1985–86 St. Louis Blues season

The 1985–86 St. Louis Blues season saw the Blues finish in third place in the Norris Division with a record of 37 wins, 34 losses, and 9 ties for 83 points. The Blues participated in the NHL playoffs, beating the Minnesota North Stars in the Norris Division Semi-finals, three games to two, followed by a 4–3 series win over the Toronto Maple Leafs to take the Norris Division playoff title. However, they lost to the Calgary Flames in the Campbell Conference Finals in seven games. The Blues won Game 6 of those Campbell Conference Finals in overtime, 6–5, a victory known to Blues fans as "The Monday Night Miracle".

1985–86 St. Louis Blues
Division3rd Norris
Conference5th Campbell
1985–86 record37–34–9
Goals for302
Goals against291
Team information
General managerRon Caron
CoachJacques Demers
CaptainBrian Sutter
Alternate captainsBernie Federko
Rob Ramage
ArenaSt. Louis Arena
Team leaders
GoalsMark Hunter (44)
AssistsBernie Federko (68)
PointsBernie Federko (102)
Penalty minutesMark Hunter and Rob Ramage (171)
WinsRick Wamsley (22)
Goals against averageRick Wamsley (3.43)

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks803933835134986
Minnesota North Stars803833932730585
St. Louis Blues803734930229183
Toronto Maple Leafs802548731138657
Detroit Red Wings801757626641540

[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

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 12, 19854–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)1–0–0
2LOctober 13, 19853–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)1–1–0
3WOctober 16, 19852–1@ Calgary Flames (1985–86)2–1–0
4WOctober 19, 19854–3New Jersey Devils (1985–86)3–1–0
5LOctober 22, 19854–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)3–2–0
6TOctober 23, 19854–4 OTMinnesota North Stars (1985–86)3–2–1
7LOctober 26, 19852–5New York Islanders (1985–86)3–3–1
8LOctober 29, 19853–6@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)3–4–1
9TNovember 2, 19855–5 OTDetroit Red Wings (1985–86)3–4–2
10WNovember 3, 19854–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)4–4–2
11LNovember 6, 19852–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)4–5–2
12LNovember 8, 19854–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)4–6–2
13TNovember 9, 19852–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)4–6–3
14WNovember 12, 19854–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)5–6–3
15WNovember 14, 19855–3Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)6–6–3
16WNovember 16, 19856–5 OTVancouver Canucks (1985–86)7–6–3
17LNovember 20, 19851–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)7–7–3
18WNovember 21, 19854–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)8–7–3
19LNovember 23, 19853–7Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)8–8–3
20WNovember 26, 19855–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)9–8–3
21LNovember 29, 19853–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)9–9–3
22WNovember 30, 19854–3Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)10–9–3
23LDecember 4, 19853–6Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)10–10–3
24LDecember 5, 19852–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)10–11–3
25WDecember 7, 19855–4Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)11–11–3
26WDecember 10, 19857–3Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)12–11–3
27LDecember 11, 19854–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)12–12–3
28TDecember 14, 19852–2 OT@ New York Islanders (1985–86)12–12–4
29WDecember 15, 19853–2@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)13–12–4
30WDecember 17, 19858–6Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)14–12–4
31WDecember 20, 19855–2Calgary Flames (1985–86)15–12–4
32WDecember 26, 19859–6Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)16–12–4
33LDecember 28, 19851–5Boston Bruins (1985–86)16–13–4
34LDecember 31, 19854–8Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)16–14–4
35WJanuary 4, 19862–1Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)17–14–4
36LJanuary 6, 19862–9@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)17–15–4
37LJanuary 7, 19864–7@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)17–16–4
38WJanuary 9, 19867–2@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)18–16–4
39TJanuary 11, 19864–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1985–86)18–16–5
40TJanuary 12, 19862–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1985–86)18–16–6
41WJanuary 15, 198610–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)19–16–6
42LJanuary 16, 19863–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)19–17–6
43LJanuary 18, 19862–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)19–18–6
44LJanuary 21, 19863–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)19–19–6
45WJanuary 23, 19864–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)20–19–6
46LJanuary 25, 19860–1Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)20–20–6
47TJanuary 29, 19865–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (1985–86)20–20–7
48WJanuary 31, 19866–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)21–20–7
49WFebruary 1, 19864–3Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)22–20–7
50WFebruary 5, 19864–3New York Rangers (1985–86)23–20–7
51LFebruary 6, 19863–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)23–21–7
52LFebruary 8, 19862–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)23–22–7
53TFebruary 11, 19864–4 OTHartford Whalers (1985–86)23–22–8
54WFebruary 13, 19865–3Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)24–22–8
55WFebruary 15, 19865–1Boston Bruins (1985–86)25–22–8
56LFebruary 16, 19862–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)25–23–8
57WFebruary 18, 19865–0Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)26–23–8
58LFebruary 20, 19862–3@ New York Rangers (1985–86)26–24–8
59WFebruary 22, 19865–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)27–24–8
60WFebruary 23, 19868–2@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)28–24–8
61LFebruary 25, 19861–4Calgary Flames (1985–86)28–25–8
62WMarch 1, 19866–3Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)29–25–8
63LMarch 2, 19864–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)29–26–8
64WMarch 4, 19866–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86)30–26–8
65WMarch 6, 19867–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)31–26–8
66WMarch 8, 19867–3Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)32–26–8
67LMarch 9, 19862–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)32–27–8
68WMarch 11, 19863–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (1985–86)33–27–8
69LMarch 13, 19862–3Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)33–28–8
70LMarch 15, 19864–5Washington Capitals (1985–86)33–29–8
71LMarch 17, 19865–6 OT@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)33–30–8
72LMarch 19, 19862–5Hartford Whalers (1985–86)33–31–8
73WMarch 20, 19863–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)34–31–8
74WMarch 22, 19863–2Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)35–31–8
75WMarch 25, 19862–0@ New York Islanders (1985–86)36–31–8
76LMarch 27, 19860–1@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)36–32–8
77LMarch 29, 19861–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)36–33–8
78TApril 1, 19862–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)36–33–9
79WApril 5, 19867–5Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)37–33–9
80LApril 6, 19861–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)37–34–9

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Bernie FederkoC80346810234101602
Mark HunterRW78443074171151123
Ron FlockhartC79224567268523
Rob RamageD7710566617118702
Doug GilmourC7425285341-3215
Joe MullenRW4828245210-7904
Dave BarrRW721338517011002
Brian SutterLW4419234287-12801
Kevin LaValleeLW6418203888702
Mark ReedsRW781028382811002
Greg PaslawskiRW5622113318-12112
Rick MeagherC7911193028-1033
Lee NorwoodD71524291347201
Ric NattressD784202452-8102
Bruce BellD7521820432200
Doug WickenheiserC36811191611002
Eddy BeersLW247111824-3400
Gino CavalliniLW30651136-2100
Jim PaveseD694711116-3100
Charlie BourgeoisD312791169101
Denis CyrRW313472-11000
Kent CarlsonD26235422000
Terry JohnsonD4904487-6000
Rik WilsonD3204448-9000
Normand BaronLW2320239-7000
Doug EvansLW1310120000
Darrell MayG301120000
Greg MillenG3601180000
Shawn EvansD70002-1000
Mike PosavadD60000-1000
Herb RaglanRW70005-3000
Rick WamsleyG4200020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Rick Wamsley251742221631443.43113541210.894
Greg Millen216836141661293.57111401011.887
Darrell May1843120134.2408673.849
Team:486980373492863.52225802294.889

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Doug GilmourC1991221253122
Bernie FederkoC1971421172101
Greg PaslawskiRW1710717134200
Mark HunterRW19771448-7201
Rob RamageD1911011662000
Gino CavalliniLW17459108002
Lee NorwoodD192796412000
Rick MeagherC19448128010
Mark ReedsRW1944828001
Eddy BeersLW193478-4201
Doug WickenheiserC19257121101
Ric NattressD18145244000
Charlie BourgeoisD192241163100
Kevin LaValleeLW1322462000
Ron FlockhartC81346-6000
Brian BenningD6123131100
Brian SutterLW912322-4000
Dave BarrRW11112141100
Herb RaglanRW10112242000
Cliff RonningC511220100
Bruce BellD1402213-5000
Jim PaveseD1902251-2000
Kent CarlsonD5000110000
Greg MillenG1000000000
Rick WamsleyG1000000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Greg Millen5861063292.970330301.912
Rick Wamsley5691046373.900307270.879
Team:115519109663.430637571.896

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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

St. Louis'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)
237Herb Raglan CanadaKingston Canadians (OHL)
344Nelson Emerson CanadaStratford Cullitons (OPJHL)
354Ned Desmond United StatesHotchkiss School (USHS-CT)
5100Dan Brooks United StatesSaint Thomas Academy (USHS-MN)
6121Rick Burchill United StatesCatholic Memorial School (USHS-MA)
7138Pat Jablonski United StatesDetroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL)
8159Scott Brickey United StatesPort Huron Flags (NAHL)
9180Jeff Urban United StatesMinnetonka High School (USHS-MN)
10201Vince Guidotti United StatesNoble and Greenough School (USHS-MA)
11222Ron Saatzer United StatesHopkins High School (USHS-MN)
12243Dave Jecha United StatesMinnetonka High School (USHS-MN)

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1985-86 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
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