1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division4th Norris
Conference8th Campbell
Team information
General managerGerry McNamara
CoachJohn Brophy
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsWendel Clark
Borje Salming
Unknown
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsWendel Clark 37
AssistsRuss Courtnall 44
PointsRuss Courtnall 73

The 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 70th season competing in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

NHL Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
16Vincent Damphousse (C) CanadaLaval Voisins (QMJHL)
236Darryl Shannon (D) CanadaWindsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
348Sean Boland (D) CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHL)
469Kent Hulst (C) CanadaWindsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
590Scott Taylor (D) CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
6111Stephane Giguere (LW) CanadaSaint-Jean Castors (QMJHL)
7132Dan Hie (C) CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
8153Steve Brennan (F) United StatesNew Preparatory School (USHS-MA)
9174Brian Bellefeuille (RW) United StatesCanterbury School (USHS-CT)
10195Sean Davidson (RW) CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHL)
11216Mark Holick (RW) CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
12237Brian Hoard (D) CanadaHamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
S29Art Fitzgerald United StatesTrinity College (NESCAC)

Regular season

Francis "King" Clancy, former defenceman with Ottawa and Toronto, had to undergo surgery to remove his gall bladder. Unfortunately, infection from the gall bladder seeped into his body during surgery, causing him to go into septic shock. He died November 10, 1986.

Final standings

Norris Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
St. Louis Blues8032331528129379
Detroit Red Wings8034361026027478
Chicago Blackhawks8029371429031072
Toronto Maple Leafs803242628631970
Minnesota North Stars8030401029631470

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 9, 19867–4Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)1–0–0
2TOctober 11, 19865–5 OTBuffalo Sabres (1986–87)1–0–1
3TOctober 14, 19861–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (1986–87)1–0–2
4WOctober 17, 19863–2@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)2–0–2
5WOctober 18, 19863–2Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)3–0–2
6LOctober 22, 19861–7Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)3–1–2
7LOctober 25, 19863–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)3–2–2
8TOctober 26, 19863–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1986–87)3–2–3
9WOctober 28, 19862–1Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)4–2–3
10WOctober 30, 19866–2Hartford Whalers (1986–87)5–2–3
11WNovember 1, 19862–0Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)6–2–3
12WNovember 5, 19866–4St. Louis Blues (1986–87)7–2–3
13LNovember 6, 19861–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)7–3–3
14LNovember 8, 19863–5Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)7–4–3
15LNovember 12, 19862–4@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)7–5–3
16WNovember 15, 19866–0Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)8–5–3
17WNovember 16, 19867–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)9–5–3
18TNovember 19, 19862–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1986–87)9–5–4
19LNovember 20, 19864–6@ New York Islanders (1986–87)9–6–4
20LNovember 22, 19861–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)9–7–4
21LNovember 24, 19862–3Boston Bruins (1986–87)9–8–4
22WNovember 26, 19863–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)10–8–4
23LNovember 28, 19863–6@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)10–9–4
24LNovember 29, 19862–7Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)10–10–4
25LDecember 4, 19863–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)10–11–4
26LDecember 7, 19863–5@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)10–12–4
27WDecember 10, 19868–2Washington Capitals (1986–87)11–12–4
28LDecember 12, 19863–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)11–13–4
29WDecember 13, 19863–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)12–13–4
30LDecember 17, 19862–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)12–14–4
31LDecember 18, 19865–6 OTMinnesota North Stars (1986–87)12–15–4
32WDecember 20, 19865–4 OTBuffalo Sabres (1986–87)13–15–4
33WDecember 23, 19864–3 OT@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)14–15–4
34LDecember 26, 19862–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)14–16–4
35TDecember 27, 19865–5 OTDetroit Red Wings (1986–87)14–16–5
36WDecember 31, 19866–1Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)15–16–5
37WJanuary 3, 19877–2New Jersey Devils (1986–87)16–16–5
38LJanuary 4, 19873–8@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)16–17–5
39WJanuary 6, 19873–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)17–17–5
40LJanuary 7, 19874–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)17–18–5
41LJanuary 10, 19872–3@ New York Islanders (1986–87)17–19–5
42LJanuary 12, 19871–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)17–20–5
43LJanuary 14, 19872–3Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)17–21–5
44WJanuary 15, 19873–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)18–21–5
45LJanuary 17, 19874–7Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)18–22–5
46WJanuary 21, 19874–2St. Louis Blues (1986–87)19–22–5
47LJanuary 23, 19875–7@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)19–23–5
48LJanuary 24, 19870–3Hartford Whalers (1986–87)19–24–5
49LJanuary 26, 19875–6 OTCalgary Flames (1986–87)19–25–5
50LJanuary 28, 19870–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)19–26–5
51LJanuary 29, 19872–4@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)19–27–5
52LJanuary 31, 19872–4Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)19–28–5
53WFebruary 2, 19878–4Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)20–28–5
54WFebruary 4, 19875–4Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)21–28–5
55LFebruary 7, 19875–8@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)21–29–5
56WFebruary 8, 19875–4@ New York Rangers (1986–87)22–29–5
57WFebruary 14, 19875–4Boston Bruins (1986–87)23–29–5
58TFebruary 16, 19871–1 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)23–29–6
59LFebruary 18, 19872–9@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)23–30–6
60LFebruary 20, 19872–7@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)23–31–6
61LFebruary 22, 19872–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)23–32–6
62LFebruary 25, 19872–4New York Rangers (1986–87)23–33–6
63WFebruary 28, 19878–6Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)24–33–6
64LMarch 3, 19873–4St. Louis Blues (1986–87)24–34–6
65WMarch 5, 19877–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)25–34–6
66WMarch 7, 19877–2New York Islanders (1986–87)26–34–6
67LMarch 9, 19872–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)26–35–6
68WMarch 11, 19874–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)27–35–6
69LMarch 13, 19872–10@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)27–36–6
70WMarch 14, 19876–4Calgary Flames (1986–87)28–36–6
71LMarch 18, 19873–6Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)28–37–6
72LMarch 20, 19874–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)28–38–6
73LMarch 21, 19874–9@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)28–39–6
74WMarch 24, 19876–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)29–39–6
75LMarch 25, 19872–6Minnesota North Stars (1986–87)29–40–6
76WMarch 28, 19874–2Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)30–40–6
77WMarch 29, 19876–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)31–40–6
78LMarch 31, 19872–4@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)31–41–6
79WApril 4, 19873–1Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)32–41–6
80LApril 5, 19872–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)32–42–6

[3]

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Russ CourtnallRW7929447390-20363
Rick VaiveRW733234666112816
Steve ThomasLW78352762114-3307
Wendel ClarkLW/D80372360271-231501
Gary LeemanRW8021315266-26432
Tom FergusC57212849571212
Vincent DamphousseC8021254626-6401
Peter IhnačákC58122739165401
Todd GillD614273192-3100
Al IafrateD809213055-18003
Mike AllisonLW7171623661132
Rick LanzD4421921324100
Börje SalmingD56416204217011
Jeff JacksonLW55871564-11000
Miroslav FryčerRW29781528-15300
Greg TerrionLW6778156-5020
Mark OsborneLW165101512-1100
Brad SmithRW47571217215002
Chris KotsopoulosD4321012758000
Miroslav IhnačákLW346511123000
Ken YaremchukC203811160000
Dan DaoustC33437350001
Bill RootD3433637-9100
Bob McGillD56145103-2000
Ken WreggetG56044200000
Daryl EvansLW21010-2100
Ted FaussD15011114000
Terry JohnsonD48011104-5000
Jim BenningD500040000
Tim BernhardtG100000000
Allan BesterG3600080000
Jerry DupontD1300023-5000
Val JamesLW4000140000
Derek LaxdalRW20007-1000
Kevin MaguireRW1700074-6000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ken Wregget302656222832003.97015981398.875
Allan Bester180836101431103.652991881.889
Tim Bernhardt20100039.00074.571
Team:485480324263133.87225962283.879

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Wendel ClarkLW/D13651138301
Mike AllisonLW1335815102
Dan DaoustC1352742002
Russ CourtnallRW1334711100
Rick VaiveRW1342623100
Peter IhnačákC132469000
Vincent DamphousseC121568100
Steve ThomasLW1323513000
Todd GillD1322442000
Al IafrateD1313411100
Rick LanzD1313427001
Mark OsborneLW91346000
Börje SalmingD1303314000
Brad SmithRW1111224001
Greg TerrionLW1302214000
Bill RootD1310112000
Tom FergusC20112000
Gary LeemanRW501114000
Ken WreggetG130114000
Allan BesterG10000000
Daryl EvansLW10000000
Miroslav IhnačákLW10000000
Wes JarvisC20002000
Terry JohnsonD20000000
Chris KotsopoulosD700014000
Kevin MaguireRW10000000
Bob McGillD30000000
Ken YaremchukC60000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ken Wregget7611376292.291368339.921
Allan Bester3910011.5401716.941
Team:8001376302.251385355.922

[4]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Playoffs

Series E W L GF GA

 Toronto Maple Leafs         4  2   15   12
 St. Louis Blues             2  4   12   15
  
 Apr 8    Toronto Maple Leafs   1   3  at St. Louis Blues
 Apr 9    Toronto Maple Leafs   3   2  at St. Louis Blues  00:10:17 OT
 Apr 11       St. Louis Blues   5   3  at Toronto Maple Leafs
 Apr 12       St. Louis Blues   1   2  at Toronto Maple Leafs
 Apr 14   Toronto Maple Leafs   2   1  at St. Louis Blues
 Apr 16       St. Louis Blues   0   4  at Toronto Maple Leafs

Round 2 Series K W L GF GA

 Detroit Red Wings           4  3   20   18
 Toronto Maple Leafs         3  4   18   20
  
 Apr 21   Toronto Maple Leafs   4   2  at Detroit Red Wings
 Apr 23   Toronto Maple Leafs   7   2  at Detroit Red Wings
 Apr 25     Detroit Red Wings   4   2  at Toronto Maple Leafs
 Apr 27     Detroit Red Wings   2   3  at Toronto Maple Leafs  00:09:31 OT
 Apr 29   Toronto Maple Leafs   0   3  at Detroit Red Wings
 May 1      Detroit Red Wings   4   2  at Toronto Maple Leafs
 May 3    Toronto Maple Leafs   0   3  at Detroit Red Wings
 Detroit Red Wings win series 4 games to 3

Transactions

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1986-87 season.

Trades

August 18, 1986 To New York Rangers
Walt Poddubny
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Allison
September 6, 1986 To Chicago Blackhawks
FA signing of Gary Nylund
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jerry Dupont
Ken Yaremchuk
4th round pick in 1987Joe Sacco
October 2, 1986 To Vancouver Canucks
Brad Maxwell
To Toronto Maple Leafs
5th round pick in 1988Len Esau
October 3, 1986 To Calgary Flames
Jim Korn
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Terry Johnson
December 2, 1986 To Vancouver Canucks
Jim Benning
Dan Hodgson
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rick Lanz
February 4, 1987 To Philadelphia Flyers
5th round pick in 1989Pat MacLeod
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Stothers
March 5, 1987 To New York Rangers
Jeff Jackson
3rd round pick in 1989Rob Zamuner
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mark Osborne

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Ted FaussMontreal Canadiens
Daryl EvansWashington Capitals
Marty DallmanLos Angeles Kings
PlayerNew Team
Gary NylundChicago Blackhawks

Awards and records

  • Rick Vaive, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)

See also

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  4. "1986-87 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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