1986–87 NHL season

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.

1986–87 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey

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

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Hartford Whalers	80	43	30	7	93	287	270	1496
Montreal Canadiens	80	41	29	10	92	277	241	1802
Boston Bruins	80	39	34	7	85	301	276	1870
Quebec Nordiques	80	31	39	10	72	267	276	1741
Buffalo Sabres	80	28	44	8	64	280	308	1810

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Philadelphia Flyers	80	46	26	8	100	310	245	2082
Washington Capitals	80	38	32	10	86	285	278	1720
New York Islanders	80	35	33	12	82	279	281	1857
New York Rangers	80	34	38	8	76	307	323	1718
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	30	38	12	72	297	290	1693
New Jersey Devils	80	29	45	6	64	293	368	1735

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
St. Louis Blues	80	32	33	15	79	281	293	1572
Detroit Red Wings	80	34	36	10	78	260	274	2209
Chicago Blackhawks	80	29	37	14	72	290	310	1692
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	32	42	6	70	286	319	1827
Minnesota North Stars	80	30	40	10	70	296	314	1936

Smythe Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Edmonton Oilers	80	50	24	6	106	372	284	1721
Calgary Flames	80	46	31	3	95	318	289	2036
Winnipeg Jets	80	40	32	8	88	279	271	1537
Los Angeles Kings	80	31	41	8	70	318	341	2038
Vancouver Canucks	80	29	43	8	66	282	314	1917

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	79	62	121	183	28
Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	79	54	54	108	41
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	63	54	53	107	57
Mark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	77	37	70	107	73
Doug Gilmour	St. Louis Blues	80	42	63	105	58
Dino Ciccarelli	Minnesota North Stars	80	52	51	103	92
Dale Hawerchuk	Winnipeg Jets	80	47	53	100	54
Michel Goulet	Quebec Nordiques	75	49	47	96	61
Tim Kerr	Philadelphia Flyers	75	58	37	95	57
Raymond Bourque	Boston Bruins	78	23	72	95	36

Stanley Cup playoffs

Note: all dates in 1987

The Stanley Cup

Playoff bracket

Division Semifinals

Division Finals

Conference Finals

Finals

A1

Hartford Whalers

2

A4

Quebec Nordiques

4

A2

Montreal Canadiens

4

A4

Quebec Nordiques

3

A2

Montreal Canadiens

4

A3

Boston Bruins

0

A1

Montreal Canadiens

2

P1

Philadelphia Flyers

4

P1

Philadelphia Flyers

4

P4

New York Rangers

2

P1

Philadelphia Flyers

4

P3

New York Islanders

3

P2

Washington Capitals

3

P3

New York Islanders

4

P1

Philadelphia Flyers

3

S1

Edmonton Oilers

4

N1

St. Louis Blues

2

N4

Toronto Maple Leafs

4

N4

Toronto Maple Leafs

3

N2

Detroit Red Wings

4

N2

Detroit Red Wings

4

N3

Chicago Black Hawks

0

N2

Detroit Red Wings

1

S1

Edmonton Oilers

4

S1

Edmonton Oilers

4

S4

Los Angeles Kings

1

S1

Edmonton Oilers

4

S3

Winnipeg Jets

0

S2

Calgary Flames

2

S3

Winnipeg Jets

4

Finals

Edmonton Oilers Vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 17	Philadelphia	2	Edmonton	4
May 20	Philadelphia	2	Edmonton	3	(OT)
May 22	Edmonton	3	Philadelphia	5
May 24	Edmonton	4	Philadelphia	1
May 26	Philadelphia	4	Edmonton	3
May 28	Edmonton	2	Philadelphia	3
May 30	Philadelphia	1	Edmonton	3

Edmonton wins best-of-seven series 4–3

NHL awards

Presidents' Trophy:	Edmonton Oilers
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Philadelphia Flyers
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Edmonton Oilers
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Doug Jarvis, Hartford Whalers
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Dave Poulin, Philadelphia Flyers
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award:	Jacques Demers, Detroit Red Wings
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Joe Mullen, Calgary Flames
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers,
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Patrick Roy/Brian Hayward, Montreal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy:	Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Hobey Baker, Frank Mathers

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers	G	Mike Liut, Hartford Whalers
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins	D	Larry Murphy, Washington Capitals
Mark Howe, Philadelphia Flyers	D	Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers	C	Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers	RW	Tim Kerr, Philadelphia Flyers
Michel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques	LW	Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings

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