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1985-86 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Norris Division         
Chicago Black Hawks* 80 39 33 8 86 .538 351 349 -0.15
Minnesota North Stars* 80 38 33 9 85 .531 327 305 0.08
St. Louis Blues* 80 37 34 9 83 .519 302 291 -0.05
Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 25 48 7 57 .356 311 386 -1.02
Detroit Red Wings 80 17 57 6 40 .250 266 415 -1.86
Smythe Division         
Edmonton Oilers* 80 56 17 7 119 .744 426 310 1.25
Calgary Flames* 80 40 31 9 89 .556 354 315 0.37
Winnipeg Jets* 80 26 47 7 59 .369 295 372 -0.95
Vancouver Canucks* 80 23 44 13 59 .369 282 333 -0.65
Los Angeles Kings 80 23 49 8 54 .338 284 389 -1.26
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Adams Division         
Quebec Nordiques* 80 43 31 6 92 .575 330 289 0.60
Montreal Canadiens* 80 40 33 7 87 .544 330 280 0.70
Boston Bruins* 80 37 31 12 86 .538 311 288 0.40
Hartford Whalers* 80 40 36 4 84 .525 332 302 0.48
Buffalo Sabres 80 37 37 6 80 .500 296 291 0.19
Patrick Division         
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 53 23 4 110 .688 335 241 1.17
Washington Capitals* 80 50 23 7 107 .669 315 272 0.58
New York Islanders* 80 39 29 12 90 .563 327 284 0.58
New York Rangers* 80 36 38 6 78 .488 280 276 0.13
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 34 38 8 76 .475 313 305 0.18
New Jersey Devils 80 28 49 3 59 .369 300 374 -0.76

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over Calgary Flames 
 
Conference Finals (4-3):Calgary Flames over St. Louis Blues 
Conference Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over New York Rangers 
 
Division Finals (4-3):Calgary Flames over Edmonton Oilers 
Division Finals (4-3):St. Louis Blues over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Division Finals (4-2):New York Rangers over Washington Capitals 
Division Finals (4-3):Montreal Canadiens over Hartford Whalers 
 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Calgary Flames over Winnipeg Jets 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Edmonton Oilers over Vancouver Canucks 
Division Semi-Finals (3-2):St. Louis Blues over Minnesota North Stars 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Toronto Maple Leafs over Chicago Black Hawks 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Washington Capitals over New York Islanders 
Division Semi-Finals (3-2):New York Rangers over Philadelphia Flyers 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 
Division Semi-Finals (3-0):Hartford Whalers over Quebec Nordiques 

Team Statistics

Glossary / CSV / PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Edmonton Oilers* 80 56 17 7 119 .744 426 310 1.25 9.20 78 295 26.44 77 409 81.17 27 15
2 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 53 23 4 110 .688 335 241 1.17 7.20 91 380 23.95 71 418 83.01 17 9
3 Washington Capitals* 80 50 23 7 107 .669 315 272 0.58 7.34 82 360 22.78 67 348 80.75 13 6
4 Quebec Nordiques* 80 43 31 6 92 .575 330 289 0.60 7.74 99 423 23.40 71 379 81.27 11 20
5 New York Islanders* 80 39 29 12 90 .563 327 284 0.58 7.64 73 332 21.99 77 369 79.13 4 9
6 Calgary Flames* 80 40 31 9 89 .556 354 315 0.37 8.36 92 372 24.73 101 427 76.35 16 11
7 Montreal Canadiens* 80 40 33 7 87 .544 330 280 0.70 7.63 87 343 25.36 64 307 79.15 8 8
8 Boston Bruins* 80 37 31 12 86 .538 311 288 0.40 7.49 95 412 23.06 97 402 75.87 7 5
9 Chicago Black Hawks* 80 39 33 8 86 .538 351 349 -0.15 8.75 85 332 25.60 85 388 78.09 15 10
10 Minnesota North Stars* 80 38 33 9 85 .531 327 305 0.08 7.90 88 370 23.78 80 387 79.33 11 12
11 Hartford Whalers* 80 40 36 4 84 .525 332 302 0.48 7.93 83 378 21.96 72 376 80.85 12 8
12 St. Louis Blues* 80 37 34 9 83 .519 302 291 -0.05 7.41 78 362 21.55 74 324 77.16 9 14
13 Buffalo Sabres 80 37 37 6 80 .500 296 291 0.19 7.34 72 351 20.51 66 342 80.70 12 14
14 New York Rangers* 80 36 38 6 78 .488 280 276 0.13 6.95 73 362 20.17 81 365 77.81 9 4
15 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 34 38 8 76 .475 313 305 0.18 7.73 93 425 21.88 78 340 77.06 12 17
16 Vancouver Canucks* 80 23 44 13 59 .369 282 333 -0.65 7.69 89 419 21.24 71 328 78.35 11 17
17 Winnipeg Jets* 80 26 47 7 59 .369 295 372 -0.95 8.34 72 356 20.22 83 335 75.22 13 14
18 New Jersey Devils 80 28 49 3 59 .369 300 374 -0.76 8.43 70 355 19.72 103 400 74.25 5 5
19 Toronto Maple Leafs* 80 25 48 7 57 .356 311 386 -1.02 8.71 67 364 18.41 83 364 77.20 7 11
20 Los Angeles Kings 80 23 49 8 54 .338 284 389 -1.26 8.41 69 393 17.56 103 364 71.70 9 16
21 Detroit Red Wings 80 17 57 6 40 .250 266 415 -1.86 8.51 79 382 20.68 111 394 71.83 8 11
League Average 80 36 36 8 80 .500 317 317 0.00 7.94 82 370 22.08 82 370 77.92 11 11

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Charlie Simmer
Calder Memorial Trophy:Gary Suter
Conn Smythe Trophy:Patrick Roy
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Troy Murray
Hart Memorial Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Paul Coffey
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Mike Bossy
Lester B. Pearson Award:Mario Lemieux
Vezina Trophy:John Vanbiesbrouck
William M. Jennings Trophy:Darren Jensen

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Jari Kurri*-EDM68
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI61
3.Tim Kerr-PHI58
4.Glenn Anderson*-EDM54
5.Michel Goulet*-QUE53

Goals Per Game

1.Jari Kurri*-EDM0.87
2.Tim Kerr-PHI0.76
3.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.76
4.Glenn Anderson*-EDM0.75
5.Pierre Larouche-NYR0.71

Assists

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM163
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT93
3.Paul Coffey*-EDM90
4.Peter Stastny*-QUE81
5.Neal Broten-MNS76

Assists Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM2.04
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT1.18
3.Paul Coffey*-EDM1.14
4.Peter Stastny*-QUE1.07
5.Ron Francis*-HAR1.00

Points

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM215
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT141
3.Paul Coffey*-EDM138
4.Jari Kurri*-EDM131
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI123

Points Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM2.69
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT1.78
3.Paul Coffey*-EDM1.75
4.Jari Kurri*-EDM1.68
5.Peter Stastny*-QUE1.61

Goals Created

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM73.1
2.Jari Kurri*-EDM52.2
3.Mario Lemieux*-PIT52.0
4.Paul Coffey*-EDM50.0
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI48.7

Goals Created Per Game

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM0.91
2.Jari Kurri*-EDM0.67
3.Mario Lemieux*-PIT0.66
4.Paul Coffey*-EDM0.63
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.61

Total Goals For

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM260
2.Paul Coffey*-EDM247
3.Larry Robinson*-MTL191
4.Mark Howe-PHI188
5.Jari Kurri*-EDM187

Power Play Goals For

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT81
2.Craig Hartsburg-MNS78
 Tim Kerr-PHI78
4.Peter Stastny*-QUE77
5.Al MacInnis*-CGY76
 Raymond Bourque*-BOS76

Total Goals Against

1.Gary Nylund-TOR182
2.Dave Ellett-WPG171
3.Randy Ladouceur-DET168
4.Reed Larson-2Tm163
5.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM162
 Paul Coffey*-EDM162

Power Play Goals Against

1.Steve Kasper-BOS52
2.Randy Ladouceur-DET50
 Dan Daoust-TOR50
4.Dave Tippett-HAR48
 Phil Sykes-LAK48
 Guy Carbonneau-MTL48

Plus/Minus

1.Mark Howe-PHI85
2.Brad McCrimmon-PHI83
3.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM71
4.Paul Coffey*-EDM61
5.Lee Fogolin Jr.-EDM47

Penalties in Minutes

1.Joe Kocur-DET377
2.Torrie Robertson-HAR358
3.Tiger Williams-LAK320
4.Tim Hunter-CGY291
5.Rick Tocchet-PHI284

Even Strength Goals

1.Jari Kurri*-EDM46
2.Mike Bossy*-NYI39
3.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM38
4.Glenn Anderson*-EDM34
5.Mike Foligno-BUF33

Power Play Goals

1.Tim Kerr-PHI34
2.Michel Goulet*-QUE28
3.Doug Shedden-2Tm21
 Mike Bossy*-NYI21
5.Keith Crowder-BOS20

Short-Handed Goals

1.Paul Coffey*-EDM9
2.Mark Howe-PHI7
3.Dave Poulin-PHI6
 Jari Kurri*-EDM6
5.Rick Paterson-CBH5
 Troy Murray-CBH5
 Mark Messier*-EDM5

Game-Winning Goals

1.Jari Kurri*-EDM9
 Mike Bossy*-NYI9
 Glenn Anderson*-EDM9
4.Denis Savard*-CBH8
 Peter Stastny*-QUE8
 Tim Kerr-PHI8
 Joe Mullen*-2Tm8
 Kevin Dineen-HAR8

Shots on Goal

1.Wayne Gretzky*-EDM350
2.Brian Propp-PHI317
3.Dale Hawerchuk*-WPG313
4.Paul Coffey*-EDM307
5.Mike Bossy*-NYI302

Shooting Percentage

1.Jari Kurri*-EDM28.8
2.Terry Ruskowski-PIT28.6
3.Craig Laughlin-WSH26.3
4.Charlie Simmer-BOS25.5
5.Pierre Larouche-NYR23.5

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Richard Brodeur-VAN64
2.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR61
3.Reggie Lemelin-CGY60
 Tom Barrasso-BUF60
5.Mike Liut-HAR57

Wins (Goalie)

1.Bob Froese-PHI31
 John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR31
3.Reggie Lemelin-CGY29
 Grant Fuhr*-EDM29
 Tom Barrasso-BUF29

Losses (Goalie)

1.Richard Brodeur-VAN32
2.Brian Hayward-WPG28
3.Reggie Lemelin-CGY24
 Tom Barrasso-BUF24
5.Mike Liut-HAR23
 Don Edwards-TOR23

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Pat Riggin-2Tm9
2.Kelly Hrudey-NYI8
 Richard Brodeur-VAN8
4.Andy Moog-EDM7
5.Greg Millen-STL6
 Don Beaupre-MNS6
 Murray Bannerman-CBH6

Points (Goalie)

1.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR67
2.Bob Froese-PHI65
3.Tom Barrasso-BUF63
4.Reggie Lemelin-CGY62
5.Andy Moog-EDM61

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Grant Fuhr*-EDM.784
2.Bob Froese-PHI.739
3.Al Jensen-WSH.738
4.Andy Moog-EDM.709
5.Clint Malarchuk-QUE.667

Shutouts

1.Bob Froese-PHI5
2.Clint Malarchuk-QUE4
3.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR3
 Doug Soetaert-MTL3
5.Dan Bouchard-WPG2
 Richard Brodeur-VAN2
 Darren Jensen-PHI2
 Al Jensen-WSH2
 Mario Gosselin-QUE2
 Mike Liut-HAR2
 Roberto Romano-PIT2
 Tom Barrasso-BUF2

Goals Against

1.Richard Brodeur-VAN240
2.Reggie Lemelin-CGY229
3.Brian Hayward-WPG217
4.Tom Barrasso-BUF214
5.Murray Bannerman-CBH201

Goals Against Average

1.Bob Froese-PHI2.55
2.Al Jensen-WSH3.18
3.Clint Malarchuk-QUE3.21
4.Kelly Hrudey-NYI3.21
5.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR3.32

Shots Against

1.Reggie Lemelin-CGY1787
2.Tom Barrasso-BUF1778
3.Richard Brodeur-VAN1724
4.Don Beaupre-MNS1690
5.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR1625

Saves

1.Tom Barrasso-BUF1564
2.Reggie Lemelin-CGY1558
3.Don Beaupre-MNS1508
4.Richard Brodeur-VAN1484
5.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR1441

Save Percentage

1.Bob Froese-PHI.909
2.Kelly Hrudey-NYI.906
3.Clint Malarchuk-QUE.895
4.Rick Wamsley-STL.894
5.Don Beaupre-MNS.892

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: John Vanbiesbrouck
D: Paul Coffey
D: Mark Howe
C: Wayne Gretzky
LW: Michel Goulet
RW: Mike Bossy
 2nd Team
G: Bob Froese
D: Raymond Bourque
D: Larry Robinson
C: Mario Lemieux
LW: Mats Naslund
RW: Jari Kurri

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
F: Wendel Clark
F: Kjell Dahlin
F: Mike Ridley
G: Patrick Roy
D: Dana Murzyn
D: Gary Suter