1986–87 NHL season

The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup by beating the Philadelphia Flyers four games to three in the Cup finals.

 Regular season 
The Oilers won their second straight Presidents' Trophy as the top team and Wayne Gretzky won his eighth straight Hart Trophy and his seventh straight Art Ross Trophy.

 Final standings 
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
 Prince of Wales Conference 
 Adams Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Hartford Whalers  80  43  30  7  93  287  270  1496 Montreal Canadiens  80  41  29  10  92  277  241  1802 Boston Bruins  80  39  34  7 85  301  276  1870 Quebec Nordiques  80  31  39  10 72  267  276  1741 Buffalo Sabres  80  28  44  8 64  280  308  1810

 Patrick Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Philadelphia Flyers  80  46  26  8 100  310  245  2082 Washington Capitals  80  38  32  10  86  285  278  1720 New York Islanders  80  35  33  12  82  279  281  1857 New York Rangers  80  34  38  8  76  307  323  1718 Pittsburgh Penguins  80  30  38  12  72  297  290  1693 New Jersey Devils  80  29  45  6  64  293  368  1735

 Clarence Campbell Conference 
 Norris Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM St. Louis Blues  80  32  33  15  79  281  293  1572 Detroit Red Wings  80  34  36  10 78  260  274  2209 Chicago Blackhawks  80  29  37  14  72  290  310  1692 Toronto Maple Leafs  80  32  42  6  70  286  319  1827 Minnesota North Stars  80  30  40  10  70  296  314  1936

 Smythe Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Edmonton Oilers  80  50  24  6  106  372  284  1721 Calgary Flames  80  46  31  3  95  318  289  2036 Winnipeg Jets  80  40  32  8  88  279  271  1537 Los Angeles Kings  80  31  41  8  70  318  341  2038 Vancouver Canucks  80  29  43  8  66  282  314  1917

 Scoring leaders 
Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
 Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Wayne Gretzky  Edmonton Oilers  79  62  121  183  28 Jari Kurri  Edmonton Oilers  79  54  54  108  41 Mario Lemieux  Pittsburgh Penguins  63  54  53  107  57 Mark Messier  Edmonton Oilers  77  37  70  107  73 Doug Gilmour  St. Louis Blues  80  42  63  105  58 Dino Ciccarelli  Minnesota North Stars  80  52  51  103  92 Dale Hawerchuk  Winnipeg Jets  80  47  53  100  54 Michel Goulet  Quebec Nordiques  75  49  47  96  61 Tim Kerr  Philadelphia Flyers  75  58  37  95  57 Raymond Bourque  Boston Bruins  78  23  72  95  36

 Stanley Cup playoffs 
Note: all dates in 1987

 Playoff bracket 

 Finals 
Edmonton Oilers Vs. Philadelphia Flyers

 Date Away Score Home Score Notes May 17  Philadelphia  2  Edmonton   4  May 20  Philadelphia  2  Edmonton    3 (OT) May 22  Edmonton  3  Philadelphia   5  May 24  Edmonton    4  Philadelphia  1  May 26  Philadelphia   4  Edmonton  3  May 28  Edmonton  2  Philadelphia   3  May 30  Philadelphia  1  Edmonton   3 
Edmonton wins best-of-seven series 4–3

 NHL awards 
 Presidents' Trophy:  Edmonton Oilers Prince of Wales Trophy:  Philadelphia Flyers Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:  Edmonton Oilers Art Ross Memorial Trophy:  Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:  Doug Jarvis, Hartford Whalers Calder Memorial Trophy:  Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings Conn Smythe Trophy:  Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers Frank J. Selke Trophy:  Dave Poulin, Philadelphia Flyers Hart Memorial Trophy:  Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers Jack Adams Award:  Jacques Demers, Detroit Red Wings James Norris Memorial Trophy:  Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Joe Mullen, Calgary Flames Lester B. Pearson Award:  Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers NHL Plus/Minus Award:  Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers, William M. Jennings Trophy:  Patrick Roy/Brian Hayward, Montreal Canadiens Vezina Trophy:  Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers Lester Patrick Trophy:  Hobey Baker, Frank Mathers

 All-Star teams 
 First Team    Position    Second TeamRon Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers GMike Liut, Hartford WhalersRay Bourque, Boston Bruins DLarry Murphy, Washington CapitalsMark Howe, Philadelphia Flyers DAl MacInnis, Calgary FlamesWayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers CMario Lemieux, Pittsburgh PenguinsJari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers RWTim Kerr, Philadelphia FlyersMichel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques LWLuc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings

 First games 
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1986–87 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
 Gary Roberts, Calgary Flames
 Joe Nieuwendyk, Calgary Flames
 Dave Manson, Chicago Blackhawks
 Joe Murphy, Detroit Red Wings
 Steve Chiasson, Detroit Red Wings
 Kelly Buchberger*, Edmonton Oilers
 Jimmy Carson, Los Angeles Kings
 Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings
 Steve Duchesne, Los Angeles Kings
 Craig Berube, Philadelphia Flyers
 Ron Hextall, Philadelphia Flyers
 Vincent Damphousse, Toronto Maple Leafs
 Fredrik Olausson, Winnipeg Jets

 Last games 
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1986–87 (listed with their last team):
 Thomas Gradin, Boston Bruins
 Mike Milbury, Boston Bruins
 Lee Fogolin, Buffalo Sabres
 Don Lever, Buffalo Sabres
 Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo Sabres
 Phil Russell, Buffalo Sabres
 Murray Bannerman, Chicago Blackhawks
 Darryl Sutter, Chicago Blackhawks
 Danny Gare, Edmonton Oilers
 Wayne Babych, Hartford Whalers
 Peter McNab, New Jersey Devils
 Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
 Chico Resch, Philadelphia Flyers

 References 

 Hockey Database
 NHL.com

Category:National Hockey League seasons