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Rick Vaive's 1986-1987 season

Points
66
NHL#62
Goals
32
NHL#33
Assists
34
NHL#89
Plus/minus
+11
NHL#70
Games
73
91%
91% of 80

Right winger Rick Vaive was 27 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 73 of a possible 80 games and scored 32 goals and 34 assists for 66 points, 0.90 points per game. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 6 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick Vaive plays the 1986-1987 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    Rick was 27 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL4–7TOR
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–5TOR
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL1–1TOR
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–2NJD
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3TOR
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      QUE7–1TOR
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–4QUE
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 8/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1986
    • The game
      VAN5–3TOR
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4STL
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Rick Vaive reaches 500 career points

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · November 12

    • The game
      DET0–6TOR
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR7–3CHI
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2TOR
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8013 of 20 played
      8
      points
      NHL#202
      2
      goals
      NHL#227
      6
      assists
      NHL#167
      TOR
      9-7-0W-L-OT22Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      L
      game 21/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–1DET
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–6MNS
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS7–2TOR
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • December 1986
    • The game
      TOR3–4LAK
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR3–5STL
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–8TOR
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–8PIT
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3TOR
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–3NJD
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS6–5TOR
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–5TOR
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–4DET
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET5–5TOR
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-9SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      WIN1–6TOR
      W
      game 36/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NJD2–7TOR
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–8HFD
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–1DET
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–6CHI
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -4+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8033 of 40 played
      28
      points
      NHL#98
      11
      goals
      NHL#96
      17
      assists
      NHL#102
      TOR
      17-18-0W-L-OT39Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR2–3NYI
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR1–2MTL
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–2TOR
      L
      game 43/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–1DET
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM7–4TOR
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–4TOR
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–7WIN
      L
      game 47/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD3–0TOR
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CGY6–5TOR
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR0–5CHI
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4STL
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • February 1987
    • The game
      PHI4–8TOR
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK4–5TOR
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR5–8BOS
      L
      game 55/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–4NYR
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–5TOR
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–1LAK
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–9EDM
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-6SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–7CGY
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8053 of 60 played
      45
      points
      NHL#71
      19
      goals
      NHL#61
      26
      assists
      NHL#85
      TOR
      23-31-0W-L-OT52Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR2–3VAN
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Rick Vaive reaches 300 career goals

    in the game against New York Rangers · February 25

    • The game
      VAN6–8TOR
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • March 1987
    • The game
      STL4–3TOR
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT2–7TOR
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYI2–7TOR
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–3STL
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2MNS
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–10WSH
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY4–6TOR
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      CHI6–3TOR
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–5QUE
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–9MTL
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–5BUF
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS6–2TOR
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–4TOR
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR6–2WIN
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–4WSH
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • April 1987
    • The game
      CHI1–3TOR
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–5CHI
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Rick Vaive closes the 1986-1987 season with 66 points

    Points
    66
    NHL#62
    Games
    73of 80
    91%
    Goals
    32
    NHL#33
    Assists
    34
    NHL#89
    P/GP
    0.90
    NHL#61
    +/-
    +11
    NHL#70
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    500
    career points
    300
    career goals
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    First round

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet St. Louis Blues

    TORvsSTL
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR1–3STL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR3–2STL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      STL5–3TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      STL1–2TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      TOR2–1STL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      STL0–4TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    First round

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

    TOR4–2STL
    Advance
    6Games2Points2Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Detroit Red Wings

    TORvsDET
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR4–2DET
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      TOR7–2DET
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      DET2–3TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      TOR0–3DET
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • May 1987
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–2againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 6
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare3–3withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 7
      TOR0–3DET
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–3

    TOR3–4DET
    Eliminated
    7Games4Points2Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Rick Vaive ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 6 points

    Points
    6
    NHL#65
    Games
    13
    Goals
    4
    NHL#33
    Assists
    2
    NHL#122
    P/GP
    0.46
    NHL#57
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#180
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    2 points
    best game
    STL4–2→DET3–4