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Brian Curran's 1986-1987 season

Points
10
NHL#387
Goals
0
NHL#506
Assists
10
NHL#327
Plus/minus
+3
NHL#165
Games
68
85%
85% of 80

Defenceman Brian Curran was 22 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 68 of a possible 80 games and scored 0 goals and 10 assists for 10 points, 0.15 points per game. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 0 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Brian Curran plays the 1986-1987 season for New York Islanders

    Brian was 22 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–3CHI
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5LAK
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–7NYI
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–2NYI
      L
      game 4/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2NYR
      game 5/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–6NYI
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–4NYI
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–2NYI
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI6–7NJD
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1986
    • The game
      WIN4–7NYI
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–7NYI
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–3HFD
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–2NYI
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–3BUF
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–2NYI
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI7–3MNS
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–3WIN
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–3QUE
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–6NYI
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–3NYI
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      4
      points
      NHL#308
      0
      goals
      NHL#372
      4
      assists
      NHL#227
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#33
      NYI
      11-8-0W-L-OT23Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI6–5NYI
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1986
    • The game
      NYI3–3CGY
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–7EDM
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–3VAN
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI1–3BOS
      L
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–2NYI
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI8–4NJD
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–4NYI
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–9PHI
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5NYI
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–2WSH
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3PIT
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3NYI
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4NYR
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–4NYI
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–5NYI
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      6
      points
      NHL#351
      0
      goals
      NHL#436
      6
      assists
      NHL#292
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#46
      NYI
      20-17-0W-L-OT43Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–1NYR
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3NYI
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–2NYI
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–1PHI
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–1NYI
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–8DET
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–3WSH
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4NYI
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • February 1987
    • The game
      NYI1–4VAN
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3EDM
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4CGY
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI7–0NJD
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8051 of 60 played
      8
      points
      NHL#378
      0
      goals
      NHL#480
      8
      assists
      NHL#315
      +5
      +/-
      NHL#52
      NYI
      27-25-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–3STL
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5NYI
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–3NYI
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • March 1987
    • The game
      BOS4–4NYI
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–7NYR
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–7TOR
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–5CHI
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–3PIT
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4NJD
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD6–7NYI
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–2DET
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4NYI
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–1NYI
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2NYI
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1987
    • The game
      BUF6–6NYI
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI9–5PHI
      W
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Brian Curran closes the 1986-1987 season with 10 points

    Points
    10
    NHL#387
    Games
    68of 80
    85%
    Goals
    0
    NHL#506
    Assists
    10
    NHL#327
    P/GP
    0.15
    NHL#411
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#165
    Events
    10
    career best in assists
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet Washington Capitals

    NYIvsWSH
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYI3–4WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI3–1WSH
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New York Islandersare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH2–0NYI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      WSH4–1NYI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI4–2WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    NYI4–3WSH
    Advance
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    2 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYIvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      NYI2–4PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI2–1PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Islandersare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI4–1NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Islanders out 4–3

    NYI3–4PHI
    Eliminated
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Brian Curran ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#267
    Games
    8
    Goals
    0
    NHL#202
    Assists
    0
    NHL#240
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#307
    WSH4–3→PHI3–4