1986-87 Boston Bruins Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 Results
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 Rick Middleton and Tom McCarthy 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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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Bourque | D | 78 | 23 | 72 | 95 | 36 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 334 | 6.9 |
| Cam Neely | R | 75 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 143 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 17.5 |
| Charlie Simmer | L | 80 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 59 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 137 | 21.2 |
| Rick Middleton | R | 76 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 22.0 |
| Tom McCarthy | L | 68 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 121 | 24.8 |
| Keith Crowder | R | 58 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 106 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 19.3 |
| Steve Kasper | C | 79 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 51 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 110 | 18.2 |
| Ken Linseman | C | 64 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 126 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 16.0 |
| Thomas Gradin | C | 64 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 13.8 |
| Geoff Courtnall | L | 65 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 117 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 178 | 7.3 |
| Reed Larson | D | 66 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 95 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 5.7 |
| Greg Johnston | R | 76 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 79 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 9.2 |
| Mike Milbury | D | 68 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 96 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 10.2 |
| Michael Thelven | D | 34 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 18 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8.3 |
| Nevin Markwart | L | 64 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 225 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 15.4 |
| Dwight Foster | F | 47 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17.4 |
| Paul Boutilier | D | 52 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 84 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 7.4 |
| Allen Pedersen | D | 79 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 71 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1.8 |
| Kraig Nienhuis | L | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16.0 |
| Dave Reid | L | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Bob Sweeney | C | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Lyndon Byers | R | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 53 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 |
| Jay Miller | L | 55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 208 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 |
| Randy Burridge | L | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 |
| Mats Thelin | D | 59 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 69 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2.6 |
| Wade Campbell | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Doug Keans | G | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Simonetti | D | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Bill Ranford | G | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Carter | L | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Cleon Daskalakis | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Riggin | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alain Cote | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Roberto Romano | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1530 | 301 | 503 | 804 | 1840 | 93 | 65 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 2401 | 12.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Keans | 36 | 1942 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 3.34 | 909 | 801 | .881 |
| Bill Ranford | 41 | 2234 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 124 | 3.33 | 1137 | 1013 | .891 |
| Pat Riggin | 10 | 513 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.39 | 236 | 207 | .877 |
| Cleon Daskalakis | 2 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.33 | 51 | 44 | .863 |
| Roberto Romano | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 34 | 28 | .824 |
| Totals | 90 | 4846 | 39 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 274 | 3.39 | 2641 | 2367 | .896 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Bourque | D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 | |
| Cam Neely | R | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26.3 | |
| Charlie Simmer | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Middleton | R | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | |
| Tom McCarthy | L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Keith Crowder | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Kasper | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Ken Linseman | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |
| Thomas Gradin | C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Geoff Courtnall | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Reed Larson | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | |
| Greg Johnston | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Mike Milbury | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Nevin Markwart | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Dwight Foster | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Allen Pedersen | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Dave Reid | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Sweeney | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Lyndon Byers | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Randy Burridge | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| Wade Campbell | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Doug Keans | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Simonetti | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Bill Ranford | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 76 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 82 | -45 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 8.7 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Keans | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5.50 | 58 | 47 | .810 |
| Bill Ranford | 2 | 123 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.90 | 55 | 47 | .855 |
| Totals | 4 | 243 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4.69 | 132 | 113 | .856 |
