1985-86 Washington Capitals Statistics
Team Record: 50-23-7 - 107 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 5-4
Lost NHL division finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Islanders 3-0
Division Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-2
Coach: Bryan Murray (50-23-7)
Location: Landover, Maryland
1985-86 Washington Capitals Results
The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 50 wins and 23 losses and 7 ties for 107 points, finishing second in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-4.
The Capitals scored 315 goals and allowed 272. Dave Christian netted 41 goals for Washington, while Mike Gartner, Craig Laughlin and Alan Haworth each tallied 30 or more also. Bengt-Ake Gustafsson contributed 52 assists. Al Jensen earned 28 wins in front of the net for the squad, plus Pete Peeters added 15 or more wins, too. Al Jensen earned a 3.18 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Bryan Murray coached the team. The 1985-86 Washington Capitals lost in the NHL division finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Christian | R | 80 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 218 | 18.8 |
| Mike Gartner | R | 74 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 63 | -5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 279 | 12.5 |
| Craig Laughlin | R | 75 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 114 | 26.3 |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | R | 70 | 23 | 52 | 75 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 113 | 20.4 |
| Alan Haworth | C | 71 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 72 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 194 | 17.5 |
| Larry Murphy | D | 78 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 11.7 |
| Bob Carpenter | C | 80 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 105 | -12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 13.2 |
| Greg Adams | L | 78 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 152 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 12.1 |
| Scott Stevens | D | 73 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 165 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 12.4 |
| Gaetan Duchesne | L | 80 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 9.2 |
| Bobby Gould | R | 79 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 15.2 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | L | 47 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 10.8 |
| Peter Andersson | D | 61 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 36 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 7.2 |
| Lou Franceschetti | R | 76 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 131 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 12.3 |
| Kevin Hatcher | D | 79 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 119 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 6.8 |
| Rod Langway | D | 71 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 61 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 |
| Darren Veitch | D | 62 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 3.7 |
| Gary Sampson | L | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Mark Taylor | C | 30 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| Doug Jarvis | C | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 |
| Dwight Schofield | D | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| Greg Smith | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| John Barrett | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Stephen Leach | R | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| David Jensen | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Al Jensen | G | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daryl Evans | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Grant Martin | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Yves Beaudoin | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Pete Peeters | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Riggin | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yvon Corriveau | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Ed Kastelic | R | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Bob Mason | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1526 | 315 | 515 | 830 | 1406 | 125 | 82 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 2424 | 13.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jensen | 44 | 2437 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 129 | 3.18 | 1168 | 1039 | .890 |
| Pete Peeters | 34 | 2021 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 113 | 3.35 | 910 | 797 | .876 |
| Pat Riggin | 7 | 369 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3.74 | 133 | 110 | .827 |
| Bob Mason | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 86 | 4843 | 50 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 265 | 3.28 | 2481 | 2216 | .893 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Christian | R | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15.4 | |
| Mike Gartner | R | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 | |
| Craig Laughlin | R | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7.7 | |
| Alan Haworth | C | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15.4 | |
| Larry Murphy | D | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | |
| Bob Carpenter | C | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20.8 | |
| Greg Adams | L | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | |
| Scott Stevens | D | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17.6 | |
| Gaetan Duchesne | L | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22.2 | |
| Bobby Gould | R | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16.7 | |
| Jorgen Pettersson | L | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |
| Lou Franceschetti | R | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Kevin Hatcher | D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |
| Rod Langway | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | |
| Mark Taylor | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dwight Schofield | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Greg Smith | D | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | |
| John Barrett | D | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33.3 | |
| Stephen Leach | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| David Jensen | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Pete Peeters | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yvon Corriveau | L | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 171 | 36 | 59 | 95 | 209 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 276 | 13.0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Peeters | 9 | 544 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.65 | 253 | 229 | .905 |
| Totals | 9 | 544 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.65 | 277 | 253 | .913 |
