1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Hockey League. The Kings finished 4th in the Smythe Division and lost in the Division Semi-finals to the Edmonton Oilers 4 games to 1.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
3 	L 	October 14, 1986 	3–4 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 	1–2–0
4 	W 	October 15, 1986 	4–3 OT 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 	2–2–0
5 	L 	October 18, 1986 	1–4 	Boston Bruins (1986–87) 	2–3–0
6 	W 	October 19, 1986 	7–6 	Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 	3–3–0
7 	L 	October 22, 1986 	4–5 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1986–87) 	3–4–0
8 	L 	October 23, 1986 	3–5 	@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 	3–5–0
9 	L 	October 25, 1986 	3–4 	@ New York Islanders (1986–87) 	3–6–0
10 	L 	October 27, 1986 	5–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 	3–7–0
11 	L 	October 28, 1986 	2–6 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 	3–8–0
12 	T 	November 2, 1986 	5–5 OT 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 	3–8–1
13 	L 	November 3, 1986 	2–4 	@ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 	3–9–1
14 	L 	November 6, 1986 	4–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 	3–10–1
15 	W 	November 8, 1986 	4–3 	Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 	4–10–1
16 	W 	November 11, 1986 	4–3 	Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 	5–10–1
17 	L 	November 13, 1986 	5–6 	Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 	5–11–1
18 	W 	November 15, 1986 	4–1 	Calgary Flames (1986–87) 	6–11–1
19 	W 	November 18, 1986 	6–5 	@ Washington Capitals (1986–87) 	7–11–1
20 	T 	November 19, 1986 	4–4 OT 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 	7–11–2
21 	W 	November 21, 1986 	4–1 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 	8–11–2
22 	L 	November 23, 1986 	2–3 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 	8–12–2
23 	L 	November 25, 1986 	5–11 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 	8–13–2
24 	L 	November 26, 1986 	3–5 	Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 	8–14–2
25 	W 	November 29, 1986 	9–6 	New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 	9–14–2
26 	W 	December 2, 1986 	5–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 	10–14–2
27 	W 	December 4, 1986 	4–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 	11–14–2
28 	W 	December 6, 1986 	7–2 	Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 	12–14–2
29 	W 	December 9, 1986 	7–2 	@ New York Islanders (1986–87) 	13–14–2
30 	L 	December 10, 1986 	4–5 	@ New York Rangers (1986–87) 	13–15–2
31 	L 	December 13, 1986 	3–6 	Calgary Flames (1986–87) 	13–16–2
32 	L 	December 14, 1986 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 	13–17–2
33 	W 	December 17, 1986 	3–0 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 	14–17–2
34 	T 	December 20, 1986 	8–8 OT 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 	14–17–3
35 	W 	December 22, 1986 	5–3 	@ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 	15–17–3
36 	L 	December 23, 1986 	4–6 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 	15–18–3
37 	W 	December 27, 1986 	2–1 OT 	Boston Bruins (1986–87) 	16–18–3
38 	W 	December 30, 1986 	4–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 	17–18–3
39 	T 	January 2, 1987 	3–3 OT 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 	17–18–4
40 	L 	January 3, 1987 	1–8 	Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 	17–19–4
41 	W 	January 7, 1987 	6–1 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 	18–19–4
42 	L 	January 8, 1987 	4–5 	@ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 	18–20–4
43 	L 	January 10, 1987 	5–8 	Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 	18–21–4
44 	W 	January 14, 1987 	4–0 	Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 	19–21–4
45 	W 	January 16, 1987 	5–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 	20–21–4
46 	T 	January 17, 1987 	4–4 OT 	@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 	20–21–5
47 	T 	January 19, 1987 	2–2 OT 	New York Rangers (1986–87) 	20–21–6
48 	W 	January 21, 1987 	10–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 	21–21–6
49 	L 	January 23, 1987 	3–6 	Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 	21–22–6
50 	W 	January 28, 1987 	6–2 	New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 	22–22–6
51 	L 	January 31, 1987 	3–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 	22–23–6
52 	L 	February 1, 1987 	2–3 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 	22–24–6
53 	L 	February 4, 1987 	4–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 	22–25–6
54 	L 	February 6, 1987 	1–6 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 	22–26–6
55 	L 	February 8, 1987 	1–3 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 	22–27–6
56 	W 	February 14, 1987 	5–2 	Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 	23–27–6
57 	T 	February 16, 1987 	1–1 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 	23–27–7
58 	W 	February 18, 1987 	7–4 	Washington Capitals (1986–87) 	24–27–7
59 	L 	February 21, 1987 	2–4 	Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 	24–28–7
60 	W 	February 24, 1987 	8–3 	Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 	25–28–7
61 	L 	February 26, 1987 	3–4 	Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 	25–29–7
62 	L 	February 28, 1987 	3–6 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)	25–30–7
63 	L 	March 1, 1987 	1–6 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 	25–31–7
64 	T 	March 3, 1987 	4–4 OT 	Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 	25–31–8
65 	L 	March 5, 1987 	2–7 	@ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 	25–32–8
66 	L 	March 6, 1987 	3–9 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 	25–33–8
67 	W 	March 8, 1987 	5–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 	26–33–8
68 	L 	March 11, 1987 	2–3 	Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 	26–34–8
69 	L 	March 14, 1987 	3–6 	Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 	26–35–8
70 	W 	March 17, 1987 	5–4 	@ Washington Capitals (1986–87) 	27–35–8
71 	W 	March 19, 1987 	5–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 	28–35–8
72 	L 	March 21, 1987 	6–8 	@ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 	28–36–8
73 	L 	March 22, 1987 	3–6 	@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 	28–37–8
74 	W 	March 25, 1987 	6–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 	29–37–8
75 	W 	March 26, 1987 	5–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 	30–37–8
76 	L 	March 28, 1987 	3–4 	Calgary Flames (1986–87) 	30–38–8
77 	W 	March 30, 1987 	5–4 	Calgary Flames (1986–87) 	31–38–8
78 	L 	April 1, 1987 	3–8 	Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 	31–39–8
79 	L 	April 4, 1987 	3–7 	Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 	31–40–8
80 	L 	April 5, 1987 	2–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 	31–41–8
==Playoffs==
===Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 1===
==Player Stats==
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	79	45	39	84 	28 	-18	18 	0 	3
 	C 	80	33	48	81 	101	-16	10 	1 	2
 	C 	80	37	42	79 	22 	-5 	18 	0 	2
 	C 	67	24	50	74 	54 	-8 	9 	0 	2
 	RW 	67	18	44	62 	84 	0 	9 	1 	3
 	RW 	76	19	42	61 	48 	-10	4 	0 	2
 	RW 	68	20	30	50 	26 	-12	6 	2 	4
 	D 	75	13	25	38 	74 	8 	5 	0 	2
 	D 	67	14	23	37 	93 	-40	5 	0 	1
 	D 	77	7 	29	36 	155	-19	6 	0 	2
 	LW 	60	14	21	35 	64 	0 	4 	0 	2
 	LW 	76	16	18	34 	358	-1 	1 	0 	3
 	RW 	69	14	19	33 	10 	11 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	73	3 	27	30 	120	16 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	78	13	9 	22 	35 	-13	0 	3 	0
 	LW 	58	6 	15	21 	133	10 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	66	6 	14	20 	91 	9 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	30	5 	11	16 	57 	-9 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	37	2 	7 	9 	181	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	16	1 	7 	8 	8 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	35	2 	5 	7 	16 	-14	0 	0 	0
 	G 	46	0 	6 	6 	22 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	2 	3 	5 	6 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	0 	4 	4 	7 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	45	2 	1 	3 	158	-15	0 	0 	1
 	D 	11	0 	3 	3 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	2 	0 	2 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	0 	2 	2 	8 	-9 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0 	2 	2 	11 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	24	0 	1 	1 	18 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	2 	0 	0 	0 	24 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	5 	2	5	7 	6 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	3	2	5 	0 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	3	2	5 	30 	2 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	5 	2	3	5 	6 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	1	4	5 	2 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	2	2	4 	4 	-8 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	2	1	3 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	1	2	3 	2 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	1	2	3 	6 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	1	2	3 	10 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	1	2	3 	10 	-3 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	1	1	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	2	2 	10 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0	1	1 	0 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	0	1	1 	8 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0	0	0 	8 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	0	0 	2 	-9 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	0	0 	10 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	5 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
Note: Pos = Position; 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 
==Awards and Records==
*Calder Memorial Trophy: Luc Robitaille
*Luc Robitaille, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Farm Teams==
==See Also==
*1986–87 NHL season
==References==
* 
Los Angeles Kings season, 1986–87
Los Angeles Kings season, 1986–87
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