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Ken Leiter's 1986-1987 season

Points
29
NHL#226
Goals
9
NHL#237
Assists
20
NHL#214
Plus/minus
+2
NHL#179
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Defenceman Ken Leiter was 25 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 9 goals and 20 assists for 29 points, 0.39 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 5 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ken Leiter plays the 1986-1987 season for New York Islanders

    Ken was 25 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–3CHI
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5LAK
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–7NYI
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2NYR
      game 5/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–6NYI
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–4NYI
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • November 1986
    • The game
      WIN4–7NYI
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–7NYI
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–3HFD
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–2NYI
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–3BUF
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–2NYI
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI7–3MNS
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–3WIN
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–3QUE
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–6NYI
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD6–3NYI
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#279
      2
      goals
      NHL#227
      3
      assists
      NHL#272
      +8
      +/-
      NHL#15
      NYI
      11-8-0W-L-OT23Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–5NYI
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–2PIT
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI6–5NYI
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • December 1986
    • The game
      NYI3–3CGY
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–7EDM
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–3VAN
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–3BOS
      L
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–2NYI
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYI8–4NJD
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–4NYI
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–9PHI
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–2WSH
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3PIT
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4NYR
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–4NYI
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–5NYI
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8035 of 40 played
      13
      points
      NHL#238
      4
      goals
      NHL#242
      9
      assists
      NHL#214
      +5
      +/-
      NHL#39
      NYI
      20-17-0W-L-OT43Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–1NYR
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3NYI
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 43/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–2NYI
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–2NYI
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–1PHI
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–1NYI
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–8DET
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–1QUE
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–2NYI
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3WSH
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD2–4NYI
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1987
    • The game
      NYI1–4VAN
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3EDM
      game 54/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI1–4CGY
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–1NYI
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–2NYI
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–1MTL
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–6NYI
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI7–0NJD
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
      20
      points
      NHL#235
      7
      goals
      NHL#226
      13
      assists
      NHL#239
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#66
      NYI
      27-25-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–3STL
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5NYI
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–3NYI
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1987
    • The game
      BOS4–4NYI
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–7NYR
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI2–7TOR
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–5CHI
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI6–3PIT
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4NJD
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD6–7NYI
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–3MTL
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–2DET
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR3–4NYI
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH3–1NYI
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2NYI
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–3STL
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1987
    • The game
      QUE4–1NYI
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI9–5PHI
      W
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Ken Leiter closes the 1986-1987 season with 29 points

    Points
    29
    NHL#226
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    9
    NHL#237
    Assists
    20
    NHL#214
    P/GP
    0.39
    NHL#261
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#179
    Events
    29
    career best in points
    9
    career best in goals
    20
    career best in assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet Washington Capitals

    NYIvsWSH
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    No Swedes
    • Game 2
      NYI3–1WSH
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • New York Islandersare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH2–0NYI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      WSH4–1NYI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI4–2WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      WSH4–5NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • New York Islandersare3–3withWashington Capitals
    • Game 7
      NYI3–2WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    NYI4–3WSH
    Advance
    6Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    2 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYIvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      NYI2–1PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • New York Islandersare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI4–1NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI2–1PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      PHI2–4NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • May 1987
    • New York Islandersare3–3withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 7
      NYI1–5PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Islanders out 4–3

    NYI3–4PHI
    Eliminated
    5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Ken Leiter ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#84
    Games
    11
    Goals
    0
    NHL#202
    Assists
    5
    NHL#37
    P/GP
    0.45
    NHL#63
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#235
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    WSH4–3→PHI3–4