1985-86 New York Islanders Schedule and Results

Record: 39-29-12 (90 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Patrick Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Al Arbour (39-29-12)

Primary Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Goals For: 327 (8th of 21), Goals Against: 284 (5th of 21)
SRS: 0.58 (6th of 21), SOS: 0.04 (10th of 21)

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

Preseason Odds: Stanley Cup +500

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			W	L	T	Streak
1	1985-10-12	@	Los Angeles Kings	5	4	W	OT	1	0	0	W 1
2	1985-10-14	@	Vancouver Canucks	2	4	L		1	1	0	L 1
3	1985-10-16	@	Edmonton Oilers	4	6	L		1	2	0	L 2
4	1985-10-19		New York Rangers	5	4	W		2	2	0	W 1
5	1985-10-22		Vancouver Canucks	2	2	T	OT	2	2	1	T 1
6	1985-10-24		Quebec Nordiques	6	5	W		3	2	1	W 1
7	1985-10-26	@	St. Louis Blues	5	2	W		4	2	1	W 2
8	1985-10-29		Los Angeles Kings	2	3	L		4	3	1	L 1
9	1985-11-01	@	Washington Capitals	3	5	L		4	4	1	L 2
10	1985-11-02		Washington Capitals	5	3	W		5	4	1	W 1
11	1985-11-05		Calgary Flames	4	4	T	OT	5	4	2	T 1
12	1985-11-06	@	Toronto Maple Leafs	5	4	W		6	4	2	W 1
13	1985-11-09		New Jersey Devils	3	2	W		7	4	2	W 2
14	1985-11-12		Montreal Canadiens	2	3	L		7	5	2	L 1
15	1985-11-16		Edmonton Oilers	4	4	T	OT	7	5	3	T 1
16	1985-11-17	@	Philadelphia Flyers	4	5	L	OT	7	6	3	L 1
17	1985-11-19		Philadelphia Flyers	8	6	W		8	6	3	W 1
18	1985-11-21	@	Boston Bruins	4	4	T	OT	8	6	4	T 1
19	1985-11-23		New York Rangers	0	5	L		8	7	4	L 1
20	1985-11-24	@	New York Rangers	4	3	W	OT	9	7	4	W 1
21	1985-11-27	@	Minnesota North Stars	4	4	T	OT	9	7	5	T 1
22	1985-11-29	@	Winnipeg Jets	4	1	W		10	7	5	W 1
23	1985-11-30	@	Calgary Flames	3	4	L		10	8	5	L 1
24	1985-12-03		Winnipeg Jets	4	4	T	OT	10	8	6	T 1
25	1985-12-06	@	Quebec Nordiques	3	7	L		10	9	6	L 1
26	1985-12-07		Quebec Nordiques	1	4	L		10	10	6	L 2
27	1985-12-10		Pittsburgh Penguins	7	4	W		11	10	6	W 1
28	1985-12-11	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	4	T	OT	11	10	7	T 1
29	1985-12-14		St. Louis Blues	2	2	T	OT	11	10	8	T 2
30	1985-12-17		Buffalo Sabres	7	3	W		12	10	8	W 1
31	1985-12-20	@	New York Rangers	2	2	T	OT	12	10	9	T 1
32	1985-12-21		New York Rangers	4	5	L		12	11	9	L 1
33	1985-12-23	@	Hartford Whalers	6	3	W		13	11	9	W 1
34	1985-12-26		Hartford Whalers	3	4	L		13	12	9	L 1
35	1985-12-28	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	2	W		14	12	9	W 1
36	1985-12-29	@	Buffalo Sabres	3	4	L		14	13	9	L 1
37	1985-12-31	@	Detroit Red Wings	5	4	W	OT	15	13	9	W 1
38	1986-01-02		Boston Bruins	7	5	W		16	13	9	W 2
39	1986-01-04		Chicago Black Hawks	1	4	L		16	14	9	L 1
40	1986-01-07		Minnesota North Stars	2	3	L		16	15	9	L 2
41	1986-01-09		Pittsburgh Penguins	9	0	W		17	15	9	W 1
42	1986-01-11		Detroit Red Wings	8	2	W		18	15	9	W 2
43	1986-01-15	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	6	L		18	16	9	L 1
44	1986-01-17	@	Philadelphia Flyers	4	3	W		19	16	9	W 1
45	1986-01-18	@	Montreal Canadiens	0	3	L		19	17	9	L 1
46	1986-01-21		Philadelphia Flyers	7	3	W		20	17	9	W 1
47	1986-01-24	@	Washington Capitals	7	5	W		21	17	9	W 2
48	1986-01-25		Chicago Black Hawks	3	3	T	OT	21	17	10	T 1
49	1986-01-28		Toronto Maple Leafs	9	2	W		22	17	10	W 1
50	1986-01-30		Philadelphia Flyers	8	4	W		23	17	10	W 2
51	1986-02-01		Pittsburgh Penguins	4	3	W		24	17	10	W 3
52	1986-02-02	@	New Jersey Devils	3	2	W	OT	25	17	10	W 4
53	1986-02-05	@	Chicago Black Hawks	2	3	L		25	18	10	L 1
54	1986-02-08	@	Los Angeles Kings	4	3	W		26	18	10	W 1
55	1986-02-11		Vancouver Canucks	1	0	W		27	18	10	W 2
56	1986-02-13	@	Philadelphia Flyers	3	6	L		27	19	10	L 1
57	1986-02-15		New Jersey Devils	6	5	W		28	19	10	W 1
58	1986-02-18		Washington Capitals	4	5	L		28	20	10	L 1
59	1986-02-21	@	Buffalo Sabres	1	5	L		28	21	10	L 2
60	1986-02-22		Detroit Red Wings	5	2	W		29	21	10	W 1
61	1986-02-26	@	New Jersey Devils	2	7	L		29	22	10	L 1
62	1986-02-28	@	Winnipeg Jets	6	3	W		30	22	10	W 1
63	1986-03-01	@	Minnesota North Stars	4	5	L		30	23	10	L 1
64	1986-03-04		Montreal Canadiens	6	3	W		31	23	10	W 1
65	1986-03-08		Washington Capitals	2	6	L		31	24	10	L 1
66	1986-03-09	@	Washington Capitals	1	3	L		31	25	10	L 2
67	1986-03-11		Calgary Flames	8	4	W		32	25	10	W 1
68	1986-03-13	@	Hartford Whalers	3	2	W		33	25	10	W 2
69	1986-03-15		New Jersey Devils	3	1	W		34	25	10	W 3
70	1986-03-16	@	New York Rangers	1	3	L		34	26	10	L 1
71	1986-03-18		New York Rangers	6	2	W		35	26	10	W 1
72	1986-03-20	@	Toronto Maple Leafs	7	1	W		36	26	10	W 2
73	1986-03-22	@	Boston Bruins	3	3	T	OT	36	26	11	T 1
74	1986-03-25		St. Louis Blues	0	2	L		36	27	11	L 1
75	1986-03-28	@	Washington Capitals	4	3	W		37	27	11	W 1
76	1986-03-29		Edmonton Oilers	4	4	T	OT	37	27	12	T 1
77	1986-04-01	@	Philadelphia Flyers	2	4	L		37	28	12	L 1
78	1986-04-02	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	2	W		38	28	12	W 1
79	1986-04-05		New Jersey Devils	7	1	W		39	28	12	W 2
80	1986-04-06	@	New Jersey Devils	7	9	L		39	29	12	L 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA		L	Streak
1	1986-04-09	@	Washington Capitals	1	3	L	1	L 1
2	1986-04-10	@	Washington Capitals	2	5	L	2	L 2
3	1986-04-12		Washington Capitals	1	3	L	3	L 3

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