1986-87 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
Team Record: 30-40-10 - 70 points
in the NHL's Norris Division
Coach: Lorne Henning (30-40-10)
The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 30 wins and 40 losses and 10 ties for 70 points in the NHL's Norris Division.
The team netted 296 goals and surrendered 314. Dino Ciccarelli scored 52 goals for the team, while Brian MacLellan tallied 30 or more also. Dino Ciccarelli accounted for 51 assists. Don Beaupre topped the squad with 17 wins, and Kari Takko recorded a 3.44 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Lorne Henning coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Ciccarelli | R | 80 | 52 | 51 | 103 | 88 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 255 | 20.4 |
| Brian MacLellan | L | 76 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 69 | -12 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 146 | 21.9 |
| Craig Hartsburg | D | 73 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 93 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 189 | 5.8 |
| Dirk Graham | R | 76 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 142 | -2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 12.7 |
| Brian Bellows | L | 65 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 34 | -13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 13.0 |
| Neal Broten | C | 46 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 16.1 |
| Dennis Maruk | C | 67 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 11.1 |
| Kent Nilsson | C | 44 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 14.6 |
| Keith Acton | C | 78 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 56 | -15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 12.7 |
| Brian Lawton | L | 66 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 86 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 16.8 |
| Ron Wilson | D | 65 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 36 | -9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 8.7 |
| Bob Brooke | R | 65 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 78 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 8.8 |
| Larry DePalma | L | 56 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 219 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 16.1 |
| Scott Bjugstad | R | 39 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 43 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6.9 |
| Gordie Roberts | D | 67 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 68 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7.0 |
| Bob Rouse | D | 72 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 179 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2.8 |
| Willi Plett | R | 67 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 263 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 12.0 |
| Frantisek Musil | D | 72 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 2.4 |
| Steve Payne | L | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6.0 |
| Mark Pavelich | C | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16.0 |
| Brad Maxwell | D | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 6.1 |
| Jari Gronstrand | D | 47 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 |
| Paul Boutilier | D | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Tony McKegney | L | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Chris Pryor | D | 50 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 49 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Curt Giles | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Marc Habscheid | F | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 |
| Paul Houck | R | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Raimo Helminen | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Emanuel Viveiros | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Randy Smith | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kari Takko | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Chisholm | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Carlson | L | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jim Archibald | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mats Hallin | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sean Toomey | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mike Sands | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Beaupre | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1601 | 296 | 476 | 772 | 1936 | -40 | 83 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 2454 | 12.1 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Beaupre | 47 | 2622 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 174 | 3.98 | 1435 | 1261 | .879 |
| Kari Takko | 38 | 2075 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 3.44 | 1057 | 938 | .887 |
| Mike Sands | 3 | 163 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4.42 | 103 | 91 | .883 |
| Totals | 88 | 4860 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 305 | 3.77 | 2595 | 2290 | .882 |
