1986–87 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 1986–87 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 61st season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.

1986–87 Chicago Blackhawks
Division3rd Norris
1986–87 record29–37–14
Goals for290
Goals against310
Team information
General ManagerBob Pulford
CoachBob Pulford
CaptainDarryl Sutter

Offseason

The 1986–87 Chicago Blackhawks 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.

At the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, the Blackhawks selected forward Everett Sanipass with their first round, 14th overall pick. Sanipass played with the Verdun Junior Canadiens of the QMJHL in the 1985–86 season, scoring 28 goals and 94 points in 67 games, while amassing 320 penalty minutes, sixth highest total in the league. Other notable players selected by the team were defenseman Frantisek Kucera and center Mike Hudson.

On August 27, the Blackhawks signed defenseman Gary Nylund to a three-year contract worth approximately $620,000.[1] Nylund, who would turn 23 years old early in the season, appeared in 79 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1985-86, scoring two goals and 18 points while accumulating 180 penalty minutes. In 10 playoff games, he had two assists. The Blackhawks then sent Ken Yaremchuk, Jerome Dupont and their fourth round draft pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft to the Maple Leafs as compensation for signing Nylund.

Due to a back injury, defenseman Behn Wilson would miss the entire 1986-87 season.

Forward Tom Lysiak, who had been with the club since 1979, announced his retirement during the off-season.

Regular season

The Hawks struggled to start off the season, posting a record of 4-12-5 in their first 21 games, as the club was fighting with the Minnesota North Stars for the fourth and final playoff position in the Norris Division. The Blackhawks would continue to slide to a record of 8-17-6 after 31 games, putting them in last place. The team broke out of their season long slump, winning nine of their next 12 games, putting their record to 17-20-6, and into a tie for first place in the Norris Division with 40 points. The Blackhawks would continue to hover just under the .500 mark, peaking at two games under with a 27-29-10 record following a four-game winning streak in March, sitting in second place in the division. A late season slump brought the Hawks final record to 29-37-14, earning 72 points and third place in the division, as they qualified for the post-season for the 18th consecutive season. Their 72 points was their lowest total since the 1983-84, when the Hawks finished with 68 points.

Offensively, Chicago was led by Denis Savard, who in 70 games, scored 40 goals and 90 points. Wayne Presley, in his first full NHL season, broke out with 32 goals, which was the second highest total on the team, while earning 61 points in 80 games. Steve Larmer had 28 goals, 84 points and a team high +20 rating in 80 games. Troy Murray scored 28 goals and 71 points in 77 games. Al Secord managed to score 29 goals and 58 points in 77 games while leading the Hawks with 196 penalty minutes, and Ed Olczyk had a disappointing season by his standards, scoring 16 goals and 51 points in 79 games.

On defence, Doug Wilson led the way with 16 goals and 48 points in 69 games. Bob Murray scored six goals and 44 points in 79 games, while newcomer, Gary Nylund had seven goals and 27 points, as well as 190 penalty minutes, in 80 games.

In goal, Bob Sauve played the majority of the minutes, going 19-19-5 with a 3.59 GAA and a .894 save percentage, while earning the only shutout the club had during the season in 46 games. Murray Bannerman backed him up, and had a 9-18-8 record with a 4.14 GAA and a .873 save percentage in 39 games.

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
St. Louis Blues8032331528129379
Detroit Red Wings8034361026027478
Chicago Blackhawks8029371429031072
Toronto Maple Leafs803242628631970
Minnesota North Stars8030401029631470

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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.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Game Winning/Tying Goal Record
1WOctober 9, 19863–2New York Islanders (1986–87)Steve Larmer 1–0–0
2LOctober 11, 19863–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)Steve Yzerman1–1–0
3LOctober 12, 19861–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)Mario Lemieux1–2–0
4TOctober 15, 19865–5 OTNew York Rangers (1986–87)Walt Poddubny1–2–1
5LOctober 18, 19862–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)Al Iafrate1–3–1
6LOctober 19, 19865–8Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)Keith Acton1–4–1
7LOctober 21, 19861–9@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)Wayne Gretzky1–5–1
8TOctober 24, 19862–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)Rich Sutter1–5–2
9WOctober 26, 19868–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)Denis Savard2–5–2
10LOctober 28, 19861–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)Russ Courtnall2–6–2
11LOctober 29, 19862–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)John Ogrodnick2–7–2
12WNovember 1, 19866–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)Al Secord3–7–2
13LNovember 2, 19863–7@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)Brian Benning3–8–2
14WNovember 5, 19864–2Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)Steve Ludzik4–8–2
15LNovember 8, 19862–3@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)Gaetan Duchesne4–9–2
16TNovember 9, 19864–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (1986–87)Denis Savard4–9–3
17TNovember 12, 19862–2 OTWashington Capitals (1986–87)Larry Murphy4–9–4
18LNovember 15, 19863–4@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)Greg Paslawski4–10–4
19LNovember 16, 19863–7Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)Gary Leeman4–11–4
20TNovember 19, 19864–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1986–87)Steve Ludzik4–11–5
21LNovember 20, 19861–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)Tim Kerr4–12–5
22WNovember 23, 19865–3New Jersey Devils (1986–87)Denis Savard5–12–5
23LNovember 26, 19862–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)Dino Ciccarelli5–13–5
24WNovember 28, 19866–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)Al Secord6–13–5
25LNovember 29, 19864–5@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)Dale DeGray6–14–5
26WDecember 2, 19864–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)Troy Murray7–14–5
27LDecember 4, 19861–4@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)Joe Mullen7–15–5
28LDecember 6, 19862–7@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)Garry Galley7–16–5
29WDecember 10, 19866–3Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)Wayne Presley8–16–5
30TDecember 13, 19864–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)Mark LaVarre8–16–6
31LDecember 14, 19863–7Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)Rich Sutter8–17–6
32WDecember 17, 19865–1Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)Steve Larmer9–17–6
33WDecember 20, 19866–2@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)Curt Fraser10–17–6
34WDecember 21, 19867–4Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)Steve Larmer11–17–6
35LDecember 23, 19861–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)Adam Oates11–18–6
36WDecember 26, 19868–6St. Louis Blues (1986–87)Denis Savard12–18–6
37WDecember 28, 19867–5Washington Capitals (1986–87)Denis Savard13–18–6
38WDecember 30, 19865–3@ New York Islanders (1986–87)Curt Fraser14–18–6
39LDecember 31, 19862–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)Dave Andreychuk14–19–6
40WJanuary 3, 19873–2@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)Bob Murray15–19–6
41LJanuary 4, 19871–4Calgary Flames (1986–87)John Tonelli15–20–6
42WJanuary 7, 19876–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)Al Secord16–20–6
43WJanuary 11, 19875–3Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)Steve Larmer17–20–6
44LJanuary 14, 19871–3New Jersey Devils (1986–87)John MacLean17–21–6
45LJanuary 17, 19872–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)Brian Bellows17–22–6
46LJanuary 18, 19873–5Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)Paul Gillis17–23–6
47TJanuary 21, 19875–5 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1986–87)Troy Murray17–23–7
48LJanuary 23, 19873–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)Lindsay Carson17–24–7
49LJanuary 24, 19871–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)Bob Gainey17–25–7
50LJanuary 26, 19872–3Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)Chris Chelios17–26–7
51WJanuary 28, 19875–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)Wayne Presley18–26–7
52TJanuary 31, 19874–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)Mark Hunter18–26–8
53WFebruary 1, 19876–4Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)Troy Murray19–26–8
54WFebruary 4, 19875–4Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)Ed Olczyk20–26–8
55LFebruary 7, 19871–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)Craig Simpson20–27–8
56LFebruary 8, 19874–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)Doug Smith20–28–8
57WFebruary 15, 19876–4Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)Troy Murray21–28–8
58LFebruary 17, 19874–5Hartford Whalers (1986–87)Dave Tippett21–29–8
59WFebruary 19, 19875–2New York Rangers (1986–87)Wayne Presley22–29–8
60WFebruary 21, 19876–3@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)Ed Olczyk23–29–8
61TFebruary 22, 19872–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1986–87)Troy Murray23–29–9
62TFebruary 25, 19873–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1986–87)Craig Ludwig23–29–10
63WFebruary 28, 19872–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)Wayne Presley24–29–10
64WMarch 1, 19876–1Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)Rich Preston25–29–10
65WMarch 4, 19873–2Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)Denis Savard26–29–10
66WMarch 7, 19874–3@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)Doug Wilson27–29–10
67LMarch 8, 19875–6New York Islanders (1986–87)Bryan Trottier27–30–10
68LMarch 11, 19872–3St. Louis Blues (1986–87)Charlie Bourgeois27–31–10
69TMarch 14, 19874–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)Keith Brown27–31–11
70LMarch 15, 19872–4Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)Brian Lawton27–32–11
71TMarch 17, 19873–3 OT@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)Marc Bergevin27–32–12
72WMarch 18, 19876–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)Denis Savard28–32–12
73LMarch 21, 19870–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)Lee Norwood28–33–12
74LMarch 22, 19873–5@ New York Rangers (1986–87)Walt Poddubny28–34–12
75TMarch 25, 19874–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (1986–87)Darryl Sutter28–34–13
76LMarch 28, 19874–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)Peter Stastny28–35–13
77LMarch 29, 19876–8Boston Bruins (1986–87)Ken Linseman28–36–13
78TApril 1, 19874–4 OTMinnesota North Stars (1986–87)Ron Wilson28–36–14
79LApril 4, 19871–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)Wendel Clark28–37–14
80WApril 5, 19875–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)Denis Savard29–37–14

Playoffs

Detroit Red Wings 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0

The Blackhawks opened the 1987 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings finished the 1986-87 season with a record of 34-36-10, earning 78 points and second place in the Norris Division, which was six more points than the third place Blackhawks.

The series opened at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, as Bob Sauve got the nod in goal. The Red Wings opened the scoring early in the first period on a goal by Petr Klima, and they would extend their lead to 2-0 after a goal by Darren Veitch before the first intermission. After a scoreless second period, Bob Murray got the Blackhawks to within one after scoring midway through the third period. The Red Wings Shawn Burr then scored just a little over two minutes later, as Detroit held on for a 3-1 victory.

In the second game, the Red Wings again scored early, as Gerard Gallant scored only 37 seconds into the game, giving the Wings a 1-0 lead. Joey Kocur extended the Detroit lead to 2-0 midway through the period. In the second period, Steve Yzerman made it 3-0 for the Red Wings before Marc Bergevin replied for the Blackhawks, cutting the Wings lead to 3-1. Detroit restored their three-goal lead on a Shawn Burr goal, making it 4-1 for the Red Wings after two periods. In the third period, Adam Oates capped off the scoring for Detroit, as they cruised their way to a 5-1 victory and a 2-0 series lead. The Red Wings defence held the Blackhawks to only 15 shots in the game.

The series moved to Chicago Stadium for the third game of the series. In the first period, the Red Wings again opened the scoring, as Steve Yzerman beat goaltender Bob Sauve, giving Detroit a 1-0 lead 5:28 into the game. A minute later, the Red Wings Mel Bridgman made it 2-0. Bridgman added another goal in the final minute of the period, as the Wings took a 3-0 lead. The Blackhawks scored the only goal of the second period, as Denis Savard scored 2:23 into the period, cutting the Wings lead to 3-1 heading into the third. Only 21 seconds into the third period, the Hawks Curt Fraser scored, as the Hawks were within a goal, down 3-2. Late in the period, Ed Olczyk scored the tying goal, as the Hawks sent the game into overtime. In the extra period, the Wings Shawn Burr scored his third goal in three games, as Detroit defeated Chicago 4-3, and took a 3-0 series lead.

The Blackhawks stayed with Bob Sauve in goal for the fourth game, and for the fourth time in the series, the Wings scored first, as Brent Ashton scored midway through the first period for a 1-0 Red Wings lead. In the second period, Mel Bridgman scored only 35 seconds into the period, as Detroit took a 2-0 lead in the game. Wayne Presley got the Blackhawks on the board with a goal at 9:26 of the period, however, the Red Wings Dave Barr scored 41 seconds later, restoring Detroit's two-goal lead. In the third period, the Hawks fired 18 shots at Red Wings goaltender Greg Stefan, however, they could not score, and the game finished with the Wings winning 3-1, and sweeping the series 4 games to 0. Stefan was the star of the game for the Red Wings, making 46 saves.

No. R Date Score Opponent Game Winning Goal Record
1LApril 8, 19871-3@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)Darren Veitch0-1
2LApril 9, 19871-5@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)Joe Kocur0-2
3LApril 11, 19873–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (1986–87)Shawn Burr0-3
4LApril 12, 19871-3Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)Mel Bridgman0-4

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Denis SavardC7040509010815707
Steve LarmerRW8028568422201004
Troy MurrayC772843715914423
Wayne PresleyRW80322961114-18704
Al SecordLW77292958196-20503
Ed OlczykC79163551119-4212
Curt FraserLW752525501825302
Doug WilsonD691632483615711
Bob MurrayD796384480-9401
Bill WatsonRW51131932619000
Gary NylundD8072027190-9200
Keith BrownD7342327865200
Mark LaVarreRW58815233311000
Dave DonnellyC716121881-7000
Rich PrestonRW73891719-8001
Steve LudzikC525121734-3001
Darryl SutterLW44861416-3100
Marc BergevinD6641014664000
Jack O'CallahanD48113145910100
Mike StapletonC393696-9000
Dave MansonD63189146-2000
Everett SanipassLW713423000
Bob SauveG4604460000
Rick PatersonC2212361010
Murray BannermanG3901140000
James CamazzolaLW200000000
Bruce CassidyD20000-1000
Darin SceviourRW100000000
Warren SkorodenskiG300000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Bob Sauve266046191951593.59114971338.894
Murray Bannerman20593991881424.1401122980.873
Warren Skorodenski155310172.7109083.922
Team:4874802937143083.79127092401.886

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Curt FraserLW211210-1000
Ed OlczykC411241000
Gary NylundD402211-1000
Rich PrestonRW402242000
Marc BergevinD31012-1000
Bob MurrayD41014-2000
Wayne PresleyRW41019-2000
Denis SavardC410112-3000
Keith BrownD40116-1000
Bill WatsonRW40110-1000
Dave DonnellyC100000000
Steve LarmerRW40002-2000
Steve LudzikC40000-1000
Dave MansonD300010-2000
Troy MurrayC40005-3000
Jack O'CallahanD200020000
Bob SauveG400000000
Al SecordLW400021-2000
Mike StapletonC400020000
Darryl SutterLW200000000
Dan VinceletteLW30000-4000
Doug WilsonD40000-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Bob Sauve245404153.670136121.890
Team:245404153.670136121.890

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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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
114Everett Sanipass CanadaVerdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
235Mark Kurzawski United StatesWindsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
477Frantisek Kucera CzechoslovakiaSparta Prague (Czechoslovakia)
598Lonnie Loach CanadaGuelph Platers (OHL)
6119Mario Doyon CanadaDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
7140Mike Hudson CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
8161Marty Nanne United StatesUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
9182Geoff Benic CanadaWindsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
10203Glenn Lowes CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHL)
11224Chris Thayer United StatesKent School (USHS-CT)
12245Sean Williams CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
S5Dave Randall CanadaNorthern Michigan University (CCHA)

Farm teams

See also

References
  1. http://prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Blackhawks&BeginDate=1986-05-01&EndDate=1987-09-01&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "1986-87 Chicago Blackhawks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-16.

2. 1987-88 Chicago Blackhawks Yearbook (official team publication)

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