The 1986–87 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 61st season.[ 1] During the regular season, the Rangers finished in fourth place in the Patrick Division with 76 points , and qualified for the NHL playoffs. New York was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Philadelphia Flyers .[ 2]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
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Patrick Division record vs. opponents
Vs. Wales Conference
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Vs. Patrick Division
Vs. Adams Division
Vs. Campbell Conference
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Vs. Norris Division
Vs. Smythe Division
Schedule and results
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1986–87 regular season[ 5]
October: 2–4–4 (home: 1–2–2; road: 1–2–2)
November: 5–7–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–5–1)
December: 8–6–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–4–0)
January: 5–6–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 3–3–1)
February: 7–5–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–2–0)
March: 7–7–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 3–3–0)
April: 0–3–0 (home: 0–2–0; road: 0–1–0)
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Tie (1 point)
1987 Stanley Cup playoffs[ 5]
Game
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Series
1
April 8
New York Rangers
3–0
Philadelphia Flyers
New York Rangers lead series 1–0
2
April 9
New York Rangers
3–8
Philadelphia Flyers
Series tied 1–1
3
April 11
Philadelphia Flyers
3–0
New York Rangers
Philadelphia leads series 2–1
4
April 12
Philadelphia Flyers
3–6
New York Rangers
Series tied 2–2
5
April 14
New York Rangers
1–3
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia leads series 3–2
6
April 16
Philadelphia Flyers
5–0
New York Rangers
Philadelphia wins series 4–2
Legend :
Win
Loss
Skaters
Goaltenders
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡ Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
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