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1986–87 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1986–87 |
| year | 1986 |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 3rd |
| Division | Adams |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| Record | 41–29–10 |
| HomeRecord | 27–9–4 |
| RoadRecord | 14–20–6 |
| GoalsFor | 277 |
| GoalsAgainst | 241 |
| GeneralManager | Serge Savard |
| Coach | Jean Perron |
| Captain | Bob Gainey |
| AltCaptain | Mats Naslund |
| Larry Robinson | |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Bobby Smith (28) |
| AssistsLeader | Mats Naslund (55) |
| PointsLeader | Mats Naslund (80) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Larry Robinson (+24) |
| PIMLeader | Chris Nilan (266) |
| WinsLeader | Patrick Roy (22) |
| GAALeader | Brian Hayward (2.81) |
Larry Robinson
Offseason
NHL draft
Montreal's draft picks at the 1986 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Mark Pederson | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 2 | 27 | Benoit Brunet | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 57 | Jyrki Lumme | Ilves (Finland) | |
| 4 | 78 | Brent Bobyck | Canada | Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) |
| 5 | 94 | Eric Aubertin | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 99 | Mario Milani | Canada | Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 120 | Steve Bisson | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 7 | 141 | Lyle Odelein | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 8 | 162 | Rick Hayward | United States | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 183 | Antonin Routa | Poldi SONP Kladno (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 10 | 204 | Eric Bohemier | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 11 | 225 | Charlie Moore | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 12 | 246 | Karel Svoboda | CHZ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) | |
| [S2](1986-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 18 | Randy Exelby | Canada | Lake Superior State University (CCHA) |
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 9, 1986||4–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 11, 1986||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers||0–2–0 |- |3||W||October 13, 1986||6–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars||1–2–0 |- |4||T||October 15, 1986||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres||1–2–1 |- |5||W||October 18, 1986||5–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 20, 1986||4–5 || align="left"| Washington Capitals||2–3–1 |- |7||W||October 22, 1986||4–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings||3–3–1 |- |8||T||October 25, 1986||3–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers||3–3–2 |- |9||W||October 27, 1986||6–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings||4–3–2 |- |10||W||October 29, 1986||5–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres||5–3–2 |- |11||T||October 30, 1986||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||5–3–3
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 79 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 16 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 80 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 72 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | |
| RW | 76 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 156 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 70 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| C/LW | 76 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 34 | -6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 79 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 66 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 21 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 71 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 124 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 57 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 80 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 79 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| LW | 59 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 96 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 79 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 107 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 55 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 144 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 70 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 41 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 266 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 48 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 55 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 47 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 75 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 72 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 57 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 44 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 151 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2686 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 131 | 2.93 | 1 | 1210 | 1079 | .892 | |
| 2178 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 102 | 2.81 | 1 | 959 | 857 | .894 | |
| **Team:** | 4864 | 80 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 233 | 2.87 | 2 | 2169 | 1936 | .893 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 17 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 17 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 17 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 708 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 2.71 | 0 | 308 | 276 | .896 | |
| 330 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 4.00 | 0 | 173 | 151 | .873 | |
| **Team:** | 1038 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 3.12 | 0 | 481 | 427 | .888 |
Playoffs
References
References
- "1986-87 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1986-87 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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