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Craig Simpson's 1986-1987 season

Points
51
NHL#105
Goals
26
NHL#66
Assists
25
NHL#165
Plus/minus
+8
NHL#96
Games
72
90%
90% of 80

Left winger Craig Simpson was 19 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 72 of a possible 80 games and scored 26 goals and 25 assists for 51 points, 0.71 points per game. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1986-1987
  1. Season opener

    Craig Simpson plays the 1986-1987 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Craig 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
      WSH4–5PIT
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–6PIT
      W
      game 2/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–1CHI
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–4PIT
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT7–3BUF
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NJD4–8PIT
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–5PIT
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5PHI
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5HFD
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD8–6PIT
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • November 1986
    • The game
      PIT4–2MNS
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–2DET
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–2PIT
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5NJD
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–5PIT
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT1–3WIN
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–2CGY
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      12
      points
      NHL#117
      5
      goals
      NHL#93
      7
      assists
      NHL#118
      PIT
      12-6-0W-L-OT26Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT5–4WSH
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–5NYI
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–2PIT
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–5PIT
      game 24/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–2NYR
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1986
    • The game
      EDM4–2PIT
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5PIT
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY6–4PIT
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–8PIT
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–3TOR
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT0–3LAK
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–4PIT
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–4MTL
      game 33/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-6SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–3PIT
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–3PIT
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–6PIT
      W
      game 39/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH2–5PIT
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      29
      points
      NHL#88
      16
      goals
      NHL#35
      13
      assists
      NHL#152
      PIT
      17-16-0W-L-OT41Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT2–3WSH
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 42/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WIN4–3PIT
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT2–4BOS
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–0PIT
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–10LAK
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–0VAN
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT2–4EDM
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH5–7PIT
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5PHI
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1987
    • The game
      HFD8–6PIT
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–6BOS
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI1–4PIT
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT2–1NJD
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–3PIT
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4NYR
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY3–1PIT
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–4PHI
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD6–5PIT
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2NYR
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      46
      points
      NHL#70
      23
      goals
      NHL#39
      23
      assists
      NHL#119
      PIT
      22-28-0W-L-OT54Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM2–5PIT
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT4–5NYI
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–1PIT
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1987
    • The game
      STL5–5PIT
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–7TOR
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL4–5PIT
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3PHI
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3PIT
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5HFD
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–1PIT
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5NJD
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1987
    • The game
      NJD2–6PIT
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–4PIT
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Craig Simpson closes the 1986-1987 season with 51 points

    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    51
    NHL#105
    Games
    72of 80
    90%
    Goals
    26
    NHL#66
    Assists
    25
    NHL#165
    P/GP
    0.71
    NHL#116
    +/-
    +8
    NHL#96
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 11 pts