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1986-87 New York Islanders

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35-33-12 (82 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Patrick Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 279 goals, Allowed 281 goals, SRS: -0.03 (10th of 21)
Coached by Terry Simpson (35-33-12)

Playoffs:
Lost Division Finals (4-3) to Philadelphia Flyers
Won Division Semi-Finals (4-3) over Washington Capitals

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

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 8, 1987 @ Washington Capitals L 3 4 0 1 0 L 1
2 Thu, Apr 9, 1987 @ Washington Capitals W 3 1 1 1 0 W 1
3 Sat, Apr 11, 1987 Washington Capitals L 0 2 1 2 0 L 1
4 Sun, Apr 12, 1987 Washington Capitals L 1 4 1 3 0 L 2
5 Tue, Apr 14, 1987 @ Washington Capitals W 4 2 2 3 0 W 1
6 Thu, Apr 16, 1987 Washington Capitals W 5 4 3 3 0 W 2
7 Sat, Apr 18, 1987 @ Washington Capitals W OT 3 2 4 3 0 W 3
8 Mon, Apr 20, 1987 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 4 4 4 0 L 1
9 Wed, Apr 22, 1987 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 2 1 5 4 0 W 1
10 Fri, Apr 24, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers L 1 4 5 5 0 L 1
11 Sun, Apr 26, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers L 4 6 5 6 0 L 2
12 Tue, Apr 28, 1987 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 2 1 6 6 0 W 1
13 Thu, Apr 30, 1987 Philadelphia Flyers W 4 2 7 6 0 W 2
14 Sat, May 2, 1987 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 1 5 7 7 0 L 1