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Rod Buskas's 1986-1987 season

Points
18
NHL#308
Goals
3
NHL#367
Assists
15
NHL#267
Plus/minus
+2
NHL#179
Games
68
85%
85% of 80

Defenceman Rod Buskas was 25 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 68 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 15 assists for 18 points, 0.26 points per game. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1986-1987
  1. Season opener

    Rod Buskas plays the 1986-1987 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Rod was 25 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH4–5PIT
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–6PIT
      W
      game 2/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–1CHI
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–4PIT
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–3BUF
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD4–8PIT
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–5PIT
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5PHI
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–5HFD
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD8–6PIT
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1986
    • The game
      PIT3–3STL
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–2PIT
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2MNS
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–2DET
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–2PIT
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5NJD
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–5PIT
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3WIN
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–2CGY
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      3
      points
      NHL#327
      1
      goals
      NHL#275
      2
      assists
      NHL#312
      0
      +/-
      NHL#73
      PIT
      12-6-0W-L-OT26Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • December 1986
    • The game
      TOR3–8PIT
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–3LAK
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–4PIT
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–4MTL
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      L
      game 34/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3PIT
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3PIT
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–6PIT
      W
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–5PIT
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8031 of 40 played
      5
      points
      NHL#377
      2
      goals
      NHL#321
      3
      assists
      NHL#376
      -5
      +/-
      NHL#144
      PIT
      17-16-0W-L-OT41Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT2–3WSH
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–3PIT
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4BOS
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–0PIT
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–10LAK
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–0VAN
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT2–4EDM
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–7PIT
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5PHI
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1987
    • The game
      HFD8–6PIT
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–6BOS
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–4PIT
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–1NJD
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–3PIT
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4NYR
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–1PIT
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–4PHI
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD6–5PIT
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8050 of 60 played
      11
      points
      NHL#331
      2
      goals
      NHL#362
      9
      assists
      NHL#302
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#60
      PIT
      22-28-0W-L-OT54Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI2–1PIT
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1987
    • The game
      STL5–5PIT
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT8–1QUE
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +5+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–7TOR
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–3MNS
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–3WIN
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI6–3PIT
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      QUE3–6PIT
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–2PIT
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL4–5PIT
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3PHI
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3PIT
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5HFD
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1PIT
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5NJD
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • April 1987
    • The game
      NJD2–6PIT
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–4PIT
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Rod Buskas closes the 1986-1987 season with 18 points

    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    18
    NHL#308
    Games
    68of 80
    85%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#367
    Assists
    15
    NHL#267
    P/GP
    0.26
    NHL#340
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#179
    Events
    18
    career best in points
    15
    career best in assists
    250
    NHL games