1985-86 Boston Bruins Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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 Results
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. Ken Linseman and Raymond Bourque 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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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Crowder | R | 78 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 177 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 184 | 20.7 |
| Ken Linseman | C | 64 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 97 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 132 | 17.4 |
| Raymond Bourque | D | 74 | 19 | 58 | 77 | 68 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 6.6 |
| Barry Pederson | C | 79 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 60 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 192 | 15.1 |
| Charlie Simmer | L | 55 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 141 | 25.5 |
| Rick Middleton | R | 49 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 14.0 |
| Randy Burridge | L | 52 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 18.9 |
| Steve Kasper | C | 80 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 73 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 11.4 |
| Gord Kluzak | D | 70 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 155 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 7.0 |
| Geoff Courtnall | L | 64 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 13.0 |
| Dave Pasin | C | 71 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 50 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 15.5 |
| Kraig Nienhuis | L | 70 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 37 | -10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 120 | 13.3 |
| Mike O'Connell | D | 63 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 47 | -8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 4.6 |
| Michael Thelven | D | 60 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 5.6 |
| Nevin Markwart | L | 65 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 207 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 16.7 |
| Bill Derlago | C | 39 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 12.5 |
| Dave Reid | L | 37 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 18.9 |
| John Blum | D | 61 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2.9 |
| Reed Larson | D | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7.3 |
| Brian Curran | D | 43 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 192 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Mike Milbury | D | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 |
| Louis Sleigher | R | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 22.2 |
| Alain Cote | D | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Mats Thelin | D | 31 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Morris Lukowich | L | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4.0 |
| Jay Miller | L | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14.3 |
| Lyndon Byers | R | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Greg Johnston | R | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Pete Peeters | G | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Simonetti | D | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Doug Keans | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cleon Daskalakis | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Riggin | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Donnelly | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Dwight Foster | F | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Wade Campbell | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Carter | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bill Ranford | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1502 | 311 | 516 | 827 | 1897 | 118 | 95 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 2461 | 12.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 39 | 2272 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 3.35 | 973 | 846 | .869 |
| Doug Keans | 30 | 1757 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 3.65 | 782 | 675 | .863 |
| Bill Ranford | 4 | 240 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.50 | 106 | 96 | .906 |
| Pete Peeters | 8 | 485 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3.84 | 245 | 214 | .873 |
| Cleon Daskalakis | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.00 | 63 | 53 | .841 |
| Totals | 83 | 4874 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 285 | 3.51 | 2454 | 2169 | .884 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Crowder | R | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | |
| Ken Linseman | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Raymond Bourque | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Barry Pederson | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |
| Charlie Simmer | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Randy Burridge | L | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Kasper | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | |
| Gord Kluzak | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |
| Geoff Courtnall | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Dave Pasin | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Kraig Nienhuis | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Michael Thelven | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| John Blum | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reed Larson | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |
| Brian Curran | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Milbury | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Louis Sleigher | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jay Miller | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Frank Simonetti | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Pat Riggin | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dwight Foster | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Bill Ranford | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 56 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 158 | -16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 7.7 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 23 | 20 | .870 |
| Bill Ranford | 2 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.50 | 44 | 37 | .841 |
| Totals | 3 | 180 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 77 | 67 | .870 |
