1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season

1986–87 Los Angeles Kings
Division4th Smythe
Conference8th Campbell
1986–87 record31–41–8
Home record20–17–3
Road record11–24–5
Goals for318
Goals against341
Team information
General managerRogatien Vachon
CoachPat Quinn,
Mike Murphy
CaptainDave Taylor  
ArenaThe Forum
Team leaders
GoalsLuc Robitaille (45)
AssistsMarcel Dionne (50)
PointsLuc Robitaille (84)
Penalty minutesTiger Williams (358)
Plus/minusMark Hardy +16
WinsRoland Melanson (18)
Goals against averageRoland Melanson (3.70)

The 1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 20th season in the National Hockey League. The Kings made the playoffs, losing in the first round to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oilers 80 50 24 6 372 284 106
Calgary Flames 80 46 31 3 318 289 95
Winnipeg Jets 80 40 32 8 279 271 88
80 31 41 8 318 341 70
Vancouver Canucks 80 29 43 8 282 314 66

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

Record vs. opponents

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference


Schedule and results

1986–87 regular season[3]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 9, 1986 3–4 St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 0–1–0
2 W October 11, 1986 5–4 New York Islanders (1986–87) 1–1–0
3 L October 14, 1986 3–4 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 1–2–0
4 W October 15, 1986 4–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 2–2–0
5 L October 18, 1986 1–4 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 2–3–0
6 W October 19, 1986 7–6 Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 3–3–0
7 L October 22, 1986 4–5 OT @ New York Rangers (1986–87) 3–4–0
8 L October 23, 1986 3–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 3–5–0
9 L October 25, 1986 3–4 @ New York Islanders (1986–87) 3–6–0
10 L October 27, 1986 5–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 3–7–0
11 L October 28, 1986 2–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 3–8–0
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
12 T November 2, 1986 5–5 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 3–8–1
13 L November 3, 1986 2–4 @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 3–9–1
14 L November 6, 1986 4–6 Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 3–10–1
15 W November 8, 1986 4–3 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 4–10–1
16 W November 11, 1986 4–3 Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 5–10–1
17 L November 13, 1986 5–6 Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 5–11–1
18 W November 15, 1986 4–1 Calgary Flames (1986–87) 6–11–1
19 W November 18, 1986 6–5 @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) 7–11–1
20 T November 19, 1986 4–4 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 7–11–2
21 W November 21, 1986 4–1 @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 8–11–2
22 L November 23, 1986 2–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 8–12–2
23 L November 25, 1986 5–11 @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 8–13–2
24 L November 26, 1986 3–5 Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 8–14–2
25 W November 29, 1986 9–6 New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 9–14–2
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
26 W December 2, 1986 5–4 Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 10–14–2
27 W December 4, 1986 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 11–14–2
28 W December 6, 1986 7–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 12–14–2
29 W December 9, 1986 7–2 @ New York Islanders (1986–87) 13–14–2
30 L December 10, 1986 4–5 @ New York Rangers (1986–87) 13–15–2
31 L December 13, 1986 3–6 Calgary Flames (1986–87) 13–16–2
32 L December 14, 1986 2–4 Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 13–17–2
33 W December 17, 1986 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 14–17–2
34 T December 20, 1986 8–8 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 14–17–3
35 W December 22, 1986 5–3 @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 15–17–3
36 L December 23, 1986 4–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 15–18–3
37 W December 27, 1986 2–1 OT Boston Bruins (1986–87) 16–18–3
38 W December 30, 1986 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 17–18–3
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
39 T January 2, 1987 3–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 17–18–4
40 L January 3, 1987 1–8 Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 17–19–4
41 W January 7, 1987 6–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 18–19–4
42 L January 8, 1987 4–5 @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 18–20–4
43 L January 10, 1987 5–8 Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 18–21–4
44 W January 14, 1987 4–0 Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 19–21–4
45 W January 16, 1987 5–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 20–21–4
46 T January 17, 1987 4–4 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 20–21–5
47 T January 19, 1987 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1986–87) 20–21–6
48 W January 21, 1987 10–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 21–21–6
49 L January 23, 1987 3–6 Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 21–22–6
50 W January 28, 1987 6–2 New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 22–22–6
51 L January 31, 1987 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 22–23–6
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
52 L February 1, 1987 2–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 22–24–6
53 L February 4, 1987 4–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 22–25–6
54 L February 6, 1987 1–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 22–26–6
55 L February 8, 1987 1–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 22–27–6
56 W February 14, 1987 5–2 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 23–27–6
57 T February 16, 1987 1–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 23–27–7
58 W February 18, 1987 7–4 Washington Capitals (1986–87) 24–27–7
59 L February 21, 1987 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 24–28–7
60 W February 24, 1987 8–3 Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 25–28–7
61 L February 26, 1987 3–4 Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 25–29–7
62 L February 28, 1987 3–6 @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 25–30–7
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
63 L March 1, 1987 1–6 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 25–31–7
64 T March 3, 1987 4–4 OT Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 25–31–8
65 L March 5, 1987 2–7 @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 25–32–8
66 L March 6, 1987 3–9 @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 25–33–8
67 W March 8, 1987 5–2 Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 26–33–8
68 L March 11, 1987 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 26–34–8
69 L March 14, 1987 3–6 Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) 26–35–8
70 W March 17, 1987 5–4 @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) 27–35–8
71 W March 19, 1987 5–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 28–35–8
72 L March 21, 1987 6–8 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 28–36–8
73 L March 22, 1987 3–6 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 28–37–8
74 W March 25, 1987 6–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 29–37–8
75 W March 26, 1987 5–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 30–37–8
76 L March 28, 1987 3–4 Calgary Flames (1986–87) 30–38–8
77 W March 30, 1987 5–4 Calgary Flames (1986–87) 31–38–8
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
78 L April 1, 1987 3–8 Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 31–39–8
79 L April 4, 1987 3–7 Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 31–40–8
80 L April 5, 1987 2–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 31–41–8

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Luc Robitaille LW 79 45 39 84 28 -18 18 0 3
Bernie Nicholls C 80 33 48 81 101 -16 10 1 2
Jimmy Carson C 80 37 42 79 22 -5 18 0 2
Marcel Dionne C 67 24 50 74 54 -8 9 0 2
Dave Taylor RW 67 18 44 62 84 0 9 1 3
Jim Fox RW 76 19 42 61 48 -10 4 0 2
Bryan Erickson RW 68 20 30 50 26 -12 6 2 4
Steve Duchesne D 75 13 25 38 74 8 5 0 2
Grant Ledyard D 67 14 23 37 93 -40 5 0 1
Jay Wells D 77 7 29 36 155 -19 6 0 2
Morris Lukowich LW 60 14 21 35 64 0 4 0 2
Tiger Williams LW 76 16 18 34 358 -1 1 0 3
Sean McKenna RW 69 14 19 33 10 11 0 1 0
Mark Hardy D 73 3 27 30 120 16 0 0 0
Bob Bourne C 78 13 9 22 35 -13 0 3 0
Phil Sykes LW 58 6 15 21 133 10 0 1 0
Dean Kennedy D 66 6 14 20 91 9 0 0 1
Garry Galley D 30 5 11 16 57 -9 2 0 1
Larry Playfair D 37 2 7 9 181 -1 0 0 0
Craig Redmond D 16 1 7 8 8 -1 0 0 0
Paul Guay RW 35 2 5 7 16 -14 0 0 0
Roland Melanson G 46 0 6 6 22 0 0 0 0
Bobby Carpenter C 10 2 3 5 6 -8 0 0 0
Dave Langevin D 11 0 4 4 7 -3 0 0 0
Joe Paterson LW 45 2 1 3 158 -15 0 0 1
Tom Laidlaw D 11 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 0
Lyle Phair LW 5 2 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0
Peter Dineen D 11 0 2 2 8 -9 0 0 0
Ken Hammond D 10 0 2 2 11 2 0 0 0
Darren Eliot G 24 0 1 1 18 0 0 0 0
Al Jensen G 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Duncanson LW 2 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0
Bob Janecyk G 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Brian Wilks C 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Roland Melanson 2734 46 18 21 6 168 3.69 1 1420 1252 .882
Darren Eliot 1404 24 8 13 2 103 4.40 1 692 589 .851
Bob Janecyk 420 7 4 3 0 34 4.86 0 222 188 .847
Al Jensen 300 5 1 4 0 27 5.40 0 154 127 .825
Team: 4858 80 31 41 8 332 4.10 2 2488 2156 .867
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bernie Nicholls C 5 2 5 7 6 1 1 0 0
Jim Fox RW 5 3 2 5 0 -2 1 0 0
Tiger Williams LW 5 3 2 5 30 2 0 0 1
Dave Taylor RW 5 2 3 5 6 -2 1 0 0
Luc Robitaille LW 5 1 4 5 2 -7 0 0 0
Steve Duchesne D 5 2 2 4 4 -8 1 0 0
Bob Bourne C 5 2 1 3 0 -2 0 0 0
Bobby Carpenter C 5 1 2 3 2 -4 0 0 0
Jimmy Carson C 5 1 2 3 6 -6 0 0 0
Mark Hardy D 5 1 2 3 10 3 0 0 0
Jay Wells D 5 1 2 3 10 -3 1 0 0
Bryan Erickson RW 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dean Kennedy D 5 0 2 2 10 1 0 0 0
Sean McKenna RW 5 0 1 1 0 -4 0 0 0
Phil Sykes LW 5 0 1 1 8 -2 0 0 0
Darren Eliot G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Guay RW 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Tom Laidlaw D 5 0 0 0 2 -9 0 0 0
Grant Ledyard D 5 0 0 0 10 -2 0 0 0
Morris Lukowich LW 3 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0
Roland Melanson G 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Joe Paterson LW 2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Roland Melanson 260 5 1 4 24 5.54 0 154 130 .844
Darren Eliot 40 1 0 0 7 10.50 0 29 22 .759
Team: 300 5 1 4 31 6.20 0 183 152 .831

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.[5]

Trades

February 14, 1987 To Los Angeles Kings
Al Jensen 		To Washington Capitals
Garry Galley
March 10, 1987 To Los Angeles Kings
Bobby Carpenter
Tom Laidlaw 		To New York Rangers
Marcel Dionne
Jeff Crossman
3rd round pick in 1989 – Murray Garbutt

Free agent signings

July 1, 1986 From Saint-Jean Castors (QMJHL)
Eric Germain
July 30, 1986 From Philadelphia Flyers
Peter Dineen
February 4, 1987 From Minnesota North Stars
Dave Langevin

Free agents lost

July 1, 1986 To EHC Kloten (NL)
Bob Mongrain

Waivers

October 6, 1986 From New York Islanders
Bob Bourne
October 6, 1986 From Buffalo Sabres
Mal Davis

Draft picks

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1986 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. The Kings attempted to select Grant Paranica in the second round of the 1986 NHL supplemental draft, but the pick was ruled invalid since Paranica entered school after age 20 and therefore did not meet eligibility requirements.[6]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 2 Jimmy Carson  United States Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
3 44 Denis Larocque  Canada Guelph Platers (OHL)
4 65 Sylvain Couturier  Canada Laval Titan (QMJHL)
5 86 Dave Guden  United States Roxbury Latin School (ISL)
6 107 Robb Stauber  United States Duluth Denfeld High School (USHS-MN)
7 128 Sean Krakiwsky  Canada Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
8 149 Rene Chapdelaine  Canada Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
9 170 Trevor Pochipinski  Canada Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
10 191 Paul Kelly  Canada Guelph Platers (OHL)
11 212 Russ Mann  United States St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
12 233 Brian Hayton  Canada Guelph Platers (OHL)
S1 1 Bob Kudelski  United States Yale University (ECAC)

See also

References

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1986-87 Los Angeles Kings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "1986-87 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  5. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
  6. ^ "1986 NHL Supplemental Draft -- Round 2 Selections". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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