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1986–87 New Jersey Devils season
National Hockey League season
National Hockey League season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1986–87 |
| year | 1986 |
| Team | New Jersey Devils |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 10th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 6th |
| Record | 29–45–6 |
| HomeRecord | 20–17–3 |
| RoadRecord | 9–28–3 |
| GoalsFor | 293 |
| GoalsAgainst | 368 |
| GeneralManager | Max McNab |
| Coach | Doug Carpenter |
| Captain | Mel Bridgman |
| AltCaptain | *Unknown* |
| Arena | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Pat Verbeek (35) |
| AssistsLeader | Aaron Broten (53) |
| PointsLeader | Aaron Broten (79) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Aaron Broten (+5) |
| PIMLeader | Ken Daneyko (183) |
| WinsLeader | Alain Chevrier (24) |
| GAALeader | Kirk McLean (3.75) |
The 1986–87 New Jersey Devils season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and fifth season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. This was the franchise's ninth consecutive season out of the playoffs.
Regular season
- January 22, 1987 – A snowstorm brutally hit New Jersey as the Devils were scheduled to play the Calgary Flames at the Meadowlands. Only 334 fans showed up, making that game the "334 Club" game. To this day, it is the lowest-attended game in modern NHL history, not counting the 2020 NHL return to play playoffs. The Devils went on to win the game 7–5.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 9, 1986||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (season) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1986||5–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (season) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 15, 1986||3–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (season) ||3–0–0 |- |4||L||October 17, 1986||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (season) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1986||4–8 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1986||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (season) ||3–3–0 |- |7||W||October 23, 1986||5–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (season) ||4–3–0 |- |8||L||October 25, 1986||1–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (season) ||4–4–0 |- |9||W||October 29, 1986||8–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) ||5–4–0 |- |10||W||October 30, 1986||7–6 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (season) ||6–4–0
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW/C | 80 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 79 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 75 | -7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | |
| RW | 80 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 120 | -23 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 74 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 120 | -23 | 17 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 78 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 14 | -17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| C | 68 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 22 | -21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| LW | 72 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 19 | -16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 75 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 137 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| C | 51 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 80 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 74 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 36 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 65 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 111 | -20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/C | 51 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 | -15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| C | 46 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 40 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 45 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 48 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 14 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 57 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 107 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 64 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 52 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 47 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 98 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 79 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 183 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 68 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 109 | -31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 82 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 44 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 143 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3153 | 58 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 227 | 4.32 | 0 | 1793 | 1566 | .873 | |
| 1114 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 89 | 4.79 | 0 | 569 | 480 | .844 | |
| 160 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.75 | 0 | 73 | 63 | .863 | |
| 130 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7.38 | 0 | 80 | 64 | .800 | |
| 286 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4.41 | 0 | 173 | 152 | .879 | |
| **Team:** | 4843 | 80 | 29 | 45 | 6 | 363 | 4.50 | 0 | 2688 | 2325 | .865 |
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
New Jersey's draft picks at the 1986 NHL entry draft.
| [S2](1986-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 6 | Tim Barakett | United States | F | Harvard University (ECAC) |
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Notes
References
References
- National Hockey League. (2010). "The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011". Triumph Books.
- [https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-played-in-front-of-334-fans-due-to-horrible-weather/c-651845 Historic storm produced history for Devils in '87] ''NHL.com''. Accessed December 29, 2020
- "1986-87 New Jersey Devils Schedule".
- "1986-87 New Jersey Devils Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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