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Bill Ranford's 1986-1987 season

Wins
16
NHL#26
Save pct
.891
NHL#9
GAA
3.34
NHL#18
Shutouts
3
NHL#2
Games
41
51%
51% of 80

Goaltender Bill Ranford was 19 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 41 games and won 16 of them, at .891. In the playoffs he played 2 games and won 0.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bill Ranford plays the 1986-1987 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Bill was 19 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CGY5–3BOS
      L
      game 1/804
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .848
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5NJD
      L
      game 2/804
      His night
      .828SV%
      24SV29SA5GA59:05TOIL
      .828
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    • The game
      BOS2–1WIN
      W
      game 4/805
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–5VAN
      L
      game 7/803
      His night
      .839SV%
      26SV31SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .839
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–0CGY
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      43SV43SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Milestone

    Bill Ranford records his first NHL shutout

    in the game against Calgary Flames · October 26

    • The game
      MTL3–3BOS
      game 10/803
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA65:00TOI
      .885
      View the game
    • November 1986
    • The game
      BUF7–1BOS
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      .737SV%
      14SV19SA5GA30:21TOIL
      .737
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–8BUF
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      .773SV%
      17SV22SA5GA29:46TOIL
      .773
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 808 of 20 started
      2
      wins
      NHL#21
      .879
      SV%
      NHL#15
      4.1
      GAA
      NHL#21
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      BOS
      7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • December 1986
    • The game
      PHI0–5BOS
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      42SV42SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2MTL
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI6–2BOS
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      .829SV%
      29SV35SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .829
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–2HFD
      L
      game 34/803
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:27TOIL
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2LAK
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA64:20TOIL
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4STL
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      .952SV%in relief
      20SV21SA1GA49:20TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–2NJD
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–1BOS
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–4BOS
      game 40/802
      His night
      .923SV%in relief
      12SV13SA1GA44:39TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8015 of 40 started
      5
      wins
      .900
      SV%
      3.0
      GAA
      2
      shutouts
      BOS
      18-17-0W-L-OT41Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI5–4BOS
      L
      game 41/804
      His night
      .792SV%
      19SV24SA5GA58:50TOIL
      .792
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    • The game
      HFD4–6BOS
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–4BOS
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3QUE
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      .909SV%
      30SV33SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .909
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–7BOS
      W
      game 47/803
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–5BOS
      W
      game 48/804
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–6BOS
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      1.000SV%
      12SV12SA0GA23:09TOI
      1.000
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD6–3BOS
      L
      game 50/804
      His night
      .857SV%
      30SV35SA5GA59:45TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • February 1987
    • The game
      BOS4–5NYR
      L
      game 52/804
      His night
      .733SV%
      11SV15SA4GA20:00TOI
      .733
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–6BOS
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA60:00TOIW
      .865
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–1BOS
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      .931SV%
      27SV29SA2GA60:00TOIL
      .931
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5TOR
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      .848SV%
      28SV33SA5GA59:21TOIL
      .848
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA59:05TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–0MNS
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      45SV45SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8029 of 60 started
      12
      wins
      NHL#19
      .894
      SV%
      NHL#3
      3.2
      GAA
      NHL#8
      3
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      BOS
      29-26-0W-L-OT63Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE2–6BOS
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .929
      View the game
    • March 1987
    • The game
      DET4–3BOS
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      .882SV%
      30SV34SA4GA64:52TOIL
      .882
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–10HFD
      L
      game 66/803
      His night
      .688SV%
      11SV16SA5GA20:00TOIL
      .688
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3NYR
      L
      game 68/805
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA59:10TOIL
      .885
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–3DET
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:23TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–8BOS
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      .765SV%in relief
      13SV17SA4GA20:00TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–4BOS
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–2BOS
      W
      game 76/803
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3QUE
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .903
      View the game
    • April 1987
    • The game
      QUE6–4BOS
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      .846SV%
      33SV39SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Bill Ranford closes the 1986-1987 season with 16 wins

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Wins
    16
    Games
    41of 80
    51%
    Shutouts
    3
    SV%
    .891
    GAA
    3.34
    Starts
    38
    Events
    3
    career best in shutouts
    1
    First NHL shutout
    5 i rad
    straight wins
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 2
      BOS3–4MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      .840SV%
      21SV25SA4GA62:38TOIL
      .840
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      MTL4–2BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA59:29TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–0

    BOS0–4MTL
    Eliminated
    2Games0Wins.855SV%3.9GAA
    The run in numbers

    Bill Ranford ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 0 wins

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Wins
    0
    Games
    2
    Shutouts
    0
    SV%
    .855
    GAA
    3.93
    Starts
    2
    MTL0–4