1986–87 St. Louis Blues season
The 1986–87 St. Louis Blues season was the 20th in franchise history. It involved the team finishing with a 32-33-15 record, good for 79 points, as they finished 1st in the Norris Division, clinching the title on the final day of the regular-season. This would be the final division title for the Blues until the 1999-2000 season.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
The Blues lost the Norris Division semifinal series to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 80 | 42 | 63 | 105 | 58 | -2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 64 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 32 | -25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 74 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 167 | -19 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 76 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| D | 78 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 110 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 80 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 54 | -9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 59 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 108 | -12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 60 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 12 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 37 | -22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 73 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 24 | -34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 42 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 68 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 72 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 46 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 53 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 62 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 159 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 45 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 53 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 66 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 164 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 69 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 127 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2410 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 142 | 3.54 | 0 | 1212 | 1070 | .883 | |
| 2482 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 146 | 3.53 | 0 | 1152 | 1006 | .873 | |
| Team: | 4892 | 80 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 288 | 3.53 | 0 | 2364 | 2076 | .878 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 250 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2.40 | 0 | 122 | 112 | .918 | |
| 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 54 | 49 | .907 | |
| Team: | 370 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.43 | 0 | 176 | 161 | .915 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1986 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 10 | Jocelyn Lemieux | Laval Voisins | |
| 2 | 31 | Mike Posma | Buffalo Jr. Sabres | |
| 3 | 52 | Tony Hejna | Nichols School | |
| 4 | 73 | Glen Featherstone | Windsor Compuware Spitfires | |
| 5 | 87 | Mike Wolak | Kitchener Rangers | |
| 6 | 115 | Mike O'Toole | Markham Waxers | |
| 7 | 136 | Andy May | Bramalea Blues | |
| 8 | 157 | Randy Skarda | Saint Thomas Academy | |
| 9 | 178 | Martyn Ball | St. Michael's Buzzers | |
| 10 | 199 | Rod Thacker | Hamilton Steelhawks | |
| 11 | 220 | Terry MacLean | Longueuil Chevaliers | |
| 12 | 234 | Bill Butler | Northwood School | |
| 12 | 241 | David O'Brien | Northeastern University | |
| S | 20 | Marty Raus | Northeastern University |