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1985–86 New Jersey Devils season
National Hockey League season
National Hockey League season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1985–86 |
| year | 1985 |
| Team | New Jersey Devils |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 11th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 6th |
| Record | 28–49–3 |
| HomeRecord | 17–21–2 |
| RoadRecord | 11–28–1 |
| GoalsFor | 300 |
| GoalsAgainst | 374 |
| GeneralManager | Max McNab |
| Coach | Doug Carpenter |
| Captain | Mel Bridgman |
| AltCaptain | *Unknown* |
| Arena | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Greg Adams (35) |
| AssistsLeader | Greg Adams (42) |
| PointsLeader | Greg Adams (77) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Bruce Driver (+9) |
| PIMLeader | Joe Cirella (147) |
| WinsLeader | Alain Chevrier (11) |
| GAALeader | Chico Resch (4.29) |
The ** 1985–86 New Jersey Devils season** was the 12th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and fourth season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. Kirk Muller making the All-Star Game was the highlight of the season for the Devils, as they finished in last place in their division and conference, good for the third-worst record in the league. This was the franchise's eighth consecutive season out of the playoffs.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 10, 1985||6–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (season) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 12, 1985||4–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (season) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 13, 1985||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (season) ||3–0–0 |- |4||L||October 17, 1985||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Hartford Whalers (season) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 19, 1985||3–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (season) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||October 23, 1985||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (season) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||October 24, 1985||4–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (season) ||3–4–0 |- |8||W||October 26, 1985||5–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (season) ||4–4–0 |- |9||L||October 29, 1985||4–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (season) ||4–5–0 |- |10||T||October 31, 1985||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (season) ||4–5–1
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 78 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 30 | -7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 77 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 45 | -20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 78 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 80 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 80 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 16 | -13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| RW | 74 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 112 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 76 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 79 | -24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 73 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 20 | -10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| C | 71 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 14 | -11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/C | 66 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 76 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 47 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 14 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 66 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 147 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 59 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 50 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 61 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 51 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 91 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 33 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 22 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 40 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 44 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 74 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 69 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 42 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 63 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 44 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 47 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 39 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 51 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 46 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 52 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1862 | 37 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 143 | 4.61 | 0 | 951 | 808 | .850 | |
| 1769 | 31 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 126 | 4.27 | 0 | 885 | 759 | .858 | |
| 901 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 77 | 5.13 | 0 | 482 | 405 | .840 | |
| 188 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4.15 | 1 | 111 | 98 | .883 | |
| 111 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5.95 | 0 | 59 | 48 | .814 | |
| **Team:** | 4831 | 80 | 28 | 49 | 3 | 370 | 4.60 | 1 | 2488 | 2118 | .851 |
Note: 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; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Draft picks
New Jersey's draft picks at the 1985 NHL entry draft.
| 12 | 234 | David Williams | United States | D | Choate H.S. (Connecticut) |
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Notes
References
References
- National Hockey League. (2010). "The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011". Triumph Books.
- "1985-86 New Jersey Devils Schedule".
- "1985-86 New Jersey Devils Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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