1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1986–87 1986 Toronto Maple Leafs Campbell 8th Norris 4th 32–46–6 22–14–4 10–28–2 286 319 Gerry McNamara John Brophy Vacant Wendel ClarkBorje SalmingUnknown Maple Leaf Gardens Wendel Clark 37 Russ Courtnall 44 Russ Courtnall 73 Wendel Clark (271) Ken Wregget (22) Allan Bester (3.68) The 1986–87 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 70th season competing in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team would qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive year, before losing in the division finals. 2 Off-season NHL draft Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team 1 6 Vincent Damphousse (C) Canada Laval 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 FitzgeraldUnited 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 TOR Record vs. opponents TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1986–87 regular season1986-87 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1987_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 4, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 9, 1986||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 11, 1986||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||1–0–1 |- |3||T||October 14, 1986||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||1–0–2 |- |4||W||October 17, 1986||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||2–0–2 |- |5||W||October 18, 1986||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||3–0–2 |- |6||L||October 22, 1986||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||3–1–2 |- |7||L||October 25, 1986||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||3–2–2 |- |8||T||October 26, 1986||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1986–87) ||3–2–3 |- |9||W||October 28, 1986||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||4–2–3 |- |10||W||October 30, 1986||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||5–2–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||W||November 1, 1986||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||6–2–3 |- |12||W||November 5, 1986||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||7–2–3 |- |13||L||November 6, 1986||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||7–3–3 |- |14||L||November 8, 1986||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||7–4–3 |- |15||L||November 12, 1986||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||7–5–3 |- |16||W||November 15, 1986||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||8–5–3 |- |17||W||November 16, 1986||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||9–5–3 |- |18||T||November 19, 1986||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||9–5–4 |- |19||L||November 20, 1986||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1986–87) ||9–6–4 |- |20||L||November 22, 1986||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||9–7–4 |- |21||L||November 24, 1986||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||9–8–4 |- |22||W||November 26, 1986||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||10–8–4 |- |23||L||November 28, 1986||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||10–9–4 |- |24||L||November 29, 1986||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||10–10–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |25||L||December 4, 1986||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) ||10–11–4 |- |26||L||December 7, 1986||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||10–12–4 |- |27||W||December 10, 1986||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||11–12–4 |- |28||L||December 12, 1986||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||11–13–4 |- |29||W||December 13, 1986||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||12–13–4 |- |30||L||December 17, 1986||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||12–14–4 |- |31||L||December 18, 1986||5–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||12–15–4 |- |32||W||December 20, 1986||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||13–15–4 |- |33||W||December 23, 1986||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||14–15–4 |- |34||L||December 26, 1986||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||14–16–4 |- |35||T||December 27, 1986||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||14–16–5 |- |36||W||December 31, 1986||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||15–16–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |37||W||January 3, 1987||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||16–16–5 |- |38||L||January 4, 1987||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||16–17–5 |- |39||W||January 6, 1987||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||17–17–5 |- |40||L||January 7, 1987||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||17–18–5 |- |41||L||January 10, 1987||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1986–87) ||17–19–5 |- |42||L||January 12, 1987||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||17–20–5 |- |43||L||January 14, 1987||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||17–21–5 |- |44||W||January 15, 1987||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||18–21–5 |- |45||L||January 17, 1987||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||18–22–5 |- |46||W||January 21, 1987||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||19–22–5 |- |47||L||January 23, 1987||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||19–23–5 |- |48||L||January 24, 1987||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||19–24–5 |- |49||L||January 26, 1987||5–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||19–25–5 |- |50||L||January 28, 1987||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||19–26–5 |- |51||L||January 29, 1987||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||19–27–5 |- |52||L||January 31, 1987||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||19–28–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |53||W||February 2, 1987||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||20–28–5 |- |54||W||February 4, 1987||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) ||21–28–5 |- |55||L||February 7, 1987||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||21–29–5 |- |56||W||February 8, 1987||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1986–87) ||22–29–5 |- |57||W||February 14, 1987||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||23–29–5 |- |58||T||February 16, 1987||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) ||23–29–6 |- |59||L||February 18, 1987||2–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||23–30–6 |- |60||L||February 20, 1987||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||23–31–6 |- |61||L||February 22, 1987||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||23–32–6 |- |62||L||February 25, 1987||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1986–87) ||23–33–6 |- |63||W||February 28, 1987||8–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||24–33–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |64||L||March 3, 1987||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||24–34–6 |- |65||W||March 5, 1987||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||25–34–6 |- |66||W||March 7, 1987||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1986–87) ||26–34–6 |- |67||L||March 9, 1987||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||26–35–6 |- |68||W||March 11, 1987||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||27–35–6 |- |69||L||March 13, 1987||2–10 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||27–36–6 |- |70||W||March 14, 1987||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||28–36–6 |- |71||L||March 18, 1987||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||28–37–6 |- |72||L||March 20, 1987||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||28–38–6 |- |73||L||March 21, 1987||4–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||28–39–6 |- |74||W||March 24, 1987||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||29–39–6 |- |75||L||March 25, 1987||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||29–40–6 |- |76||W||March 28, 1987||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||30–40–6 |- |77||W||March 29, 1987||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||31–40–6 |- |78||L||March 31, 1987||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||31–41–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||W||April 4, 1987||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||32–41–6 |- |80||L||April 5, 1987||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||32–42–6 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs Norris Division semi-finals Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues Date Away Score Home Score NotesApril 8 Toronto 1 St. Louis 3 April 9 Toronto 3 St. Louis 2 (OT) April 11 St. Louis 5 Toronto 3 April 12 St. Louis 1 Toronto 2 April 14 Toronto 2 St. Louis 1 April 16 St. Louis 0 Toronto 4 Toronto Maple Leafs win best-of-seven series 4-2 Norris Division finals Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Date Away Score Home Score Notes April 21 Toronto 4 Detroit 2 April 23 Toronto 7 Detroit 2 April 25 Detroit 4 Toronto 2 April 27 Detroit 2 Toronto 3 (OT) April 29 Toronto 0 Detroit 3 May 1 Detroit 4 Toronto 2 May 3 Toronto 0 Detroit 3 Detroit Red Wings win series 4-3 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Russ Courtnall RW 79 29 44 73 90-20363 Rick Vaive RW 73 32 34 66 6112816 Steve Thomas Steve Thomas (ice hockey) LW 78 35 27 62 114-3307 Wendel Clark LW/D 80 37 23 60 271-231501 Gary Leeman RW 80 21 31 52 66-26432 Tom Fergus C 57 21 28 49 571212 Vincent Damphousse C 80 21 25 46 26-6401 Peter Ihnacak C 58 12 27 39 165401 Todd Gill D 61 4 27 31 92-3100 Al Iafrate D 80 9 21 30 55-18003 Mike Allison LW 71 7 16 23 661132 Rick Lanz D 44 2 19 21 324100 Borje Salming D 56 4 16 20 4217011 Jeff Jackson Jeff Jackson (ice hockey, born 1965) LW 55 8 7 15 64-11000 Miroslav Frycer RW 29 7 8 15 28-15300 Greg Terrion LW 67 7 8 15 6-5020 Mark Osborne Mark Osborne (ice hockey) LW 16 5 10 15 12-1100 Brad Smith Brad Smith (ice hockey) RW 47 5 7 12 17215002 Chris Kotsopoulos D 43 2 10 12 758000 Miroslav Ihnacak LW 34 6 5 11 123000 Ken Yaremchuk C 20 3 8 11 160000 Dan Daoust C 33 4 3 7 350001 Bill Root ice hockey D 34 3 3 6 37-9100 Bob McGill D 56 1 4 5 103-2000 Ken Wregget G 56 0 4 4 200000 Daryl Evans LW 2 1 0 1 0-2100 Ted Fauss D 15 0 1 1 114000 Terry Johnson Terry Johnson (ice hockey) D 48 0 1 1 104-5000 Jim Benning D 5 0 0 0 40000 Tim Bernhardt G 1 0 0 0 00000 Allan Bester G 36 0 0 0 80000 Jerry Dupont D 13 0 0 0 23-5000 Val James LW 4 0 0 0 140000 Derek Laxdal RW 2 0 0 0 7-1000 Kevin Maguire ice hockey RW 17 0 0 0 74-6000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Ken Wregget 3026 56 22 28 3 200 3.97 015981398.875 Allan Bester 1808 36 10 14 3 110 3.65 2991881.889 Tim Bernhardt 20 1 0 0 0 3 9.00 074.571 Team: 4854 80 32 42 6 313 3.87 225962283.879 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Wendel Clark LW/D 13 6 5 11 38301 Mike Allison LW 13 3 5 8 15102 Dan Daoust C 13 5 2 7 42002 Russ Courtnall RW 13 3 4 7 11100 Rick Vaive RW 13 4 2 6 23100 Peter Ihnacak C 13 2 4 6 9000 Vincent Damphousse C 12 1 5 6 8100 Steve Thomas Steve Thomas (ice hockey) LW 13 2 3 5 13000 Todd Gill D 13 2 2 4 42000 Al Iafrate D 13 1 3 4 11100 Rick Lanz D 13 1 3 4 27001 Mark Osborne Mark Osborne (ice hockey) LW 9 1 3 4 6000 Borje Salming D 13 0 3 3 14000 Brad Smith Brad Smith (ice hockey) RW 11 1 1 2 24001 Greg Terrion LW 13 0 2 2 14000 Bill Root ice hockey D 13 1 0 1 12000 Tom Fergus C 2 0 1 1 2000 Gary Leeman RW 5 0 1 1 14000 Ken Wregget G 13 0 1 1 4000 Allan Bester G 1 0 0 0 0000 Daryl Evans LW 1 0 0 0 0000 Miroslav Ihnacak LW 1 0 0 0 0000 Wes Jarvis C 2 0 0 0 2000 Terry Johnson Terry Johnson (ice hockey) D 2 0 0 0 0000 Chris Kotsopoulos D 7 0 0 0 14000 Kevin Maguire ice hockey RW 1 0 0 0 0000 Bob McGill D 3 0 0 0 0000 Ken Yaremchuk C 6 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SOSASVSV% Ken Wregget 761 13 7 6 29 2.29 1368339.921 Allan Bester 39 1 0 0 1 1.54 01716.941 Team: 800 13 7 6 30 2.25 1385355.922 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1986-87 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1987.html Awards and records Rick Vaive, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs) Transactions The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season. Trades August 18, 1986To New York RangersWalt PoddubnyTo Toronto Maple LeafsMike Allison September 6, 1986To Chicago BlackhawksFA signing of Gary NylundTo Toronto Maple LeafsJerry Dupont Ken Yaremchuk 4th round pick in 1987 – Joe Sacco October 2, 1986To Vancouver CanucksBrad MaxwellTo Toronto Maple Leafs5th round pick in 1988 – Len Esau October 3, 1986To Calgary FlamesJim KornTo Toronto Maple LeafsTerry Johnson December 2, 1986To Vancouver CanucksJim Benning Dan HodgsonTo Toronto Maple LeafsRick Lanz February 4, 1987To Philadelphia Flyers5th round pick in 1989 – Pat MacLeodTo Toronto Maple LeafsMike Stothers March 5, 1987To New York RangersJeff Jackson 3rd round pick in 1989 – Rob ZamunerTo Toronto Maple LeafsMark Osborne Free agents Player Former team Ted Fauss Montreal Canadiens Daryl Evans Washington Capitals Marty Dallman Los Angeles Kings Player New team Gary Nylund Chicago Blackhawks See also 1986–87 NHL season References Maple Leafs on Hockey Database Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1986-87 Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto