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1986–87 New York Islanders season

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The 1986–87 New York Islanders season was the 15th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Division3rd Patrick
Conference6th Wales
1986–87 record35–33–12
Home record20–15–5
Quick facts New York Islanders, Division ...
1986–87 New York Islanders
Division3rd Patrick
Conference6th Wales
1986–87 record35–33–12
Home record20–15–5
Road record15–18–7
Goals for279
Goals against281
Team information
General managerBill Torrey
CoachTerry Simpson
CaptainDenis Potvin
Alternate captainsBrent Sutter
Bryan Trottier
ArenaNassau Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsMike Bossy, Pat LaFontaine (38)
AssistsBryan Trottier (64)
PointsBryan Trottier (87)
Penalty minutesBrian Curran (356)
WinsKelly Hrudey (21)
Goals against averageKelly Hrudey (3.30)
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Offseason

See also: 1986 NHL Entry Draft

NHL draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
117Tom Fitzgerald United StatesAustin Prep (Massachusetts)
238Dennis Vaske United StatesPlymouth Armstrong H.S. (Minn.)
359Bill Berg CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHL)
480Shawn Byram CanadaRegina Pats (WHL)
5101Dean Sexsmith CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5104Todd McLellan CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
6122Tony Schmalzbauer United StatesHill-Murray School (USHS-MN)
7138Will Andersen CanadaVictoria Cougars (WHL)
7143Rich Pilon CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
8164Peter Harris United StatesHaverhill High School (MIAA)
9185Jeff Jablonski United StatesLondon Diamonds (WOJBHL)
10206Kerry Clark CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
11227Dan Beaudette United StatesSaint Thomas Academy (USHS-MN)
12248Paul Thompson CanadaNorthern Manitoba AAA All-Stars (MAAAMHL)
S220Gary Kruzich United StatesBowling Green State University (CCHA)
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Regular season

Season standings

More information GP, W ...
Patrick Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers8046268310245100
Washington Capitals8038321028527886
New York Islanders8035331227928182
New York Rangers803438830732376
Pittsburgh Penguins8030381229729072
New Jersey Devils802945629336864
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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

More information Patrick Division record vs. opponents, NHL records ...
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Schedule and results

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1986–87 regular season[4]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 9, 19862–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)0–1–0
2LOctober 11, 19864–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)0–2–0
3WOctober 16, 19867–4Washington Capitals (1986–87)1–2–0
4LOctober 18, 19862–3New York Rangers (1986–87)1–3–0
5TOctober 19, 19862–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1986–87)1–3–1
6WOctober 21, 19866–3New Jersey Devils (1986–87)2–3–1
7WOctober 25, 19864–3Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)3–3–1
8WOctober 28, 19862–1Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)4–3–1
9LOctober 30, 19866–7 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)4–4–1
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
10WNovember 1, 19867–4Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)5–4–1
11WNovember 4, 19867–1Washington Capitals (1986–87)6–4–1
12LNovember 5, 19862–3@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)6–5–1
13WNovember 8, 19862–1 OTDetroit Red Wings (1986–87)7–5–1
14WNovember 9, 19864–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)8–5–1
15LNovember 11, 19862–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1986–87)8–6–1
16WNovember 15, 19867–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)9–6–1
17LNovember 16, 19861–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)9–7–1
18WNovember 18, 19864–3 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)10–7–1
19WNovember 20, 19866–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)11–7–1
20LNovember 22, 19863–6Hartford Whalers (1986–87)11–8–1
21WNovember 25, 19865–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)12–8–1
22WNovember 26, 19863–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)13–8–1
23LNovember 29, 19865–6Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)13–9–1
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
24TDecember 2, 19863–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)13–9–2
25LDecember 3, 19861–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)13–10–2
26WDecember 5, 19864–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)14–10–2
27LDecember 7, 19861–3@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)14–11–2
28LDecember 9, 19862–7Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)14–12–2
29WDecember 11, 19868–4@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)15–12–2
30WDecember 13, 19864–2New Jersey Devils (1986–87)16–12–2
31WDecember 16, 19864–2Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)17–12–2
32LDecember 18, 19864–9@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)17–13–2
33WDecember 20, 19865–2New York Rangers (1986–87)18–13–2
34WDecember 23, 19864–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)19–13–2
35LDecember 26, 19861–2@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)19–14–2
36TDecember 27, 19863–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)19–14–3
37LDecember 30, 19863–5Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)19–15–3
38LDecember 31, 19863–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1986–87)19–16–3
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
39LJanuary 3, 19874–5Boston Bruins (1986–87)19–17–3
40WJanuary 6, 19875–3Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)20–17–3
41WJanuary 9, 19872–1@ New York Rangers (1986–87)21–17–3
42WJanuary 10, 19873–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)22–17–3
43TJanuary 13, 19873–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)22–17–4
44LJanuary 15, 19872–3Washington Capitals (1986–87)22–18–4
45LJanuary 17, 19872–4Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)22–19–4
46WJanuary 18, 19873–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)23–19–4
47LJanuary 20, 19871–3Calgary Flames (1986–87)23–20–4
48LJanuary 21, 19875–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)23–21–4
49WJanuary 24, 19872–1 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)24–21–4
50TJanuary 27, 19872–2 OTWinnipeg Jets (1986–87)24–21–5
51TJanuary 30, 19873–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)24–21–6
52WJanuary 31, 19874–2Hartford Whalers (1986–87)25–21–6
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
53LFebruary 4, 19871–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)25–22–6
54TFebruary 6, 19873–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)25–22–7
55LFebruary 7, 19871–4@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)25–23–7
56LFebruary 14, 19871–5Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)25–24–7
57LFebruary 17, 19872–3Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)25–25–7
58TFebruary 18, 19871–1 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)25–25–8
59WFebruary 21, 19876–5Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)26–25–8
60WFebruary 22, 19877–0@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)27–25–8
61LFebruary 24, 19872–3@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)27–26–8
62WFebruary 26, 19875–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)28–26–8
63TFebruary 28, 19873–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (1986–87)28–26–9
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
64TMarch 3, 19874–4 OTBoston Bruins (1986–87)28–26–10
65LMarch 4, 19875–7@ New York Rangers (1986–87)28–27–10
66LMarch 7, 19872–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)28–28–10
67WMarch 8, 19876–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)29–28–10
68WMarch 10, 19876–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)30–28–10
69LMarch 13, 19871–4@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)30–29–10
70WMarch 14, 19877–6 OTNew Jersey Devils (1986–87)31–29–10
71LMarch 16, 19870–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)31–30–10
72WMarch 19, 19873–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)32–30–10
73WMarch 21, 19874–3New York Rangers (1986–87)33–30–10
74LMarch 24, 19871–3Washington Capitals (1986–87)33–31–10
75LMarch 26, 19872–5Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)33–32–10
76TMarch 27, 19872–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)33–32–11
77WMarch 31, 19874–3@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)34–32–11
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
78LApril 2, 19871–4Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)34–33–11
79TApril 4, 19876–6 OTBuffalo Sabres (1986–87)34–33–12
80WApril 5, 19879–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)35–33–12

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

Round 1: New York Islanders (3) vs. Washington Capitals (2)

See also: Easter Epic

The Easter Epic[5] is the nickname given to a National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoff game between the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, played April 18–19, 1987, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. It is so named because the game started on Saturday evening but did not finish until the early hours of Easter Sunday where Pat Lafontaine scored the overtime series winning goal.

April 8 New York Islanders 3–4 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 9 New York Islanders 3–1 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 11 Washington Capitals 2–0 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
April 12 Washington Capitals 4–1 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
April 14 New York Islanders 4–2 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 16 Washington Capitals 4–5 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
April 18 New York Islanders 3–2 4OT Washington Capitals Capital Centre
New York won series 4–3

Round 2: New York Islanders (3) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (1)

April 20 New York Islanders 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum
April 22 New York Islanders 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum
April 24 Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
April 26 Philadelphia Flyers 6–4 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
April 28 New York Islanders 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum
April 30 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum
May 2 New York Islanders 1–5 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum
Philadelphia won series 4–3

Player statistics

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Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bryan TrottierC802364875031301
Mike BossyRW6338377533-7815
Pat LaFontaineC8038327070-101916
Brent SutterC692736637323638
Mikko MakelaRW802433572431103
Pat FlatleyRW631635518117604
Denis PotvinD5812304270-6801
Duane SutterRW801417311691101
Tomas JonssonD476253136-8110
Richard KrommLW70121729202000
Ken LeiterD7492029302400
Randy BoydD3071724370310
Brad LauerLW6171421650101
Steve KonroydD725162170-4300
Bob BassenC777101789-17001
Alan KerrRW7271017175-10011
Gord DineenD7141014110-8000
Greg GilbertLW51671326-12000
Ken MorrowD643811327000
Ari HaanpaaLW416410178003
Brian CurranD68010103563000
Dale HenryLW19336462000
Gerald DiduckD3023567-3000
Neal CoulterRW92137-2000
Billy SmithG40022370000
Randy WoodLW/C61014-1000
Mark HamwayRW20110-1000
Kelly HrudeyG46011370000
Derek KingLW200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kelly Hrudey263446211571453.30012191074.881
Billy Smith225240141851323.5211007875.869
Team:4886803533122773.40122261949.876
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More information Playoffs, Player ...
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bryan TrottierC14851312-6302
Pat LaFontaineC14571210-6102
Mikko MakelaRW112468-4101
Pat FlatleyRW113256-2000
Mike BossyRW62350-2200
Tomas JonssonD1014562100
Alan KerrRW1414525-1000
Steve KonroydD14145104000
Ken LeiterD110556-2000
Greg GilbertLW1022463001
Denis PotvinD1022421-7100
Richard KrommLW1413440000
Ken MorrowD131342-6000
Randy WoodLW/C13134140001
Gord DineenD704444000
Bob BassenC14123212000
Brad LauerLW620241000
Brent SutterC51014-4100
Duane SutterRW1410126-3000
Randy BoydD40116-2000
Brad DalgarnoRW101100000
Gerald DiduckD1401135-7000
Brian CurranD800051-4000
Ari HaanpaaLW600010-1000
Dale HenryLW80002-5000
Kelly HrudeyG1400000000
Billy SmithG200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kelly Hrudey8421477382.710464426.918
Billy Smith6720010.9002221.955
Team:9091477392.570486447.920
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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;

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