1986-87 Montreal Canadiens Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 41-29-10 - 92 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 10-7
Lost NHL conference finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-0
Division Finals - Defeated Quebec Nordiques 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Coach: Jean Perron (41-29-10)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1986-87 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
1986-87 Montreal Canadiens Roster

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 41 wins and 29 losses and 10 ties for 92 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-7.

The Canadiens allowed 241 goals, least in the league. Montreal netted 277 goals. Bobby Smith scored 28 goals for the squad, and Mats Naslund contributed 55 assists. Patrick Roy topped the team with 22 wins, while Brian Hayward added 15 or more wins, too. Brian Hayward recorded a 2.81 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Jean Perron coached the team. The 1986-87 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL conference finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 277
Regular Season Goals Against: 241

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 9, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
October 11, 1986 Edmonton Oilers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 OT
October 13, 1986 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
October 15, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Buffalo Sabres 0 T 1-1-0 0-1-1 1-2-1 OT
October 18, 1986 Winnipeg Jets 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 2-1-0 0-1-1 2-2-1
October 20, 1986 Washington Capitals 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 2-2-0 0-1-1 2-3-1
October 22, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 2-2-0 1-1-1 3-3-1
October 25, 1986 New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 2-2-1 1-1-1 3-3-2 OT
October 27, 1986 Los Angeles Kings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 3-2-1 1-1-1 4-3-2
October 29, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 4-2-1 1-1-1 5-3-2
October 30, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 4-2-1 1-1-2 5-3-3 OT
November 2, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 W 4-2-1 2-1-2 6-3-3
November 6, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 6 at Los Angeles Kings 4 W 4-2-1 3-1-2 7-3-3
November 8, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 L 4-2-1 3-2-2 7-4-3
November 9, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Calgary Flames 3 L 4-2-1 3-3-2 7-5-3
November 12, 1986 Quebec Nordiques 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 5-2-1 3-3-2 8-5-3
November 15, 1986 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 6-2-1 3-3-2 9-5-3
November 17, 1986 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 7-2-1 3-3-2 10-5-3 OT
November 19, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Hartford Whalers 1 W 7-2-1 4-3-2 11-5-3
November 20, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 1 W 7-2-1 5-3-2 12-5-3
November 22, 1986 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 7-3-1 5-3-2 12-6-3
November 25, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Quebec Nordiques 2 L 7-3-1 5-4-2 12-7-3
November 26, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 L 7-3-1 5-5-2 12-8-3
November 29, 1986 Hartford Whalers 7 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 7-4-1 5-5-2 12-9-3
December 1, 1986 Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 7-5-1 5-5-2 12-10-3 OT
December 3, 1986 St. Louis Blues 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 8-5-1 5-5-2 13-10-3 OT
December 5, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 8-5-1 5-5-3 13-10-4 OT
December 6, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 3 L 8-5-1 5-6-3 13-11-4
December 8, 1986 Calgary Flames 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 9-5-1 5-6-3 14-11-4
December 11, 1986 New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 10-5-1 5-6-3 15-11-4
December 13, 1986 Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 10-6-1 5-6-3 15-12-4
December 14, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New Jersey Devils 4 L 10-6-1 5-7-3 15-13-4
December 16, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 W 10-6-1 6-7-3 16-13-4
December 19, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 L 10-6-1 6-8-3 16-14-4
December 20, 1986 New Jersey Devils 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 11-6-1 6-8-3 17-14-4
December 22, 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 4 T 11-6-2 6-8-3 17-14-5 OT
December 26, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Hartford Whalers 1 T 11-6-2 6-8-4 17-14-6 OT
December 27, 1986 Hartford Whalers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 12-6-2 6-8-4 18-14-6
December 30, 1986 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Quebec Nordiques 6 L 12-6-2 6-9-4 18-15-6
December 31, 1986 Quebec Nordiques 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 13-6-2 6-9-4 19-15-6
January 3, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 L 13-6-2 6-10-4 19-16-6
January 5, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 1 W 13-6-2 7-10-4 20-16-6
January 7, 1987 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 13-7-2 7-10-4 20-17-6 OT
January 10, 1987 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 14-7-2 7-10-4 21-17-6
January 12, 1987 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 15-7-2 7-10-4 22-17-6
January 14, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 T 15-7-2 7-10-5 22-17-7 OT
January 15, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 L 15-7-2 7-11-5 22-18-7
January 17, 1987 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 16-7-2 7-11-5 23-18-7
January 19, 1987 Hartford Whalers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 16-8-2 7-11-5 23-19-7 OT
January 21, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Hartford Whalers 3 L 16-8-2 7-12-5 23-20-7
January 22, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 7 L 16-8-2 7-13-5 23-21-7
January 24, 1987 Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 17-8-2 7-13-5 24-21-7
January 26, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 W 17-8-2 8-13-5 25-21-7
January 27, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 1 at St. Louis Blues 2 L 17-8-2 8-14-5 25-22-7
January 31, 1987 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 18-8-2 8-14-5 26-22-7
February 3, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Quebec Nordiques 4 L 18-8-2 8-15-5 26-23-7
February 4, 1987 Quebec Nordiques 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 19-8-2 8-15-5 27-23-7
February 7, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Hartford Whalers 3 L 19-8-2 8-16-5 27-24-7
February 14, 1987 Winnipeg Jets 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 20-8-2 8-16-5 28-24-7
February 16, 1987 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 W 21-8-2 8-16-5 29-24-7
February 18, 1987 New York Islanders 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 T 21-8-3 8-16-5 29-24-8 OT
February 21, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 5 at New York Islanders 6 L 21-8-3 8-17-5 29-25-8
February 23, 1987 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 21-9-3 8-17-5 29-26-8
February 25, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 T 21-9-3 8-17-6 29-26-9 OT
February 28, 1987 New Jersey Devils 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 22-9-3 8-17-6 30-26-9
March 3, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Calgary Flames 2 W 22-9-3 9-17-6 31-26-9
March 6, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4 L 22-9-3 9-18-6 31-27-9
March 7, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5 L 22-9-3 9-19-6 31-28-9
March 9, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Minnesota North Stars 4 W 22-9-3 10-19-6 32-28-9
March 11, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Winnipeg Jets 2 L 22-9-3 10-20-6 32-29-9
March 14, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 22-9-4 10-20-6 32-29-10 OT
March 16, 1987 New York Islanders 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 23-9-4 10-20-6 33-29-10
March 20, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 W 23-9-4 11-20-6 34-29-10
March 21, 1987 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Montreal Canadiens 9 W 24-9-4 11-20-6 35-29-10
March 24, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Quebec Nordiques 3 W 24-9-4 12-20-6 36-29-10
March 28, 1987 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 25-9-4 12-20-6 37-29-10
March 29, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 W 25-9-4 13-20-6 38-29-10
April 1, 1987 Hartford Whalers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 26-9-4 13-20-6 39-29-10
April 4, 1987 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 27-9-4 13-20-6 40-29-10
April 5, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 8 at New York Rangers 2 W 27-9-4 14-20-6 41-29-10
April 8, 1987 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
April 9, 1987 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 OT
April 11, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 4 W 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0
April 12, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 W 2-0-0 2-0-0 4-0-0
April 20, 1987 Quebec Nordiques 7 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 2-1-0 2-0-0 4-1-0
April 22, 1987 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 2-2-0 2-0-0 4-2-0
April 24, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 7 at Quebec Nordiques 2 W 2-2-0 3-0-0 5-2-0
April 26, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Quebec Nordiques 2 W 2-2-0 4-0-0 6-2-0 OT
April 28, 1987 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 3-2-0 4-0-0 7-2-0
April 30, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Quebec Nordiques 3 L 3-2-0 4-1-0 7-3-0
May 2, 1987 Quebec Nordiques 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 4-2-0 4-1-0 8-3-0
May 4, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 L 4-2-0 4-2-0 8-4-0 OT
May 6, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 W 4-2-0 5-2-0 9-4-0
May 8, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 4-3-0 5-2-0 9-5-0
May 10, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 4-4-0 5-2-0 9-6-0
May 12, 1987 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 W 4-4-0 6-2-0 10-6-0
May 14, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 4-5-0 6-2-0 10-7-0