Regular seasonPIT

Craig Simpson's 1985-1986 season

Points

NHL#251

Goals

NHL#225

Assists

NHL#268

Plus/minus

NHL#191

Games

95% of 80

Left winger Craig Simpson was 18 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points, 0.37 points per game. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1985-1986

Year 1985
41 years ago
NHL debut
October 10
Craig Simpson makes his NHL debut
MTLMontréal Canadiens5–3PITPittsburgh Penguins
Craig was 18 years old · Civic Arena, USA
Other Swedes on the ice: Mats Näslund and Kjell Dahlin.
View the game
- The game
  MTL5–3PIT
  L
  October 10game 1/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–2PIT
  L
  October 12game 2/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–3PIT
  W
  October 15game 3/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–4TOR
  W
  October 23game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–6PIT
  W
  October 24game 7/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Craig Simpson scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 24
- The game
  QUE4–4PIT
  October 26game 8/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG1SHP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  HFD4–3PIT
  L
  October 29game 9/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
Milestone
Craig Simpson records his first NHL assist
in the game against Hartford Whalers · October 29
- The game
  PIT3–6DET
  L
  October 30game 10/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- November 1985
- The game
  PIT4–4MTL
  November 2game 11/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–2PIT
  L
  November 4game 12/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–1PIT
  L
  November 6game 13/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–5NJD
  L
  November 8game 14/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–3PIT
  W
  November 9game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT6–3VAN
  W
  November 13game 16/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–4LAK
  L
  November 16game 17/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–1PIT
  L
  November 20game 19/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WIN1–8PIT
  W
  November 22game 20/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
  5
  points
  NHL#279
  2
  goals
  NHL#219
  3
  assists
  NHL#273
  PIT
  6-11-0W-L-OT15Points
  17th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR1–7PIT
  W
  November 27game 22/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–5PIT
  W
  November 30game 23/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- December 1985
- The game
  PIT6–0NYR
  W
  December 2game 24/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–5PIT
  W
  December 4game 25/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–1BUF
  W
  December 6game 26/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NJD5–1PIT
  L
  December 7game 27/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–7NYI
  L
  December 10game 28/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI4–4PIT
  December 11game 29/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–5HFD
  L
  December 14game 30/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–2NYR
  W
  December 15game 31/803
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +4+/-3SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  CGY3–4PIT
  W
  December 17game 32/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–3MNS
  W
  December 19game 33/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–2PIT
  L
  December 21game 34/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–3PHI
  L
  December 22game 35/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–4PIT
  W
  December 26game 36/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI4–2PIT
  L
  December 28game 37/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT8–4STL
  W
  December 31game 38/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
Year 1986
40 years ago
- The game
  PIT4–7CHI
  L
  January 1game 39/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NJD3–4PIT
  W
  January 6game 40/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
  15
  points
  NHL#224
  5
  goals
  NHL#219
  10
  assists
  NHL#221
  PIT
  17-19-0W-L-OT38Points
  12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK3–7PIT
  W
  January 8game 41/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT0–9NYI
  L
  January 9game 42/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–3PIT
  January 11game 43/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–6PIT
  W
  January 15game 44/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–2STL
  W
  January 18game 45/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–3PIT
  W
  January 19game 46/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PIT7–4EDM
  W
  January 22game 47/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–4VAN
  L
  January 24game 48/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–5CGY
  L
  January 25game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–2PIT
  January 28game 50/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–1NJD
  W
  January 29game 51/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- February 1986
- The game
  PIT3–4NYI
  L
  February 1game 52/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–3BOS
  L
  February 2game 53/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NJD0–4PIT
  W
  February 8game 54/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–8PIT
  W
  February 12game 55/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–9PIT
  W
  February 15game 56/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–5NJD
  February 16game 57/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WIN2–5PIT
  W
  February 19game 58/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT7–3DET
  W
  February 21game 59/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  STL5–3PIT
  L
  February 22game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
  20
  points
  NHL#265
  7
  goals
  NHL#245
  13
  assists
  NHL#259
  PIT
  28-25-0W-L-OT63Points
  9th in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK5–6PIT
  W
  February 24game 61/801
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  BUF2–5PIT
  W
  February 26game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–8NYR
  L
  February 27game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- March 1986
- The game
  HFD1–5PIT
  W
  March 1game 64/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–6CGY
  L
  March 4game 65/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–5EDM
  L
  March 7game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–5WIN
  L
  March 9game 67/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–5WSH
  L
  March 11game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–2PIT
  L
  March 12game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–2PIT
  March 15game 70/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–3PIT
  L
  March 17game 71/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT7–3NJD
  W
  March 19game 72/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT1–5PHI
  L
  March 20game 73/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT7–4QUE
  W
  March 22game 74/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM8–3PIT
  L
  March 26game 75/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–4MTL
  L
  March 29game 76/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- April 1986
- The game
  PIT3–5WSH
  L
  April 1game 77/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYI7–2PIT
  L
  April 2game 78/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–3PIT
  L
  April 5game 79/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PIT5–4NYR
  W
  April 6game 80/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 6
Craig Simpson closes the 1985-1986 season with 28 points
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
Points
28
NHL#251
Games
76of 80
95%
Goals
11
NHL#225
Assists
17
NHL#268
P/GP
0.37
NHL#301
+/-
+2
NHL#191
Events
1
First NHL assist
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL goal
5 i rad
games with a point · 5 pts

Craig Simpson makes his NHL debut

Craig Simpson scores his first NHL goal

Craig Simpson records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Craig Simpson closes the 1985-1986 season with 28 points