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Garth Butcher's 1986-1987 season

Points
20
NHL#292
Goals
5
NHL#325
Assists
15
NHL#267
Plus/minus
-10
NHL#525
Games
70
87%
87% of 80

Defenceman Garth Butcher was 23 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 70 of a possible 80 games and scored 5 goals and 15 assists for 20 points, 0.29 points per game. Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1986-1987
  1. Season opener

    Garth Butcher plays the 1986-1987 season for Vancouver Canucks

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

    • The game
      VAN2–6PHI
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4MNS
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–5VAN
      W
      game 6/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–2VAN
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1986
    • The game
      VAN2–2PIT
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3WSH
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN7–6BUF
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–3TOR
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5CGY
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–3VAN
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN3–2VAN
      L
      game 18/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY0–5VAN
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR8–5VAN
      L
      game 20/803
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8013 of 20 played
      2
      points
      NHL#359
      0
      goals
      NHL#366
      2
      assists
      NHL#319
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#156
      VAN
      5-13-0W-L-OT12Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–5EDM
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–11VAN
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN5–3LAK
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1986
    • The game
      VAN3–1WIN
      W
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6PHI
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4BOS
      L
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2HFD
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN7–3CHI
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET5–4VAN
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–4EDM
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–3VAN
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–6VAN
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4VAN
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM7–3VAN
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3VAN
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4WIN
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3QUE
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8030 of 40 played
      7
      points
      NHL#328
      0
      goals
      NHL#436
      7
      assists
      NHL#268
      -8
      +/-
      NHL#162
      VAN
      11-25-0W-L-OT26Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–2MTL
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2NJD
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–8NYR
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–4LAK
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–9VAN
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN4–3CGY
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–5WIN
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–5VAN
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–0VAN
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–4VAN
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–7EDM
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD4–3VAN
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • February 1987
    • The game
      MNS4–3VAN
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–2CGY
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4VAN
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2VAN
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–2VAN
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN3–3PIT
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–3STL
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–7MNS
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8050 of 60 played
      13
      points
      NHL#307
      3
      goals
      NHL#330
      10
      assists
      NHL#275
      -10
      +/-
      NHL#179
      VAN
      18-34-0W-L-OT44Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH6–3VAN
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–3VAN
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–2CGY
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–5DET
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN6–8TOR
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • March 1987
    • The game
      VAN4–2BUF
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM8–5VAN
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4VAN
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5LAK
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7VAN
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–6VAN
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–4VAN
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN5–6VAN
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–3WIN
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2NYI
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–2BOS
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–7HFD
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • April 1987
    • The game
      VAN8–3LAK
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN4–6VAN
      W
      game 79/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–5VAN
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Garth Butcher closes the 1986-1987 season with 20 points

    Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    20
    NHL#292
    Games
    70of 80
    88%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#325
    Assists
    15
    NHL#267
    P/GP
    0.29
    NHL#328
    +/-
    -10
    NHL#525
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    50
    career points