1986–87 Washington Capitals season

The 1986–87 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

1986–87 Washington Capitals
Division2nd Patrick
1986–87 record38–32–10
Goals for285
Goals against278
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBryan Murray
CaptainRod Langway

Regular season

Final standings
Patrick Division[1]
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers8046268310245100
Washington Capitals8038321028527886
New York Islanders8035331227928182
New York Rangers803438830732376
Pittsburgh Penguins8030381229729072
New Jersey Devils802945629336864

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, 19864–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)0–1–0
2LOctober 11, 19861–6Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)0–2–0
3WOctober 13, 19867–6 OT@ New York Rangers (1986–87)1–2–0
4LOctober 16, 19864–7@ New York Islanders (1986–87)1–3–0
5LOctober 18, 19862–4Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)1–4–0
6WOctober 20, 19865–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)2–4–0
7TOctober 21, 19864–4 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)2–4–1
8WOctober 24, 19868–2Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)3–4–1
9WOctober 25, 19862–1New Jersey Devils (1986–87)4–4–1
10WOctober 28, 19865–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)5–4–1
11LOctober 29, 19863–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)5–5–1
12LNovember 1, 19861–4@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)5–6–1
13LNovember 4, 19861–7@ New York Islanders (1986–87)5–7–1
14WNovember 5, 19863–2Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)6–7–1
15WNovember 8, 19863–2Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)7–7–1
16TNovember 11, 19862–2 OT@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)7–7–2
17TNovember 12, 19862–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)7–7–3
18LNovember 14, 19861–4Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)7–8–3
19LNovember 16, 19862–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)7–9–3
20LNovember 18, 19865–6Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)7–10–3
21TNovember 21, 19863–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)7–10–4
22LNovember 22, 19864–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)7–11–4
23TNovember 26, 19862–2 OTBoston Bruins (1986–87)7–11–5
24LNovember 28, 19862–4Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)7–12–5
25LNovember 29, 19863–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)7–13–5
26WDecember 1, 19862–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)8–13–5
27TDecember 3, 19863–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)8–13–6
28WDecember 6, 19863–1Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)9–13–6
29WDecember 9, 19864–2New Jersey Devils (1986–87)10–13–6
30LDecember 10, 19862–8@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)10–14–6
31LDecember 14, 19861–3New York Rangers (1986–87)10–15–6
32LDecember 17, 19861–6@ New York Rangers (1986–87)10–16–6
33LDecember 19, 19864–6@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)10–17–6
34WDecember 20, 19865–3St. Louis Blues (1986–87)11–17–6
35WDecember 26, 19862–1New York Islanders (1986–87)12–17–6
36LDecember 28, 19865–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)12–18–6
37LDecember 30, 19861–3Hartford Whalers (1986–87)12–19–6
38WJanuary 1, 19874–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)13–19–6
39LJanuary 3, 19871–4Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)13–20–6
40WJanuary 5, 19876–4@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)14–20–6
41LJanuary 7, 19872–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)14–21–6
42WJanuary 9, 19873–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)15–21–6
43TJanuary 11, 19872–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)15–21–7
44LJanuary 13, 19872–3Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)15–22–7
45WJanuary 15, 19873–2@ New York Islanders (1986–87)16–22–7
46WJanuary 17, 19876–1@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)17–22–7
47WJanuary 18, 19876–1@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)18–22–7
48WJanuary 20, 19876–3New Jersey Devils (1986–87)19–22–7
49WJanuary 23, 19873–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)20–22–7
50LJanuary 24, 19873–6Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)20–23–7
51LJanuary 27, 19875–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)20–24–7
52WJanuary 28, 19872–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)21–24–7
53TJanuary 30, 19873–3 OTNew York Islanders (1986–87)21–24–8
54WFebruary 1, 19876–4Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)22–24–8
55LFebruary 4, 19872–3@ New York Rangers (1986–87)22–25–8
56LFebruary 6, 19872–5Hartford Whalers (1986–87)22–26–8
57LFebruary 7, 19874–5 OTNew York Rangers (1986–87)22–27–8
58WFebruary 15, 19875–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)23–27–8
59LFebruary 18, 19874–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)23–28–8
60WFebruary 20, 19876–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)24–28–8
61WFebruary 22, 19875–2@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)25–28–8
62WFebruary 24, 19878–2Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)26–28–8
63WFebruary 27, 19875–2Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)27–28–8
64WMarch 1, 19877–3New York Rangers (1986–87)28–28–8
65WMarch 3, 19873–2New Jersey Devils (1986–87)29–28–8
66LMarch 5, 19872–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)29–29–8
67LMarch 7, 19872–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)29–30–8
68LMarch 10, 19873–6Calgary Flames (1986–87)29–31–8
69WMarch 13, 198710–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)30–31–8
70TMarch 14, 19873–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)30–31–9
71LMarch 17, 19874–5Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)30–32–9
72WMarch 20, 19874–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)31–32–9
73WMarch 22, 19874–3Boston Bruins (1986–87)32–32–9
74WMarch 24, 19873–1@ New York Islanders (1986–87)33–32–9
75TMarch 27, 19872–2 OTNew York Islanders (1986–87)33–32–10
76WMarch 29, 19874–2Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)34–32–10
77WMarch 31, 19874–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)35–32–10
78WApril 1, 19875–1@ New York Rangers (1986–87)36–32–10
79WApril 4, 19873–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1986–87)37–32–10
80WApril 5, 19876–5 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)38–32–10

Playoffs

The 1987 playoff Capitals run was best known for the Easter Epic, when the Caps played the longest game 7 in their franchise history through four overtime periods. Unfortunately, they lost to the New York Islanders 3-2 in that game seven and lost the series 4-3.

New York won series 4–3

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Larry MurphyD802358813925804
Mike GartnerRW784132736115610
Scott StevensD7710516128313200
Craig LaughlinRW8022305267-31105
Gaetan DuchesneLW741735525318014
Dave ChristianRW762327508-5502
Bobby GouldRW782327507418112
Greg AdamsLW671430441849200
Michal PivonkaC7318254341-19402
Alan HaworthC50251641433902
Mike RidleyC4015193420-1603
Rod LangwayD78225275311001
Kevin HatcherD7881624144-29102
Kelly MillerLW391012222610310
Lou FranceschettiRW7512921127-9001
David JensenC46881612-10200
Bobby CarpenterC22571221-7400
Garry GalleyD1811011103100
John BlumD6628101331000
Greg SmithD4509931-6000
John BarrettD5522443-16000
Pete PeetersG37044160000
Gary SampsonLW251234-9000
Jeff GreenlawLW22033442000
Yvon CorriveauLW1711224-4000
Ed KastelicW2311283-3100
Paul CavalliniD60228-4000
Stephen LeachRW151016-4000
Yves BeaudoinD60005-4000
Bob CrawfordRW1200000000
Al JensenG600000000
Grant MartinLW90004-1000
Bob MasonG4500000000
Jim ThomsonRW1000035-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Bob Mason253645201851373.24012471110.890
Pete Peeters200237171141073.210930823.885
Al Jensen3286131274.940184157.853
Team:4866803832102713.34023612090.885

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mike GartnerRW743714000
Scott StevensD705519000
Kelly MillerLW72240000
Larry MurphyD72246001
Greg AdamsLW713438100
Dave ChristianRW71346001
Gaetan DuchesneLW730314000
Mike RidleyC72136001
Bobby GouldRW70338000
Alan HaworthC60337000
Michal PivonkaC71122000
Kevin HatcherD710120000
Ed KastelicW510113100
Grant MartinLW11012000
John BlumD60114000
Rod LangwayD70112000
Lou FranceschettiRW700023000
Garry GalleyD20000000
David JensenC70002000
Craig LaughlinRW10000000
Bob MasonG40000000
Pete PeetersG30002000
Greg SmithD700011000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Bob Mason30942291.751143134.937
Pete Peeters18031293.0007667.882
Team:489734182.211219201.918

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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

Washington'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)
119Jeff Greenlaw CanadaCanadian National Development Team
240Steve Seftel CanadaKingston Canadians (OHL)
360Shawn Simpson CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
361Jim Hrivnak CanadaMerrimack College (Hockey East)
482Erin Ginnell CanadaCalgary Wranglers (WHL)
5103John Purves CanadaHamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
6124Stefan Nilsson SwedenLulea HF (Sweden)
7145Peter Choma CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
8166Lee Davidson CanadaPenticton Knights (BCHL)
9187Tero Toivola FinlandTappara (Finland)
10208Bob Babcock CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
11229John Schratz CanadaAmherst Ramblers (MVLHL)
12250Scott McCrory CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
S23Steve Cousins CanadaUniversity of Alberta (CIAU)

See also

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 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
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