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Mike Gartner's 1985-1986 season

Points
75
NHL#45
Goals
35
NHL#34
Assists
40
NHL#72
Plus/minus
-5
NHL#420
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Right winger Mike Gartner was 25 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 35 goals and 40 assists for 75 points, 1.01 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 12 points.

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

1985-1986Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike Gartner plays the 1985-1986 season for Washington Capitals

    Mike was 25 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH2–4NYR
      L
      game 1/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–4NJD
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–2WSH
      L
      game 3/805
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH6–5TOR
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–1BUF
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF2–2WSH
      game 6/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH2–4CGY
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH7–7WIN
      game 8/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–2CHI
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–6WSH
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • November 1985
    • The game
      NYI3–5WSH
      W
      game 11/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–5NYI
      L
      game 12/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–8WSH
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH4–1PIT
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–4WSH
      L
      game 15/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM2–5WSH
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–5WSH
      W
      game 17/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2BOS
      game 18/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4WSH
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH3–1PIT
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      26
      points
      NHL#10
      13
      goals
      NHL#8
      13
      assists
      NHL#24
      WSH
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE0–3WSH
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL3–5WSH
      W
      game 22/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-10SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYR5–2WSH
      L
      game 23/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–2NJD
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • December 1985
    • The game
      STL2–3WSH
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–2WSH
      W
      game 26/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3WSH
      W
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–4LAK
      W
      game 28/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–4VAN
      game 29/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–2EDM
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Mike Gartner reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · December 18

    • The game
      WSH4–7WIN
      L
      game 31/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH7–5QUE
      W
      game 32/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE3–4WSH
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI7–4WSH
      L
      game 34/803
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-9SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–6NYR
      L
      game 35/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR0–3WSH
      W
      game 36/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–2NJD
      W
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–9WSH
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      DET3–4WSH
      W
      game 39/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH0–4PHI
      L
      game 40/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      45
      points
      NHL#21
      22
      goals
      NHL#19
      23
      assists
      NHL#42
      WSH
      25-11-0W-L-OT54Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–5MNS
      L
      game 41/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY4–3WSH
      L
      game 42/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–3NJD
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI2–5WSH
      W
      game 44/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS5–7WSH
      W
      game 45/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI7–5WSH
      L
      game 46/805
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH6–3MNS
      W
      game 47/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–7DET
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-5SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–5TOR
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • February 1986
    • The game
      NJD4–5WSH
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–4HFD
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3WSH
      W
      game 52/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–5WSH
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–8PIT
      L
      game 54/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–1LAK
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH5–4NYI
      W
      game 56/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–4MTL
      game 57/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–3PHI
      L
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–4BUF
      L
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET3–4WSH
      W
      game 60/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      62
      points
      NHL#34
      30
      goals
      NHL#27
      32
      assists
      NHL#60
      WSH
      36-19-0W-L-OT77Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH2–1BOS
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1986
    • The game
      NYR0–4WSH
      W
      game 62/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–2NYR
      W
      game 63/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NJD2–4WSH
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH6–2NYI
      W
      game 65/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–3WSH
      W
      game 66/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH0–2PHI
      L
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–4STL
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      WSH5–3PIT
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–2WSH
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–5WSH
      W
      game 72/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–6WSH
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS3–6WSH
      W
      game 74/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Mike Gartner closes the 1985-1986 season with 75 points

    Points
    75
    NHL#45
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    35
    NHL#34
    Assists
    40
    NHL#72
    P/GP
    1.01
    NHL#45
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#420
    Events
    3
    hat tricks
    500
    NHL games
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 11 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    15 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
    • Game 1
      NYI1–3WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI2–5WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      WSH3–1NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock New York Islanders out 3–0

    WSH3–0NYI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet New York Rangers

    WSHvsNYR
    • Game 1
      NYR4–3WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      NYR1–8WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      WSH6–3NYR
      W
      4
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +4 points
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      WSH5–6NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR4–2WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH1–2NYR
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Second round

    New York Rangers knock Washington Capitals out 4–2

    WSH2–4NYR
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Mike Gartner ends the 1985-1986 playoffs with 12 points

    Points
    12
    NHL#27
    Games
    9
    Goals
    2
    NHL#64
    Assists
    10
    NHL#8
    P/GP
    1.33
    NHL#3
    +/-
    +6
    NHL#16
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    25
    playoff points
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    4 points
    best game
    NYI3–0→NYR2–4