CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
5102Gerald Bzdel CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
6117Scott White CanadaMichigan Tech Huskies (NCAA)
6123Morgan Samuelsson SwedenBodens BK (Sweden)
7134Mark Vermette CanadaLake Superior State (NCAA)
7144Jean-François Nault CanadaGranby Bisons (QMJHL)
8165Keith Miller CanadaGuelph Platers (OHL)
9186Pierre Millier CanadaChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
10207Chris Lappin United StatesCanterbury School (USHS)
11228Martin Latreille CanadaLaval Titan (QMJHL)
12249Sean Boudreault United StatesMount St. Charles Academy (USHS)
S19Mike Natyshak CanadaBowling Green State University (CCHA)

Awards and records

  • Michel Goulet, left wing, NHL First Team All-Star

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1986-87 Quebec Nordiques Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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