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Russ Courtnall's 1986-1987 season

Points
73
NHL#40
Goals
29
NHL#50
Assists
44
NHL#39
Plus/minus
-20
NHL#593
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Right winger Russ Courtnall was 21 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 29 goals and 44 assists for 73 points, 0.92 points per game. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 7 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Russ Courtnall plays the 1986-1987 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    Russ was 21 years old when the 1986-1987 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL4–7TOR
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–5TOR
      game 2/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • 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
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–3TOR
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE7–1TOR
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Russ Courtnall reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Quebec Nordiques · October 22

    • The game
      TOR3–4QUE
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 8/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–2TOR
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD2–6TOR
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +4+/-4SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • November 1986
    • The game
      DET0–2TOR
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–6TOR
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–4MNS
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–3TOR
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–4STL
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET0–6TOR
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR7–3CHI
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–2TOR
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–6NYI
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–6PHI
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      17
      points
      NHL#61
      5
      goals
      NHL#104
      12
      assists
      NHL#39
      TOR
      9-7-0W-L-OT22Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      L
      game 21/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–1DET
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–6MNS
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS7–2TOR
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • December 1986
    • The game
      TOR3–4LAK
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–5STL
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–8TOR
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–8PIT
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT2–3TOR
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–3NJD
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS6–5TOR
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Russ Courtnall reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · December 18

    • The game
      BUF4–5TOR
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–4DET
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–5TOR
      game 35/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      WIN1–6TOR
      W
      game 36/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • 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
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR3–1DET
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR4–6CHI
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-5SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      47
      points
      NHL#13
      19
      goals
      NHL#20
      28
      assists
      NHL#13
      TOR
      17-18-0W-L-OT39Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR2–3NYI
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–2MTL
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–2TOR
      L
      game 43/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–1DET
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      EDM7–4TOR
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-5SOG
    • The game
      STL2–4TOR
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–7WIN
      L
      game 47/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD3–0TOR
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CGY6–5TOR
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-7SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–5CHI
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4STL
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • February 1987
    • The game
      PHI4–8TOR
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK4–5TOR
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–8BOS
      L
      game 55/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–4NYR
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–5TOR
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-7SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR1–1LAK
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–9EDM
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–7CGY
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      58
      points
      NHL#26
      21
      goals
      NHL#48
      37
      assists
      NHL#20
      TOR
      23-31-0W-L-OT52Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR2–3VAN
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      L
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–8TOR
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1987
    • The game
      STL4–3TOR
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–7TOR
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–7TOR
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR2–3STL
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2MNS
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY4–6TOR
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI6–3TOR
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–5QUE
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR4–9MTL
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–5BUF
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS6–2TOR
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM2–4TOR
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Russ Courtnall reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · March 28

    • The game
      TOR6–2WIN
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–4WSH
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • April 1987
    • The game
      CHI1–3TOR
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–5CHI
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    The season in numbers

    Russ Courtnall closes the 1986-1987 season with 73 points

    Points
    73
    NHL#40
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    29
    NHL#50
    Assists
    44
    NHL#39
    P/GP
    0.92
    NHL#55
    +/-
    -20
    NHL#593
    Events
    100
    career assists
    100
    career points
    50
    career goals
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 18 pts
    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
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR3–2STL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      STL5–3TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      STL1–2TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      TOR2–1STL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      STL0–4TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    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
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      TOR7–2DET
      W
      1
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      DET2–3TOR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      TOR0–3DET
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • May 1987
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead3–2againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 6
      DET4–2TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafsare3–3withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 7
      TOR0–3DET
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    Second round

    Detroit Red Wings knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–3

    TOR3–4DET
    Eliminated
    7Games5Points1Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Russ Courtnall ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 7 points

    Points
    7
    NHL#50
    Games
    13
    Goals
    3
    NHL#44
    Assists
    4
    NHL#55
    P/GP
    0.54
    NHL#44
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#87
    Events
    10
    playoff assists
    10
    playoff points
    4 points
    best game
    STL4–2→DET3–4