1984–85 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 6th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a Stanley Cup championship in 1983–84. Edmonton would win their fourth-straight Smythe Division title, and repeat as Stanley Cup champions.
==Regular Season==
The Oilers once again scored over 400 goals in a season. The Oilers also let in 298 goals, their fewest since the 1981–82 season. The Oilers would start the season with an NHL record 15 game unbeaten streak (12–0–3).
Wayne Gretzky would earn 208 points, breaking the 200 point mark for the 3rd time in his career, and win his 5th straight Art Ross Trophy, and his 6th straight Hart Trophy. Jari Kurri would score a career high 71 goals and 135 points, and win the Lady Byng Trophy. Paul Coffey had 121 points (37 goals-84 assists) en route to the first Norris Trophy of his career. On October 26, 1984, Coffey 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.Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.27, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
In goal, Grant Fuhr and Andy Moog would split time, with Fuhr leading the Oilers in wins with 26, while Moog led the team with a 3.30 GAA.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 11 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–2 	Los Angeles Kings 	0–0–1 	1
2 	October 12 	St. Louis Blues 	1–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–0–1 	3
3 	October 14 	Quebec Nordiques 	2–9 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–0–1 	5
4 	October 16 	Boston Bruins 	2–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–0–1 	7
5 	October 18 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–5 	Minnesota North Stars	4–0–1 	9
6 	October 19 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–4 	Winnipeg Jets 	5–0–1 	11
7 	October 21 	Calgary Flames 	4–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–0–1 	13
8 	October 24 	Washington Capitals 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–0–2 	14
9 	October 26 	Los Angeles Kings 	3–8 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–0–2 	16
10	October 30 	Vancouver Canucks 	0–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	8–0–2 	18
11	November 2 	Chicago Black Hawks 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	9–0–2 	20
12	November 4 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–1 	Winnipeg Jets 	10–0–2 	22
13	November 6 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	10–0–3 	23
14	November 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–2 	New Jersey Devils 	11–0–3 	25
15	November 9 	Edmonton Oilers 	8–5 	Washington Capitals 	12–0–3 	27
16	November 11	Edmonton Oilers 	5–7 	Philadelphia Flyers 	12–1–3 	27
17	November 14	Montreal Canadiens 	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	12–2–3 	27
18	November 15	Edmonton Oilers 	2–6 	Calgary Flames 	12–3–3 	27
19	November 17	Vancouver Canucks 	0–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	13–3–3 	29
20	November 21	Winnipeg Jets 	5–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	14–3–3 	31
21	November 24	St. Louis Blues 	6–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	15–3–3 	33
22	November 27	Edmonton Oilers 	7–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	16–3–3 	35
23	November 29	Edmonton Oilers 	4–2 	Boston Bruins 	17–3–3 	37
24	November 30	Edmonton Oilers 	4–2 	Hartford Whalers 	18–3–3 	39
25	December 5 	New York Islanders 	4–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	19–3–3 	41
26	December 7 	Minnesota North Stars	3–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	20–3–3 	43
27	December 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–3 	Vancouver Canucks 	20–4–3 	43
28	December 13	Edmonton Oilers 	2–7 	Los Angeles Kings 	20–5–3 	43
29	December 15	Edmonton Oilers 	8–2 	St. Louis Blues 	21–5–3 	45
30	December 17	Edmonton Oilers 	2–5 	New Jersey Devils 	21–6–3 	45
31	December 19	Los Angeles Kings 	3–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	22–6–3 	47
32	December 21	Vancouver Canucks 	3–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	22–7–3 	47
33	December 22	Calgary Flames 	1–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	23–7–3 	49
34	December 26	Edmonton Oilers 	6–5 	Calgary Flames 	24–7–3 	51
35	December 29	Detroit Red Wings 	3–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	25–7–3 	53
36	December 30	Edmonton Oilers 	7–7 	Vancouver Canucks 	25–7–4 	54
37	January 2 	Philadelphia Flyers 	5–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	25–8–4 	54
38	January 4 	Winnipeg Jets 	4–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	26–8–4 	56
39	January 6 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–2 	Winnipeg Jets 	27–8–4 	58
40	January 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–0 	Quebec Nordiques 	28–8–4 	60
41	January 10 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–2 	Montreal Canadiens 	29–8–4 	62
42	January 12 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	29–9–4 	62
43	January 13 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–4 	Buffalo Sabres 	30–9–4 	64
44	January 16 	New York Islanders 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	30–9–5 	65
45	January 18 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–4 	Vancouver Canucks 	30–9–6 	66
46	January 19 	Vancouver Canucks 	5–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	31–9–6 	68
47	January 21 	Los Angeles Kings 	7–8 	Edmonton Oilers 	32–9–6 	70
48	January 25 	New Jersey Devils 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	33–9–6 	72
49	January 26 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	34–9–6 	74
50	January 28 	Calgary Flames 	3–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	35–9–6 	76
51	January 29 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–2 	Calgary Flames 	36–9–6 	78
52	February 2 	New York Rangers 	1–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	37–9–6 	80
53	February 3 	Hartford Whalers 	3–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	38–9–6 	82
54	February 6 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–6 	Winnipeg Jets 	38–10–6 	82
55	February 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–3 	Minnesota North Stars	39–10–6 	84
56	February 9 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–5 	Detroit Red Wings 	40–10–6 	86
57	February 15	Edmonton Oilers 	7–8 	New York Rangers 	40–11–6 	86
58	February 16	Edmonton Oilers 	4–5 	Philadelphia Flyers 	40–12–6 	86
59	February 18	Edmonton Oilers 	6–4 	Buffalo Sabres 	41–12–6 	88
60	February 19	Edmonton Oilers 	9–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	42–12–6 	90
61	February 22	Quebec Nordiques 	3–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	43–12–6 	92
62	February 23	Washington Capitals 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	43–12–7 	93
63	February 27	Montreal Canadiens 	4–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	43–13–7 	93
64	March 1 	Los Angeles Kings 	5–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	43–14–7 	93
65	March 3 	Winnipeg Jets 	6–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	43–15–7 	93
66	March 5 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–3 	Calgary Flames 	44–15–7 	95
67	March 9 	New York Rangers 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	44–15–8 	96
68	March 10 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–6 	Vancouver Canucks 	44–16–8 	96
69	March 13 	Detroit Red Wings 	6–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	45–16–8 	98
70	March 15 	Buffalo Sabres 	4–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	45–16–9 	99
71	March 17 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–5 	Los Angeles Kings 	45–17–9 	99
72	March 20 	Chicago Black Hawks 	4–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	46–17–9 	101
73	March 22 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	3–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	46–17–10	102
74	March 26 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–5 	New York Islanders 	47–17–10	104
75	March 28 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–6 	Boston Bruins 	47–18–10	104
76	March 29 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–8 	Hartford Whalers 	47–19–10	104
77	March 31 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–3 	Chicago Black Hawks 	48–19–10	106
78	April 2 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–4 	Los Angeles Kings 	49–19–10	108
79	April 5 	Calgary Flames 	5–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	49–19–11	109
80	April 6 	Winnipeg Jets 	6–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	49–20–11	109
==Playoffs==
In the playoffs, the Oilers would sweep past the Los Angeles Kings and the Winnipeg Jets in the first 2 rounds. Edmonton would run into a bit of a problem with the Chicago Black Hawks in the Conference Finals, as the teams split the first 4 games, however, the Oilers would win the next 2 games and advance to their 3rd straight Stanley Cup Final. After dropping the opening game of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Oilers would step up their play, and win the next 4 games to win their 2nd straight Stanley Cup. Wayne Gretzky would win the Conn Smythe Trophy for the first time in his career, as he scored an NHL record 47 points (17G-30A) in the playoffs.
=== Edmonton Oilers 3, Los Angeles Kings 0 ===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	April 10	Los Angeles Kings	2–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–0
2	April 11	Los Angeles Kings	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–0
3	April 13	Edmonton Oilers 	4–3 	Los Angeles Kings	3–0
=== Edmonton Oilers 4, Winnipeg Jets 0 ===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	April 18	Winnipeg Jets 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers	1–0
2	April 20	Winnipeg Jets 	2–5 	Edmonton Oilers	2–0
3	April 23	Edmonton Oilers	5–4 	Winnipeg Jets 	3–0
4	April 25	Edmonton Oilers	8–3 	Winnipeg Jets 	4–0
=== Edmonton Oilers 4, Chicago Black Hawks 2 ===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	May 4 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–11 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–0
2	May 7 	Chicago Black Hawks	3–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–0
3	May 9 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–5 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–1
4	May 12	Edmonton Oilers 	6–8 	Chicago Black Hawks	2–2
5	May 14	Chicago Black Hawks	5–10 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–2
6	May 16	Edmonton Oilers 	8–2 	Chicago Black Hawks	4–2
=== Edmonton Oilers 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 ===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	May 21	Edmonton Oilers 	1–4 	Philadelphia Flyers	0–1
2	May 23	Edmonton Oilers 	3–1 	Philadelphia Flyers	1–1
3	May 25	Philadelphia Flyers	3–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–1
4	May 28	Philadelphia Flyers	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–1
5	May 30	Philadelphia Flyers	3–8 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–1
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring leaders
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky 	80	73	135	208	52
Jari Kurri 	73	71	64 	135	30
Paul Coffey 	80	37	84 	121	97
Mike Krushelnyski	80	43	45 	88 	60
Glenn Anderson 	80	42	39 	81 	69
;Goaltending
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L	T	GA 	SO	Save %	GAA
Andy Moog 	39	2019	22	9	3	111	1 	.894 	3.30
Marco Baron 	1 	33 	0 	1	0	2 	0 	.778 	3.64
Grant Fuhr 	46	2559	26	8	7	165	1 	.884 	3.87
Mike Zanier 	3 	185 	1 	1	1	12 	0 	.880 	3.89
Daryl Reaugh	1 	60 	0 	1	0	5 	0 	.857 	5.00
===Playoffs===
;Scoring leaders
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky 	18	17	30	47 	4
Paul Coffey 	18	12	25	37 	44
Jari Kurri 	18	19	12	31 	6
Glenn Anderson	18	10	16	26 	38
Mark Messier 	18	12	13	25 	12
;Goaltending
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Andy Moog 	2 	20 	0 	0	0 	0 	1.000 	0.00
Grant Fuhr	18	1064	15	3	55	0 	.895 	3.10
==Awards and Records==
*Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: Edmonton Oilers
*Art Ross Trophy: Wayne Gretzky
*Hart Trophy: Wayne Gretzky
*Conn Smythe Trophy: Wayne Gretzky
*Lester B. Pearson Award: Wayne Gretzky
*NHL Plus-Minus Award: Wayne Gretzky
*Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Jari Kurri
*Norris Trophy: Paul Coffey
*Wayne Gretzky, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
*Jari Kurri, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Paul Coffey, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
==Transactions==
====Trades====
June 21, 1984 	To Boston BruinsKen Linseman 	To Edmonton OilersMike Krushelnyski
October 27, 1984 	To Detroit Red WingsTodd Bidner 	To Edmonton OilersRejean Cloutier
November 27, 1984	To Los Angeles KingsCash 	To Edmonton OilersDean Hopkins
November 27, 1984	To New York RangersCash 	To Edmonton OilersMark Morrison
January 24, 1985 	To Minnesota North StarsGord ShervenTerry Martin	To Edmonton OilersMark Napier
March 31, 1985 	To Los Angeles KingsDean Hopkins 	To Edmonton OilersFuture considerations
====Free Agents====
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	Former team
F Jeff Brubaker 	Calgary Flames
F Norm Aubin 	Toronto Maple Leafs
F Craig MacTavish	Boston Bruins
G Marco Baron 	Los Angeles Kings
==Draft Picks==
Edmonton's draft picks at the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	21 	Selmar Odelein 	 	Regina Pats (WHL)
2 	42 	Daryl Reaugh 	 	Kamloops Junior Oilers (WHL)
3 	63 	Todd Norman 	 	Hill-Murray High School (USHS)
4 	84 	Richard Novak 	 	Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL)
5 	105	Rick Lambert 	 	Henry Carr High School (Canada)
6 	106	Emanuel Viveiros 	 	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6 	126	Ivan Dornic 	 	Dukla Trencin (Czech.)
7 	147	Heikki Riihijarvi	 	Kärpät (Finland)
8 	168	Todd Ewen 	 	New Westminster Bruins (WHL)
10 	209	Joel Curtis 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
11 	229	Simon Wheeldon 	 	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
12 	250	Darren Gani 	 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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