1985–86 New York Rangers season

The 1985–86 New York Rangers season was the 60th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers finished 4th in the Patrick Division and lost in the Conference Finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1.
==Off-season==
===Draft Picks===
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (League)
1 	7 	Ulf Dahlen (RW) 	 	Östersund (Sweden)
2 	28	Mike Richter (G)	 	University of Wisconsin–Madison (NCAA)
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 10, 1985 	4–2 	Washington Capitals (1985–86) 	1–0–0
2 	L 	October 12, 1985 	2–8 	@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 	1–1–0
3 	L 	October 13, 1985 	2–3 OT 	New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 	1–2–0
4 	L 	October 16, 1985 	3–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 	1–3–0
5 	L 	October 19, 1985 	4–5 	@ New York Islanders (1985–86) 	1–4–0
6 	W 	October 20, 1985 	4–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 	2–4–0
7 	W 	October 23, 1985 	5–1 	New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 	3–4–0
8 	W 	October 25, 1985 	5–0 	Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 	4–4–0
9 	W 	October 27, 1985 	2–1 	Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	5–4–0
10 	L 	November 2, 1985 	5–6 OT 	@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 	5–5–0
11 	W 	November 4, 1985 	4–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 	6–5–0
12 	L 	November 6, 1985 	2–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 	6–6–0
13 	W 	November 8, 1985 	7–3 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 	7–6–0
14 	L 	November 9, 1985 	3–4 OT 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	7–7–0
15 	L 	November 11, 1985 	4–5 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 	7–8–0
16 	W 	November 13, 1985 	5–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	8–8–0
17 	T 	November 16, 1985 	2–2 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	8–8–1
18 	L 	November 17, 1985 	2–3 OT 	Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 	8–9–1
19 	W 	November 20, 1985 	7–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 	9–9–1
20 	W 	November 23, 1985 	5–0 	@ New York Islanders (1985–86) 	10–9–1
21 	L 	November 24, 1985 	3–4 OT 	New York Islanders (1985–86) 	10–10–1
22 	L 	November 27, 1985 	2–5 	Calgary Flames (1985–86) 	10–11–1
23 	W 	November 29, 1985 	5–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 	11–11–1
24 	L 	November 30, 1985 	4–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 	11–12–1
25 	L 	December 2, 1985 	0–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 	11–13–1
26 	W 	December 4, 1985 	7–4 	Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 	12–13–1
27 	L 	December 7, 1985 	0–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 	12–14–1
28 	W 	December 8, 1985 	3–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 	13–14–1
29 	W 	December 11, 1985 	4–2 	@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 	14–14–1
30 	L 	December 14, 1985 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	14–15–1
31 	L 	December 15, 1985 	2–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 	14–16–1
32 	L 	December 18, 1985 	4–5 	Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 	14–17–1
33 	T 	December 20, 1985 	2–2 OT 	New York Islanders (1985–86) 	14–17–2
34 	W 	December 21, 1985 	5–4 	@ New York Islanders (1985–86) 	15–17–2
35 	W 	December 23, 1985 	10–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 	16–17–2
36 	L 	December 26, 1985 	1–6 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 	16–18–2
37 	L 	December 28, 1985 	1–3 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)	16–19–2
38 	W 	December 29, 1985 	6–5 	Washington Capitals (1985–86) 	17–19–2
39 	L 	January 1, 1986 	0–3 	@ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 	17–20–2
40 	L 	January 5, 1986 	4–5 	Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	17–21–2
41 	W 	January 10, 1986 	6–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 	18–21–2
42 	T 	January 12, 1986 	2–2 OT 	St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 	18–21–3
43 	W 	January 14, 1986 	2–1 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 	19–21–3
44 	W 	January 15, 1986 	4–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 	20–21–3
45 	W 	January 18, 1986 	5–4 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 	21–21–3
46 	L 	January 20, 1986 	0–5 	Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 	21–22–3
47 	W 	January 22, 1986 	4–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 	22–22–3
48 	L 	January 23, 1986 	0–4 	Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	22–23–3
49 	T 	January 27, 1986 	6–6 OT 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 	22–23–4
50 	L 	January 29, 1986 	4–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 	22–24–4
51 	L 	January 31, 1986 	3–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 	22–25–4
52 	W 	February 1, 1986 	3–1 	@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 	23–25–4
53 	L 	February 5, 1986 	3–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 	23–26–4
54 	W 	February 8, 1986 	3–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 	24–26–4
55 	W 	February 12, 1986 	5–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 	25–26–4
56 	W 	February 14, 1986 	7–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 	26–26–4
57 	W 	February 16, 1986 	3–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 	27–26–4
58 	W 	February 20, 1986 	3–2 	St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 	28–26–4
59 	W 	February 24, 1986 	5–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 	29–26–4
60 	L 	February 25, 1986 	3–7 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 	29–27–4
61 	W 	February 27, 1986 	8–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 	30–27–4
62 	L 	March 1, 1986 	0–4 	@ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 	30–28–4
63 	L 	March 2, 1986 	2–4 	Washington Capitals (1985–86) 	30–29–4
64 	L 	March 5, 1986 	1–4 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 	30–30–4
65 	W 	March 6, 1986 	5–2 	@ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 	31–30–4
66 	L 	March 9, 1986 	1–4 	Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 	31–31–4
67 	W 	March 11, 1986 	6–3 	@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 	32–31–4
68 	L 	March 12, 1986 	2–3 	Calgary Flames (1985–86) 	32–32–4
69 	T 	March 15, 1986 	2–2 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 	32–32–5
70 	W 	March 16, 1986 	3–1 	New York Islanders (1985–86) 	33–32–5
71 	L 	March 18, 1986 	2–6 	@ New York Islanders (1985–86) 	33–33–5
72 	L 	March 22, 1986 	2–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 	33–34–5
73 	L 	March 23, 1986 	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 	33–35–5
74 	W 	March 25, 1986 	5–4 	@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 	34–35–5
75 	W 	March 28, 1986 	4–2 	Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 	35–35–5
76 	L 	March 29, 1986 	2–8 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 	35–36–5
77 	W 	March 31, 1986 	9–0 	New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 	36–36–5
78 	L 	April 2, 1986 	2–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 	36–37–5
79 	T 	April 5, 1986 	4–4 OT 	@ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 	36–37–6
80 	L 	April 6, 1986 	4–5 OT 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 	36–38–6
==Playoffs==
===New York Rangers 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2===
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 4, Washington Capitals 2===
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 	
===Montreal Canadiens 4, New York Rangers 1===
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 	
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	80	22	43	65 	69 	0 	7 	0 	6
 	D 	80	17	42	59 	47 	22 	6 	0 	2
 	RW 	73	25	29	54 	109	-4 	8 	2 	1
 	D 	78	20	28	48 	104	9 	6 	1 	2
 	C 	79	24	20	44 	111	6 	6 	2 	1
 	D 	75	14	29	43 	88 	14 	2 	1 	1
 	C 	59	20	20	40 	82 	-3 	8 	0 	3
 	LW 	62	16	24	40 	80 	5 	5 	1 	1
 	C 	66	10	30	40 	10 	-1 	4 	0 	2
 	LW 	74	13	20	33 	52 	3 	0 	1 	3
 	LW 	51	11	21	32 	47 	-20	8 	0 	1
 	LW 	68	11	17	28 	56 	18 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	28	20	7 	27 	4 	-6 	7 	0 	2
 	LW 	53	8 	15	23 	12 	7 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	31	2 	17	19 	4 	12 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	68	6 	12	18 	103	-3 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	70	7 	8 	15 	85 	-11	1 	0 	2
 	LW 	28	2 	13	15 	22 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	25	4 	8 	12 	24 	7 	3 	0 	1
 	D 	27	2 	9 	11 	20 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	32	4 	6 	10 	19 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	46	1 	8 	9 	65 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	30	4 	4 	8 	63 	5 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	28	4 	3 	7 	37 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	16	2 	5 	7 	8 	-4 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	8 	1 	6 	7 	13 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	32	4 	2 	6 	10 	-1 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	9 	1 	3 	4 	0 	1 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	9 	1 	3 	4 	2 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	7 	3 	0 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	11	1 	2 	3 	10 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	61	0 	3 	3 	16 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	17	0 	2 	2 	63 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	23	0 	1 	1 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	9 	0 	0 	0 	10 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0 	0 	0 	21 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	3326	61	31	21	5	184	3.32	3 	1625	1441	.887
 	1170	23	5 	12	1	65 	3.33	0 	608 	543 	.893
 	191 	4 	0 	2 	0	14 	4.40	0 	109 	95 	.872
 	156 	4 	0 	3 	0	11 	4.23	0 	56 	45 	.804
Team: 	4843	80	36	38	6	274	3.39	3 	2398	2124	.886
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	16	8	9	17 	2 	-5 	4 	0 	1
 	C 	16	6	9	15 	28 	7 	0 	2 	2
 	C 	16	6	8	14 	26 	-5 	2 	0 	1
 	RW 	16	5	5	10 	45 	2 	4 	0 	0
 	RW 	16	4	6	10 	20 	-3 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	16	0	8	8 	6 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	16	3	4	7 	4 	-1 	0 	1 	0
 	LW 	16	2	4	6 	15 	1 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	16	1	5	6 	34 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	16	3	2	5 	16 	-5 	2 	0 	0
 	LW 	15	2	3	5 	26 	-2 	0 	1 	1
 	D 	5 	3	1	4 	11 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	16	2	1	3 	31 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	16	1	2	3 	46 	-9 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	0	2	2 	12 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	16	0	2	2 	38 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	16	0	2	2 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	1	0	1 	6 	-1 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	7 	0	1	1 	8 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	9 	0	1	1 	8 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	12	0	1	1 	4 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0	0	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	11	0	0	0 	32 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	899	16	8	8	49	3.27	1 	477	428	.897
 	75 	3 	0	0	6 	4.80	0 	32 	26 	.813
Team: 	974	16	8	8	55	3.39	1 	509	454	.892
Note: Pos = Position; 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; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage 
==Awards and Records==
*Vezina Trophy: John Vanbiesbrouck
*John Vanbiesbrouck, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Farm Teams==
==See Also==
*1985–86 NHL season
==References==
* Rangers on Hockey Database
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New York Rangers season, 1985–86