1986–87 Minnesota North Stars season

1986–87 Minnesota North Stars
Division	5th Norris
1986–87 record	30–40–10
Goals for	296
Goals against	314
Team information
General manager	Lou Nanne
Coach	Lorne Henning
Captain	Craig Hartsburg
Arena	Met Center
Team leaders
Goals	Dino Ciccarelli (52)
Assists	Dino Ciccarelli (51)
Points	Dino Ciccarelli (103)
Penalty minutes	Willi Plett (263)
Plus/minus	Brian Lawton (+20)
Wins	Don Beaupre (17)
Goals against average	Kari Takko (3.44)

The 1986–87 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 20th season. The Stars finished 5th in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular Season

Final Standings

Norris Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
St. Louis Blues	80	32	33	15	281	293	79
Detroit Red Wings	80	34	36	10	260	274	78
Chicago Blackhawks	80	29	37	14	290	310	72
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	32	42	6	286	319	70
Minnesota North Stars	80	30	40	10	296	314	70

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

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 11, 1986	4–4 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)	0–0–1
2	L	October 13, 1986	4–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)	0–1–1
3	L	October 16, 1986	3–5	Boston Bruins (1986–87)	0–2–1
4	W	October 18, 1986	4–1	Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)	1–2–1
5	W	October 19, 1986	8–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	2–2–1
6	W	October 22, 1986	8–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	3–2–1
7	L	October 24, 1986	2–8	@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)	3–3–1
8	L	October 26, 1986	1–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)	3–4–1
9	W	October 28, 1986	7–4	Calgary Flames (1986–87)	4–4–1
10	L	October 30, 1986	1–3	Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	4–5–1
11	L	November 1, 1986	5–6	Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	4–6–1
12	L	November 5, 1986	2–4	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	4–7–1
13	W	November 6, 1986	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	5–7–1
14	L	November 8, 1986	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)	5–8–1
15	T	November 11, 1986	2–2 OT	Washington Capitals (1986–87)	5–8–2
16	L	November 15, 1986	3–7	New York Islanders (1986–87)	5–9–2
17	L	November 18, 1986	3–4	St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	5–10–2
18	L	November 19, 1986	5–7	@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	5–11–2
19	W	November 22, 1986	6–2	New Jersey Devils (1986–87)	6–11–2
20	W	November 26, 1986	5–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	7–11–2
21	W	November 28, 1986	6–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	8–11–2
22	W	November 29, 1986	7–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	9–11–2
23	W	December 2, 1986	5–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)	10–11–2
24	W	December 4, 1986	5–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)	11–11–2
25	L	December 6, 1986	2–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)	11–12–2
26	L	December 9, 1986	2–3	Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	11–13–2
27	T	December 11, 1986	6–6 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	11–13–3
28	W	December 13, 1986	5–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)	12–13–3
29	W	December 15, 1986	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1986–87)	13–13–3
30	L	December 16, 1986	2–4	@ New York Islanders (1986–87)	13–14–3
31	W	December 18, 1986	6–5 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	14–14–3
32	L	December 20, 1986	1–4	Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)	14–15–3
33	L	December 23, 1986	3–4 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	14–16–3
34	W	December 26, 1986	4–2	Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	15–16–3
35	L	December 28, 1986	4–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	15–17–3
36	W	December 31, 1986	5–2	Hartford Whalers (1986–87)	16–17–3
37	L	January 2, 1987	1–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	16–18–3
38	L	January 3, 1987	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	16–19–3
39	T	January 5, 1987	3–3 OT	@ New York Rangers (1986–87)	16–19–4
40	L	January 6, 1987	3–5	@ New York Islanders (1986–87)	16–20–4
41	W	January 8, 1987	5–4 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)	17–20–4
42	W	January 10, 1987	4–3	Hartford Whalers (1986–87)	18–20–4
43	T	January 12, 1987	4–4 OT	St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	18–20–5
44	W	January 14, 1987	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	19–20–5
45	W	January 17, 1987	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	20–20–5
46	L	January 18, 1987	3–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87)	20–21–5
47	W	January 20, 1987	5–0	Buffalo Sabres (1986–87)	21–21–5
48	W	January 23, 1987	6–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	22–21–5
49	T	January 29, 1987	3–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1986–87)	22–21–6
50	T	January 30, 1987	2–2 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	22–21–7
51	W	February 1, 1987	4–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)	23–21–7
52	L	February 4, 1987	5–6 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1986–87)	23–22–7
53	L	February 6, 1987	4–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	23–23–7
54	L	February 7, 1987	3–5	Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	23–24–7
55	L	February 14, 1987	2–3	Calgary Flames (1986–87)	23–25–7
56	W	February 15, 1987	3–2	St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	24–25–7
57	W	February 18, 1987	7–3	Vancouver Canucks (1986–87)	25–25–7
58	L	February 19, 1987	2–6	@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	25–26–7
59	L	February 21, 1987	0–1	Boston Bruins (1986–87)	25–27–7
60	W	February 23, 1987	4–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)	26–27–7
61	L	February 24, 1987	4–5	@ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87)	26–28–7
62	W	February 28, 1987	6–3	Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	27–28–7
63	W	March 1, 1987	5–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87)	28–28–7
64	T	March 3, 1987	4–4 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87)	28–28–8
65	L	March 5, 1987	3–9	@ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	28–29–8
66	L	March 7, 1987	3–7	Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87)	28–30–8
67	L	March 9, 1987	4–5	Montreal Canadiens (1986–87)	28–31–8
68	L	March 11, 1987	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	28–32–8
69	L	March 14, 1987	3–4	Detroit Red Wings (1986–87)	28–33–8
70	W	March 15, 1987	4–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	29–33–8
71	T	March 17, 1987	3–3 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	29–33–9
72	L	March 19, 1987	2–6	@ Boston Bruins (1986–87)	29–34–9
73	L	March 21, 1987	1–5	@ Hartford Whalers (1986–87)	29–35–9
74	L	March 23, 1987	5–8	St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	29–36–9
75	W	March 25, 1987	6–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87)	30–36–9
76	L	March 27, 1987	2–5	@ New Jersey Devils (1986–87)	30–37–9
77	L	March 29, 1987	2–4	@ Washington Capitals (1986–87)	30–38–9
78	L	March 30, 1987	5–6	New York Rangers (1986–87)	30–39–9
79	T	April 1, 1987	4–4 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87)	30–39–10
80	L	April 4, 1987	1–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1986–87)	30–40–10

Playoffs

• The North Stars did not qualify for the post season.

Awards and Records

• The North Stars did not win any awards this season.

See Also

• 1986–87 NHL season

References

• 1986–87 Minnesota North Stars Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.