- Regular season Final standings
- Schedule and results
- Playoffs
- Player statistics
- Awards and records
- Transactions
- Roster
- Draft picks Supplemental Draft
- Farm teams
- See also
- References
- External links
{{NHLTeamSeason
|League=NHL
|Season=1986–87
|year=1986
|Team=New York Rangers
|Conference=Wales
|ConferenceRank=7th
|Division=Patrick
|DivisionRank=4th
|Record=34–38–8
|HomeRecord=
|RoadRecord=
|GoalsFor=307
|GoalsAgainst=323
|GeneralManager=Phil Esposito
|Coach=Ted Sator
Tom Webster
Phil Esposito
|Captain=Ron Greschner
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=Madison Square Garden
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Walt Poddubny/Tomas Sandstrom (40)
|AssistsLeader=Walt Poddubny (47)
|PointsLeader=Walt Poddubny (87)
|PIMLeader=Larry Melnyk (182)
|WinsLeader=John Vanbiesbrouck (18)
|GAALeader=John Vanbiesbrouck (3.64)
|StanleyCup=
}}The 1986–87 New York Rangers season was the 61st season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the Patrick Division with 76 points, and qualified for the NHL playoffs. New York was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Philadelphia Flyers.[1] {{TOClimit|limit=2}}Regular seasonFinal standings{{1986–87 NHL Patrick Division standings|team=NYR}}Schedule and results| 1986-87 Game Log |
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October: 2-4-4 (Home: 1-2-2; Road: 1-2-2) | Game | October | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 1 | 9 | New Jersey Devils | 5 - 3 | 0-1-0 | | 2 | 11 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 - 5 OT | 0-2-0 | | 3 | 13 | Washington Capitals | 7 - 6 OT | 0-3-0 | | 4 | 15 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 5 - 5 OT | 0-3-1 | | 5 | 18 | @ New York Islanders | 3 - 2 | 1-3-1 | | 6 | 19 | New York Islanders | 2 - 2 OT | 1-3-2 | | 7 | 22 | Los Angeles Kings | 5 - 4 OT | 2-3-2 | | 8 | 25 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 3 - 3 OT | 2-3-3 | | 9 | 26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 - 3 OT | 2-3-4 | | 10 | 29 | @ St. Louis Blues | 7 - 2 | 2-4-4 |
| November: 5-7-2 (Home: 3-2-1; Road: 2-5-1) | Game | November | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 11 | 2 | Winnipeg Jets | 5 - 4 OT | 2-5-4 | | 12 | 5 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 5 - 4 OT | 2-6-4 | | 13 | 8 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 3 - 2 | 3-6-4 | | 14 | 9 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 6 - 5 | 3-7-4 | | 15 | 12 | Buffalo Sabres | 2 - 1 OT | 4-7-4 | | 16 | 14 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 - 1 | 5-7-4 | | 17 | 16 | Edmonton Oilers | 8 - 6 | 5-8-4 | | 18 | 17 | @ New Jersey Devils | 3 - 2 | 5-9-4 | | 19 | 19 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 5 - 4 OT | 5-10-4 | | 20 | 21 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 8 - 5 | 6-10-4 | | 21 | 22 | @ Calgary Flames | 8 - 5 | 6-11-4 | | 22 | 26 | Quebec Nordiques | 4 - 2 | 7-11-4 | | 23 | 29 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 - 5 OT | 7-11-5 | | 24 | 30 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 - 2 OT | 7-11-6 |
| December: 8-6-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Road: 4-4-0) | Game | December | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 25 | 2 | @ New Jersey Devils | 8 - 5 | 7-12-6 | | 26 | 5 | @ Winnipeg Jets | 6 - 3 | 8-12-6 | | 27 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 5 - 4 | 9-12-6 | | 28 | 11 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 6 - 2 | 9-13-6 | | 29 | 14 | @ Washington Capitals | 3 - 1 | 10-13-6 | | 30 | 15 | Minnesota North Stars | 4 - 3 | 10-14-6 | | 31 | 17 | Washington Capitals | 6 - 1 | 11-14-6 | | 32 | 20 | @ New York Islanders | 5 - 2 | 11-15-6 | | 33 | 21 | Hartford Whalers | 4 - 3 OT | 11-16-6 | | 34 | 23 | New Jersey Devils | 8 - 5 | 12-16-6 | | 35 | 26 | @ New Jersey Devils | 7 - 4 | 13-16-6 | | 36 | 27 | @ St. Louis Blues | 3 - 2 | 13-17-6 | | 37 | 30 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 - 3 | 14-17-6 | | 38 | 31 | New York Islanders | 4 - 3 OT | 15-17-6 |
| January: 5-6-2 (Home: 2-3-1; Road: 3-3-1) | Game | January | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 39 | 3 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 5 - 2 | 16-17-6 | | 40 | 5 | Minnesota North Stars | 3 - 3 OT | 16-17-7 | | 41 | 7 | Philadelphia Flyers | 6 - 3 | 16-18-7 | | 42 | 9 | New York Islanders | 2 - 1 | 16-19-7 | | 43 | 11 | Vancouver Canucks | 8 - 3 | 17-19-7 | | 44 | 12 | @ Boston Bruins | 4 - 1 | 17-20-7 | | 45 | 14 | @ Calgary Flames | 8 - 5 | 18-20-7 | | 46 | 19 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 2 - 2 OT | 18-20-8 | | 47 | 21 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 5 - 3 | 18-21-8 | | 48 | 23 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 7 - 4 | 18-22-8 | | 49 | 26 | New Jersey Devils | 6 - 3 | 19-22-8 | | 50 | 28 | Winnipeg Jets | 2 - 1 | 19-23-8 | | 51 | 31 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 3 - 1 | 20-23-8 |
| February: 7-5-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Road: 3-2-0) | Game | February | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 52 | 1 | Boston Bruins | 5 - 4 | 21-23-8 | | 53 | 4 | Washington Capitals | 3 - 2 | 22-23-8 | | 54 | 7 | @ Washington Capitals | 5 - 4 OT | 23-23-8 | | 55 | 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 - 4 | 23-24-8 | | 56 | 15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 - 1 | 24-24-8 | | 57 | 17 | Detroit Red Wings | 6 - 2 | 25-24-8 | | 58 | 19 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 5 - 2 | 25-25-8 | | 59 | 20 | Buffalo Sabres | 6 - 3 | 25-26-8 | | 60 | 22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 - 2 | 25-27-8 | | 61 | 24 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 6 - 3 | 26-27-8 | | 62 | 25 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 - 2 | 27-27-8 | | 63 | 28 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4 - 1 | 27-28-8 |
| March: 7-7-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Road: 3-3-0) | Game | March | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 64 | 1 | @ Washington Capitals | 7 - 3 | 27-29-8 | | 65 | 4 | New York Islanders | 7 - 5 | 28-29-8 | | 66 | 8 | Calgary Flames | 7 - 4 | 28-30-8 | | 67 | 11 | Boston Bruins | 3 - 2 | 29-30-8 | | 68 | 12 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 6 - 1 | 30-30-8 | | 69 | 14 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 - 2 OT | 31-30-8 | | 70 | 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | 5 - 2 | 31-31-8 | | 71 | 17 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 4 - 1 | 31-32-8 | | 72 | 18 | Hartford Whalers | 5 - 3 | 31-33-8 | | 73 | 21 | @ New York Islanders | 4 - 3 | 31-34-8 | | 74 | 22 | Chicago Blackhawks | 5 - 3 | 32-34-8 | | 75 | 25 | New Jersey Devils | 8 - 2 | 32-35-8 | | 76 | 27 | St. Louis Blues | 6 - 4 | 33-35-8 | | 77 | 30 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 6 - 5 | 34-35-8 |
| April: 0-3-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Road: 0-1-0) | Game | April | Opponent | Score | Record |
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| 78 | 1 | Washington Capitals | 5 - 1 | 34-36-8 | | 79 | 4 | @ Hartford Whalers | 5 - 3 | 34-37-8 | | 80 | 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 8 - 2 | 34-38-8 |
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Playoffs{{main|1987 Stanley Cup playoffs}}Key: {{Color box|#ccffcc|border=darkgray}} Win {{Color box|#ffbbbb|border=darkgray}} Loss | 1987 Stanley Cup Playoffs |
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| Division Semi-finals: vs. Philadelphia Flyers - Philadelphia wins series 4-2 |
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Series | | 1 | April 8 | New York Rangers | 3 - 0 | Philadelphia Flyers | New York Rangers lead series 1-0 | | 2 | April 9 | New York Rangers | 3 - 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | Series tied 1-1 | | 3 | April 11 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 - 0 | New York Rangers | Philadelphia leads series 2-1 | | 4 | April 12 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 - 6 | New York Rangers | Series tied 2-2 | | 5 | April 14 | New York Rangers | 1 - 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | Philadelphia leads series 3-2 | | 6 | April 16 | Philadelphia Flyers | 5 - 0 | New York Rangers | Philadelphia wins series 4-2 |
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Player statistics- Skaters
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}} Regular Season| Player | GP|Games Played | G|Goals | A|Assists | Pts|Points | {{abbr|+/-|Plus/Minus | PIM|Penalty Minutes |
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| Walt|Poddubny}} | 75 | 40 | 47 | 87 | 16 | 49 | | Tomas|Sandstrom}} | 64 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 8 | 60 | | Kelly|Kisio}} | 70 | 24 | 40 | 64 | -5 | 73 | | Pierre|Larouche}} | 73 | 28 | 35 | 63 | -7 | 12 | | Don|Maloney}} | 72 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 7 | 117 | | James|Patrick|James Patrick (ice hockey)}} | 78 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 13 | 62 | | Tony|McKegney}}† | 64 | 29 | 17 | 46 | -1 | 56 | | Ron|Greschner}} | 61 | 6 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 62 | | Mike|Ridley}}‡ | 38 | 16 | 20 | 36 | -10 | 20 | | Mark|Osborne|Mark Osborne (ice hockey)}}‡ | 58 | 17 | 15 | 32 | -15 | 101 | | Willie|Huber}} | 66 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -13 | 68 | | Jan|Erixon}} | 68 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 24 | | Ron|Duguay}}† | 34 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 9 | | Kelly|Miller|Kelly Miller (ice hockey b. 1963)}}‡ | 38 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 22 | | Curt|Giles}}† | 61 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 50 | | Larry|Melnyk}} | 73 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -13 | 182 | | Terry|Carkner}} | 52 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 118 | | Chris|Jensen}} | 37 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 21 | | Lucien|DeBlois}} | 40 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 27 | | Tom|Laidlaw}}‡ | 63 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -18 | 65 | | Marcel|Dionne}}† | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 6 | | Bobby|Carpenter|Bobby Carpenter (ice hockey)}}†‡ | 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -12 | 20 | | George|McPhee}} | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 34 | | Bob|Brooke}}‡ | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 20 | | Kjell|Samuelsson}}‡ | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 50 | | Jeff|Jackson|Jeff Jackson (ice hockey b. 1965)}}† | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 15 | | Raimo|Helminen}}‡ | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 2 | | Dave|Gagner}} | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 12 | | Lane|Lambert}}‡ | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 33 | | Brad|Maxwell}}†‡ | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 6 | | Jay|Caufield}} | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 45 | | Mike|Donnelly}} | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | Pat|Price|Pat Price (ice hockey)}}† | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 49 | | Gordie|Walker}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | Don|Jackson|Don Jackson (ice hockey)}} | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 91 | | Norm|Maciver}} | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | | Jim|Leavins}} | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | | Mike|Siltala}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Bob|Crawford}}‡ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | | Stu|Kulak}}† | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | | Ron|Talakoski}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | | Paul|Fenton|Paul Fenton (ice hockey)}} | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | {{col-2}} Playoffs| Player | GP|Games Played | G|Goals | A|Assists | Pts|Points | PIM|Penalty Minutes |
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| Ron|Greschner}} | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | Pierre|Larouche}} | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | | James|Patrick|James Patrick (ice hockey)}} | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | Don|Maloney}} | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | | Tomas|Sandstrom}} | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | | Jeff|Jackson|Jeff Jackson (ice hockey b. 1965)}} | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | | Marcel|Dionne}} | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Ron|Duguay}} | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | | Willie|Huber}} | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | | Pat|Price|Pat Price (ice hockey)}} | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | | George|McPhee}} | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | | Jan|Erixon}} | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Kelly|Kisio}} | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Stu|Kulak}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Jay|Caufield}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | Lucien|DeBlois}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | Terry|Carkner}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Larry|Melnyk}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | Curt|Giles}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | | Tony|McKegney}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | Walt|Poddubny}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | {{col-end}}- Goaltenders
Regular Season| Player | GP|Games Played | TOI|Time on Ice | W|Win | L|Loss | T|Tie | GA|Goals Against | GAA|Goals Against Average | SA|Shots Against | SV%|Save Percentage | SO|Shutouts |
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| John|Vanbiesbrouck}} | 50 | 2656 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 161 | 3.64 | 1363 | .882 | 0 | | Bob|Froese}}† | 28 | 1474 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 92 | 3.74 | 783 | .883 | 0 | | Doug|Soetaert}} | 13 | 675 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 5.16 | 367 | .842 | 0 | | Ron|Scott}} | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.62 | 35 | .857 | 0 | Playoffs| Player | GP|Games Played | TOI|Time on Ice | W|Win | L|Loss | GA|Goals Against | GAA|Goals Against Average | SA|Shots Against | SV%|Save Percentage | SO|Shutouts |
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| John|Vanbiesbrouck}} | 4 | 195 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.38 | 110 | .900 | 1 | | Bob|Froese}} | 4 | 165 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3.64 | 96 | .896 | 0 | †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
[2]{{Hockey season stats note}}Awards and records{{Empty section|date=February 2013}}Transactions{{Empty section|date=February 2013}}Roster{{Empty section|date=February 2013}}Draft picksNew York's picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum.[3][4] | Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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| 1 | 9 | Brian Leetch | D | United States}} | Avon Old Farms (Connecticut) | | 3 | 51 | Bret Walter | C | Canada}} | University of Alberta (CIAU) | | 3 | 53 | Shaun Clouston | C | Canada}} | University of Alberta (CIAU) | | 4 | 72 | Mark Janssens | C | Canada}} | Regina Pats (WHL) | | 5 | 93 | Jeff Bloemberg | D | Canada}} | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | | 6 | 114 | Darren Turcotte | C | United States}} | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | | 7 | 135 | Rob Graham | RW | United States}} | Guelph Platers (OHL) | | 8 | 156 | Barry Chyzowski | C | Canada}} | St. Albert Saints (AJHL) | | 9 | 177 | Pat Scanlon | LW | United States}} | Cretin Derham Hall H.S. (Minnesota) | | 10 | 198 | Joe Ranger | D | Canada}} | London Knights (OHL) | | 11 | 219 | Russ Parent | D | Canada}} | South Winnipeg Blues (MJHL) | | 12 | 240 | Soren True | LW | Denmark}} | Skobakken (Denmark) |
Supplemental DraftNew York's picks at the 1986 NHL Supplemental Draft.[5] | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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| Gary Emmons | C | Canada}} | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
Farm teams{{Empty section|date=February 2013}}See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite web|title=1986–87 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1987.html|accessdate=2010-10-09}}
2. ^{{cite web |publisher=hockeydb.com |accessdate=2010-08-08 |title=1986-87 New York Rangers |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481987.html}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=1986 NHL Entry Draft|publisher=Hockey-Reference|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_1986_entry.html|accessdate=2012-06-02}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=NHL Draft History |publisher=National Hockey League |url=http://www.nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html |accessdate=2017-06-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010128131400/http://nhl.com/futures/drafthistory.html |archivedate=2001-01-28 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web|title=1986 NHL Supplemental Draft|publisher=hockeydb.com|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1986s.html|accessdate=2011-10-08}}
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