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40-36-4 (84 points), Finished 4th in NHL Adams Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 332 goals, Allowed 302 goals, SRS: 0.48 (7th of 21)
Coached by Jack Evans (40-36-4)
Playoffs:
Lost Division Finals (4-3) to Montreal Canadiens
Won Division Semi-Finals (3-0) over Quebec Nordiques
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1985-86 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Oct 10, 1985 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 12, 1985 | New York Rangers | W | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Tue, Oct 15, 1985 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Oct 17, 1985 | @ | New Jersey Devils | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Oct 19, 1985 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 6 | Wed, Oct 23, 1985 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Thu, Oct 24, 1985 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Oct 26, 1985 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Oct 29, 1985 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Oct 30, 1985 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 11 | Sat, Nov 2, 1985 | Los Angeles Kings | L | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 12 | Tue, Nov 5, 1985 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 13 | Thu, Nov 7, 1985 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 9, 1985 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Nov 13, 1985 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 16 | Sat, Nov 16, 1985 | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 17 | Tue, Nov 19, 1985 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 18 | Thu, Nov 21, 1985 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | L | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Nov 23, 1985 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 20 | Wed, Nov 27, 1985 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Nov 30, 1985 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Dec 4, 1985 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | Boston Bruins | W | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 25 | Wed, Dec 11, 1985 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 26 | Fri, Dec 13, 1985 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 28 | Mon, Dec 16, 1985 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 29 | Wed, Dec 18, 1985 | Calgary Flames | W | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 30 | Thu, Dec 19, 1985 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 31 | Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | New Jersey Devils | W | 7 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 32 | Mon, Dec 23, 1985 | New York Islanders | L | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 33 | Thu, Dec 26, 1985 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 34 | Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 35 | Sun, Dec 29, 1985 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 36 | Tue, Dec 31, 1985 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Thu, Jan 2, 1986 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 1 | L 2 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | L 3 | ||
| 39 | Tue, Jan 7, 1986 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 9 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 40 | Fri, Jan 10, 1986 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sun, Jan 12, 1986 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 42 | Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | Edmonton Oilers | L | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | L 2 | |||
| 43 | Fri, Jan 17, 1986 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 11 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 44 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 45 | Mon, Jan 20, 1986 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 5 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 46 | Thu, Jan 23, 1986 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 4 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 1 | W 4 | |||
| 47 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 7 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 1 | W 5 | |||
| 48 | Mon, Jan 27, 1986 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 49 | Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | Boston Bruins | L | OT | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 1 | L 2 | ||
| 50 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | New York Rangers | L | 1 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 1 | L 3 | |||
| 51 | Sun, Feb 2, 1986 | Washington Capitals | L | 4 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 1 | L 4 | |||
| 52 | Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | OT | 3 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 1 | L 5 | |
| 53 | Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 2 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 1 | L 6 | |||
| 54 | Sun, Feb 9, 1986 | New Jersey Devils | L | 3 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 1 | L 7 | |||
| 55 | Tue, Feb 11, 1986 | @ | St. Louis Blues | T | OT | 4 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 2 | T 1 | |
| 56 | Fri, Feb 14, 1986 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 4 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 57 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 1 | 4 | 26 | 29 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 58 | Tue, Feb 18, 1986 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 5 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 59 | Wed, Feb 19, 1986 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 6 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 60 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sun, Feb 23, 1986 | St. Louis Blues | L | 2 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 62 | Wed, Feb 26, 1986 | Minnesota North Stars | L | 2 | 5 | 28 | 32 | 2 | L 3 | |||
| 63 | Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 1 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 2 | L 4 | ||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 2, 1986 | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 1 | 29 | 33 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 65 | Wed, Mar 5, 1986 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 5 | 1 | 30 | 33 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 66 | Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 6 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 8, 1986 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 3 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 68 | Mon, Mar 10, 1986 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 5 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 69 | Thu, Mar 13, 1986 | New York Islanders | L | 2 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 15, 1986 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 11 | 4 | 33 | 35 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 71 | Tue, Mar 18, 1986 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 72 | Wed, Mar 19, 1986 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 5 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 22, 1986 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 6 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 2 | W 4 | |||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 23, 1986 | Boston Bruins | T | OT | 5 | 5 | 36 | 35 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 26, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 3 | 0 | 37 | 35 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 76 | Sat, Mar 29, 1986 | Washington Capitals | T | OT | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 1, 1986 | Buffalo Sabres | W | 5 | 3 | 38 | 35 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 78 | Thu, Apr 3, 1986 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 4 | 38 | 36 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 5, 1986 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 7 | 1 | 39 | 36 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 80 | Sun, Apr 6, 1986 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 3 | 40 | 36 | 4 | W 2 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 9, 1986 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | OT | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Thu, Apr 10, 1986 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Apr 12, 1986 | Quebec Nordiques | W | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 4 | Thu, Apr 17, 1986 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Apr 19, 1986 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Mon, Apr 21, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 7 | Wed, Apr 23, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens | W | OT | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Apr 25, 1986 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Sun, Apr 27, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 10 | Tue, Apr 29, 1986 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | OT | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | L 1 |