1985–86 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1985–86 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 77th season. The team won the Stanley Cup for the first time in seven seasons, and their 23rd overall.

1985–86 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
Wales Conference champions
Division	2nd Adams
Conference	5th Wales
1985–86 record	40–33–7
Goals for	330
Goals against	280
Team information
General manager	Serge Savard
Coach	Jean Perron
Captain	Bob Gainey
Alternate captains	Mats Naslund (Mar-May) Larry Robinson Mario Tremblay
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Mats Naslund (43)
Assists	Mats Naslund (67)
Points	Mats Naslund (110)
Penalty minutes	Chris Nilan (274)
Plus/minus	Larry Robinson (+29)
Wins	Patrick Roy (23)
Goals against average	Patrick Roy (3.35)
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Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Quebec Nordiques	80	43	31	6	330	289	92
Montreal Canadiens	80	40	33	7	330	280	87
Boston Bruins	80	37	31	12	311	288	86
Hartford Whalers	80	40	36	4	332	302	84
Buffalo Sabres	80	37	37	6	296	291	80

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1985–86 NHL records^[2] Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total Boston — 3–3–2 4–3–1 3–4–1 1–5–2 11–15–6 Buffalo 3–3–2 — 2–6 3–5 4–4 12–18–2 Hartford 3–4–1 6–2 — 3–4–1 4–4 16–14–2 Montreal 4–3–1 5–3 4–3−1 — 2–6 15–15–2 Quebec 5–1–2 4–4 4–4 6–2 — 19–11–2 Vs. Patrick Division 1985–86 NHL records Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total Boston 3–0 0–1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–2–1 7–8–3 Buffalo 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–2–1 1–1–1 10–6–2 Hartford 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 0–2–1 7–10–1 Montreal 2–1 2–1 0–2–1 1–2 2–0–1 0–2–1 7–8–3 Quebec 1–2 2–1 2–0–1 1–1–1 1–1–1 0–3 7–8–3 Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Norris Division 1985–86 NHL records Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total Boston 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–0–1 9–5–1 Buffalo 1–2 1–1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 7–7–1 Hartford 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1–1 3–0 8–6–1 Montreal 2–0–1 3–0 1–1–1 1–2 2–1 9–4–2 Quebec 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 10–5–0 Vs. Smythe Division 1985–86 NHL records Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total Boston 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0–2 3–0 10–3–2 Buffalo 1–1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 8–6–1 Hartford 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 9–6–0 Montreal 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 9–6–0 Quebec 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1–1 1–2 7–7–1

Schedule and results

#	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	Oct 10, 1985	5–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	1–0–0
2	W	Oct 12, 1985	6–3	Chicago Black Hawks	2–0–0
3	L	Oct 13, 1985	2–7	@ Boston Bruins	2–1–0
4	L	Oct 16, 1985	0–6	Buffalo Sabres	2–2–0
5	L	Oct 19, 1985	6–11	@ Hartford Whalers	2–3–0
6	L	Oct 21, 1985	2–3	Quebec Nordiques	2–4–0
7	W	Oct 23, 1985	5–4	@ Buffalo Sabres	3–4–0
8	W	Oct 26, 1985	5–3	Hartford Whalers	4–4–0
9	L	Oct 29, 1985	4–6	@ Quebec Nordiques	4–5–0
10	L	Oct 30, 1985	4–5	Philadelphia Flyers	4–6–0
11	T	Nov 2, 1985	4–4 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins	4–6–1
12	W	Nov 5, 1985	8–3	@ Hartford Whalers	5–6–1
13	T	Nov 6, 1985	3–3 OT	@ Minnesota North Stars	5–6–2
14	W	Nov 9, 1985	6–0	@ Los Angeles Kings	6–6–2
15	W	Nov 12, 1985	3–2	@ New York Islanders	7–6–2
16	L	Nov 13, 1985	2–5	@ New York Rangers	7–7–2
17	T	Nov 16, 1985	2–2 OT	New York Rangers	7–7–3
18	W	Nov 18, 1985	6–2	Boston Bruins	8–7–3
19	L	Nov 20, 1985	4–5 OT	Edmonton Oilers	8–8–3
20	W	Nov 23, 1985	4–3	Calgary Flames	9–8–3
21	L	Nov 27, 1985	3–5	@ Washington Capitals	9–9–3
22	W	Nov 29, 1985	5–2	@ Buffalo Sabres	10–9–3
23	W	Nov 30, 1985	10–1	Detroit Red Wings	11–9–3
24	W	Dec 2, 1985	7–0	Vancouver Canucks	12–9–3
25	L	Dec 5, 1985	6–8	@ Boston Bruins	12–10–3
26	W	Dec 7, 1985	6–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	13–10–3
27	W	Dec 11, 1985	3–1	@ Hartford Whalers	14–10–3
28	L	Dec 12, 1985	3–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers	14–11–3
29	W	Dec 14, 1985	6–3	Chicago Black Hawks	15–11–3
30	T	Dec 16, 1985	4–4 OT	Hartford Whalers	15–11–4
31	W	Dec 18, 1985	3–2	Quebec Nordiques	16–11–4
32	L	Dec 19, 1985	4–5 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques	16–12–4
33	W	Dec 21, 1985	3–1	Buffalo Sabres	17–12–4
34	W	Dec 27, 1985	7–3	@ New Jersey Devils	18–12–4
35	W	Dec 28, 1985	8–3	New Jersey Devils	19–12–4
36	L	Jan 1, 1986	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	19–13–4
37	W	Jan 3, 1986	7–3	@ Winnipeg Jets	20–13–4
38	W	Jan 4, 1986	6–5	@ Calgary Flames	21–13–4
39	W	Jan 6, 1986	9–2	St. Louis Blues	22–13–4
40	W	Jan 8, 1986	5–3	Boston Bruins	23–13–4
41	L	Jan 10, 1986	4–6	@ New York Rangers	23–14–4
42	L	Jan 11, 1986	3–6	Edmonton Oilers	23–15–4
43	W	Jan 15, 1986	4–0	Winnipeg Jets	24–15–4
44	L	Jan 17, 1986	4–5 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres	24–16–4
45	W	Jan 18, 1986	3–0	New York Islanders	25–16–4
46	L	Jan 20, 1986	2–3 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques	25–17–4
47	T	Jan 22, 1986	3–3 OT	@ Chicago Black Hawks	25–17–5
48	W	Jan 23, 1986	5–2	@ Minnesota North Stars	26–17–5
49	W	Jan 25, 1986	3–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs	27–17–5
50	W	Jan 27, 1986	4–1	Buffalo Sabres	28–17–5
51	W	Jan 29, 1986	5–3	Quebec Nordiques	29–17–5
52	W	Feb 1, 1986	2–1	Boston Bruins	30–17–5
53	L	Feb 5, 1986	2–3	@ Quebec Nordiques	30–18–5
54	L	Feb 7, 1986	2–3	@ Washington Capitals	30–19–5
55	W	Feb 8, 1986	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings	31–19–5
56	L	Feb 10, 1986	3–4 OT	Minnesota North Stars	31–20–5
57	L	Feb 13, 1986	3–4	@ New Jersey Devils	31–21–5
58	W	Feb 15, 1986	5–3	Philadelphia Flyers	32–21–5
59	L	Feb 17, 1986	2–3 OT	Los Angeles Kings	32–22–5
60	T	Feb 19, 1986	4–4 OT	Washington Capitals	32–22–6
61	W	Feb 22, 1986	6–3	Hartford Whalers	33–22–6
62	L	Feb 24, 1986	2–3	@ Edmonton Oilers	33–23–6
63	W	Feb 26, 1986	4–2	@ Vancouver Canucks	34–23–6
64	W	Mar 1, 1986	6–4	@ Los Angeles Kings	35–23–6
65	L	Mar 4, 1986	3–6	@ New York Islanders	35–24–6
66	L	Mar 6, 1986	4–7	St. Louis Blues	35–25–6
67	W	Mar 8, 1986	8–3	Boston Bruins	36–25–6
68	L	Mar 10, 1986	2–5	Hartford Whalers	36–26–6
69	W	Mar 12, 1986	3–2	Vancouver Canucks	37–26–6
70	L	Mar 13, 1986	2–3	@ Boston Bruins	37–27–6
71	L	Mar 15, 1986	3–5	Calgary Flames	37–28–6
72	L	Mar 17, 1986	6–8	Quebec Nordiques	37–29–6
73	L	Mar 19, 1986	4–6	@ Winnipeg Jets	37–30–6
74	L	Mar 22, 1986	2–3	@ St. Louis Blues	37–31–6
75	L	Mar 26, 1986	0–3	@ Hartford Whalers	37–32–6
76	T	Mar 27, 1986	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins	37–32–7
77	W	Mar 29, 1986	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	38–32–7
78	W	Apr 2, 1986	6–3	Detroit Red Wings	39–32–7
79	L	Apr 4, 1986	2–4	@ Buffalo Sabres	39–33–7
80	W	Apr 5, 1986	4–2	Buffalo Sabres	40–33–7

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Mats Naslund	LW	80	43	67	110	16	11	19	0	7
Bobby Smith	C	79	31	55	86	55	10	5	0	7
Larry Robinson	D	78	19	63	82	39	29	10	0	1
Kjell Dahlin	RW	77	32	39	71	4	10	14	0	3
Guy Carbonneau	C	80	20	36	56	57	18	1	2	3
Ryan Walter	C/LW	69	15	34	49	45	-9	9	0	1
Bob Gainey	LW	80	20	23	43	20	10	0	2	4
Mike McPhee	LW	70	19	21	40	69	8	0	2	3
Mario Tremblay	RW	56	19	20	39	55	4	3	0	3
Stephane Richer	RW	65	21	16	37	50	1	5	0	2
Chris Nilan	RW	72	19	15	34	274	10	2	0	1
Chris Chelios	D	41	8	26	34	67	4	2	0	0
Lucien DeBlois	C	61	14	17	31	48	3	2	0	1
Tom Kurvers	D	62	7	23	30	36	9	3	0	1
Gaston Gingras	D	34	8	18	26	12	-10	7	0	0
Brian Skrudland	C	65	9	13	22	57	3	0	2	0
Petr Svoboda	D	73	1	18	19	93	24	0	0	0
Sergio Momesso	LW	24	8	7	15	46	-4	3	0	3
Mike Lalor	D	62	3	5	8	56	-4	0	0	0
Randy Bucyk	C	17	4	2	6	8	5	0	0	0
Craig Ludwig	D	69	2	4	6	63	7	0	0	0
Rick Green	D	46	3	2	5	20	-9	0	0	0
Steve Rooney	LW	38	2	3	5	114	-4	1	0	0
Serge Boisvert	RW	9	2	2	4	2	1	0	0	0
Claude Lemieux	RW	10	1	2	3	22	-6	1	0	0
Patrick Roy	G	47	0	3	3	4	0	0	0	0
John Kordic	RW	5	0	1	1	12	1	0	0	0
Dominic Campedelli	D	2	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Kent Carlson	D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shayne Corson	LW	3	0	0	0	2	-3	0	0	0
David Maley	LW	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Penney	G	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Soetaert	G	23	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
Alfie Turcotte	C	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Patrick Roy	2651	47	23	18	3	148	3.35	1	1185	1037	.875
Doug Soetaert	1215	23	11	7	2	56	2.77	3	533	477	.895
Steve Penney	990	18	6	8	2	72	4.36	0	447	375	.839
Team:	4856	80	40	33	7	276	3.41	4	2165	1889	.873

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Mats Naslund	LW	20	8	11	19	4	4	0	0
Claude Lemieux	RW	20	10	6	16	68	4	0	4
Bobby Smith	C	20	7	8	15	22	3	0	3
Larry Robinson	D	20	0	13	13	22	0	0	0
Guy Carbonneau	C	20	7	5	12	35	0	2	1
Chris Chelios	D	20	2	9	11	49	1	0	0
Bob Gainey	LW	20	5	5	10	12	0	1	3
Mike McPhee	LW	20	3	4	7	45	0	1	1
Brian Skrudland	C	20	2	4	6	76	0	0	1
Stephane Richer	RW	16	4	1	5	23	3	0	1
Kjell Dahlin	RW	16	2	3	5	4	0	0	0
Gaston Gingras	D	11	2	3	5	4	1	0	0
Rick Green	D	18	1	4	5	8	0	0	0
David Maley	LW	7	1	3	4	2	0	0	0
Mike Lalor	D	17	1	2	3	29	0	0	1
Chris Nilan	RW	18	1	2	3	141	1	0	0
Serge Boisvert	RW	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Craig Ludwig	D	20	0	1	1	48	0	0	0
Ryan Walter	C/LW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
Randy Bucyk	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lucien DeBlois	C	11	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
John Kordic	RW	18	0	0	0	53	0	0	0
Patrick Roy	G	20	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
Petr Svoboda	D	8	0	0	0	21	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Patrick Roy	1218	20	15	5	39	1.92	1	506	467	.923
Team:	1218	20	15	5	39	1.92	1	506	467	.923

^[3]

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Playoffs

Stanley Cup

Further information: 1986 Stanley Cup Finals

Calgary Flames vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 16	Montreal	2	Calgary	5
May 18	Montreal	3	Calgary	2	OT
May 20	Calgary	3	Montreal	5
May 22	Calgary	0	Montreal	1
May 24	Montreal	4	Calgary	3

Montreal wins the series 4–1.

Awards and records

• Kjell Dahlin, rookie scoring leader, 71 points
• Kjell Dahlin, NHL All-Rookie Team
• Mats Naslund, NHL Second Team All-Star^[4]
• Patrick Roy, Conn Smythe Trophy
• Patrick Roy, NHL All-Rookie Team

Transactions

1986 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions

Bob Gainey, Doug Soetaert, Patrick Roy, Rick Green, David Maley, Ryan Walter, Serge Boisvert, Mario Tremblay, Bobby Smith, Craig Ludwig, Tom Kurvers, Kjell Dahlin, Larry Robinson, Guy Carbonneau, Chris Chelios, Petr Svoboda, Mats Naslund, Lucien DeBlois, Steve Rooney, Gaston Gingras, Mike Lalor, Chris Nilan, John Kordic, Claude Lemieux, Mike McPhee, Brian Skrudland, Stephane Richer, Serge Savard (general manager), Jean Perron (coach), Jacques Laperriere (assistant coach), Eddy Palchak (trainer).

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	12	Jose Charbonneau (RW)	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
1	16	Tom Chorske (LW)	United States	Minneapolis Southwest H.S.
2	33	Todd Richards (D)	United States	Plymouth Armstrong High School (USHS-MN)
3	47	Rocky Dundas (RW)	Canada	Kelowna Wings (WHL)
4	75	Martin Desjardins (C)	Canada	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
4	79	Brent Gilchrist (C)	Canada	Kelowna Wings (WHL)
5	96	Tom Sagissor (C)	United States	Hastings High School (USHS-MN)
6	117	Donald Dufresne (D)	Canada	Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
7	142	Ed Cristofoli (RW)	Canada	Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
8	163	Mike Claringbull (D)	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
9	184	Roger Beedon (G)	Canada	Sarnia Legionnaires (OPJHL)
10	198	Maurizio Mansi (F)	Canada	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
10	205	Chad Arthur (LW)	United States	Stratford Cullitons (OPJHL)
11	226	Mike Bishop (D)	Canada	Sarnia Legionnaires (OPJHL)
12	247	John Ferguson Jr. (LW)	Canada	Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL)

Farm teams

See also

• 1985–86 NHL season

References

• Canadiens on Hockey Database
• Canadiens on NHL Reference

1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
3. "1985-86 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
4. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 237, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.