Washington Capitals 1986-1987 Schedule & Results

The Washington Capitals finished 38-32-10 with 86 points in the 1986-1987 season, 2nd in the Patrick Division. Start times are Eastern Time.

Regular Season

Washington Capitals 1986-1987 Regular Season games

Date	Opponent	Result	Record
Thu, Oct 9	at Pittsburgh Penguins	L 4–5, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	0-1-0
Sat, Oct 11	vs Philadelphia Flyers	L 1–6, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	0-2-0
Mon, Oct 13	at New York Rangers	W 7–6 OT, at New York Rangers, game page	1-2-0
Thu, Oct 16	at New York Islanders	L 4–7, at New York Islanders, game page	1-3-0
Sat, Oct 18	vs Buffalo Sabres	L 2–4, vs Buffalo Sabres, game page	1-4-0
Mon, Oct 20	at Montreal Canadiens	W 5–4, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	2-4-0
Tue, Oct 21	at Quebec Nordiques	T 4–4 OT, at Quebec Nordiques, game page	2-4-1
Fri, Oct 24	vs Minnesota North Stars	W 8–2, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	3-4-1
Sat, Oct 25	vs New Jersey Devils	W 2–1, vs New Jersey Devils, game page	4-4-1
Tue, Oct 28	at Vancouver Canucks	W 5–2, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	5-4-1
Wed, Oct 29	at Edmonton Oilers	L 3–6, at Edmonton Oilers, game page	5-5-1
Sat, Nov 1	at Calgary Flames	L 1–4, at Calgary Flames, game page	5-6-1
Tue, Nov 4	at New York Islanders	L 1–7, at New York Islanders, game page	5-7-1
Wed, Nov 5	vs Vancouver Canucks	W 3–2, vs Vancouver Canucks, game page	6-7-1
Sat, Nov 8	vs Chicago Blackhawks	W 3–2, vs Chicago Blackhawks, game page	7-7-1
Tue, Nov 11	at Minnesota North Stars	T 2–2 OT, at Minnesota North Stars, game page	7-7-2
Wed, Nov 12	at Chicago Blackhawks	T 2–2 OT, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	7-7-3
Fri, Nov 14	vs Quebec Nordiques	L 1–4, vs Quebec Nordiques, game page	7-8-3
Sun, Nov 16	at Philadelphia Flyers	L 2–6, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	7-9-3
Tue, Nov 18	vs Los Angeles Kings	L 5–6, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	7-10-3
Fri, Nov 21	at Detroit Red Wings	T 3–3 OT, at Detroit Red Wings, game page	7-10-4
Sat, Nov 22	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	L 4–5, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	7-11-4
Wed, Nov 26	vs Boston Bruins	T 2–2 OT, vs Boston Bruins, game page	7-11-5
Fri, Nov 28	vs Philadelphia Flyers	L 2–4, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	7-12-5
Sat, Nov 29	at Quebec Nordiques	L 3–4, at Quebec Nordiques, game page	7-13-5
Mon, Dec 1	at Montreal Canadiens	W 2–1 OT, at Montreal Canadiens, game page	8-13-5
Wed, Dec 3	at Winnipeg Jets	T 3–3 OT, at Winnipeg Jets, game page	8-13-6
Sat, Dec 6	vs Montreal Canadiens	W 3–1, vs Montreal Canadiens, game page	9-13-6
Tue, Dec 9	vs New Jersey Devils	W 4–2, vs New Jersey Devils, game page	10-13-6
Wed, Dec 10	at Toronto Maple Leafs	L 2–8, at Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	10-14-6
Sun, Dec 14	vs New York Rangers	L 1–3, vs New York Rangers, game page	10-15-6
Wed, Dec 17	at New York Rangers	L 1–6, at New York Rangers, game page	10-16-6
Fri, Dec 19	at New Jersey Devils	L 4–6, at New Jersey Devils, game page	10-17-6
Sat, Dec 20	vs St. Louis Blues	W 5–3, vs St. Louis Blues, game page	11-17-6
Fri, Dec 26	vs New York Islanders	W 2–1, vs New York Islanders, game page	12-17-6
Sun, Dec 28	at Chicago Blackhawks	L 5–7, at Chicago Blackhawks, game page	12-18-6
Tue, Dec 30	vs Hartford Whalers	L 1–3, vs Hartford Whalers, game page	12-19-6
Thu, Jan 1	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	W 4–3 OT, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	13-19-6
Sat, Jan 3	vs Philadelphia Flyers	L 1–4, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	13-20-6
Mon, Jan 5	at St. Louis Blues	W 6–4, at St. Louis Blues, game page	14-20-6
Wed, Jan 7	at Pittsburgh Penguins	L 2–5, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	14-21-6
Fri, Jan 9	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	W 3–2, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	15-21-6
Sun, Jan 11	at Philadelphia Flyers	T 2–2 OT, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	15-21-7
Tue, Jan 13	vs Winnipeg Jets	L 2–3, vs Winnipeg Jets, game page	15-22-7
Thu, Jan 15	at New York Islanders	W 3–2, at New York Islanders, game page	16-22-7
Sat, Jan 17	at Hartford Whalers	W 6–1, at Hartford Whalers, game page	17-22-7
Sun, Jan 18	at New Jersey Devils	W 6–1, at New Jersey Devils, game page	18-22-7
Tue, Jan 20	vs New Jersey Devils	W 6–3, vs New Jersey Devils, game page	19-22-7
Fri, Jan 23	at Buffalo Sabres	W 3–2, at Buffalo Sabres, game page	20-22-7
Sat, Jan 24	vs Buffalo Sabres	L 3–6, vs Buffalo Sabres, game page	20-23-7
Tue, Jan 27	at Pittsburgh Penguins	L 5–7, at Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	20-24-7
Wed, Jan 28	at Detroit Red Wings	W 2–1, at Detroit Red Wings, game page	21-24-7
Fri, Jan 30	vs New York Islanders	T 3–3 OT, vs New York Islanders, game page	21-24-8
Sun, Feb 1	vs Winnipeg Jets	W 6–4, vs Winnipeg Jets, game page	22-24-8
Wed, Feb 4	at New York Rangers	L 2–3, at New York Rangers, game page	22-25-8
Fri, Feb 6	vs Hartford Whalers	L 2–5, vs Hartford Whalers, game page	22-26-8
Sat, Feb 7	vs New York Rangers	L 4–5 OT, vs New York Rangers, game page	22-27-8
Sun, Feb 15	at Edmonton Oilers	W 5–3, at Edmonton Oilers, game page	23-27-8
Wed, Feb 18	at Los Angeles Kings	L 4–7, at Los Angeles Kings, game page	23-28-8
Fri, Feb 20	at Vancouver Canucks	W 6–3, at Vancouver Canucks, game page	24-28-8
Sun, Feb 22	at Calgary Flames	W 5–2, at Calgary Flames, game page	25-28-8
Tue, Feb 24	vs Detroit Red Wings	W 8–2, vs Detroit Red Wings, game page	26-28-8
Fri, Feb 27	vs Edmonton Oilers	W 5–2, vs Edmonton Oilers, game page	27-28-8
Sun, Mar 1	vs New York Rangers	W 7–3, vs New York Rangers, game page	28-28-8
Tue, Mar 3	vs New Jersey Devils	W 3–2, vs New Jersey Devils, game page	29-28-8
Thu, Mar 5	at Philadelphia Flyers	L 2–4, at Philadelphia Flyers, game page	29-29-8
Sat, Mar 7	at Boston Bruins	L 2–3 OT, at Boston Bruins, game page	29-30-8
Tue, Mar 10	vs Calgary Flames	L 3–6, vs Calgary Flames, game page	29-31-8
Fri, Mar 13	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	W 10–2, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	30-31-8
Sat, Mar 14	at St. Louis Blues	T 3–3 OT, at St. Louis Blues, game page	30-31-9
Tue, Mar 17	vs Los Angeles Kings	L 4–5, vs Los Angeles Kings, game page	30-32-9
Fri, Mar 20	vs Pittsburgh Penguins	W 4–3, vs Pittsburgh Penguins, game page	31-32-9
Sun, Mar 22	vs Boston Bruins	W 4–3, vs Boston Bruins, game page	32-32-9
Tue, Mar 24	at New York Islanders	W 3–1, at New York Islanders, game page	33-32-9
Fri, Mar 27	vs New York Islanders	T 2–2 OT, vs New York Islanders, game page	33-32-10
Sun, Mar 29	vs Minnesota North Stars	W 4–2, vs Minnesota North Stars, game page	34-32-10
Tue, Mar 31	vs Toronto Maple Leafs	W 4–2, vs Toronto Maple Leafs, game page	35-32-10
Wed, Apr 1	at New York Rangers	W 5–1, at New York Rangers, game page	36-32-10
Sat, Apr 4	vs Philadelphia Flyers	W 3–2 OT, vs Philadelphia Flyers, game page	37-32-10
Sun, Apr 5	at New Jersey Devils	W 6–5 OT, at New Jersey Devils, game page	38-32-10

Playoffs

Washington Capitals 1986-1987 Playoffs games

Date	Opponent	Result
Wed, Apr 8	vs New York Islanders	W 4–3, vs New York Islanders, game page
Thu, Apr 9	vs New York Islanders	L 1–3, vs New York Islanders, game page
Sat, Apr 11	at New York Islanders	W 2–0, at New York Islanders, game page
Sun, Apr 12	at New York Islanders	W 4–1, at New York Islanders, game page
Tue, Apr 14	vs New York Islanders	L 2–4, vs New York Islanders, game page
Thu, Apr 16	at New York Islanders	L 4–5, at New York Islanders, game page
Sat, Apr 18	vs New York Islanders	L 2–3 OT, vs New York Islanders, game page