what was the worst nhl team in 1987

The Buffalo Sabres and the New Jersey Devils were tied for the worst record in 1986-87, with a record of 28-44-8.

		TEAM	REC	SEASON	PTS	GP	W	L	T	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1		Sabres	28-44-8	1986-87	64	80	28	44	8	.400	280	308	-28	18.6	75.6	30.33	11.5	29.06	.868
2		Devils	29-45-6	1986-87	64	80	29	45	6	.400	293	368	-75	21.9	73.2	29.46	12.4	33.64	.863
3		Canucks	29-43-8	1986-87	66	80	29	43	8	.413	282	314	-32	23.3	75.9	29.73	11.9	28.51	.862
4		Maple Leafs	32-42-6	1986-87	70	80	32	42	6	.438	286	319	-33	17.2	78.0	30.13	11.9	32.44	.877
5		Kings	31-41-8	1986-87	70	80	31	41	8	.438	318	341	-23	25.3	73.1	30.91	12.9	31.13	.863
6		North Stars	30-40-10	1986-87	70	80	30	40	10	.438	296	314	-18	22.8	75.6	30.74	12.0	32.55	.879
7		Blackhawks	29-37-14	1986-87	72	80	29	37	14	.450	290	310	-20	17.0	76.2	32.01	11.3	33.88	.886
8		Penguins	30-38-12	1986-87	72	80	30	38	12	.450	297	290	7	20.8	76.1	30.33	12.2	29.45	.877
9		Nordiques	31-39-10	1986-87	72	80	31	39	10	.450	267	276	-9	22.0	83.8	29.80	11.2	29.08	.881
10		Rangers	34-38-8	1986-87	76	80	34	38	8	.475	307	323	-16	19.9	81.1	30.90	12.4	31.96	.874
11		Red Wings	34-36-10	1986-87	78	80	34	36	10	.488	260	274	-14	20.5	78.6	27.18	12.0	28.81	.881
12		Blues	32-33-15	1986-87	79	80	32	33	15	.494	281	293	-12	24.6	81.4	29.34	12.0	29.55	.876
13		Islanders	35-33-12	1986-87	82	80	35	33	12	.513	279	281	-2	25.1	78.0	31.01	11.2	27.84	.874
14		Bruins	39-34-7	1986-87	85	80	39	34	7	.531	301	276	25	19.6	81.5	30.06	12.5	29.60	.883
15		Capitals	38-32-10	1986-87	86	80	38	32	10	.538	285	278	7	19.2	80.9	28.43	12.5	29.53	.882
16		Jets	40-32-8	1986-87	88	80	40	32	8	.550	279	271	8	17.3	83.6	30.66	11.4	27.50	.877
17		Canadiens	41-29-10	1986-87	92	80	41	29	10	.575	277	241	36	21.0	83.3	28.00	12.4	27.13	.889
18		Whalers	43-30-7	1986-87	93	80	43	30	7	.581	287	270	17	20.9	78.7	30.06	11.9	28.00	.879
19		Flames	46-31-3	1986-87	95	80	46	31	3	.594	318	289	29	25.0	79.8	31.60	12.6	30.33	.881
20		Flyers	46-26-8	1986-87	100	80	46	26	8	.625	310	245	65	19.0	82.2	30.18	12.8	30.71	.900
21		Oilers	50-24-6	1986-87	106	80	50	24	6	.663	372	284	88	22.4	80.0	29.46	15.8	29.63	.880

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