1986–87 St. Louis Blues season
1986–87 St. Louis Blues | |
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Norris Division champions | |
Division | 1st Norris |
Conference | Campbell |
1986–87 record | 32–33–15 |
Goals for | 281 |
Goals against | 293 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ron Caron |
Coach | Jacques Martin |
Captain | Brian Sutter |
Alternate captains | Bernie Federko Rob Ramage |
Arena | St. Louis Arena |
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.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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
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Vs. Campbell Conference
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Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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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 |
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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% |
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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 |
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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 |
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- 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
Transactions
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) |
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1 | 10 | Jocelyn Lemieux | ![]() | Laval Voisins (QMJHL) |
2 | 31 | Mike Posma | ![]() | Buffalo Jr. Sabres (OPJHL) |
3 | 52 | Tony Hejna | ![]() | Nichols School (USHS-NY) |
4 | 73 | Glen Featherstone | ![]() | Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) |
5 | 87 | Mike Wolak | ![]() | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
6 | 115 | Mike O'Toole | ![]() | Markham Waxers (OJHL) |
7 | 136 | Andy May | ![]() | Bramalea Blues (MetJHL) |
8 | 157 | Randy Skarda | ![]() | Saint Thomas Academy (USHS-MN) |
9 | 178 | Martyn Ball | ![]() | St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL) |
10 | 199 | Rod Thacker | ![]() | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) |
11 | 220 | Terry MacLean | ![]() | Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL) |
12 | 234 | Bill Butler | ![]() | Northwood School (USHS-NY) |
12 | 241 | David O'Brien | ![]() | Northeastern University (Hockey East) |
S2 | 13 | Marty Raus | ![]() | Northeastern University (Hockey East) |
Farm teams
See also
References
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1986-87 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- "1986–87 St. Louis Blues Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
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