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Denis Potvin's 1985-1986 season

Points
59
NHL#98
Goals
21
NHL#102
Assists
38
NHL#82
Plus/minus
+34
NHL#12
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Defenceman Denis Potvin was 31 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 13th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 21 goals and 38 assists for 59 points, 0.80 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 1 points.

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

1985-1986Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Denis Potvin plays the 1985-1986 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Denis was 31 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his 13th season with the team. His 13th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI5–4LAK
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI2–4VAN
      L
      game 2/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–6EDM
      L
      game 3/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5NYI
      W
      game 4/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–2NYI
      game 5/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE5–6NYI
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2STL
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–2NYI
      L
      game 8/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1985
    • The game
      NYI3–5WSH
      L
      game 9/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5NYI
      W
      game 10/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–4NYI
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4TOR
      W
      game 12/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–3NYI
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2NYI
      L
      game 14/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4NYI
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5PHI
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–8NYI
      W
      game 17/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
      11
      points
      NHL#162
      4
      goals
      NHL#152
      7
      assists
      NHL#143
      +6
      +/-
      NHL#23
      NYI
      9-7-0W-L-OT22Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–1WIN
      W
      game 22/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4CGY
      L
      game 23/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1985
    • The game
      WIN4–4NYI
      game 24/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–7QUE
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–1NYI
      L
      game 26/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–7NYI
      W
      game 27/804
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4PIT
      game 28/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–2NYI
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–7NYI
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2NYR
      game 31/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4NYI
      L
      game 32/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–3HFD
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD4–3NYI
      L
      game 34/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2PIT
      W
      game 35/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4BUF
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–7NYI
      W
      game 38/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–1NYI
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–2NYI
      L
      game 40/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8035 of 40 played
      22
      points
      NHL#166
      9
      goals
      NHL#137
      13
      assists
      NHL#172
      +12
      +/-
      NHL#17
      NYI
      16-15-0W-L-OT41Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT0–9NYI
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–8NYI
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–6PIT
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3PHI
      W
      game 44/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–3MTL
      L
      game 45/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–7NYI
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–5WSH
      W
      game 47/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3NYI
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–9NYI
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–8NYI
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • February 1986
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2NJD
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3CHI
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–1NYI
      W
      game 55/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–6PHI
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–6NYI
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–4NYI
      L
      game 58/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–5BUF
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5NYI
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
      39
      points
      NHL#124
      14
      goals
      NHL#131
      25
      assists
      NHL#109
      +25
      +/-
      NHL#6
      NYI
      29-21-0W-L-OT68Points
      Playoff spot
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–7NJD
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–3WIN
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • March 1986
    • The game
      NYI4–5MNS
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6NYI
      W
      game 64/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–2NYI
      L
      game 65/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3WSH
      L
      game 66/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–8NYI
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2HFD
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–3NYI
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–6NYI
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–1TOR
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +3+/-0SOG2PPP
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3BOS
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–0NYI
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3WSH
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4NYI
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • April 1986
    • The game
      NYI2–4PHI
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–2PIT
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–7NYI
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–9NJD
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Denis Potvin closes the 1985-1986 season with 59 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    59
    NHL#98
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    21
    NHL#102
    Assists
    38
    NHL#82
    P/GP
    0.80
    NHL#109
    +/-
    +34
    NHL#12
    Events
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet Washington Capitals

    NYIvsWSH
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI1–3WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI2–5WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      WSH3–1NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock New York Islanders out 3–0

    NYI0–3WSH
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round