1986-87 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 Results
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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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Naslund | L | 79 | 25 | 55 | 80 | 16 | -3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 173 | 14.5 |
| Bobby Smith | C | 80 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 72 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 197 | 14.2 |
| Claude Lemieux | R | 76 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 156 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 14.7 |
| Larry Robinson | D | 70 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 10.7 |
| Ryan Walter | C | 76 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 34 | -6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 117 | 19.7 |
| Guy Carbonneau | C | 79 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 15.0 |
| Gaston Gingras | D | 66 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 21 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 6.4 |
| Chris Chelios | D | 71 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 124 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 7.8 |
| Stephane Richer | R | 57 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 80 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 18.3 |
| Mike McPhee | L | 79 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 150 | 12.0 |
| Sergio Momesso | L | 59 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 96 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 95 | 14.7 |
| Brian Skrudland | C | 79 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 107 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 15.3 |
| Shayne Corson | L | 55 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 144 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 17.4 |
| Petr Svoboda | D | 70 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 6.3 |
| Kjell Dahlin | R | 41 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 22.6 |
| Chris Nilan | R | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 266 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 5.9 |
| David Maley | L | 48 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 55 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 13.3 |
| Bob Gainey | L | 47 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 11.0 |
| Craig Ludwig | D | 75 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 7.3 |
| Rick Green | D | 72 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.6 |
| Mike Lalor | D | 57 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0.0 |
| John Kordic | R | 44 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 151 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15.6 |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Brian Hayward | G | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patrick Roy | G | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Kurvers | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Steve Rooney | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Serge Boisvert | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Sandelin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1521 | 277 | 468 | 745 | 1768 | 88 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 2238 | 12.4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Roy | 46 | 2686 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 131 | 2.93 | 1210 | 1079 | .892 |
| Brian Hayward | 37 | 2178 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 2.81 | 959 | 857 | .894 |
| Totals | 83 | 4864 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 233 | 2.87 | 2402 | 2169 | .903 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mats Naslund | L | 17 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 24.1 | |
| Bobby Smith | C | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 18.4 | |
| Claude Lemieux | R | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9.1 | |
| Larry Robinson | D | 17 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7.5 | |
| Ryan Walter | C | 17 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 25.0 | |
| Guy Carbonneau | C | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12.0 | |
| Gaston Gingras | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Chris Chelios | D | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 38 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8.2 | |
| Stephane Richer | R | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 25.0 | |
| Mike McPhee | L | 17 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 20.0 | |
| Sergio Momesso | L | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 | |
| Brian Skrudland | C | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |
| Shayne Corson | L | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 20.0 | |
| Petr Svoboda | D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Kjell Dahlin | R | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | |
| Chris Nilan | R | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 75 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10.7 | |
| Bob Gainey | L | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 | |
| Craig Ludwig | D | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.3 | |
| Rick Green | D | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Lalor | D | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | |
| John Kordic | R | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 66.7 | |
| Brian Hayward | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Patrick Roy | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 321 | 67 | 118 | 185 | 427 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 480 | 14.0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Roy | 6 | 330 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.00 | 173 | 151 | .873 |
| Brian Hayward | 13 | 708 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2.71 | 308 | 276 | .896 |
| Totals | 19 | 1038 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3.12 | 535 | 481 | .899 |
