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Mike Ridley's 1986-1987 season

Points
70
NHL#50
Goals
31
NHL#37
Assists
39
NHL#57
Plus/minus
-11
NHL#535
Games
78
96%
96% of 81

Centre Mike Ridley was 23 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers och Washington Capitals. He played 78 of a possible 81 games and scored 31 goals and 39 assists for 70 points, 0.90 points per game. He moved from New York Rangers to Washington Capitals in January. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 3 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike Ridley opens the 1986-1987 season with New York Rangers

    Mike was 23 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NJD5–3NYR
      L
      game 1/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–6PIT
      L
      game 2/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH7–6NYR
      L
      game 3/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR5–5CHI
      game 4/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–2NYI
      W
      game 5/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2NYR
      game 6/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–5NYR
      W
      game 7/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 8/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 9/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–7STL
      L
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1986
    • The game
      WIN5–4NYR
      L
      game 11/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–5DET
      L
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–2PHI
      W
      game 13/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR5–6QUE
      L
      game 14/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF1–2NYR
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–2NYR
      W
      game 16/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM8–6NYR
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYR2–3NJD
      L
      game 18/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–5EDM
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR8–5VAN
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      21
      points
      NHL#26
      9
      goals
      NHL#26
      12
      assists
      NHL#31
      NYR
      6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–8CGY
      L
      game 21/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE2–4NYR
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR5–5PIT
      game 23/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–2NYR
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1986
    • The game
      NYR5–8NJD
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR6–3WIN
      W
      game 26/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–5NYR
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–6MTL
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–1WSH
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS4–3NYR
      L
      game 30/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–6NYR
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      NYR2–5NYI
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–3NYR
      L
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD5–8NYR
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR7–4NJD
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Mike Ridley reaches 100 career points

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · December 26

    • The game
      NYR2–3STL
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3PIT
      W
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4NYR
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–1WSH
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–4STL
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      36
      points
      NHL#41
      16
      goals
      NHL#34
      20
      assists
      NHL#58
      WSH
      14-20-0W-L-OT34Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH2–5PIT
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–3WSH
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–2PHI
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–2WSH
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–2NYI
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH6–1HFD
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH6–1NJD
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–6WSH
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–2BUF
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–3WSH
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–7PIT
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–1DET
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3WSH
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • February 1987
    • The game
      WIN4–6WSH
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3NYR
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR5–4WSH
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH5–3EDM
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH4–7LAK
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH6–3VAN
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      51
      points
      NHL#46
      24
      goals
      NHL#32
      27
      assists
      NHL#77
      WSH
      24-28-0W-L-OT56Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH5–2CGY
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–8WSH
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM2–5WSH
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • March 1987
    • The game
      NYR3–7WSH
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Mike Ridley reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against New York Rangers · March 1

    • The game
      NJD2–3WSH
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–4PHI
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3BOS
      L
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY6–3WSH
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–10WSH
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      WSH3–3STL
      game 70/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK5–4WSH
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–4WSH
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–1NYI
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–2WSH
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4WSH
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–4WSH
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1987
    • The game
      WSH5–1NYR
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3WSH
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Mike Ridley closes the 1986-1987 season with 70 points

    Points
    70
    NHL#50
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    31
    NHL#37
    Assists
    39
    NHL#57
    P/GP
    0.90
    NHL#64
    +/-
    -11
    NHL#535
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career goals
    50
    career assists
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 15 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet New York Islanders

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

    New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    WSH3–4NYI
    Eliminated
    7Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mike Ridley ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#146
    Games
    7
    Goals
    2
    NHL#74
    Assists
    1
    NHL#181
    P/GP
    0.43
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#331
    NYI3–4