1985–86 New York Rangers season

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1985–86 New York Rangers
Patrick Division Champions
Division 4th Patrick
1985–86 record 34–38–8
Home record 20–18–2
Road record 16–20–4
Goals for 280
Goals against 276
General Manager Phil Esposito
Coach Ted Sator
Captain Barry Beck
Ron Greschner
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Tomas Sandstrom (25)
Assists Mike Ridley (43)
Points Mike Ridley (65)
Penalties in minutes Bob Brooke (111)
Wins John Vanbiesbrouck (31)
Goals against average John Vanbiesbrouck (3.32)

The highlight of the New York Rangers season was participating in the Prince of Wales Conference Finals.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

See also: 1985 NHL Entry Draft
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 7 Ulf Dahlen (RW) Flag of Sweden Sweden Ostersund (Sweden)
2 28 Mike Richter (G) Flag of the United States United States University of Wisconsin-Madison (NCAA)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Patrick Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
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

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; Min= Minutes; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP MIN W L T SO GAA
Glen Hanlon 23 1170 5 12 1 3.33 0
John Vanbiesbrouck 61 3326 31 21 5 3.32 3

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Patrick Division Semi-Finals

New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 9 New York 6 Philadelphia 2
April 10 New York 1 Philadelphia 2
April 12 Philadelphia 2 New York 5
April 13 Philadelphia 7 New York 1
April 15 New York 5 Philadelphia 2

New York Rangers wins best-of-five series 3–2

[edit] Patrick Division Finals

New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
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

New York Rangers wins best-of-seven series 4–2

[edit] Conference Finals

New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens

This series is best remembered for the third game, in which the Rangers badly outshot the Habs, but were stymied by Patrick Roy. Another Montreal rookie, Claude Lemieux, scored in overtime--his second overtime goal of the playoffs.

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
May 1 New York 1 Montreal 2
May 3 New York 2 Montreal 6
May 5 Montreal 4 New York 3 (OT)
May 7 Montreal 0 New York 2
May 9 New York 1 Montreal 3

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] References

v • d • e
New York Rangers
The Franchise
Arenas
Culture and Lore
Rivalries
Important Figures
Tex Rickard • Lester Patrick • Lynn Patrick • Frank Boucher • Bill Cook • Bun Cook • Art Coulter • Bryan Hextall • Allan Stanley • Gump Worsley • Harry Howell • Andy Bathgate • Emile Francis • Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion • Rod Gilbert • Vic Hadfield • Jean Ratelle • Eddie Giacomin • Brad Park • Ulf Nilsson • Fred Shero • Ron Greschner • Don Maloney • Dave Maloney • Phil Esposito • John Davidson • Sam Rosen • Sal Messina • John Vanbiesbrouck • Marcel Dionne • Brian Leetch • Roger Neilson • Neil Smith • Mike Gartner • Mark Messier • Mike Richter • Adam Graves • Jeff Beukeboom • Mike Keenan • Stephane Matteau • Wayne Gretzky • Jaromir Jagr • Henrik Lundqvist • Brendan Shanahan • Sean Avery • Scott Gomez • Chris Drury
Retired Numbers
1 • 2 • 7 • 9 (to be retired in 2008–2009) • 11 • 35 • 99 (league-wide)
Key Personnel
Owner: Cablevision • Managing Partner: James Dolan • President and General Manager: Glen Sather • Head Coach: Tom Renney • Team Captain: Jaromir Jagr
Stanley Cup Finals (10)
Wins: 1928 • 1933 • 1940 • 1994 • Losses: 1929 • 1932 • 1937 • 1950 • 1972 • 1979
Minor League Affiliates
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New York Rangers seasons
1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30 • 1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40 • 1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50 • 1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60 • 1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80  • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09
Italics indicate Stanley Cup Championship
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1985–86 NHL season by team
Patrick
New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington
Adams
Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Québec
Norris
Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto
Smythe
Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver
See also