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1986-87 NHL Smythe standings
The Edmonton Oilers won the 1986-87 NHL Smythe division race on 106 points, 11 points ahead of the Calgary Flames.
🏆The 1986-87 playoffs, series by series
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Smythe standings, 1986-87
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Edmonton Oilers (EDM) p | 50 | 24 | 6 | 106 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
| Calgary Flames (CGY) x | 46 | 31 | 3 | 95 | 5-4-1 | L1 |
| Winnipeg Jets (1979) (WIN) x | 40 | 32 | 8 | 88 | 4-5-1 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Kings (LAK) x | 31 | 41 | 8 | 70 | 4-6-0 | L3 |
| Vancouver Canucks (VAN) | 29 | 43 | 8 | 66 | 7-3-0 | W3 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- p
- clinched the Presidents' Trophy
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- The Edmonton Oilers trailed by as many as 2 points on October 9, 1986.
- The Edmonton Oilers took first place for good on December 5, 1986.
- The Edmonton Oilers won 7 games in a row from March 4, 1987 to March 17, 1987, the longest run of the race.
- The Winnipeg Jets (1979) led by 2 points as late as December 2, 1986.
- The Edmonton Oilers went 15-3-1 from December 2, 1986 to January 15, 1987, turning a deficit of 2 points into a lead of 9 points.
- The top two ended the day within two points of each other on 38 of the 150 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Edmonton Oilers spent 152 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.