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1986-87 NHL Adams standings
The Hartford Whalers won the 1986-87 NHL Adams division race on 93 points, 1 point ahead of the Montréal Canadiens.
🏆The 1986-87 playoffs, series by series
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Adams standings, 1986-87
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Hartford Whalers (HFD) y | 43 | 30 | 7 | 93 | 6-4-0 | L1 |
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) x | 41 | 29 | 10 | 92 | 9-0-1 | W9 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) x | 39 | 34 | 7 | 85 | 6-4-0 | L2 |
| Quebec Nordiques (QUE) x | 31 | 39 | 10 | 72 | 5-4-1 | W3 |
| Buffalo Sabres (BUF) | 28 | 44 | 8 | 64 | 2-7-1 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- y
- clinched the division
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 23 times.
- The Hartford Whalers trailed by as many as 10 points on November 20, 1986.
- The Hartford Whalers took first place for good on February 17, 1987.
- The Montréal Canadiens won 9 games in a row from March 16, 1987 to April 5, 1987, the longest run of the race.
- The Montréal Canadiens led by 7 points as late as November 20, 1986.
- The Hartford Whalers led by as many as 8 points on March 7, 1987.
- The Hartford Whalers went 11-3-2 from November 20, 1986 to December 23, 1986, turning a deficit of 10 points into a lead of 2 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 91 of the 145 days played.
- The Hartford Whalers spent 88 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.