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Mark Howe's 1986-1987 season

Points
58
NHL#86
Goals
15
NHL#154
Assists
43
NHL#44
Plus/minus
+57
NHL#2
Games
69
86%
86% of 80

Defenceman Mark Howe was 31 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 69 of a possible 80 games and scored 15 goals and 43 assists for 58 points, 0.84 points per game. In the playoffs he played 26 games for 12 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mark Howe plays the 1986-1987 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

    Mark was 31 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      EDM1–2PHI
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–1WSH
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–6PHI
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–3HFD
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–3PHI
      W
      game 5/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5PHI
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +4+/-2SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–4PHI
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–2NYI
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–6PHI
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1986
    • The game
      BOS2–4PHI
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–7PHI
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–5NJD
      game 13/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–2PHI
      L
      game 14/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–7PHI
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–2NYR
      L
      game 16/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–6PHI
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2TOR
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–5PHI
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–6PHI
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      17
      points
      NHL#61
      4
      goals
      NHL#133
      13
      assists
      NHL#28
      +23
      +/-
      NHL#1
      PHI
      14-4-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–4PHI
      W
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2WSH
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–5NYI
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • December 1986
    • The game
      STL1–7PHI
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +5+/-4SOG1SHP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–1PHI
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–5BOS
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–5PHI
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–6PHI
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–5PHI
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–5MNS
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–1WIN
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–9PHI
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +5+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4PIT
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-1SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–7PHI
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–2BUF
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–4VAN
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–6EDM
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–4LAK
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–1WSH
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD0–4PHI
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      36
      points
      NHL#42
      8
      goals
      NHL#141
      28
      assists
      NHL#12
      +41
      +/-
      NHL#1
      PHI
      27-11-0W-L-OT56Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI6–3NYR
      W
      game 41/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–4BOS
      W
      game 42/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2PHI
      game 43/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2NYI
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1PHI
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–5CHI
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–4PHI
      W
      game 48/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–4NJD
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • February 1987
    • The game
      PHI4–2LAK
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8049 of 60 played
      40
      points
      NHL#103
      9
      goals
      NHL#189
      31
      assists
      NHL#50
      +40
      +/-
      NHL#2
      PHI
      37-18-0W-L-OT79Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–4CGY
      L
      game 61/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • March 1987
    • The game
      PHI4–5MNS
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4PHI
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Mark Howe reaches 500 career points

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · March 3

    • The game
      WSH2–4PHI
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5HFD
      L
      game 65/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–7PHI
      W
      game 66/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4NJD
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–1PHI
      L
      game 68/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3MTL
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–2NYR
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4PHI
      W
      game 71/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–2PHI
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2QUE
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–3PHI
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3PIT
      game 75/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–3PHI
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–1PHI
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 1987
    • The game
      PHI2–1DET
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3WSH
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI9–5PHI
      L
      game 80/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Mark Howe closes the 1986-1987 season with 58 points

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Points
    58
    NHL#86
    Games
    69of 80
    86%
    Goals
    15
    NHL#154
    Assists
    43
    NHL#44
    P/GP
    0.84
    NHL#79
    +/-
    +57
    NHL#2
    Events
    500
    career points
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet New York Rangers

    PHIvsNYR
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR3–0PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      NYR3–8PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      PHI3–0NYR
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      PHI3–6NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare2–2withNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR1–3PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      PHI5–0NYR
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    PHI4–2NYR
    Advance
    6Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet New York Islanders

    PHIvsNYI
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI2–4PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI2–1PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      PHI4–1NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-5SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      PHI6–4NYI
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI2–1PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      PHI2–4NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • May 1987
    • Philadelphia Flyersare3–3withNew York Islanders
    • Game 7
      NYI1–5PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Islanders out 4–3

    PHI4–3NYI
    Advance
    7Games5Points1Goals4Assists
    2 days later
    Conference final

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Montréal Canadiens

    PHIvsMTL
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL3–4PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL5–2PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      PHI4–3MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      PHI6–3MTL
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL5–2PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      PHI4–3MTL
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    Conference final

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    PHI4–2MTL
    Advance
    6Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Philadelphia Flyers play the Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton Oilers

    PHIvsEDM
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHI2–4EDM
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI2–3EDM
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      EDM3–5PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      EDM4–1PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      PHI4–3EDM
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      EDM2–3PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare3–3withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 7
      PHI1–3EDM
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–3

    PHI3–4EDM
    Eliminated
    7Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mark Howe ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 12 points

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Points
    12
    NHL#26
    Games
    26
    Goals
    2
    NHL#74
    Assists
    10
    NHL#12
    P/GP
    0.46
    NHL#57
    +/-
    +15
    NHL#1
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    25
    playoff assists
    25
    playoff points
    3 points
    best game
    NYR4–2→NYI4–3→MTL4–2→EDM3–4