1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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1986–87 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th Patrick
Conference9th Wales
1986–87 record30–38–12
Goals for297
Goals against290
Team information
General managerEddie Johnston
CoachBob Berry
CaptainMike Bullard (Oct-Nov)
Terry Ruskowski (Nov-Apr)
Alternate captainsMario Lemieux (Nov-Apr)
Moe Mantha
Terry Ruskowski (Oct-Nov)
ArenaPittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
GoalsMario Lemieux (54)
AssistsMario Lemieux (53)
PointsMario Lemieux (107)
Penalty minutesDan Frawley (218)
WinsGilles Meloche (13)
Goals against averagePat 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.

Offseason[]

Regular season[]

Final standings[]

Patrick Division[1]
  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

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
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points
1 Oct 9 Washington Capitals 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 1–0–0 2
2 Oct 11 New York Rangers 5–6 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 2–0–0 4
3 Oct 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium 3–0–0 6
4 Oct 14 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 4–0–0 8
5 Oct 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 5–0–0 10
6 Oct 18 New Jersey Devils 4–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 6–0–0 12
7 Oct 22 Buffalo Sabres 4–5 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 7–0–0 14
8 Oct 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 7–1–0 14
9 Oct 25 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 8–1–0 16
10 Oct 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Hartford Whalers XL Center 8–2–0 16
11 Oct 29 New Jersey Devils 8–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 8–3–0 16
November: 5–5–4 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–2), 14 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points
12 Nov 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues The Checkerdome 8–3–1 17
13 Nov 4 Vancouver Canucks 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 8–3–2 18
14 Nov 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Minnesota North Stars Met Center 9–3–2 20
15 Nov 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 9–4–2 20
16 Nov 12 Boston Bruins 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 10–4–2 22
17 Nov 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 New Jersey Devils Izod Center 10–5–2 22
18 Nov 15 Quebec Nordiques 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 11–5–2 24
19 Nov 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena 11–6–2 24
20 Nov 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome 12–6–2 26
21 Nov 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 13–6–2 28
22 Nov 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13–7–2 28
23 Nov 26 New York Islanders 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 13–8–2 28
24 Nov 29 New York Rangers 5–5 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 13–8–3 29
25 Nov 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 13–8–4 30
December: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 0–3–2), 7 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points
26 Dec 5 Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 13–9–4 30
27 Dec 6 Minnesota North Stars 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 14–9–4 32
28 Dec 10 Calgary Flames 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 14–10–4 32
29 Dec 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–10–4 34
30 Dec 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens 15–11–4 34
31 Dec 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Los Angeles Kings The Forum 15–12–4 34
32 Dec 20 Philadelphia Flyers 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–13–4 34
33 Dec 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum 15–13–5 35
34 Dec 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15–14–5 35
35 Dec 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 15–14–6 36
36 Dec 27 New York Islanders 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–14–7 37
37 Dec 30 New York Rangers 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–15–7 37
January: 4–8–1 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–6–1), 9 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points
38 Jan 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Washington Capitals Capital Centre 15–16–7 37
39 Jan 3 Montreal Canadiens 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 16–16–7 39
40 Jan 7 Washington Capitals 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 17–16–7 41
41 Jan 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 17–17–7 41
42 Jan 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 17–17–8 42
43 Jan 14 Winnipeg Jets 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 17–18–8 42
44 Jan 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Boston Bruins Boston Garden 17–19–8 42
45 Jan 18 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 17–20–8 42
46 Jan 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–10 Los Angeles Kings The Forum 17–21–8 42
47 Jan 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum 18–21–8 44
48 Jan 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum 18–22–8 44
49 Jan 27 Washington Capitals 5–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 19–22–8 46
50 Jan 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 19–23–8 46
February: 4–7–2 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 2–3–1), 10 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points
51 Feb 1 Hartford Whalers 8–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 19–24–8 46
52 Feb 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 Boston Bruins Boston Garden 19–25–8 46
53 Feb 7 Chicago Blackhawks 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 20–25–8 48
54 Feb 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT New Jersey Devils Izod Center 21–25–8 50
55 Feb 14 Vancouver Canucks 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 21–25–9 51
56 Feb 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 21–26–9 51
57 Feb 17 Calgary Flames 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 21–27–9 51
58 Feb 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 21–27–10 52
59 Feb 21 New Jersey Devils 6–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 21–28–10 52
60 Feb 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 22–28–10 54
61 Feb 24 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 23–28–10 56
62 Feb 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 23–29–10 56
63 Feb 28 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 23–30–10 56
March: 5–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 3–5–0), 12 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points
64 Mar 1 St. Louis Blues 5–5 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 23–30–11 57
65 Mar 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–1 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum 24–30–11 59
66 Mar 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens 24–31–11 59
67 Mar 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 Minnesota North Stars Met Center 25–31–11 61
68 Mar 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena 26–31–11 63
69 Mar 10 New York Islanders 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 26–32–11 63
70 Mar 12 Quebec Nordiques 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 27–32–11 65
71 Mar 14 New York Rangers 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 27–33–11 65
72 Mar 18 St. Louis Blues 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 28–33–11 67
73 Mar 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 28–34–11 67
74 Mar 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 28–35–11 67
75 Mar 24 Philadelphia Flyers 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 28–35–12 68
76 Mar 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Hartford Whalers XL Center 28–36–12 68
77 Mar 29 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 28–37–12 68
78 Mar 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 New Jersey Devils Izod Center 28–38–12 68
April: 2–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0), 4 Points
# Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points
79 Apr 2 New Jersey Devils 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 29–38–12 70
80 Apr 4 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 30–38–12 72
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
Goaltenders
Regular Season[3]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Gilles Meloche 43 2343:00 13 19 7 134 3.43 1123 0.881 0
Roberto Romano‡ 25 1438:00 9 11 2 87 3.63 713 0.878 0
Patrick Riggin† 17 988:00 8 6 3 55 3.34 465 0.882 0
Steve Guenette 2 113:00 0 2 0 8 4.25 54 0.852 0
Total 4882:00 30 38 12 284 3.49 2355 0.879 0

†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)

Roster[]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
22 Canada Neil Belland D R 26 Undrafted Parry Sound, Ontario
26 Canada Mike Blaisdell RW R 27 1980 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
3 Canada Doug Bodger D L 20 1984 Chemainus, British Columbia
29 United States Phil Bourque LW L 24 Undrafted Chelmsford, Massachusetts
7 Canada Rod Buskas D R 26 1981 Wetaskiwin, Alberta
9 Canada John Chabot C L 25 1980 Summerside, Price Edward Island
34 Canada Todd Charlesworth D R 22 1983 Calgary, Alberta
15 Canada Randy Cunneyworth LW L 26 1980 Etobicoke, Ontario
2 United States Christopher Dahlquist D L 24 Undrafted Fridley, Minnesota
12 Canada Bob Errey LW L 22 1983 Montreal, Quebec
28 Canada William Frawley RW R 24 1980 Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
11 Canada Lee Giffin RW R 20 1985 Comrose, Saskatchewan
1 Canada Steve Guenette G L 21 Undrafted Gloucester, Ontario
32 Canada David Hannan C L 25 1981 Sudbury, Ontario
23 Canada Randy Hillier D L 27 1980 Toronto, Ontario
6 United States James Johnson D L 24 Undrafted New Hope, Minnesota
14 Canada Chris Kontos C L 23 1982 Toronto, Ontario
16 Canada Kevin LaVallee LW R 25 1980 Sudbury, Ontario
11 Canada Alain Lemieux C R 26 1980 Montreal, Quebec
66 Canada Mario Lemieux (A) C R 21 1984 Montreal, Quebec
19 Sweden Willy Lindstrom RW R 36 Undrafted Grums, Sweden
24 Canada Troy Loney LW L 23 1982 Bow Island, Alberta
20 United States Maurice Mantha (A) D R 26 1980 Lakewood, Ohio
11 Canada Dwight Mathiasen RW R 23 Undrafted Brandon, Manitoba
22 Canada James McGeough C R 24 1981 Regina, Saskatchewan
27 Canada Gilles Meloche G R 36 1970 Montreal, Quebec
31 Canada Carl Mokosak LW R 24 Undrafted Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
10, 14 Canada Dan Quinn C L 21 1983 Ottawa, Ontario
1 Canada Patrick Riggin G R 28 1979 Kincardine, Ontario
33 Canada Mike Rowe D R 22 1983 Kingston, Ontario
8 Canada Terry Ruskowski (C) C R 32 1974 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
25 Canada Norm Schmidt D R 24 1981 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
4 United States Dwight Schofield D R 31 1976 Waltham, Massachusetts
18 Canada Craig Simpson LW R 20 1985 London, Ontario
5 Finland Ville Siren D L 23 1983 Tampere, Finland
33 Canada Mitch Wilson RW R 27 Undrafted Calgary, Alberta
35 Canada 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 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)
S1 3 Jeff Lamb Forward  United States University of Denver (WCHA)
S2 7 Defense  Canada Harvard University (ECAC)

Farm teams[]

See also[]

References[]

  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.

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