1986–87 Quebec Nordiques season

1986–87 Quebec Nordiques
Division 4th Adams
Conference 8th Wales
1986–87 record 31-39-10
Goals for 267
Goals against 276
Team information
General Manager Maurice Filion
Coach Michel Bergeron
Captain Peter Šťastný
Arena Colisée Pepsi
Team leaders
Goals Michel Goulet (49)
Assists Peter Šťastný (53)
Points Michel Goulet (96)
Penalties in minutes Paul Gillis (267)
Wins Clint Malarchuk (18)
Goals against average Mario Gosselin (3.18)
<1985–86 1987–88>

An aspect of the Quebec Nordiques season was that it hosted Rendez-vous '87, a series of two matches consisting of NHL All-Stars versus Soviet All-Stars.

It was also the last season the Nordiques would make the playoffs until the 1992-93 season.

Offseason

Quebec had a very quiet off-season, as the only notable player movement was Alain Lemieux leaving the club as a free agent, as he signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux only appeared in seven regular season games with the Nordiques, getting no points, however, Lemieux did play in a playoff game, earning a goal and three points. He finished second in scoring on the Fredericton Express, earning 74 points.

Regular season

Quebec started the season off hot, going 6-2-2 in their first ten games, however, a 7-11-2 record over their next twenty games saw the Nordiques fall to 13-13-4. The club continued to struggle, going 6-13-3, to fall to 19-26-7, and battling the Buffalo Sabres for the final playoff spot in the Adams Division. Quebec would finish the season with a 31-39-10 record, earning 72 points, which was the team's worst point total since their first season in 1979–80. The Nordiques finished in fourth place, and earned a playoff spot for the seventh straight season.

Offensively, Michel Goulet led the way, scoring 49 goals and 96 points to lead the Nordiques. Peter Šťastný had an injury plagued season, missing 18 games, however, he still scored 24 goals and 77 points to finish in second in team scoring. Anton Stastny and Brent Ashton each cleared the 20 goal plateau, as they had 27 and 25 respectively.

On the blueline, Risto Siltanen had 10 goals and 39 points to lead the defense, while Jeff Brown had seven goals and 29 points in only 44 games played with Quebec.

In goal, Clint Malarchuk played the majority of the games, as his 18 wins were a team high. Mario Gosselin had 13 wins, and posted a team best 3.18 GAA in 30 games.

Rendez-vous '87

Rendez-vous '87 was an ice hockey exhibition series between the Soviet men's national ice hockey team and a team of All-Stars from the National Hockey League, held in Quebec City. It replaced the NHL's All-Star festivities for the 1986–87 NHL season. The Soviet team was paid $80,000 for their appearance in Rendez-vous '87, while the NHLers raised $350,000 for the players' pension fund.

Rendez-vous '87 was designed as a follow-up to the Challenge Cup series in 1979, hoping that the team of NHL All-Stars could beat the Soviet team, unlike before. To this end, the series was a two-game affair instead of a three-game affair in 1979. The two-game series took place during five days of festivities starting on February 9, 1987, and finishing on February 13. The series was very successful, with some, including Wayne Gretzky, calling for more international hockey, especially between Canada and Russia, the two top powers of hockey at the time.

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Hartford Whalers 80 43 30 7 287 270 93
Montreal Canadiens 80 41 29 10 277 241 92
Boston Bruins 80 39 34 7 301 276 85
Quebec Nordiques 80 31 39 10 267 276 72
Buffalo Sabres 80 28 44 8 280 308 64

[1]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.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 9, 19866–1 Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 1–0–0
2TOctober 11, 19864–4 OT Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 1–0–1
3WOctober 13, 19867–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 2–0–1
4LOctober 15, 19862–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 2–1–1
5WOctober 16, 19864–2 @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 3–1–1
6LOctober 18, 19863–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 3–2–1
7TOctober 21, 19864–4 OT Washington Capitals (1986–87) 3–2–2
8WOctober 22, 19867–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 4–2–2
9WOctober 25, 19864–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 5–2–2
10WOctober 28, 19866–2 Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) 6–2–2
11LOctober 30, 19863–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 6–3–2
12TNovember 1, 19862–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 6–3–3
13TNovember 2, 19863–3 OT Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 6–3–4
14LNovember 4, 19863–6 Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 6–4–4
15LNovember 8, 19861–5 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 6–5–4
16WNovember 9, 19866–5 New York Rangers (1986–87) 7–5–4
17LNovember 12, 19863–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 7–6–4
18WNovember 14, 19864–1 @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) 8–6–4
19LNovember 15, 19862–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 8–7–4
20LNovember 18, 19863–4 OT New York Islanders (1986–87) 8–8–4
21WNovember 21, 19866–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 9–8–4
22WNovember 22, 19863–1 Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 10–8–4
23WNovember 25, 19862–1 Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 11–8–4
24LNovember 26, 19862–4 @ New York Rangers (1986–87) 11–9–4
25WNovember 29, 19864–3 Washington Capitals (1986–87) 12–9–4
26WDecember 1, 19864–1 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 13–9–4
27LDecember 3, 19861–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 13–10–4
28LDecember 4, 19862–3 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 13–11–4
29LDecember 6, 19862–3 Calgary Flames (1986–87) 13–12–4
30LDecember 9, 19861–4 St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 13–13–4
31WDecember 13, 19867–0 Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 14–13–4
32LDecember 14, 19862–6 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 14–14–4
33LDecember 17, 19863–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 14–15–4
34LDecember 18, 19862–6 @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) 14–16–4
35WDecember 20, 19864–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 15–16–4
36TDecember 21, 19864–4 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 15–16–5
37TDecember 27, 19862–2 OT New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 15–16–6
38WDecember 30, 19866–3 Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 16–16–6
39LDecember 31, 19861–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 16–17–6
40LJanuary 3, 19872–5 New York Rangers (1986–87) 16–18–6
41LJanuary 4, 19872–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 16–19–6
42WJanuary 6, 19873–2 Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 17–19–6
43TJanuary 8, 19874–4 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 17–19–7
44LJanuary 10, 19872–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 17–20–7
45LJanuary 15, 19871–4 Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) 17–21–7
46LJanuary 17, 19872–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 17–22–7
47WJanuary 18, 19875–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 18–22–7
48LJanuary 20, 19873–5 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 18–23–7
49LJanuary 23, 19872–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 18–24–7
50LJanuary 24, 19871–2 OT New York Islanders (1986–87) 18–25–7
51WJanuary 27, 19874–2 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 19–25–7
52LJanuary 30, 19871–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 19–26–7
53WFebruary 1, 19873–2 Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) 20–26–7
54WFebruary 3, 19874–1 Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 21–26–7
55LFebruary 4, 19873–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 21–27–7
56WFebruary 7, 19875–2 Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 22–27–7
57WFebruary 8, 19872–1 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 23–27–7
58LFebruary 15, 19874–6 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 23–28–7
59TFebruary 17, 19873–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) 23–28–8
60LFebruary 20, 19873–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) 23–29–8
61LFebruary 21, 19873–4 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) 23–30–8
62WFebruary 24, 19875–4 Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) 24–30–8
63LFebruary 26, 19872–6 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 24–31–8
64LFebruary 28, 19871–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 24–32–8
65LMarch 3, 19871–8 Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 24–33–8
66TMarch 7, 19875–5 OT Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 24–33–9
67LMarch 8, 19871–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) 24–34–9
68WMarch 10, 19876–4 Hartford Whalers (1986–87) 25–34–9
69LMarch 12, 19873–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) 25–35–9
70WMarch 14, 19876–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1986–87) 26–35–9
71LMarch 17, 19872–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) 26–36–9
72WMarch 20, 19875–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) 27–36–9
73TMarch 21, 19872–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 27–36–10
74LMarch 24, 19873–4 Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) 27–37–10
75LMarch 26, 19872–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) 27–38–10
76WMarch 28, 19875–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) 28–38–10
77LMarch 31, 19873–4 Boston Bruins (1986–87) 28–39–10
78WApril 2, 19874–1 @ New York Islanders (1986–87) 29–39–10
79WApril 4, 19878–4 New Jersey Devils (1986–87) 30–39–10
80WApril 5, 19876–4 @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) 31–39–10

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Goulet, MichelMichel Goulet LW 75 49 47 96 61−121706
Stastny, PeterPeter Stastny C 64 24 53 77 43−211204
Stastny, AntonAnton Stastny LW 77 27 35 62 83605
Ashton, BrentBrent Ashton LW 46 25 19 44 17−121221
Gillis, PaulPaul Gillis C 76 13 26 39 267−5003
Hunter, DaleDale Hunter C 46 10 29 39 1354000
Siltanen, RistoRisto Siltanen D 66 10 29 39 32−2801
Cote, AlainAlain Cote LW 80 12 24 36 38−4021
Eagles, MikeMike Eagles C/LW 73 13 19 32 55−15022
Brown, JeffJeff Brown D 44 7 22 29 1611300
Lafreniere, JasonJason Lafreniere C 56 13 15 28 8−3701
Picard, RobertRobert Picard D 78 8 20 28 71−17113
Ogrodnick, JohnJohn Ogrodnick LW 32 11 16 27 4−6201
Shaw, DavidDavid Shaw D 75 0 19 19 69−35000
Rochefort, NormandNormand Rochefort D 70 6 9 15 462000
McRae, BasilBasil McRae LW 33 9 5 14 1491301
Hough, MikeMike Hough LW 56 6 8 14 79−8110
Moller, RandyRandy Moller D 71 5 9 14 144−11101
Lambert, LaneLane Lambert RW 15 5 5 10 18−1000
Quinney, KenKen Quinney RW 25 2 7 9 162100
Kumpel, MarkMark Kumpel RW 40 1 8 9 16−12000
Derlago, BillBill Derlago C 18 3 5 8 6−4000
Finn, StevenSteven Finn D 36 2 5 7 40−8000
Price, PatPat Price D 47 0 6 6 81−7000
Sauve, Jean-FrançoisJean-François Sauve C 14 2 3 5 4−4200
Middendorf, MaxMax Middendorf RW 6 1 4 5 4−2000
Gosselin, MarioMario Gosselin G 30 0 3 3 200000
Delorme, GilbertGilbert Delorme D 19 2 0 2 14−1000
Donnelly, GordGord Donnelly D 38 0 2 2 143−3000
Malarchuk, ClintClint Malarchuk G 54 0 2 2 370000
Shedden, DougDoug Shedden C 16 0 2 2 8−5000
Zemlak, RichardRichard Zemlak RW 20 0 2 2 470000
Stienburg, TrevorTrevor Stienburg RW 6 1 0 1 120001
Malone, GregGreg Malone C 6 0 1 1 00000
Heroux, YvesYves Heroux RW 1 0 0 0 00000
Poudrier, DanielDaniel Poudrier D 6 0 0 0 0−2000
Sevigny, RichardRichard Sevigny G 4 0 0 0 140000
Shaunessy, ScottScott Shaunessy D/LW 3 0 0 0 7−1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Malarchuk, ClintClint Malarchuk 3092 54 18 26 9 175 3.40 115121337.884
Gosselin, MarioMario Gosselin 1625 30 13 11 1 86 3.18 0758672.887
Sevigny, RichardRichard Sevigny 144 4 0 2 0 11 4.58 05645.804
Team: 4861 80 31 39 10 272 3.36 123262054.883
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Stastny, PeterPeter Stastny C 13 6 9 15 123211
Goulet, MichelMichel Goulet LW 13 9 5 14 35−2402
Ogrodnick, JohnJohn Ogrodnick LW 13 9 4 13 60302
Picard, RobertRobert Picard D 13 2 10 12 103100
Stastny, AntonAnton Stastny LW 13 3 8 11 60000
Siltanen, RistoRisto Siltanen D 13 1 9 10 8−4100
Hunter, DaleDale Hunter C 13 1 7 8 56−5100
Brown, JeffJeff Brown D 13 3 3 6 2−3200
Gillis, PaulPaul Gillis C 13 2 4 6 653000
Lambert, LaneLane Lambert RW 13 2 4 6 302000
Lafreniere, JasonJason Lafreniere C 12 1 5 6 2−1100
Cote, AlainAlain Cote LW 13 2 3 5 20000
Moller, RandyRandy Moller D 13 1 4 5 235000
McRae, BasilBasil McRae LW 13 3 1 4 99−1001
Rochefort, NormandNormand Rochefort D 13 2 1 3 26−3001
Hough, MikeMike Hough LW 9 0 3 3 26−1000
Finn, StevenSteven Finn D 13 0 2 2 291000
Eagles, MikeMike Eagles C/LW 4 1 0 1 10−1000
Donnelly, GordGord Donnelly D 13 0 0 0 53−2000
Gosselin, MarioMario Gosselin G 11 0 0 0 20000
Malarchuk, ClintClint Malarchuk G 3 0 0 0 00000
Malone, GregGreg Malone C 1 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Gosselin, MarioMario Gosselin 654 11 7 4 37 3.39 0326289.887
Malarchuk, ClintClint Malarchuk 140 3 0 2 8 3.43 05648.857
Team: 794 13 7 6 45 3.40 0382337.882

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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;

Playoffs

Quebec opened the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs with a first round matchup against the Hartford Whalers in a best of seven series. The Whalers, who swept the Nordiques in 1986, finished the season in first place in the Adams Division with a 43-30-7 record, earning 93 points, which was 21 more than Quebec. The series began with two games at the Hartford Civic Center, and the Whalers continued their winning ways against the Nordiques in the playoffs, winning the first game 3–2 in overtime, followed by a narrow 5–4 victory over Quebec in the second game to take a 2–0 series lead. With the series returning to Le Colisée for the next two games, the Nordiques responded, easily defeating Hartford 5–1 in the third game, followed by a 4–1 win in the fourth game to even the series at two. The series shifted back to Hartford for the fifth game, however, the Nordiques came out ahead with a solid 7–5 victory, to take a 3–2 series lead. Quebec would complete the upset, winning 5–4 in overtime in the sixth game in Quebec City, to win the series 4–2.

The Nordiques then moved on to face the Montreal Canadiens, the defending Stanley Cup champions, in the Battle of Quebec in the best of seven Adams Division final. Montreal had a 41-29-10 record, getting 92 points, which was 20 more than the Nordiques. Montreal then swept the Boston Bruins in four games in the first round of the playoffs. The series opened with two games at the Montreal Forum, but it was the Nordiques, who stayed hot, took a 2–0 series lead, defeating the Canadiens 7–5 in the series opener, followed by a 2–1 win in the second game. The series moved to Le Colisée for the next two games, and the Canadiens rebounded, easily defeating the Nordiques 7–2 in the third game, then tied the series with a 3–2 overtime win in the fourth game. In the fifth game back in Montreal, the Canadiens held off the Nordiques once again, winning 3–2 to take the series lead. Quebec then tied the series up in the sixth game, hanging on with a 3–2 win, to force a seventh and deciding game. In the seventh game, the Canadiens proved to be too strong for Quebec, defeating the Nordiques 5–3 to win the series.

Quebec Nordiques 4, Hartford Whalers 2

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 April 8 Quebec Nordiques 2–3 Hartford Whalers 0–1
2 April 9 Quebec Nordiques 4–5 Hartford Whalers 0–2
3 April 11 Hartford Whalers 1–5 Quebec Nordiques 1–2
4 April 12 Hartford Whalers 1–4 Quebec Nordiques 2–2
5 April 14 Quebec Nordiques 7–5 Hartford Whalers 3–2
6 April 16 Hartford Whalers 4–5 Quebec Nordiques 4–2

Montreal Canadiens 4, Quebec Nordiques 3

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 April 20 Quebec Nordiques 7–5 Montreal Canadiens 1–0
2 April 22 Quebec Nordiques 2–1 Montreal Canadiens 2–0
3 April 24 Montreal Canadiens 7–2 Quebec Nordiques 2–1
4 April 26 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Quebec Nordiques 2–2
5 April 28 Quebec Nordiques 2–3 Montreal Canadiens 2–3
6 April 30 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Quebec Nordiques 3–3
7 May 2 Quebec Nordiques 3–5 Montreal Canadiens 3–4

Transactions

The Nordiques made the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.

Trades

January 5, 1987 To Winnipeg Jets
4th round pick in 1989 – Mark Brownschidle
To Quebec Nordiques
Bill Derlago
January 15, 1987 To Detroit Red Wings
Mark Kumpel
Brent Ashton
Gilbert Delorme
To Quebec Nordiques
Basil McRae
John Ogrodnick
Doug Shedden
March 5, 1987 To New York Rangers
Pat Price
To Quebec Nordiques
Lane Lambert
June 12, 1987 To Washington Capitals
12th round pick in 1987 – Dan Brettschneider
10th round pick in 1988Mark Sorensen
To Quebec Nordiques
9th round pick in 1987 – Ladislav Tresl
June 13, 1987 To Washington Capitals
Dale Hunter
Clint Malarchuk
To Quebec Nordiques
Gaetan Duchesne
Alan Haworth
1st round pick in 1987Joe Sakic

Free agents

Player Former team
Scott Gordon Boston College Eagles (NCAA)
Marc Fortier Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
Jean-Marc Richard Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
Player New team
Alain Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins

Roster

1986–87 Quebec Nordiques
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1986 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
118 Ken McRae  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
239 Jean-Marc Routhier  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
241 Stephane Guerard  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
481 Ron Tugnutt  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5102 Gerald Bzdel  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
6117 Scott White  Canada Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA)
6123 Morgen Samuelsson  Sweden Bodens BK (Sweden)
7134 Mark Vermette  Canada Lake Superior State (NCAA)
7144 Jean-François Nault  Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
8165 Keith Miller  Canada Guelph Platers (OHL)
9186 Pierre Millier  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
10207 Chris Lappin  United States Canterbury School (USHS)
11228 Martin Latreille  Canada Laval Titan (QMJHL)
12249 Sean Boudreault  United States Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS)

Awards and records

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1986-87 Quebec Nordiques Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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