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.
==Off-season==
==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 	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
==Playoffs==
===Stanley Cup===
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.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	80	43	67	110	16 	11 	19 	0 	7
 	C 	79	31	55	86 	55 	10 	5 	0 	7
 	D 	78	19	63	82 	39 	29 	10 	0 	1
 	RW 	77	32	39	71 	4 	10 	14 	0 	3
 	C 	80	20	36	56 	57 	18 	1 	2 	3
 	C/LW	69	15	34	49 	45 	-9 	9 	0 	1
 	LW 	80	20	23	43 	20 	10 	0 	2 	4
 	LW 	70	19	21	40 	69 	8 	0 	2 	3
 	RW 	56	19	20	39 	55 	4 	3 	0 	3
 	RW 	65	21	16	37 	50 	1 	5 	0 	2
 	RW 	72	19	15	34 	274	10 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	41	8 	26	34 	67 	4 	2 	0 	0
 	C 	61	14	17	31 	48 	3 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	62	7 	23	30 	36 	9 	3 	0 	1
 	D 	34	8 	18	26 	12 	-10	7 	0 	0
 	C 	65	9 	13	22 	57 	3 	0 	2 	0
 	D 	73	1 	18	19 	93 	24 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	24	8 	7 	15 	46 	-4 	3 	0 	3
 	D 	62	3 	5 	8 	56 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	17	4 	2 	6 	8 	5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	69	2 	4 	6 	63 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	46	3 	2 	5 	20 	-9 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	38	2 	3 	5 	114	-4 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	9 	2 	2 	4 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	10	1 	2 	3 	22 	-6 	1 	0 	0
 	G 	47	0 	3 	3 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0 	1 	1 	12 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	18	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	23	0 	0 	0 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	2651	47	23	18	3	148	3.35	1 	1185	1037	.875
 	1215	23	11	7 	2	56 	2.77	3 	533 	477 	.895
 	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
 	LW 	20	8 	11	19 	4 	4 	0 	0
 	RW 	20	10	6 	16 	68 	4 	0 	4
 	C 	20	7 	8 	15 	22 	3 	0 	3
 	D 	20	0 	13	13 	22 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	20	7 	5 	12 	35 	0 	2 	1
 	D 	20	2 	9 	11 	49 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	20	5 	5 	10 	12 	0 	1 	3
 	LW 	20	3 	4 	7 	45 	0 	1 	1
 	C 	20	2 	4 	6 	76 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	16	4 	1 	5 	23 	3 	0 	1
 	RW 	16	2 	3 	5 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	2 	3 	5 	4 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	18	1 	4 	5 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	7 	1 	3 	4 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	17	1 	2 	3 	29 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	18	1 	2 	3 	141	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	8 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	20	0 	1 	1 	48 	0 	0 	0
 	C/LW	5 	0 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	0 	0 	0 	21 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	11	0 	0 	0 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	18	0 	0 	0 	53 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	20	0 	0 	0 	10 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	1218	20	15	5	39	1.92	1 	506	467	.923
Team: 	1218	20	15	5	39	1.92	1 	506	467	.923
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; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage 
==Awards and Records==
*Conn Smythe Trophy: Patrick Roy
* Mats Naslund, NHL Second Team All-StarNational Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 237, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
* Kjell Dahlin, Rookie Scoring Leader, 71 points
* Kjell Dahlin, NHL All-Rookie Team
* 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==
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1 	12	Jose Charbonneau (RW)	 	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
1 	16	Tom Chorske (LW) 	 	Minneapolis Southwest H.S.
==Farm Teams==
==See Also==
* 1985–86 NHL season
==References==
*Canadiens on Hockey Database
*Canadiens on NHL Reference
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