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Paul Coffey's 1985-1986 season

Points
138
NHL#3
Goals
48
NHL#7
Assists
90
NHL#3
Plus/minus
+61
NHL#4
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Defenceman Paul Coffey was 24 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Edmonton Oilers. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 48 goals and 90 assists for 138 points, 1.75 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 10 points. He won James Norris Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.

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

1985-1986Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Paul Coffey plays the 1985-1986 season for Edmonton Oilers

    Paul was 24 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WIN3–4EDM
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–6EDM
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI4–6EDM
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS2–3EDM
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM8–5LAK
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      EDM3–9WIN
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY3–5EDM
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–7EDM
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1985
    • The game
      BUF2–0EDM
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–7EDM
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      EDM6–4VAN
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–4LAK
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN0–13EDM
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +5+/-7SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM2–5WSH
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–5PHI
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM4–4NYI
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–2NYR
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM5–4QUE
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM5–4MTL
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      22
      points
      NHL#18
      7
      goals
      NHL#54
      15
      assists
      NHL#11
      +14
      +/-
      NHL#3
      EDM
      14-4-0W-L-OT30Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD2–3EDM
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–5EDM
      game 22/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD5–8EDM
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • December 1985
    • The game
      CGY3–5EDM
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM8–4LAK
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK6–6EDM
      game 26/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS4–8EDM
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI3–4EDM
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM3–7STL
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Paul Coffey reaches 500 career points

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · December 10

    • The game
      EDM12–9CHI
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM6–3WIN
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      VAN3–5EDM
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH5–2EDM
      L
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–9EDM
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +5P+3G+2A
      +3+/-13SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      WIN7–5EDM
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      +5P+5A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +5 assists
    • The game
      EDM5–3VAN
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–4EDM
      W
      game 37/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–3CGY
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD3–4EDM
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY3–6EDM
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      60
      points
      NHL#4
      17
      goals
      NHL#32
      43
      assists
      NHL#2
      +35
      +/-
      NHL#3
      EDM
      29-7-0W-L-OT62Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM9–11TOR
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      EDM3–5QUE
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      EDM6–3MTL
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      EDM5–3BOS
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM4–1HFD
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR5–4EDM
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT7–4EDM
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD6–7EDM
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–5EDM
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–3CHI
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–5STL
      game 51/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY4–7EDM
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • February 1986
    • The game
      EDM4–4CGY
      game 53/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM6–4NJD
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -2+/-7SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      EDM4–5WSH
      L
      game 55/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM2–4BUF
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–2DET
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      QUE2–8EDM
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-8SOG2SHP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF5–7EDM
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      TOR5–9EDM
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +2+/-8SOG2PPP
      +5 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      102
      points
      NHL#3
      35
      goals
      NHL#12
      67
      assists
      NHL#3
      +41
      +/-
      NHL#3
      EDM
      41-13-0W-L-OT88Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS6–5EDM
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL2–3EDM
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM8–2WIN
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • March 1986
    • The game
      PHI1–2EDM
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–2VAN
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      LAK3–6EDM
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      -1+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–5EDM
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-8SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      EDM7–3LAK
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM0–4MNS
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      EDM8–5WIN
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      DET3–12EDM
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +8P+2G+6A
      +7+/-5SOG1PPP
      +8 points
    • The game
      WIN2–6EDM
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS4–5EDM
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM7–2DET
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM8–3PIT
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM2–4NYR
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-8SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–4NYI
      game 77/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1986
    • The game
      VAN4–8EDM
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      EDM3–9CGY
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM3–2VAN
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    The season in numbers

    Paul Coffey closes the 1985-1986 season with 138 points

    Points
    138
    NHL#3
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    48
    NHL#7
    Assists
    90
    NHL#3
    P/GP
    1.75
    NHL#3
    +/-
    +61
    NHL#4
    Events
    138
    career best in points
    48
    career best in goals
    90
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    500
    career points
    28 i rad
    games with a point · 55 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Vancouver Canucks

    EDMvsVAN
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    • Game 1
      VAN3–7EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN1–5EDM
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      EDM5–1VAN
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    First round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0

    EDM3–0VAN
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    6 days later
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Calgary Flames

    EDMvsCGY
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    • Game 1
      CGY4–1EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Calgary Flameslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      CGY5–6EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • Edmonton Oilersare1–1withCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      EDM2–3CGY
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
    • Calgary Flameslead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 4
      EDM7–4CGY
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • Edmonton Oilersare2–2withCalgary Flames
    • Game 5
      CGY4–1EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Calgary Flameslead3–2againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 6
      EDM5–2CGY
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • Edmonton Oilersare3–3withCalgary Flames
    • Game 7
      CGY3–2EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    Second round

    Calgary Flames knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–3

    EDM3–4CGY
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Paul Coffey ends the 1985-1986 playoffs with 10 points

    Points
    10
    NHL#36
    Games
    10
    Goals
    1
    NHL#101
    Assists
    9
    NHL#13
    P/GP
    1.00
    NHL#15
    +/-
    0
    NHL#123
    Events
    5 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    VAN3–0→CGY3–4
    Honour

    Paul Coffey won James Norris Memorial Trophy for 1985-1986