1986–87_New_Jersey_Devils_season
1986–87 New Jersey Devils season
National Hockey League season.
The 1986–87 New Jersey Devils season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and fifth season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] This was the franchise's ninth consecutive season out of the playoffs.
Quick Facts New Jersey Devils, Division ...
| 1986–87 New Jersey Devils | |
|---|---|
| Division | 6th Patrick |
| Conference | 10th Wales |
| 1986–87 record | 29-45-6 |
| Goals for | 293 |
| Goals against | 368 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Max McNab |
| Coach | Doug Carpenter |
| Captain | Mel Bridgman |
| Alternate captains | Unknown |
| Arena | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Pat Verbeek (35) |
| Assists | Aaron Broten (53) |
| Points | Aaron Broten (79) |
| Penalty minutes | Ken Daneyko (183) |
| Plus/minus | Aaron Broten (+5) |
| Wins | Alain Chevrier (24) |
| Goals against average | Kirk McLean (3.75) |
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- January 22, 1987 – A snowstorm brutally hit New Jersey as the Devils were scheduled to play the Calgary Flames at the Meadowlands. Only 334 fans showed up, making that game the "334 Club" game. To this day, it is the lowest-attended game in modern NHL history, not counting the 2020 NHL return to play playoffs. The Devils went on to win the game 7–5.[2]
Final standings
More information GP, W ...
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 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 |
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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
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| # | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | October 9, 1986 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (season) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | W | October 11, 1986 | 5–4 | Boston Bruins (season) | 2–0–0 |
| 3 | W | October 15, 1986 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (season) | 3–0–0 |
| 4 | L | October 17, 1986 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (season) | 3–1–0 |
| 5 | L | October 18, 1986 | 4–8 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | L | October 21, 1986 | 3–6 | @ New York Islanders (season) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | W | October 23, 1986 | 5–3 | Los Angeles Kings (season) | 4–3–0 |
| 8 | L | October 25, 1986 | 1–2 | @ Washington Capitals (season) | 4–4–0 |
| 9 | W | October 29, 1986 | 8–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) | 5–4–0 |
| 10 | W | October 30, 1986 | 7–6 OT | New York Islanders (season) | 6–4–0 |
| 11 | L | November 1, 1986 | 1–3 | Buffalo Sabres (season) | 6–5–0 |
| 12 | L | November 4, 1986 | 1–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 6–6–0 |
| 13 | T | November 6, 1986 | 5–5 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 6–6–1 |
| 14 | L | November 9, 1986 | 1–8 | @ Winnipeg Jets (season) | 6–7–1 |
| 15 | W | November 12, 1986 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (season) | 7–7–1 |
| 16 | W | November 14, 1986 | 5–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (season) | 8–7–1 |
| 17 | T | November 15, 1986 | 5–5 OT | @ Boston Bruins (season) | 8–7–2 |
| 18 | W | November 17, 1986 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (season) | 9–7–2 |
| 19 | W | November 19, 1986 | 4–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (season) | 10–7–2 |
| 20 | L | November 22, 1986 | 2–6 | @ Minnesota North Stars (season) | 10–8–2 |
| 21 | L | November 23, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (season) | 10–9–2 |
| 22 | W | November 26, 1986 | 5–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (season) | 11–9–2 |
| 23 | L | November 29, 1986 | 6–9 | @ Los Angeles Kings (season) | 11–10–2 |
| 24 | W | December 2, 1986 | 8–5 | New York Rangers (season) | 12–10–2 |
| 25 | L | December 4, 1986 | 3–5 | Minnesota North Stars (season) | 12–11–2 |
| 26 | W | December 6, 1986 | 4–3 | Buffalo Sabres (season) | 13–11–2 |
| 27 | L | December 9, 1986 | 2–4 | @ Washington Capitals (season) | 13–12–2 |
| 28 | L | December 11, 1986 | 4–8 | New York Islanders (season) | 13–13–2 |
| 29 | L | December 13, 1986 | 2–4 | @ New York Islanders (season) | 13–14–2 |
| 30 | W | December 14, 1986 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (season) | 14–14–2 |
| 31 | W | December 17, 1986 | 3–2 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (season) | 15–14–2 |
| 32 | W | December 19, 1986 | 6–4 | Washington Capitals (season) | 16–14–2 |
| 33 | L | December 20, 1986 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (season) | 16–15–2 |
| 34 | L | December 23, 1986 | 5–8 | @ New York Rangers (season) | 16–16–2 |
| 35 | L | December 26, 1986 | 4–7 | New York Rangers (season) | 16–17–2 |
| 36 | T | December 27, 1986 | 2–2 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (season) | 16–17–3 |
| 37 | L | December 30, 1986 | 3–4 | Calgary Flames (season) | 16–18–3 |
| 38 | L | January 2, 1987 | 2–7 | Boston Bruins (season) | 16–19–3 |
| 39 | L | January 3, 1987 | 2–7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (season) | 16–20–3 |
| 40 | L | January 6, 1987 | 0–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 16–21–3 |
| 41 | T | January 8, 1987 | 4–4 OT | Quebec Nordiques (season) | 16–21–4 |
| 42 | T | January 10, 1987 | 2–2 OT | Vancouver Canucks (season) | 16–21–5 |
| 43 | W | January 12, 1987 | 7–5 | Hartford Whalers (season) | 17–21–5 |
| 44 | W | January 14, 1987 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (season) | 18–21–5 |
| 45 | L | January 16, 1987 | 4–5 | Winnipeg Jets (season) | 18–22–5 |
| 46 | L | January 18, 1987 | 1–6 | Washington Capitals (season) | 18–23–5 |
| 47 | L | January 20, 1987 | 3–6 | @ Washington Capitals (season) | 18–24–5 |
| 48 | W | January 22, 1987 | 7–5 | Calgary Flames (season) | 19–24–5 |
| 49 | W | January 24, 1987 | 4–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 20–24–5 |
| 50 | L | January 26, 1987 | 3–6 | @ New York Rangers (season) | 20–25–5 |
| 51 | L | January 28, 1987 | 2–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (season) | 20–26–5 |
| 52 | W | January 30, 1987 | 4–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (season) | 21–26–5 |
| 53 | L | January 31, 1987 | 3–5 | @ Calgary Flames (season) | 21–27–5 |
| 54 | W | February 7, 1987 | 3–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 22–27–5 |
| 55 | L | February 8, 1987 | 1–2 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (season) | 22–28–5 |
| 56 | L | February 14, 1987 | 1–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (season) | 22–29–5 |
| 57 | L | February 18, 1987 | 3–6 | Hartford Whalers (season) | 22–30–5 |
| 58 | W | February 21, 1987 | 6–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) | 23–30–5 |
| 59 | L | February 22, 1987 | 0–7 | New York Islanders (season) | 23–31–5 |
| 60 | W | February 25, 1987 | 4–2 | Edmonton Oilers (season) | 24–31–5 |
| 61 | L | February 28, 1987 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (season) | 24–32–5 |
| 62 | T | March 1, 1987 | 5–5 OT | @ Hartford Whalers (season) | 24–32–6 |
| 63 | L | March 3, 1987 | 2–3 | @ Washington Capitals (season) | 24–33–6 |
| 64 | L | March 5, 1987 | 4–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (season) | 24–34–6 |
| 65 | L | March 7, 1987 | 3–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (season) | 24–35–6 |
| 66 | L | March 8, 1987 | 3–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 24–36–6 |
| 67 | L | March 11, 1987 | 4–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (season) | 24–37–6 |
| 68 | W | March 13, 1987 | 4–1 | New York Islanders (season) | 25–37–6 |
| 69 | L | March 14, 1987 | 6–7 OT | @ New York Islanders (season) | 25–38–6 |
| 70 | L | March 17, 1987 | 4–7 | @ Edmonton Oilers (season) | 25–39–6 |
| 71 | L | March 18, 1987 | 3–4 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (season) | 25–40–6 |
| 72 | W | March 21, 1987 | 7–6 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (season) | 26–40–6 |
| 73 | L | March 23, 1987 | 6–7 | Edmonton Oilers (season) | 26–41–6 |
| 74 | W | March 25, 1987 | 8–2 | @ New York Rangers (season) | 27–41–6 |
| 75 | W | March 27, 1987 | 5–2 | Minnesota North Stars (season) | 28–41–6 |
| 76 | L | March 29, 1987 | 1–4 | St. Louis Blues (season) | 28–42–6 |
| 77 | W | March 31, 1987 | 5–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (season) | 29–42–6 |
| 78 | L | April 2, 1987 | 2–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) | 29–43–6 |
| 79 | L | April 4, 1987 | 4–8 | @ Quebec Nordiques (season) | 29–44–6 |
| 80 | L | April 5, 1987 | 5–6 OT | Washington Capitals (season) | 29–45–6 |
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Regular season
- Scoring
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| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Broten | LW/C | 80 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Kirk Muller | LW | 79 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 75 | -7 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| John MacLean | RW | 80 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 120 | -23 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Verbeek | RW | 74 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 120 | -23 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| Doug Sulliman | RW | 78 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 14 | -17 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Johnson | C | 68 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 22 | -21 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Adams | LW | 72 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 19 | -16 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Loiselle | C | 75 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 137 | -7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mel Bridgman | C | 51 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 80 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Driver | D | 74 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 36 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cirella | D | 65 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 111 | -20 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Brickley | LW/C | 51 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 8 | -15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | C | 46 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Uli Hiemer | D | 40 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 45 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Carlsson | C | 48 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 14 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Anderson | LW | 57 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 107 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Velischek | D | 64 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 52 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Ludvig | RW | 47 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 98 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Daneyko | D | 79 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 183 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Chernomaz | RW | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wolanin | D | 68 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 109 | -31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Mark | D | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 82 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Richmond | D | 44 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 143 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Lenardon | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Timo Blomqvist | D | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Stewart | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brown | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Friesen | G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Billington | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Brumwell | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Chevrier | G | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk McLean | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Terreri | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Goaltending
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Chevrier | 3153 | 58 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 227 | 4.32 | 0 | 1793 | 1566 | .873 |
| Craig Billington | 1114 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 89 | 4.79 | 0 | 569 | 480 | .844 |
| Kirk McLean | 160 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.75 | 0 | 73 | 63 | .863 |
| Karl Friesen | 130 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7.38 | 0 | 80 | 64 | .800 |
| Chris Terreri | 286 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4.41 | 0 | 173 | 152 | .879 |
| Team: | 4843 | 80 | 29 | 45 | 6 | 363 | 4.50 | 0 | 2688 | 2325 | .865 |
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Note: 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;
New Jersey's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.
| Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (League) | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Neil Brady |  Canada |
C | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | |
| 2 | 24 | Todd Copeland |  United States |
D | Belmont Hill H.S. (Massachusetts) | [lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | 45 | Janne Ojanen |  Finland |
C | Tappara (SM-liiga) | |
| 3 | 62 | Marc Laniel | Canada |
D | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | [lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | 66 | Anders Carlsson |  Sweden |
C | Södertälje SK (Elitserien) | |
| 5 | 87 | No fifth-round pick | [lower-alpha 3] | |||
| 6 | 108 | Troy Crowder | Canada |
RW | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) | |
| 7 | 129 | Kevin Todd | Canada |
C | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | |
| 8 | 150 | Ryan Pardoski | Canada |
LW | Calgary Canucks (AJHL) | |
| 9 | 171 | Scott McCormack | United States |
– | St. Paul's H.S. (New Hampshire) | |
| 10 | 192 | Frederic Chabot | Canada |
G | St. Foy Foosters (Quebec AAA) | |
| 11 | 213 | John Andersen | Canada |
LW | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |
| 12 | 236 | Doug Kirton | Canada |
RW | Orillia Travelways (OPJHL) | [lower-alpha 4] |
| S1 | 2 | Glen Engevik | Canada | RW | University of Denver (WCHA) | |
| S2 | 6 | Tim Barakett | United States | F | Harvard University (ECAC) | |
- Copeland was the first New Jersey native to be drafted by the Devils (from Ridgewood); however, he never played for them. Jim Dowd (Brick) is the first New Jerseyan to play for the Devils.
- The Devils acquired the 1986 third-round pick from Philadelphia in exchange for Chico Resch on March 11, 1986.
- The Devils traded their 1986 fifth-round pick (used on Mike Wolak), along with Shawn Evans to St. Louis for Mark Johnson on September 19, 1985.
- The Devils obtained this 1986 12th-round pick (Kirton) from Buffalo for Phil Russell on March 11, 1986. The Devils had traded their original 12th-round pick (used on Bill Butler) and Rick Meagher to St. Louis for Perry Anderson on August 29, 1985.
- National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
- Historic storm produced history for Devils in '87 NHL.com. Accessed December 29, 2020
- 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 New Jersey Devils Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.