1985-86 New York Islanders Statistics
Team Record: 39-29-12 - 90 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 0-3
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Washington Capitals 3-0
Coach: Al Arbour (39-29-12)
Location: New York, New York
1985-86 New York Islanders Results
The New York Islanders of the National Hockey League ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 39 wins and 29 losses and 12 ties for 90 points, finishing third in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.
The Islanders netted 327 goals and surrendered 284. Mike Bossy scored 61 goals for New York, while Bryan Trottier and Pat LaFontaine tallied 30 or more, too. Mike Bossy contributed 62 assists. Billy Smith topped the squad with 20 wins, plus Kelly Hrudey added 15 or more wins, too. Kelly Hrudey recorded a 3.21 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Al Arbour coached the team. The 1985-86 New York Islanders lost in the NHL division semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy | R | 80 | 61 | 62 | 123 | 14 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 302 | 20.2 |
| Bryan Trottier | C | 78 | 37 | 59 | 96 | 72 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 185 | 20.0 |
| John Tonelli | L | 65 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 50 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 14.4 |
| Denis Potvin | D | 74 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 78 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 12.5 |
| Brent Sutter | C | 61 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 74 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 17.8 |
| Pat LaFontaine | C | 65 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 172 | 17.4 |
| Duane Sutter | R | 80 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 157 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 13.2 |
| Pat Flatley | R | 73 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 66 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 15.0 |
| Tomas Jonsson | D | 77 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 62 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 11.8 |
| Mikko Makela | L | 58 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 23.5 |
| Paul Boutilier | D | 77 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 100 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 3.2 |
| Bob Bourne | C | 62 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 36 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 17.0 |
| Greg Gilbert | L | 60 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 15.5 |
| Stefan Persson | D | 56 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 40 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2.2 |
| Mark Hamway | F | 49 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 10.0 |
| Richard Kromm | L | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 30.4 |
| Clark Gillies | L | 55 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 55 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5.4 |
| Randy Boyd | D | 55 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3.8 |
| Roger Kortko | C | 52 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 10.2 |
| Ken Morrow | D | 69 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0.0 |
| Gord Dineen | D | 57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 81 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1.9 |
| Neal Coulter | R | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.6 |
| Ari Haanpaa | R | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Steve Konroyd | D | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Dale Henry | L | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Bob Bassen | C | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Scott Howson | C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Gerald Diduck | D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Kelly Hrudey | G | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Smith | G | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Nystrom | R | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Ken Leiter | D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Brad Dalgarno | R | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Alan Kerr | R | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Glenn Johannesen | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1523 | 327 | 556 | 883 | 1337 | 235 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 2352 | 13.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith | 41 | 2308 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 3.72 | 1204 | 1061 | .881 |
| Kelly Hrudey | 45 | 2563 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 3.21 | 1455 | 1318 | .906 |
| Totals | 86 | 4871 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 280 | 3.45 | 2939 | 2659 | .905 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy | R | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | |
| Bryan Trottier | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | |
| Denis Potvin | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Brent Sutter | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Pat LaFontaine | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Duane Sutter | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Pat Flatley | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Tomas Jonsson | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Paul Boutilier | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Bourne | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Greg Gilbert | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Hamway | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Kromm | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Clark Gillies | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | |
| Randy Boyd | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Ken Morrow | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Gord Dineen | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Konroyd | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Bassen | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Kelly Hrudey | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Smith | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alan Kerr | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 57 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 84 | -26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4.4 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 34 | 30 | .882 |
| Kelly Hrudey | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 59 | 53 | .898 |
| Totals | 3 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 103 | 93 | .903 |
