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1986–87 Washington Capitals season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1986–87
year	1986
Team	Washington Capitals
Record	38–32–10
HomeRecord	22–15–3
RoadRecord	16–17–7
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	4th
Division	Patrick
DivisionRank	2nd
GoalsFor	285
GoalsAgainst	278
GeneralManager	David Poile
Coach	Bryan Murray
Captain	Rod Langway
Arena	Capital Centre
GoalsLeader	Mike Gartner (41)
AssistsLeader	Larry Murphy (58)
PointsLeader	Larry Murphy (81)
PIMLeader	Scott Stevens (283)
PlusMinusLeader	Larry Murphy (+25)
WinsLeader	Bob Mason (20)
GAALeader	Pete Peeters (3.22)

The 1986–87 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 9, 1986||4–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 11, 1986||1–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||0–2–0 |- |3||W||October 13, 1986||7–6 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1986–87) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 16, 1986||4–7 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1986–87) ||1–3–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1986||2–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||1–4–0 |- |6||W||October 20, 1986||5–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||2–4–0 |- |7||T||October 21, 1986||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||2–4–1 |- |8||W||October 24, 1986||8–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 25, 1986||2–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||4–4–1 |- |10||W||October 28, 1986||5–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||5–4–1 |- |11||L||October 29, 1986||3–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||5–5–1

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Playoffs

The 1987 playoff Capitals run was best known for the Easter Epic, when the Caps played the longest game 7 in their franchise history through four overtime periods. Unfortunately, they lost to the New York Islanders 3–2 in that game seven and lost the series 4–3.

|1-1-1 = |1-1-2 = |1-2-1 = |1-2-2 = |1-3-1 = |1-3-2 = |goalie1-1 = |goalie1-2 =

|2-1-1 = |2-1-2 = |2-2-1 = |2-2-2 = |2-3-1 = |2-3-2 = |goalie2-1 = |goalie2-2 =

|3-1-1 = |3-1-2 = |3-2-1 = |3-2-2 = |3-3-1 = |3-3-2 = |goalie3-1 = |goalie3-2 =

|4-1-1 = |4-1-2 = |4-2-1 = |4-2-2 = |4-3-1 = |4-3-2 = |goalie4-1 = |goalie4-2 =

|5-1-1 = |5-1-2 = |5-2-1 = |5-2-2 = |5-3-1 = |5-3-2 = |goalie5-1 = |goalie5-2 =

|6-1-1 = |6-1-2 = |6-2-1 = |6-2-2 = |6-3-1 = |6-3-2 = |goalie6-1 = |goalie6-2 =

|7-1-1 = |7-1-2 = |7-2-1 = |7-2-2 = |7-3-1 = |7-3-2 = |7-4-1 = |7-4-2 = |goalie7-1 = |goalie7-2 =

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
D	80	23	58	81	39	25	8	0	4
RW	78	41	32	73	61	1	5	6	10
D	77	10	51	61	283	13	2	0	0
RW	80	22	30	52	67	-3	11	0	5
LW	74	17	35	52	53	18	0	1	4
RW	76	23	27	50	8	-5	5	0	2
RW	78	23	27	50	74	18	1	1	2
LW	67	14	30	44	184	9	2	0	0
C	73	18	25	43	41	-19	4	0	2
C	50	25	16	41	43	3	9	0	2
C	40	15	19	34	20	-1	6	0	3
D	78	2	25	27	53	11	0	0	1
D	78	8	16	24	144	-29	1	0	2
LW	39	10	12	22	26	10	3	1	0
RW	75	12	9	21	127	-9	0	0	1
C	46	8	8	16	12	-10	2	0	0
C	22	5	7	12	21	-7	4	0	0
D	18	1	10	11	10	3	1	0	0
D	66	2	8	10	133	1	0	0	0
D	45	0	9	9	31	-6	0	0	0
D	55	2	2	4	43	-16	0	0	0
G	37	0	4	4	16	0	0	0	0
LW	25	1	2	3	4	-9	0	0	0
LW	22	0	3	3	44	2	0	0	0
LW	17	1	1	2	24	-4	0	0	0
W	23	1	1	2	83	-3	1	0	0
D	6	0	2	2	8	-4	0	0	0
RW	15	1	0	1	6	-4	0	0	0
D	6	0	0	0	5	-4	0	0	0
RW	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LW	9	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0
G	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RW	10	0	0	0	35	-2	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%
	2536	45	20	18	5	137	3.24	1247	1110	.890
	2002	37	17	11	4	107	3.21	930	823	.885
	328	6	1	3	1	27	4.94	184	157	.853
Team:	4866	80	38	32	10	271	3.34	2361	2090	.885

Playoffs

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	GWG
RW	7	4	3	7	14	0	0
D	7	0	5	5	19	0	0
LW	7	2	2	4	0	0	0
D	7	2	2	4	6	0	1
LW	7	1	3	4	38	1	0
RW	7	1	3	4	6	0	1
LW	7	3	0	3	14	0	0
C	7	2	1	3	6	0	1
RW	7	0	3	3	8	0	0
C	6	0	3	3	7	0	0
C	7	1	1	2	2	0	0
D	7	1	0	1	20	0	0
W	5	1	0	1	13	1	0
LW	1	1	0	1	2	0	0
D	6	0	1	1	4	0	0
D	7	0	1	1	2	0	0
RW	7	0	0	0	23	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	7	0	0	0	2	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	2	0	0
D	7	0	0	0	11	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	309	4	2	2	9	1.75	1	143	134	.937
	180	3	1	2	9	3.00	0	76	67	.882
Team:	489	7	3	4	18	2.21	1	219	201	.918

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

Washington'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	19	Jeff Greenlaw	Canada	Canadian National Development Team
2	40	Steve Seftel	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OHL)
3	60	Shawn Simpson	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
3	61	Jim Hrivnak	Canada	Merrimack College (Hockey East)
4	82	Erin Ginnell	Canada	Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
5	103	John Purves	Canada	Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
6	124	Stefan Nilsson	Sweden	Luleå HF (Sweden)
7	145	Peter Choma	Canada	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
8	166	Lee Davidson	Canada	Penticton Knights (BCHL)
9	187	Tero Toivola		Tappara (Finland)
10	208	Bob Babcock	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
11	229	John Schratz	Canada	Amherst Ramblers (MVLHL)
12	250	Scott McCrory	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
[S2](1986-nhl-supplemental-draft)	22	Steve Cousins	Canada	University of Alberta (CIAU)

References

"1986-87 Washington Capitals Schedule".
"1986-87 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.

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Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
D	80	23	58	81	39	25	8	0	4
RW	78	41	32	73	61	1	5	6	10
D	77	10	51	61	283	13	2	0	0
RW	80	22	30	52	67	-3	11	0	5
LW	74	17	35	52	53	18	0	1	4
RW	76	23	27	50	8	-5	5	0	2
RW	78	23	27	50	74	18	1	1	2
LW	67	14	30	44	184	9	2	0	0
C	73	18	25	43	41	-19	4	0	2
C	50	25	16	41	43	3	9	0	2
C	40	15	19	34	20	-1	6	0	3
D	78	2	25	27	53	11	0	0	1
D	78	8	16	24	144	-29	1	0	2
LW	39	10	12	22	26	10	3	1	0
RW	75	12	9	21	127	-9	0	0	1
C	46	8	8	16	12	-10	2	0	0
C	22	5	7	12	21	-7	4	0	0
D	18	1	10	11	10	3	1	0	0
D	66	2	8	10	133	1	0	0	0
D	45	0	9	9	31	-6	0	0	0
D	55	2	2	4	43	-16	0	0	0
G	37	0	4	4	16	0	0	0	0
LW	25	1	2	3	4	-9	0	0	0
LW	22	0	3	3	44	2	0	0	0
LW	17	1	1	2	24	-4	0	0	0
W	23	1	1	2	83	-3	1	0	0
D	6	0	2	2	8	-4	0	0	0
RW	15	1	0	1	6	-4	0	0	0
D	6	0	0	0	5	-4	0	0	0
RW	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LW	9	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0
G	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RW	10	0	0	0	35	-2	0	0	0

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	GWG
RW	7	4	3	7	14	0	0
D	7	0	5	5	19	0	0
LW	7	2	2	4	0	0	0
D	7	2	2	4	6	0	1
LW	7	1	3	4	38	1	0
RW	7	1	3	4	6	0	1
LW	7	3	0	3	14	0	0
C	7	2	1	3	6	0	1
RW	7	0	3	3	8	0	0
C	6	0	3	3	7	0	0
C	7	1	1	2	2	0	0
D	7	1	0	1	20	0	0
W	5	1	0	1	13	1	0
LW	1	1	0	1	2	0	0
D	6	0	1	1	4	0	0
D	7	0	1	1	2	0	0
RW	7	0	0	0	23	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	7	0	0	0	2	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	2	0	0
D	7	0	0	0	11	0	0

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
D	80	23	58	81	39	25	8	0	4
RW	78	41	32	73	61	1	5	6	10
D	77	10	51	61	283	13	2	0	0
RW	80	22	30	52	67	-3	11	0	5
LW	74	17	35	52	53	18	0	1	4
RW	76	23	27	50	8	-5	5	0	2
RW	78	23	27	50	74	18	1	1	2
LW	67	14	30	44	184	9	2	0	0
C	73	18	25	43	41	-19	4	0	2
C	50	25	16	41	43	3	9	0	2
C	40	15	19	34	20	-1	6	0	3
D	78	2	25	27	53	11	0	0	1
D	78	8	16	24	144	-29	1	0	2
LW	39	10	12	22	26	10	3	1	0
RW	75	12	9	21	127	-9	0	0	1
C	46	8	8	16	12	-10	2	0	0
C	22	5	7	12	21	-7	4	0	0
D	18	1	10	11	10	3	1	0	0
D	66	2	8	10	133	1	0	0	0
D	45	0	9	9	31	-6	0	0	0
D	55	2	2	4	43	-16	0	0	0
G	37	0	4	4	16	0	0	0	0
LW	25	1	2	3	4	-9	0	0	0
LW	22	0	3	3	44	2	0	0	0
LW	17	1	1	2	24	-4	0	0	0
W	23	1	1	2	83	-3	1	0	0
D	6	0	2	2	8	-4	0	0	0
RW	15	1	0	1	6	-4	0	0	0
D	6	0	0	0	5	-4	0	0	0
RW	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LW	9	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0
G	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RW	10	0	0	0	35	-2	0	0	0

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	GWG
RW	7	4	3	7	14	0	0
D	7	0	5	5	19	0	0
LW	7	2	2	4	0	0	0
D	7	2	2	4	6	0	1
LW	7	1	3	4	38	1	0
RW	7	1	3	4	6	0	1
LW	7	3	0	3	14	0	0
C	7	2	1	3	6	0	1
RW	7	0	3	3	8	0	0
C	6	0	3	3	7	0	0
C	7	1	1	2	2	0	0
D	7	1	0	1	20	0	0
W	5	1	0	1	13	1	0
LW	1	1	0	1	2	0	0
D	6	0	1	1	4	0	0
D	7	0	1	1	2	0	0
RW	7	0	0	0	23	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	7	0	0	0	2	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	2	0	0
D	7	0	0	0	11	0	0

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
D	80	23	58	81	39	25	8	0	4
RW	78	41	32	73	61	1	5	6	10
D	77	10	51	61	283	13	2	0	0
RW	80	22	30	52	67	-3	11	0	5
LW	74	17	35	52	53	18	0	1	4
RW	76	23	27	50	8	-5	5	0	2
RW	78	23	27	50	74	18	1	1	2
LW	67	14	30	44	184	9	2	0	0
C	73	18	25	43	41	-19	4	0	2
C	50	25	16	41	43	3	9	0	2
C	40	15	19	34	20	-1	6	0	3
D	78	2	25	27	53	11	0	0	1
D	78	8	16	24	144	-29	1	0	2
LW	39	10	12	22	26	10	3	1	0
RW	75	12	9	21	127	-9	0	0	1
C	46	8	8	16	12	-10	2	0	0
C	22	5	7	12	21	-7	4	0	0
D	18	1	10	11	10	3	1	0	0
D	66	2	8	10	133	1	0	0	0
D	45	0	9	9	31	-6	0	0	0
D	55	2	2	4	43	-16	0	0	0
G	37	0	4	4	16	0	0	0	0
LW	25	1	2	3	4	-9	0	0	0
LW	22	0	3	3	44	2	0	0	0
LW	17	1	1	2	24	-4	0	0	0
W	23	1	1	2	83	-3	1	0	0
D	6	0	2	2	8	-4	0	0	0
RW	15	1	0	1	6	-4	0	0	0
D	6	0	0	0	5	-4	0	0	0
RW	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LW	9	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0
G	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
RW	10	0	0	0	35	-2	0	0	0

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	GWG
RW	7	4	3	7	14	0	0
D	7	0	5	5	19	0	0
LW	7	2	2	4	0	0	0
D	7	2	2	4	6	0	1
LW	7	1	3	4	38	1	0
RW	7	1	3	4	6	0	1
LW	7	3	0	3	14	0	0
C	7	2	1	3	6	0	1
RW	7	0	3	3	8	0	0
C	6	0	3	3	7	0	0
C	7	1	1	2	2	0	0
D	7	1	0	1	20	0	0
W	5	1	0	1	13	1	0
LW	1	1	0	1	2	0	0
D	6	0	1	1	4	0	0
D	7	0	1	1	2	0	0
RW	7	0	0	0	23	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	7	0	0	0	2	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	2	0	0
D	7	0	0	0	11	0	0