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1986–87 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1986–87
year	1986
Team	Detroit Red Wings
Record	34–36–10
HomeRecord	20–14–6
RoadRecord	14–22–4
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	5th
Division	Norris
DivisionRank	2nd
GeneralManager	Jim Devellano
Coach	Jacques Demers
AssistantCoach	Dan Belisle
Colin Campbell
Dave Dryden
Don MacAdam
Captain	Steve Yzerman
AltCaptain	Gerard Gallant
Tim Higgins
Lee Norwood
Mike O'Connell
John Ogrodnick
Arena	Joe Louis Arena
GoalsFor	260
GoalsAgainst	274
GoalsLeader	Gerard Gallant (38)
AssistsLeader	Steve Yzerman (59)
PointsLeader	Steve Yzerman (90)
PlusMinusLeader	Darren Veitch (13)
PIMLeader	Joe Kocur (276)
WinsLeader	Greg Stefan (20)
GAALeader	Glen Hanlon (3.20)

Colin Campbell Dave Dryden Don MacAdam Tim Higgins Lee Norwood Mike O'Connell John Ogrodnick 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 draws for 78 points, a 38-point improvement from the previous season. Despite losing nine of their last 14 regular season games, the Red Wings swept the Chicago Blackhawks in four games in the opening round, 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 Campbell Conference final. This season marked a turning point for the franchise, after making the playoffs just four times between 1967 and 1986, the Red Wings missed the playoffs only once between 1987 and 2016 (1989–90).

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 9, 1986||1–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1986||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 15, 1986||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 17, 1986||3–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||1–3–0 |- |5||W||October 18, 1986||5–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||2–3–0 |- |6||L||October 22, 1986||3–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||2–4–0 |- |7||T||October 24, 1986||1–1 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||2–4–1 |- |8||W||October 25, 1986||3–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1986||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||4–4–1 |- |10||W||October 30, 1986||3–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||5–4–1

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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 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 then faced 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

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	80	31	59	90	43	-1	9	1	2
LW	80	38	34	72	216	-5	17	0	4
D	77	13	45	58	52	14	7	1	2
W	77	30	23	53	42	-9	6	0	5
LW/C	80	22	25	47	107	2	1	2	1
C	76	15	32	47	21	0	4	0	1
LW	39	12	28	40	6	-2	4	1	1
LW	35	15	16	31	22	-3	3	1	3
D	77	5	26	31	70	-25	3	1	0
D	57	6	21	27	163	-23	4	0	2
RW	37	13	13	26	49	7	4	0	5
RW	77	12	14	26	124	-2	0	1	1
LW	63	13	11	24	221	-6	2	0	0
RW	77	9	9	18	276	-10	2	0	2
C	33	6	12	18	6	3	1	0	1
D	54	1	13	14	129	7	0	0	0
RW/C	74	3	8	11	49	-4	0	0	0
D	34	3	6	9	70	-4	1	0	1
D	58	2	5	7	66	12	0	0	0
D	24	2	3	5	33	-1	0	0	0
D	45	1	4	5	73	-7	0	0	0
D	44	1	4	5	59	-6	0	0	0
C	13	2	2	4	19	1	0	1	1
LW	36	2	2	4	193	-3	1	0	1
G	43	0	4	4	24	0	0	0	0
C	22	2	1	3	8	0	0	0	0
C	31	1	2	3	6	-9	0	0	1
D	11	0	3	3	19	4	0	0	0
RW	5	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
G	5	0	1	1	7	0	0	0	0
RW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
D	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
RW	2	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0
G	36	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0
RW	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
LW	8	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	2351	43	20	17	3	135	3.45	1	1082	947	.875
	1963	36	11	16	5	104	3.18	1	975	871	.893
	219	5	2	1	0	12	3.29	0	111	99	.892
	342	6	1	2	2	16	2.81	0	135	119	.881
Team:	4875	80	34	36	10	267	3.29	2	2303	2036	.884

Playoffs

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	16	5	13	18	8	1	0	0
LW	16	8	6	14	43	2	0	0
LW	16	4	9	13	6	2	0	0
C	16	4	7	11	6	0	0	1
LW/C	16	7	2	9	20	0	0	2
C	16	5	2	7	28	0	1	1
LW	16	3	4	7	63	1	0	1
D	12	3	4	7	8	2	0	1
D	16	1	6	7	31	0	0	1
RW	16	2	3	5	71	1	0	2
D	16	1	4	5	14	0	0	0
D	14	0	4	4	10	0	0	0
W	13	1	2	3	4	0	0	0
D	16	0	2	2	14	0	0	0
D	11	0	2	2	18	0	0	0
G	9	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
RW	13	1	0	1	14	0	0	0
RW	12	0	1	1	16	0	0	0
D	7	0	1	1	9	0	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	19	0	0	0
G	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
RW	8	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
C	11	0	0	0	11	0	0	0
RW/C	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	467	8	5	2	13	1.67	2	227	214	.943
	508	9	4	5	24	2.83	0	252	228	.905
Team:	975	16	9	7	37	2.28	2	479	442	.923

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. The Red Wings initially selected Ian Kidd first overall in the 1986 NHL supplemental draft, but the claim was invalidated after it was determined Kidd didn't meet eligibility requirements.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	1	Joe Murphy	Canada	Michigan State University (CCHA)
2	22	Adam Graves	Canada	Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
3	43	Derek Mayer	Canada	University of Denver (WCHA)
4	64	Tim Cheveldae	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5	85	Johan Garpenlov	Sweden	Nacka HK (Sweden)
6	106	Jay Stark	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7	127	Par Djoos	Sweden	Mora IK (Sweden)
8	148	Dean Morton	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
9	169	Marc Potvin	Canada	Stratford Cullitons (WOJBHL)
10	190	Scott King	Canada	Vernon Lakers (BCJHL)
11	211	Tom Bissett	United States	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
12	232	Peter Ekroth	Sweden	Södertälje SK (Sweden)
[S2](1986-nhl-supplemental-draft)	5	Rob Doyle	Canada	Colorado College (WCHA)

References

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"Schenectady Gazette – Google News Archive Search".
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"1986-87 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
"1986-87 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
(September 19, 1986). "Kings draft Yale star". [[The Salinas Californian.

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