# 1986–87 St. Louis Blues season

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

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 281 | 293 | 79 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 260 | 274 | 78 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 290 | 310 | 72 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 286 | 319 | 70 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 296 | 314 | 70 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1986–87 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Chicago
—3–4–12–4–21–3–44–410–15–7
Detroit
4–3–1—7–0–13–4–12–5–116–12–4
Minnesota
4–2–20–7–1—2–5–16–212–16–4
St. Louis
3–1–44–3–15–2–1—5–2–117–8–7
Toronto
4–45–2–12–62–5–1—13–17–2
Vs. Smythe Division
1986–87 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Chicago
0–32–11–1–11–1–13–07–6–2
Detroit
2–10–30–32–11–1–15–9–1
Minnesota
1–1–10–2–12–0–13–01–27–5–3
St. Louis
2–10–31–1–10–2–10–1–23–8–4
Toronto
1–21–21–1–11–22–16–8–1
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1986–87 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Chicago
1–1–11–22–10–2–11–25–8–2
Detroit
2–0–10–2–11–1–11–1–12–16–5–4
Minnesota
0–33–02–11–20–2–16–8–1
St. Louis
1–22–11–21–23–08–7–0
Toronto
1–22–0–11–21–20–35–9–1
Vs. Patrick Division
1986–87 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Chicago
2–12–11–1–10–2–11–21–1–17–8–3
Detroit
1–21–22–11–22–10–2–17–10–1
Minnesota
2–10–31–1–12–10–30–2–15–11–2
St. Louis
1–21–1–12–10–30–1–20–2–14–10–4
Toronto
2–11–21–1–11–1–12–11–28–8–2 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | October 9, 1986 | 4–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | October 11, 1986 | 3–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | T | October 14, 1986 | 1–1 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 1–1–1 |
| 4 | W | October 18, 1986 | 4–3 | Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | 2–1–1 |
| 5 | L | October 22, 1986 | 3–8 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 2–2–1 |
| 6 | T | October 24, 1986 | 1–1 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 2–2–2 |
| 7 | L | October 25, 1986 | 1–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 2–3–2 |
| 8 | W | October 29, 1986 | 7–2 | New York Rangers (1986–87) | 3–3–2 |
| 9 | T | November 1, 1986 | 3–3 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 3–3–3 |
| 10 | W | November 2, 1986 | 7–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 4–3–3 |
| 11 | L | November 5, 1986 | 4–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 4–4–3 |
| 12 | L | November 7, 1986 | 0–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | 4–5–3 |
| 13 | T | November 9, 1986 | 4–4 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 4–5–4 |
| 14 | W | November 12, 1986 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 5–5–4 |
| 15 | W | November 15, 1986 | 4–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 6–5–4 |
| 16 | W | November 18, 1986 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 7–5–4 |
| 17 | W | November 19, 1986 | 7–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 8–5–4 |
| 18 | L | November 21, 1986 | 0–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | 8–6–4 |
| 19 | L | November 22, 1986 | 5–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) | 8–7–4 |
| 20 | L | November 26, 1986 | 1–5 | New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 8–8–4 |
| 21 | W | November 28, 1986 | 2–1 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 9–8–4 |
| 22 | L | November 29, 1986 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 9–9–4 |
| 23 | L | December 2, 1986 | 1–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 9–10–4 |
| 24 | L | December 3, 1986 | 3–4 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | 9–11–4 |
| 25 | W | December 5, 1986 | 6–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | 10–11–4 |
| 26 | W | December 7, 1986 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 11–11–4 |
| 27 | W | December 9, 1986 | 4–1 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | 12–11–4 |
| 28 | L | December 10, 1986 | 2–6 | @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | 12–12–4 |
| 29 | T | December 13, 1986 | 4–4 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 12–12–5 |
| 30 | L | December 16, 1986 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | 12–13–5 |
| 31 | T | December 18, 1986 | 3–3 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | 12–13–6 |
| 32 | L | December 20, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) | 12–14–6 |
| 33 | L | December 21, 1986 | 6–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 12–15–6 |
| 34 | L | December 26, 1986 | 6–8 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 12–16–6 |
| 35 | W | December 27, 1986 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1986–87) | 13–16–6 |
| 36 | W | December 30, 1986 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1986–87) | 14–16–6 |
| 37 | W | January 3, 1987 | 7–4 | Calgary Flames (1986–87) | 15–16–6 |
| 38 | L | January 5, 1987 | 4–6 | Washington Capitals (1986–87) | 15–17–6 |
| 39 | W | January 7, 1987 | 6–3 | Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | 16–17–6 |
| 40 | L | January 9, 1987 | 1–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | 16–18–6 |
| 41 | L | January 10, 1987 | 2–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) | 16–19–6 |
| 42 | T | January 12, 1987 | 4–4 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 16–19–7 |
| 43 | L | January 16, 1987 | 3–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | 16–20–7 |
| 44 | T | January 17, 1987 | 4–4 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | 16–20–8 |
| 45 | L | January 21, 1987 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 16–21–8 |
| 46 | L | January 23, 1987 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 16–22–8 |
| 47 | W | January 24, 1987 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 17–22–8 |
| 48 | W | January 27, 1987 | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | 18–22–8 |
| 49 | W | January 29, 1987 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 19–22–8 |
| 50 | T | January 31, 1987 | 4–4 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 19–22–9 |
| 51 | L | February 3, 1987 | 2–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | 19–23–9 |
| 52 | W | February 5, 1987 | 2–1 | @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) | 20–23–9 |
| 53 | T | February 6, 1987 | 2–2 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | 20–23–10 |
| 54 | L | February 8, 1987 | 2–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | 20–24–10 |
| 55 | L | February 14, 1987 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 20–25–10 |
| 56 | L | February 15, 1987 | 2–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 20–26–10 |
| 57 | L | February 17, 1987 | 3–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | 20–27–10 |
| 58 | W | February 19, 1987 | 6–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 21–27–10 |
| 59 | W | February 21, 1987 | 4–3 OT | Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | 22–27–10 |
| 60 | W | February 24, 1987 | 3–2 | New York Islanders (1986–87) | 23–27–10 |
| 61 | L | February 26, 1987 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | 23–28–10 |
| 62 | T | February 28, 1987 | 3–3 OT | @ New York Islanders (1986–87) | 23–28–11 |
| 63 | T | March 1, 1987 | 5–5 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 23–28–12 |
| 64 | W | March 3, 1987 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 24–28–12 |
| 65 | T | March 5, 1987 | 1–1 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | 24–28–13 |
| 66 | W | March 7, 1987 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 25–28–13 |
| 67 | W | March 9, 1987 | 3–2 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | 26–28–13 |
| 68 | W | March 11, 1987 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 27–28–13 |
| 69 | L | March 12, 1987 | 4–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) | 27–29–13 |
| 70 | T | March 14, 1987 | 3–3 OT | Washington Capitals (1986–87) | 27–29–14 |
| 71 | L | March 18, 1987 | 4–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 27–30–14 |
| 72 | L | March 21, 1987 | 6–7 OT | New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 27–31–14 |
| 73 | W | March 23, 1987 | 8–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 28–31–14 |
| 74 | T | March 25, 1987 | 4–4 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 28–31–15 |
| 75 | L | March 27, 1987 | 4–6 | @ New York Rangers (1986–87) | 28–32–15 |
| 76 | W | March 29, 1987 | 4–1 | @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 29–32–15 |
| 77 | L | March 31, 1987 | 3–4 | New York Islanders (1986–87) | 29–33–15 |
| 78 | W | April 2, 1987 | 5–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | 30–33–15 |
| 79 | W | April 4, 1987 | 4–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 31–33–15 |
| 80 | W | April 5, 1987 | 3–2 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 32–33–15 |

## 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 |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 80 | 42 | 63 | 105 | 58 | -2 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | C | 64 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 32 | -25 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Hunter | RW | 74 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 167 | -19 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Paslawski | RW | 76 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Brian Benning | D | 78 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 110 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Gino Cavallini | LW | 80 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Meagher | C | 80 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 54 | -9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 59 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 108 | -12 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Flockhart | C | 60 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 12 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Wickenheiser | C | 80 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 37 | -22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Ric Nattress | D | 73 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 24 | -34 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Ronning | C | 42 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Reeds | RW | 68 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 72 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 46 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jocelyn Lemieux | RW | 53 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Herb Raglan | RW | 62 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 159 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bell | D | 45 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | LW | 53 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Bourgeois | D | 66 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 164 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Pavese | D | 69 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 127 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | RW | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dark | D | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Ewen | RW | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | G | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Barr | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Posavad | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Trader | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wamsley | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Rick Wamsley | 2410 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 142 | 3.54 | 0 | 1212 | 1070 | .883 |
| Greg Millen | 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 |
| Bernie Federko | C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Cavallini | LW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Benning | D | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hunter | RW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Bell | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Paslawski | RW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Lemieux | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Reeds | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Ronning | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Bourgeois | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Evans | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Ewen | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hrkac | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Meagher | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Nattress | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Pavese | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Raglan | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wamsley | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wickenheiser | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Greg Millen | 250 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2.40 | 0 | 122 | 112 | .918 |
| Rick Wamsley | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 54 | 49 | .907 |
| Team: | 370 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.43 | 0 | 176 | 161 | .915 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## 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 | 13 | Marty Raus | United States | Northeastern University (Hockey East) |