1985–86 Quebec Nordiques season

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1985–86 Quebec Nordiques
Adams Division champions
Division1st Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1985–86 record43–31–6
Home record23–13–4
Road record20–18–2
Goals for330
Goals against289
Team information
General manager Maurice Filion
Coach Michel Bergeron
Captain Mario Marois (Oct–Nov)
Peter Stastny (Nov–Apr)
Arena Colisée de Québec
Team leaders
Goals Michel Goulet (53)
Assists Peter Stastny (81)
Points Peter Stastny (122)
Penalty minutes Dale Hunter (265)
Plus/minus David Shaw (+14)
Wins Clint Malarchuk (26)
Goals against average Clint Malarchuk (3.21)
  1984–85
1986–87  

The 1985–86 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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.

Contents

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
GPWLTGFGAPts
Quebec Nordiques 804331633028992
Montreal Canadiens 804033733028087
Boston Bruins 8037311231128886
Hartford Whalers 804036433230284
Buffalo Sabres 803737629629180

[1] 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

Schedule and results

1985–86 regular season [3]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
1WOctober 10, 19856–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)1–0–014,635
2WOctober 12, 19854–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)2–0–015,270
3WOctober 13, 19855–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)3–0–014,374
4WOctober 15, 19854–1 Hartford Whalers (1985–86)4–0–012,666
5WOctober 17, 19852–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)5–0–017,126
6WOctober 19, 19854–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)6–0–014,050
7WOctober 21, 19853–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)7–0–016,855
8LOctober 24, 19855–6@ New York Islanders (1985–86)7–1–015,211
9TOctober 26, 19854–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)7–1–111,748
10WOctober 29, 19856–4 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)8–1–115,370
11LOctober 30, 19854–6@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)8–2–111,014
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
12LNovember 2, 19853–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)8–3–114,678
13WNovember 5, 19857–5 Boston Bruins (1985–86)9–3–114,835
14LNovember 9, 19853–4 Hartford Whalers (1985–86)9–4–114,552
15LNovember 13, 19854–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)9–5–116,797
16LNovember 14, 19853–5@ St. Louis Blues (1985–86)9–6–110,161
17WNovember 16, 19853–1 Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)10–6–114,286
18LNovember 19, 19854–5 Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)10–7–115,357
19LNovember 22, 19855–7@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)10–8–116,433
20LNovember 23, 19850–3@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)10–9–116,740
21LNovember 26, 19851–3 Calgary Flames (1985–86)10–10–115,015
22WNovember 28, 19853–0@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)11–10–114,451
23WNovember 30, 19852–0 Boston Bruins (1985–86)12–10–115,352
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
24WDecember 4, 19855–4 Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)13–10–113,644
25WDecember 6, 19857–3 New York Islanders (1985–86)14–10–113,939
26WDecember 7, 19854–1@ New York Islanders (1985–86)15–10–115,960
27WDecember 10, 19857–3 Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)16–10–113,792
28TDecember 12, 19851–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)16–10–211,673
29WDecember 14, 19859–3 New Jersey Devils (1985–86)17–10–213,738
30LDecember 15, 19852–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)17–11–212,186
31LDecember 18, 19852–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)17–12–218,050
32WDecember 19, 19855–4 OT Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)18–12–215,341
33LDecember 22, 19855–7 Washington Capitals (1985–86)18–13–215,044
34LDecember 26, 19853–4@ Washington Capitals (1985–86)18–14–215,245
35LDecember 28, 19854–5 Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)18–15–214,232
36WDecember 31, 19855–1 Hartford Whalers (1985–86)19–15–213,644
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
37WJanuary 2, 19863–2@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)20–15–211,664
38WJanuary 4, 19867–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)21–15–217,849
39WJanuary 5, 19865–4@ New York Rangers (1985–86)22–15–217,416
40WJanuary 7, 19867–4 St. Louis Blues (1985–86)23–15–214,039
41WJanuary 10, 19865–3 Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)24–15–215,358
42WJanuary 11, 19865–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)25–15–216,382
43LJanuary 14, 19864–5 Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)25–16–213,848
44LJanuary 17, 19866–11@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)25–17–212,486
45LJanuary 18, 19862–5 Hartford Whalers (1985–86)25–18–215,012
46WJanuary 20, 19863–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)26–18–215,346
47WJanuary 23, 19864–0@ New York Rangers (1985–86)27–18–217,412
48WJanuary 25, 19864–3 Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)28–18–215,351
49TJanuary 27, 19866–6 OT New York Rangers (1985–86)28–18–314,308
50LJanuary 29, 19863–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)28–19–317,983
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
51TFebruary 1, 19862–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86)28–19–415,362
52LFebruary 2, 19863–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)28–20–416,433
53WFebruary 5, 19863–2 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)29–20–415,373
54WFebruary 8, 19868–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86)30–20–415,351
55WFebruary 9, 19864–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)31–20–413,178
56WFebruary 12, 19865–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)32–20–48,811
57LFebruary 14, 19862–8@ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86)32–21–417,498
58WFebruary 16, 19866–3@ Calgary Flames (1985–86)33–21–416,764
59LFebruary 18, 19864–5 Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)33–22–415,352
60LFebruary 20, 19863–4 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)33–23–49,406
61LFebruary 21, 19862–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)33–24–412,171
62LFebruary 23, 19862–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86)33–25–414,354
63LFebruary 25, 19864–7 Boston Bruins (1985–86)33–26–415,358
64WFebruary 28, 19866–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)34–26–416,433
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
65LMarch 1, 19864–8 Buffalo Sabres (1985–86)34–27–415,371
66LMarch 4, 19863–6 St. Louis Blues (1985–86)34–28–415,064
67WMarch 6, 19865–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (1985–86)35–28–413,045
68WMarch 8, 19866–3@ Hartford Whalers (1985–86)36–28–413,616
69TMarch 11, 19861–1 OT Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)36–28–515,065
70WMarch 14, 19866–2 Calgary Flames (1985–86)37–28–515,142
71WMarch 15, 19863–2 Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)38–28–515,357
72WMarch 17, 19868–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86)39–28–518,092
73WMarch 19, 19865–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86)40–28–515,139
74LMarch 22, 19864–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86)40–29–515,368
75WMarch 24, 19861–0@ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86)41–29–515,953
76LMarch 26, 19866–7@ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86)41–30–58,458
77WMarch 29, 19865–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86)42–30–510,984
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendance
78WApril 1, 19864–0 Detroit Red Wings (1985–86)43–30–515,133
79LApril 2, 19865–6@ New Jersey Devils (1985–86)43–31–57,813
80TApril 5, 19862–2 OT Boston Bruins (1985–86)43–31–615,399

Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)

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.

1986 Stanley Cup playoffs [3]
Adams Division Semifinals vs. (A4) Hartford Whalers – Whalers win 3–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeSeriesAttendance
1April 9 Hartford Whalers 3–2Quebec Nordiques0-114,504
2April 10 Hartford Whalers 4–1Quebec Nordiques0-214,562
3April 12Quebec Nordiques4–9 Hartford Whalers 0-315,126

Legend:   Win  Loss

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
Peter Stastny C7641811226021508
Michel Goulet LW7553511046462803
Anton Stastny LW74314374198804
Dale Hunter C802842702656704
Brent Ashton LW77263258647525
Jean-Francois Sauve C7516405620-131301
John Anderson RW6521284926-1835
Paul Gillis C80192443203-2022
Alain Cote LW7813213429-3032
Robert Picard D487273436-2110
David Shaw D73719267814202
Mike Eagles C/LW73111223493101
Randy Moller D69518231419001
Mark Kumpel RW471012221710003
Gilbert Delorme D642182051-1100
Wilf Paiement RW44712191450200
Steve Patrick RW2741317171100
Pat Price D5431316820000
Mario Marois D201121342-10101
Wayne Babych RW156511180100
Normand Rochefort D26549309200
Peter Andersson D1218948100
Greg Malone C2735818-3000
Risto Siltanen D132576-1200
Daniel Poudrier D13156102001
Jeff Brown D832565000
Gord Donnelly D36224850000
Mario Gosselin G3103320000
Jimmy Mann RW35033148-2000
Clint Malarchuk G46022210000
Jean-Marc Gaulin RW110100000
Trevor Stienburg RW210100000
Steven Finn D17011280000
Claude Julien D13011252000
David Latta LW100000000
Alain Lemieux C70002-1000
Richard Sevigny G1100080000
Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASOSASVSV%
Clint Malarchuk 265746261241423.21413581216.895
Mario Gosselin 172631141411113.862796685.861
Richard Sevigny 46811351334.230242209.864
Team:485180433162863.54623962110.881
Playoffs
Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
Brent Ashton LW32139-1010
Michel Goulet LW312310-2100
Alain Lemieux C11230-1100
Anton Stastny LW31120-5000
Paul Gillis C3022140000
Robert Picard D30222-4000
Alain Cote LW31010-2000
Mark Kumpel RW21010-1000
Peter Andersson D20110-1000
Pat Price D301140000
Risto Siltanen D30112-3000
Peter Stastny C30112-5000
Jeff Brown D100000000
Gilbert Delorme D20005-2000
Gord Donnelly D10000-2000
Mike Eagles C/LW30002-1000
Mario Gosselin G100000000
Dale Hunter C300015-1000
Clint Malarchuk G300000000
Greg Malone C10000-1000
Jimmy Mann RW2000190000
Randy Moller D300026-1000
Steve Patrick RW30006-1000
Jean-Francois Sauve C200000000
Trevor Stienburg RW10000-1000
Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASOSASVSV%
Mario Gosselin 4010157.5002217.773
Clint Malarchuk 143302114.6208170.864
Team:183303165.25010387.845

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Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G =  Goals; A =  Assists; Pts =  Points; PIM =  Penalty minutes; +/- =  Plus/minus; PPG =  Power-play goals; SHG =  Short-handed goals; GWG =  Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; 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

Transactions

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

Trades

August 21, 1985To Toronto Maple Leafs
Brad Maxwell
To Quebec Nordiques
John Anderson
October 2, 1985To St. Louis Blues
Bruce Bell
To Quebec Nordiques
Gilbert Delorme
October 14, 1985To Winnipeg Jets
Dan Bouchard
To Quebec Nordiques
7th round pick in 1986Mark Vermette
Cash
October 20, 1985To Pittsburgh Penguins
Future Considerations
To Quebec Nordiques
Wayne Babych
November 15, 1985To Minnesota North Stars
Ed Lee
To Quebec Nordiques
6th round pick in 1986Scott White
November 27, 1985To Winnipeg Jets
Mario Marois
To Quebec Nordiques
Robert Picard
January 16, 1986To Calgary Flames
Tom Thornbury
To Quebec Nordiques
Tony Stiles
January 17, 1986To Hartford Whalers
Wayne Babych
To Quebec Nordiques
Greg Malone
February 6, 1986To New York Rangers
Wilf Paiement
To Quebec Nordiques
Steve Patrick
March 8, 1986To Hartford Whalers
John Anderson
To Quebec Nordiques
Risto Siltanen
March 10, 1986To Washington Capitals
Peter Andersson
To Quebec Nordiques
3rd round pick in 1986Shawn Simpson
June 21, 1986To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd round pick in 1987Jeff Harding
To Quebec Nordiques
2nd round pick in 1986Stephane Guerard

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
Tony Currie Edmonton Oilers
PlayerNew 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#PlayerNationalityCollege/junior/club team (league)
115 David Latta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
236 Jason Lafreniere Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL)
357 Max Middendorf Flag of the United States.svg United States Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
465Peter MasseyFlag of the United States.svg United States New Hampton School (USHS)
478David EspeFlag of the United States.svg United States White Bear Lake High School (USHS)
599 Bruce Major Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Richmond Sockeyes (BCJHL)
6120Andy AkervikFlag of the United States.svg United States Eau Claire Memorial High School (USHS)
7141Mike OliverioFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
8162 Mario Brunetta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
9183Brit PeerFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
10204Tom SassoFlag of the United States.svg United States Babson College (NCAA)
11225Gary MurphyFlag of the United States.svg United States Arlington Catholic High School (USHS)
12246Jean BoisFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN   9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "1985-86 Quebec Nordiques Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  4. "1985-86 Quebec Nordiques Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2009.