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Doug Smith's 1986-1987 season

Points
40
NHL#165
Goals
16
NHL#140
Assists
24
NHL#177
Plus/minus
-19
NHL#590
Games
62
77%
77% of 80

Centre Doug Smith was 23 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 62 of a possible 80 games and scored 16 goals and 24 assists for 40 points, 0.65 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1986-1987
  1. Season opener

    Doug Smith plays the 1986-1987 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Doug was 23 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF2–3WIN
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–5TOR
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–2BUF
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL0–0BUF
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–3BUF
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 805 of 20 played
      1
      points
      NHL#404
      0
      goals
      NHL#372
      1
      assists
      NHL#369
      BUF
      4-13-0W-L-OT11Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • November 1986
    • The game
      BUF0–3HFD
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6BOS
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • December 1986
    • The game
      MNS5–4BUF
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL6–5BUF
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–4NJD
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–5DET
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6CHI
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–7QUE
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–4BUF
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–4HFD
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3BUF
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–5TOR
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–2BUF
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–1BUF
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5BUF
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WIN6–3BUF
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–7BUF
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF4–2WIN
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8025 of 40 played
      10
      points
      NHL#283
      6
      goals
      NHL#182
      4
      assists
      NHL#345
      BUF
      11-24-0W-L-OT27Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–5MNS
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF8–5LAK
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL3–3BUF
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–6BUF
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–5MNS
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–2BUF
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–3WSH
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      QUE1–3BUF
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • February 1987
    • The game
      DET1–6BUF
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–1HFD
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5QUE
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–7BUF
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF5–1NYI
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–3NYR
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      HFD3–5BUF
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–3BUF
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8042 of 60 played
      26
      points
      NHL#200
      12
      goals
      NHL#141
      14
      assists
      NHL#227
      BUF
      22-32-0W-L-OT50Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–4BUF
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • March 1987
    • The game
      VAN4–2BUF
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Doug Smith reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · March 1

    • The game
      BUF2–4PHI
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NJD4–6BUF
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–5QUE
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE1–5BUF
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2LAK
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–6VAN
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–5EDM
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–6CGY
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2BUF
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–3BUF
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–5BUF
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK5–3BUF
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM3–2BUF
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-8SOG
    • April 1987
    • The game
      BUF3–5STL
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–6NYI
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD0–6BUF
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Doug Smith closes the 1986-1987 season with 40 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    40
    NHL#165
    Games
    62of 80
    78%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#140
    Assists
    24
    NHL#177
    P/GP
    0.65
    NHL#151
    +/-
    -19
    NHL#590
    Events
    24
    career best in assists
    100
    career assists
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts