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1985–86 St. Louis Blues season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1985–86 |
| year | 1985 |
| Team | St. Louis Blues |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 5th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 37–34–9 |
| HomeRecord | 23–11–6 |
| RoadRecord | 14–23–3 |
| GoalsFor | 302 |
| GoalsAgainst | 291 |
| GeneralManager | Ron Caron |
| Coach | Jacques Demers |
| Captain | Brian Sutter |
| AltCaptain | Bernie Federko |
| Rob Ramage | |
| Arena | St. Louis Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Mark Hunter (44) |
| AssistsLeader | Bernie Federko (68) |
| PointsLeader | Bernie Federko (102) |
| PIMLeader | Mark Hunter and Rob Ramage (171) |
| WinsLeader | Rick Wamsley (22) |
| GAALeader | Rick Wamsley (3.43) |
Rob Ramage
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".
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 12, 1985||4–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1985||3–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 16, 1985||2–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 19, 1985||4–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1985–86) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 22, 1985||4–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) ||3–2–0 |- |6||T||October 23, 1985||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 26, 1985||2–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1985–86) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||October 29, 1985||3–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) ||3–4–1
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Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 80 | 34 | 68 | 102 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 78 | 44 | 30 | 74 | 171 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |
| C | 79 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| D | 77 | 10 | 56 | 66 | 171 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 74 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 41 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| RW | 48 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 10 | -7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 72 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 44 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 87 | -12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 64 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 78 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 56 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 18 | -12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 79 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 28 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| D | 71 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 134 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 78 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 52 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 75 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 30 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 69 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 116 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 49 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 87 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 48 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2517 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 144 | 3.43 | 1 | 1354 | 1210 | .894 | |
| 2168 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 129 | 3.57 | 1 | 1140 | 1011 | .887 | |
| 184 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.24 | 0 | 86 | 73 | .849 | |
| **Team:** | 4869 | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 286 | 3.52 | 2 | 2580 | 2294 | .889 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 19 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| C | 19 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 17 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 48 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 19 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 116 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 586 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 2.97 | 0 | 330 | 301 | .912 | |
| 569 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 3.90 | 0 | 307 | 270 | .879 | |
| **Team:** | 1155 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 3.43 | 0 | 637 | 571 | .896 |
Awards and records
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 37 | Herb Raglan | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OHL) |
| 3 | 44 | Nelson Emerson | Canada | Stratford Cullitons (OPJHL) |
| 3 | 54 | Ned Desmond | United States | Hotchkiss School (USHS-CT) |
| 5 | 100 | Dan Brooks | United States | Saint Thomas Academy (USHS-MN) |
| 6 | 121 | Rick Burchill | United States | Catholic Memorial School (USHS-MA) |
| 7 | 138 | Pat Jablonski | United States | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL) |
| 8 | 159 | Scott Brickey | United States | Port Huron Flags (NAHL) |
| 9 | 180 | Jeff Urban | United States | Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN) |
| 10 | 201 | Vince Guidotti | United States | Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA) |
| 11 | 222 | Ron Saatzer | United States | Hopkins High School (USHS-MN) |
| 12 | 243 | Dave Jecha | United States | Minnetonka High School (USHS-MN) |
References
References
- Quinn, Kay. (May 13, 2022). "Vintage KSDK: St. Louis Blues Monday Night Miracle".
- (2018-05-12). "4. The Monday Night Miracle, May 12, 1986".
- "1985-86 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
- "1985-86 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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