1985–86 NHL season

The 1985–86 NHL season had 21 teams. The Montréal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup Final. The Edmonton Oilers finished with the best regular-season record. Wayne Gretzky led the league with 212 points and Jari Kurri led in goals with 68.

Stanley Cup Final winner: MTL Montréal Canadiens

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	80	39	33	86	.537	36	39	351	349	+2	23-12-0	16-21-0	W1
MNS Minnesota North Stars	80	38	33	85	.531	34	38	327	305	+22	21-15-0	17-18-0	W2
STL St. Louis Blues	80	37	34	83	.519	32	37	302	291	+11	23-11-0	14-23-0	L1
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	80	25	48	57	.356	21	25	311	386	-75	16-21-0	9-27-0	L3
DET Detroit Red Wings	80	17	57	40	.250	15	17	266	415	-149	10-26-0	7-31-0	W1

Smythe

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
EDM Edmonton Oilers	80	56	17	119	.744	51	56	426	310	+116	32-6-0	24-11-0	W1
CGY Calgary Flames	80	40	31	89	.556	39	40	354	315	+39	23-11-0	17-20-0	W3
WIN Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	26	47	59	.369	26	26	295	372	-77	18-19-0	8-28-0	L1
VAN Vancouver Canucks	80	23	44	59	.369	22	23	282	333	-51	17-18-0	6-26-0	L1
LAK Los Angeles Kings	80	23	49	54	.338	20	23	284	389	-105	9-27-0	14-22-0	L1

Wild card

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
VAN Vancouver Canucks	80	23	44	59	.369	22	23	282	333	-51	17-18-0	6-26-0	L1
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	80	25	48	57	.356	21	25	311	386	-75	16-21-0	9-27-0	L3
LAK Los Angeles Kings	80	23	49	54	.338	20	23	284	389	-105	9-27-0	14-22-0	L1
DET Detroit Red Wings	80	17	57	40	.250	15	17	266	415	-149	10-26-0	7-31-0	W1

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
QUE Quebec Nordiques	80	43	31	92	.575	39	43	330	289	+41	23-13-0	20-18-0	T1
MTL Montréal Canadiens	80	40	33	87	.544	39	40	330	280	+50	25-11-0	15-22-0	W1
BOS Boston Bruins	80	37	31	86	.537	35	37	311	288	+23	24-9-0	13-22-0	L1
HFD Hartford Whalers	80	40	36	84	.525	39	40	332	302	+30	21-17-0	19-19-0	W2
BUF Buffalo Sabres	80	37	37	80	.500	36	37	296	291	+5	23-16-0	14-21-0	L1

Patrick

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	80	53	23	110	.688	49	53	335	241	+94	33-6-0	20-17-0	W5
WSH Washington Capitals	80	50	23	107	.669	46	50	315	272	+43	30-8-0	20-15-0	L1
NYI New York Islanders	80	39	29	90	.563	35	39	327	284	+43	22-11-0	17-18-0	L1
NYR New York Rangers	80	36	38	78	.487	36	36	280	276	+4	20-18-0	16-20-0	L1
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	80	34	38	76	.475	31	34	313	305	+8	20-15-0	14-23-0	W1
NJD New Jersey Devils	80	28	49	59	.369	24	28	300	374	-74	17-21-0	11-28-0	W1

Wild card

Team	GP	W	L	PTS	PT%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	Strk
HFD Hartford Whalers	80	40	36	84	.525	39	40	332	302	+30	21-17-0	19-19-0	W2
BUF Buffalo Sabres	80	37	37	80	.500	36	37	296	291	+5	23-16-0	14-21-0	L1
NYR New York Rangers	80	36	38	78	.487	36	36	280	276	+4	20-18-0	16-20-0	L1
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	80	34	38	76	.475	31	34	313	305	+8	20-15-0	14-23-0	W1
NJD New Jersey Devils	80	28	49	59	.369	24	28	300	374	-74	17-21-0	11-28-0	W1

Leaders

Points

1	Wayne Gretzky	212
2	Mario Lemieux	140
3	Paul Coffey	138
4	Jari Kurri	131
5	Mike Bossy	123

Goals

1	Jari Kurri	68
2	Mike Bossy	61
3	Tim Kerr	56
4	Glenn Anderson	53
5	Michel Goulet	53

Assists

1	Wayne Gretzky	162
2	Mario Lemieux	93
3	Paul Coffey	90
4	Peter Stastny	80
5	Neal Broten	76

Plus/minus

1	Mark Howe	+85
2	Brad McCrimmon	+84
3	Wayne Gretzky	+70
4	Paul Coffey	+63
5	Lee Fogolin	+46

Power-play goals

1	Tim Kerr	33
2	Michel Goulet	28
3	Doug Shedden	21
4	Mike Bossy	21
5	Keith Crowder	20

Shots on goal

1	Wayne Gretzky	345
2	Brian Propp	313
3	Dale Hawerchuk	309
4	Paul Coffey	306
5	Mike Bossy	302

Hits

1	Chris Chelios	0
2	Claude Lemieux	0
3	Scott Mellanby	0
4	Dave Andreychuk	0
5	Mario Lemieux	0

Blocked shots

1	Chris Chelios	0
2	Claude Lemieux	0
3	Scott Mellanby	0
4	Dave Andreychuk	0
5	Mario Lemieux	0

Goalie wins

1	Bob Froese	32
2	John Vanbiesbrouck	30
3	Tom Barrasso	29
4	Andy Moog	29
5	Rejean Lemelin	29

Save %

1	Bob Froese	.909
2	Kelly Hrudey	.906
3	Clint Malarchuk	.895
4	Doug Soetaert	.895
5	Rick Wamsley	.894

Goals-against avg

1	Bob Froese	2.55
2	Doug Soetaert	2.77
3	Al Jensen	3.19
4	Clint Malarchuk	3.21
5	Kelly Hrudey	3.22

Shutouts

1	Bob Froese	5
2	Clint Malarchuk	4
3	John Vanbiesbrouck	3
4	Doug Soetaert	3
5	Tom Barrasso	2

Rate stats need 24+ games (skaters) or 20+ (goalies).

Team stats

Team	GP	GF	GA	GF/GP	GA/GP	SOG/GP	SA/GP
BOS Boston Bruins	79	308	287	3.90	3.63	30.70	27.37
BUF Buffalo Sabres	79	292	286	3.70	3.62	29.95	29.92
CGY Calgary Flames	80	354	315	4.42	3.94	34.56	31.43
CHI Chicago Blackhawks	79	349	343	4.42	4.34	32.58	34.95
DET Detroit Red Wings	79	260	409	3.29	5.18	28.39	32.70
EDM Edmonton Oilers	79	422	307	5.34	3.89	33.10	34.68
HFD Hartford Whalers	79	327	298	4.14	3.77	29.62	28.66
LAK Los Angeles Kings	79	279	383	3.53	4.85	30.22	32.61
MNS Minnesota North Stars	79	321	299	4.06	3.78	31.85	33.57
MTL Montréal Canadiens	79	325	277	4.11	3.51	29.38	27.11
NJD New Jersey Devils	79	294	369	3.72	4.67	29.16	31.08
NYI New York Islanders	80	327	284	4.09	3.55	29.40	33.24
NYR New York Rangers	79	276	274	3.49	3.47	31.91	29.99
PHI Philadelphia Flyers	79	330	235	4.18	2.97	34.08	28.87
PIT Pittsburgh Penguins	79	310	300	3.92	3.80	30.27	31.09
QUE Quebec Nordiques	79	324	287	4.10	3.63	32.38	30.05
STL St. Louis Blues	80	302	291	3.77	3.64	31.44	32.25
TOR Toronto Maple Leafs	79	310	383	3.92	4.85	31.46	34.65
VAN Vancouver Canucks	79	276	328	3.49	4.15	29.47	30.10
WIN Winnipeg Jets (1979)	79	292	368	3.70	4.66	31.76	29.92
WSH Washington Capitals	79	313	268	3.96	3.39	30.32	27.73