1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
Division | 5th Patrick |
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Conference | 10th Prince of Wales |
1985–86 record | 34–38–8 |
Goals for | 313 |
Goals against | 305 |
Team information | |
General manager | Eddie Johnston |
Coach | Bob Berry |
Captain | Mike Bullard |
Alternate captains | Moe Mantha Terry Ruskowski |
Arena | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mario Lemieux (48) |
Assists | Mario Lemieux (93) |
Points | Mario Lemieux (141) |
Penalty minutes | Dan Frawley (174) |
Wins | Roberto Romano (21) |
Goals against average | Roberto Romano (3.55) |
The 1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' nineteenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins did not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 53 | 23 | 4 | 335 | 241 | 110 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 50 | 23 | 7 | 315 | 272 | 107 |
New York Islanders | 80 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 327 | 284 | 90 |
New York Rangers | 80 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 280 | 276 | 78 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 313 | 305 | 76 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 28 | 49 | 3 | 300 | 374 | 59 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 10, 1985 | 3–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 0–1–0 |
2 | L | October 12, 1985 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 0–2–0 |
3 | W | October 15, 1985 | 3–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 1–2–0 |
4 | T | October 16, 1985 | 5–5 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | October 19, 1985 | 3–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 1–3–1 |
6 | W | October 23, 1985 | 5–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 2–3–1 |
7 | W | October 24, 1985 | 6–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 3–3–1 |
8 | T | October 26, 1985 | 4–4 OT | Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 3–3–2 |
9 | L | October 29, 1985 | 3–4 | Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 3–4–2 |
10 | L | October 30, 1985 | 3–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 3–5–2 |
11 | T | November 2, 1985 | 4–4 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 3–5–3 |
12 | L | November 4, 1985 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 3–6–3 |
13 | L | November 6, 1985 | 1–4 | Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 3–7–3 |
14 | L | November 8, 1985 | 3–5 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 3–8–3 |
15 | W | November 9, 1985 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 4–8–3 |
16 | W | November 13, 1985 | 6–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 5–8–3 |
17 | L | November 16, 1985 | 3–4 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 5–9–3 |
18 | L | November 19, 1985 | 3–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 5–10–3 |
19 | L | November 20, 1985 | 1–3 | Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 5–11–3 |
20 | W | November 22, 1985 | 8–1 | Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 6–11–3 |
21 | L | November 24, 1985 | 4–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 6–12–3 |
22 | W | November 27, 1985 | 7–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 7–12–3 |
23 | W | November 30, 1985 | 5–4 | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 8–12–3 |
24 | W | December 2, 1985 | 6–0 | @ New York Rangers (1985–86) | 9–12–3 |
25 | W | December 4, 1985 | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 10–12–3 |
26 | W | December 6, 1985 | 3–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 11–12–3 |
27 | L | December 7, 1985 | 1–5 | New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 11–13–3 |
28 | L | December 10, 1985 | 4–7 | @ New York Islanders (1985–86) | 11–14–3 |
29 | T | December 11, 1985 | 4–4 OT | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 11–14–4 |
30 | L | December 14, 1985 | 4–5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 11–15–4 |
31 | W | December 15, 1985 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (1985–86) | 12–15–4 |
32 | W | December 17, 1985 | 4–3 | Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 13–15–4 |
33 | W | December 19, 1985 | 4–3 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 14–15–4 |
34 | L | December 21, 1985 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 14–16–4 |
35 | L | December 22, 1985 | 2–3 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 14–17–4 |
36 | W | December 26, 1985 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 15–17–4 |
37 | L | December 28, 1985 | 2–4 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 15–18–4 |
38 | W | December 31, 1985 | 8–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 16–18–4 |
39 | L | January 1, 1986 | 4–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 16–19–4 |
40 | W | January 6, 1986 | 4–3 | New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 17–19–4 |
41 | W | January 8, 1986 | 7–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 18–19–4 |
42 | L | January 9, 1986 | 0–9 | @ New York Islanders (1985–86) | 18–20–4 |
43 | T | January 11, 1986 | 3–3 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 18–20–5 |
44 | W | January 15, 1986 | 6–3 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 19–20–5 |
45 | W | January 18, 1986 | 5–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 20–20–5 |
46 | W | January 19, 1986 | 3–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 21–20–5 |
47 | W | January 22, 1986 | 7–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 22–20–5 |
48 | L | January 24, 1986 | 3–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 22–21–5 |
49 | L | January 25, 1986 | 2–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 22–22–5 |
50 | T | January 28, 1986 | 2–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 22–22–6 |
51 | W | January 29, 1986 | 4–1 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 23–22–6 |
52 | L | February 1, 1986 | 3–4 | @ New York Islanders (1985–86) | 23–23–6 |
53 | L | February 2, 1986 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 23–24–6 |
54 | W | February 8, 1986 | 4–0 | New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 24–24–6 |
55 | W | February 12, 1986 | 8–1 | Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 25–24–6 |
56 | W | February 15, 1986 | 9–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 26–24–6 |
57 | T | February 16, 1986 | 5–5 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 26–24–7 |
58 | W | February 19, 1986 | 5–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 27–24–7 |
59 | W | February 21, 1986 | 7–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 28–24–7 |
60 | L | February 22, 1986 | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 28–25–7 |
61 | W | February 24, 1986 | 6–5 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 29–25–7 |
62 | W | February 26, 1986 | 5–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 30–25–7 |
63 | L | February 27, 1986 | 3–8 | @ New York Rangers (1985–86) | 30–26–7 |
64 | W | March 1, 1986 | 5–1 | Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 31–26–7 |
65 | L | March 4, 1986 | 3–6 | @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 31–27–7 |
66 | L | March 7, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 31–28–7 |
67 | L | March 9, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 31–29–7 |
68 | L | March 11, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 31–30–7 |
69 | L | March 12, 1986 | 2–5 | Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 31–31–7 |
70 | T | March 15, 1986 | 2–2 OT | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 31–31–8 |
71 | L | March 17, 1986 | 3–5 | Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 31–32–8 |
72 | W | March 19, 1986 | 7–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 32–32–8 |
73 | L | March 20, 1986 | 1–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 32–33–8 |
74 | W | March 22, 1986 | 7–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 33–33–8 |
75 | L | March 26, 1986 | 3–8 | Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 33–34–8 |
76 | L | March 29, 1986 | 3–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 33–35–8 |
77 | L | April 1, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 33–36–8 |
78 | L | April 2, 1986 | 2–7 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 33–37–8 |
79 | L | April 5, 1986 | 3–4 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 33–38–8 |
80 | W | April 6, 1986 | 5–4 OT | @ New York Rangers (1985–86) | 34–38–8 |
Player stats
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Mario Lemieux | C | 79 | 48 | 93 | 141 | 43 | -6 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
Mike Bullard | C | 77 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 69 | -16 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
Moe Mantha | D | 78 | 15 | 52 | 67 | 102 | -4 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Doug Shedden | C | 67 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 32 | -7 | 19 | 0 | 5 |
Terry Ruskowski | C | 73 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 162 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
Randy Cunneyworth | LW | 75 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
John Chabot | C | 77 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Doug Bodger | D | 79 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Hannan | C | 75 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 91 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Willy Lindstrom | RW | 71 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Blaisdell | RW | 66 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norm Schmidt | D | 66 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Johnson | D | 80 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 115 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Simpson | LW | 76 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Dan Frawley | RW | 69 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 174 | -19 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Errey | LW | 37 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Ron Duguay | C/RW | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ville Siren | D | 60 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 32 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Troy Loney | LW | 47 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 95 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rod Buskas | D | 72 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 159 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim McGeough | C | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Dahlquist | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom O'Regan | C/D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Hillier | D | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Nolan | C | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dwight Mathiasen | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Charlesworth | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilles Meloche | G | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roberto Romano | G | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Babych | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Bourque | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Denis Herron | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe McDonnell | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Roulston | C/RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Rowe | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Roberto Romano | 2684 | 46 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 159 | 3.55 | 2 | 1394 | 1235 | .886 |
Gilles Meloche | 1989 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 119 | 3.59 | 0 | 1003 | 884 | .881 |
Denis Herron | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 92 | 78 | .848 |
Team: | 4853 | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 292 | 3.61 | 2 | 2489 | 2197 | .883 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;
Awards and records
Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season:
Trades
September 12, 1985 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Gilles Meloche |
To Edmonton Oilers Tim Hrynewich Marty McSorley |
September 16, 1985 | To Pittsburgh Penguins rights to Ted Nolan |
To Buffalo Sabres cash |
October 4, 1985 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Randy Cunneyworth Mike Moller |
To Buffalo Sabres Pat Hughes |
October 4, 1985 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Hughes |
To Edmonton Oilers Mike Moller |
October 20, 1985 | To Pittsburgh Penguins cash |
To Quebec Nordiques Wayne Babych |
March 11, 1986 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Duguay |
To Detroit Red Wings Doug Shedden |
Additions and subtractions
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Roster
Draft picks
Farm teams
See also
References
- ↑ 1985-86 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.
- 1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
External links
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1985–86 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington |
Adams | Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Quebec |
Norris | Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto |
Smythe | Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver |
See also | 1985 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1986 Stanley Cup Finals |
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