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 | |
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Division | 2nd Patrick |
1986–87 record | 38–32–10 |
Goals for | 285 |
Goals against | 278 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Bryan Murray |
Captain | Rod Langway |
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 310 | 245 | 100 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 285 | 278 | 86 |
New York Islanders | 80 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 279 | 281 | 82 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 307 | 323 | 76 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 297 | 290 | 72 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 29 | 45 | 6 | 293 | 368 | 64 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L | October 9, 1986 | 4–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 11, 1986 | 1–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 0–2–0 |
3 | W | October 13, 1986 | 7–6 OT | @ New York Rangers (1986–87) | 1–2–0 |
4 | L | October 16, 1986 | 4–7 | @ New York Islanders (1986–87) | 1–3–0 |
5 | L | October 18, 1986 | 2–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | 1–4–0 |
6 | W | October 20, 1986 | 5–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | 2–4–0 |
7 | T | October 21, 1986 | 4–4 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | 2–4–1 |
8 | W | October 24, 1986 | 8–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 3–4–1 |
9 | W | October 25, 1986 | 2–1 | New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 4–4–1 |
10 | W | October 28, 1986 | 5–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | 5–4–1 |
11 | L | October 29, 1986 | 3–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | 5–5–1 |
12 | L | November 1, 1986 | 1–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) | 5–6–1 |
13 | L | November 4, 1986 | 1–7 | @ New York Islanders (1986–87) | 5–7–1 |
14 | W | November 5, 1986 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | 6–7–1 |
15 | W | November 8, 1986 | 3–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 7–7–1 |
16 | T | November 11, 1986 | 2–2 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 7–7–2 |
17 | T | November 12, 1986 | 2–2 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 7–7–3 |
18 | L | November 14, 1986 | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | 7–8–3 |
19 | L | November 16, 1986 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 7–9–3 |
20 | L | November 18, 1986 | 5–6 | Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | 7–10–3 |
21 | T | November 21, 1986 | 3–3 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 7–10–4 |
22 | L | November 22, 1986 | 4–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 7–11–4 |
23 | T | November 26, 1986 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1986–87) | 7–11–5 |
24 | L | November 28, 1986 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 7–12–5 |
25 | L | November 29, 1986 | 3–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | 7–13–5 |
26 | W | December 1, 1986 | 2–1 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | 8–13–5 |
27 | T | December 3, 1986 | 3–3 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | 8–13–6 |
28 | W | December 6, 1986 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | 9–13–6 |
29 | W | December 9, 1986 | 4–2 | New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 10–13–6 |
30 | L | December 10, 1986 | 2–8 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 10–14–6 |
31 | L | December 14, 1986 | 1–3 | New York Rangers (1986–87) | 10–15–6 |
32 | L | December 17, 1986 | 1–6 | @ New York Rangers (1986–87) | 10–16–6 |
33 | L | December 19, 1986 | 4–6 | @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 10–17–6 |
34 | W | December 20, 1986 | 5–3 | St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 11–17–6 |
35 | W | December 26, 1986 | 2–1 | New York Islanders (1986–87) | 12–17–6 |
36 | L | December 28, 1986 | 5–7 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 12–18–6 |
37 | L | December 30, 1986 | 1–3 | Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | 12–19–6 |
38 | W | January 1, 1987 | 4–3 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 13–19–6 |
39 | L | January 3, 1987 | 1–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 13–20–6 |
40 | W | January 5, 1987 | 6–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 14–20–6 |
41 | L | January 7, 1987 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 14–21–6 |
42 | W | January 9, 1987 | 3–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 15–21–6 |
43 | T | January 11, 1987 | 2–2 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 15–21–7 |
44 | L | January 13, 1987 | 2–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | 15–22–7 |
45 | W | January 15, 1987 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (1986–87) | 16–22–7 |
46 | W | January 17, 1987 | 6–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | 17–22–7 |
47 | W | January 18, 1987 | 6–1 | @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 18–22–7 |
48 | W | January 20, 1987 | 6–3 | New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 19–22–7 |
49 | W | January 23, 1987 | 3–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | 20–22–7 |
50 | L | January 24, 1987 | 3–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | 20–23–7 |
51 | L | January 27, 1987 | 5–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 20–24–7 |
52 | W | January 28, 1987 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 21–24–7 |
53 | T | January 30, 1987 | 3–3 OT | New York Islanders (1986–87) | 21–24–8 |
54 | W | February 1, 1987 | 6–4 | Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | 22–24–8 |
55 | L | February 4, 1987 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1986–87) | 22–25–8 |
56 | L | February 6, 1987 | 2–5 | Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | 22–26–8 |
57 | L | February 7, 1987 | 4–5 OT | New York Rangers (1986–87) | 22–27–8 |
58 | W | February 15, 1987 | 5–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | 23–27–8 |
59 | L | February 18, 1987 | 4–7 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | 23–28–8 |
60 | W | February 20, 1987 | 6–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | 24–28–8 |
61 | W | February 22, 1987 | 5–2 | @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) | 25–28–8 |
62 | W | February 24, 1987 | 8–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 26–28–8 |
63 | W | February 27, 1987 | 5–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | 27–28–8 |
64 | W | March 1, 1987 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1986–87) | 28–28–8 |
65 | W | March 3, 1987 | 3–2 | New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 29–28–8 |
66 | L | March 5, 1987 | 2–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 29–29–8 |
67 | L | March 7, 1987 | 2–3 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) | 29–30–8 |
68 | L | March 10, 1987 | 3–6 | Calgary Flames (1986–87) | 29–31–8 |
69 | W | March 13, 1987 | 10–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 30–31–8 |
70 | T | March 14, 1987 | 3–3 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 30–31–9 |
71 | L | March 17, 1987 | 4–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | 30–32–9 |
72 | W | March 20, 1987 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 31–32–9 |
73 | W | March 22, 1987 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1986–87) | 32–32–9 |
74 | W | March 24, 1987 | 3–1 | @ New York Islanders (1986–87) | 33–32–9 |
75 | T | March 27, 1987 | 2–2 OT | New York Islanders (1986–87) | 33–32–10 |
76 | W | March 29, 1987 | 4–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 34–32–10 |
77 | W | March 31, 1987 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 35–32–10 |
78 | W | April 1, 1987 | 5–1 | @ New York Rangers (1986–87) | 36–32–10 |
79 | W | April 4, 1987 | 3–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 37–32–10 |
80 | W | April 5, 1987 | 6–5 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.
April 8 | New York Islanders | 3–4 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
April 9 | New York Islanders | 3–1 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
April 11 | Washington Capitals | 2–0 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 12 | Washington Capitals | 4–1 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 14 | New York Islanders | 4–2 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
April 16 | Washington Capitals | 4–5 | New York Islanders | Nassau Coliseum |
April 18 | New York Islanders | 3–2 | 4OT | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
New York won series 4–3 | |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Murphy | D | 80 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 39 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Mike Gartner | RW | 78 | 41 | 32 | 73 | 61 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Scott Stevens | D | 77 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 283 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Laughlin | RW | 80 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 67 | -3 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
Gaetan Duchesne | LW | 74 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 53 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Dave Christian | RW | 76 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 8 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Bobby Gould | RW | 78 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 74 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Greg Adams | LW | 67 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 184 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Michal Pivonka | C | 73 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 41 | -19 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Alan Haworth | C | 50 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 43 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Ridley | C | 40 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Rod Langway | D | 78 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kevin Hatcher | D | 78 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 144 | -29 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kelly Miller | LW | 39 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Lou Franceschetti | RW | 75 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 127 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
David Jensen | C | 46 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Carpenter | C | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Garry Galley | D | 18 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Blum | D | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Smith | D | 45 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 31 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Barrett | D | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 43 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Peeters | G | 37 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Sampson | LW | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Greenlaw | LW | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvon Corriveau | LW | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Kastelic | W | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 83 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Cavallini | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stephen Leach | RW | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yves Beaudoin | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Crawford | RW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Jensen | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Martin | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Mason | G | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Thomson | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Mason | 2536 | 45 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 137 | 3.24 | 0 | 1247 | 1110 | .890 |
Pete Peeters | 2002 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 107 | 3.21 | 0 | 930 | 823 | .885 |
Al Jensen | 328 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4.94 | 0 | 184 | 157 | .853 |
Team: | 4866 | 80 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 271 | 3.34 | 0 | 2361 | 2090 | .885 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Gartner | RW | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Stevens | D | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Miller | LW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Murphy | D | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Greg Adams | LW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Christian | RW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gaetan Duchesne | LW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Ridley | C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Gould | RW | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alan Haworth | C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michal Pivonka | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Hatcher | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Kastelic | W | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Martin | LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Blum | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Langway | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Franceschetti | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Garry Galley | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Jensen | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Laughlin | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Mason | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Peeters | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Smith | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Mason | 309 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1.75 | 1 | 143 | 134 | .937 |
Pete Peeters | 180 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 76 | 67 | .882 |
Team: | 489 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2.21 | 1 | 219 | 201 | .918 |
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) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 | Jeff Greenlaw | ![]() | Canadian National Development Team |
2 | 40 | Steve Seftel | ![]() | Kingston Canadians (OHL) |
3 | 60 | Shawn Simpson | ![]() | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
3 | 61 | Jim Hrivnak | ![]() | Merrimack College (Hockey East) |
4 | 82 | Erin Ginnell | ![]() | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) |
5 | 103 | John Purves | ![]() | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) |
6 | 124 | Stefan Nilsson | ![]() | Lulea HF (Sweden) |
7 | 145 | Peter Choma | ![]() | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
8 | 166 | Lee Davidson | ![]() | Penticton Knights (BCHL) |
9 | 187 | Tero Toivola | ![]() | Tappara (Finland) |
10 | 208 | Bob Babcock | ![]() | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
11 | 229 | John Schratz | ![]() | Amherst Ramblers (MVLHL) |
12 | 250 | Scott McCrory | ![]() | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
S | 23 | Steve Cousins | ![]() | University of Alberta (CIAU) |
See also
References
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- "1986-87 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
External links
- "1986–87 Washington Capitals Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.