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Dave Semenko's 1986-1987 season

Points
12
NHL#369
Goals
4
NHL#343
Assists
8
NHL#360
Plus/minus
-7
NHL#474
Games
56
65%
65% of 85

Left winger Dave Semenko was 29 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Edmonton Oilers och Hartford Whalers. He played 56 of a possible 85 games and scored 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points, 0.21 points per game. He moved from Edmonton Oilers to Hartford Whalers in December. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 0 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dave Semenko opens the 1986-1987 season with Edmonton Oilers

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

    A late start

    Dave Semenko's season starts in game 12 of 80

    Edmonton Oilers have played 11 games11 of 80 without him
    • The game
      EDM6–2VAN
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • November 1986
    • The game
      LAK5–5EDM
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–1EDM
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM8–6NYR
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 804 of 20 played
      0
      points
      NHL#431
      0
      goals
      NHL#353
      0
      assists
      NHL#414
      EDM
      11-8-0W-L-OT23Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR4–5EDM
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1986
    • The game
      BUF3–4HFD
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      HFD6–5BOS
      W
      game 29/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD2–2DET
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–3NYR
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS0–2HFD
      W
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–1HFD
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–6MTL
      L
      game 34/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–1WSH
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–5MNS
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–2HFD
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–8HFD
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–6STL
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD0–3WIN
      L
      game 40/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8018 of 40 played
      8
      points
      NHL#313
      4
      goals
      NHL#244
      4
      assists
      NHL#348
      HFD
      20-14-0W-L-OT46Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–4MNS
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–7NJD
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–3HFD
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–6BOS
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–1HFD
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–4MTL
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3HFD
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE2–3HFD
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–0TOR
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4QUE
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–3BOS
      W
      game 51/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4NYI
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1987
    • The game
      HFD8–6PIT
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–1HFD
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–2WSH
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3HFD
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–5LAK
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–4CHI
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–3NJD
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–3HFD
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8038 of 60 played
      11
      points
      NHL#331
      4
      goals
      NHL#301
      7
      assists
      NHL#336
      HFD
      31-23-0W-L-OT68Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–5BUF
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–6HFD
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1987
    • The game
      NJD5–5HFD
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5HFD
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–10HFD
      W
      game 66/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–6QUE
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY6–1HFD
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–0WIN
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–4EDM
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–3NYR
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–5HFD
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–6HFD
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–3HFD
      L
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Milestone

    Dave Semenko reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · March 25

    • The game
      PIT4–5HFD
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–7HFD
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • April 1987
    • The game
      HFD2–3MTL
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5HFD
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD0–6BUF
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dave Semenko closes the 1986-1987 season with 12 points

    Points
    12
    NHL#369
    Games
    56of 80
    70%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#343
    Assists
    8
    NHL#360
    P/GP
    0.21
    NHL#367
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#474
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Hartford Whalers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Hartford Whalers meet Quebec Nordiques

    HFDvsQUE
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      QUE2–3HFD
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Hartford Whalerslead1–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 2
      QUE4–5HFD
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Hartford Whalerslead2–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 3
      HFD1–5QUE
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Hartford Whalerslead2–1againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 4
      HFD1–4QUE
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    First round

    Quebec Nordiques knock Hartford Whalers out 4–2

    HFD2–4QUE
    Eliminated
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Dave Semenko ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#267
    Games
    4
    Goals
    0
    NHL#202
    Assists
    0
    NHL#240
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#87
    QUE2–4