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1986-87 Boston Bruins

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39-34-7 (85 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Adams Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 301 goals, Allowed 276 goals, SRS: 0.32 (5th of 21)
Coached by Butch Goring (5-7-1), Terry O'Reilly (34-27-6)

Playoffs:
Lost Division Semi-Finals (4-0) to Montreal Canadiens

1986-87 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Oct 9, 1986 Calgary Flames L 3 5 0 1 0 L 1
2 Sat, Oct 11, 1986 @ New Jersey Devils L 4 5 0 2 0 L 2
3 Sun, Oct 12, 1986 Hartford Whalers W 7 2 1 2 0 W 1
4 Tue, Oct 14, 1986 @ Winnipeg Jets W 2 1 2 2 0 W 2
5 Thu, Oct 16, 1986 @ Minnesota North Stars W 5 3 3 2 0 W 3
6 Sat, Oct 18, 1986 @ Los Angeles Kings W 4 1 4 2 0 W 4
7 Wed, Oct 22, 1986 @ Vancouver Canucks L 1 5 4 3 0 L 1
8 Fri, Oct 24, 1986 @ Edmonton Oilers L 2 6 4 4 0 L 2
9 Sun, Oct 26, 1986 @ Calgary Flames W 6 0 5 4 0 W 1
10 Thu, Oct 30, 1986 Montreal Canadiens T OT 3 3 5 4 1 T 1
11 Sat, Nov 1, 1986 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 4 5 5 1 L 1
12 Sun, Nov 2, 1986 Buffalo Sabres L 1 7 5 6 1 L 2
13 Wed, Nov 5, 1986 @ Buffalo Sabres L 3 8 5 7 1 L 3
14 Sat, Nov 8, 1986 @ Quebec Nordiques W 5 1 6 7 1 W 1
15 Wed, Nov 12, 1986 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 1 2 6 8 1 L 1
16 Thu, Nov 13, 1986 Edmonton Oilers W OT 4 3 7 8 1 W 1
17 Sat, Nov 15, 1986 New Jersey Devils T OT 5 5 7 8 2 T 1
18 Mon, Nov 17, 1986 @ Montreal Canadiens L OT 2 3 7 9 2 L 1
19 Wed, Nov 19, 1986 @ Buffalo Sabres T OT 4 4 7 9 3 T 1
20 Thu, Nov 20, 1986 Montreal Canadiens L 1 3 7 10 3 L 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Sat, Nov 22, 1986 St. Louis Blues W 6 5 8 10 3 W 1
22 Mon, Nov 24, 1986 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 3 2 9 10 3 W 2
23 Wed, Nov 26, 1986 @ Washington Capitals T OT 2 2 9 10 4 T 1
24 Fri, Nov 28, 1986 @ Buffalo Sabres L 3 4 9 11 4 L 1
25 Sat, Nov 29, 1986 Buffalo Sabres W 6 2 10 11 4 W 1
26 Thu, Dec 4, 1986 Quebec Nordiques W 3 2 11 11 4 W 2
27 Sat, Dec 6, 1986 Philadelphia Flyers W 5 0 12 11 4 W 3
28 Sun, Dec 7, 1986 New York Islanders W 3 1 13 11 4 W 4
29 Thu, Dec 11, 1986 Vancouver Canucks W 4 2 14 11 4 W 5
30 Sat, Dec 13, 1986 @ Montreal Canadiens W 4 2 15 11 4 W 6
31 Sun, Dec 14, 1986 @ Quebec Nordiques W 6 2 16 11 4 W 7
32 Thu, Dec 18, 1986 Hartford Whalers L 5 6 16 12 4 L 1
33 Sat, Dec 20, 1986 Chicago Blackhawks L 2 6 16 13 4 L 2
34 Tue, Dec 23, 1986 @ Hartford Whalers L 0 2 16 14 4 L 3
35 Sat, Dec 27, 1986 @ Los Angeles Kings L OT 1 2 16 15 4 L 4
36 Tue, Dec 30, 1986 @ St. Louis Blues L 3 4 16 16 4 L 5
37 Fri, Jan 2, 1987 @ New Jersey Devils W 7 2 17 16 4 W 1
38 Sat, Jan 3, 1987 @ New York Islanders W 5 4 18 16 4 W 2
39 Mon, Jan 5, 1987 Montreal Canadiens L 1 2 18 17 4 L 1
40 Thu, Jan 8, 1987 Detroit Red Wings T OT 4 4 18 17 5 T 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Sat, Jan 10, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers L 4 5 18 18 5 L 1
42 Mon, Jan 12, 1987 New York Rangers W 4 1 19 18 5 W 1
43 Wed, Jan 14, 1987 @ Hartford Whalers L 1 3 19 19 5 L 1
44 Thu, Jan 15, 1987 Hartford Whalers W 6 4 20 19 5 W 1
45 Sat, Jan 17, 1987 Pittsburgh Penguins W 4 2 21 19 5 W 2
46 Tue, Jan 20, 1987 @ Quebec Nordiques W 5 3 22 19 5 W 3
47 Thu, Jan 22, 1987 Montreal Canadiens W 7 3 23 19 5 W 4
48 Sat, Jan 24, 1987 Calgary Flames W 5 3 24 19 5 W 5
49 Mon, Jan 26, 1987 Buffalo Sabres W 6 2 25 19 5 W 6
50 Thu, Jan 29, 1987 Hartford Whalers L 3 6 25 20 5 L 1
51 Sat, Jan 31, 1987 Winnipeg Jets W 6 3 26 20 5 W 1
52 Sun, Feb 1, 1987 @ New York Rangers L 4 5 26 21 5 L 1
53 Thu, Feb 5, 1987 Pittsburgh Penguins W 6 5 27 21 5 W 1
54 Sat, Feb 7, 1987 Toronto Maple Leafs W 8 5 28 21 5 W 2
55 Sun, Feb 8, 1987 Quebec Nordiques L 1 2 28 22 5 L 1
56 Sat, Feb 14, 1987 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 4 5 28 23 5 L 2
57 Mon, Feb 16, 1987 @ Montreal Canadiens L 3 7 28 24 5 L 3
58 Wed, Feb 18, 1987 @ Buffalo Sabres L 3 4 28 25 5 L 4
59 Fri, Feb 20, 1987 @ Winnipeg Jets L 2 6 28 26 5 L 5
60 Sat, Feb 21, 1987 @ Minnesota North Stars W 1 0 29 26 5 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Wed, Feb 25, 1987 @ Hartford Whalers L 4 6 29 27 5 L 1
62 Thu, Feb 26, 1987 Quebec Nordiques W 6 2 30 27 5 W 1
63 Sat, Feb 28, 1987 Buffalo Sabres W 5 1 31 27 5 W 2
64 Mon, Mar 2, 1987 Detroit Red Wings L OT 3 4 31 28 5 L 1
65 Tue, Mar 3, 1987 @ New York Islanders T OT 4 4 31 28 6 T 1
66 Thu, Mar 5, 1987 @ Hartford Whalers L 2 10 31 29 6 L 1
67 Sat, Mar 7, 1987 Washington Capitals W OT 3 2 32 29 6 W 1
68 Wed, Mar 11, 1987 @ New York Rangers L 2 3 32 30 6 L 1
69 Thu, Mar 12, 1987 St. Louis Blues W 6 4 33 30 6 W 1
70 Sat, Mar 14, 1987 Chicago Blackhawks T OT 4 4 33 30 7 T 1
71 Tue, Mar 17, 1987 @ Detroit Red Wings L 1 3 33 31 7 L 1
72 Thu, Mar 19, 1987 Minnesota North Stars W 6 2 34 31 7 W 1
73 Sat, Mar 21, 1987 Los Angeles Kings W 8 6 35 31 7 W 2
74 Sun, Mar 22, 1987 @ Washington Capitals L 3 4 35 32 7 L 1
75 Thu, Mar 26, 1987 Edmonton Oilers W 4 1 36 32 7 W 1
76 Sat, Mar 28, 1987 Vancouver Canucks W 2 1 37 32 7 W 2
77 Sun, Mar 29, 1987 @ Chicago Blackhawks W 8 6 38 32 7 W 3
78 Tue, Mar 31, 1987 @ Quebec Nordiques W 4 3 39 32 7 W 4
79 Sat, Apr 4, 1987 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 3 39 33 7 L 1
80 Sun, Apr 5, 1987 Quebec Nordiques L 4 6 39 34 7 L 2

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 8, 1987 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 6 0 1 0 L 1
2 Thu, Apr 9, 1987 @ Montreal Canadiens L OT 3 4 0 2 0 L 2
3 Sat, Apr 11, 1987 Montreal Canadiens L 4 5 0 3 0 L 3
4 Sun, Apr 12, 1987 Montreal Canadiens L 2 4 0 4 0 L 4