1985–86 Washington Capitals | |
Division | 2nd Patrick |
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1985–86 record | 50–23–7 |
Goals for | 315 |
Goals against | 272 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Bryan Murray |
Captain | Rod Langway |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dave Christian (41) |
Assists | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (52) |
Points | Dave Christian (83) |
Penalty minutes | Scott Stevens (165) |
Wins | Al Jensen (28) |
Goals against average | Al Jensen (3.18) |
The 1985–86 Washington Capitals season was the 12th in the franchise's history. The Capitals finished 2nd in the Patrick Division and lost in the Division Finals to the New York Rangers 4 games to 2.
Off-season[]
The Washington Capitals picked Yvon Corriveau in the first round (19th overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.
Regular Season[]
The fifty wins which the Washington Capitals won during the regular season placed them second in the Patrick Division, after the Philadelphia Flyers, and earned them a berth in the playoffs, which would be the fourth consecutive time it had made the playoffs since the 1982–83 NHL season.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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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 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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2 | L | October 12, 1985 | 1–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 0–2–0 |
3 | L | October 13, 1985 | 2–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 0–3–0 |
4 | W | October 16, 1985 | 6–5 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 1–3–0 |
5 | W | October 18, 1985 | 4–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 2–3–0 |
6 | T | October 19, 1985 | 2–2 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 2–3–1 |
7 | L | October 23, 1985 | 2–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 2–4–1 |
8 | T | October 25, 1985 | 7–7 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 2–4–2 |
9 | W | October 27, 1985 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 3–4–2 |
10 | W | October 29, 1985 | 6–3 | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 4–4–2 |
11 | W | November 1, 1985 | 5–3 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 5–4–2 |
12 | L | November 2, 1985 | 3–5 | @ New York Islanders (1985–86) | 5–5–2 |
13 | W | November 5, 1985 | 8–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 6–5–2 |
14 | W | November 6, 1985 | 4–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 7–5–2 |
15 | L | November 9, 1985 | 4–5 | Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 7–6–2 |
16 | W | November 12, 1985 | 5–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 8–6–2 |
17 | W | November 15, 1985 | 5–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 9–6–2 |
18 | T | November 16, 1985 | 2–2 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 9–6–3 |
19 | W | November 19, 1985 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 10–6–3 |
20 | W | November 20, 1985 | 3–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 11–6–3 |
21 | W | November 23, 1985 | 3–0 | Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 12–6–3 |
22 | W | November 27, 1985 | 5–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 13–6–3 |
23 | L | November 29, 1985 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 13–7–3 |
24 | W | November 30, 1985 | 6–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 14–7–3 |
25 | W | December 5, 1985 | 3–2 OT | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 15–7–3 |
26 | W | December 7, 1985 | 2–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 16–7–3 |
27 | W | December 10, 1985 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 17–7–3 |
28 | W | December 14, 1985 | 5–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 18–7–3 |
29 | T | December 17, 1985 | 4–4 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 18–7–4 |
30 | W | December 18, 1985 | 5–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 19–7–4 |
31 | L | December 20, 1985 | 4–7 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 19–8–4 |
32 | W | December 22, 1985 | 7–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 20–8–4 |
33 | W | December 26, 1985 | 4–3 | Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) | 21–8–4 |
34 | L | December 28, 1985 | 4–7 | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 21–9–4 |
35 | L | December 29, 1985 | 5–6 | @ New York Rangers (1985–86) | 21–10–4 |
36 | W | January 1, 1986 | 3–0 | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 22–10–4 |
37 | W | January 3, 1986 | 3–2 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 23–10–4 |
38 | W | January 4, 1986 | 9–3 | New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 24–10–4 |
39 | W | January 7, 1986 | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 25–10–4 |
40 | L | January 9, 1986 | 0–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 25–11–4 |
41 | L | January 11, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 25–12–4 |
42 | L | January 14, 1986 | 3–4 | Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 25–13–4 |
43 | W | January 17, 1986 | 4–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 26–13–4 |
44 | W | January 18, 1986 | 5–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 27–13–4 |
45 | W | January 21, 1986 | 7–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 28–13–4 |
46 | L | January 24, 1986 | 5–7 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 28–14–4 |
47 | W | January 25, 1986 | 6–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 29–14–4 |
48 | L | January 28, 1986 | 0–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 29–15–4 |
49 | L | January 29, 1986 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 29–16–4 |
50 | W | February 1, 1986 | 5–4 | New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 30–16–4 |
51 | W | February 2, 1986 | 5–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 31–16–4 |
52 | W | February 7, 1986 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 32–16–4 |
53 | W | February 8, 1986 | 5–4 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 33–16–4 |
54 | L | February 12, 1986 | 1–8 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 33–17–4 |
55 | W | February 15, 1986 | 4–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 34–17–4 |
56 | W | February 18, 1986 | 5–4 | @ New York Islanders (1985–86) | 35–17–4 |
57 | T | February 19, 1986 | 4–4 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 35–17–5 |
58 | L | February 22, 1986 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 35–18–5 |
59 | L | February 23, 1986 | 1–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 35–19–5 |
60 | W | February 25, 1986 | 4–3 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 36–19–5 |
61 | W | February 27, 1986 | 2–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 37–19–5 |
62 | W | March 1, 1986 | 4–0 | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 38–19–5 |
63 | W | March 2, 1986 | 4–2 | @ New York Rangers (1985–86) | 39–19–5 |
64 | W | March 4, 1986 | 4–2 | New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 40–19–5 |
65 | W | March 8, 1986 | 6–2 | @ New York Islanders (1985–86) | 41–19–5 |
66 | W | March 9, 1986 | 3–1 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 42–19–5 |
67 | W | March 11, 1986 | 5–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 43–19–5 |
68 | L | March 13, 1986 | 0–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 43–20–5 |
69 | W | March 15, 1986 | 5–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 44–20–5 |
70 | W | March 17, 1986 | 5–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 45–20–5 |
71 | L | March 18, 1986 | 2–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 45–21–5 |
72 | W | March 21, 1986 | 5–3 | Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 46–21–5 |
73 | W | March 23, 1986 | 6–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 47–21–5 |
74 | W | March 25, 1986 | 6–3 | Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 48–21–5 |
75 | L | March 28, 1986 | 3–4 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 48–22–5 |
76 | T | March 29, 1986 | 6–6 OT | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 48–22–6 |
77 | W | April 1, 1986 | 5–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 49–22–6 |
78 | W | April 3, 1986 | 4–2 | Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 50–22–6 |
79 | T | April 5, 1986 | 4–4 OT | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 50–22–7 |
80 | L | April 6, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 50–23–7 |
Playoffs[]
The 1985–86 NHL season was the fourth time the Washington Capitals had made the playoffs and they defeated the New York Islanders in three games in a best of five series. However, the Capitals were eliminated by the New York Rangers four games to two in a best of seven series.
Washington Capitals 3, New York Islanders 0[]
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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April 9 | New York | 1 | Washington | 3 | |
April 10 | New York | 2 | Washington | 5 | |
April 12 | Washington | 3 | New York | 1 |
New York Rangers 4, Washington Capitals 2[]
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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April 17 | New York | 4 | Washington | 3 | (OT) |
April 19 | New York | 1 | Washington | 8 | |
April 21 | Washington | 6 | New York | 3 | |
April 23 | Washington | 5 | New York | 6 | (OT) |
April 25 | New York | 4 | Washington | 2 | |
April 27 | Washington | 1 | New York | 2 |
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Dave Christian | RW | 80 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 4 |
Mike Gartner | RW | 74 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 63 | -5 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
Craig Laughlin | RW | 75 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | RW | 70 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Alan Haworth | C | 71 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 72 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Larry Murphy | D | 78 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Bobby Carpenter | C | 80 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 105 | -12 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Greg Adams | LW | 78 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 152 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Scott Stevens | D | 73 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 165 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Gaetan Duchesne | LW | 80 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Bobby Gould | RW | 79 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Jorgen Pettersson | LW | 47 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Peter Andersson | D | 61 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 36 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Lou Franceschetti | RW | 76 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 131 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kevin Hatcher | D | 79 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 119 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rod Langway | D | 71 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 61 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Veitch | D | 62 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Sampson | LW | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mark Taylor | C | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Jarvis | C | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dwight Schofield | D | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Barrett | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Smith | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stephen Leach | RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David A. Jensen | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daryl Evans | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Martin | LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Jensen | G | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvon Corriveau | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yves Beaudoin | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Kastelic | W | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Mason | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Riggin | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Peeters | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Al Jensen | 2437 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 129 | 3.18 | 2 | 1168 | 1039 | .890 |
Pete Peeters | 2021 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 113 | 3.35 | 1 | 910 | 797 | .876 |
Pat Riggin | 369 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 3.74 | 0 | 133 | 110 | .827 |
Bob Mason | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 |
Team: | 4843 | 80 | 50 | 23 | 7 | 265 | 3.28 | 3 | 2216 | 1951 | .880 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Mike Gartner | RW | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Stevens | D | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Alan Haworth | C | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Carpenter | C | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Christian | RW | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gaetan Duchesne | LW | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bobby Gould | RW | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Murphy | D | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Adams | LW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Barrett | D | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Greg Smith | D | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jorgen Pettersson | LW | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Langway | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Laughlin | RW | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Yvon Corriveau | LW | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Hatcher | D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stephen Leach | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dwight Schofield | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Taylor | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David A. Jensen | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Franceschetti | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Peeters | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pete Peeters | 544 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 2.65 | 0 | 253 | 229 | .905 |
Team: | 544 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 2.65 | 0 | 253 | 229 | .905 |
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
Awards and Records[]
- The 107 points scored by the Washington Capitals in this season would not be surpassed until the 2008–09 Washington Capitals season, when the team scored 108 points in the regular season.[2]
- Alan Haworth scored a goal in nine consecutive games, setting a Washington record.[3]
Transactions[]
Draft Picks[]
In the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, the Washington Capitals picked Jeff Greenlaw in the first round (19th overall).
Farm Teams[]
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1985-86 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2009/02/15/mike-green.html
External Links[]
- 1985–86 Washington Capitals Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-07.
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Washington Capitals | |
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The Franchise | Expansion Draft • Seasons • Records • General Managers • Players • Award Winners • Draft Picks • Easter Epic |
Arenas | Capital Centre • Verizon Center |
Coaches | Anderson • Sullivan • Schmidt • McVie • Belisle • Green • Crozier • B. Murray • T. Murray • Schoenfeld • Wilson • Cassidy • Hanlon • Boudreau • Hunter • Oates • Trotz • Reirdon |
Rivalries | Philadelphia Flyers • Carolina Hurricanes • Tampa Bay Lightning • Pittsburgh Penguins |
Stanley Cup Finals (2) | Loss: 1998 Win: 2018 |
Minor League affiliates | Hershey Bears (AHL) • South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) |
1985–86 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington |
Adams | Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Quebec |
Norris | Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto |
Smythe | Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver |
See also | 1985 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1986 Stanley Cup Finals |
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