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Bill Gardner's 1985-1986 season

Points
22
NHL#299
Goals
4
NHL#344
Assists
18
NHL#255
Plus/minus
-11
NHL#515
Games
64
78%
78% of 82

Centre Bill Gardner was 25 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks och Hartford Whalers. He played 64 of a possible 82 games and scored 4 goals and 18 assists for 22 points, 0.34 points per game. He moved from Chicago Blackhawks to Hartford Whalers in February. Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1985-1986Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bill Gardner opens the 1985-1986 season with Chicago Blackhawks

    Bill was 25 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI2–6QUE
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–6MTL
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–1CHI
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–5CHI
      game 4/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI6–2DET
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–2CHI
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–9CHI
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI6–4NJD
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–2CHI
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–5MNS
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1985
    • The game
      CHI4–5BOS
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–8WSH
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–6PHI
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–3PIT
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–4NYR
      W
      game 15/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE4–6CHI
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–6TOR
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–5CHI
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN0–2CHI
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI7–3STL
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      6
      points
      NHL#264
      2
      goals
      NHL#226
      4
      assists
      NHL#244
      CHI
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–4CHI
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Bill Gardner reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · November 24

    • The game
      CHI5–3VAN
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4LAK
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1985
    • The game
      CHI2–9MNS
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–5CGY
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4EDM
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM12–9CHI
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI3–6MTL
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6CHI
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–5CHI
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI6–3DET
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–5CHI
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–9STL
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI7–4WSH
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–4CHI
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–7CHI
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1NYI
      W
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–6CHI
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD8–7CHI
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI9–4DET
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      12
      points
      NHL#278
      2
      goals
      NHL#335
      10
      assists
      NHL#235
      CHI
      19-17-0W-L-OT42Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD2–4CHI
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3MNS
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4CHI
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI1–5WIN
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6CHI
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3CHI
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1986
    • The game
      HFD3–4DET
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–2HFD
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD6–3HFD
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–4STL
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5WIN
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD1–4MNS
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8052 of 60 played
      16
      points
      NHL#301
      3
      goals
      NHL#341
      13
      assists
      NHL#259
      HFD
      28-30-0W-L-OT58Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL8–2HFD
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–2HFD
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1986
    • The game
      HFD1–5PIT
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–4HFD
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5HFD
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–2BUF
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE6–3HFD
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–2MTL
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–2HFD
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–11HFD
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD6–4DET
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • April 1986
    • The game
      HFD4–3BOS
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Bill Gardner closes the 1985-1986 season with 22 points

    Chicago Blackhawks did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    22
    NHL#299
    Games
    64of 80
    80%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#344
    Assists
    18
    NHL#255
    P/GP
    0.34
    NHL#314
    +/-
    -11
    NHL#515
    Events
    100
    career assists
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Hartford Whalers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Hartford Whalers meet Quebec Nordiques

    HFDvsQUE
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    Swedes on Quebec Nordiques
    3 days later
    First round

    Hartford Whalers knock Quebec Nordiques out 3–0

    HFD3–0QUE
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Second round

    Hartford Whalers meet Montréal Canadiens

    HFDvsMTL
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    12 days later
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 4–3

    HFD3–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round