1986-87 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 39-34-7 - 85 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 0-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Coach: Butch Goring (5-7-1)
Coach: Terry O'Reilly (34-27-6)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1986-87 Boston Bruins Statistics
1986-87 Boston Bruins Roster

The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 39 wins and 34 losses and 7 ties for 85 points, finishing third in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.

The Bruins scored 301 goals and yielded 276. Cam Neely netted 36 goals for Boston, while Tom McCarthy and Rick Middleton tallied 30 or more, too. Raymond Bourque accounted for 72 assists. Doug Keans topped the squad with 18 wins, plus Bill Ranford added 15 or more wins, too. Bill Ranford recorded a 3.33 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Butch Goring and Terry O'Reilly coached the team. The 1986-87 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL division semi-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 301
Regular Season Goals Against: 276

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