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1985–86 Minnesota North Stars season

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The 1985–86 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 19th season.

1985–86 Minnesota North Stars
Division2nd Norris
ConferenceCampbell
1985–86 record38–33–9
Goals for327
Goals against305
Team information
General managerLou Nanne
CoachLorne Henning
CaptainCraig Hartsburg

Coached by Lorne Henning, the team compiled a record of 38–33–9 for 85 points, to finish the regular season 2nd in the Norris Division.[1][2][3][4] In the playoffs they lost the division semi-finals 3–2 to the St. Louis Blues.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks 80 39 33 8 351 349 86
Minnesota North Stars 80 38 33 9 327 305 85
St. Louis Blues 80 37 34 9 302 291 83
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 25 48 7 311 386 57
Detroit Red Wings 80 17 57 6 266 415 40

[5]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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Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

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Vs. Wales Conference


Schedule and results

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

Playoffs

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Player statistics

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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Minnesota'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)
3 51 Stephane Roy   Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
4 69 Mike Berger   Canada Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
5 90 Dwight Mullins   Canada Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
6 111 Mike Mullowney   United States Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
7 132 Mike Kelfer   United States St. John's School (USHS-MA)
8 153 Ross Johnson   Canada Rochester Mayo High School (USHS-MA)
9 174 Tim Helmer   Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
10 195 Gordie Ernst   United States Cranston East High School (USHS-RI)
11 216 Ladislav Lubina   Czechoslovakia LTC Pardubice (Czechoslovakia)
12 237 Tommy Sjödin   Sweden Timra IK (Sweden)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Willi Plett scored two goals Saturday night to lift... – UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Hafner, Dan (April 6, 1986). "NHL Roundup : Liut Tends to Business; Hartford Makes Playoffs, 7-1". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Stanley Cup Playoff Notebook – UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Harris, Lisa (April 16, 1986). "Stanley Cup Playoff Roundup". UPI. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  6. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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