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)
Penalties in minutes	Dan Frawley (174)
Wins	Roberto Romano (21)
Goals against average	Roberto Romano (3.55)
<1984–85 1986–87>

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

^[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.

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.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[2] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 79 48 93 141 –6 43 Bullard, MichaelMichael Bullard 77 41 42 83 –16 69 Mantha, MauriceMaurice Mantha 78 15 52 67 –4 102 Shedden, DouglasDouglas Shedden^‡ 67 32 34 66 –7 32 Ruskowski, TerryTerry Ruskowski 73 26 37 63 10 162 Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth 75 15 30 45 12 74 Chabot, JohnJohn Chabot 77 14 31 45 –1 6 Bodger, DougDoug Bodger 79 4 33 37 3 63 Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan 75 17 18 35 –4 91 Lindstrom, WillyWilly Lindstrom 71 14 17 31 0 30 Schmidt, NormNorm Schmidt 66 15 14 29 7 57 Blaisdell, MikeMike Blaisdell 66 15 14 29 15 36 Johnson, JamesJames Johnson 80 3 26 29 12 115 Simpson, CraigCraig Simpson 76 11 17 28 1 49 Frawley, WilliamWilliam Frawley 69 10 11 21 –19 174 Errey, BobBob Errey 37 11 6 17 1 8 Duguay, RonRon Duguay^† 13 6 7 13 –14 6 Loney, TroyTroy Loney 47 3 9 12 –8 95 Siren, VilleVille Siren 60 4 8 12 –8 32 Buskas, RodRod Buskas 72 2 7 9 –9 159 McGeough, JamesJames McGeough 17 3 2 5 –4 8 O'Regan, ThomasThomas O'Regan 9 1 2 3 1 2 Dahlquist, ChristopherChristopher Dahlquist 5 1 2 3 1 2 Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier 28 0 3 3 –3 53 Nolan, TheodoreTheodore Nolan 18 1 1 2 –1 34 Mathiasen, DwightDwight Mathiasen 4 1 0 1 –4 2 Charlesworth, ToddTodd Charlesworth 2 0 1 1 –1 0 McDonnell, JoeJoe McDonnell 3 0 0 0 –3 2 Roulston, ThomasThomas Roulston 5 0 0 0 –2 2 Babych, WayneWayne Babych^‡ 2 0 0 0 –1 0 Rowe, MikeMike Rowe 3 0 0 0 –1 4 Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque 4 0 0 0 –2 2 Total 313 517 830 — 1,514

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[3]

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Romano, RobertoRoberto Romano	46	2684:00	21	20	3	159	3.55	1394	0.886	2
Meloche, GillesGilles Meloche	34	1989:00	13	15	5	119	3.59	1003	0.881	0
Herron, DenisDenis 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.

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)

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Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
26		Blaisdell, MikeMike Blaisdell	RW	R	26	1980	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
3		Bodger, DougDoug Bodger	D	L	19	1984	Chemainus, British Columbia
4		Bourque, PhilPhil Bourque	LW	L	23	Undrafted	Chelmsford, Massachusetts
22		Bullard, MichaelMichael Bullard	C	L	25	1980	Ottawa, Ontario
7		Buskas, RodRod Buskas	D	R	25	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
9		Chabot, JohnJohn Chabot	C	L	24	1980	Summerside, Price Edward Island
2		Charlesworth, ToddTodd Charlesworth	D	R	21	1983	Calgary, Alberta
15		Cunneyworth, RandyRandy Cunneyworth	LW	L	25	1980	Etobicoke, Ontario
2		Dahlquist, ChristopherChristopher Dahlquist	D	L	23	Undrafted	Fridley, Minnesota
35		Duguay, RonRon Duguay	C	R	28	1977	Sudbury, Ontario
10		Errey, BobBob Errey	LW	L	21	1983	Montreal, Quebec
28		Frawley, WilliamWilliam Frawley	RW	R	23	1980	Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
32		Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan	C	L	24	1981	Sudbury, Ontario
1		Herron, DenisDenis Herron	G	L	33	1972	Chambly, Quebec
23		Hillier, RandyRandy Hillier	D	L	26	1980	Toronto, Ontario
6		Johnson, JamesJames Johnson	D	L	23	Undrafted	New Hope, Minnesota
66		Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	C	R	20	1984	Montreal, Quebec
19		Lindstrom, WillyWilly Lindstrom	RW	R	35	Undrafted	Grums, Sweden
11		Loney, TroyTroy Loney	LW	L	22	1982	Bow Island, Alberta
20		Mantha, MauriceMaurice Mantha	D	R	25	1980	Lakewood, Ohio
24		Mathiasen, DwightDwight Mathiasen	RW	R	22	Undrafted	Brandon, Manitoba
2		McDonnell, JoeJoe McDonnell	D	R	25	Undrafted	Kitchener, Ontario
16		McGeough, JamesJames McGeough	C	R	23	1981	Regina, Saskatchewan
27		Meloche, GillesGilles Meloche	G	R	35	1970	Montreal, Quebec
34		Nolan, TheodoreTheodore Nolan	RW	L	28	1978	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
12		O'Regan, ThomasThomas O'Regan	C	R	24	Undrafted	Cambridge, Massachusetts
30		Romano, RobertoRoberto Romano	G	R	23	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
12		Roulston, ThomasThomas Roulston	C	R	28	1977	Winnipeg, Manitoba
33		Rowe, MikeMike Rowe	D	R	21	1983	Kingston, Ontario
8		Ruskowski, TerryTerry Ruskowski	C	R	31	1974	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
25		Schmidt, NormNorm Schmidt	D	R	23	1981	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
18		Simpson, CraigCraig Simpson	LW	R	19	1985	London, Ontario
5		Siren, VilleVille Siren	D	L	22	1983	Tampere, Finland

Draft picks

The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 15, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario.^[4]

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		Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL)
7	128	Steve Titus	Goaltender		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		Reading H.S. (Massachusetts)
11	212	Doug Greschuk	Defense		St. Albert Saints (AJHL)
12	233	Gregory Choules	Left Wing		Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)

See also

• 1985–86 NHL season

References

1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
2. "1985–1986 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
3. "1985–1986 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
4. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.

• "1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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