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Mike McEwen's 1985-1986 season

Points
22
NHL#299
Goals
5
NHL#328
Assists
17
NHL#268
Plus/minus
-5
NHL#420
Games
55
71%
71% of 77

Defenceman Mike McEwen was 29 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings och New York Rangers och Hartford Whalers. He played 55 of a possible 77 games and scored 5 goals and 17 assists for 22 points, 0.40 points per game. He moved from Detroit Red Wings to New York Rangers in December. 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

    Mike McEwen opens the 1985-1986 season with Detroit Red Wings

    Mike was 29 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS9–2DET
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–6BUF
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–3DET
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET1–10MNS
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–2DET
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–0DET
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7CGY
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–5WIN
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6DET
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2NJD
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • November 1985
    • The game
      DET5–5STL
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–4DET
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3DET
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET0–5VAN
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET7–2LAK
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2MNS
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN7–5DET
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK5–4DET
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–9TOR
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      8
      points
      NHL#216
      0
      goals
      NHL#369
      8
      assists
      NHL#110
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#113
      DET
      4-12-0W-L-OT12Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF1–4DET
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–5DET
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–10MTL
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • December 1985
    • The game
      PHI1–4DET
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–5PIT
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET4–5STL
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS10–2DET
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–4DET
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6CHI
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–6MNS
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3MNS
      L
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–6NYR
      W
      game 38/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–3WSH
      L
      game 39/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE5–4NYR
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8033 of 40 played
      10
      points
      NHL#296
      0
      goals
      NHL#434
      10
      assists
      NHL#220
      -11
      +/-
      NHL#174
      NYR
      17-21-0W-L-OT36Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–6NYR
      W
      game 41/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–1VAN
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR4–3LAK
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR5–4EDM
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      QUE4–0NYR
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • February 1986
    • The game
      NYR3–2BOS
      W
      game 54/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5NYR
      W
      game 55/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–5DET
      W
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3NYR
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3NYR
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8044 of 60 played
      17
      points
      NHL#294
      2
      goals
      NHL#369
      15
      assists
      NHL#235
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#163
      NYR
      29-27-0W-L-OT62Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • March 1986
    • The game
      NYR0–4WSH
      L
      game 62/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–4DET
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–2STL
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–6HFD
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS5–5HFD
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL0–3HFD
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–6HFD
      game 76/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    Milestone

    Mike McEwen reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Washington Capitals · March 29

    • The game
      BUF3–5HFD
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4WSH
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–7HFD
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–3BOS
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Mike McEwen closes the 1985-1986 season with 22 points

    Points
    22
    NHL#299
    Games
    55of 80
    69%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#328
    Assists
    17
    NHL#268
    P/GP
    0.40
    NHL#293
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#420
    Events
    100
    career goals
    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+/-1SOG
    • Hartford Whalerslead1–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 2
      HFD4–1QUE
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • Hartford Whalerslead2–0againstQuebec Nordiques
    • Game 3
      QUE4–9HFD
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    Hartford Whalers knock Quebec Nordiques out 3–0

    HFD3–0QUE
    Advance
    3Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    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
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Hartford Whalerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      HFD1–3MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Hartford Whalersare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL4–1HFD
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 4
      MTL1–2HFD
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Hartford Whalersare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      HFD3–5MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 4–3

    HFD3–4MTL
    Eliminated
    5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mike McEwen ends the 1985-1986 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#92
    Games
    8
    Goals
    0
    NHL#164
    Assists
    4
    NHL#53
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#57
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#173
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    QUE3–0→MTL3–4