1986–87 Hartford Whalers
43-30-0, 93 pts · Playoffs 2-4
The 1986–87 Hartford Whalers went 43-30-0 (93 points) in the Adams Division and played 6 playoff games (2-4). Ron Francis led the team with 93 points (30 G, 63 A). Mike Liut had 31 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis | C | 75 | 30 | 63 | 93 | +11 | 45 | 7 | 189 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Dineen | R | 78 | 40 | 39 | 79 | +8 | 110 | 11 | 234 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Anderson | R | 76 | 31 | 44 | 75 | +13 | 19 | 7 | 223 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Evason | C | 80 | 22 | 37 | 59 | +4 | 67 | 7 | 123 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Ferraro | C | 80 | 27 | 32 | 59 | -9 | 42 | 14 | 96 | 28.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Lawless | L | 60 | 22 | 32 | 54 | +26 | 14 | 4 | 161 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Stew Gavin | R | 79 | 20 | 21 | 41 | +9 | 28 | 3 | 162 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Babych | D | 66 | 8 | 33 | 41 | -17 | 44 | 7 | 157 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvain Turgeon | L | 41 | 23 | 13 | 36 | -3 | 45 | 6 | 137 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulf Samuelsson | D | 78 | 2 | 31 | 33 | +29 | 162 | 0 | 104 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Tippett | L | 80 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -2 | 42 | 0 | 120 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Murzyn | D | 74 | 9 | 19 | 28 | +16 | 95 | 1 | 135 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | C | 80 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 88 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Macdermid | R | 72 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +4 | 202 | 0 | 73 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | D | 48 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 32 | 5 | 85 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | D | 66 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +5 | 130 | 0 | 50 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Semenko | L | 53 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 87 | 0 | 32 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvain Cote | D | 67 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +10 | 20 | 0 | 100 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | D | 37 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +8 | 24 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Barr | R | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Ladouceur | D | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 51 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Millar | R | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Churla | R | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torrie Robertson | L | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 98 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Gardner | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bothwell | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Sherven | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yves Courteau | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Babych | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Shaw | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Britz | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 59 | 58 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 1622 | .885 | 3.23 | 4 |
| Steve Weeks | 25 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 613 | .873 | 3.42 | 1 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | vs CGY | W 6–5 | Final |
| Oct 12 | @ BOS | L 2–7 | Final |
| Oct 16 | vs WIN | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Oct 18 | vs PHI | L 3–6 | Final |
| Oct 24 | @ BUF | W 5–4 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs BUF | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs PIT | W 5–2 | Final |
| Oct 30 | @ TOR | L 2–6 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs QUE | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 2 | @ QUE | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 5 | vs NYI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 8 | @ LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 12 | @ VAN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ CGY | L 3–4 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs EDM | W 6–2 | Final |
| Nov 19 | vs MTL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 21 | vs STL | W 4–0 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ NYI | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 26 | vs BUF | W 3–0 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ MTL | W 7–5 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ QUE | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 3 | vs QUE | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ PHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs DET | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 10 | vs STL | W 6–2 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs VAN | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 14 | @ BUF | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs BUF | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 18 | @ BOS | W 6–5 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ DET | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 21 | @ NYR | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 23 | vs BOS | W 2–0 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs MTL | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 27 | @ MTL | L 2–6 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ WSH | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 31 | @ MNS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs CHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 4 | vs TOR | W 8–3 | Final |
| Jan 7 | @ STL | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 9 | @ WIN | L 0–3 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ MNS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 12 | @ NJD | L 5–7 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs BOS | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 15 | @ BOS | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 17 | vs WSH | L 1–6 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ MTL | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 21 | vs MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs QUE | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ TOR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ QUE | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 29 | @ BOS | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 1 | @ PIT | W 8–6 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs BUF | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ WSH | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ LAK | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ CHI | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ NJD | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs CHI | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 22 | @ BUF | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs BOS | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs QUE | W 2–1 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs NJD | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Mar 3 | vs DET | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs BOS | W 10–2 | Final |
| Mar 7 | vs PHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ QUE | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs CGY | L 1–6 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ WIN | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ EDM | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ NYR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs MNS | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 22 | vs LAK | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs EDM | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs PIT | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs VAN | W 7–4 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs NYR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Apr 5 | @ BUF | L 0–6 | Final |
| Apr 8 | vs QUE | W 3–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | vs QUE | W 5–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | @ QUE | L 1–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | @ QUE | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 14 | vs QUE | L 5–7 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 16 | @ QUE | L 4–5 | Final/OT · Playoffs |