Regular season and playoffsNYI

Mike Bossy's 1986-1987 season

Points

NHL#33

Goals

NHL#18

Assists

NHL#67

Plus/minus

-8

NHL#495

Games

78% of 80

Right winger Mike Bossy was 29 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 63 of a possible 80 games and scored 38 goals and 37 assists for 75 points, 1.19 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 5 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs

Year 1986
40 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Mike Bossy plays the 1986-1987 season for New York Islanders
NYINew York Islanders
Mike was 29 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 10th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYI2–3CHI
  L
  October 9game 1/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–5LAK
  L
  October 11game 2/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–4NYI
  W
  October 25game 7/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  PHI1–2NYI
  W
  October 28game 8/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYI6–7NJD
  L
  October 30game 9/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  -2+/-7SOG2PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- November 1986
- The game
  WIN4–7NYI
  W
  November 1game 10/802
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–7NYI
  W
  November 4game 11/801
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  NYI2–3HFD
  L
  November 5game 12/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET1–2NYI
  W
  November 8game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–3BUF
  W
  November 9game 14/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  EDM3–2NYI
  L
  November 11game 15/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI7–3MNS
  W
  November 15game 16/802
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +1+/-5SOG2PPP
  +4 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–3WIN
  L
  November 16game 17/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI4–3QUE
  W
  November 18game 18/801
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–6NYI
  W
  November 20game 19/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  HFD6–3NYI
  L
  November 22game 20/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-5SOG1SHP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8016 of 20 played
  24
  points
  NHL#16
  14
  goals
  NHL#5
  10
  assists
  NHL#69
  NYI
  11-8-0W-L-OT23Points
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT1–5NYI
  W
  November 25game 21/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-7SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI3–2PIT
  W
  November 26game 22/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI6–5NYI
  L
  November 29game 23/802
  His night
  +3P+3G
  -1+/-6SOG1PPP
  HAT TRICK
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- December 1986
- The game
  NYI3–3CGY
  December 2game 24/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYI1–7EDM
  L
  December 3game 25/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI4–3VAN
  W
  December 5game 26/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI1–3BOS
  L
  December 7game 27/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
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- The game
  LAK7–2NYI
  L
  December 9game 28/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI8–4NJD
  W
  December 11game 29/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  NJD2–4NYI
  W
  December 13game 30/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MNS2–4NYI
  W
  December 16game 31/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–9PHI
  L
  December 18game 32/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR2–5NYI
  W
  December 20game 33/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–4NYI
  W
  December 23game 34/802
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-5SOG2PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–2WSH
  L
  December 26game 35/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI3–3PIT
  December 27game 36/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  CHI5–3NYI
  L
  December 30game 37/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–4NYR
  L
  December 31game 38/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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Year 1987
39 years ago
- The game
  BOS5–4NYI
  L
  January 3game 39/803
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–5NYI
  W
  January 6game 40/802
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +3+/-2SOG2PPP
  +4 points
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
  51
  points
  NHL#6
  27
  goals
  NHL#4
  24
  assists
  NHL#36
  NYI
  20-17-0W-L-OT43Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI2–1NYR
  W
  January 9game 41/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR2–3NYI
  W
  January 10game 42/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–3NYI
  January 13game 43/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-5SOG
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–2NYI
  L
  January 15game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–2NYI
  L
  January 17game 45/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  HFD2–4NYI
  W
  January 31game 52/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- February 1987
- The game
  NYI1–4VAN
  L
  February 4game 53/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI3–3EDM
  February 6game 54/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–4CGY
  L
  February 7game 55/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF5–1NYI
  L
  February 14game 56/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–2NYI
  L
  February 17game 57/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–1MTL
  February 18game 58/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–6NYI
  W
  February 21game 59/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI7–0NJD
  W
  February 22game 60/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-6SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8050 of 60 played
  62
  points
  NHL#18
  31
  goals
  NHL#11
  31
  assists
  NHL#51
  NYI
  27-25-0W-L-OT62Points
  Playoff spot
  8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI2–3STL
  L
  February 24game 61/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–5NYI
  W
  February 26game 62/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–3NYI
  February 28game 63/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- March 1987
- The game
  BOS4–4NYI
  March 3game 64/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYI5–7NYR
  L
  March 4game 65/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–7TOR
  L
  March 7game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI6–5CHI
  W
  March 8game 67/80
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  NYI6–3PIT
  W
  March 10game 68/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–4NJD
  L
  March 13game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NJD6–7NYI
  W
  March 14game 70/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYI0–3MTL
  L
  March 16game 71/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
Milestone
Mike Bossy reaches 750 NHL games
in the game against Montréal Canadiens · March 16
- The game
  NYI3–2DET
  W
  March 19game 72/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-6SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYR3–4NYI
  W
  March 21game 73/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
March 21
Mike Bossy closes the 1986-1987 season with 75 points
NYINew York Islanders
Points
75
NHL#33
Games
63of 80
79%
Goals
38
NHL#18
Assists
37
NHL#67
P/GP
1.19
NHL#15
+/-
-8
NHL#495
Events
2
hat tricks
750
NHL games
12 i rad
games with a point · 21 pts
5 i rad
games with a goal
18 days later
Playoffs
April 8
New York Islanders are in the playoffs
First round
April 8
New York Islanders meet Washington Capitals
NYIvsWSH
Swedes on New York Islanders
Tomas Jonsson
Swedes on Washington Capitals
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYI3–4WSH
  L
  April 81
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
- Game 2
  NYI3–1WSH
  W
  April 9
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
First round
April 18
New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 4–3
NYI4–3WSH
Advance
2Games2Points1Goals1Assists
2 days later
Second round
April 20
New York Islanders meet Philadelphia Flyers
NYIvsPHI
Swedes on New York Islanders
Tomas Jonsson
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Pelle Eklund
Kjell Samuelsson
View the whole round
- Game 4
  PHI6–4NYI
  L
  April 263
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
- Game 5
  NYI2–1PHI
  W
  April 283
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
- Game 6
  PHI2–4NYI
  W
  April 303
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- May 1987
- New York Islandersare3–3withPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 7
  NYI1–5PHI
  L
  May 23
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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Second round
May 2
Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Islanders out 4–3
NYI3–4PHI
Eliminated
4Games3Points1Goals2Assists
The run in numbers
May 2
Mike Bossy ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 5 points
NYINew York Islanders
Points
5
NHL#84
Games
6
Goals
2
NHL#74
Assists
3
NHL#83
P/GP
0.83
+/-
-2
NHL#235
Events
75
playoff assists
2 points
best game
WSH4–3→PHI3–4

Mike Bossy plays the 1986-1987 season for New York Islanders

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Mike Bossy reaches 750 NHL games

Mike Bossy closes the 1986-1987 season with 75 points

New York Islanders are in the playoffs

New York Islanders meet Washington Capitals

New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

New York Islanders meet Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Islanders out 4–3

Mike Bossy ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 5 points