1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th Patrick
Conference	10th Wales
1985–86 record	34–38–8
Goals for	313
Goals against	305
Team information
General manager	Eddie Johnston
Coach	Bob Berry
Captain	Mike Bullard
Alternate captains	Moe Mantha Terry Ruskowski
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mario Lemieux (48)
Assists	Mario Lemieux (93)
Points	Mario Lemieux (141)
Penalty minutes	Dan Frawley (174)
Wins	Roberto Romano (21)
Goals against average	Roberto Romano (3.55)

The 1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	53	23	4	335	241	110
Washington Capitals	80	50	23	7	315	272	107
New York Islanders	80	39	29	12	327	284	90
New York Rangers	80	36	38	6	280	276	78
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	34	38	8	313	305	76
New Jersey Devils	80	28	49	3	300	374	59

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

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Patrick Division 1985–86 NHL records Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total New Jersey — 2−5 2−5 3−4 2−4−1 1−6 10−24−1 N.Y. Islanders 5−2 — 3−3−1 4−3 5−1−1 3−4 20−13−2 N.Y. Rangers 5−2 3−3−1 — 1−6 2−4−1 3−3−1 14−18−3 Philadelphia 4−3 3−4 6−1 — 6−0−1 5−2 24−10−1 Pittsburgh 4−2−1 1−5−1 4−2−1 0–6−1 — 1−6 10−21−4 Washington 6−1 4−3 3−3−1 2–5 6−1 — 21−13−1 Vs. Adams Division 1985–86 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total New Jersey 0−3 1−2 1−2 1−2 2−1 5−10−0 N.Y. Islanders 1−0−2 1−2 2−1 1−2 1−2 6−7−2 N.Y. Rangers 2−1 0−3 1−2 2−0−1 0−2−1 5−8−2 Philadelphia 2−1 1−2 3−0 2−1 1−1−1 9−5−1 Pittsburgh 1−2 2−0−1 1−2 0−2−1 1−1−1 5−7−3 Washington 2−0−1 1−1−1 2−0−1 2−0−1 3−0 10−1−4 Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Norris Division 1985–86 NHL records Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total New Jersey 2−1 2−0−1 1−2 1−2 1−2 7−7−1 N.Y. Islanders 0−2−1 3−0 0−2−1 1−1−1 3−0 7−5−3 N.Y. Rangers 0−3 3−0 1−2 1−1−1 2−1 7−7−1 Philadelphia 2−0−1 2−1 2−0−1 2−1 2−1 10−3−2 Pittsburgh 1−1−1 2−1 3−0 2−1 3−0 11−3−1 Washington 2−1 2−1 2−1 3−0 2−1 11−4−0 Vs. Smythe Division 1985–86 NHL records Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total New Jersey 0−2−1 0−3 2−1 2−1 2−1 6−8−1 N.Y. Islanders 1−1−1 0−1−2 2−1 1−1−1 2−0−1 6−4−5 N.Y. Rangers 1−2 2−1 2−1 3−0 2−1 10−5−0 Philadelphia 2−1 1−2 3−0 2−1 2−1 10−5−0 Pittsburgh 1−2 1−2 2−1 2−1 2−1 8−7−0 Washington 0−3 3−0 2−1 2−0−1 1−1−1 8−5−2

Schedule and results

1985–86 Schedule
October: 3–5–2 (home: 2–3–1 ; road: 1–2–1), 8 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 1 Oct 10 Montreal Canadiens 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 0–1–0 0 2 Oct 12 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 0–2–0 0 3 Oct 15 Minnesota North Stars 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 1–2–0 2 4 Oct 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–5 OT Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium 1–2–1 3 5 Oct 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum 1–3–1 3 6 Oct 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens 2–3–1 5 7 Oct 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 3–3–1 7 8 Oct 26 Quebec Nordiques 4–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 3–3–2 8 9 Oct 29 Hartford Whalers 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 3–4–2 8 10 Oct 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 3–5–2 8
November: 5–7–1 (home: 4–3–0 ; road: 1–4–1), 11 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 11 Nov 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum 3–5–3 9 12 Nov 4 New York Rangers 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 3–6–3 9 13 Nov 6 Washington Capitals 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 3–7–3 9 14 Nov 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 New Jersey Devils Izod Center 3–8–3 9 15 Nov 9 Chicago Black Hawks 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 4–8–3 11 16 Nov 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum 5–8–3 13 17 Nov 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Los Angeles Kings The Forum 5–9–3 13 18 Nov 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 5–10–3 13 19 Nov 20 Washington Capitals 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 5–11–3 13 20 Nov 22 Winnipeg Jets 1–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 6–11–3 15 21 Nov 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–7 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 6–12–3 15 22 Nov 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 7–12–3 17 23 Nov 30 New York Rangers 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 8–12–3 19
December: 8–6–1 (home: 3–3–1 ; road: 5–3–0), 17 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 24 Dec 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 9–12–3 21 25 Dec 4 Detroit Red Wings 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 10–12–3 23 26 Dec 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11–12–3 25 27 Dec 7 New Jersey Devils 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 11–13–3 25 28 Dec 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–7 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11–14–3 25 29 Dec 11 New York Islanders 4–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 11–14–4 26 30 Dec 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Hartford Whalers XL Center 11–15–4 26 31 Dec 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 12–15–4 28 32 Dec 17 Calgary Flames 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 13–15–4 30 33 Dec 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Minnesota North Stars Met Center 14–15–4 32 34 Dec 21 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 14–16–4 32 35 Dec 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 14–17–4 32 36 Dec 26 Boston Bruins 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–17–4 34 37 Dec 28 New York Islanders 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 15–18–4 34 38 Dec 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4 St. Louis Blues The Checkerdome 16–18–4 36
January: 7–4–2 (home: 4–0–2 ; road: 3–4–0), 16 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 39 Jan 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–7 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium 16–19–4 36 40 Jan 6 New Jersey Devils 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 17–19–4 38 41 Jan 8 Los Angeles Kings 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 18–19–4 40 42 Jan 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–9 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 18–20–4 40 43 Jan 11 Buffalo Sabres 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 18–20–5 41 44 Jan 15 New York Islanders 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 19–20–5 43 45 Jan 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 St. Louis Blues The Checkerdome 20–20–5 45 46 Jan 19 Minnesota North Stars 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 21–20–5 47 47 Jan 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum 22–20–5 49 48 Jan 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum 22–21–5 49 49 Jan 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome 22–22–5 49 50 Jan 28 Philadelphia Flyers 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 22–22–6 50 51 Jan 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New Jersey Devils Izod Center 23–22–6 52
February: 7–4–1 (home: 6–1–0 ; road: 1–3–1), 15 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 52 Feb 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 23–23–6 52 53 Feb 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Boston Bruins Boston Garden 23–24–6 52 54 Feb 8 New Jersey Devils 0–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 24–24–6 54 55 Feb 12 Washington Capitals 1–8 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 25–24–6 56 56 Feb 15 Vancouver Canucks 4–9 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 26–24–6 58 57 Feb 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–5 OT New Jersey Devils Izod Center 26–24–7 59 58 Feb 19 Winnipeg Jets 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 27–24–7 61 59 Feb 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 28–24–7 63 60 Feb 22 St. Louis Blues 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 28–25–7 63 61 Feb 24 Los Angeles Kings 5–6 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 29–25–7 65 62 Feb 26 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 30–25–7 67 63 Feb 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–8 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 30–26–7 67
March: 3–9–1 (home: 1–3–1 ; road: 2–6–0), 7 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 64 Mar 1 Hartford Whalers 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 31–26–7 69 65 Mar 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome 31–27–7 69 66 Mar 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum 31–28–7 69 67 Mar 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena 31–29–7 69 68 Mar 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 31–30–7 69 69 Mar 12 Boston Bruins 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 31–31–7 69 70 Mar 15 New York Rangers 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 31–31–8 70 71 Mar 17 Washington Capitals 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 31–32–8 70 72 Mar 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–3 New Jersey Devils Izod Center 32–32–8 72 73 Mar 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Philadelphia Flyers The Spectrum 32–33–8 72 74 Mar 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum 33–33–8 74 75 Mar 26 Edmonton Oilers 8–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 33–34–8 74 76 Mar 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum 33–35–8 74
April: 1–3–0 (home: 0–2–0 ; road: 1–1–0), 2 Points # Date Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 77 Apr 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Washington Capitals Capital Centre 33–36–8 74 78 Apr 2 New York Islanders 7–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 33–37–8 74 79 Apr 5 Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena 33–38–8 74 80 Apr 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) 34–38–8 76
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the playoffs again for the fourth straight year, two points behind the fourth place Rangers for the final spot from the Patrick Division.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mario Lemieux	79	48	93	141	–6	43
Mike Bullard	77	41	42	83	–16	69
Moe Mantha Jr.	78	15	52	67	–4	102
Doug Shedden‡	67	32	34	66	–7	32
Terry Ruskowski	73	26	37	63	10	162
Randy Cunneyworth	75	15	30	45	12	74
John Chabot	77	14	31	45	–1	6
Doug Bodger	79	4	33	37	3	63
Dave Hannan	75	17	18	35	–4	91
Willy Lindström	71	14	17	31	0	30
Norm Schmidt	66	15	14	29	7	57
Mike Blaisdell	66	15	14	29	15	36
Jim Johnson	80	3	26	29	12	115
Craig Simpson	76	11	17	28	1	49
Dan Frawley	69	10	11	21	–19	174
Bob Errey	37	11	6	17	1	8
Ron Duguay†	13	6	7	13	–14	6
Troy Loney	47	3	9	12	–8	95
Ville Sirén	60	4	8	12	–8	32
Rod Buskas	72	2	7	9	–9	159
Jim McGeough	17	3	2	5	–4	8
Tom O'Regan	9	1	2	3	1	2
Chris Dahlquist	5	1	2	3	1	2
Randy Hillier	28	0	3	3	–3	53
Ted Nolan	18	1	1	2	–1	34
Dwight Mathiasen	4	1	0	1	–4	2
Todd Charlesworth	2	0	1	1	–1	0
Joe McDonnell	3	0	0	0	–3	2
Tom Roulston	5	0	0	0	–2	2
Wayne Babych‡	2	0	0	0	–1	0
Mike Rowe	3	0	0	0	–1	4
Phil Bourque	4	0	0	0	–2	2
Total		313	517	830	—	1,514

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Roberto Romano	46	2684:00	21	20	3	159	3.55	1394	0.886	2
Gilles Meloche	34	1989:00	13	15	5	119	3.59	1003	0.881	0
Denis Herron	3	180:00	0	3	0	14	4.67	92	0.848	0
Total		4853:00	34	38	8	292	3.61	2489	0.883	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

• Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 70 assists in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 7–3 win over Detroit on February 21.
• Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 80 assists and also 120 points in a season for the Penguins. He did so with the same assist in a 5–1 win over Hartford on March 1.
• Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 130 points in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 7–3 win over New Jersey on March 19.
• Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 90 assists in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–8 loss to with Edmonton on March 26.
• Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 140 points in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–4 win over New York on April 6.
• Mario Lemieux established a new franchise record for assists (94) and points (141) in a season. He topped the previous highs of 111 points (Pierre Larouche, 1976) and 67 assists (Syl Apps Jr. 1976 and Randy Carlyle 1981).

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season:

Trades

September 10, 1985	To Edmonton Oilers Tim Hrynewich Marty McSorley future considerations (Craig Muni)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Gilles Meloche
September 10, 1985	To New York Islanders future considerations	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dave Simpson
September 16, 1985	To Buffalo Sabres cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ted Nolan
October 4, 1985	To Edmonton Oilers Pat Price	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Hughes
October 4, 1985	To Buffalo Sabres Pat Hughes	To Pittsburgh Penguins Randy Cunneyworth Mike Moller
October 20, 1985	To Quebec Nordiques Wayne Babych	To Pittsburgh Penguins future considerations
March 11, 1986	To Detroit Red Wings Doug Shedden	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Duguay

Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Chris Dahlquist Lake Superior State Lakers (CCHA) free agency (1985-05-07) Jim Johnson University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA) free agency (1985-06-09) Terry Ruskowski Los Angeles Kings free agency (1985-10-03) Willy Lindstrom Edmonton Oilers Waiver Draft (1985-10-07) Dan Frawley Chicago Black Hawks Waiver Draft (1985-10-07) Mike Blaisdell New York Rangers Waiver Draft (1985-10-07) Dwight Mathiasen University of Denver Pioneers (WCHA) free agency (1986-03-31) Steve Guenette Guelph Platers (OHL) free agency (1986-04-06)

Subtractions Player New team Via Warren Young Detroit Red Wings free agency (1985-07-10) Tim Tookey Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1985-07-11) Kevin McCarthy Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1985-07-19) Arto Javanainen Assat Pori (SM-liiga) free agency Petteri Lehto TPS Turku (SM-liiga) free agency Rod Schutt Toronto Maple Leafs free agency (1985-10-03) Tony Feltrin New York Rangers free agency (1985-10-08)

Draft picks

See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 15, 1985, in Toronto, Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	2	Craig Simpson	Left wing	Canada	Michigan State University (NCAA)
2	23	Lee Giffin	Right wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3	58	Bruce Racine	Goaltender	Canada	Northeastern University (NCAA)
5	86	Steve Gotaas	Center	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6	107	Kevin Clemens	Left wing	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
6	114	Stewart Marston	Defense	Canada	Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
7	128	Steve Titus	Goaltender	Canada	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
8	149	Paul Stanton	Defense	United States	Catholic Memorial H.S. (Massachusetts)
9	170	Jim Paek	Defense	South Korea	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
10	191	Steve Shaunessy	Defense	United States	Reading H.S. (Massachusetts)
11	212	Doug Greschuk	Defense	Canada	St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
12	233	Gregory Choules	Left wing	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)

See also

• 1985–86 NHL season

References

• "1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.