# 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 70th season competing in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Off-season
### NHL Draft

| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
| 1 | 6 | Vincent Damphousse (C) | Canada | Laval Voisins (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 36 | Darryl Shannon (D) | Canada | Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) |
| 3 | 48 | Sean Boland (D) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) |
| 4 | 69 | Kent Hulst (C) | Canada | Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) |
| 5 | 90 | Scott Taylor (D) | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 6 | 111 | Stephane Giguere (LW) | Canada | Saint-Jean Castors (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 132 | Dan Hie (C) | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 8 | 153 | Steve Brennan (F) | United States | New Preparatory School (USHS-MA) |
| 9 | 174 | Brian Bellefeuille (RW) | United States | Canterbury School (USHS-CT) |
| 10 | 195 | Sean Davidson (RW) | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) |
| 11 | 216 | Mark Holick (RW) | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 12 | 237 | Brian Hoard (D) | Canada | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) |
| S2 | 9 | Art Fitzgerald | United States | Trinity College (NESCAC) |

## Regular season

Francis "King" Clancy, former defenceman with Ottawa and Toronto, had to undergo surgery to remove his gall bladder. Unfortunately, infection from the gall bladder seeped into his body during surgery, causing him to go into septic shock. He died November 10, 1986.

### 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 | 7–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | T | October 11, 1986 | 5–5 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | 1–0–1 |
| 3 | T | October 14, 1986 | 1–1 OT | St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 1–0–2 |
| 4 | W | October 17, 1986 | 3–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 2–0–2 |
| 5 | W | October 18, 1986 | 3–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 3–0–2 |
| 6 | L | October 22, 1986 | 1–7 | Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | 3–1–2 |
| 7 | L | October 25, 1986 | 3–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | 3–2–2 |
| 8 | T | October 26, 1986 | 3–3 OT | @ New York Rangers (1986–87) | 3–2–3 |
| 9 | W | October 28, 1986 | 2–1 | Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 4–2–3 |
| 10 | W | October 30, 1986 | 6–2 | Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | 5–2–3 |
| 11 | W | November 1, 1986 | 2–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 6–2–3 |
| 12 | W | November 5, 1986 | 6–4 | St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 7–2–3 |
| 13 | L | November 6, 1986 | 1–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 7–3–3 |
| 14 | L | November 8, 1986 | 3–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | 7–4–3 |
| 15 | L | November 12, 1986 | 2–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 7–5–3 |
| 16 | W | November 15, 1986 | 6–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 8–5–3 |
| 17 | W | November 16, 1986 | 7–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 9–5–3 |
| 18 | T | November 19, 1986 | 2–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 9–5–4 |
| 19 | L | November 20, 1986 | 4–6 | @ New York Islanders (1986–87) | 9–6–4 |
| 20 | L | November 22, 1986 | 1–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 9–7–4 |
| 21 | L | November 24, 1986 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1986–87) | 9–8–4 |
| 22 | W | November 26, 1986 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 10–8–4 |
| 23 | L | November 28, 1986 | 3–6 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 10–9–4 |
| 24 | L | November 29, 1986 | 2–7 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 10–10–4 |
| 25 | L | December 4, 1986 | 3–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | 10–11–4 |
| 26 | L | December 7, 1986 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 10–12–4 |
| 27 | W | December 10, 1986 | 8–2 | Washington Capitals (1986–87) | 11–12–4 |
| 28 | L | December 12, 1986 | 3–8 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 11–13–4 |
| 29 | W | December 13, 1986 | 3–2 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 12–13–4 |
| 30 | L | December 17, 1986 | 2–3 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 12–14–4 |
| 31 | L | December 18, 1986 | 5–6 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 12–15–4 |
| 32 | W | December 20, 1986 | 5–4 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | 13–15–4 |
| 33 | W | December 23, 1986 | 4–3 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 14–15–4 |
| 34 | L | December 26, 1986 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 14–16–4 |
| 35 | T | December 27, 1986 | 5–5 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 14–16–5 |
| 36 | W | December 31, 1986 | 6–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | 15–16–5 |
| 37 | W | January 3, 1987 | 7–2 | New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | 16–16–5 |
| 38 | L | January 4, 1987 | 3–8 | @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | 16–17–5 |
| 39 | W | January 6, 1987 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 17–17–5 |
| 40 | L | January 7, 1987 | 4–6 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 17–18–5 |
| 41 | L | January 10, 1987 | 2–3 | @ New York Islanders (1986–87) | 17–19–5 |
| 42 | L | January 12, 1987 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | 17–20–5 |
| 43 | L | January 14, 1987 | 2–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 17–21–5 |
| 44 | W | January 15, 1987 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 18–21–5 |
| 45 | L | January 17, 1987 | 4–7 | Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | 18–22–5 |
| 46 | W | January 21, 1987 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 19–22–5 |
| 47 | L | January 23, 1987 | 5–7 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | 19–23–5 |
| 48 | L | January 24, 1987 | 0–3 | Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | 19–24–5 |
| 49 | L | January 26, 1987 | 5–6 OT | Calgary Flames (1986–87) | 19–25–5 |
| 50 | L | January 28, 1987 | 0–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 19–26–5 |
| 51 | L | January 29, 1987 | 2–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 19–27–5 |
| 52 | L | January 31, 1987 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | 19–28–5 |
| 53 | W | February 2, 1987 | 8–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | 20–28–5 |
| 54 | W | February 4, 1987 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | 21–28–5 |
| 55 | L | February 7, 1987 | 5–8 | @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) | 21–29–5 |
| 56 | W | February 8, 1987 | 5–4 | @ New York Rangers (1986–87) | 22–29–5 |
| 57 | W | February 14, 1987 | 5–4 | Boston Bruins (1986–87) | 23–29–5 |
| 58 | T | February 16, 1987 | 1–1 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | 23–29–6 |
| 59 | L | February 18, 1987 | 2–9 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | 23–30–6 |
| 60 | L | February 20, 1987 | 2–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) | 23–31–6 |
| 61 | L | February 22, 1987 | 2–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | 23–32–6 |
| 62 | L | February 25, 1987 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1986–87) | 23–33–6 |
| 63 | W | February 28, 1987 | 8–6 | Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | 24–33–6 |
| 64 | L | March 3, 1987 | 3–4 | St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 24–34–6 |
| 65 | W | March 5, 1987 | 7–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | 25–34–6 |
| 66 | W | March 7, 1987 | 7–2 | New York Islanders (1986–87) | 26–34–6 |
| 67 | L | March 9, 1987 | 2–3 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | 26–35–6 |
| 68 | W | March 11, 1987 | 4–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 27–35–6 |
| 69 | L | March 13, 1987 | 2–10 | @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) | 27–36–6 |
| 70 | W | March 14, 1987 | 6–4 | Calgary Flames (1986–87) | 28–36–6 |
| 71 | L | March 18, 1987 | 3–6 | Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 28–37–6 |
| 72 | L | March 20, 1987 | 4–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | 28–38–6 |
| 73 | L | March 21, 1987 | 4–9 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | 28–39–6 |
| 74 | W | March 24, 1987 | 6–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | 29–39–6 |
| 75 | L | March 25, 1987 | 2–6 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | 29–40–6 |
| 76 | W | March 28, 1987 | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | 30–40–6 |
| 77 | W | March 29, 1987 | 6–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | 31–40–6 |
| 78 | L | March 31, 1987 | 2–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) | 31–41–6 |
| 79 | W | April 4, 1987 | 3–1 | Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 32–41–6 |
| 80 | L | April 5, 1987 | 2–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) | 32–42–6 |

## Playoffs

Series E W L GF GA
Round 2 Series K W L GF GA

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Russ Courtnall | RW | 79 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 90 | -20 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Rick Vaive | RW | 73 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 61 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Steve Thomas | LW | 78 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 114 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Wendel Clark | LW/D | 80 | 37 | 23 | 60 | 271 | -23 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Leeman | RW | 80 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 66 | -26 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Tom Fergus | C | 57 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Vincent Damphousse | C | 80 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 26 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Ihnacak | C | 58 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Gill | D | 61 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 92 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Iafrate | D | 80 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 55 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Allison | LW | 71 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Lanz | D | 44 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | D | 56 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Jackson | LW | 55 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 64 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miroslav Frycer | RW | 29 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Terrion | LW | 67 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Osborne | LW | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | RW | 47 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 172 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | D | 43 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miroslav Ihnacak | LW | 34 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Yaremchuk | C | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Daoust | C | 33 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Root | D | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 37 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McGill | D | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 103 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wregget | G | 56 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Evans | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Fauss | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Johnson | D | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 104 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Benning | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bernhardt | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Bester | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Dupont | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Val James | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Laxdal | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Maguire | RW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Ken Wregget | 3026 | 56 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 200 | 3.97 | 0 | 1598 | 1398 | .875 |
| Allan Bester | 1808 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 110 | 3.65 | 2 | 991 | 881 | .889 |
| Tim Bernhardt | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .571 |
| Team: | 4854 | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 313 | 3.87 | 2 | 2596 | 2283 | .879 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Wendel Clark | LW/D | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | LW | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Daoust | C | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Russ Courtnall | RW | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Vaive | RW | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Ihnacak | C | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Damphousse | C | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Thomas | LW | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Gill | D | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Iafrate | D | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lanz | D | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Osborne | LW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Terrion | LW | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Root | D | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fergus | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Leeman | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wregget | G | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Bester | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Evans | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miroslav Ihnacak | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Johnson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Maguire | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob McGill | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Yaremchuk | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Ken Wregget | 761 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 2.29 | 1 | 368 | 339 | .921 |
| Allan Bester | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.54 | 0 | 17 | 16 | .941 |
| Team: | 800 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 2.25 | 1 | 385 | 355 | .922 |
    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;

## Awards and records

* Rick Vaive, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)

## Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.

### Trades

| August 18, 1986 | To New York RangersWalt Poddubny | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Allison |
| September 6, 1986 | To Chicago BlackhawksFA signing of Gary Nylund | To Toronto Maple LeafsJerry Dupont Ken Yaremchuk 4th round pick in 1987 – Joe Sacco |
| October 2, 1986 | To Vancouver CanucksBrad Maxwell | To Toronto Maple Leafs5th round pick in 1988 – Len Esau |
| October 3, 1986 | To Calgary FlamesJim Korn | To Toronto Maple LeafsTerry Johnson |
| December 2, 1986 | To Vancouver CanucksJim Benning Dan Hodgson | To Toronto Maple LeafsRick Lanz |
| February 4, 1987 | To Philadelphia Flyers5th round pick in 1989 – Pat MacLeod | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Stothers |
| March 5, 1987 | To New York RangersJeff Jackson 3rd round pick in 1989 – Rob Zamuner | To Toronto Maple LeafsMark Osborne |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Ted Fauss | Montreal Canadiens |
| Daryl Evans | Washington Capitals |
| Marty Dallman | Los Angeles Kings |
| Player | New Team |
| Gary Nylund | Chicago Blackhawks |