1985–86 St. Louis Blues season
The 1985–86 St. Louis Blues season saw the Blues finish in third place in the Norris Division with a record of 37 wins, 34 losses, and 9 ties for 83 points. The Blues participated in the NHL playoffs, beating the Minnesota North Stars in the Norris Division Semi-finals, three games to two, followed by a 4–3 series win over the Toronto Maple Leafs to take the Norris Division playoff title. However, they lost to the Calgary Flames in the Campbell Conference Finals in seven games. The Blues won Game 6 of those Campbell Conference Finals in overtime, 6–5, a victory known to Blues fans as "The Monday Night Miracle".
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Regular season
;ScoringPlayer | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
C | 80 | 34 | 68 | 102 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | |
RW | 78 | 44 | 30 | 74 | 171 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | |
C | 79 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
D | 77 | 10 | 56 | 66 | 171 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
C | 74 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 41 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
RW | 48 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 10 | -7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
RW | 72 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
LW | 44 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 87 | -12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
LW | 64 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
RW | 78 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
RW | 56 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 18 | -12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
C | 79 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 28 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
D | 71 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 134 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
D | 78 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 52 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
D | 75 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
C | 36 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
LW | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 24 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
LW | 30 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 69 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 116 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 31 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 116 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
RW | 31 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 49 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 87 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 48 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
LW | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
LW | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
G | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
2517 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 144 | 3.43 | 1 | 1354 | 1210 | .894 | |
2168 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 129 | 3.57 | 1 | 1140 | 1011 | .887 | |
184 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.24 | 0 | 86 | 73 | .849 | |
Team: | 4869 | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 286 | 3.52 | 2 | 2580 | 2294 | .889 |
Playoffs
;ScoringPlayer | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
C | 19 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
C | 19 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
RW | 17 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
RW | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 48 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
D | 19 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
LW | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
D | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
C | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
RW | 19 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
LW | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
C | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
D | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 116 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
LW | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
C | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
LW | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
586 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 2.97 | 0 | 330 | 301 | .912 | |
569 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 3.90 | 0 | 307 | 270 | .879 | |
Team: | 1155 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 3.43 | 0 | 637 | 571 | .896 |
Playoffs
Roster
Awards and records
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
2 | 37 | Herb Raglan | Kingston Canadians | |
3 | 44 | Nelson Emerson | Stratford Cullitons | |
3 | 54 | Ned Desmond | Hotchkiss School | |
5 | 100 | Dan Brooks | Saint Thomas Academy | |
6 | 121 | Rick Burchill | Catholic Memorial School | |
7 | 138 | Pat Jablonski | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | |
8 | 159 | Scott Brickey | Port Huron Flags | |
9 | 180 | Jeff Urban | Minnetonka High School | |
10 | 201 | Vince Guidotti | Noble and Greenough School | |
11 | 222 | Ron Saatzer | Hopkins High School | |
12 | 243 | Dave Jecha | Minnetonka High School |