# 1984–85 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1984–85 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 53rd season, the franchise's 59th.

## Regular season

On October 26, 1984, Paul Coffey of the Edmonton Oilers would be the last defenceman in the 20th Century to score four goals in one game. It occurred in a game versus the Detroit Red Wings.

### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 299 | 288 | 86 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 309 | 299 | 83 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 313 | 357 | 66 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 25 | 43 | 12 | 268 | 321 | 62 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 20 | 52 | 8 | 253 | 358 | 48 |
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

Norris Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Chicago
—3−3−24−3−13−4−16−1−116−11−5
Detroit
3−3−2—3−2−31−6−15−312−14−6
Minnesota
3−4−12−3−3—1−6−16−212−15−5
St. Louis
4−3−16−1−16−1−1—4−3−120−8−4
Toronto
1−6−13−52−63−4−1—9−21−2
Vs. Smythe Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Chicago
2−10−32−0−12−11−1−17−6−2
Detroit
1−20−31−22−10−2−14−10−1
Minnesota
0−1−20−31−1−11−1−11−23−8−4
St. Louis
3−00−32−13−01−0−29−4−2
Toronto
0−30−2−11−21−1−10−32−11−2
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Chicago
3−00−31−22−10−36−9−0
Detroit
0−31−1−11−21−1−12−15−8−2
Minnesota
0−30−32−12−10−34−11−0
St. Louis
0−1−22−11−20−2−11−24−8−3
Toronto
1−21−21−23−00−1−26−7−2
Vs. Patrick Division
1984–85 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Chicago
3−00−33−01−22−10−39−9−0
Detroit
1−1−11−22−10−2−11−1−11−26−9−3
Minnesota
1−1−11−1−12−10−32−10−2−16−9−3
St. Louis
2−0−10−30−2−10−32−10−2−14−11−3
Toronto
0−31−20−2−11−21−20−2−13−13−2 :

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | L | October 11, 1984 | 3–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | W | October 13, 1984 | 4–1 | New Jersey Devils (1984–85) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | L | October 14, 1984 | 4–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) | 1–2–0 |
| 4 | L | October 17, 1984 | 4–6 | New York Islanders (1984–85) | 1–3–0 |
| 5 | L | October 18, 1984 | 3–7 | @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) | 1–4–0 |
| 6 | W | October 20, 1984 | 7–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 2–4–0 |
| 7 | L | October 24, 1984 | 1–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 2–5–0 |
| 8 | W | October 26, 1984 | 7–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) | 3–5–0 |
| 9 | L | October 30, 1984 | 3–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) | 3–6–0 |
| 10 | L | November 1, 1984 | 5–9 | Calgary Flames (1984–85) | 3–7–0 |
| 11 | T | November 2, 1984 | 3–3 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) | 3–7–1 |
| 12 | W | November 6, 1984 | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) | 4–7–1 |
| 13 | L | November 8, 1984 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) | 4–8–1 |
| 14 | L | November 10, 1984 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1984–85) | 4–9–1 |
| 15 | L | November 13, 1984 | 4–5 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1984–85) | 4–10–1 |
| 16 | L | November 14, 1984 | 2–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) | 4–11–1 |
| 17 | T | November 17, 1984 | 3–3 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 4–11–2 |
| 18 | W | November 21, 1984 | 4–2 | Hartford Whalers (1984–85) | 5–11–2 |
| 19 | W | November 23, 1984 | 6–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 6–11–2 |
| 20 | L | November 24, 1984 | 4–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) | 6–12–2 |
| 21 | T | November 28, 1984 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) | 6–12–3 |
| 22 | L | November 30, 1984 | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 6–13–3 |
| 23 | L | December 1, 1984 | 5–10 | @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 6–14–3 |
| 24 | W | December 4, 1984 | 7–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 7–14–3 |
| 25 | W | December 5, 1984 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 8–14–3 |
| 26 | W | December 7, 1984 | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 9–14–3 |
| 27 | L | December 9, 1984 | 0–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) | 9–15–3 |
| 28 | W | December 10, 1984 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 10–15–3 |
| 29 | L | December 12, 1984 | 1–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 10–16–3 |
| 30 | T | December 14, 1984 | 4–4 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) | 10–16–4 |
| 31 | L | December 16, 1984 | 2–5 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) | 10–17–4 |
| 32 | W | December 20, 1984 | 5–4 | Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) | 11–17–4 |
| 33 | L | December 22, 1984 | 4–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 11–18–4 |
| 34 | W | December 26, 1984 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1984–85) | 12–18–4 |
| 35 | W | December 28, 1984 | 4–3 | @ Calgary Flames (1984–85) | 13–18–4 |
| 36 | L | December 29, 1984 | 3–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) | 13–19–4 |
| 37 | T | December 31, 1984 | 4–4 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) | 13–19–5 |
| 38 | L | January 2, 1985 | 2–7 | New York Islanders (1984–85) | 13–20–5 |
| 39 | L | January 3, 1985 | 2–6 | @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) | 13–21–5 |
| 40 | L | January 5, 1985 | 3–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) | 13–22–5 |
| 41 | L | January 8, 1985 | 2–4 | Washington Capitals (1984–85) | 13–23–5 |
| 42 | L | January 12, 1985 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1984–85) | 13–24–5 |
| 43 | L | January 13, 1985 | 2–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) | 13–25–5 |
| 44 | T | January 16, 1985 | 1–1 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) | 13–25–6 |
| 45 | L | January 17, 1985 | 5–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) | 13–26–6 |
| 46 | L | January 19, 1985 | 5–8 | Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) | 13–27–6 |
| 47 | L | January 21, 1985 | 3–6 | St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 13–28–6 |
| 48 | W | January 22, 1985 | 5–4 | @ New York Islanders (1984–85) | 14–28–6 |
| 49 | L | January 24, 1985 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1984–85) | 14–29–6 |
| 50 | T | January 26, 1985 | 4–4 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 14–29–7 |
| 51 | W | January 29, 1985 | 4–3 | Washington Capitals (1984–85) | 15–29–7 |
| 52 | L | January 31, 1985 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 15–30–7 |
| 53 | W | February 2, 1985 | 6–3 | Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) | 16–30–7 |
| 54 | T | February 3, 1985 | 5–5 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) | 16–30–8 |
| 55 | T | February 7, 1985 | 5–5 OT | St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 16–30–9 |
| 56 | L | February 9, 1985 | 5–6 | Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) | 16–31–9 |
| 57 | T | February 14, 1985 | 5–5 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 16–31–10 |
| 58 | W | February 16, 1985 | 7–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 17–31–10 |
| 59 | T | February 17, 1985 | 4–4 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 17–31–11 |
| 60 | W | February 20, 1985 | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 18–31–11 |
| 61 | L | February 23, 1985 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 18–32–11 |
| 62 | L | February 24, 1985 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 18–33–11 |
| 63 | W | February 27, 1985 | 11–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) | 19–33–11 |
| 64 | W | March 1, 1985 | 6–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 20–33–11 |
| 65 | L | March 2, 1985 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 20–34–11 |
| 66 | W | March 6, 1985 | 5–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 21–34–11 |
| 67 | L | March 9, 1985 | 5–8 | New Jersey Devils (1984–85) | 21–35–11 |
| 68 | L | March 10, 1985 | 2–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 21–36–11 |
| 69 | L | March 13, 1985 | 6–7 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) | 21–37–11 |
| 70 | W | March 15, 1985 | 6–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) | 22–37–11 |
| 71 | L | March 16, 1985 | 3–8 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) | 22–38–11 |
| 72 | W | March 20, 1985 | 8–6 | Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) | 23–38–11 |
| 73 | W | March 22, 1985 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1984–85) | 24–38–11 |
| 74 | L | March 24, 1985 | 3–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 24–39–11 |
| 75 | W | March 26, 1985 | 5–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) | 25–39–11 |
| 76 | L | March 28, 1985 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) | 25–40–11 |
| 77 | W | March 30, 1985 | 9–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) | 26–40–11 |
| 78 | W | April 3, 1985 | 3–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) | 27–40–11 |
| 79 | T | April 6, 1985 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) | 27–40–12 |
| 80 | L | April 7, 1985 | 5–6 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) | 27–41–12 |

## Playoffs

They made it into the playoffs again and got swept in the first round in a best of five series by Chicago in 3 games, or 0–3.

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| John Ogrodnick | LW | 79 | 55 | 50 | 105 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| Ron Duguay | C/RW | 80 | 38 | 51 | 89 | 51 | -16 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| Steve Yzerman | C | 80 | 30 | 59 | 89 | 58 | -17 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Reed Larson | D | 77 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 139 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Kisio | C | 75 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | RW | 71 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 163 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 75 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 16 | -25 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Park | D | 67 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 53 | -15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | RW | 50 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | D | 74 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Randy Ladouceur | D | 80 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | C | 61 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Lane Lambert | RW | 69 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 104 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Barrett | D | 71 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 117 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | D | 73 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 117 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Gallant | LW | 32 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tiger Williams | LW | 55 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 158 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Trader | D | 40 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Loiselle | C | 30 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 45 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frantisek Cernik | W | 49 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | D | 57 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 124 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milan Chalupa | D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Aubry | LW | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 33 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corrado Micalef | G | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Silk | RW | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Stefan | G | 46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kocur | RW | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Burr | LW/C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Zombo | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Greg Stefan | 2635 | 46 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 190 | 4.33 | 0 |
| Corrado Micalef | 1856 | 36 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 136 | 4.40 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 376 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 4.31 | 0 |
| Team: | 4867 | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 353 | 4.35 | 0 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Steve Yzerman | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ogrodnick | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Kisio | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Loiselle | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | C/RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kocur | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Ladouceur | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barrett | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Gallant | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corrado Micalef | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Stefan | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Trader | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Corrado Micalef | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.57 | 0 |
| Greg Stefan | 138 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7.39 | 0 |
| Team: | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 |
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;

## Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Shawn Burr | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 2 | 28 | Doug Houda | Canada | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) |
| 3 | 49 | Milan Chalupa | Czechoslovakia | HC Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) |
| 5 | 91 | Mats Lundstrom | Sweden | Skelleftea AIK (Sweden) |
| 6 | 112 | Randy Hansch | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
| 7 | 133 | Stefan Larsson | Sweden | Frolunda (Sweden) |
| 8 | 152 | Lars Karlsson | Sweden | Färjestad BK (Sweden) |
| 8 | 154 | Urban Nordin | Sweden | Modo Hockey (Sweden) |
| 9 | 175 | Bill Shibicky | Canada | Michigan State University (CCHA) |
| 10 | 195 | Jay Rose | United States | New Preparatory School (USHS-MA) |
| 11 | 216 | Tim Kaiser | Canada | Guelph Platers (OHL) |
| 12 | 236 | Tom Nickolau | Canada | Guelph Platers (OHL) |