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Ray Bourque's 1986-1987 season

James Norris Memorial Trophy
Points
95
NHL#9
Goals
23
NHL#83
Assists
72
NHL#2
Plus/minus
+44
NHL#6
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Defenceman Ray Bourque was 25 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 23 goals and 72 assists for 95 points, 1.22 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 3 points. He won James Norris Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ray Bourque plays the 1986-1987 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Ray was 25 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CGY5–3BOS
      L
      game 1/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS4–5NJD
      L
      game 2/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD2–7BOS
      W
      game 3/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS2–1WIN
      W
      game 4/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–1LAK
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–6EDM
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–0CGY
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3BOS
      game 10/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • November 1986
    • The game
      BOS2–4PHI
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BUF7–1BOS
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–8BUF
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–1QUE
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2PIT
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–4BOS
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–5BOS
      game 17/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3MTL
      L
      game 18/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 19/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      MTL3–1BOS
      L
      game 20/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      14
      points
      NHL#82
      4
      goals
      NHL#124
      10
      assists
      NHL#52
      -3
      +/-
      NHL#120
      BOS
      7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–6BOS
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      W
      game 22/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-9SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2WSH
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–6BOS
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • December 1986
    • The game
      QUE2–3BOS
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–5BOS
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3BOS
      W
      game 28/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–4BOS
      W
      game 29/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2MTL
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–2QUE
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD6–5BOS
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI6–2BOS
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-10SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS0–2HFD
      L
      game 34/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2LAK
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4STL
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–2NJD
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–4NYI
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–1BOS
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–4BOS
      game 40/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-9SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      41
      points
      NHL#24
      11
      goals
      NHL#98
      30
      assists
      NHL#9
      +11
      +/-
      NHL#13
      BOS
      18-17-0W-L-OT41Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI5–4BOS
      L
      game 41/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4BOS
      W
      game 42/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–3HFD
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–6BOS
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–4BOS
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-6SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3QUE
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–7BOS
      W
      game 47/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–5BOS
      W
      game 48/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–6BOS
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD6–3BOS
      L
      game 50/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–6BOS
      W
      game 51/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 1987
    • The game
      BOS4–5NYR
      L
      game 52/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–6BOS
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–8BOS
      W
      game 54/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–1BOS
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5TOR
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–7MTL
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–6WIN
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–0MNS
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      68
      points
      NHL#10
      14
      goals
      NHL#117
      54
      assists
      NHL#3
      +29
      +/-
      NHL#4
      BOS
      29-26-0W-L-OT63Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–6HFD
      L
      game 61/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–6BOS
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • March 1987
    • The game
      DET4–3BOS
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-9SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4NYI
      game 65/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–10HFD
      L
      game 66/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3BOS
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3NYR
      L
      game 68/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–6BOS
      W
      game 69/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–4BOS
      game 70/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-9SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–3DET
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6BOS
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–8BOS
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-8SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4WSH
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–4BOS
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–2BOS
      W
      game 76/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS8–6CHI
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +5 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3QUE
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • April 1987
    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE6–4BOS
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Ray Bourque closes the 1986-1987 season with 95 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    95
    NHL#9
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    23
    NHL#83
    Assists
    72
    NHL#2
    P/GP
    1.22
    NHL#13
    +/-
    +44
    NHL#6
    Events
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 15 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BOS2–6MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS3–4MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      MTL5–4BOS
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      MTL4–2BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–0

    BOS0–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Ray Bourque ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 3 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    3
    NHL#146
    Games
    4
    Goals
    1
    NHL#121
    Assists
    2
    NHL#122
    P/GP
    0.75
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#180
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    MTL0–4
    Honour

    Ray Bourque won James Norris Memorial Trophy for 1986-1987

    James Norris Memorial Trophy
    BOSBoston Bruins