1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers season

1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Wales
1985–86 record53–23–4
Home record33–6–1
Road record20–17–3
Goals for335 (4th)
Goals against241 (1st)
Team information
General managerBob Clarke
CoachMike Keenan
CaptainDave Poulin
Alternate captainsMark Howe
Brad Marsh
ArenaSpectrum
Average attendance17,184[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Kalamazoo Wings
Team leaders
GoalsTim Kerr (58)
AssistsMark Howe (58)
PointsBrian Propp (97)
Penalty minutesRick Tocchet (284)
Plus/minusMark Howe (+85)
WinsBob Froese (31)
Goals against averageBob Froese (2.55)

The 1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs in five game to the New York Rangers.

Regular season

The club began the year 12–2–0 (with both losses coming at home to New Jersey and Quebec), which included 10 consecutive wins until goaltender Pelle Lindbergh was fatally injured in a car accident in the early hours of November 10.

Due to the tragedy, back-up Bob Froese became the de facto starter, and the club called up Darren Jensen for relief work. Froese suffered a groin injury in practice prior to the team's next game against the Edmonton Oilers, so Jensen got the start against the defending Stanley Cup champions at the Spectrum on November 14.[2]

Following an emotional memorial service, the Flyers posted a spirited 5–3 win, featuring four goals in the third period to earn their 11th victory in a row. They went on to beat Hartford two days later to set a new franchise record for consecutive wins, then rallied from three-goals down to top the New York Islanders 5–4 in overtime the next day. The Islanders ended the streak two nights later in Uniondale, almost wasting a four-goal lead in an 8–6 decision.

Philly became the first club in the NHL to reach 30 wins, after a 4–0 shutout of the Washington Capitals on January 9, but began to falter in February and early March, losing four straight games and seeing the Capitals climb within striking distance.[3] The Caps and Flyers each spent time in first place for the remainder of the schedule, but the orange and black took the division crown on the last day of the season (April 6) with a come-from-behind 5–3 home win after being down 2–0.[4][5][6]

In a 7–3 loss to the Devils on March 8, Tim Kerr set an NHL record with his 29th power-play goal of the season, passing Hall-of-Famer Phil Esposito's mark. He finished the year with 34, the league record to this day.

Propp had the best chance of his career to crack the 100-point mark, but that was derailed on March 6, when Buffalo Sabres forward Lindy Ruff caught him in the eye with a high stick. The incident cost Propp several games, and he finished with a team-high 97 points while also causing him to wear a visor for the remainder of his career.

Bob Clarke made a couple minor deals during the season, trading Ed Hospodar and the enigmatic Todd Bergen to the Minnesota North Stars for Dave Richter and Bo Berglund on November 29. Neither player lasted beyond the season with the Flyers, while Hospodar returned in 1986–87. Also, Joe Paterson and Len Hachborn were sent in separate deals to the Los Angeles Kings, and Chico Resch was acquired from the Devils for a draft pick in early March.

Froese finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy. Mark Howe finished second in voting for the Norris Trophy and third in voting for the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP.[7] Howe was named to the first NHL All-Star team and took home the NHL Plus-Minus Award – the defense pairing of Howe and Brad McCrimmon finished with a +85 and a +83 respectively – while Froese was named to the second NHL All-Star team and was the co-winner with Jensen of the William M. Jennings Trophy.

Season 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

[8]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

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference


Playoffs

Despite their regular season success, an emotionally exhausted Flyers team lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Rangers in five games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1985–86 regular season[10]
October: 7–2–0, 14 points (home: 3–2–0; road: 4–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 10 New Jersey Devils 5–6 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 October 12 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 13 @ Washington Capitals 4–2 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 October 17 Quebec Nordiques 1–2 2–2–0 4 Recap
5 October 19 Minnesota North Stars 7–3 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 20 @ Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 4–2–0 8 Recap
7 October 24 Hartford Whalers 3–0 5–2–0 10 Recap
8 October 27 Vancouver Canucks 7–4 6–2–0 12 Recap
9 October 30 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–4 7–2–0 14 Recap
November: 12–2–0, 24 points (home: 8–0–0; road: 4–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
10 November 2 @ Quebec Nordiques 5–3 8–2–0 16 Recap
11 November 3 Los Angeles Kings 7–4 9–2–0 18 Recap
12 November 6 @ New York Rangers 5–2 10–2–0 20 Recap
13 November 7 Chicago Black Hawks 6–2 11–2–0 22 Recap
14 November 9 Boston Bruins 5–3 12–2–0 24 Recap
15 November 14 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 13–2–0 26 Recap
16 November 16 @ Hartford Whalers 5–2 14–2–0 28 Recap
17 November 17 New York Islanders 5–4 OT 15–2–0 30 Recap
18 November 19 @ New York Islanders 6–8 15–3–0 30 Recap
19 November 21 Hartford Whalers 3–0 16–3–0 32 Recap
20 November 23 @ Boston Bruins 4–5 16–4–0 32 Recap
21 November 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 17–4–0 34 Recap
22 November 27 Winnipeg Jets 6–1 18–4–0 36 Recap
23 November 29 @ Minnesota North Stars 4–1 19–4–0 38 Recap
December: 9–6–0, 18 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 4–5–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
24 December 1 @ Winnipeg Jets 1–2 19–5–0 38 Recap
25 December 3 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–4 19–6–0 38 Recap
26 December 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–6 19–7–0 38 Recap
27 December 7 New York Rangers 4–0 20–7–0 40 Recap
28 December 8 @ New York Rangers 1–3 20–8–0 40 Recap
29 December 10 Boston Bruins 7–4 21–8–0 42 Recap
30 December 12 Montreal Canadiens 6–3 22–8–0 44 Recap
31 December 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–4 23–8–0 46 Recap
32 December 17 @ New Jersey Devils 4–7 23–9–0 46 Recap
33 December 19 New Jersey Devils 6–3 24–9–0 48 Recap
34 December 21 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 25–9–0 50 Recap
35 December 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT 26–9–0 52 Recap
36 December 27 @ Vancouver Canucks 6–1 27–9–0 54 Recap
37 December 28 @ Calgary Flames 6–5 28–9–0 56 Recap
38 December 31 @ Edmonton Oilers 3–4 28–10–0 56 Recap
January: 7–5–1, 15 points (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–4–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
39 January 2 @ Los Angeles Kings 7–4 29–10–0 58 Recap
40 January 4 @ St. Louis Blues 1–2 29–11–0 58 Recap
41 January 9 Washington Capitals 4–0 30–11–0 60 Recap
42 January 11 @ New Jersey Devils 8–4 31–11–0 62 Recap
43 January 12 Calgary Flames 3–0 32–11–0 64 Recap
44 January 14 New Jersey Devils 3–2 33–11–0 66 Recap
45 January 17 New York Islanders 3–4 33–12–0 66 Recap
46 January 18 @ Washington Capitals 2–5 33–13–0 66 Recap
47 January 21 @ New York Islanders 3–7 33–14–0 66 Recap
48 January 23 Detroit Red Wings 5–2 34–14–0 68 Recap
49 January 25 @ St. Louis Blues 1–0 35–14–0 70 Recap
50 January 28 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 OT 35–14–1 71 Recap
51 January 30 @ New York Islanders 4–8 35–15–1 71 Recap
February: 6–3–3, 15 points (home: 5–0–1; road: 1–3–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
52 February 1 @ Quebec Nordiques 2–2 OT 35–15–2 72 Recap
53 February 6 St. Louis Blues 4–3 36–15–2 74 Recap
54 February 8 Minnesota North Stars 3–3 OT 36–15–3 75 Recap
55 February 9 @ Chicago Black Hawks 2–2 OT 36–15–4 76 Recap
56 February 12 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–0 37–15–4 78 Recap
57 February 13 New York Islanders 6–3 38–15–4 80 Recap
58 February 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–5 38–16–4 80 Recap
59 February 17 Winnipeg Jets 8–4 39–16–4 82 Recap
60 February 20 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 40–16–4 84 Recap
61 February 22 Washington Capitals 3–1 41–16–4 86 Recap
62 February 27 @ Calgary Flames 4–7 41–17–4 86 Recap
63 February 28 @ Vancouver Canucks 1–3 41–18–4 86 Recap
March: 8–5–0, 16 points (home: 6–2–0; road: 2–3–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
64 March 2 @ Edmonton Oilers 1–2 OT 41–19–4 86 Recap
65 March 4 Buffalo Sabres 4–6 41–20–4 86 Recap
66 March 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 42–20–4 88 Recap
67 March 8 @ New Jersey Devils 3–7 42–21–4 88 Recap
68 March 9 @ New York Rangers 4–1 43–21–4 90 Recap
69 March 13 Washington Capitals 2–0 44–21–4 92 Recap
70 March 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 OT 45–21–4 94 Recap
71 March 16 New Jersey Devils 4–1 46–21–4 96 Recap
72 March 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 47–21–4 98 Recap
73 March 22 New York Rangers 4–2 48–21–4 100 Recap
74 March 23 @ Washington Capitals 5–6 48–22–4 100 Recap
75 March 27 Buffalo Sabres 0–1 48–23–4 100 Recap
76 March 29 New York Rangers 8–2 49–23–4 102 Recap
April: 4–0–0, 8 points (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
77 April 1 New York Islanders 4–2 50–23–4 104 Recap
78 April 2 @ New York Rangers 3–2 51–23–4 106 Recap
79 April 5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT 52–23–4 108 Recap
80 April 6 Washington Capitals 5–3 53–23–4 110 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1986 Stanley Cup playoffs[10]
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers – Rangers win 3–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 9 New York Rangers 2–6 Rangers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 10 New York Rangers 2–1 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 12 @ New York Rangers 2–5 Rangers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 13 @ New York Rangers 7–1 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 15 New York Rangers 2–5 Rangers win 3–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
26 Brian Propp LW 72 40 57 97 24 47 5 0 2 2 −2 4
12 Tim Kerr RW 76 58 26 84 −5 79 5 3 3 6 −2 8
2 Mark Howe D 77 24 58 82 85 36 5 0 4 4 0 0
23 Ilkka Sinisalo LW 74 39 37 76 17 31 5 2 2 4 1 2
20 Dave Poulin C 79 27 42 69 20 49 5 2 0 2 −4 2
9 Pelle Eklund C 70 15 51 66 −4 12 5 0 2 2 2 0
14 Ron Sutter C 75 18 42 60 26 159 5 0 2 2 2 10
10 Brad McCrimmon D 80 13 43 56 83 85 5 2 0 2 1 2
32 Murray Craven LW 78 21 33 54 24 34 5 0 3 3 0 4
25 Peter Zezel C 79 17 37 54 27 76 5 3 1 4 −2 4
3 Doug Crossman D 80 6 37 43 −5 55 5 0 1 1 0 4
15 Rich Sutter RW 78 14 25 39 28 199 5 2 0 2 2 19
22 Rick Tocchet RW 69 14 21 35 12 284 5 1 2 3 1 26
18 Lindsay Carson LW 50 9 12 21 10 84 1 0 0 0 0 5
21 Dave Brown RW 76 10 7 17 7 277 5 0 0 0 −3 16
8 Brad Marsh D 79 0 13 13 0 123 5 0 0 0 1 2
24 Derrick Smith LW 69 6 6 12 14 57 4 0 0 0 −3 10
17 Ed Hospodar‡ D 17 3 1 4 0 55 — — — — — —
27 Thomas Eriksson D 43 0 4 4 −12 16 — — — — — —
42 Don Nachbaur C 5 1 1 2 3 7 — — — — — —
37 Bo Berglund† RW 7 0 2 2 0 4 — — — — — —
34 Dave Richter† D 50 0 2 2 −2 138 5 0 0 0 0 21
29 Daryl Stanley D 33 0 2 2 −5 69 1 0 0 0 0 2
35 Bob Froese G 51 0 1 1 8 5 0 1 1 0
30 Darren Jensen G 29 0 1 1 2 — — — — — —
44 Mike Stothers D 6 0 1 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 4
39 Ross Fitzpatrick C 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
31 Pelle Lindbergh G 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
5 Kevin McCarthy D 4 0 0 0 0 4 — — — — — —
19 Scott Mellanby RW 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
36 Carl Mokosak LW 1 0 0 0 0 5 — — — — — —
6 Joe Paterson‡ LW 5 0 0 0 1 12 — — — — — —
33 Glenn Resch† G 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
5 Steve Smith D 2 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Bob Froese 51 47 31 10 3 1270 116 2.55 .909 5 2,724 5 5 2 3 123 15 3.08 .878 0 292
30 Darren Jensen 29 23 15 9 1 753 88 3.69 .883 2 1,431 — — — — — — — — — —
31 Pelle Lindbergh 8 8 6 2 0 200 23 2.88 .885 1 478 — — — — — — — — — —
33 Glenn Resch† 5 2 1 2 0 84 10 3.23 .881 0 186 1 0 0 0 1 1 8.24 .000 0 7

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Emery Edge Award Mark Howe [11]
NHL first All-Star team Mark Howe (Defense) [12]
NHL second All-Star team Bob Froese (Goaltender) [12]
William M. Jennings Trophy Bob Froese [13]
Darren Jensen
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Bob Froese [14]
Mark Howe
Mike Keenan (Coach)
Tim Kerr[a]
Pelle Lindbergh[b]
Dave Poulin
Brian Propp
NHL Player of the Month Bob Froese (March) [16]
NHL Player of the Week Bob Froese (December 29) [17]
Bob Froese (January 9) [18]
Bob Froese (March 17)[c] [19]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Mark Howe [20]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Mark Howe [20]
Class Guy Award Murray Craven [20]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 1985–86 season was a 13-game winning streak from October 19 to November 17.[21] On November 3, Tim Kerr set a team record (since tied multiple times) by scoring three powerplay goals in a game.[22] Pelle Eklund's nine consecutive games with an assist from March 2 to March 20 is a team rookie record.[23] Kerr's 34 powerplay goals on the season is an NHL record.[24] Mark Howe's +87 plus/minus rating is a franchise single season high and his seven shorthanded goals tied the franchise record.[25][26] Howe also set franchise marks for defenseman for goals scored (24) and points (82).[27][28] Eklund set the team rookie record for assists (51).[29] The team's 53 wins on the season tied the high mark set during the previous season.[30] Their four ties during the season is the fewest in team history, while the one home tie and three road ties is tied for the fewest.[30]

During the second period of game four of their division semifinal series against the New York Rangers, the Flyers tied a team record for most goals in a single playoff period (5) and set a team record for fastest five-goals scored in a playoff game, taking seven minutes and forty-eight seconds to do so.[31][32]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Pelle Eklund October 10, 1985 [33]
Scott Mellanby March 22, 1986

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 31, 1985, the day after the deciding game of the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 24, 1986, the day of the deciding game of the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals.[34]

Trades

Date Details Ref
October 11, 1985 (1985-10-11) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Los Angeles Kings
[35]
November 7, 1985 (1985-11-07) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Future considerations[d]
 To Edmonton Oilers
[36]
November 29, 1985 (1985-11-29) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Minnesota North Stars
[37]
December 5, 1985 (1985-12-05) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Future considerations
 To Los Angeles Kings
[38]
December 18, 1985 (1985-12-18) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Philadelphia's 4th-round pick in 1986
 To Los Angeles Kings
[39]
March 11, 1986 (1986-03-11) To Philadelphia Flyers
To New Jersey Devils
  • 3rd-round pick in 1986
 [40]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Via Ref
July 19, 1985 (1985-07-19) Kevin McCarthy Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency [41]
July 26, 1985 (1985-07-26) Jim Dobson Quebec Nordiques Free agency [42]
Carl Mokosak Los Angeles Kings Free agency [42]
Tim Tookey Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency [42]
September 30, 1985 (1985-09-30) Steve Martinson Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL) Free agency [43]
October 7, 1985 (1985-10-07) Dave Farrish Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency [44]
October 8, 1985 (1985-10-08) Florent Robidoux Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) Free agency [45]
November 7, 1985 (1985-11-07) Ron Low Edmonton Oilers Waivers [36]
January 15, 1986 (1986-01-15) John Kemp Canadian National Team Free agency [46]
March 19, 1986 (1986-03-19) Craig Berube Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) Free agency [47]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
June 10, 1985 (1985-06-10) Miroslav Dvorak ESG Kassel (Germany) Retirement[e] [48]
August 22, 1985 (1985-08-22) Bill Barber Retirement[f] [49]
September 25, 1985 (1985-09-25) Todd Bergen Minnesota North Stars[g] Retirement [50]
November 11, 1985 (1985-11-11) Pelle Lindbergh Death [2]
N/A Tim Young Retirement [51]
Jim Dobson New York Rangers[h] Release [52]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
June 18, 1985 (1985-06-18) Pelle Eklund 2-year [53]
August 14, 1985 (1985-08-14) Ray Allison [54]
Ed Hospodar [54]
Brad Marsh [54]
Dave McLay [54]
John Stevens [54]
Rich Sutter [54]
Ron Sutter [54]
October 10, 1985 (1985-10-10) Pelle Lindbergh 6-year [55]
November 7, 1985 (1985-11-07) Jeff Chychrun [56]
March 13, 1986 (1986-03-13) Scott Mellanby [57]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1985 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, on June 15, 1985.[58] The Flyers traded their tenth-round pick, 210th overall, to the Boston Bruins for Ian Armstrong on May 24, 1984.[59]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 21 Glen Seabrooke Center  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 42 Bruce Rendall Left wing  Canada Chatham Maroons (OPJHL)
3 48 Darryl Gilmour Goaltender  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) [i]
3 63 Shane Whelan Center  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 84 Paul Marshall Defense  United States Northwood School (N.Y.)
5 105 Daril Holmes Right wing  Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL)
6 126 Ken Alexander Defense  United States Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7 147 Tony Horacek Left wing  Canada Kelowna Wings (WHL)
8 168 Mike Cusack Forward  United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
9 189 Gord Murphy Defense  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
11 231 Rod Williams Right wing  Canada Kelowna Wings (WHL)
12 252 Paul Maurice Defense  Canada Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL[60][61] and the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL.[62]

Notes

  1. ^ Kerr was voted to the starting lineup.[15]
  2. ^ Lindbergh was posthumously voted to the starting lineup.[15]
  3. ^ Co-winner with Edmonton Oilers' Paul Coffey
  4. ^ The Flyers claimed Low off waivers and agreed to a deal which allowed Edmonton to retain Low's rights but would guarantee them Low if Edmonton did not need him as a backup goaltender after Grant Fuhr recovered from an injury.[36] On December 3, the Flyers passed on reacquiring Low and Edmonton returned him to their American Hockey League affiliate in Nova Scotia.[36]
  5. ^ Dvorak retired from the NHL.
  6. ^ Barber missed the entire 1984–85 season due to a knee injury.
  7. ^ Bergen was traded to Minnesota on November 29 and resumed his playing career.[37]
  8. ^ Dobson signed with New York on December 13.
  9. ^ The Flyers traded Paul Holmgren to the Minnesota North Stars for the rights to Paul Guay and the North Stars' third-round pick, 48th overall, on February 23, 1984.[59]

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