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Greg Smith's 1985-1986 season

Points
27
NHL#259
Goals
5
NHL#328
Assists
22
NHL#205
Plus/minus
-6
NHL#443
Games
76
93%
93% of 81

Defenceman Greg Smith was 30 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings och Washington Capitals. He played 76 of a possible 81 games and scored 5 goals and 22 assists for 27 points, 0.36 points per game. He moved from Detroit Red Wings to Washington Capitals in March. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 3 points.

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

1985-1986Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Greg Smith opens the 1985-1986 season with Detroit Red Wings

    DETDetroit Red Wings

    Greg was 30 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS6–6DET
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS9–2DET
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–6BUF
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–3DET
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–10MNS
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI6–2DET
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–0DET
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–7CGY
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–5WIN
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6DET
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–2NJD
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1985
    • The game
      DET5–5STL
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4DET
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Milestone

    Greg Smith reaches 250 career points

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · November 6

    • The game
      TOR3–3DET
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–5VAN
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET7–2LAK
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–2MNS
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN7–5DET
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–4DET
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–9TOR
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      7
      points
      NHL#239
      2
      goals
      NHL#226
      5
      assists
      NHL#208
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#36
      DET
      4-12-0W-L-OT12Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF1–4DET
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–5DET
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–10MTL
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • December 1985
    • The game
      PHI1–4DET
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5PIT
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–5STL
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS10–2DET
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4DET
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–6CHI
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–6MNS
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI6–3DET
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–10NYR
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–4DET
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–4QUE
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5HFD
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4DET
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2DET
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE7–2DET
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–5TOR
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4WSH
      L
      game 40/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      15
      points
      NHL#226
      3
      goals
      NHL#287
      12
      assists
      NHL#188
      0
      +/-
      NHL#80
      DET
      9-26-0W-L-OT23Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI9–4DET
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–8NYI
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–7TOR
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–3DET
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY7–4DET
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–6CHI
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–6DET
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5PHI
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–6BOS
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–7DET
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–4DET
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1986
    • The game
      DET3–4STL
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–4DET
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–3DET
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–2DET
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–5DET
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–3NYR
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–5STL
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT7–3DET
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      23
      points
      NHL#232
      5
      goals
      NHL#291
      18
      assists
      NHL#189
      -6
      +/-
      NHL#158
      DET
      12-43-0W-L-OT29Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • March 1986
    • The game
      DET8–3CHI
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–7NJD
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–3DET
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–2PHI
      L
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–4STL
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3PIT
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–2WSH
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–5WSH
      W
      game 72/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–6WSH
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–6WSH
      W
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3WSH
      L
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–6HFD
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1986
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–4WSH
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–4WSH
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5PHI
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Greg Smith closes the 1985-1986 season with 27 points

    DETDetroit Red WingsWSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    27
    NHL#259
    Games
    76of 80
    95%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#328
    Assists
    22
    NHL#205
    P/GP
    0.36
    NHL#310
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#443
    Events
    250
    career points
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet New York Islanders

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

    Washington Capitals knock New York Islanders out 3–0

    WSH3–0NYI
    Advance
    3Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet New York Rangers

    WSHvsNYR
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR4–3WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      NYR1–8WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      WSH6–3NYR
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      WSH5–6NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR4–2WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH1–2NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    New York Rangers knock Washington Capitals out 4–2

    WSH2–4NYR
    Eliminated
    6Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Greg Smith ends the 1985-1986 playoffs with 3 points

    DETDetroit Red WingsWSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    3
    NHL#110
    Games
    9
    Goals
    2
    NHL#64
    Assists
    1
    NHL#149
    P/GP
    0.33
    NHL#85
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#39
    Events
    10
    playoff points
    NYI3–0→NYR2–4