Regular season and playoffsBOS

Rick Middleton's 1986-1987 season

Points

NHL#54

Goals

NHL#37

Assists

NHL#67

Plus/minus

NHL#121

Games

95% of 80

Right winger Rick Middleton was 32 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 13th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 31 goals and 37 assists for 68 points, 0.89 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 4 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs

Year 1986
40 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Rick Middleton plays the 1986-1987 season for Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Rick was 32 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 11th season with the team. His 13th NHL season in all.
- The game
  CGY5–3BOS
  L
  October 9game 1/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS4–5NJD
  L
  October 11game 2/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–7BOS
  W
  October 12game 3/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–1WIN
  W
  October 14game 4/805
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS5–3MNS
  W
  October 16game 5/805
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-4SOG1SHP
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS4–1LAK
  W
  October 18game 6/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS1–5VAN
  L
  October 22game 7/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–6EDM
  L
  October 24game 8/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–0CGY
  W
  October 26game 9/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- November 1986
- The game
  BOS2–4PHI
  L
  November 1game 11/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF7–1BOS
  L
  November 2game 12/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–8BUF
  L
  November 5game 13/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS5–1QUE
  W
  November 8game 14/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–2PIT
  L
  November 12game 15/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  EDM3–4BOS
  W
  November 13game 16/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NJD5–5BOS
  November 15game 17/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BOS2–3MTL
  L
  November 17game 18/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–4BUF
  November 19game 19/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–1BOS
  L
  November 20game 20/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 20
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
  12
  points
  NHL#117
  5
  goals
  NHL#93
  7
  assists
  NHL#118
  BOS
  7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  STL5–6BOS
  W
  November 22game 21/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–2TOR
  W
  November 24game 22/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2WSH
  November 26game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- December 1986
- The game
  QUE2–3BOS
  W
  December 4game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI0–5BOS
  W
  December 6game 27/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI1–3BOS
  W
  December 7game 28/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–4BOS
  W
  December 11game 29/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–2MTL
  W
  December 13game 30/803
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-4SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BOS6–2QUE
  W
  December 14game 31/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD6–5BOS
  L
  December 18game 32/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI6–2BOS
  L
  December 20game 33/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS0–2HFD
  L
  December 23game 34/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–2LAK
  L
  December 27game 35/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–4STL
  L
  December 30game 36/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1987
39 years ago
- The game
  BOS7–2NJD
  W
  January 2game 37/802
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-7SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BOS5–4NYI
  W
  January 3game 38/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–1BOS
  L
  January 5game 39/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET4–4BOS
  January 8game 40/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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- Checkpoint
  January 8
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
  22
  points
  NHL#158
  10
  goals
  NHL#108
  12
  assists
  NHL#171
  BOS
  18-17-0W-L-OT41Points
  8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI5–4BOS
  L
  January 10game 41/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR1–4BOS
  W
  January 12game 42/804
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BOS1–3HFD
  L
  January 14game 43/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–6BOS
  W
  January 15game 44/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Rick Middleton reaches 500 career assists
in the game against Hartford Whalers · January 15
- The game
  PIT2–4BOS
  W
  January 17game 45/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3QUE
  W
  January 20game 46/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL3–7BOS
  W
  January 22game 47/803
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-5SOG1SHP
  +3 points
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- The game
  CGY3–5BOS
  W
  January 24game 48/804
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BUF2–6BOS
  W
  January 26game 49/803
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  HFD6–3BOS
  L
  January 29game 50/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–6BOS
  W
  January 31game 51/804
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
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- February 1987
- The game
  BOS4–5NYR
  L
  February 1game 52/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT5–6BOS
  W
  February 5game 53/802
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  0+/-2SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  TOR5–8BOS
  W
  February 7game 54/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE2–1BOS
  L
  February 8game 55/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–5TOR
  L
  February 14game 56/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS3–7MTL
  L
  February 16game 57/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–6WIN
  L
  February 20game 59/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–0MNS
  W
  February 21game 60/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 21
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
  43
  points
  NHL#88
  16
  goals
  NHL#94
  27
  assists
  NHL#78
  BOS
  29-26-0W-L-OT63Points
  Playoff spot
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS4–6HFD
  L
  February 25game 61/803
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG1SHP
  +3 points
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- The game
  QUE2–6BOS
  W
  February 26game 62/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  BUF1–5BOS
  W
  February 28game 63/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- March 1987
- The game
  DET4–3BOS
  L
  March 2game 64/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–4NYI
  March 3game 65/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–10HFD
  L
  March 5game 66/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH2–3BOS
  W
  March 7game 67/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS2–3NYR
  L
  March 11game 68/805
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  STL4–6BOS
  W
  March 12game 69/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG1SHP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CHI4–4BOS
  March 14game 70/803
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS1–3DET
  L
  March 17game 71/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS2–6BOS
  W
  March 19game 72/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK6–8BOS
  W
  March 21game 73/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1SHP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–4WSH
  L
  March 22game 74/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1SHP
  +2 points
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- The game
  EDM1–4BOS
  W
  March 26game 75/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–2BOS
  W
  March 28game 76/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS8–6CHI
  W
  March 29game 77/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–3QUE
  W
  March 31game 78/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- April 1987
- The game
  BOS1–3MTL
  L
  April 4game 79/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE6–4BOS
  L
  April 5game 80/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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The season in numbers
April 5
Rick Middleton closes the 1986-1987 season with 68 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
68
NHL#54
Games
76of 80
95%
Goals
31
NHL#37
Assists
37
NHL#67
P/GP
0.89
NHL#66
+/-
+6
NHL#121
Events
500
career assists
7 i rad
games with a point · 11 pts
6 i rad
games with a goal
3 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Boston Bruins are in the playoffs
First round
April 8
Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens
BOSvsMTL
Swedes on Boston Bruins
Thomas Gradin
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Mats Näslund
Kjell Dahlin
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- Game 1
  BOS2–6MTL
  L
  April 83
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  BOS3–4MTL
  L
  April 93
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 3
  MTL5–4BOS
  L
  April 113
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  0+/-3SOG3PPP
  +3 points
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  MTL4–2BOS
  L
  April 122
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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First round
April 12
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–0
BOS0–4MTL
Eliminated
4Games4Points2Goals2Assists
The run in numbers
April 12
Rick Middleton ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 4 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
4
NHL#110
Games
4
Goals
2
NHL#74
Assists
2
NHL#122
P/GP
1.00
+/-
-1
NHL#180
Events
50
playoff assists
3 points
best game
MTL0–4

Rick Middleton plays the 1986-1987 season for Boston Bruins

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Rick Middleton reaches 500 career assists

3/4 into the season

Rick Middleton closes the 1986-1987 season with 68 points

Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–0

Rick Middleton ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 4 points