1985-86 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-31-12 - 86 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 0-3
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 3-0
Coach: Butch Goring (37-31-12)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1985-86 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 37-31-12 - 86 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 0-3
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 3-0
Coach: Butch Goring (37-31-12)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1985-86 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 37 wins and 31 losses and 12 ties for 86 points, finishing third in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.
The Bruins scored 311 goals and conceded 288. Keith Crowder netted 38 goals for Boston, and Charlie Simmer tallied 30 or more also. Raymond Bourque and Ken Linseman each contributed 58 assists. Pat Riggin topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.35 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.
Butch Goring coached the team. The 1985-86 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL division semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 311
Regular Season Goals Against: 288
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 1985 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 12, 1985 | Boston Bruins 9 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| October 13, 1985 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| October 16, 1985 | Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 | T | 2-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 3-0-1 | OT | |
| October 18, 1985 | Boston Bruins 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 1-1-1 | 3-1-1 | ||
| October 19, 1985 | Boston Bruins 6 at Calgary Flames 3 | W | 2-0-0 | 2-1-1 | 4-1-1 | ||
| October 22, 1985 | Boston Bruins 5 at Los Angeles Kings 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 3-1-1 | 5-1-1 | ||
| October 27, 1985 | Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 2-0-0 | 3-2-1 | 5-2-1 | ||
| October 29, 1985 | Boston Bruins 6 at New Jersey Devils 4 | W | 2-0-0 | 4-2-1 | 6-2-1 | ||
| October 31, 1985 | Los Angeles Kings 4 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 3-0-0 | 4-2-1 | 7-2-1 | ||
| November 2, 1985 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 4-0-0 | 4-2-1 | 8-2-1 | ||
| November 5, 1985 | Boston Bruins 5 at Quebec Nordiques 7 | L | 4-0-0 | 4-3-1 | 8-3-1 | ||
| November 7, 1985 | Hartford Whalers 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 5-0-0 | 4-3-1 | 9-3-1 | ||
| November 9, 1985 | Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 | L | 5-0-0 | 4-4-1 | 9-4-1 | ||
| November 10, 1985 | Minnesota North Stars 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 6-0-0 | 4-4-1 | 10-4-1 | ||
| November 13, 1985 | Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 6 | L | 6-0-0 | 4-5-1 | 10-5-1 | ||
| November 14, 1985 | Boston Bruins 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | T | 6-0-0 | 4-5-2 | 10-5-2 | OT | |
| November 16, 1985 | Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 6-0-1 | 4-5-2 | 10-5-3 | OT | |
| November 18, 1985 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | L | 6-0-1 | 4-6-2 | 10-6-3 | ||
| November 21, 1985 | New York Islanders 4 at Boston Bruins 4 | T | 6-0-2 | 4-6-2 | 10-6-4 | OT | |
| November 23, 1985 | Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 7-0-2 | 4-6-2 | 11-6-4 | ||
| November 28, 1985 | Quebec Nordiques 3 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 7-1-2 | 4-6-2 | 11-7-4 | ||
| November 30, 1985 | Boston Bruins 0 at Quebec Nordiques 2 | L | 7-1-2 | 4-7-2 | 11-8-4 | ||
| December 1, 1985 | New Jersey Devils 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 8-1-2 | 4-7-2 | 12-8-4 | ||
| December 5, 1985 | Montreal Canadiens 6 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 9-1-2 | 4-7-2 | 13-8-4 | ||
| December 7, 1985 | Boston Bruins 2 at Hartford Whalers 7 | L | 9-1-2 | 4-8-2 | 13-9-4 | ||
| December 8, 1985 | Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 9-1-3 | 4-8-2 | 13-9-5 | OT | |
| December 10, 1985 | Boston Bruins 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 | L | 9-1-3 | 4-9-2 | 13-10-5 | ||
| December 12, 1985 | Quebec Nordiques 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 9-1-4 | 4-9-2 | 13-10-6 | OT | |
| December 14, 1985 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 10-1-4 | 4-9-2 | 14-10-6 | ||
| December 19, 1985 | Hartford Whalers 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 11-1-4 | 4-9-2 | 15-10-6 | ||
| December 21, 1985 | Minnesota North Stars 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 12-1-4 | 4-9-2 | 16-10-6 | ||
| December 22, 1985 | Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 | L | 12-1-4 | 4-10-2 | 16-11-6 | ||
| December 26, 1985 | Boston Bruins 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 | L | 12-1-4 | 4-11-2 | 16-12-6 | ||
| December 28, 1985 | Boston Bruins 5 at St. Louis Blues 1 | W | 12-1-4 | 5-11-2 | 17-12-6 | ||
| December 29, 1985 | Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 12-1-4 | 5-12-2 | 17-13-6 | ||
| December 31, 1985 | Boston Bruins 6 at Buffalo Sabres 6 | T | 12-1-4 | 5-12-3 | 17-13-7 | OT | |
| January 2, 1986 | Boston Bruins 5 at New York Islanders 7 | L | 12-1-4 | 5-13-3 | 17-14-7 | ||
| January 4, 1986 | Buffalo Sabres 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 13-1-4 | 5-13-3 | 18-14-7 | ||
| January 8, 1986 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 13-1-4 | 5-14-3 | 18-15-7 | ||
| January 9, 1986 | St. Louis Blues 7 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 13-2-4 | 5-14-3 | 18-16-7 | ||
| January 11, 1986 | Winnipeg Jets 4 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 14-2-4 | 5-14-3 | 19-16-7 | ||
| January 13, 1986 | Edmonton Oilers 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 14-3-4 | 5-14-3 | 19-17-7 | ||
| January 16, 1986 | Calgary Flames 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 15-3-4 | 5-14-3 | 20-17-7 | ||
| January 19, 1986 | Boston Bruins 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1 | W | 15-3-4 | 6-14-3 | 21-17-7 | ||
| January 22, 1986 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | L | 15-3-4 | 6-15-3 | 21-18-7 | OT | |
| January 23, 1986 | Winnipeg Jets 5 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 16-3-4 | 6-15-3 | 22-18-7 | ||
| January 25, 1986 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 17-3-4 | 6-15-3 | 23-18-7 | ||
| January 27, 1986 | Hartford Whalers 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 18-3-4 | 6-15-3 | 24-18-7 | ||
| January 29, 1986 | Boston Bruins 5 at Hartford Whalers 4 | W | 18-3-4 | 7-15-3 | 25-18-7 | OT | |
| February 1, 1986 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 18-3-4 | 7-16-3 | 25-19-7 | ||
| February 2, 1986 | Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 19-3-4 | 7-16-3 | 26-19-7 | ||
| February 6, 1986 | Buffalo Sabres 8 at Boston Bruins 6 | L | 19-4-4 | 7-16-3 | 26-20-7 | ||
| February 8, 1986 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 19-5-4 | 7-16-3 | 26-21-7 | ||
| February 9, 1986 | Quebec Nordiques 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 19-6-4 | 7-16-3 | 26-22-7 | OT | |
| February 11, 1986 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 19-6-4 | 7-17-3 | 26-23-7 | ||
| February 15, 1986 | Boston Bruins 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 | L | 19-6-4 | 7-18-3 | 26-24-7 | ||
| February 16, 1986 | Boston Bruins 5 at Minnesota North Stars 3 | W | 19-6-4 | 8-18-3 | 27-24-7 | ||
| February 18, 1986 | Boston Bruins 4 at Calgary Flames 7 | L | 19-6-4 | 8-19-3 | 27-25-7 | ||
| February 22, 1986 | Boston Bruins 6 at Edmonton Oilers 5 | W | 19-6-4 | 9-19-3 | 28-25-7 | OT | |
| February 23, 1986 | Boston Bruins 6 at Vancouver Canucks 1 | W | 19-6-4 | 10-19-3 | 29-25-7 | ||
| February 25, 1986 | Boston Bruins 7 at Quebec Nordiques 4 | W | 19-6-4 | 11-19-3 | 30-25-7 | ||
| February 27, 1986 | Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 19-7-4 | 11-19-3 | 30-26-7 | ||
| March 1, 1986 | New Jersey Devils 3 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 20-7-4 | 11-19-3 | 31-26-7 | ||
| March 2, 1986 | Boston Bruins 1 at Hartford Whalers 4 | L | 20-7-4 | 11-20-3 | 31-27-7 | ||
| March 6, 1986 | Quebec Nordiques 5 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 20-8-4 | 11-20-3 | 31-28-7 | OT | |
| March 8, 1986 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 8 | L | 20-8-4 | 11-21-3 | 31-29-7 | ||
| March 12, 1986 | Boston Bruins 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 | W | 20-8-4 | 12-21-3 | 32-29-7 | ||
| March 13, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 21-8-4 | 12-21-3 | 33-29-7 | ||
| March 15, 1986 | Vancouver Canucks 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 21-8-5 | 12-21-3 | 33-29-8 | OT | |
| March 20, 1986 | Los Angeles Kings 3 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 22-8-5 | 12-21-3 | 34-29-8 | ||
| March 22, 1986 | New York Islanders 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 22-8-6 | 12-21-3 | 34-29-9 | OT | |
| March 23, 1986 | Boston Bruins 5 at Hartford Whalers 5 | T | 22-8-6 | 12-21-4 | 34-29-10 | OT | |
| March 25, 1986 | Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 6 | L | 22-8-6 | 12-22-4 | 34-30-10 | ||
| March 27, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 22-8-7 | 12-22-4 | 34-30-11 | OT | |
| March 29, 1986 | Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 23-8-7 | 12-22-4 | 35-30-11 | ||
| March 30, 1986 | Boston Bruins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3 | W | 23-8-7 | 13-22-4 | 36-30-11 | ||
| April 3, 1986 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 24-8-7 | 13-22-4 | 37-30-11 | ||
| April 5, 1986 | Boston Bruins 2 at Quebec Nordiques 2 | T | 24-8-7 | 13-22-5 | 37-30-12 | OT | |
| April 6, 1986 | Hartford Whalers 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 24-9-7 | 13-22-5 | 37-31-12 | ||
| April 9, 1986 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| April 10, 1986 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| April 12, 1986 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-3-0 |
