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40-31-9 (89 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Smythe Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 354 goals, Allowed 315 goals, SRS: 0.37 (9th of 21)
Coached by Bob Johnson (40-31-9)
Playoffs:
Lost Stanley Cup Finals (4-1) to Montreal Canadiens
Won Conference Finals (4-3) over St. Louis Blues
Won Division Finals (4-3) over Edmonton Oilers
Won Division Semi-Finals (3-0) over Winnipeg Jets
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1985-86 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Oct 11, 1985 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sun, Oct 13, 1985 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Oct 16, 1985 | St. Louis Blues | L | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 4 | Sat, Oct 19, 1985 | Boston Bruins | L | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 5 | Sun, Oct 20, 1985 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 6 | Wed, Oct 23, 1985 | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 7 | Fri, Oct 25, 1985 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 26, 1985 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 9 | Mon, Oct 28, 1985 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 10 | Wed, Oct 30, 1985 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 11 | Sat, Nov 2, 1985 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 12 | Tue, Nov 5, 1985 | @ | New York Islanders | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 13 | Wed, Nov 6, 1985 | @ | New Jersey Devils | W | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 9, 1985 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 15 | Sun, Nov 10, 1985 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 13, 1985 | Winnipeg Jets | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 16, 1985 | New Jersey Devils | W | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 17, 1985 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Tue, Nov 19, 1985 | Minnesota North Stars | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 23, 1985 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Tue, Nov 26, 1985 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Nov 27, 1985 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 24 | Sun, Dec 1, 1985 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Dec 4, 1985 | Hartford Whalers | W | 8 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 26 | Fri, Dec 6, 1985 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 27 | Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 3 | W 3 | |||
| 28 | Thu, Dec 12, 1985 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 5 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | W 4 | |||
| 29 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 3 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 30 | Tue, Dec 17, 1985 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 3 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 31 | Wed, Dec 18, 1985 | @ | Hartford Whalers | L | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 20, 1985 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 3 | L 4 | ||
| 33 | Sun, Dec 22, 1985 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | OT | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 3 | L 5 | |
| 34 | Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 5 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 3 | L 6 | |||
| 35 | Tue, Dec 31, 1985 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 3 | L 7 | ||
| 36 | Thu, Jan 2, 1986 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 3 | L 8 | |||
| 37 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 3 | L 9 | |||
| 38 | Sun, Jan 5, 1986 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 3 | L 10 | ||
| 39 | Tue, Jan 7, 1986 | Hartford Whalers | L | 1 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 3 | L 11 | |||
| 40 | Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | Vancouver Canucks | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sun, Jan 12, 1986 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 42 | Tue, Jan 14, 1986 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 43 | Thu, Jan 16, 1986 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 44 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 7 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 45 | Sun, Jan 19, 1986 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 22, 1986 | New Jersey Devils | T | OT | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 47 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Mon, Jan 27, 1986 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 6 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 49 | Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 5 | T 1 | |
| 50 | Fri, Jan 31, 1986 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 51 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | Edmonton Oilers | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 6 | T 1 | ||
| 52 | Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 7 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 53 | Sun, Feb 9, 1986 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 7 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 54 | Wed, Feb 12, 1986 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 4 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 6 | W 3 | |||
| 55 | Fri, Feb 14, 1986 | Buffalo Sabres | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 7 | T 1 | ||
| 56 | Sun, Feb 16, 1986 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 57 | Tue, Feb 18, 1986 | Boston Bruins | W | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 58 | Thu, Feb 20, 1986 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | OT | 6 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 59 | Fri, Feb 21, 1986 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 4 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 60 | Sun, Feb 23, 1986 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Tue, Feb 25, 1986 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 4 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 62 | Thu, Feb 27, 1986 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 7 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 7 | W 2 | |||
| 63 | Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 3 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 7 | W 3 | |||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 2, 1986 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 5 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 65 | Tue, Mar 4, 1986 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 6 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 7 | W 5 | |||
| 66 | Thu, Mar 6, 1986 | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 67 | Sun, Mar 9, 1986 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 8 | T 1 | |
| 68 | Tue, Mar 11, 1986 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 4 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 12, 1986 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 3 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 70 | Fri, Mar 14, 1986 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 71 | Sat, Mar 15, 1986 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 5 | 3 | 35 | 28 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 72 | Wed, Mar 19, 1986 | Minnesota North Stars | L | 5 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 8 | L 1 | |||
| 73 | Fri, Mar 21, 1986 | Vancouver Canucks | T | OT | 5 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 9 | T 1 | ||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 23, 1986 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 7 | 4 | 36 | 29 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 26, 1986 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | L | 3 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 76 | Fri, Mar 28, 1986 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 6 | 3 | 37 | 30 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 77 | Sun, Mar 30, 1986 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 2 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 78 | Tue, Apr 1, 1986 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 6 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 79 | Fri, Apr 4, 1986 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 9 | 3 | 39 | 31 | 9 | W 2 | |||
| 80 | Sun, Apr 6, 1986 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | 6 | 4 | 40 | 31 | 9 | W 3 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 9, 1986 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 10, 1986 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Sat, Apr 12, 1986 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Fri, Apr 18, 1986 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Sun, Apr 20, 1986 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | OT | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Tue, Apr 22, 1986 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 7 | Thu, Apr 24, 1986 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 8 | Sat, Apr 26, 1986 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Mon, Apr 28, 1986 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 10 | Wed, Apr 30, 1986 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | W | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Fri, May 2, 1986 | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 12 | Sun, May 4, 1986 | St. Louis Blues | W | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 13 | Tue, May 6, 1986 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Thu, May 8, 1986 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, May 10, 1986 | St. Louis Blues | W | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 16 | Mon, May 12, 1986 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | OT | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Wed, May 14, 1986 | St. Louis Blues | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Fri, May 16, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 19 | Sun, May 18, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens | L | OT | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 20 | Tue, May 20, 1986 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Thu, May 22, 1986 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 22 | Sat, May 24, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | L 4 |