1984–85 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1984–85 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 76th season of play.
1984–85 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Adams Division champions | |
Division | 1st Adams |
Conference | 3rd Wales |
1984–85 record | 41–27–12 |
Goals for | 309 |
Goals against | 262 |
Team information | |
General manager | Serge Savard |
Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Bob Gainey |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Bobby Smith (40) |
Assists | Mats Naslund (42) |
Points | Mats Naslund (79) |
Penalty minutes | Chris Nilan (358) |
Plus/minus | Larry Robinson (+33) |
Wins | Steve Penney (26) |
Goals against average | Steve Penney (3.08) |
Offseason
- July 1984: Patrick Roy signed his first NHL contract with the Montreal Canadiens. There was a clause that if he played in at least 40 games, he would receive a $5,000 bonus.[1]
Regular season
After scoring only two goals in 19 games and unhappy with the amount of ice time he was receiving, Guy Lafleur decided to retire.
- October 24, 1984: Patrick Roy was sent down to the Granby Bisons without having played a regular season game.[2]
- February 23, 1985: At the beginning of the third period, Patrick Roy made his NHL debut. Roy replaced Doug Soetaert and earned the first win of his career in a 6–4 win over the Winnipeg Jets.[3] It was his only game this season but he would play 1275 more games until 2003.
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 309 | 262 | 1464 | 94 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 323 | 275 | 1643 | 91 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 290 | 237 | 1221 | 90 |
Boston Bruins | 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 303 | 287 | 1825 | 82 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 268 | 318 | 1606 | 69 |
[4]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.
Schedule and results
# | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | Oct 11, 1984 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | Oct 13, 1984 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | Oct 15, 1984 | 5–2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–1–0 |
4 | T | Oct 18, 1984 | 3–3 OT | Los Angeles Kings | 2–1–1 |
5 | W | Oct 20, 1984 | 4–2 | Minnesota North Stars | 3–1–1 |
6 | W | Oct 23, 1984 | 3–1 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 4–1–1 |
7 | W | Oct 25, 1984 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres | 5–1–1 |
8 | L | Oct 27, 1984 | 5–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 5–2–1 |
9 | W | Oct 29, 1984 | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 6–2–1 |
10 | W | Nov 1, 1984 | 6–5 OT | New York Islanders | 7–2–1 |
11 | W | Nov 3, 1984 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins | 8–2–1 |
12 | L | Nov 6, 1984 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 8–3–1 |
13 | T | Nov 10, 1984 | 3–3 OT | @ Calgary Flames | 8–3–2 |
14 | W | Nov 12, 1984 | 5–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 9–3–2 |
15 | W | Nov 14, 1984 | 4–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 10–3–2 |
16 | W | Nov 17, 1984 | 5–0 | New Jersey Devils | 11–3–2 |
17 | L | Nov 19, 1984 | 4–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11–4–2 |
18 | W | Nov 22, 1984 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–4–2 |
19 | W | Nov 24, 1984 | 6–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 13–4–2 |
20 | L | Nov 25, 1984 | 4–7 | @ Boston Bruins | 13–5–2 |
21 | T | Nov 28, 1984 | 3–3 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings | 13–5–3 |
22 | T | Nov 30, 1984 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres | 13–5–4 |
23 | W | Dec 1, 1984 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres | 14–5–4 |
24 | W | Dec 3, 1984 | 9–3 | Hartford Whalers | 15–5–4 |
25 | L | Dec 5, 1984 | 3–5 | @ Hartford Whalers | 15–6–4 |
26 | W | Dec 6, 1984 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins | 16–6–4 |
27 | W | Dec 8, 1984 | 9–7 | Los Angeles Kings | 17–6–4 |
28 | L | Dec 13, 1984 | 4–5 | Vancouver Canucks | 17–7–4 |
29 | L | Dec 15, 1984 | 3–4 OT | @ Hartford Whalers | 17–8–4 |
30 | W | Dec 16, 1984 | 3–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 18–8–4 |
31 | L | Dec 18, 1984 | 4–6 | Boston Bruins | 18–9–4 |
32 | T | Dec 20, 1984 | 2–2 OT | Washington Capitals | 18–9–5 |
33 | W | Dec 22, 1984 | 10–5 | Hartford Whalers | 19–9–5 |
34 | T | Dec 23, 1984 | 3–3 OT | @ New York Rangers | 19–9–6 |
35 | W | Dec 27, 1984 | 5–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 20–9–6 |
36 | W | Dec 29, 1984 | 7–3 | New York Rangers | 21–9–6 |
37 | T | Dec 31, 1984 | 4–4 OT | Quebec Nordiques | 21–9–7 |
38 | L | Jan 2, 1985 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 21–10–7 |
39 | T | Jan 3, 1985 | 2–2 OT | @ St. Louis Blues | 21–10–8 |
40 | L | Jan 5, 1985 | 4–5 | @ New Jersey Devils | 21–11–8 |
41 | L | Jan 8, 1985 | 1–3 | @ New York Islanders | 21–12–8 |
42 | L | Jan 10, 1985 | 2–5 | Edmonton Oilers | 21–13–8 |
43 | T | Jan 12, 1985 | 1–1 OT | Buffalo Sabres | 21–13–9 |
44 | W | Jan 15, 1985 | 2–1 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 22–13–9 |
45 | W | Jan 17, 1985 | 5–4 | Hartford Whalers | 23–13–9 |
46 | T | Jan 19, 1985 | 4–4 OT | New Jersey Devils | 23–13–10 |
47 | L | Jan 21, 1985 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 23–14–10 |
48 | W | Jan 22, 1985 | 8–5 | @ Hartford Whalers | 24–14–10 |
49 | L | Jan 24, 1985 | 3–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 24–15–10 |
50 | W | Jan 26, 1985 | 3–2 | New York Rangers | 25–15–10 |
51 | L | Jan 30, 1985 | 4–5 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks | 25–16–10 |
52 | W | Feb 2, 1985 | 5–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 26–16–10 |
53 | L | Feb 5, 1985 | 2–4 | Calgary Flames | 26–17–10 |
54 | W | Feb 7, 1985 | 5–4 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 27–17–10 |
55 | L | Feb 9, 1985 | 2–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 27–18–10 |
56 | L | Feb 10, 1985 | 2–3 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 27–19–10 |
57 | W | Feb 15, 1985 | 4–3 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres | 28–19–10 |
58 | L | Feb 16, 1985 | 3–4 | Buffalo Sabres | 28–20–10 |
59 | W | Feb 19, 1985 | 5–2 | @ St. Louis Blues | 29–20–10 |
60 | L | Feb 20, 1985 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 29–21–10 |
61 | W | Feb 23, 1985 | 6–4 | Winnipeg Jets | 30–21–10 |
62 | W | Feb 24, 1985 | 4–3 OT | New York Islanders | 31–21–10 |
63 | W | Feb 27, 1985 | 4–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 32–21–10 |
64 | L | Mar 1, 1985 | 4–6 | @ Calgary Flames | 32–22–10 |
65 | L | Mar 4, 1985 | 3–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 32–23–10 |
66 | W | Mar 6, 1985 | 4–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets | 33–23–10 |
67 | W | Mar 9, 1985 | 4–3 | Hartford Whalers | 34–23–10 |
68 | T | Mar 10, 1985 | 5–5 OT | @ Hartford Whalers | 34–23–11 |
69 | L | Mar 14, 1985 | 1–4 | Winnipeg Jets | 34–24–11 |
70 | L | Mar 16, 1985 | 2–4 | Minnesota North Stars | 34–25–11 |
71 | W | Mar 21, 1985 | 3–2 | Washington Capitals | 35–25–11 |
72 | L | Mar 22, 1985 | 1–3 | @ Washington Capitals | 35–26–11 |
73 | L | Mar 24, 1985 | 3–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 35–27–11 |
74 | W | Mar 26, 1985 | 5–3 | Boston Bruins | 36–27–11 |
75 | W | Mar 28, 1985 | 5–1 | St. Louis Blues | 37–27–11 |
76 | W | Mar 30, 1985 | 7–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 38–27–11 |
77 | W | Mar 31, 1985 | 4–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 39–27–11 |
78 | W | Apr 4, 1985 | 7–1 | Quebec Nordiques | 40–27–11 |
79 | T | Apr 6, 1985 | 4–4 OT | Boston Bruins | 40–27–12 |
80 | W | Apr 7, 1985 | 5–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 41–27–12 |
Playoffs
- Adams Division Finals
The Quebec Nordiques and Montreal Canadiens battled in a seven-game series. Bitter rivals from the province of Quebec, the Nords shocked the Habs in 1982, only to see a fourth-place Montreal club upset Quebec the year before. In the deciding Game 7 at the Montreal Forum, Peter Stastny scored the game and series winning goal, giving Quebec an improbable 3–2 overtime win and berth in the Wales Conference Finals.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mats Naslund | LW | 80 | 42 | 37 | 79 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 75 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 120 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
Chris Chelios | D | 74 | 9 | 55 | 64 | 87 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 79 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 43 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 67 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Bobby Smith | C | 65 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 59 | -9 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Robinson | D | 76 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Tom Kurvers | D | 75 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 30 | -3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Mike McPhee | LW | 70 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 72 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 59 | -18 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 77 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 358 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mark Hunter | RW | 72 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 123 | -13 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 79 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Petr Svoboda | D | 73 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alfie Turcotte | C | 53 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 35 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Lucien DeBlois | C | 51 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Ron Flockhart | C | 42 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Craig Ludwig | D | 72 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Green | D | 77 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Chabot | C | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Lafleur | RW | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Serge Boisvert | RW | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Newberry | C | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kent Carlson | D | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Rooney | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Lemieux | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ric Nattress | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Penney | G | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas Rundqvist | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Teal | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stephane Richer | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Roy | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Soetaert | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Penney | 3252 | 54 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 167 | 3.08 | 1 |
Doug Soetaert | 1606 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 91 | 3.40 | 0 |
Patrick Roy | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4878 | 80 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 258 | 3.17 | 1 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mats Naslund | LW | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Bobby Smith | C | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Robinson | D | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Chelios | D | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Serge Boisvert | RW | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Tremblay | RW | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lucien DeBlois | C | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Kurvers | D | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McPhee | LW | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Rooney | LW | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Mondou | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rick Green | D | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Hunter | RW | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Flockhart | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Petr Svoboda | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Ludwig | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ric Nattress | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Penney | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Soetaert | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alfie Turcotte | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Penney | 733 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 3.27 | 1 |
Doug Soetaert | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 753 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 3.27 | 1 |
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
- Chris Chelios, runner-up, Calder Memorial Trophy[6]
- Chris Chelios, NHL All-Rookie Team
- Steve Penney, NHL All-Rookie Team
Draft picks
NHL Draft
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Petr Svoboda | Czech Republic | CHZ Litvínov (Czechoslovakia) |
1 | 8 | Shayne Corson | Canada | Brantford Alexanders (OHL) |
2 | 29 | Stephane Richer | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
3 | 51 | Patrick Roy | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
3 | 54 | Graeme Bonar | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
4 | 65 | Lee Brodeur | United States | Grafton High School (North Dakota) |
5 | 95 | Gerald Johansson | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (SJHL) |
6 | 116 | Jim Nesich | United States | Verdun Juniors (QMJHL) |
7 | 137 | Scott MacTavish | Canada | Fredericton High School (New Brunswick) |
8 | 158 | Brad McCaughey | United States | Ann Arbor High School |
9 | 179 | Eric Demers | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes |
10 | 199 | Ron Annear | Canada | United States International University (NCAA) |
11 | 220 | Dave Tanner | Canada | Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) |
12 | 240 | Troy Crosby | Canada | Verdun Juniors (QMJHL) |
See also
References
- Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.482, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2.
- Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.130, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2.
- Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.135 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2.
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- "1984-85 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.