1986–87 Los Angeles Kings season

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

Regular season Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 9, 1986||3–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||0–1–0

|2||W||October 11, 1986||5–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1986–87) ||1–1–0

|3||L||October 14, 1986||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||1–2–0

|4||W||October 15, 1986||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||2–2–0

|5||L||October 18, 1986||1–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||2–3–0

|6||W||October 19, 1986||7–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||3–3–0

|7||L||October 22, 1986||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1986–87) ||3–4–0

|8||L||October 23, 1986||3–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||3–5–0

|9||L||October 25, 1986||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1986–87) ||3–6–0

|10||L||October 27, 1986||5–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||3–7–0

|11||L||October 28, 1986||2–6 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||3–8–0

|12||T||November 2, 1986||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||3–8–1

|13||L||November 3, 1986||2–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||3–9–1

|14||L||November 6, 1986||4–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||3–10–1

|15||W||November 8, 1986||4–3 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||4–10–1

|16||W||November 11, 1986||4–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||5–10–1

|17||L||November 13, 1986||5–6 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||5–11–1

|18||W||November 15, 1986||4–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||6–11–1

|19||W||November 18, 1986||6–5 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||7–11–1

|20||T||November 19, 1986||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||7–11–2

|21||W||November 21, 1986||4–1 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||8–11–2

|22||L||November 23, 1986||2–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||8–12–2

|23||L||November 25, 1986||5–11 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||8–13–2

|24||L||November 26, 1986||3–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||8–14–2

|25||W||November 29, 1986||9–6 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||9–14–2

|26||W||December 2, 1986||5–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||10–14–2

|27||W||December 4, 1986||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||11–14–2

|28||W||December 6, 1986||7–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||12–14–2

|29||W||December 9, 1986||7–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1986–87) ||13–14–2

|30||L||December 10, 1986||4–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1986–87) ||13–15–2

|31||L||December 13, 1986||3–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||13–16–2

|32||L||December 14, 1986||2–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||13–17–2

|33||W||December 17, 1986||3–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||14–17–2

|34||T||December 20, 1986||8–8 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||14–17–3

|35||W||December 22, 1986||5–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||15–17–3

|36||L||December 23, 1986||4–6 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||15–18–3

|37||W||December 27, 1986||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||16–18–3

|38||W||December 30, 1986||4–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||17–18–3

|39||T||January 2, 1987||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||17–18–4

|40||L||January 3, 1987||1–8 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||17–19–4

|41||W||January 7, 1987||6–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||18–19–4

|42||L||January 8, 1987||4–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||18–20–4

|43||L||January 10, 1987||5–8 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||18–21–4

|44||W||January 14, 1987||4–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||19–21–4

|45||W||January 16, 1987||5–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||20–21–4

|46||T||January 17, 1987||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1986–87) ||20–21–5

|47||T||January 19, 1987||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1986–87) ||20–21–6

|48||W||January 21, 1987||10–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1986–87) ||21–21–6

|49||L||January 23, 1987||3–6 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||21–22–6

|50||W||January 28, 1987||6–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1986–87) ||22–22–6

|51||L||January 31, 1987||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1986–87) ||22–23–6

|52||L||February 1, 1987||2–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||22–24–6

|53||L||February 4, 1987||4–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||22–25–6

|54||L||February 6, 1987||1–6 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||22–26–6

|55||L||February 8, 1987||1–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||22–27–6

|56||W||February 14, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||23–27–6

|57||T||February 16, 1987||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1986–87) ||23–27–7

|58||W||February 18, 1987||7–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||24–27–7

|59||L||February 21, 1987||2–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||24–28–7

|60||W||February 24, 1987||8–3 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||25–28–7

|61||L||February 26, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1986–87) ||25–29–7

|62||L||February 28, 1987||3–6 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||25–30–7

|63||L||March 1, 1987||1–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1986–87) ||25–31–7

|64||T||March 3, 1987||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1986–87) ||25–31–8

|65||L||March 5, 1987||2–7 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||25–32–8

|66||L||March 6, 1987||3–9 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||25–33–8

|67||W||March 8, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||26–33–8

|68||L||March 11, 1987||2–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||26–34–8

|69||L||March 14, 1987||3–6 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1986–87) ||26–35–8

|70||W||March 17, 1987||5–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1986–87) ||27–35–8

|71||W||March 19, 1987||5–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1986–87) ||28–35–8

|72||L||March 21, 1987||6–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1986–87) ||28–36–8

|73||L||March 22, 1987||3–6 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1986–87) ||28–37–8

|74||W||March 25, 1987||6–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1986–87) ||29–37–8

|75||W||March 26, 1987||5–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1986–87) ||30–37–8

|76||L||March 28, 1987||3–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||30–38–8

|77||W||March 30, 1987||5–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1986–87) ||31–38–8

|78||L||April 1, 1987||3–8 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||31–39–8

|79||L||April 4, 1987||3–7 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1986–87) ||31–40–8

|80||L||April 5, 1987||2–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1986–87) ||31–41–8

Legend:

Playoffs

Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG LW 79 45 39 84 28-181803 C 80 33 48 81 101-161012 C 80 37 42 79 22-51802 C 67 24 50 74 54-8902 RW 67 18 44 62 840913 RW 76 19 42 61 48-10402 RW 68 20 30 50 26-12624 D 75 13 25 38 748502 D 67 14 23 37 93-40501 D 77 7 29 36 155-19602 LW 60 14 21 35 640402 LW 76 16 18 34 358-1103 RW 69 14 19 33 1011010 D 73 3 27 30 12016000 C 78 13 9 22 35-13030 LW 58 6 15 21 13310010 D 66 6 14 20 919001 D 30 5 11 16 57-9201 D 37 2 7 9 181-1000 D 16 1 7 8 8-1000 RW 35 2 5 7 16-14000 G 46 0 6 6 220000 C 10 2 3 5 6-8000 D 11 0 4 4 7-3000 LW 45 2 1 3 158-15001 D 11 0 3 3 41000 LW 5 2 0 2 2-1000 D 11 0 2 2 8-9000 D 10 0 2 2 112000 G 24 0 1 1 180000 G 5 0 1 1 00000 LW 2 0 0 0 240000 G 7 0 0 0 20000 C 1 0 0 0 0-2000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO SA SV SV% 2734 46 18 21 6 168 3.69 114201252.882 1404 24 8 13 2 103 4.40 1692589.851 420 7 4 3 0 34 4.86 0222188.847 300 5 1 4 0 27 5.40 0154127.825 Team: 4858 80 31 41 8 332 4.10 224882156.867 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 5 2 5 7 61100 RW 5 3 2 5 0-2100 LW 5 3 2 5 302001 RW 5 2 3 5 6-2100 LW 5 1 4 5 2-7000 D 5 2 2 4 4-8100 C 5 2 1 3 0-2000 C 5 1 2 3 2-4000 C 5 1 2 3 6-6000 D 5 1 2 3 103000 D 5 1 2 3 10-3100 RW 3 1 1 2 00000 D 5 0 2 2 101000 RW 5 0 1 1 0-4000 LW 5 0 1 1 8-2000 G 1 0 0 0 00000 RW 2 0 0 0 01000 D 5 0 0 0 2-9000 D 5 0 0 0 10-2000 LW 3 0 0 0 81000 G 5 0 0 0 40000 LW 2 0 0 0 0-2000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO SA SV SV% 260 5 1 4 24 5.54 0154130.844 40 1 0 0 7 10.50 02922.759 Team: 300 5 1 4 31 6.20 0183152.831

Transactions The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1986–87 season.

Trades February 14, 1987To Los Angeles KingsAl JensenTo Washington CapitalsGarry Galley March 10, 1987To Los Angeles KingsBobby Carpenter Tom LaidlawTo New York RangersMarcel Dionne Jeff Crossman 3rd round pick in 1989 – Murray Garbutt

Free agent signings July 1, 1986From Saint-Jean Castors (QMJHL)Eric Germain July 30, 1986From Philadelphia FlyersPeter Dineen February 4, 1987From Minnesota North StarsDave Langevin

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

Waivers October 6, 1986From New York IslandersBob Bourne October 6, 1986From Buffalo SabresMal 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.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)12Jimmy CarsonVerdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)344Denis LarocqueGuelph Platers (OHL)465Sylvain CouturierLaval Titan (QMJHL)586Dave GudenRoxbury Latin School (ISL)6107Robb StauberDuluth Denfeld High School (USHS-MN)7128Sean KrakiwskyCalgary Wranglers (WHL)8149Rene ChapdelaineLake Superior State University (CCHA)9170Trevor PochipinskiPenticton Knights (BCJHL)10191Paul KellyGuelph Platers (OHL)11212Russ MannSt. Lawrence University (ECAC)12233Brian HaytonGuelph Platers (OHL)S11Bob KudelskiYale University (ECAC)

See also 1986–87 NHL season

References