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1985-86 New York Islanders Schedule and Results

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39-29-12 (90 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Patrick Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 327 goals, Allowed 284 goals, SRS: 0.58 (5th of 21)
Coached by Al Arbour (39-29-12)

Playoffs:
Lost Division Semi-Finals (3-0) versus Washington Capitals

1985-86 New York Islanders:

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Sat, Oct 12, 1985 @ Los Angeles Kings W OT 5 4 1 0 0 W 1
2 Mon, Oct 14, 1985 @ Vancouver Canucks L 2 4 1 1 0 L 1
3 Wed, Oct 16, 1985 @ Edmonton Oilers L 4 6 1 2 0 L 2
4 Sat, Oct 19, 1985 New York Rangers W 5 4 2 2 0 W 1
5 Tue, Oct 22, 1985 Vancouver Canucks T OT 2 2 2 2 1 T 1
6 Thu, Oct 24, 1985 Quebec Nordiques W 6 5 3 2 1 W 1
7 Sat, Oct 26, 1985 @ St. Louis Blues W 5 2 4 2 1 W 2
8 Tue, Oct 29, 1985 Los Angeles Kings L 2 3 4 3 1 L 1
9 Fri, Nov 1, 1985 @ Washington Capitals L 3 5 4 4 1 L 2
10 Sat, Nov 2, 1985 Washington Capitals W 5 3 5 4 1 W 1
11 Tue, Nov 5, 1985 Calgary Flames T OT 4 4 5 4 2 T 1
12 Wed, Nov 6, 1985 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 5 4 6 4 2 W 1
13 Sat, Nov 9, 1985 New Jersey Devils W 3 2 7 4 2 W 2
14 Tue, Nov 12, 1985 Montreal Canadiens L 2 3 7 5 2 L 1
15 Sat, Nov 16, 1985 Edmonton Oilers T OT 4 4 7 5 3 T 1
16 Sun, Nov 17, 1985 @ Philadelphia Flyers L OT 4 5 7 6 3 L 1
17 Tue, Nov 19, 1985 Philadelphia Flyers W 8 6 8 6 3 W 1
18 Thu, Nov 21, 1985 @ Boston Bruins T OT 4 4 8 6 4 T 1
19 Sat, Nov 23, 1985 New York Rangers L 0 5 8 7 4 L 1
20 Sun, Nov 24, 1985 @ New York Rangers W OT 4 3 9 7 4 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Wed, Nov 27, 1985 @ Minnesota North Stars T OT 4 4 9 7 5 T 1
22 Fri, Nov 29, 1985 @ Winnipeg Jets W 4 1 10 7 5 W 1
23 Sat, Nov 30, 1985 @ Calgary Flames L 3 4 10 8 5 L 1
24 Tue, Dec 3, 1985 Winnipeg Jets T OT 4 4 10 8 6 T 1
25 Fri, Dec 6, 1985 @ Quebec Nordiques L 3 7 10 9 6 L 1
26 Sat, Dec 7, 1985 Quebec Nordiques L 1 4 10 10 6 L 2
27 Tue, Dec 10, 1985 Pittsburgh Penguins W 7 4 11 10 6 W 1
28 Wed, Dec 11, 1985 @ Pittsburgh Penguins T OT 4 4 11 10 7 T 1
29 Sat, Dec 14, 1985 St. Louis Blues T OT 2 2 11 10 8 T 2
30 Tue, Dec 17, 1985 Buffalo Sabres W 7 3 12 10 8 W 1
31 Fri, Dec 20, 1985 @ New York Rangers T OT 2 2 12 10 9 T 1
32 Sat, Dec 21, 1985 New York Rangers L 4 5 12 11 9 L 1
33 Mon, Dec 23, 1985 @ Hartford Whalers W 6 3 13 11 9 W 1
34 Thu, Dec 26, 1985 Hartford Whalers L 3 4 13 12 9 L 1
35 Sat, Dec 28, 1985 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 4 2 14 12 9 W 1
36 Sun, Dec 29, 1985 @ Buffalo Sabres L 3 4 14 13 9 L 1
37 Tue, Dec 31, 1985 @ Detroit Red Wings W OT 5 4 15 13 9 W 1
38 Thu, Jan 2, 1986 Boston Bruins W 7 5 16 13 9 W 2
39 Sat, Jan 4, 1986 Chicago Black Hawks L 1 4 16 14 9 L 1
40 Tue, Jan 7, 1986 Minnesota North Stars L 2 3 16 15 9 L 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Thu, Jan 9, 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins W 9 0 17 15 9 W 1
42 Sat, Jan 11, 1986 Detroit Red Wings W 8 2 18 15 9 W 2
43 Wed, Jan 15, 1986 @ Pittsburgh Penguins L 3 6 18 16 9 L 1
44 Fri, Jan 17, 1986 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 4 3 19 16 9 W 1
45 Sat, Jan 18, 1986 @ Montreal Canadiens L 0 3 19 17 9 L 1
46 Tue, Jan 21, 1986 Philadelphia Flyers W 7 3 20 17 9 W 1
47 Fri, Jan 24, 1986 @ Washington Capitals W 7 5 21 17 9 W 2
48 Sat, Jan 25, 1986 Chicago Black Hawks T OT 3 3 21 17 10 T 1
49 Tue, Jan 28, 1986 Toronto Maple Leafs W 9 2 22 17 10 W 1
50 Thu, Jan 30, 1986 Philadelphia Flyers W 8 4 23 17 10 W 2
51 Sat, Feb 1, 1986 Pittsburgh Penguins W 4 3 24 17 10 W 3
52 Sun, Feb 2, 1986 @ New Jersey Devils W OT 3 2 25 17 10 W 4
53 Wed, Feb 5, 1986 @ Chicago Black Hawks L 2 3 25 18 10 L 1
54 Sat, Feb 8, 1986 @ Los Angeles Kings W 4 3 26 18 10 W 1
55 Tue, Feb 11, 1986 Vancouver Canucks W 1 0 27 18 10 W 2
56 Thu, Feb 13, 1986 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 3 6 27 19 10 L 1
57 Sat, Feb 15, 1986 New Jersey Devils W 6 5 28 19 10 W 1
58 Tue, Feb 18, 1986 Washington Capitals L 4 5 28 20 10 L 1
59 Fri, Feb 21, 1986 @ Buffalo Sabres L 1 5 28 21 10 L 2
60 Sat, Feb 22, 1986 Detroit Red Wings W 5 2 29 21 10 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Wed, Feb 26, 1986 @ New Jersey Devils L 2 7 29 22 10 L 1
62 Fri, Feb 28, 1986 @ Winnipeg Jets W 6 3 30 22 10 W 1
63 Sat, Mar 1, 1986 @ Minnesota North Stars L 4 5 30 23 10 L 1
64 Tue, Mar 4, 1986 Montreal Canadiens W 6 3 31 23 10 W 1
65 Sat, Mar 8, 1986 Washington Capitals L 2 6 31 24 10 L 1
66 Sun, Mar 9, 1986 @ Washington Capitals L 1 3 31 25 10 L 2
67 Tue, Mar 11, 1986 Calgary Flames W 8 4 32 25 10 W 1
68 Thu, Mar 13, 1986 @ Hartford Whalers W 3 2 33 25 10 W 2
69 Sat, Mar 15, 1986 New Jersey Devils W 3 1 34 25 10 W 3
70 Sun, Mar 16, 1986 @ New York Rangers L 1 3 34 26 10 L 1
71 Tue, Mar 18, 1986 New York Rangers W 6 2 35 26 10 W 1
72 Thu, Mar 20, 1986 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 7 1 36 26 10 W 2
73 Sat, Mar 22, 1986 @ Boston Bruins T OT 3 3 36 26 11 T 1
74 Tue, Mar 25, 1986 St. Louis Blues L 0 2 36 27 11 L 1
75 Fri, Mar 28, 1986 @ Washington Capitals W 4 3 37 27 11 W 1
76 Sat, Mar 29, 1986 Edmonton Oilers T OT 4 4 37 27 12 T 1
77 Tue, Apr 1, 1986 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 4 37 28 12 L 1
78 Wed, Apr 2, 1986 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 7 2 38 28 12 W 1
79 Sat, Apr 5, 1986 New Jersey Devils W 7 1 39 28 12 W 2
80 Sun, Apr 6, 1986 @ New Jersey Devils L 7 9 39 29 12 L 1

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 9, 1986 @ Washington Capitals L 1 3 0 1 0 L 1
2 Thu, Apr 10, 1986 @ Washington Capitals L 2 5 0 2 0 L 2
3 Sat, Apr 12, 1986 Washington Capitals L 1 3 0 3 0 L 3