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Mike Gartner's 1986-1987 season

Points
73
NHL#40
Goals
41
NHL#11
Assists
32
NHL#102
Plus/minus
+2
NHL#179
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Right winger Mike Gartner was 26 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 41 goals and 32 assists for 73 points, 0.94 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 7 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike Gartner plays the 1986-1987 season for Washington Capitals

    Mike was 26 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH4–5PIT
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–1WSH
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH7–6NYR
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-10SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH4–7NYI
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–2WSH
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–4MTL
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH4–4QUE
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–8WSH
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD1–2WSH
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–2VAN
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–6EDM
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • November 1986
    • The game
      WSH1–4CGY
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–7NYI
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–3WSH
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3WSH
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2MNS
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2CHI
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE4–1WSH
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–6PHI
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–5WSH
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      14
      points
      NHL#70
      4
      goals
      NHL#117
      10
      assists
      NHL#45
      WSH
      7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–3DET
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–4WSH
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–2WSH
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–2WSH
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–4QUE
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • December 1986
    • The game
      WSH2–1MTL
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–3WIN
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3WSH
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–4WSH
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–8TOR
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–1WSH
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-8SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–6NYR
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-8SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–6NJD
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–5WSH
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–2WSH
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI4–1WSH
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–4STL
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      25
      points
      NHL#120
      10
      goals
      NHL#104
      15
      assists
      NHL#123
      WSH
      14-20-0W-L-OT34Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH2–5PIT
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–3WSH
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2PHI
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–2WSH
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–2NYI
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–1HFD
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH6–1NJD
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NJD3–6WSH
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH3–2BUF
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF6–3WSH
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH5–7PIT
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH2–1DET
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Mike Gartner reaches 300 career goals

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · January 28

    • The game
      NYI3–3WSH
      game 53/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • February 1987
    • The game
      WIN4–6WSH
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH2–3NYR
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–2WSH
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR5–4WSH
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–3EDM
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH4–7LAK
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-9SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH6–3VAN
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      +6P+4G+2A
      +4+/-7SOG3SHP
      4 GOALS
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      52
      points
      NHL#42
      29
      goals
      NHL#15
      23
      assists
      NHL#116
      WSH
      24-28-0W-L-OT56Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH5–2CGY
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–8WSH
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      EDM2–5WSH
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-7SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • March 1987
    • The game
      NYR3–7WSH
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD2–3WSH
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–4PHI
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–3BOS
      L
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY6–3WSH
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–10WSH
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-10SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH3–3STL
      game 70/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-8SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK5–4WSH
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–4WSH
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–1NYI
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4WSH
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4WSH
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • April 1987
    • The game
      WSH5–1NYR
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–3WSH
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH6–5NJD
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    The season in numbers

    Mike Gartner closes the 1986-1987 season with 73 points

    Points
    73
    NHL#40
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    41
    NHL#11
    Assists
    32
    NHL#102
    P/GP
    0.94
    NHL#50
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#179
    Events
    1
    hat trick · 4 goals in one game
    300
    career goals
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 15 pts
    9 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet New York Islanders

    WSHvsNYI
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      NYI3–4WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI3–1WSH
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      WSH2–0NYI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      WSH4–1NYI
      W
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 goals
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI4–2WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 6
      WSH4–5NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withNew York Islanders
    • Game 7
      NYI3–2WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    WSH3–4NYI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Mike Gartner ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 7 points

    Points
    7
    NHL#50
    Games
    7
    Goals
    4
    NHL#33
    Assists
    3
    NHL#83
    P/GP
    1.00
    +/-
    0
    NHL#125
    Events
    10
    playoff goals
    2 points
    best game
    NYI3–4