1986-87 Los Angeles Kings Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 31-41-8 - 70 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Edmonton Oilers 4-1
Coach: Pat Quinn (18-20-4)
Coach: Mike Murphy (13-21-4)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1986-87 Los Angeles Kings RosterTeam Record: 31-41-8 - 70 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Smythe Division
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Edmonton Oilers 4-1
Coach: Pat Quinn (18-20-4)
Coach: Mike Murphy (13-21-4)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1986-87 Los Angeles Kings Results
The Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 31 wins and 41 losses and 8 ties for 70 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Smythe Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Kings netted 318 goals and allowed 341. Luc Robitaille scored 45 goals for Los Angeles, while Jimmy Carson and Bernie Nicholls tallied 30 or more, too. Marcel Dionne contributed 50 assists. Roland Melanson topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 3.69 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Pat Quinn and Mike Murphy coached the team. The 1986-87 Los Angeles Kings 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Robitaille | L | 79 | 45 | 39 | 84 | 28 | -18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 199 | 22.6 |
| Bernie Nicholls | C | 80 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 101 | -16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 14.5 |
| Jimmy Carson | C | 80 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 22 | -5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 17.2 |
| Marcel Dionne | C | 67 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 54 | -8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 10.7 |
| Dave Taylor | R | 67 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 84 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 15.7 |
| Jim Fox | R | 76 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 48 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 11.7 |
| Bryan Erickson | R | 68 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 26 | -12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 142 | 14.1 |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 75 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 74 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 113 | 11.5 |
| Grant Ledyard | D | 67 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 93 | -40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 9.7 |
| Jay Wells | D | 77 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 155 | -19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 6.1 |
| Morris Lukowich | L | 60 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 13.3 |
| Tiger Williams | L | 76 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 358 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 13.6 |
| Sean McKenna | R | 69 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 13.7 |
| Mark Hardy | D | 73 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 120 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 3.1 |
| Bob Bourne | C | 78 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 14.0 |
| Phil Sykes | L | 58 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 133 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 9.7 |
| Dean Kennedy | D | 66 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 10.2 |
| Garry Galley | D | 30 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 57 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 11.6 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 37 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 181 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Craig Redmond | D | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Paul Guay | R | 35 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Roland Melanson | G | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Carpenter | C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Dave Langevin | D | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Joe Paterson | L | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 158 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6.7 |
| Tom Laidlaw | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Lyle Phair | L | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Ken Hammond | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Peter Dineen | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Darren Eliot | G | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Jensen | G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Duncanson | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Brian Wilks | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Janecyk | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1522 | 318 | 548 | 866 | 2020 | -148 | 97 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2473 | 12.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Melanson | 46 | 2734 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 168 | 3.69 | 1420 | 1252 | .882 |
| Darren Eliot | 24 | 1404 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 103 | 4.40 | 692 | 589 | .851 |
| Bob Janecyk | 7 | 420 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4.86 | 222 | 188 | .847 |
| Al Jensen | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5.40 | 154 | 127 | .825 |
| Totals | 82 | 4858 | 31 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 332 | 4.10 | 2820 | 2488 | .882 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Robitaille | L | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |
| Bernie Nicholls | C | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | |
| Jimmy Carson | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |
| Dave Taylor | R | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | |
| Jim Fox | R | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.0 | |
| Bryan Erickson | R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | |
| Grant Ledyard | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Jay Wells | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Morris Lukowich | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Tiger Williams | L | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 30.0 | |
| Sean McKenna | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Mark Hardy | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Bob Bourne | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | |
| Phil Sykes | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Dean Kennedy | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Paul Guay | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Roland Melanson | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Carpenter | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Joe Paterson | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Tom Laidlaw | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darren Eliot | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 96 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 118 | -44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 15.7 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Melanson | 5 | 260 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5.54 | 154 | 130 | .844 |
| Darren Eliot | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10.50 | 29 | 22 | .759 |
| Totals | 6 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6.20 | 214 | 183 | .855 |
