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53-23-4 (110 points), Finished 1st in NHL Patrick Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 335 goals, Allowed 241 goals, SRS: 1.17 (2nd of 21)
Coached by Mike Keenan (53-23-4)
Playoffs:
Lost Division Semi-Finals (3-2) to New York Rangers
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1985-86 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Oct 10, 1985 | New Jersey Devils | L | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 12, 1985 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Oct 13, 1985 | @ | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Oct 17, 1985 | Quebec Nordiques | L | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 19, 1985 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Sun, Oct 20, 1985 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Thu, Oct 24, 1985 | Hartford Whalers | W | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 8 | Sun, Oct 27, 1985 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 4 | |||
| 9 | Wed, Oct 30, 1985 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | W | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Nov 2, 1985 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | W | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 11 | Sun, Nov 3, 1985 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 7 | |||
| 12 | Wed, Nov 6, 1985 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Nov 7, 1985 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | W 9 | |||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 9, 1985 | Boston Bruins | W | 5 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | W 10 | |||
| 15 | Thu, Nov 14, 1985 | Edmonton Oilers | W | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | W 11 | |||
| 16 | Sat, Nov 16, 1985 | @ | Hartford Whalers | W | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | W 12 | ||
| 17 | Sun, Nov 17, 1985 | New York Islanders | W | OT | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | W 13 | ||
| 18 | Tue, Nov 19, 1985 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 6 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Nov 21, 1985 | Hartford Whalers | W | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 23, 1985 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 4 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sun, Nov 24, 1985 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 7 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 22 | Wed, Nov 27, 1985 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 23 | Fri, Nov 29, 1985 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | W | 4 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 24 | Sun, Dec 1, 1985 | @ | Winnipeg Jets | L | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 3, 1985 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 1 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 26 | Thu, Dec 5, 1985 | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 3 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 0 | L 3 | |||
| 27 | Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 28 | Sun, Dec 8, 1985 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 1 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 29 | Tue, Dec 10, 1985 | Boston Bruins | W | 7 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 30 | Thu, Dec 12, 1985 | Montreal Canadiens | W | 6 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 31 | Sat, Dec 14, 1985 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 32 | Tue, Dec 17, 1985 | @ | New Jersey Devils | L | 4 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 33 | Thu, Dec 19, 1985 | New Jersey Devils | W | 6 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 34 | Sat, Dec 21, 1985 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 35 | Sun, Dec 22, 1985 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | OT | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 36 | Fri, Dec 27, 1985 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 6 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 37 | Sat, Dec 28, 1985 | @ | Calgary Flames | W | 6 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 38 | Tue, Dec 31, 1985 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | 3 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 39 | Thu, Jan 2, 1986 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 7 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 40 | Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | @ | St. Louis Blues | L | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Thu, Jan 9, 1986 | Washington Capitals | W | 4 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | @ | New Jersey Devils | W | 8 | 4 | 31 | 11 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 43 | Sun, Jan 12, 1986 | Calgary Flames | W | 3 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 44 | Tue, Jan 14, 1986 | New Jersey Devils | W | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 0 | W 4 | |||
| 45 | Fri, Jan 17, 1986 | New York Islanders | L | 3 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 46 | Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 2 | 5 | 33 | 13 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 47 | Tue, Jan 21, 1986 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 3 | 7 | 33 | 14 | 0 | L 3 | ||
| 48 | Thu, Jan 23, 1986 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 5 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 49 | Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 1 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 50 | Tue, Jan 28, 1986 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 1 | T 1 | |
| 51 | Thu, Jan 30, 1986 | @ | New York Islanders | L | 4 | 8 | 35 | 15 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 52 | Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | @ | Quebec Nordiques | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 2 | T 1 | |
| 53 | Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | St. Louis Blues | W | 4 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 54 | Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | Minnesota North Stars | T | OT | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 3 | T 1 | ||
| 55 | Sun, Feb 9, 1986 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | T | OT | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 4 | T 2 | |
| 56 | Wed, Feb 12, 1986 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 4 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 57 | Thu, Feb 13, 1986 | New York Islanders | W | 6 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 59 | Mon, Feb 17, 1986 | Winnipeg Jets | W | 8 | 4 | 39 | 16 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 60 | Thu, Feb 20, 1986 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 5 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | Washington Capitals | W | 3 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 4 | W 3 | |||
| 62 | Thu, Feb 27, 1986 | @ | Calgary Flames | L | 4 | 7 | 41 | 17 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 63 | Fri, Feb 28, 1986 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 1 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 2, 1986 | @ | Edmonton Oilers | L | OT | 1 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 4 | L 3 | |
| 65 | Tue, Mar 4, 1986 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 4 | 6 | 41 | 20 | 4 | L 4 | |||
| 66 | Thu, Mar 6, 1986 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 7 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 8, 1986 | @ | New Jersey Devils | L | 3 | 7 | 42 | 21 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 9, 1986 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 69 | Thu, Mar 13, 1986 | Washington Capitals | W | 2 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 15, 1986 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | OT | 6 | 5 | 45 | 21 | 4 | W 3 | |
| 71 | Sun, Mar 16, 1986 | New Jersey Devils | W | 4 | 1 | 46 | 21 | 4 | W 4 | |||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 20, 1986 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 1 | 47 | 21 | 4 | W 5 | |||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 22, 1986 | New York Rangers | W | 4 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 4 | W 6 | |||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 23, 1986 | @ | Washington Capitals | L | 5 | 6 | 48 | 22 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Thu, Mar 27, 1986 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 0 | 1 | 48 | 23 | 4 | L 2 | |||
| 76 | Sat, Mar 29, 1986 | New York Rangers | W | 8 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 77 | Tue, Apr 1, 1986 | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 2 | 50 | 23 | 4 | W 2 | |||
| 78 | Wed, Apr 2, 1986 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 3 | 2 | 51 | 23 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 79 | Sat, Apr 5, 1986 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | OT | 4 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 4 | W 4 | |
| 80 | Sun, Apr 6, 1986 | Washington Capitals | W | 5 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 4 | W 5 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 9, 1986 | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 10, 1986 | New York Rangers | W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Sat, Apr 12, 1986 | @ | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sun, Apr 13, 1986 | @ | New York Rangers | W | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Tue, Apr 15, 1986 | New York Rangers | L | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 |