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1984–85 New York Islanders season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 1984–85 |
| year | 1984 |
| Team | New York Islanders |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 6th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 40–34–6 |
| HomeRecord | 26–11–3 |
| RoadRecord | 14–23–3 |
| GoalsFor | 345 |
| GoalsAgainst | 312 |
| GeneralManager | Bill Torrey |
| Coach | Al Arbour |
| Captain | Denis Potvin |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Nassau Coliseum |
| GoalsLeader | Mike Bossy (58) |
| AssistsLeader | Brent Sutter (60) |
| PointsLeader | Mike Bossy (117) |
| PIMLeader | Duane Sutter (174) |
| WinsLeader | Kelly Hrudey (19) |
| GAALeader | Kelly Hrudey (3.63) |
The 1984–85 New York Islanders season was the 13th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
NHL draft
Main article: 1984 NHL draft
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| 1 | 20 | Duncan MacPherson | Defense | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 41 | Bruce Melanson | Right wing | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 62 | Jeff Norton | Defense | Cushing Academy (USHS-MA) | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 70 | Doug Wieck | Left wing | Mayo High School (USHS-MN) | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 83 | Ari Haanpaa | Right wing | Ilves (Finland) | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 104 | Mike Murray | Center | London Knights (OHL) | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 125 | Jim Wilharm | Defense | Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN) | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 146 | Kelly Murphy | Defense | Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 167 | Franco DeSantis | Defense | Verdun Juniors (QMJHL) | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 187 | Tom Warden | Defense | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 208 | David Volek | Right wing | HC Slavia Praha (Czechoslovakia) | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 228 | Russ Becker | Defense | Virginia High School (USHS-MN) | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 249 | Allister Brown | Defense | University of New Hampshire (ECAC) |
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 12, 1984||2–7 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 13, 1984||7–6 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 16, 1984||6–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1984–85) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 17, 1984||6–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||October 20, 1984||8–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) ||4–1–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1984||5–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1984–85) ||4–2–0 |- |7||W||October 23, 1984||6–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) ||5–2–0 |- |8||L||October 27, 1984||3–8 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1984–85) ||5–3–0 |- |9||W||October 30, 1984||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1984–85) ||6–3–0
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| Legend:
Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 10 || NY Islanders || 3 – 4 || Washington || OT || 0 – 1 |- | 2 || April 11 || NY Islanders || 1 – 2 || Washington || 2OT || 0 – 2 |- | 3 || April 13 || Washington || 1 – 2 || NY Islanders || || 1 – 2 |- | 4 || April 14 || Washington || 4 – 6 || NY Islanders || || 2 – 2 |- | 5 || April 16 || NY Islanders || 2 – 1 || Washington || || 3 – 2
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Player statistics
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 76 | 58 | 59 | 117 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 7 | |
| C | 72 | 42 | 60 | 102 | 51 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 80 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 95 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 77 | 17 | 51 | 68 | 96 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 68 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| C | 67 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 78 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 106 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 69 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 58 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 78 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 174 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 58 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 36 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 78 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| LW | 54 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 54 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 44 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 51 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 51 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 48 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 56 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 35 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 65 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 36 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 38 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 50 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2335 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 141 | 3.62 | 2 | |
| 2090 | 37 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 133 | 3.82 | 0 | |
| 425 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 4.94 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4850 | 80 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 309 | 3.82 | 2 |
|- |}
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 342 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3.33 | 0 | |
| 281 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1.71 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 623 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 2.60 | 0 |
|- |}
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;
References
References
- "1984-85 New York Islanders Schedule".
- "1984-85 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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