1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th Patrick
Conference	10th 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' 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

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.

Schedule and results

1985–86 Schedule

October: 3–5–2 (Home: 2–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1), 8 Points

November: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 1–4–1), 11 Points

December: 8–6–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 5–3–0), 17 Points

January: 7–4–2 (Home: 4–0–2 ; Road: 3–4–0), 16 Points

February: 7–4–1 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1), 15 Points

March: 3–9–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 2–6–0), 7 Points

April: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–0), 2 Points

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the playoffs again for the fourth straight year, two points behind the fourth place Rangers for the final spot from the Patrick Division.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[2]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mario Lemieux	79	48	93	141	–6	43
Mike Bullard	77	41	42	83	–16	69
Moe Mantha Jr.	78	15	52	67	–4	102
Doug Shedden^‡	67	32	34	66	–7	32
Terry Ruskowski	73	26	37	63	10	162
Randy Cunneyworth	75	15	30	45	12	74
John Chabot	77	14	31	45	–1	6
Doug Bodger	79	4	33	37	3	63
Dave Hannan	75	17	18	35	–4	91
Willy Lindström	71	14	17	31	0	30
Norm Schmidt	66	15	14	29	7	57
Mike Blaisdell	66	15	14	29	15	36
Jim Johnson	80	3	26	29	12	115
Craig Simpson	76	11	17	28	1	49
Dan Frawley	69	10	11	21	–19	174
Bob Errey	37	11	6	17	1	8
Ron Duguay^†	13	6	7	13	–14	6
Troy Loney	47	3	9	12	–8	95
Ville Sirén	60	4	8	12	–8	32
Rod Buskas	72	2	7	9	–9	159
Jim McGeough	17	3	2	5	–4	8
Tom O'Regan	9	1	2	3	1	2
Chris Dahlquist	5	1	2	3	1	2
Randy Hillier	28	0	3	3	–3	53
Ted Nolan	18	1	1	2	–1	34
Dwight Mathiasen	4	1	0	1	–4	2
Todd Charlesworth	2	0	1	1	–1	0
Joe McDonnell	3	0	0	0	–3	2
Tom Roulston	5	0	0	0	–2	2
Wayne Babych^‡	2	0	0	0	–1	0
Mike Rowe	3	0	0	0	–1	4
Phil Bourque	4	0	0	0	–2	2
Total		313	517	830	—	1,514

Goaltenders

Regular Season[3]
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Roberto Romano	46	2684:00	21	20	3	159	3.55	1394	0.886	2
Gilles Meloche	34	1989:00	13	15	5	119	3.59	1003	0.881	0
Denis Herron	3	180:00	0	3	0	14	4.67	92	0.848	0
Total		4853:00	34	38	8	292	3.61	2489	0.883	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 70 assists in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 7–3 win over Detroit on February 21st.
Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 80 assists and also 120 points in a season for the Penguins. He did so with the same assist in a 5–1 win over Hartford on March 1st.
Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 130 points in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 7–3 win over New Jersey on March 19th.
Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 90 assists in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–8 loss to with Edmonton on March 26th.
Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 140 points in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–4 win over New York on April 6th.
Mario Lemieux established a new franchise record for assists (94) and points (141) in a season. He topped the previous highs of 111 points (Pierre Larouche, 1976) and 67 assists (Syl Apps, Jr. 1976 and Randy Carlyle 1981).

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season:

Trades

September 10, 1985	To Edmonton Oilers Tim Hrynewich Marty McSorley future considerations (Craig Muni)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Gilles Meloche
September 10, 1985	To New York Islanders future considerations	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dave Simpson
September 16, 1985	To Buffalo Sabres cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ted Nolan
October 4, 1985	To Edmonton Oilers Pat Price	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Hughes
October 4, 1985	To Buffalo Sabres Pat Hughes	To Pittsburgh Penguins Randy Cunneyworth Mike Moller
October 20, 1985	To Quebec Nordiques Wayne Babych	To Pittsburgh Penguins future considerations
March 11, 1986	To Detroit Red Wings Doug Shedden	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Duguay

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Chris Dahlquist	Lake Superior State Lakers (CCHA)	free agency (1985-05-07)
Jim Johnson	University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA)	free agency (1985-06-09)
Terry Ruskowski	Los Angeles Kings	free agency (1985-10-03)
Willy Lindstrom	Edmonton Oilers	Waiver Draft (1985-10-07)
Dan Frawley	Chicago Black Hawks	Waiver Draft (1985-10-07)
Mike Blaisdell	New York Rangers	Waiver Draft (1985-10-07)
Dwight Mathiasen	University of Denver Pioneers (WCHA)	free agency (1986-03-31)
Steve Guenette	Guelph Platers (OHL)	free agency (1986-04-06)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Warren Young	Detroit Red Wings	free agency (1985-07-10)
Tim Tookey	Philadelphia Flyers	free agency (1985-07-11)
Kevin McCarthy	Philadelphia Flyers	free agency (1985-07-19)
Arto Javanainen	Assat Pori (SM-liiga)	free agency
Petteri Lehto	TPS Turku (SM-liiga)	free agency
Rod Schutt	Toronto Maple Leafs	free agency (1985-10-03)
Tony Feltrin	New York Rangers	free agency (1985-10-08)

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Roster

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
26	Mike Blaisdell	RW	R	26	1980	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
3	Doug Bodger	D	L	19	1984	Chemainus, British Columbia
4	Phil Bourque	LW	L	23	Undrafted	Chelmsford, Massachusetts
22	Michael Bullard (C)	C	L	25	1980	Ottawa, Ontario
7	Rod Buskas	D	R	25	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
9	John Chabot	C	L	24	1980	Summerside, Price Edward Island
2	Todd Charlesworth	D	R	21	1983	Calgary, Alberta
15	Randy Cunneyworth	LW	L	25	1980	Etobicoke, Ontario
2	Christopher Dahlquist	D	L	23	Undrafted	Fridley, Minnesota
35	Ron Duguay	C	R	28	1977	Sudbury, Ontario
10	Bob Errey	LW	L	21	1983	Montreal, Quebec
28	William Frawley	RW	R	23	1980	Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
32	David Hannan	C	L	24	1981	Sudbury, Ontario
1	Denis Herron	G	L	33	1972	Chambly, Quebec
23	Randy Hillier	D	L	26	1980	Toronto, Ontario
6	James Johnson	D	L	23	Undrafted	New Hope, Minnesota
66	Mario Lemieux	C	R	20	1984	Montreal, Quebec
19	Willy Lindstrom	RW	R	35	Undrafted	Grums, Sweden
11	Troy Loney	LW	L	22	1982	Bow Island, Alberta
20	Maurice Mantha (A)	D	R	25	1980	Lakewood, Ohio
24	Dwight Mathiasen	RW	R	22	Undrafted	Brandon, Manitoba
2	Joe McDonnell	D	R	25	Undrafted	Kitchener, Ontario
16	James McGeough	C	R	23	1981	Regina, Saskatchewan
27	Gilles Meloche	G	R	35	1970	Montreal, Quebec
34	Theodore Nolan	RW	L	28	1978	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
12	Thomas O'Regan	C	R	24	Undrafted	Cambridge, Massachusetts
30	Roberto Romano	G	R	23	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
12	Thomas Roulston	C	R	28	1977	Winnipeg, Manitoba
33	Mike Rowe	D	R	21	1983	Kingston, Ontario
8	Terry Ruskowski (A)	C	R	31	1974	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
25	Norm Schmidt	D	R	23	1981	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
18	Craig Simpson	LW	R	19	1985	London, Ontario
5	Ville Siren	D	L	22	1983	Tampere, Finland

Draft picks

The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 15, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario.[4]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	2	Craig Simpson	Left Wing	Canada	Michigan State University (NCAA)
2	23	Lee Giffin	Right Wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3	58	Bruce Racine	Goaltender	Canada	Northeastern University (NCAA)
5	86	Steve Gotaas	Center	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6	107	Kevin Clemens	Left Wing	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
6	114	Stewart Marston	Defense	Canada	Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
7	128	Steve Titus	Goaltender	Canada	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
8	149	Paul Stanton	Defense	United States	Catholic Memorial H.S. (Massachusetts)
9	170	Jim Paek	Defense	South Korea	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
10	191	Steve Shaunessy	Defense	United States	Reading H.S. (Massachusetts)
11	212	Doug Greschuk	Defense	Canada	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
12	233	Gregory Choules	Left Wing	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)

References

Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
"1985–1986 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"1985–1986 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.

"1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

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[nhl-gd-standings-1] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.

[2] "1985–1986 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[3] "1985–1986 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[4] "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.

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