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Mario Lemieux's 1985-1986 season

Points
141
NHL#2
Goals
48
NHL#7
Assists
93
NHL#2
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#474
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Centre Mario Lemieux was 19 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 48 goals and 93 assists for 141 points, 1.78 points per game. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs. He won Ted Lindsay Award, the first Swede ever to do it.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1985-1986
  1. Season opener

    Mario Lemieux plays the 1985-1986 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Mario was 20 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL5–3PIT
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–2PIT
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3PIT
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT5–5CHI
      game 4/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      PIT3–4QUE
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–4TOR
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR4–6PIT
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Mario Lemieux reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 24

    • The game
      QUE4–4PIT
      game 8/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      HFD4–3PIT
      L
      game 9/803
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6DET
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • November 1985
    • The game
      PIT4–4MTL
      game 11/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR4–2PIT
      L
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–1PIT
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5NJD
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI1–3PIT
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT6–3VAN
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–4LAK
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-2SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      L
      game 18/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–1PIT
      L
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–8PIT
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +2+/-3SOG3PPP
      +5 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      35
      points
      NHL#2
      13
      goals
      NHL#9
      22
      assists
      NHL#3
      PIT
      6-11-0W-L-OT15Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT4–7PHI
      L
      game 21/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–5PIT
      W
      game 23/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
    • December 1985
    • The game
      PIT6–0NYR
      W
      game 24/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET2–5PIT
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–1BUF
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD5–1PIT
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–7NYI
      L
      game 28/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI4–4PIT
      game 29/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–5HFD
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–2NYR
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      CGY3–4PIT
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–3MNS
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–2PIT
      L
      game 34/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      L
      game 35/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–4PIT
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–2PIT
      L
      game 37/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT8–4STL
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      +6P+4G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG3PPP
      4 GOALS
    • The game
      PIT4–7CHI
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Mario Lemieux reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · January 1

    • The game
      NJD3–4PIT
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-8SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      67
      points
      NHL#3
      24
      goals
      NHL#11
      43
      assists
      NHL#2
      PIT
      17-19-0W-L-OT38Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK3–7PIT
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      PIT0–9NYI
      L
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 43/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–6PIT
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–2STL
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS2–3PIT
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT7–4EDM
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +4P+4A
      0+/-0SOG3PPP
      +4 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–4VAN
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT2–5CGY
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI2–2PIT
      game 50/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–1NJD
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • February 1986
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–3BOS
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD0–4PIT
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH1–8PIT
      W
      game 55/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN4–9PIT
      W
      game 56/803
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      -1+/-3SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      PIT5–5NJD
      game 57/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WIN2–5PIT
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT7–3DET
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL5–3PIT
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      110
      points
      NHL#2
      38
      goals
      NHL#7
      72
      assists
      NHL#2
      PIT
      28-25-0W-L-OT63Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK5–6PIT
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–5PIT
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-8SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–8NYR
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • March 1986
    • The game
      HFD1–5PIT
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–6CGY
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–5EDM
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5WIN
      L
      game 67/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–2PIT
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–2PIT
      game 70/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH5–3PIT
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–3NJD
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +4P+4A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +4 assists
    • The game
      PIT1–5PHI
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–4QUE
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      EDM8–3PIT
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4MTL
      L
      game 76/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1986
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI7–2PIT
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3PIT
      L
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–4NYR
      W
      game 80/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    The season in numbers

    Mario Lemieux closes the 1985-1986 season with 141 points

    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    141
    NHL#2
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    48
    NHL#7
    Assists
    93
    NHL#2
    P/GP
    1.78
    NHL#2
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#474
    Events
    1
    hat trick · 4 goals in one game
    100
    career assists
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career goals
    28 i rad
    games with a point · 59 pts
    6 i rad
    games with a goal
    Honour

    Mario Lemieux won Ted Lindsay Award for 1985-1986