1986-87 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 34-36-10 - 78 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 9-7
Lost NHL conference finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Blackhawks 4-0
Division Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Edmonton Oilers 4-1
Coach: Jacques Demers (34-36-10)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1986-87 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
1986-87 Detroit Red Wings Roster

The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 34 wins and 36 losses and 10 ties for 78 points, finishing second in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-7.

The Red Wings scored 260 goals, worst in the league and surrendered 274. Gerard Gallant netted 38 goals for Detroit, while Steve Yzerman and Petr Klima tallied 30 or more as well. Steve Yzerman contributed 59 assists. Greg Stefan topped the squad with 20 wins, and Glen Hanlon recorded a 3.18 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Jacques Demers coached the team. The 1986-87 Detroit Red Wings lost in the NHL conference finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 260
Regular Season Goals Against: 274

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


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