1986–87 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1986–87 1986 Detroit Red Wings 34–36–10 20–14–6 14–22–4 Campbell 5th Norris 2nd Jim Devellano Jacques Demers Dan BelisleColin CampbellDave DrydenDon MacAdam Steve Yzerman Gerard Gallanthttps://redwings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43831 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121255/http://redwings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=43831 dead March 4, 2016 HistoryTim Higginshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19861008&id=jwwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U3IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3567,1937092 Schenectady Gazette – Google News Archive SearchLee Norwoodhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19861008&id=jwwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U3IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3567,1937092 Schenectady Gazette – Google News Archive SearchMike O'Connellhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19861008&id=jwwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U3IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3567,1937092 Schenectady Gazette – Google News Archive SearchJohn Ogrodnickhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19861008&id=jwwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U3IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3567,1937092 Schenectady Gazette – Google News Archive Search Joe Louis Arena 260 274 Gerard Gallant (38) Steve Yzerman (59) Steve Yzerman (90) Darren Veitch (13) Joe Kocur (276) Greg Stefan (20) Glen Hanlon (3.20) The 1986–87 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in second place in the Norris Division (NHL) with a record of 34 wins, 36 losses, and 10 draws for 78 points, a 38-point improvement from the previous season. Despite losing nine of their last 14 regular season games, the Red Wings swept the Chicago Blackhawks in four games in the opening round, rallied from a 3–1 deficit against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the division final, before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers in five games in the Campbell Conference final. This season marked a turning point for the franchise, after making the playoffs just four times between 1967 and 1986, the Red Wings missed the playoffs only once between 1987 and 2016 (1989–90). 2 Regular season Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1986–87 regular season1986-87 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1987_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 9, 1986||1–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1986||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 15, 1986||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 17, 1986||3–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||1–3–0 |- |5||W||October 18, 1986||5–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||2–3–0 |- |6||L||October 22, 1986||3–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||2–4–0 |- |7||T||October 24, 1986||1–1 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||2–4–1 |- |8||W||October 25, 1986||3–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1986||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||4–4–1 |- |10||W||October 30, 1986||3–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||5–4–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||L||November 1, 1986||0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||5–5–1 |- |12||W||November 5, 1986||5–4 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1986–87) ||6–5–1 |- |13||L||November 8, 1986||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1986–87) ||6–6–1 |- |14||W||November 9, 1986||2–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||7–6–1 |- |15||L||November 12, 1986||3–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||7–7–1 |- |16||L||November 13, 1986||5–7 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||7–8–1 |- |17||L||November 15, 1986||0–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||7–9–1 |- |18||L||November 19, 1986||3–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||7–10–1 |- |19||T||November 21, 1986||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||7–10–2 |- |20||W||November 22, 1986||4–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||8–10–2 |- |21||L||November 26, 1986||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||8–11–2 |- |22||L||November 28, 1986||1–2 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||8–12–2 |- |23||W||November 29, 1986||4–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||9–12–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||L||December 2, 1986||4–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) ||9–13–2 |- |25||T||December 5, 1986||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||9–13–3 |- |26||W||December 6, 1986||4–1 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||10–13–3 |- |27||T||December 9, 1986||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||10–13–4 |- |28||T||December 11, 1986||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||10–13–5 |- |29||L||December 16, 1986||3–8 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||10–14–5 |- |30||W||December 17, 1986||5–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||11–14–5 |- |31||T||December 20, 1986||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||11–14–6 |- |32||L||December 21, 1986||4–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||11–15–6 |- |33||W||December 23, 1986||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||12–15–6 |- |34||W||December 26, 1986||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||13–15–6 |- |35||T||December 27, 1986||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||13–15–7 |- |36||W||December 31, 1986||6–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||14–15–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |37||W||January 2, 1987||2–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||15–15–7 |- |38||W||January 3, 1987||3–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||16–15–7 |- |39||L||January 6, 1987||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||16–16–7 |- |40||T||January 8, 1987||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||16–16–8 |- |41||L||January 10, 1987||2–5 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||16–17–8 |- |42||L||January 11, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||16–18–8 |- |43||L||January 13, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||16–19–8 |- |44||L||January 15, 1987||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||16–20–8 |- |45||W||January 17, 1987||3–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||17–20–8 |- |46||W||January 18, 1987||1–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||18–20–8 |- |47||W||January 21, 1987||8–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1986–87) ||19–20–8 |- |48||W||January 23, 1987||4–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||20–20–8 |- |49||L||January 24, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||20–21–8 |- |50||L||January 28, 1987||1–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||20–22–8 |- |51||W||January 31, 1987||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||21–22–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |52||L||February 1, 1987||1–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||21–23–8 |- |53||L||February 4, 1987||4–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||21–24–8 |- |54||W||February 6, 1987||6–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||22–24–8 |- |55||W||February 7, 1987||5–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||23–24–8 |- |56||W||February 14, 1987||5–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||24–24–8 |- |57||L||February 17, 1987||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1986–87) ||24–25–8 |- |58||W||February 18, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||25–25–8 |- |59||W||February 20, 1987||6–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||26–25–8 |- |60||T||February 22, 1987||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||26–25–9 |- |61||L||February 24, 1987||2–8 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||26–26–9 |- |62||W||February 26, 1987||5–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||27–26–9 |- |63||W||February 28, 1987||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1986–87) ||28–26–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |64||W||March 2, 1987||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||29–26–9 |- |65||L||March 3, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||29–27–9 |- |66||W||March 5, 1987||9–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||30–27–9 |- |67||L||March 7, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||30–28–9 |- |68||L||March 10, 1987||4–7 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||30–29–9 |- |69||L||March 11, 1987||3–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||30–30–9 |- |70||W||March 14, 1987||4–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||31–30–9 |- |71||T||March 15, 1987||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||31–30–10 |- |72||W||March 17, 1987||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||32–30–10 |- |73||L||March 19, 1987||2–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1986–87) ||32–31–10 |- |74||W||March 21, 1987||3–0 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||33–31–10 |- |75||L||March 22, 1987||2–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||33–32–10 |- |76||L||March 25, 1987||1–6 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) ||33–33–10 |- |77||W||March 28, 1987||5–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||34–33–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||L||April 1, 1987||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||34–34–10 |- |79||L||April 4, 1987||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||34–35–10 |- |80||L||April 5, 1987||2–3 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||34–36–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Red Wings finished the season 34–36–10, a major improvement over the disastrous 1985–86 campaign. Just missing out on first place in the Norris Division, the Wings faced rival, Chicago in Round One. Detroit stunned the Blackhawks in a 4-game sweep, the franchise's first series victory since 1977–78. In the Norris Finals, Detroit faced another archrival, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs jumped out to a 3–1 series lead, but Detroit stormed back, winning the series in seven games, including a 3–0 win in the deciding game. The Red Wings then faced the heavily favored Edmonton Oilers in the Campbell Conference Finals. Detroit took Game One, but the Oilers would eventually take the series in five games. Edmonton would go on to win the Stanley Cup. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Steve Yzerman C 80 31 59 90 43-1912 Gerard Gallant LW 80 38 34 72 216-51704 Darren Veitch D 77 13 45 58 5214712 Petr Klima Petr Klíma W 77 30 23 53 42-9605 Shawn Burr LW/C 80 22 25 47 1072121 Adam Oates C 76 15 32 47 210401 John Ogrodnick LW 39 12 28 40 6-2411 Brent Ashton LW 35 15 16 31 22-3313 Mike O'Connell D 77 5 26 31 70-25310 Lee Norwood D 57 6 21 27 163-23402 Dave Barr Dave Barr (ice hockey) RW 37 13 13 26 497405 Tim Higgins Tim Higgins (ice hockey) RW 77 12 14 26 124-2011 Bob Probert LW 63 13 11 24 221-6200 Joe Kocur RW 77 9 9 18 276-10202 Doug Shedden C 33 6 12 18 63101 Harold Snepsts D 54 1 13 14 1297000 Ric Seiling RW/C 74 3 8 11 49-4000 Randy Ladouceur D 34 3 6 9 70-4101 Dave Lewis Dave Lewis (ice hockey) D 58 2 5 7 6612000 Gilbert Delorme D 24 2 3 5 33-1000 Steve Chiasson D 45 1 4 5 73-7000 Rick Zombo D 44 1 4 5 59-6000 Mel Bridgman C 13 2 2 4 191011 Basil McRae LW 36 2 2 4 193-3101 Greg Stefan G 43 0 4 4 240000 Mark Lamb C 22 2 1 3 80000 Billy Carroll C 31 1 2 3 6-9001 Doug Halward D 11 0 3 3 194000 Mark Kumpel RW 5 0 1 1 02000 Mark Laforest G 5 0 1 1 70000 Joe Murphy Joe Murphy (ice hockey) RW 5 0 1 1 20000 Jeff Sharples D 3 0 1 1 20000 Chris Cichocki RW 2 0 0 0 2-2000 Glen Hanlon G 36 0 0 0 200000 Eddie Johnstone Ed Johnstone RW 6 0 0 0 01000 Dale Krentz LW 8 0 0 0 0-2000 Sam St. Laurent G 6 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Greg Stefan 2351 43 20 17 3 135 3.45 11082947.875 Glen Hanlon 1963 36 11 16 5 104 3.18 1975871.893 Mark Laforest 219 5 2 1 0 12 3.29 011199.892 Sam St. Laurent 342 6 1 2 2 16 2.81 0135119.881 Team: 4875 80 34 36 10 267 3.29 223032036.884 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Steve Yzerman C 16 5 13 18 8100 Gerard Gallant LW 16 8 6 14 43200 Brent Ashton LW 16 4 9 13 6200 Adam Oates C 16 4 7 11 6001 Shawn Burr LW/C 16 7 2 9 20002 Mel Bridgman C 16 5 2 7 28011 Bob Probert LW 16 3 4 7 63101 Darren Veitch D 12 3 4 7 8201 Lee Norwood D 16 1 6 7 31001 Joe Kocur RW 16 2 3 5 71102 Mike O'Connell D 16 1 4 5 14000 Dave Lewis Dave Lewis (ice hockey) D 14 0 4 4 10000 Petr Klima Petr Klíma W 13 1 2 3 4000 Gilbert Delorme D 16 0 2 2 14000 Harold Snepsts D 11 0 2 2 18000 Greg Stefan G 9 0 2 2 0000 Dave Barr Dave Barr (ice hockey) RW 13 1 0 1 14000 Tim Higgins Tim Higgins (ice hockey) RW 12 0 1 1 16000 Rick Zombo D 7 0 1 1 9000 Steve Chiasson D 2 0 0 0 19000 Glen Hanlon G 8 0 0 0 2000 Mark Kumpel RW 8 0 0 0 4000 Mark Lamb C 11 0 0 0 11000 Ric Seiling RW/C 7 0 0 0 5000 Jeff Sharples D 2 0 0 0 2000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Glen Hanlon 467 8 5 2 13 1.67 2227214.943 Greg Stefan 508 9 4 5 24 2.83 0252228.905 Team: 975 16 9 7 37 2.28 2479442.923 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-02 1986-87 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1987.html Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage; Draft picks Detroit's draft picks at the 1986 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. The Red Wings initially selected Ian Kidd first overall in the 1986 NHL supplemental draft, but the claim was invalidated after it was determined Kidd didn't meet eligibility requirements.Kings draft Yale star https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/521339980/ 8 December 2021 The Californian September 19, 1986 Newspapers.com Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)11Joe MurphyCanadaMichigan State University (CCHA)222Adam GravesCanadaWindsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)343Derek MayerCanadaUniversity of Denver (WCHA)464Tim CheveldaeCanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)585Johan GarpenlovSwedenNacka HK (Sweden)6106Jay StarkCanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)7127Par DjoosSwedenMora IK (Sweden)8148Dean MortonCanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)9169Marc PotvinCanadaStratford Cullitons (WOJBHL)10190Scott KingCanadaVernon Lakers (BCJHL)11211Tom BissettUnited StatesMichigan Technological University (WCHA)12232Peter EkrothSwedenSödertälje SK (Sweden)S25Rob DoyleCanadaColorado College (WCHA) See also 1986–87 NHL season References Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Detroit Red Detroit Red Category:1986 in Detroit Category:1987 in Detroit