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Dave Babych's 1985-1986 season

Points
69
NHL#62
Goals
14
NHL#192
Assists
55
NHL#22
Plus/minus
+1
NHL#213
Games
81
98%
98% of 82

Defenceman Dave Babych was 24 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Winnipeg Jets och Hartford Whalers. He played 81 of a possible 82 games and scored 14 goals and 55 assists for 69 points, 0.85 points per game. He moved from Winnipeg Jets to Hartford Whalers in November. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 4 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1985-1986Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dave Babych opens the 1985-1986 season with Winnipeg Jets

    Dave was 24 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WIN3–4EDM
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–8CGY
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE5–2WIN
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–3DET
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–3TOR
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY5–8WIN
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      0+/-3SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      EDM3–9WIN
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH7–7WIN
      game 8/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–5WIN
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN3–7EDM
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1985
    • The game
      WIN3–1MNS
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–3WIN
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN3–7BUF
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR7–3WIN
      L
      game 14/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN7–2WIN
      L
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–3CGY
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–5WIN
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY5–4WIN
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–3WIN
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      16
      points
      NHL#66
      4
      goals
      NHL#144
      12
      assists
      NHL#41
      -1
      +/-
      NHL#95
      WIN
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN1–8HFD
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD9–0LAK
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8021 of 20 played
      18
      points
      NHL#69
      4
      goals
      NHL#160
      14
      assists
      NHL#28
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#46
      HFD
      10-10-0W-L-OT20Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Dave Babych reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · November 27

    • The game
      HFD5–4VAN
      W
      game 21/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD5–8EDM
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • December 1985
    • The game
      HFD5–8CGY
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS2–7HFD
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–1HFD
      L
      game 25/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–4BUF
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5HFD
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–4MTL
      game 28/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY3–4HFD
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–2BOS
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD6–7HFD
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI6–3HFD
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD4–3NYI
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD6–3TOR
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–5HFD
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD1–5QUE
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE3–2HFD
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–4EDM
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD9–1CGY
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      HFD4–3VAN
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8041 of 40 played
      35
      points
      NHL#55
      10
      goals
      NHL#132
      25
      assists
      NHL#31
      +6
      +/-
      NHL#37
      HFD
      21-18-0W-L-OT43Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD2–4CHI
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–1HFD
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      QUE6–11HFD
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–2QUE
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      HFD5–0NYR
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–4HFD
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN2–7HFD
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD3–6BOS
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–4HFD
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
    • February 1986
    • The game
      NYR3–1HFD
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–4HFD
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD3–4DET
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2HFD
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NJD6–3HFD
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–4STL
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–5WIN
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD1–4MNS
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–5HFD
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD6–4BUF
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–6MTL
      L
      game 60/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8061 of 60 played
      55
      points
      NHL#51
      11
      goals
      NHL#178
      44
      assists
      NHL#14
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#119
      HFD
      28-30-0W-L-OT58Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL8–2HFD
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–2HFD
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • March 1986
    • The game
      HFD1–5PIT
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–4HFD
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5HFD
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD6–2BUF
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      QUE6–3HFD
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–2MTL
      W
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–2HFD
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–11HFD
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD6–4DET
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      HFD5–2STL
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK3–6HFD
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS5–5HFD
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL0–3HFD
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–6HFD
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • April 1986
    • The game
      BUF3–5HFD
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4WSH
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–7HFD
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD4–3BOS
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dave Babych closes the 1985-1986 season with 69 points

    Points
    69
    NHL#62
    Games
    81of 80
    100%
    Goals
    14
    NHL#192
    Assists
    55
    NHL#22
    P/GP
    0.85
    NHL#87
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#213
    Events
    250
    career assists
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    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
    • Game 1
      HFD3–2QUE
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Hartford Whalerslead1–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 2
      HFD4–1QUE
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Hartford Whalerslead2–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 3
      QUE4–9HFD
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    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
    • Game 1
      HFD4–1MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Hartford Whalerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      HFD1–3MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Hartford Whalersare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL4–1HFD
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 6
      MTL0–1HFD
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Hartford Whalersare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 7
      HFD1–2MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 4–3

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

    Dave Babych ends the 1985-1986 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#92
    Games
    8
    Goals
    1
    NHL#101
    Assists
    3
    NHL#75
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#57
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#173
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    2 points
    best game
    QUE3–0→MTL3–4