1985–86 Boston Bruins season

The 1985–86 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 62nd season.

1985–86 Boston Bruins
Division3rd Adams
1985–86 record37–31–12
Goals for311
Goals against288
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachButch Goring
CaptainRay Bourque
Rick Middleton
Alternate captainsBarry Pederson[1]
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsKeith Crowder (38)
AssistsKen Linseman/Ray Bourque (58)
PointsKeith Crowder (84)
Penalty minutesNevin Markwart (207)
Plus/minusBarry Pederson (19)
WinsPat Riggin (17)
Goals against averageBill Ranford (2.50)

Offseason

Captain Terry O'Reilly retires. Forward Rick Middleton and defenceman Ray Bourque are named co-captains. Retiring as a player during the offseason, Butch Goring is named the 15th head coach in Boston Bruins history. Defenseman Mike Milbury also retires and is named assistant coach, but returns to active duty Feb. 11, 1986, due to a mounting injury list on the blueline. Despite missing over a month of the season with an MCL injury, Bruins left winger Charlie Simmer bounces back scoring 17 goals and 26 points in his first 20 games. The winger is sent to the sidelines yet again, however, after sufferings a right eye injury from a high stick by Gates Orlando of the Buffalo Sabres. The injury is so scary that it inspires several players on the team to wear visors.

Regular season

Final standings
Adams Division
Team GP W L T GF GA PTS
Quebec Nordiques804331633028992
Montreal Canadiens804033733028087
Boston Bruins8037311231128886
Hartford Whalers804036433230284
Buffalo Sabres803737629629180

[2]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
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 10, 19853–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)1–0–0
2WOctober 12, 19859–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)2–0–0
3WOctober 13, 19857–2Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)3–0–0
4TOctober 16, 19853–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)3–0–1
5LOctober 18, 19852–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)3–1–1
6WOctober 19, 19856–3@ Calgary Flames (1985–86)4–1–1
7WOctober 22, 19855–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)5–1–1
8LOctober 27, 19851–2@ New York Rangers (1985–86)5–2–1
9WOctober 29, 19856–4@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)6–2–1
10WOctober 31, 19857–4Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)7–2–1
11WNovember 2, 19855–4Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)8–2–1
12LNovember 5, 19855–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)8–3–1
13WNovember 7, 19852–1Hartford Whalers (1985–86)9–3–1
14LNovember 9, 19853–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)9–4–1
15WNovember 10, 19852–1Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)10–4–1
16LNovember 13, 19854–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)10–5–1
17TNovember 14, 19856–6 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)10–5–2
18TNovember 16, 19852–2 OTWashington Capitals (1985–86)10–5–3
19LNovember 18, 19852–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)10–6–3
20TNovember 21, 19854–4 OTNew York Islanders (1985–86)10–6–4
21WNovember 23, 19855–4Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)11–6–4
22LNovember 28, 19850–3Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)11–7–4
23LNovember 30, 19850–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)11–8–4
24WDecember 1, 19854–2New Jersey Devils (1985–86)12–8–4
25WDecember 5, 19858–6Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)13–8–4
26LDecember 7, 19852–7@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)13–9–4
27TDecember 8, 19853–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (1985–86)13–9–5
28LDecember 10, 19854–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)13–10–5
29TDecember 12, 19851–1 OTQuebec Nordiques (1985–86)13–10–6
30WDecember 14, 19854–2New York Rangers (1985–86)14–10–6
31WDecember 19, 19852–1Hartford Whalers (1985–86)15–10–6
32WDecember 21, 19855–2Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)16–10–6
33LDecember 22, 19853–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)16–11–6
34LDecember 26, 19853–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)16–12–6
35WDecember 28, 19855–1@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)17–12–6
36LDecember 29, 19853–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)17–13–6
37TDecember 31, 19856–6 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)17–13–7
38LJanuary 2, 19865–7@ New York Islanders (1985–86)17–14–7
39WJanuary 4, 19864–0Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)18–14–7
40LJanuary 8, 19863–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)18–15–7
41LJanuary 9, 19862–7St. Louis Blues (1985–86)18–16–7
42WJanuary 11, 19868–4Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)19–16–7
43LJanuary 13, 19863–5Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)19–17–7
44WJanuary 16, 19863–2Calgary Flames (1985–86)20–17–7
45WJanuary 19, 19862–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)21–17–7
46LJanuary 22, 19865–6 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)21–18–7
47WJanuary 23, 19867–5Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)22–18–7
48WJanuary 25, 19866–3Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)23–18–7
49WJanuary 27, 19866–3Hartford Whalers (1985–86)24–18–7
50WJanuary 29, 19865–4 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)25–18–7
51LFebruary 1, 19861–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)25–19–7
52WFebruary 2, 19863–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)26–19–7
53LFebruary 6, 19866–8Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)26–20–7
54LFebruary 8, 19862–3New York Rangers (1985–86)26–21–7
55LFebruary 9, 19863–4 OTQuebec Nordiques (1985–86)26–22–7
56LFebruary 11, 19864–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)26–23–7
57LFebruary 15, 19861–5@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)26–24–7
58WFebruary 16, 19865–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)27–24–7
59LFebruary 18, 19864–7@ Calgary Flames (1985–86)27–25–7
60WFebruary 22, 19866–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)28–25–7
61WFebruary 23, 19866–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)29–25–7
62WFebruary 25, 19867–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)30–25–7
63LFebruary 27, 19861–2Washington Capitals (1985–86)30–26–7
64WMarch 1, 19868–3New Jersey Devils (1985–86)31–26–7
65LMarch 2, 19861–4@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)31–27–7
66LMarch 6, 19864–5 OTQuebec Nordiques (1985–86)31–28–7
67LMarch 8, 19863–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)31–29–7
68WMarch 12, 19865–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)32–29–7
69WMarch 13, 19863–2Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)33–29–7
70TMarch 15, 19861–1 OTVancouver Canucks (1985–86)33–29–8
71WMarch 20, 19866–3Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)34–29–8
72TMarch 22, 19863–3 OTNew York Islanders (1985–86)34–29–9
73TMarch 23, 19865–5 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)34–29–10
74LMarch 25, 19863–6@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)34–30–10
75TMarch 27, 19863–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1985–86)34–30–11
76WMarch 29, 19862–1Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)35–30–11
77WMarch 30, 19865–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)36–30–11
78WApril 3, 19864–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)37–30–11
79TApril 5, 19862–2 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)37–30–12
80LApril 6, 19863–4Hartford Whalers (1985–86)37–31–12

Playoffs

Montreal Canadiens 3, Boston Bruins 0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 9Boston Bruins1–3Montreal Canadiens0–1
2April 10Boston Bruins2–3Montreal Canadiens0–2
3April 12Montreal Canadiens4–3Boston Bruins0–3

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Keith CrowderRW78384684177142004
Ken LinsemanC642358819715803
Raymond BourqueD7419587768171103
Barry PedersonC7929477660191206
Charlie SimmerLW5536246042121405
Rick MiddletonRW491430441017420
Randy BurridgeLW521725422817102
Steve KasperC8017234073-10131
Gord KluzakD70831391553300
Geoff CourtnallLW64211637611204
Dave PasinRW7118193750-1403
Kraig NienhuisLW7016143037-10302
Mike O'ConnellD638212947-8410
Michael ThelvenD6062026487100
Nevin MarkwartLW6571522207-2001
Bill DerlagoC3951621154111
Dave ReidLW37101020102401
John BlumD61178808000
Reed LarsonD1334785100
Brian CurranD432571926000
Mike MilburyD222571021000
Louis SleigherRW1342620-4001
Alain CoteD32066145000
Mats ThelinD31235293100
Morris LukowichLW14145102000
Jay MillerLW46303178-3000
Lyndon ByersRW502291000
Greg JohnstonRW200220-1000
Pete PeetersG802240000
Frank SimonettiD1710114-1000
Doug KeansG30011120000
Wade CampbellD8000151000
John CarterLW300000000
Cleon DaskalakisG200000000
Dave DonnellyC8000173000
Dwight FosterRW130004-5000
Bill RanfordG400000000
Pat RigginG3900040000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Pat Riggin227239171181273.351973846.869
Doug Keans175730141331073.650782675.863
Pete Peeters4858341313.840245214.873
Bill Ranford2404310102.50010696.906
Cleon Daskalakis1202020105.0006353.841
Team:4874803731122853.51121691884.869

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Randy BurridgeLW3044122000
Keith CrowderRW3202211000
Gord KluzakD3112160100
Dwight FosterRW302221000
Steve KasperC31014-4010
Reed LarsonD31016-2100
Barry PedersonC310101000
Ken LinsemanC3011170000
Dave PasinRW301101000
John BlumD300060000
Raymond BourqueD300000000
Geoff CourtnallLW30002-4000
Brian CurranD20004-1000
Mike MilburyD100017-2000
Jay MillerLW200017-1000
Kraig NienhuisLW200014-4000
Bill RanfordG200000000
Pat RigginG100020000
Charlie SimmerLW30004-1000
Frank SimonettiD300000000
Louis SleigherRW100014-1000
Michael ThelvenD30000-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Bill Ranford12020273.5004437.841
Pat Riggin6010133.0002320.870
Team:180303103.3306757.851

[3]

Note:
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;

Draft picks

Boston'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)
232Alain Cote CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)
352Bill Ranford CanadaNew Westminster Bruins (WHL)
473Jamie Kelly United StatesScituate High School (USHS-MA)
594Steve Moore CanadaLondon Diamonds (OPJHL)
6115Gord Hynes CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
7136Per Martinelle SwedenAIK IF (Sweden)
8157Randy Burridge CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
9178Gord Cruickshank CanadaProvidence College (Hockey East)
10199Dave Buda CanadaStreetsville Derbys (OPJHL)
10210Bob Beers United StatesBuffalo Jr. Sabres (NAHL)
11220John Byce United StatesMadison Memorial High School (USHS-WI)
12241Marc West CanadaBurlington Cougars (OPJHL)

See also

References
  1. LA Times. Retrieved 2013-Aug-18.
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "1985-86 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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