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1985-86 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Wayne Gretzky (52 G, 163 A, 215 P)
Vezina Trophy: John Vanbiesbrouck (31-21-5, 3.32 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Gary Suter (18 G, 50 A, 68 P)

Goals Leader: Jari Kurri (68)
Assists Leader: Wayne Gretzky (163)
Points Leader: Wayne Gretzky (215)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Norris Division                    
Chicago Black Hawks* 80 39 33 8 86 .538 351 349 -0.15 -0.17
Minnesota North Stars* 80 38 33 9 85 .531 327 305 0.08 -0.20
St. Louis Blues* 80 37 34 9 83 .519 302 291 -0.05 -0.18
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 25 48 7 57 .356 311 386 -1.02 -0.09
Detroit Red Wings 80 17 57 6 40 .250 266 415 -1.86 0.00
Smythe Division                    
Edmonton Oilers* 80 56 17 7 119 .744 426 310 1.25 -0.20
Calgary Flames* 80 40 31 9 89 .556 354 315 0.37 -0.12
Winnipeg Jets* 80 26 47 7 59 .369 295 372 -0.95 0.02
Vancouver Canucks* 80 23 44 13 59 .369 282 333 -0.65 -0.01
Los Angeles Kings 80 23 49 8 54 .338 284 389 -1.26 0.05
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Adams Division                    
Quebec Nordiques* 80 43 31 6 92 .575 330 289 0.60 0.09
Montreal Canadiens* 80 40 33 7 87 .544 330 280 0.70 0.08
Boston Bruins* 80 37 31 12 86 .538 311 288 0.40 0.11
Hartford Whalers* 80 40 36 4 84 .525 332 302 0.48 0.10
Buffalo Sabres 80 37 37 6 80 .500 296 291 0.19 0.13
Patrick Division                    
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 53 23 4 110 .688 335 241 1.17 -0.01
Washington Capitals* 80 50 23 7 107 .669 315 272 0.58 0.04
New York Islanders* 80 39 29 12 90 .563 327 284 0.58 0.04
New York Rangers* 80 36 38 6 78 .488 280 276 0.13 0.08
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 34 38 8 76 .475 313 305 0.18 0.08
New Jersey Devils 80 28 49 3 59 .369 300 374 -0.76 0.16

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-1): Montreal Canadiens over Calgary Flames  
 
Conference Finals (4-3): Calgary Flames over St. Louis Blues  
Conference Finals (4-1): Montreal Canadiens over New York Rangers  
 
Division Finals (4-3): Calgary Flames over Edmonton Oilers  
Division Finals (4-3): St. Louis Blues over Toronto Maple Leafs  
Division Finals (4-2): New York Rangers over Washington Capitals  
Division Finals (4-3): Montreal Canadiens over Hartford Whalers  
 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0): Calgary Flames over Winnipeg Jets  
Division Semi-Finals (3-0): Edmonton Oilers over Vancouver Canucks  
Division Semi-Finals (3-2): St. Louis Blues over Minnesota North Stars  
Division Semi-Finals (3-0): Toronto Maple Leafs over Chicago Black Hawks  
Division Semi-Finals (3-0): Washington Capitals over New York Islanders  
Division Semi-Finals (3-2): New York Rangers over Philadelphia Flyers  
Division Semi-Finals (3-0): Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins  
Division Semi-Finals (3-0): Hartford Whalers over Quebec Nordiques  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Edmonton Oilers* 80 56 17 7 119 .744 426 310 1.25 -0.20 9.20 78 295 26.44 77 409 81.17 27 15
2 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 53 23 4 110 .688 335 241 1.17 -0.01 7.20 91 380 23.95 71 418 83.01 17 9
3 Washington Capitals* 80 50 23 7 107 .669 315 272 0.58 0.04 7.34 82 360 22.78 67 348 80.75 13 6
4 Quebec Nordiques* 80 43 31 6 92 .575 330 289 0.60 0.09 7.74 99 423 23.40 71 379 81.27 11 20
5 New York Islanders* 80 39 29 12 90 .563 327 284 0.58 0.04 7.64 73 332 21.99 77 369 79.13 4 9
6 Calgary Flames* 80 40 31 9 89 .556 354 315 0.37 -0.12 8.36 92 372 24.73 101 427 76.35 16 11
7 Montreal Canadiens* 80 40 33 7 87 .544 330 280 0.70 0.08 7.63 87 343 25.36 64 307 79.15 8 8
8 Boston Bruins* 80 37 31 12 86 .538 311 288 0.40 0.11 7.49 95 412 23.06 97 402 75.87 7 5
9 Chicago Black Hawks* 80 39 33 8 86 .538 351 349 -0.15 -0.17 8.75 85 332 25.60 85 388 78.09 15 10
10 Minnesota North Stars* 80 38 33 9 85 .531 327 305 0.08 -0.20 7.90 88 370 23.78 80 387 79.33 11 12
11 Hartford Whalers* 80 40 36 4 84 .525 332 302 0.48 0.10 7.93 83 378 21.96 72 376 80.85 12 8
12 St. Louis Blues* 80 37 34 9 83 .519 302 291 -0.05 -0.18 7.41 78 362 21.55 74 324 77.16 9 14
13 Buffalo Sabres 80 37 37 6 80 .500 296 291 0.19 0.13 7.34 72 351 20.51 66 342 80.70 12 14
14 New York Rangers* 80 36 38 6 78 .488 280 276 0.13 0.08 6.95 73 362 20.17 81 365 77.81 9 4
15 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 34 38 8 76 .475 313 305 0.18 0.08 7.73 93 425 21.88 78 340 77.06 12 17
16 Vancouver Canucks* 80 23 44 13 59 .369 282 333 -0.65 -0.01 7.69 89 419 21.24 71 328 78.35 11 17
17 Winnipeg Jets* 80 26 47 7 59 .369 295 372 -0.95 0.02 8.34 72 356 20.22 83 335 75.22 13 14
18 New Jersey Devils 80 28 49 3 59 .369 300 374 -0.76 0.16 8.43 70 355 19.72 103 400 74.25 5 5
19 Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 25 48 7 57 .356 311 386 -1.02 -0.09 8.71 67 364 18.41 83 364 77.20 7 11
20 Los Angeles Kings 80 23 49 8 54 .338 284 389 -1.26 0.05 8.41 69 393 17.56 103 364 71.70 9 16
21 Detroit Red Wings 80 17 57 6 40 .250 266 415 -1.86 0.00 8.51 79 382 20.68 111 394 71.83 8 11
League Average 80 36 36 8 80 .500 317 317 0.00 0.00 7.94 82 370 22.08 82 370 77.92 11 11

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Jari Kurri*-EDM 68
2. Mike Bossy*-NYI 61
3. Tim Kerr-PHI 58
4. Glenn Anderson*-EDM 54
5. Michel Goulet*-QUE 53
Assists
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 163
2. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 93
3. Paul Coffey*-EDM 90
4. Peter Stastny*-QUE 81
5. Neal Broten-MNS 76
Points
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 215
2. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 141
3. Paul Coffey*-EDM 138
4. Jari Kurri*-EDM 131
5. Mike Bossy*-NYI 123
Goals Created
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 71.6
2. Jari Kurri*-EDM 53.4
3. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 51.7
4. Paul Coffey*-EDM 49.9
5. Mike Bossy*-NYI 49.7
Plus/Minus
1. Mark Howe*-PHI 85
2. Brad McCrimmon-PHI 83
3. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 71
4. Paul Coffey*-EDM 61
5. Lee Fogolin-EDM 47
Penalties in Minutes
1. Joe Kocur-DET 377
2. Torrie Robertson-HAR 358
3. Tiger Williams-LAK 320
4. Tim Hunter-CGY 291
5. Rick Tocchet-PHI 284
Even Strength Goals
1. Jari Kurri*-EDM 46
2. Mike Bossy*-NYI 39
3. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 38
4. Glenn Anderson*-EDM 34
5. Mike Foligno-BUF 33
Power Play Goals
1. Tim Kerr-PHI 34
2. Michel Goulet*-QUE 28
3. Mike Bossy*-NYI 21
  Doug Shedden-TOT 21
5. Keith Crowder-BOS 20
Short-Handed Goals
1. Paul Coffey*-EDM 9
2. Mark Howe*-PHI 7
3. Jari Kurri*-EDM 6
  Dave Poulin-PHI 6
5. Rick Paterson-CBH 5
  Troy Murray-CBH 5
  Mark Messier*-EDM 5
Game-Winning Goals
1. Glenn Anderson*-EDM 9
  Mike Bossy*-NYI 9
  Jari Kurri*-EDM 9
4. Denis Savard*-CBH 8
  Peter Stastny*-QUE 8
  Joe Mullen*-TOT 8
  Tim Kerr-PHI 8
  Kevin Dineen-HAR 8
Shots
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 350
2. Brian Propp-PHI 317
3. Dale Hawerchuk*-WIN 313
4. Paul Coffey*-EDM 307
5. Mike Bossy*-NYI 302
Shooting Percentage
1. Jari Kurri*-EDM 28.8
2. Terry Ruskowski-PIT 28.6
3. Craig Laughlin-WSH 26.3
4. Charlie Simmer-BOS 25.5
5. Pierre Larouche-NYR 23.5
Goals Per Game
1. Jari Kurri*-EDM 0.87
2. Tim Kerr-PHI 0.76
3. Mike Bossy*-NYI 0.76
4. Glenn Anderson*-EDM 0.75
5. Pierre Larouche-NYR 0.71
Assists Per Game
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 2.04
2. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 1.18
3. Paul Coffey*-EDM 1.14
4. Peter Stastny*-QUE 1.07
5. Ron Francis*-HAR 1.00
Points Per Game
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 2.69
2. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 1.78
3. Paul Coffey*-EDM 1.75
4. Jari Kurri*-EDM 1.68
5. Peter Stastny*-QUE 1.61
Goals Created Per Game
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 0.89
2. Jari Kurri*-EDM 0.68
3. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 0.65
4. Paul Coffey*-EDM 0.63
5. Mike Bossy*-NYI 0.62
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 260
2. Paul Coffey*-EDM 247
3. Larry Robinson*-MTL 191
4. Mark Howe*-PHI 188
5. Jari Kurri*-EDM 187
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 81
2. Craig Hartsburg-MNS 78
  Tim Kerr-PHI 78
4. Peter Stastny*-QUE 77
5. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 76
  Al MacInnis*-CGY 76
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Gary Nylund-TOR 182
2. Dave Ellett-WIN 171
3. Randy Ladouceur-DET 168
4. Reed Larson-TOT 163
5. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 162
  Paul Coffey*-EDM 162
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Steve Kasper-BOS 52
2. Dan Daoust-TOR 50
  Randy Ladouceur-DET 50
4. Phil Sykes-LAK 48
  Guy Carbonneau-MTL 48
  Dave Tippett-HAR 48
Games Played
1. Richard Brodeur-VAN 64
2. John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 61
3. Tom Barrasso-BUF 60
  Reggie Lemelin-CGY 60
5. Mike Liut-HAR 57
Wins
1. John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 31
  Bob Froese-PHI 31
3. Tom Barrasso-BUF 29
  Reggie Lemelin-CGY 29
  Grant Fuhr*-EDM 29
Losses
1. Richard Brodeur-VAN 32
2. Brian Hayward-WIN 28
3. Tom Barrasso-BUF 24
  Reggie Lemelin-CGY 24
5. Mike Liut-HAR 23
  Don Edwards-TOR 23
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Pat Riggin-TOT 9
2. Richard Brodeur-VAN 8
  Kelly Hrudey-NYI 8
4. Andy Moog-EDM 7
5. Greg Millen-STL 6
  Murray Bannerman-CBH 6
  Don Beaupre-MNS 6
Goals Against
1. Richard Brodeur-VAN 240
2. Reggie Lemelin-CGY 229
3. Brian Hayward-WIN 217
4. Tom Barrasso-BUF 214
5. Murray Bannerman-CBH 201
Shots Against
1. Reggie Lemelin-CGY 1787
2. Tom Barrasso-BUF 1778
3. Richard Brodeur-VAN 1724
4. Don Beaupre-MNS 1690
5. John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 1625
Saves
1. Tom Barrasso-BUF 1564
2. Reggie Lemelin-CGY 1558
3. Don Beaupre-MNS 1508
4. Richard Brodeur-VAN 1484
5. John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 1441
Save Percentage
1. Bob Froese-PHI .909
2. Kelly Hrudey-NYI .906
3. Clint Malarchuk-QUE .895
4. Rick Wamsley-STL .894
5. Don Beaupre-MNS .892
Goals Against Average
1. Bob Froese-PHI 2.55
2. Al Jensen-WSH 3.18
3. Clint Malarchuk-QUE 3.21
4. Kelly Hrudey-NYI 3.21
5. John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 3.32
Shutouts
1. Bob Froese-PHI 5
2. Clint Malarchuk-QUE 4
3. Doug Soetaert-MTL 3
  John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 3
5. Darren Jensen-PHI 2
  Al Jensen-WSH 2
  Mike Liut-HAR 2
  Mario Gosselin-QUE 2
  Roberto Romano-PIT 2
  Richard Brodeur-VAN 2
  Dan Bouchard-WIN 2
  Tom Barrasso-BUF 2
Minutes
1. Tom Barrasso-BUF 3561
2. Richard Brodeur-VAN 3541
3. Reggie Lemelin-CGY 3369
4. John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 3326
5. Mike Liut-HAR 3282
Offensive Point Shares
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 14.9
2. Paul Coffey*-EDM 11.0
3. Jari Kurri*-EDM 10.4
4. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 9.9
5. Mike Bossy*-NYI 9.4
Defensive Point Shares
1. Brad McCrimmon-PHI 8.8
2. Mark Howe*-PHI 8.7
3. Larry Robinson*-MTL 6.0
4. Reijo Ruotsalainen-NYR 5.7
5. Rod Langway*-WSH 5.5
Goalie Point Shares
1. Don Beaupre-MNS 11.1
2. Kelly Hrudey-NYI 11.0
3. Tom Barrasso-BUF 10.1
4. John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 10.0
5. Bob Froese-PHI 9.8
Point Shares
1. Wayne Gretzky*-EDM 17.0
2. Paul Coffey*-EDM 16.1
3. Mark Howe*-PHI 14.5
4. Brad McCrimmon-PHI 11.9
5. Jari Kurri*-EDM 11.8
 

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: John Vanbiesbrouck
D: Paul Coffey*
D: Mark Howe*
C: Wayne Gretzky*
LW: Michel Goulet*
RW: Mike Bossy*
 2nd Team
G: Bob Froese
D: Raymond Bourque*
D: Larry Robinson*
C: Mario Lemieux*
LW: Mats Naslund
RW: Jari Kurri*

NHL All-Rookie Team

1st Team
G: Patrick Roy*
D: Dana Murzyn
D: Gary Suter
F: Wendel Clark
F: Kjell Dahlin
F: Mike Ridley