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Gary Nylund's 1986-1987 season

Points
27
NHL#242
Goals
7
NHL#273
Assists
20
NHL#214
Plus/minus
-7
NHL#474
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Defenceman Gary Nylund was 22 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played all 80 games and scored 7 goals and 20 assists for 27 points, 0.34 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 2 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gary Nylund plays the 1986-1987 season for Chicago Blackhawks

    Gary was 22 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–3CHI
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4DET
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–1CHI
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–5CHI
      game 4/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3TOR
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS8–5CHI
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–9EDM
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–2VAN
      game 8/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI8–4WIN
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–2TOR
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5DET
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • November 1986
    • The game
      CHI6–5MNS
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–7STL
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4CHI
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3WSH
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL4–4CHI
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2CHI
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4STL
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR7–3CHI
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–4CHI
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      4
      points
      NHL#294
      0
      goals
      NHL#362
      4
      assists
      NHL#209
      -9
      +/-
      NHL#165
      CHI
      4-11-0W-L-OT13Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI1–5PHI
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–5CHI
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–5MNS
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI6–5EDM
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–5CGY
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1986
    • The game
      CHI4–2VAN
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI1–4CGY
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–7LAK
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6CHI
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4STL
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN7–3CHI
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–5CHI
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI6–2BOS
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7CHI
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI1–3DET
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL6–8CHI
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH5–7CHI
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3NYI
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5BUF
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–2HFD
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      13
      points
      NHL#236
      5
      goals
      NHL#203
      8
      assists
      NHL#237
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#110
      CHI
      15-19-0W-L-OT36Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY4–1CHI
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–6CHI
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–5CHI
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–1CHI
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3MNS
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE5–3CHI
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–5CHI
      game 47/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI3–4PHI
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–3MTL
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2CHI
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–5CHI
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4STL
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • February 1987
    • The game
      EDM4–6CHI
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–5CHI
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–4PIT
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–7BUF
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      QUE4–6CHI
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–4CHI
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5CHI
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI6–3HFD
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      20
      points
      NHL#235
      6
      goals
      NHL#250
      14
      assists
      NHL#223
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#158
      CHI
      23-29-0W-L-OT54Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET2–2CHI
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3CHI
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–1PIT
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • March 1987
    • The game
      LAK1–6CHI
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WIN2–3CHI
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–3NJD
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI6–5CHI
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–2CHI
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–4BOS
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–2CHI
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3MNS
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–3TOR
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI0–3DET
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5NYR
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–4CHI
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–5QUE
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS8–6CHI
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1987
    • The game
      MNS4–4CHI
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–3TOR
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5CHI
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Gary Nylund closes the 1986-1987 season with 27 points

    Points
    27
    NHL#242
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    7
    NHL#273
    Assists
    20
    NHL#214
    P/GP
    0.34
    NHL#301
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#474
    Events
    27
    career best in points
    7
    career best in goals
    250
    NHL games
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

    First round

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Detroit Red Wings

    CHIvsDET
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      CHI1–3DET
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI1–5DET
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      DET4–3CHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      DET3–1CHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    CHI0–4DET
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Gary Nylund ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#178
    Games
    4
    Goals
    0
    NHL#202
    Assists
    2
    NHL#122
    P/GP
    0.50
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#180
    DET0–4