1986–87 Chicago Blackhawks season
1986–87 Chicago Blackhawks | |
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Division | 3rd Norris |
1986–87 record | 29–37–14 |
Goals for | 290 |
Goals against | 310 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Bob Pulford |
Coach | Bob Pulford |
Captain | Darryl Sutter |
Team leaders | |
< 1985–86 | 1987–88> |
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Offseason
The 1986–87 Chicago Black Hawks were coming off a year in which they won the Norris Division then somehow got swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Hawks again made no big offseason moves other than acquiring Defenseman Gary Nyland from Toronto and the retirement of Tom Lysiak. Enforcer Behn Wilson would miss the entire season with a back injury.
Regular season
The Blackhawks started slow winning only eight of their first 25 games, but would heat up mid-season and go 21-12 the rest of the season. They would finish the season 29-37-14 (72 Points) - good for 3rd Place in the Norris Division.
Offensively, the Blackhawks were again led by Denis Savard, who led the team in scoring for the sixth year in a row with team highs of 40 goals and 90 points. Steve Larmer led the team in assists with 56 and in plus/minus with +20, while he was second in points in 86. Wayne Presley was second on the team in goals with 32. On defense, Doug Wilson again led the club with 48 points, with Bob Murray a close second with 44 points. Al Secord once again led the team in penalty minutes, as he accumulated 196.
In goal, Murray Bannerman got off to a slow start and ended with a 9-18-8 record with a 4.14 GAA. Bob Sauve took over as the primary net minder and ended with a 19-19-5 record and a 3.59 GAA in 46 games.
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.
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Game Winning/Tying Goal | Record |
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1 | W | October 9, 1986 | 3–2 | New York Islanders (1986–87) | Steve Larmer | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 11, 1986 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Steve Yzerman | 1–1–0 |
3 | L | October 12, 1986 | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | Mario Lemieux | 1–2–0 |
4 | T | October 15, 1986 | 5–5 OT | New York Rangers (1986–87) | Walt Poddubny | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | October 18, 1986 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | Al Iafrate | 1–3–1 |
6 | L | October 19, 1986 | 5–8 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | Keith Acton | 1–4–1 |
7 | L | October 21, 1986 | 1–9 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | Wayne Gretzky | 1–5–1 |
8 | T | October 24, 1986 | 2–2 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | Rich Sutter | 1–5–2 |
9 | W | October 26, 1986 | 8–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | Denis Savard | 2–5–2 |
10 | L | October 28, 1986 | 1–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | Russ Courtnall | 2–6–2 |
11 | L | October 29, 1986 | 2–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | John Ogrodnick | 2–7–2 |
12 | W | November 1, 1986 | 6–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | Al Secord | 3–7–2 |
13 | L | November 2, 1986 | 3–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | Brian Benning | 3–8–2 |
14 | W | November 5, 1986 | 4–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | Steve Ludzik | 4–8–2 |
15 | L | November 8, 1986 | 2–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) | Gaetan Duchesne | 4–9–2 |
16 | T | November 9, 1986 | 4–4 OT | St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | Denis Savard | 4–9–3 |
17 | T | November 12, 1986 | 2–2 OT | Washington Capitals (1986–87) | Larry Murphy | 4–9–4 |
18 | L | November 15, 1986 | 3–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | Greg Paslawski | 4–10–4 |
19 | L | November 16, 1986 | 3–7 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | Gary Leeman | 4–11–4 |
20 | T | November 19, 1986 | 4–4 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | Steve Ludzik | 4–11–5 |
21 | L | November 20, 1986 | 1–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | Tim Kerr | 4–12–5 |
22 | W | November 23, 1986 | 5–3 | New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | Denis Savard | 5–12–5 |
23 | L | November 26, 1986 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | Dino Ciccarelli | 5–13–5 |
24 | W | November 28, 1986 | 6–5 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | Al Secord | 6–13–5 |
25 | L | November 29, 1986 | 4–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) | Dale DeGray | 6–14–5 |
26 | W | December 2, 1986 | 4–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | Troy Murray | 7–14–5 |
27 | L | December 4, 1986 | 1–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) | Joe Mullen | 7–15–5 |
28 | L | December 6, 1986 | 2–7 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | Garry Galley | 7–16–5 |
29 | W | December 10, 1986 | 6–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | Wayne Presley | 8–16–5 |
30 | T | December 13, 1986 | 4–4 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | Mark LaVarre | 8–16–6 |
31 | L | December 14, 1986 | 3–7 | Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) | Rich Sutter | 8–17–6 |
32 | W | December 17, 1986 | 5–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | Steve Larmer | 9–17–6 |
33 | W | December 20, 1986 | 6–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) | Curt Fraser | 10–17–6 |
34 | W | December 21, 1986 | 7–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Steve Larmer | 11–17–6 |
35 | L | December 23, 1986 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Adam Oates | 11–18–6 |
36 | W | December 26, 1986 | 8–6 | St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | Denis Savard | 12–18–6 |
37 | W | December 28, 1986 | 7–5 | Washington Capitals (1986–87) | Denis Savard | 13–18–6 |
38 | W | December 30, 1986 | 5–3 | @ New York Islanders (1986–87) | Curt Fraser | 14–18–6 |
39 | L | December 31, 1986 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | Dave Andreychuk | 14–19–6 |
40 | W | January 3, 1987 | 3–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | Bob Murray | 15–19–6 |
41 | L | January 4, 1987 | 1–4 | Calgary Flames (1986–87) | John Tonelli | 15–20–6 |
42 | W | January 7, 1987 | 6–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | Al Secord | 16–20–6 |
43 | W | January 11, 1987 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Steve Larmer | 17–20–6 |
44 | L | January 14, 1987 | 1–3 | New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | John MacLean | 17–21–6 |
45 | L | January 17, 1987 | 2–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | Brian Bellows | 17–22–6 |
46 | L | January 18, 1987 | 3–5 | Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | Paul Gillis | 17–23–6 |
47 | T | January 21, 1987 | 5–5 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | Troy Murray | 17–23–7 |
48 | L | January 23, 1987 | 3–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) | Lindsay Carson | 17–24–7 |
49 | L | January 24, 1987 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | Bob Gainey | 17–25–7 |
50 | L | January 26, 1987 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | Chris Chelios | 17–26–7 |
51 | W | January 28, 1987 | 5–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | Wayne Presley | 18–26–7 |
52 | T | January 31, 1987 | 4–4 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | Mark Hunter | 18–26–8 |
53 | W | February 1, 1987 | 6–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) | Troy Murray | 19–26–8 |
54 | W | February 4, 1987 | 5–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Ed Olczyk | 20–26–8 |
55 | L | February 7, 1987 | 1–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | Craig Simpson | 20–27–8 |
56 | L | February 8, 1987 | 4–7 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) | Doug Smith | 20–28–8 |
57 | W | February 15, 1987 | 6–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | Troy Murray | 21–28–8 |
58 | L | February 17, 1987 | 4–5 | Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | Dave Tippett | 21–29–8 |
59 | W | February 19, 1987 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1986–87) | Wayne Presley | 22–29–8 |
60 | W | February 21, 1987 | 6–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) | Ed Olczyk | 23–29–8 |
61 | T | February 22, 1987 | 2–2 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Troy Murray | 23–29–9 |
62 | T | February 25, 1987 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) | Craig Ludwig | 23–29–10 |
63 | W | February 28, 1987 | 2–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) | Wayne Presley | 24–29–10 |
64 | W | March 1, 1987 | 6–1 | Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) | Rich Preston | 25–29–10 |
65 | W | March 4, 1987 | 3–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) | Denis Savard | 26–29–10 |
66 | W | March 7, 1987 | 4–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) | Doug Wilson | 27–29–10 |
67 | L | March 8, 1987 | 5–6 | New York Islanders (1986–87) | Bryan Trottier | 27–30–10 |
68 | L | March 11, 1987 | 2–3 | St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | Charlie Bourgeois | 27–31–10 |
69 | T | March 14, 1987 | 4–4 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) | Keith Brown | 27–31–11 |
70 | L | March 15, 1987 | 2–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | Brian Lawton | 27–32–11 |
71 | T | March 17, 1987 | 3–3 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | Marc Bergevin | 27–32–12 |
72 | W | March 18, 1987 | 6–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | Denis Savard | 28–32–12 |
73 | L | March 21, 1987 | 0–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Lee Norwood | 28–33–12 |
74 | L | March 22, 1987 | 3–5 | @ New York Rangers (1986–87) | Walt Poddubny | 28–34–12 |
75 | T | March 25, 1987 | 4–4 OT | St. Louis Blues (1986–87) | Darryl Sutter | 28–34–13 |
76 | L | March 28, 1987 | 4–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) | Peter Stastny | 28–35–13 |
77 | L | March 29, 1987 | 6–8 | Boston Bruins (1986–87) | Ken Linseman | 28–36–13 |
78 | T | April 1, 1987 | 4–4 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) | Ron Wilson | 28–36–14 |
79 | L | April 4, 1987 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | Wendel Clark | 28–37–14 |
80 | W | April 5, 1987 | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) | Denis Savard | 29–37–14 |
Playoffs
The Hawks took on the Detroit Red Wings, who finished second in the Norris. The series opened with two games in Detroit with the Hawks dropped both games with scores of 3-1 and 5-1. The series moved to the Chicago Stadium where the Hawks took the Red Wings to overtime in game three, but lost 4-3. The Red Wings then completed the sweep with a 3-1 victory. The Red Wings completely shut down the Blackhawks, and no player had more than two points on offense.
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Game Winning Goal | Record |
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1 | L | April 8, 1987 | 1-3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Darren Veitch | 0-1 |
2 | L | April 9, 1987 | 1-5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Joe Kocur | 0-2 |
3 | L | April 11, 1987 | 3–4 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Shawn Burr | 0-3 |
4 | L | April 12, 1987 | 1-3 | Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) | Mel Bridgman | 0-4 |
Player stats
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denis Savard | C | 70 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 108 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Steve Larmer | RW | 80 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
Troy Murray | C | 77 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Wayne Presley | RW | 80 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 114 | -18 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Al Secord | LW | 77 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 196 | -20 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Ed Olczyk | C | 79 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 119 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Curt Fraser | LW | 75 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 182 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Doug Wilson | D | 69 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Bob Murray | D | 79 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 80 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Watson | RW | 51 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Nylund | D | 80 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 190 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Brown | D | 73 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 86 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mark LaVarre | RW | 58 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Donnelly | C | 71 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 81 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Preston | RW | 73 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 19 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Ludzik | C | 52 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 34 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Darryl Sutter | LW | 44 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Bergevin | D | 66 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack O'Callahan | D | 48 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Stapleton | C | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Manson | D | 63 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 146 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Everett Sanipass | LW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Sauve | G | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Paterson | C | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Murray Bannerman | G | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Camazzola | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Cassidy | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darin Sceviour | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Warren Skorodenski | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Sauve | 2660 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 159 | 3.59 | 1 | 1497 | 1338 | .894 |
Murray Bannerman | 2059 | 39 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 142 | 4.14 | 0 | 1122 | 980 | .873 |
Warren Skorodenski | 155 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.71 | 0 | 90 | 83 | .922 |
Team: | 4874 | 80 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 308 | 3.79 | 1 | 2709 | 2401 | .886 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Curt Fraser | LW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Olczyk | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Nylund | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Preston | RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Bergevin | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Murray | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Presley | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denis Savard | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Brown | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Watson | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Donnelly | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Larmer | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Ludzik | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Manson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Troy Murray | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack O'Callahan | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Sauve | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Secord | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Stapleton | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darryl Sutter | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Vincelette | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Wilson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Sauve | 245 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.67 | 0 | 136 | 121 | .890 |
Team: | 245 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.67 | 0 | 136 | 121 | .890 |
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
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Transactions
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Roster
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Draft picks
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Farm teams
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See also
References
2. 1987-88 Chicago Blackhawks Yearbook (official team publication)
External links
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