1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th Patrick
Conference	9th Wales
1986–87 record	30–38–12
Goals for	297
Goals against	290
Team information
General Manager	Eddie Johnston
Coach	Bob Berry
Captain	Mike Bullard (Oct-Nov) ; Terry Ruskowski (Nov-Apr)
Alternate captains	Mario Lemieux (Nov-Apr) ; Moe Mantha ; Terry Ruskowski (Oct-Nov)
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mario Lemieux (54)
Assists	Mario Lemieux (53)
Points	Mario Lemieux (107)
Penalties in minutes	Dan Frawley (218)
Wins	Gilles Meloche (13)
Goals against average	Pat Riggin (3.34)

The 1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 20th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

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

^[1]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

1986–87 Schedule

October: 8–3–0 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0), 16 Points

November: 5–5–4 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–2), 14 Points

December: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 0–3–2), 7 Points

January: 4–8–1 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–6–1), 9 Points

February: 4–7–2 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 2–3–1), 10 Points

March: 5–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 3–5–0), 12 Points

April: 2–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0), 4 Points

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

Despite a strong start at the beginning of the season, the Penguins managed to find themselves unqualified for the playoffs for the fifth straight year.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[2]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mario Lemieux	63	54	53	107	13	57
Dan Quinn^†	64	28	43	71	14	40
Randy Cunneyworth	79	26	27	53	14	142
Craig Simpson	72	26	25	51	11	57
Terry Ruskowski	70	14	37	51	8	145
Doug Bodger	76	11	38	49	6	52
Moe Mantha Jr.	62	9	31	40	–6	44
John Chabot	72	14	22	36	–7	8
Bob Errey	72	16	18	34	–5	46
Jim Johnson	80	5	25	30	–6	116
Kevin LaVallee	33	8	20	28	–2	4
Dan Frawley	78	14	14	28	–10	218
Dave Hannan	58	10	15	25	–2	56
Willy Lindström	60	10	13	23	9	6
Ville Sirén	69	5	17	22	8	50
Warren Young	50	8	13	21	–5	103
Rod Buskas	68	3	15	18	2	123
Ron Duguay^‡	40	5	13	18	–8	30
Chris Kontos	31	8	9	17	–6	6
Troy Loney	23	8	7	15	0	22
Randy Hillier	55	4	8	12	12	97
Mike Bullard^‡	14	2	10	12	–5	17
Dwight Schofield	25	1	6	7	4	59
Norm Schmidt	20	1	5	6	–8	4
Jim McGeough	11	1	4	5	–5	8
Phil Bourque	22	2	3	5	–2	32
Mitch Wilson	17	2	1	3	–3	83
Mike Blaisdell	10	1	1	2	2	2
Lee Giffin	8	1	1	2	2	0
Chris Dahlquist	19	0	1	1	–2	20
Dwight Mathiasen	6	0	1	1	–1	2
Neil Belland	3	0	1	1	0	0
Alain Lemieux	1	0	0	0	–1	0
Todd Charlesworth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Rowe	2	0	0	0	–2	0
Carl Mokosak	3	0	0	0	–4	4
Total		297	497	794	—	1,653

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%
Gilles Meloche	43	2343:00	13	19	7	134	3.43	1123	0.881
Roberto Romano^‡	25	1438:00	9	11	2	87	3.63	713	0.878
Patrick Riggin^†	17	988:00	8	6	3	55	3.34	465	0.882
Steve Guenette	2	113:00	0	2	0	8	4.25	54	0.852
Total		4882:00	30	38	12	284	3.49	2355	0.879

^†Denotes player acquired mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Mario Lemieux established a new franchise record for goals in a season with 54, besting the previous high of 53 held by Pierre Larouche (1976).

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season:

Trades

October 3, 1986	To Buffalo Sabres cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Craig Muni
October 8, 1986	To Washington Capitals cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dwight Schofield
October 9, 1986	To Detroit Red Wings cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Warren Young
November 12, 1986	To Calgary Flames Mike Bullard	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Quinn
January 21, 1987	To New York Rangers Ron Duguay	To Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kontos
February 6, 1987	To Boston Bruins Roberto Romano	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Riggin
May 29, 1987	To Detroit Red Wings Warren Young	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Carl Mokosak	Philadelphia Flyers	free agency (1986-07-23)
Mitch Wilson	New Jersey Devils	free agency (1986-07-24)
Kevin LaVallee	St. Louis Blues	free agency (1986-09-13)
Neil Belland	Vancouver Canucks	free agency (1986-09-29)
Alain Lemieux	Quebec Nordiques	free agency (1986-12)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Tom Roulston	EC Salzburg (Austria)	free agency
Mitch Lamoureux	Philadelphia Flyers	free agency (1986-06-30)
Andy Brickley	New Jersey Devils	free agency (1986-07-08)
Tom O'Regan	Detroit Red Wings	free agency (1986-09-29)

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Roster

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
7001220000000000000♠22	Neil Belland	D	R	26	Undrafted	Parry Sound, Ontario
7001260000000000000♠26	Mike Blaisdell	RW	R	27	1980	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
7000300000000000000♠3	Doug Bodger	D	L	20	1984	Chemainus, British Columbia
7001290000000000000♠29	Phil Bourque	LW	L	24	Undrafted	Chelmsford, Massachusetts
7000700000000000000♠7	Rod Buskas	D	R	26	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
7000900000000000000♠9	John Chabot	C	L	25	1980	Summerside, Price Edward Island
7001340000000000000♠34	Todd Charlesworth	D	R	22	1983	Calgary, Alberta
7001150000000000000♠15	Randy Cunneyworth	LW	L	26	1980	Etobicoke, Ontario
7000200000000000000♠2	Christopher Dahlquist	D	L	24	Undrafted	Fridley, Minnesota
7001120000000000000♠12	Bob Errey	LW	L	22	1983	Montreal, Quebec
7001280000000000000♠28	William Frawley	RW	R	24	1980	Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
7001110000000000000♠11	Lee Giffin	RW	R	20	1985	Comrose, Saskatchewan
7000100000000000000♠1	Steve Guenette	G	L	21	Undrafted	Gloucester, Ontario
7001320000000000000♠32	David Hannan	C	L	25	1981	Sudbury, Ontario
7001230000000000000♠23	Randy Hillier	D	L	27	1980	Toronto, Ontario
7000600000000000000♠6	James Johnson	D	L	24	Undrafted	New Hope, Minnesota
7001140000000000000♠14	Chris Kontos	C	L	23	1982	Toronto, Ontario
7001160000000000000♠16	Kevin LaVallee	LW	R	25	1980	Sudbury, Ontario
7001110000000000000♠11	Alain Lemieux	C	R	26	1980	Montreal, Quebec
7001660000000000000♠66	Mario Lemieux (A)	C	R	21	1984	Montreal, Quebec
7001190000000000000♠19	Willy Lindstrom	RW	R	36	Undrafted	Grums, Sweden
7001240000000000000♠24	Troy Loney	LW	L	23	1982	Bow Island, Alberta
7001200000000000000♠20	Maurice Mantha (A)	D	R	26	1980	Lakewood, Ohio
7001110000000000000♠11	Dwight Mathiasen	RW	R	23	Undrafted	Brandon, Manitoba
7001220000000000000♠22	James McGeough	C	R	24	1981	Regina, Saskatchewan
7001270000000000000♠27	Gilles Meloche	G	R	36	1970	Montreal, Quebec
7001310000000000000♠31	Carl Mokosak	LW	R	24	Undrafted	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
6999000000000000000♠¹⁰⁄₁₄	Dan Quinn	C	L	21	1983	Ottawa, Ontario
7000100000000000000♠1	Patrick Riggin	G	R	28	1979	Kincardine, Ontario
7001330000000000000♠33	Mike Rowe	D	R	22	1983	Kingston, Ontario
7000800000000000000♠8	Terry Ruskowski (C)	C	R	32	1974	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
7001250000000000000♠25	Norm Schmidt	D	R	24	1981	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
7000400000000000000♠4	Dwight Schofield	D	R	31	1976	Waltham, Massachusetts
7001180000000000000♠18	Craig Simpson	LW	R	20	1985	London, Ontario
7000500000000000000♠5	Ville Siren	D	L	23	1983	Tampere, Finland
7001330000000000000♠33	Mitch Wilson	RW	R	27	Undrafted	Calgary, Alberta
7001350000000000000♠35	Warren Young	C	R	31	1976	Toronto, Ontario

Draft picks

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Zarley Zalapski	Defense	Canada	Canadian National Team (Intl)
2	25	Dave Capuano	Left Wing	United States	Mount St. Charles H.S. (R.I.)
3	46	Brad Aitken	Left Wing	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4	67	Robert Brown	Right Wing	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5	88	Sandy Smith	Right Wing	United States	Brainerd H.S. (Minn.)
6	109	Jeff Daniels	Left Wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7	130	Doug Hobson	Defense	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
8	151	Steve Rohlik	Left Wing	United States	Hill-Murray H.S. (Minn.)
9	172	Dave McLlwain	Center	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
10	193	Kelly Cain	Center	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
11	214	Stan Drulia	Right Wing	United States	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
12	235	Robert Wilson	Defense	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
S	17	Jeff Lamb	Forward	United States	University of Denver (WCHA)
S	18	Randy Taylor	Defense	Canada	Harvard University (ECAC)

References

↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "1986–1987 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1986–1987 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

"1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

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[nhl-gd-standings-1] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

[2] "1986–1987 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[3] "1986–1987 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

Pittsburgh Penguins seasons
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1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
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Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1986–87 NHL season
Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec
Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto
Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver Winnipeg
See also	Entry Draft Supplemental Draft Rendez-vous '87 Easter Epic Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals