1985–86 New Jersey Devils
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 28-49-0, 59 pts
The 1985–86 New Jersey Devils went 28-49-0 (59 points) in the Patrick Division. Greg Adams led the team with 72 points (35 G, 37 A). Alain Chevrier had 10 wins in goal.
2026–272025–262024–252023–242022–232021–222020–212019–202018–192017–182016–172015–162014–152013–142012–132011–122010–112009–102008–092007–082006–072005–062003–042002–032001–022000–011999–001998–991997–981996–97
Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Adams | L | 77 | 35 | 37 | 72 | -8 | 28 | 10 | 199 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Muller | L | 76 | 25 | 40 | 65 | -18 | 45 | 5 | 167 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | C | 77 | 23 | 40 | 63 | -3 | 80 | 5 | 133 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | C | 79 | 21 | 41 | 62 | -11 | 16 | 6 | 166 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
| John MacLean | R | 73 | 20 | 35 | 55 | -5 | 112 | 1 | 137 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Verbeek | R | 76 | 25 | 27 | 52 | -25 | 79 | 4 | 159 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Sulliman | R | 72 | 21 | 22 | 43 | -12 | 20 | 6 | 138 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter McNab | C | 70 | 19 | 24 | 43 | -11 | 14 | 6 | 91 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Broten | C | 66 | 18 | 25 | 43 | +2 | 26 | 4 | 157 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Preston | R | 75 | 19 | 22 | 41 | +3 | 63 | 3 | 117 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gagne | L | 46 | 16 | 19 | 35 | -17 | 14 | 4 | 87 | 18.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cirella | D | 65 | 6 | 23 | 29 | -13 | 136 | 2 | 89 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Higgins | R | 58 | 8 | 17 | 25 | +8 | 47 | 1 | 87 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Uli Hiemer | D | 50 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 100 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Anderson | L | 51 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 91 | 1 | 61 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Pichette | D | 32 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 22 | 4 | 59 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wolanin | D | 43 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -4 | 74 | 0 | 45 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Driver | D | 39 | 3 | 15 | 18 | +7 | 32 | 1 | 59 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 68 | 0 | 15 | 15 | +1 | 76 | 0 | 38 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Ludvig | R | 41 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -16 | 63 | 0 | 68 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Daneyko | D | 44 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 48 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Velischek | D | 47 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -20 | 39 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | D | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -17 | 51 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | D | 45 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -14 | 52 | 0 | 27 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dietrich | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Dorion | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Conacher | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Stewart | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Hepple | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Brumwell | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Chevrier | 36 | 31 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 913 | .849 | 4.61 | 0 |
| Glenn Resch | 31 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 883 | .857 | 4.29 | 0 |
| Craig Billington | 18 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 482 | .840 | 5.14 | 0 |
| Sam St. Laurent | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 111 | .883 | 4.15 | 1 |
| Kirk McLean | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | .814 | 5.98 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | vs WSH | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 13 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 17 | vs HFD | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Oct 19 | @ STL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 23 | @ NYR | L 1–5 | Final |
| Oct 24 | vs CHI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Oct 26 | vs LAK | W 5–2 | Final |
| Oct 29 | vs BOS | L 4–6 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs DET | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 2 | vs NYR | W 6–5 | Final/OT |
| Nov 6 | vs CGY | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 9 | @ NYI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ WIN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ CGY | L 2–7 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ LAK | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ VAN | W 6–5 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ EDM | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 26 | vs WIN | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 30 | vs WSH | L 2–6 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ TOR | L 7–10 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs VAN | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 7 | @ PIT | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 9 | @ MNS | W 6–4 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs NYR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ QUE | L 3–9 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs STL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs PHI | W 7–4 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ PHI | L 3–6 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ HFD | L 6–7 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs MNS | L 3–8 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs MTL | L 3–7 | Final |
| Dec 28 | @ MTL | L 3–8 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs WSH | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ WSH | L 3–9 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ PIT | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ CHI | W 8–7 | Final |
| Jan 11 | vs PHI | L 4–8 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ PHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 15 | @ DET | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 17 | vs WSH | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 19 | vs BUF | L 3–6 | Final |
| Jan 21 | @ VAN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ CGY | T 6–6 | Final/OT |
| Jan 24 | @ EDM | L 6–7 | Final/OT |
| Jan 27 | @ MNS | L 2–6 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs PIT | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 1 | @ WSH | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 2 | vs NYI | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 6 | vs EDM | L 4–6 | Final |
| Feb 8 | @ PIT | L 0–4 | Final |
| Feb 9 | @ HFD | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 13 | vs MTL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 15 | @ NYI | L 5–6 | Final |
| Feb 16 | vs PIT | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Feb 20 | vs QUE | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 22 | vs LAK | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs NYI | W 7–2 | Final |
| Mar 1 | @ BOS | L 3–8 | Final |
| Mar 2 | vs WIN | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ WSH | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs DET | W 7–2 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs PHI | W 7–3 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ BUF | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs NYR | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 13 | vs TOR | L 4–7 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ NYI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ PHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 19 | vs PIT | L 3–7 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ BUF | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ TOR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs NYR | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 27 | vs STL | W 1–0 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs CHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 31 | @ NYR | L 0–9 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs QUE | W 6–5 | Final |
| Apr 5 | @ NYI | L 1–7 | Final |
| Apr 6 | vs NYI | W 9–7 | Final |