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Alain Cote's 1986-1987 season

Points
36
NHL#188
Goals
12
NHL#190
Assists
24
NHL#177
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#373
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Left winger Alain Cote was 29 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Quebec Nordiques. He played all 80 games and scored 12 goals and 24 assists for 36 points, 0.45 points per game. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 5 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Alain Cote plays the 1986-1987 season for Quebec Nordiques

    QUEQuebec Nordiques

    Alain was 29 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET1–6QUE
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4QUE
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE7–1VAN
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–5EDM
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–2CGY
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–4STL
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–4QUE
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE7–1TOR
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4QUE
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–6QUE
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–6PHI
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • November 1986
    • The game
      QUE2–2HFD
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–3QUE
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN6–3QUE
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–1QUE
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Milestone

    Alain Cote reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Boston Bruins · November 8

    • The game
      NYR5–6QUE
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–4MTL
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–1WSH
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–5PIT
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3QUE
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      12
      points
      NHL#105
      5
      goals
      NHL#89
      7
      assists
      NHL#109
      QUE
      8-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE6–1BUF
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–3QUE
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2QUE
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–4NYR
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–4QUE
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • December 1986
    • The game
      HFD1–4QUE
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–2HFD
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–3BOS
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2QUE
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–1QUE
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–7QUE
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–2QUE
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–5EDM
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–6CGY
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–1MNS
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–4WIN
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–2QUE
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6QUE
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–4MTL
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–2QUE
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      21
      points
      NHL#154
      8
      goals
      NHL#138
      13
      assists
      NHL#142
      QUE
      16-18-0W-L-OT38Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE2–7BUF
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3QUE
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–4NJD
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–5MTL
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–1QUE
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–3DET
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE5–3CHI
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3QUE
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–3HFD
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1QUE
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–4QUE
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–3BUF
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • February 1987
    • The game
      LAK2–3QUE
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Alain Cote reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · February 1

    • The game
      MTL1–4QUE
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–4MTL
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5QUE
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–1BOS
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–6CHI
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–3QUE
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–6DET
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      28
      points
      NHL#178
      9
      goals
      NHL#185
      19
      assists
      NHL#152
      QUE
      23-29-0W-L-OT54Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE3–4STL
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–5QUE
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–6BOS
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–2HFD
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • March 1987
    • The game
      PIT8–1QUE
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–5QUE
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–5BUF
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–6QUE
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–6PIT
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE6–3LAK
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–4VAN
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–5QUE
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2QUE
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–3QUE
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–3PHI
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–5QUE
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3QUE
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1987
    • The game
      QUE4–1NYI
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–8QUE
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE6–4BOS
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Alain Cote closes the 1986-1987 season with 36 points

    QUEQuebec Nordiques
    Points
    36
    NHL#188
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    12
    NHL#190
    Assists
    24
    NHL#177
    P/GP
    0.45
    NHL#236
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#373
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    250
    career points
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Quebec Nordiques are in the playoffs

    First round

    Quebec Nordiques meet Hartford Whalers

    QUEvsHFD
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      QUE2–3HFD
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Hartford Whalerslead1–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 2
      QUE4–5HFD
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Hartford Whalerslead2–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 3
      HFD1–5QUE
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Hartford Whalerslead2–1againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 4
      HFD1–4QUE
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Quebec Nordiquesare2–2withHartford Whalers
    • Game 5
      QUE7–5HFD
      W
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Quebec Nordiqueslead3–2againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 6
      HFD4–5QUE
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Quebec Nordiques knock Hartford Whalers out 4–2

    QUE4–2HFD
    Advance
    6Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Quebec Nordiques meet Montréal Canadiens

    QUEvsMTL
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      QUE7–5MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Quebec Nordiqueslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      QUE2–1MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Quebec Nordiqueslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL7–2QUE
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Quebec Nordiqueslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      MTL3–2QUE
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Quebec Nordiquesare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      QUE2–3MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 6
      MTL2–3QUE
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • May 1987
    • Quebec Nordiquesare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 7
      QUE3–5MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Quebec Nordiques out 4–3

    QUE3–4MTL
    Eliminated
    7Games5Points2Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Alain Cote ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 5 points

    QUEQuebec Nordiques
    Points
    5
    NHL#84
    Games
    13
    Goals
    2
    NHL#74
    Assists
    3
    NHL#83
    P/GP
    0.38
    NHL#78
    +/-
    0
    NHL#125
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    HFD4–2→MTL3–4