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1985–86 New York Islanders season

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1985–86 New York Islanders
Division3rd Patrick
Conference4th Wales
1985–86 record39–29–12
Home record22–11–7
Road record17–18–5
Goals for327
Goals against284
Team information
General managerBill Torrey
CoachAl Arbour
CaptainDenis Potvin
Alternate captainsBryan Trottier
Brent Sutter
ArenaNassau Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsMike Bossy (61)
AssistsMike Bossy (62)
PointsMike Bossy (123)
Penalty minutesDuane Sutter (157)
Plus/minusDenis Potvin (+34)
WinsBilly Smith (20)
Goals against averageKelly Hrudey (3.21)

The 1985–86 New York Islanders season was the 14th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
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

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 12, 1985 5–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 1–0–0
2 L October 14, 1985 2–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 1–1–0
3 L October 16, 1985 4–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 1–2–0
4 W October 19, 1985 5–4 New York Rangers (1985–86) 2–2–0
5 T October 22, 1985 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 2–2–1
6 W October 24, 1985 6–5 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 3–2–1
7 W October 26, 1985 5–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 4–2–1
8 L October 29, 1985 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 4–3–1
9 L November 1, 1985 3–5 @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 4–4–1
10 W November 2, 1985 5–3 Washington Capitals (1985–86) 5–4–1
11 T November 5, 1985 4–4 OT Calgary Flames (1985–86) 5–4–2
12 W November 6, 1985 5–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 6–4–2
13 W November 9, 1985 3–2 New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 7–4–2
14 L November 12, 1985 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 7–5–2
15 T November 16, 1985 4–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 7–5–3
16 L November 17, 1985 4–5 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 7–6–3
17 W November 19, 1985 8–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 8–6–3
18 T November 21, 1985 4–4 OT @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 8–6–4
19 L November 23, 1985 0–5 New York Rangers (1985–86) 8–7–4
20 W November 24, 1985 4–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1985–86) 9–7–4
21 T November 27, 1985 4–4 OT @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 9–7–5
22 W November 29, 1985 4–1 @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 10–7–5
23 L November 30, 1985 3–4 @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 10–8–5
24 T December 3, 1985 4–4 OT Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 10–8–6
25 L December 6, 1985 3–7 @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 10–9–6
26 L December 7, 1985 1–4 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 10–10–6
27 W December 10, 1985 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 11–10–6
28 T December 11, 1985 4–4 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 11–10–7
29 T December 14, 1985 2–2 OT St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 11–10–8
30 W December 17, 1985 7–3 Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 12–10–8
31 T December 20, 1985 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1985–86) 12–10–9
32 L December 21, 1985 4–5 New York Rangers (1985–86) 12–11–9
33 W December 23, 1985 6–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 13–11–9
34 L December 26, 1985 3–4 Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 13–12–9
35 W December 28, 1985 4–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 14–12–9
36 L December 29, 1985 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 14–13–9
37 W December 31, 1985 5–4 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 15–13–9
38 W January 2, 1986 7–5 Boston Bruins (1985–86) 16–13–9
39 L January 4, 1986 1–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 16–14–9
40 L January 7, 1986 2–3 Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 16–15–9
41 W January 9, 1986 9–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 17–15–9
42 W January 11, 1986 8–2 Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 18–15–9
43 L January 15, 1986 3–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 18–16–9
44 W January 17, 1986 4–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 19–16–9
45 L January 18, 1986 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 19–17–9
46 W January 21, 1986 7–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 20–17–9
47 W January 24, 1986 7–5 @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 21–17–9
48 T January 25, 1986 3–3 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 21–17–10
49 W January 28, 1986 9–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 22–17–10
50 W January 30, 1986 8–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 23–17–10
51 W February 1, 1986 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 24–17–10
52 W February 2, 1986 3–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 25–17–10
53 L February 5, 1986 2–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 25–18–10
54 W February 8, 1986 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 26–18–10
55 W February 11, 1986 1–0 Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 27–18–10
56 L February 13, 1986 3–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 27–19–10
57 W February 15, 1986 6–5 New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 28–19–10
58 L February 18, 1986 4–5 Washington Capitals (1985–86) 28–20–10
59 L February 21, 1986 1–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 28–21–10
60 W February 22, 1986 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 29–21–10
61 L February 26, 1986 2–7 @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 29–22–10
62 W February 28, 1986 6–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 30–22–10
63 L March 1, 1986 4–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 30–23–10
64 W March 4, 1986 6–3 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 31–23–10
65 L March 8, 1986 2–6 Washington Capitals (1985–86) 31–24–10
66 L March 9, 1986 1–3 @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 31–25–10
67 W March 11, 1986 8–4 Calgary Flames (1985–86) 32–25–10
68 W March 13, 1986 3–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 33–25–10
69 W March 15, 1986 3–1 New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 34–25–10
70 L March 16, 1986 1–3 @ New York Rangers (1985–86) 34–26–10
71 W March 18, 1986 6–2 New York Rangers (1985–86) 35–26–10
72 W March 20, 1986 7–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 36–26–10
73 T March 22, 1986 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 36–26–11
74 L March 25, 1986 0–2 St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 36–27–11
75 W March 28, 1986 4–3 @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 37–27–11
76 T March 29, 1986 4–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 37–27–12
77 L April 1, 1986 2–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 37–28–12
78 W April 2, 1986 7–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 38–28–12
79 W April 5, 1986 7–1 New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 39–28–12
80 L April 6, 1986 7–9 @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 39–29–12

Season summary

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Playoffs

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The Islanders lost in their best-of-five series in the first round to the Washington Capitals.

Round 1: New York Islanders (3) vs. Washington Capitals (2)

Game 1- Islanders 1, Capitals 3

Game 2- Islanders 2, Capitals 5

Game 3- Capitals 3, Islanders 1

Washington wins series 3-0

Player statistics

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Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike Bossy RW 80 61 62 123 14 30 21 1 9
Bryan Trottier C 78 37 59 96 72 29 5 1 3
John Tonelli LW 65 20 41 61 50 22 3 0 1
Denis Potvin D 74 21 38 59 78 34 8 1 4
Brent Sutter C 61 24 31 55 74 11 10 0 2
Pat LaFontaine C 65 30 23 53 43 16 2 0 4
Duane Sutter RW 80 20 33 53 157 15 4 0 1
Pat Flatley RW 73 18 34 52 66 20 6 0 2
Tomas Jonsson D 77 14 30 44 62 16 5 1 1
Mikko Makela RW 58 16 20 36 28 12 2 0 3
Paul Boutilier D 77 4 30 34 100 -5 0 0 0
Bob Bourne C 62 17 15 32 36 -7 2 0 5
Greg Gilbert LW 60 9 19 28 82 5 1 0 2
Stefan Persson D 56 1 19 20 40 -3 1 0 0
Mark Hamway RW 49 5 12 17 9 -5 1 0 1
Richard Kromm LW 14 7 7 14 4 8 0 0 0
Clark Gillies LW 55 4 10 14 55 -8 1 0 0
Randy Boyd D 55 2 12 14 79 9 0 0 0
Roger Kortko C 52 5 8 13 19 -11 0 0 1
Ken Morrow D 69 0 12 12 22 24 0 0 0
Gord Dineen D 57 1 8 9 81 15 0 0 0
Neal Coulter RW 16 3 4 7 4 -1 0 0 0
Ari Haanpaa LW 18 0 7 7 20 0 0 0 0
Steve Konroyd D 14 0 5 5 16 4 0 0 0
Dale Henry LW 7 1 3 4 15 0 0 0 0
Bob Bassen C 11 2 1 3 6 0 0 0 0
Gerald Diduck D 10 1 2 3 2 5 0 0 0
Scott Howson C 10 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0
Kelly Hrudey G 45 0 3 3 14 0 0 0 0
Billy Smith G 41 0 3 3 49 0 0 0 0
Ken Leiter D 9 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 0
Bob Nystrom RW 14 1 1 2 16 -4 1 0 0
Brad Dalgarno RW 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Alan Kerr RW 7 0 1 1 16 1 0 0 0
Glenn Johannesen LW 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Billy Smith 2308 41 20 14 4 143 3.72 1 1204 1061 .881
Kelly Hrudey 2563 45 19 15 8 137 3.21 1 1455 1318 .906
Team: 4871 80 39 29 12 280 3.45 2 2659 2379 .895
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike Bossy RW 3 1 2 3 4 -2 0 0 0
Bryan Trottier C 3 1 1 2 2 -1 0 0 0
Clark Gillies LW 3 1 0 1 6 -2 0 0 0
Pat LaFontaine C 3 1 0 1 0 -2 1 0 0
Bob Bassen C 3 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0
Tomas Jonsson D 3 0 1 1 4 -2 0 0 0
Richard Kromm LW 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Denis Potvin D 3 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0
Brent Sutter C 3 0 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0
Bob Bourne C 3 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Paul Boutilier D 3 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Randy Boyd D 3 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Gord Dineen D 3 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Pat Flatley RW 3 0 0 0 21 -2 0 0 0
Greg Gilbert LW 2 0 0 0 9 -1 0 0 0
Mark Hamway RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly Hrudey G 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Alan Kerr RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Konroyd D 3 0 0 0 6 -1 0 0 0
Ken Morrow D 2 0 0 0 4 -2 0 0 0
Billy Smith G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Duane Sutter RW 3 0 0 0 16 1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kelly Hrudey 120 2 0 2 6 3.00 0 59 53 .898
Billy Smith 60 1 0 1 4 4.00 0 34 30 .882
Team: 180 3 0 3 10 3.33 0 93 83 .892

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Note: Pos = Position; 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

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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New York's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Brad Dalgarno  Canada Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
1 13 Derek King  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
2 34 Brad Lauer  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
3 55 Jeff Finley  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4 76 Kevin Herom  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5 89 Tommy Hedlund  Sweden AIK IF (Sweden)
5 97 Jeff Sveen  Canada Boston University (Hockey East)
6 118 Rod Dallman  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
7 139 Kurt Lackten  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
8 160 Hank Lammens  Canada St. Lawrence University (ECAC)
9 181 Rich Wiest  Canada Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
10 202 Real Arsenault  Canada Prince Andrew Secondary School (Canadian HS-NS)
11 223 Mike Volpe  Canada Halifax Lions (MTJHL)
12 244 Tony Grenier  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1985-86 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
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