1986-87 Pittsburgh Penguins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 30-38-12 - 72 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Patrick Division
Coach: Bob Berry (30-38-12)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1986-87 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
1986-87 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster

The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 30 wins and 38 losses and 12 ties for 72 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Patrick Division.

The Penguins netted 297 goals and allowed 290. Mario Lemieux scored 54 goals for Pittsburgh and contributed 53 assists. Gilles Meloche topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.43 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Bob Berry coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 297
Regular Season Goals Against: 290

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