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1986–87 St. Louis Blues season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1986–87 |
| year | 1986 |
| Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Record | 32–33–15 |
| HomeRecord | 21–12–7 |
| RoadRecord | 11–21–8 |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 4th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| GoalsFor | 281 |
| GoalsAgainst | 293 |
| GeneralManager | Ron Caron |
| Coach | Jacques Martin |
| Captain | Brian Sutter |
| AltCaptain | Bernie Federko |
| Rob Ramage | |
| Arena | St. Louis Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Doug Gilmour (42) |
| AssistsLeader | Doug Gilmour (63) |
| PointsLeader | Doug Gilmour (105) |
| PIMLeader | Mark Hunter (167) |
| WinsLeader | Rick Wamsley (17) |
| GAALeader | Greg Millen |
| Rick Wamsley (3.34) | |
| DivisionWin | Yes |
Rob Ramage Rick Wamsley (3.34) The 1986–87 St. Louis Blues season was the 20th in franchise history. It involved the team finishing with a 32–33–15 record, good for 79 points, as they finished 1st in the Norris Division, clinching the title on the final day of the regular-season. This would be the final division title for the Blues until the 1999–2000 season.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 9, 1986||4–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 11, 1986||3–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||1–1–0 |- |3||T||October 14, 1986||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 18, 1986||4–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 22, 1986||3–8 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||2–2–1 |- |6||T||October 24, 1986||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||2–2–2 |- |7||L||October 25, 1986||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||2–3–2 |- |8||W||October 29, 1986||7–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1986–87) ||3–3–2
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| Legend:
Playoffs
The Blues lost the Norris Division semifinal series to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 80 | 42 | 63 | 105 | 58 | -2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 64 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 32 | -25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 74 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 167 | -19 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 76 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| D | 78 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 110 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 80 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 54 | -9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 59 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 108 | -12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 60 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 12 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 37 | -22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 73 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 24 | -34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 42 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 68 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 72 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 46 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 53 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 62 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 159 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 45 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 53 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 66 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 164 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 69 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 127 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2410 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 142 | 3.54 | 0 | 1212 | 1070 | .883 | |
| 2482 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 146 | 3.53 | 0 | 1152 | 1006 | .873 | |
| **Team:** | 4892 | 80 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 288 | 3.53 | 0 | 2364 | 2076 | .878 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2.40 | 0 | 122 | 112 | .918 | |
| 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 54 | 49 | .907 | |
| **Team:** | 370 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.43 | 0 | 176 | 161 | .915 |
Draft picks
St. Louis'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 | 10 | Jocelyn Lemieux | Canada | Laval Voisins (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 31 | Mike Posma | United States | Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OPJHL) |
| 3 | 52 | Tony Hejna | United States | Nichols School (USHS-NY) |
| 4 | 73 | Glen Featherstone | Canada | Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) |
| 5 | 87 | Mike Wolak | United States | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 6 | 115 | Mike O'Toole | Canada | Markham Waxers (OJHL) |
| 7 | 136 | Andy May | Canada | Bramalea Blues (MetJHL) |
| 8 | 157 | Randy Skarda | United States | Saint Thomas Academy (USHS-MN) |
| 9 | 178 | Martyn Ball | Canada | St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL) |
| 10 | 199 | Rod Thacker | Canada | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) |
| 11 | 220 | Terry MacLean | Canada | Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL) |
| 12 | 234 | Bill Butler | United States | Northwood School (USHS-NY) |
| 12 | 241 | David O'Brien | United States | Northeastern University (Hockey East) |
| [S2](1986-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 13 | Marty Raus | United States | Northeastern University (Hockey East) |
References
References
- "1986-87 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
- "1986-87 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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