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Ron Francis's 1986-1987 season

Points
93
NHL#11
Goals
30
NHL#45
Assists
63
NHL#5
Plus/minus
+11
NHL#70
Games
75
93%
93% of 80

Centre Ron Francis was 23 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Hartford Whalers. He played 75 of a possible 80 games and scored 30 goals and 63 assists for 93 points, 1.24 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 4 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ron Francis plays the 1986-1987 season for Hartford Whalers

    Ron was 23 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CGY5–6HFD
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–7BOS
      L
      game 2/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN4–4HFD
      game 3/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI6–3HFD
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD5–4BUF
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–3HFD
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–5HFD
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD2–6TOR
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • November 1986
    • The game
      QUE2–2HFD
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD3–3QUE
      game 10/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–3HFD
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–4LAK
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–3VAN
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD3–4CGY
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM2–6HFD
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1HFD
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL0–4HFD
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD6–3NYI
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–3HFD
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD7–5MTL
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      22
      points
      NHL#42
      7
      goals
      NHL#83
      15
      assists
      NHL#25
      HFD
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • December 1986
    • The game
      HFD1–4QUE
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–2HFD
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD2–1PHI
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–1HFD
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–6HFD
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–2HFD
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–4BUF
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–4HFD
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD6–5BOS
      W
      game 29/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD2–2DET
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–3NYR
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS0–2HFD
      W
      game 32/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–1HFD
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–6MTL
      L
      game 34/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–1WSH
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD2–5MNS
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–2HFD
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–8HFD
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD3–6STL
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-8SOG
    • The game
      HFD0–3WIN
      L
      game 40/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      39
      points
      NHL#35
      11
      goals
      NHL#99
      28
      assists
      NHL#14
      HFD
      20-14-0W-L-OT46Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–4MNS
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD5–7NJD
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–3HFD
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD4–6BOS
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH6–1HFD
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–4MTL
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL1–3HFD
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE2–3HFD
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      HFD3–0TOR
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD2–4QUE
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–3BOS
      W
      game 51/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4NYI
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • February 1987
    • The game
      HFD8–6PIT
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF3–1HFD
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD5–2WSH
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–3HFD
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD2–5LAK
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–4CHI
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD6–3NJD
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI6–3HFD
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      61
      points
      NHL#21
      22
      goals
      NHL#42
      39
      assists
      NHL#13
      HFD
      31-23-0W-L-OT68Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–5BUF
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–6HFD
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      QUE1–2HFD
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1987
    • The game
      NJD5–5HFD
      game 64/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–5HFD
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      BOS2–10HFD
      W
      game 66/803
      His night
      +6P+6A
      +3+/-1SOG2PPP
      +6 assists
    • The game
      PHI3–5HFD
      W
      game 67/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD4–6QUE
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS1–5HFD
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–6HFD
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM5–3HFD
      L
      game 75/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–5HFD
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN4–7HFD
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • April 1987
    • The game
      HFD2–3MTL
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–5HFD
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    The season in numbers

    Ron Francis closes the 1986-1987 season with 93 points

    Points
    93
    NHL#11
    Games
    75of 80
    94%
    Goals
    30
    NHL#45
    Assists
    63
    NHL#5
    P/GP
    1.24
    NHL#12
    +/-
    +11
    NHL#70
    Events
    12 i rad
    games with a point · 28 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Hartford Whalers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Hartford Whalers meet Quebec Nordiques

    HFDvsQUE
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      QUE2–3HFD
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Hartford Whalerslead1–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 2
      QUE4–5HFD
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Hartford Whalerslead2–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 3
      HFD1–5QUE
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Hartford Whalerslead2–1againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 4
      HFD1–4QUE
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Hartford Whalersare2–2withQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 5
      QUE7–5HFD
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Quebec Nordiqueslead3–2againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 6
      HFD4–5QUE
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    Quebec Nordiques knock Hartford Whalers out 4–2

    HFD2–4QUE
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Ron Francis ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#110
    Games
    6
    Goals
    2
    NHL#74
    Assists
    2
    NHL#122
    P/GP
    0.67
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#180
    QUE2–4