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1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1986–87 |
| year | 1986 |
| Team | Los Angeles Kings |
| Record | 31–41–8 |
| HomeRecord | 20–17–3 |
| RoadRecord | 11–24–5 |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 8th |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| GoalsFor | 318 |
| GoalsAgainst | 341 |
| GeneralManager | Rogatien Vachon |
| Coach | Pat Quinn, |
| Mike Murphy | |
| Captain | Dave Taylor |
| Arena | The Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Luc Robitaille (45) |
| AssistsLeader | Marcel Dionne (50) |
| PointsLeader | Luc Robitaille (84) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Mark Hardy +16 |
| PIMLeader | Tiger Williams (358) |
| WinsLeader | Roland Melanson (18) |
| GAALeader | Roland Melanson (3.70) |
Mike Murphy The 1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 20th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kings made the playoffs, losing in the first round to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 9, 1986||3–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1986||5–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1986–87) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 14, 1986||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 15, 1986||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1986||1–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||October 19, 1986||7–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||October 22, 1986||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1986–87) ||3–4–0 |- |8||L||October 23, 1986||3–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||3–5–0 |- |9||L||October 25, 1986||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1986–87) ||3–6–0 |- |10||L||October 27, 1986||5–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||3–7–0 |- |11||L||October 28, 1986||2–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||3–8–0
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Playoffs
Player statistics
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 79 | 45 | 39 | 84 | 28 | -18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 80 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 101 | -16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 22 | -5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 67 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 54 | -8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 67 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 84 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| RW | 76 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 48 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 68 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 26 | -12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| D | 75 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 74 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 67 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 93 | -40 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 77 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 155 | -19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 60 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 76 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 358 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 69 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 73 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 120 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 78 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| LW | 58 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 133 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 66 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 30 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 57 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 181 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 35 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 158 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2734 | 46 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 168 | 3.69 | 1 | 1420 | 1252 | .882 | |
| 1404 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 103 | 4.40 | 1 | 692 | 589 | .851 | |
| 420 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 222 | 188 | .847 | |
| 300 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 154 | 127 | .825 | |
| **Team:** | 4858 | 80 | 31 | 41 | 8 | 332 | 4.10 | 2 | 2488 | 2156 | .867 |
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| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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| C | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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| 260 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 5.54 | 0 | 154 | 130 | .844 | |
| 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10.50 | 0 | 29 | 22 | .759 | |
| **Team:** | 300 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 183 | 152 | .831 |
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Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.
Trades
| March 10, 1987 | To Los Angeles KingsBobby Carpenter |
|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | To New York RangersMarcel Dionne |
| Jeff Crossman | |
| 3rd round pick in [1989](1989-nhl-entry-draft) – Murray Garbutt |
Free agent signings
| February 4, 1987 | From Minnesota North StarsDave Langevin |
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Free agents lost
| July 1, 1986 | To EHC Kloten (NL)Bob Mongrain |
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Waivers
| October 6, 1986 | From Buffalo SabresMal Davis |
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Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1986 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. The Kings attempted to select Grant Paranica in the second round of the 1986 NHL supplemental draft, but the pick was ruled invalid since Paranica entered school after age 20 and therefore did not meet eligibility requirements.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jimmy Carson | United States | Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 44 | Denis Larocque | Canada | Guelph Platers (OHL) |
| 4 | 65 | Sylvain Couturier | Canada | Laval Titan (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 86 | Dave Guden | United States | Roxbury Latin School (ISL) |
| 6 | 107 | Robb Stauber | United States | Duluth Denfeld High School (USHS-MN) |
| 7 | 128 | Sean Krakiwsky | Canada | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) |
| 8 | 149 | Rene Chapdelaine | Canada | Lake Superior State University (CCHA) |
| 9 | 170 | Trevor Pochipinski | Canada | Penticton Knights (BCJHL) |
| 10 | 191 | Paul Kelly | Canada | Guelph Platers (OHL) |
| 11 | 212 | Russ Mann | United States | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
| 12 | 233 | Brian Hayton | Canada | Guelph Platers (OHL) |
| [S1](1986-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 1 | Bob Kudelski | United States | Yale University (ECAC) |
References
References
- "1986-87 Los Angeles Kings Schedule".
- "1986-87 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
- "1986 NHL Supplemental Draft -- Round 2 Selections". Hockey Draft Central.
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