# 1985–86 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1985–86 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques seventh season in the National Hockey League. The Nordiques, led by their new captain Peter Stastny, captured their first division title since the 1976–77 season but were swept of the first round of the playoffs by the Hartford Whalers.

## Offseason

The Nordiques had a pretty quiet off-season, with the only trade during the summer was acquiring John Anderson from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Brad Maxwell. Anderson was second in Leafs scoring with 32 goals and 63 points in 1984–85. Quebec also made a trade late in the pre-season, as the Nordiques acquired Gilbert Delorme from the St. Louis Blues for Bruce Bell. Delorme, a stay-at-home defenseman, had two goals and 14 points in 74 games with the Blues.
The Nordiques signed free agent Tony Currie from the Edmonton Oilers, while they lost Blake Wesley, who signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

## Regular season

The Nordiques started the season with a seven-game winning streak, however, the club fell into a slump, and had a 3-10-1 record in their next fourteen games to fall to 10–10–1. Quebec returned to their winning ways, going unbeaten in their next eight games, and found themselves battling with the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens for first place in the Adams Division. The Nordiques fell into another slump, losing five of their next six games, however, the team then won seven in a row to improve to 25–15–2, and had a narrow two point lead over the Canadiens for first in the division. The Nordiques and Canadiens would continue to battle for the division title for the remainder of the season, and it was the Nordiques, who finished the year 43–31–6, earning 92 points, who came out of top to win the Adams Division for the first time in team history.
Offensively, Quebec was led by Peter Stastny, who led the club with 122 points, as he scored 41 goals and added 81 assists, to finish sixth in NHL scoring. Stastny also became the Nordiques captain in November, when the club traded away former captain Mario Marois to the Winnipeg Jets. Michel Goulet had his fourth consecutive 50+ goal season, as he finished in fifth in the league with 53 goals. Goulet added 51 assists to earn 104 points, breaking the 100 point barrier for the third time in four seasons. Anton Stastny had a solid season, scoring 31 goals and 74 points, while Dale Hunter earned 28 goals and 70 points, along with a club high 265 penalty minutes.
On defense, the Nordiques were led by Robert Picard, who earned 34 points in 48 games with Quebec after being acquired in the Mario Marois trade. Twenty-one-year-old David Shaw, in his first full NHL season, had seven goals and 26 points.
In goal, Clint Malarchuk emerged as the starter, as he won 26 games, a 3.21 GAA, and four shutouts, all team highs, in his first full NHL 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 |
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
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Boston
—3–3–24–3–13–4–11–5–211–15–6
Buffalo
3–3–2—2–63–54–412–18–2
Hartford
3–4–16–2—3–4–14–416–14–2
Montreal
4–3–15–34–3−1—2–615–15–2
Quebec
5–1–24–44–46–2—19–11–2
Vs. Patrick Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Boston
3–00–1–21–21–22–10–2–17–8–3
Buffalo
2–12–13–02–10–2–11–1–110–6–2
Hartford
2–11–22–10–32–10–2–17–10–1
Montreal
2–12–10–2–11–22–0–10–2–17–8–3
Quebec
1–22–12–0–11–1–11–1–10–37–8–3
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Boston
1–22–13–01–22–0–19–5–1
Buffalo
1–21–1–12–12–11–27–7–1
Hartford
1–22–11–21–1–13–08–6–1
Montreal
2–0–13–01–1–11–22–19–4–2
Quebec
2–12–12–11–23–010–5–0
Vs. Smythe Division
1985–86 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Boston
2–11–23–01–0–23–010–3–2
Buffalo
1–1–12–11–22–12–18–6–1
Hartford
2–10–32–13–02–19–6–0
Montreal
2–10–32–13–02–19–6–0
Quebec
2–11–22–11–1–11–27–7–1 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | W | October 10, 1985 | 6–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 1–0–0 | 14,635 |
| 2 | W | October 12, 1985 | 4–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 2–0–0 | 15,270 |
| 3 | W | October 13, 1985 | 5–2 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 3–0–0 | 14,374 |
| 4 | W | October 15, 1985 | 4–1 | Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 4–0–0 | 12,666 |
| 5 | W | October 17, 1985 | 2–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 5–0–0 | 17,126 |
| 6 | W | October 19, 1985 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 6–0–0 | 14,050 |
| 7 | W | October 21, 1985 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 7–0–0 | 16,855 |
| 8 | L | October 24, 1985 | 5–6 | @ New York Islanders (1985–86) | 7–1–0 | 15,211 |
| 9 | T | October 26, 1985 | 4–4 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 7–1–1 | 11,748 |
| 10 | W | October 29, 1985 | 6–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 8–1–1 | 15,370 |
| 11 | L | October 30, 1985 | 4–6 | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 8–2–1 | 11,014 |
| 12 | L | November 2, 1985 | 3–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 8–3–1 | 14,678 |
| 13 | W | November 5, 1985 | 7–5 | Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 9–3–1 | 14,835 |
| 14 | L | November 9, 1985 | 3–4 | Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 9–4–1 | 14,552 |
| 15 | L | November 13, 1985 | 4–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 9–5–1 | 16,797 |
| 16 | L | November 14, 1985 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 9–6–1 | 10,161 |
| 17 | W | November 16, 1985 | 3–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 10–6–1 | 14,286 |
| 18 | L | November 19, 1985 | 4–5 | Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 10–7–1 | 15,357 |
| 19 | L | November 22, 1985 | 5–7 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 10–8–1 | 16,433 |
| 20 | L | November 23, 1985 | 0–3 | @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 10–9–1 | 16,740 |
| 21 | L | November 26, 1985 | 1–3 | Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 10–10–1 | 15,015 |
| 22 | W | November 28, 1985 | 3–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 11–10–1 | 14,451 |
| 23 | W | November 30, 1985 | 2–0 | Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 12–10–1 | 15,352 |
| 24 | W | December 4, 1985 | 5–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 13–10–1 | 13,644 |
| 25 | W | December 6, 1985 | 7–3 | New York Islanders (1985–86) | 14–10–1 | 13,939 |
| 26 | W | December 7, 1985 | 4–1 | @ New York Islanders (1985–86) | 15–10–1 | 15,960 |
| 27 | W | December 10, 1985 | 7–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 16–10–1 | 13,792 |
| 28 | T | December 12, 1985 | 1–1 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 16–10–2 | 11,673 |
| 29 | W | December 14, 1985 | 9–3 | New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 17–10–2 | 13,738 |
| 30 | L | December 15, 1985 | 2–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 17–11–2 | 12,186 |
| 31 | L | December 18, 1985 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 17–12–2 | 18,050 |
| 32 | W | December 19, 1985 | 5–4 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 18–12–2 | 15,341 |
| 33 | L | December 22, 1985 | 5–7 | Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 18–13–2 | 15,044 |
| 34 | L | December 26, 1985 | 3–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) | 18–14–2 | 15,245 |
| 35 | L | December 28, 1985 | 4–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 18–15–2 | 14,232 |
| 36 | W | December 31, 1985 | 5–1 | Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 19–15–2 | 13,644 |
| 37 | W | January 2, 1986 | 3–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 20–15–2 | 11,664 |
| 38 | W | January 4, 1986 | 7–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 21–15–2 | 17,849 |
| 39 | W | January 5, 1986 | 5–4 | @ New York Rangers (1985–86) | 22–15–2 | 17,416 |
| 40 | W | January 7, 1986 | 7–4 | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 23–15–2 | 14,039 |
| 41 | W | January 10, 1986 | 5–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 24–15–2 | 15,358 |
| 42 | W | January 11, 1986 | 5–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 25–15–2 | 16,382 |
| 43 | L | January 14, 1986 | 4–5 | Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 25–16–2 | 13,848 |
| 44 | L | January 17, 1986 | 6–11 | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 25–17–2 | 12,486 |
| 45 | L | January 18, 1986 | 2–5 | Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 25–18–2 | 15,012 |
| 46 | W | January 20, 1986 | 3–2 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 26–18–2 | 15,346 |
| 47 | W | January 23, 1986 | 4–0 | @ New York Rangers (1985–86) | 27–18–2 | 17,412 |
| 48 | W | January 25, 1986 | 4–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 28–18–2 | 15,351 |
| 49 | T | January 27, 1986 | 6–6 OT | New York Rangers (1985–86) | 28–18–3 | 14,308 |
| 50 | L | January 29, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 28–19–3 | 17,983 |
| 51 | T | February 1, 1986 | 2–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) | 28–19–4 | 15,362 |
| 52 | L | February 2, 1986 | 3–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 28–20–4 | 16,433 |
| 53 | W | February 5, 1986 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 29–20–4 | 15,373 |
| 54 | W | February 8, 1986 | 8–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) | 30–20–4 | 15,351 |
| 55 | W | February 9, 1986 | 4–3 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 31–20–4 | 13,178 |
| 56 | W | February 12, 1986 | 5–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 32–20–4 | 8,811 |
| 57 | L | February 14, 1986 | 2–8 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) | 32–21–4 | 17,498 |
| 58 | W | February 16, 1986 | 6–3 | @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 33–21–4 | 16,764 |
| 59 | L | February 18, 1986 | 4–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 33–22–4 | 15,352 |
| 60 | L | February 20, 1986 | 3–4 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 33–23–4 | 9,406 |
| 61 | L | February 21, 1986 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 33–24–4 | 12,171 |
| 62 | L | February 23, 1986 | 2–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) | 33–25–4 | 14,354 |
| 63 | L | February 25, 1986 | 4–7 | Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 33–26–4 | 15,358 |
| 64 | W | February 28, 1986 | 6–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 34–26–4 | 16,433 |
| 65 | L | March 1, 1986 | 4–8 | Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) | 34–27–4 | 15,371 |
| 66 | L | March 4, 1986 | 3–6 | St. Louis Blues (1985–86) | 34–28–4 | 15,064 |
| 67 | W | March 6, 1986 | 5–4 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 35–28–4 | 13,045 |
| 68 | W | March 8, 1986 | 6–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) | 36–28–4 | 13,616 |
| 69 | T | March 11, 1986 | 1–1 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 36–28–5 | 15,065 |
| 70 | W | March 14, 1986 | 6–2 | Calgary Flames (1985–86) | 37–28–5 | 15,142 |
| 71 | W | March 15, 1986 | 3–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 38–28–5 | 15,357 |
| 72 | W | March 17, 1986 | 8–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) | 39–28–5 | 18,092 |
| 73 | W | March 19, 1986 | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) | 40–28–5 | 15,139 |
| 74 | L | March 22, 1986 | 4–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) | 40–29–5 | 15,368 |
| 75 | W | March 24, 1986 | 1–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) | 41–29–5 | 15,953 |
| 76 | L | March 26, 1986 | 6–7 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) | 41–30–5 | 8,458 |
| 77 | W | March 29, 1986 | 5–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) | 42–30–5 | 10,984 |
| 78 | W | April 1, 1986 | 4–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) | 43–30–5 | 15,133 |
| 79 | L | April 2, 1986 | 5–6 | @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) | 43–31–5 | 7,813 |
| 80 | T | April 5, 1986 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1985–86) | 43–31–6 | 15,399 |

## Playoffs

The Nordiques opened the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five Adams Division semi-final series against the Hartford Whalers. Despite finishing the season with a 40-36-4 record, earning 84 points, the Whalers finished in fourth place in the Adams Division. The series opened with two games at Le Colisée, however, the Whalers stunned the Nordiques with a 3–2 overtime victory to win the first game. Hartford then took a 2–0 series lead, as they easily defeated the favoured Nordiques 4–1 in the second game. The series moved to the Hartford Civic Center for the third game. The Whalers continued to dominate in the third game, destroying Quebec 9–4, to sweep the first place Nordiques out of the post-season.

### Hartford Whalers 3, Quebec Nordiques 0

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | April 9 | Hartford Whalers | 3–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 0-1 | 14,504 |
| 2 | April 10 | Hartford Whalers | 4–1 | Quebec Nordiques | 0-2 | 14,562 |
| 3 | April 12 | Quebec Nordiques | 4–9 | Hartford Whalers | 0-3 | 15,126 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Peter Stastny | C | 76 | 41 | 81 | 122 | 60 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Michel Goulet | LW | 75 | 53 | 51 | 104 | 64 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| Anton Stastny | LW | 74 | 31 | 43 | 74 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 80 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 265 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Brent Ashton | LW | 77 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 64 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 75 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 20 | -13 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| John Anderson | RW | 65 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 26 | -1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 80 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 203 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alain Cote | LW | 78 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 29 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | D | 48 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Shaw | D | 73 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 78 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Eagles | C/LW | 73 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Moller | D | 69 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 141 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Kumpel | RW | 47 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Delorme | D | 64 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 51 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | RW | 44 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 145 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | RW | 27 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | D | 54 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | D | 20 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 42 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Babych | RW | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Normand Rochefort | D | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Andersson | D | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | C | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Risto Siltanen | D | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Poudrier | D | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Donnelly | D | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Gosselin | G | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Mann | RW | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 148 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Malarchuk | G | 46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Marc Gaulin | RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Stienburg | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Julien | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Latta | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Lemieux | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sevigny | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Clint Malarchuk | 2657 | 46 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 142 | 3.21 | 4 | 1358 | 1216 | .895 |
| Mario Gosselin | 1726 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 111 | 3.86 | 2 | 796 | 685 | .861 |
| Richard Sevigny | 468 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 4.23 | 0 | 242 | 209 | .864 |
| Team: | 4851 | 80 | 43 | 31 | 6 | 286 | 3.54 | 6 | 2396 | 2110 | .881 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Brent Ashton | LW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michel Goulet | LW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Lemieux | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Stastny | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alain Cote | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kumpel | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Andersson | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Risto Siltanen | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Stastny | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Delorme | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Donnelly | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Eagles | C/LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Gosselin | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Malarchuk | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Mann | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Moller | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Stienburg | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Mario Gosselin | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.50 | 0 | 22 | 17 | .773 |
| Clint Malarchuk | 143 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4.62 | 0 | 81 | 70 | .864 |
| Team: | 183 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5.25 | 0 | 103 | 87 | .845 |
    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;

## Awards and records

* First NHL All-Star team: Michel Goulet

## Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.

### Trades

| August 21, 1985 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrad Maxwell | To Quebec NordiquesJohn Anderson |
| October 2, 1985 | To St. Louis BluesBruce Bell | To Quebec NordiquesGilbert Delorme |
| October 14, 1985 | To Winnipeg JetsDan Bouchard | To Quebec Nordiques7th round pick in 1986 – Mark Vermette Cash |
| October 20, 1985 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsFuture Considerations | To Quebec NordiquesWayne Babych |
| November 15, 1985 | To Minnesota North StarsEd Lee | To Quebec Nordiques6th round pick in 1986 – Scott White |
| November 27, 1985 | To Winnipeg JetsMario Marois | To Quebec NordiquesRobert Picard |
| January 16, 1986 | To Calgary FlamesTom Thornbury | To Quebec NordiquesTony Stiles |
| January 17, 1986 | To Hartford WhalersWayne Babych | To Quebec NordiquesGreg Malone |
| February 6, 1986 | To New York RangersWilf Paiement | To Quebec NordiquesSteve Patrick |
| March 8, 1986 | To Hartford WhalersJohn Anderson | To Quebec NordiquesRisto Siltanen |
| March 10, 1986 | To Washington CapitalsPeter Andersson | To Quebec Nordiques3rd round pick in 1986 – Shawn Simpson |
| June 21, 1986 | To Philadelphia Flyers2nd round pick in 1987 – Jeff Harding | To Quebec Nordiques2nd round pick in 1986 – Stephane Guerard |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Tony Currie | Edmonton Oilers |
| Player | New Team |
| Blake Wesley | Toronto Maple Leafs |

## Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1985 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 15 | David Latta | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 2 | 36 | Jason Lafreniere | Canada | Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) |
| 3 | 57 | Max Middendorf | United States | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 4 | 65 | Peter Massey | United States | New Hampton School (USHS) |
| 4 | 78 | David Espe | United States | White Bear Lake High School (USHS) |
| 5 | 99 | Bruce Major | Canada | Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL) |
| 6 | 120 | Andy Akervik | United States | Eau Claire Memorial High School (USHS) |
| 7 | 141 | Mike Oliverio | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 8 | 162 | Mario Brunetta | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 183 | Brit Peer | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 10 | 204 | Tom Sasso | United States | Babson College (NCAA) |
| 11 | 225 | Gary Murphy | United States | Arlington Catholic High School (USHS) |
| 12 | 246 | Jean Bois | Canada | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) |

## Farm teams

* Fredericton Express (American Hockey League)