1985–86 Washington Capitals season

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1985–86 Washington Capitals
Division2nd Patrick
ConferenceWales
1985–86 record50–23–7
Goals for315
Goals against272
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBryan Murray
CaptainRod Langway

The Washington Capitals are a professional American ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.; in the 1985–86 season, the team finished with 107 points and won 50 games for the first time in franchise history, good enough for the third-best record in the National Hockey League (NHL). However, they were bounced out of the playoffs in the second round by the New York Rangers.

The 107 points scored by the Capitals in this season would not be surpassed until the 2008–09 season, when the team scored 108 points in the regular season.[1]

Offseason

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The Washington Capitals picked up Yvon Corriveau in the first round (19th overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

Regular season

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The fifty wins which the Washington Capitals won during the regular season placed them second in the Patrick Division, after the Philadelphia Flyers, and earned them a berth in the playoffs, which was the fourth consecutive time it had made the playoffs since the 1982–83 NHL season.

Final standings

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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

[2]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

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Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 10, 1985 2–4 @ New York Rangers (1985–86) 0–1–0
2 L October 12, 1985 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 0–2–0
3 L October 13, 1985 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 0–3–0
4 W October 16, 1985 6–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 1–3–0
5 W October 18, 1985 4–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 2–3–0
6 T October 19, 1985 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 2–3–1
7 L October 23, 1985 2–4 @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 2–4–1
8 T October 25, 1985 7–7 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 2–4–2
9 W October 27, 1985 4–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 3–4–2
10 W October 29, 1985 6–3 St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 4–4–2
11 W November 1, 1985 5–3 New York Islanders (1985–86) 5–4–2
12 L November 2, 1985 3–5 @ New York Islanders (1985–86) 5–5–2
13 W November 5, 1985 8–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 6–5–2
14 W November 6, 1985 4–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 7–5–2
15 L November 9, 1985 4–5 Calgary Flames (1985–86) 7–6–2
16 W November 12, 1985 5–2 Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 8–6–2
17 W November 15, 1985 5–3 Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 9–6–2
18 T November 16, 1985 2–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 9–6–3
19 W November 19, 1985 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 10–6–3
20 W November 20, 1985 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 11–6–3
21 W November 23, 1985 3–0 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 12–6–3
22 W November 27, 1985 5–3 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 13–6–3
23 L November 29, 1985 2–5 New York Rangers (1985–86) 13–7–3
24 W November 30, 1985 6–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 14–7–3
25 W December 5, 1985 3–2 OT St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 15–7–3
26 W December 7, 1985 2–1 Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 16–7–3
27 W December 10, 1985 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 17–7–3
28 W December 14, 1985 5–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 18–7–3
29 T December 17, 1985 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 18–7–4
30 W December 18, 1985 5–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 19–7–4
31 L December 20, 1985 4–7 @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 19–8–4
32 W December 22, 1985 7–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 20–8–4
33 W December 26, 1985 4–3 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 21–8–4
34 L December 28, 1985 4–7 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 21–9–4
35 L December 29, 1985 5–6 @ New York Rangers (1985–86) 21–10–4
36 W January 1, 1986 3–0 New York Rangers (1985–86) 22–10–4
37 W January 3, 1986 3–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 23–10–4
38 W January 4, 1986 9–3 New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 24–10–4
39 W January 7, 1986 4–3 Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 25–10–4
40 L January 9, 1986 0–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 25–11–4
41 L January 11, 1986 3–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 25–12–4
42 L January 14, 1986 3–4 Calgary Flames (1985–86) 25–13–4
43 W January 17, 1986 4–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 26–13–4
44 W January 18, 1986 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 27–13–4
45 W January 21, 1986 7–5 Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 28–13–4
46 L January 24, 1986 5–7 New York Islanders (1985–86) 28–14–4
47 W January 25, 1986 6–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 29–14–4
48 L January 28, 1986 0–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 29–15–4
49 L January 29, 1986 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 29–16–4
50 W February 1, 1986 5–4 New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 30–16–4
51 W February 2, 1986 5–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 31–16–4
52 W February 7, 1986 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 32–16–4
53 W February 8, 1986 5–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 33–16–4
54 L February 12, 1986 1–8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 33–17–4
55 W February 15, 1986 4–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 34–17–4
56 W February 18, 1986 5–4 @ New York Islanders (1985–86) 35–17–4
57 T February 19, 1986 4–4 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 35–17–5
58 L February 22, 1986 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 35–18–5
59 L February 23, 1986 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 35–19–5
60 W February 25, 1986 4–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 36–19–5
61 W February 27, 1986 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 37–19–5
62 W March 1, 1986 4–0 New York Rangers (1985–86) 38–19–5
63 W March 2, 1986 4–2 @ New York Rangers (1985–86) 39–19–5
64 W March 4, 1986 4–2 New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 40–19–5
65 W March 8, 1986 6–2 @ New York Islanders (1985–86) 41–19–5
66 W March 9, 1986 3–1 New York Islanders (1985–86) 42–19–5
67 W March 11, 1986 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 43–19–5
68 L March 13, 1986 0–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 43–20–5
69 W March 15, 1986 5–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 44–20–5
70 W March 17, 1986 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 45–20–5
71 L March 18, 1986 2–5 Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 45–21–5
72 W March 21, 1986 5–3 Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 46–21–5
73 W March 23, 1986 6–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 47–21–5
74 W March 25, 1986 6–3 Boston Bruins (1985–86) 48–21–5
75 L March 28, 1986 3–4 New York Islanders (1985–86) 48–22–5
76 T March 29, 1986 6–6 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 48–22–6
77 W April 1, 1986 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 49–22–6
78 W April 3, 1986 4–2 Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 50–22–6
79 T April 5, 1986 4–4 OT New York Rangers (1985–86) 50–22–7
80 L April 6, 1986 3–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 50–23–7

Playoffs

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The 1985–86 NHL season was the fourth time the Washington Capitals had made the playoffs, and finally defeated the New York Islanders in a playoff series three games to none. However, the Capitals were eliminated by the New York Rangers four games to two in a best of seven series.

Patrick Division Semi-finals

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New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals

April 9 New York Islanders 1–3 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Clark Gillies (1) – 16:25 First period 10:12 – Gaetan Duchesne (1)
No scoring Second period 11:46 – Bobby Carpenter (1)
No scoring Third period 12:16 – Dave Christian (1)
Kelly Hrudey 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Pete Peeters 32 saves / 33 shots
April 10 New York Islanders 2–5 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Pat LaFontaine (1) – pp – 19:48 First period 06:22 – Gaetan Duchesne (2)
Bryan Trottier (1) – 18:26 Second period 04:22 – Greg Smith (1)
18:35 – Scott Stevens (1)
No scoring Third period 00:58 – Bobby Gould (1)
19:45 – Bobby Gould (2)
Billy Smith 29 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Pete Peeters 27 saves / 29 shots
April 12 Washington Capitals 3–1 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Rod Langway (1) – pp – 13:20 First period No scoring
Scott Stevens (2) – pp – 07:18
Larry Murphy (1) – pp – 15:08 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 05:12 – Mike Bossy (1)
Pete Peeters 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Kelly Hrudey 20 saves / 23 shots
Washington won series 3–0


Patrick Divisional Finals

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New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals

April 17 New York Rangers 4–3 OT Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Brian MacLellan (1) – 11:48 First period 08:46 – Dave Christian (2)
12:39 – Bobby Gould (3)
Mark Osborne (2) – sh – 17:33 Second period 06:39 – Alan Haworth (1)
Mike Ridley (4) – 09:37 Third period No scoring
Brian MacLellan (2) – 01:16 First overtime period No scoring
John Vanbiesbrouck 24 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Pete Peeters 19 saves / 23 shots
April 19 New York Rangers 1–8 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 09:27 – Mike Gartner (1)
11:38 – Craig Laughlin (1)
19:03 – Alan Haworth (2)
Larry Melnyk (1) – 05:12 Second period 06:46 – Gaetan Duchesne (3)
14:08 – sh – Gaetan Duchesne (4)
No scoring Third period 03:00 – pp – Jorgen Pettersson (1)
11:19 – pp – Alan Haworth (3)
13:22 – Greg Adams (1)
John Vanbiesbrouck 21 saves / 26 shots
Glen Hanlon 10 saves / 13 shots 		Goalie stats Pete Peeters 19 saves / 20 shots
April 21 Washington Capitals 6–3 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Bobby Carpenter (2) – 03:06
Mike Gartner (2) – 06:45 		First period No scoring
Bobby Carpenter (3) – 02:42
John Barrett (1) – 04:09 		Second period No scoring
John Barrett (2) – 04:37
Alan Haworth (4) – 09:44 		Third period 04:08 – pp – Pierre Larouche (4)
07:50 – pp – Wilf Paiement (1)
17:56 – Pierre Larouche (5)
Pete Peeters 39 saves / 42 shots Goalie stats John Vanbiesbrouck 22 saves / 28 shots
April 23 Washington Capitals 5–6 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Dave Christian (3) – 07:15
Kevin Hatcher (1) – 10:49
Bobby Carpenter (4) – pp – 13:19 		First period 06:47 – pp – Wilf Paiement (2)
Bobby Gould (4) – 18:59 Second period 04:42 – Mike Ridley (5)
08:29 – Tomas Sandström (1)
Greg Smith (2) – sh – 07:45 Third period 08:09 – pp – Willie Huber (2)
17:25 – Bob Brooke (3)
No scoring First overtime period 02:40 – Bob Brooke (4)
Pete Peeters 24 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats John Vanbiesbrouck 24 saves / 29 shots
April 25 New York Rangers 4–2 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Pierre Larouche (6) – 04:05
Wilf Paiement (3) – pp – 13:40 		First period 02:51 – pp – Dave Christian (4)
03:34 – pp – Scott Stevens (3)
Tomas Sandström (2) – 13:49 Second period No scoring
Don Maloney (2) – 02:12 Third period No scoring
John Vanbiesbrouck 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Pete Peeters 23 saves / 27 shots
April 27 Washington Capitals 1–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 12:36 – Pierre Larouche (7)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Bobby Carpenter (5) – pp – 05:38 Third period 00:34 – pp – Pierre Larouche (8)
Pete Peeters 19 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats John Vanbiesbrouck 27 saves / 28 shots
New York Rangers won series 4–2


Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dave Christian RW 80 41 42 83 15 3 18 2 4
Mike Gartner RW 74 35 40 75 63 -5 11 2 4
Craig Laughlin RW 75 30 45 75 43 24 10 0 4
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson RW 70 23 52 75 26 9 8 4 6
Alan Haworth C 71 34 39 73 72 36 7 0 5
Larry Murphy D 78 21 44 65 50 2 8 1 2
Bobby Carpenter C 80 27 29 56 105 -12 7 0 3
Greg Adams LW 78 18 38 56 152 24 3 0 2
Scott Stevens D 73 15 38 53 165 0 3 0 2
Gaetan Duchesne LW 80 11 28 39 39 10 0 1 3
Bobby Gould RW 79 19 19 38 26 7 0 3 5
Jorgen Pettersson LW 47 8 16 24 10 -4 2 0 3
Peter Andersson D 61 6 16 22 36 -8 3 0 3
Lou Franceschetti RW 76 7 14 21 131 -4 0 0 2
Kevin Hatcher D 79 9 10 19 119 6 1 0 1
Rod Langway D 71 1 17 18 61 27 1 0 0
Darren Veitch D 62 3 9 12 27 21 0 0 0
Gary Sampson LW 19 1 4 5 2 -3 0 0 1
Mark Taylor C 30 2 1 3 4 -4 0 0 0
Doug Jarvis C 25 1 2 3 16 -5 0 0 0
Dwight Schofield D 50 1 2 3 127 5 0 0 0
John Barrett D 14 0 3 3 12 3 0 0 0
Greg Smith D 14 0 3 3 10 3 0 0 0
Stephen Leach RW 11 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
David Jensen C 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Daryl Evans LW 6 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0
Al Jensen G 44 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Grant Martin LW 11 0 1 1 6 -5 0 0 0
Yves Beaudoin D 4 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0
Yvon Corriveau LW 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Ed Kastelic W 15 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 0
Bob Mason G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Peeters G 34 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
Pat Riggin G 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Al Jensen 2437 44 28 9 3 129 3.18 2 1168 1039 .890
Pete Peeters 2021 34 19 11 3 113 3.35 1 910 797 .876
Pat Riggin 369 7 2 3 1 23 3.74 0 133 110 .827
Bob Mason 16 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 5 5 1.000
Team: 4843 80 50 23 7 265 3.28 3 2216 1951 .880

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mike Gartner RW 9 2 10 12 4 0 0 0
Scott Stevens D 9 3 8 11 12 2 0 2
Alan Haworth C 9 4 6 10 11 1 0 0
Bobby Carpenter C 9 5 4 9 12 2 0 1
Dave Christian RW 9 4 4 8 0 1 0 0
Gaetan Duchesne LW 9 4 3 7 12 0 1 0
Bobby Gould RW 9 4 3 7 11 0 0 0
Larry Murphy D 9 1 5 6 6 1 0 0
Greg Adams LW 9 1 3 4 27 0 0 0
John Barrett D 9 2 1 3 35 0 0 1
Greg Smith D 9 2 1 3 9 0 1 0
Rod Langway D 9 1 2 3 6 1 0 0
Craig Laughlin RW 9 1 2 3 10 0 0 1
Jorgen Pettersson LW 8 1 2 3 2 1 0 0
Yvon Corriveau LW 4 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
Kevin Hatcher D 9 1 1 2 19 0 0 0
Stephen Leach RW 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Lou Franceschetti RW 8 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
David Jensen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Peeters G 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Dwight Schofield D 3 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
Mark Taylor C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Pete Peeters 544 9 5 4 24 2.65 0 253 229 .905
Team: 544 9 5 4 24 2.65 0 253 229 .905

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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

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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Washington's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 19 Yvon Corriveau  Canada Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
2 40 John Druce  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 61 Rob Murray  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4 82 Bill Houlder  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
4 83 Larry Shaw  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
5 103 Claude Dumas  Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
6 124 Doug Stromback  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7 145 Jamie Nadjiwan  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
8 166 Mark Haarmann  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
9 187 Steve Hollett  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
10 208 Dallas Eakins  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
11 229 Steve Hrynewich  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
12 250 Frank Di Muzio  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Playoff-race drama a fitting end to a great season".
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1985-86 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  5. ^ "Mike Green's scoring streak comes to an end". CBC News. February 15, 2009.
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