1984–85 NHL season

The 1984–85 NHL season was the 68th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Edmonton Oilers won their second straight Stanley Cup by beating the Philadelphia Flyers four games to one in the final series.

1984–85 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 11, 1984 – May 30, 1985
Number of games	80
Number of teams	21
Draft
Top draft pick	Mario Lemieux
Picked by	Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season
Season champions	Philadelphia Flyers
Season MVP	Wayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Top scorer	Wayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Wayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup champions	Edmonton Oilers
Runners-up	Philadelphia Flyers
NHL seasons
← 1983–84	1985–86 →

This was the first year since they began broadcasting that CBC was not the lone network broadcaster in Canada. While Molson continued to present Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights, rival brewery Carling O'Keefe began airing Friday night games on CTV. The two networks split the playoffs and finals.

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes. Teams qualifying for the playoffs shown in bold.

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	80	73	135	208	52
Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	73	71	64	135	30
Dale Hawerchuk	Winnipeg Jets	80	53	77	130	74
Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	80	46	80	126	46
Paul Coffey	Edmonton Oilers	80	37	84	121	97
Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	76	58	59	117	38
John Ogrodnick	Detroit Red Wings	79	55	50	105	30
Denis Savard	Chicago Black Hawks	79	38	67	105	56
Bernie Federko	St. Louis Blues	76	30	73	103	27
Mike Gartner	Washington Capitals	80	50	52	102	71

Source: NHL.

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; W = Won; L = Lost; T = Tied; GA = Goals allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts

Player	Team	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	Buffalo Sabres	54	25	18	10	144	2.66	5
Riggin, PatPat Riggin	Washington Capitals	57	28	20	7	168	2.98	2
Lindbergh, PellePelle Lindbergh	Philadelphia Flyers	65	40	17	7	194	3.02	2
Penney, SteveSteve Penney	Montreal Canadiens	54	26	18	8	167	3.08	1
Wamsley, RickRick Wamsley	St. Louis Blues	40	23	12	5	126	3.26	0
Gosselin, MarioMario Gosselin	Quebec Nordiques	36	19	11	3	111	3.30	1
Lemelin, RejeanRejean Lemelin	Calgary Flames	56	30	12	10	183	3.46	1
Peeters, PetePete Peeters	Boston Bruins	51	19	26	4	172	3.47	1
Bouchard, DanDan Bouchard	Quebec Nordiques	29	12	13	4	101	3.49	0
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	New York Islanders	41	19	17	3	141	3.62	2

Playoffs

Main page: 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs

The defending champion Edmonton Oilers returned to the Final, meeting the overall regular season champion Philadelphia Flyers. In the Final, Edmonton would lose the first game to the Flyers but would then take the next four to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.

Playoff bracket

Division Semifinals

Division Finals

Conference Finals

Stanley Cup Finals

A1

Montreal

3

A4

Boston

2

A1

Montreal

3

A2

Quebec

4

A2

Quebec

3

A3

Buffalo

2

A2

Quebec

2

Prince of Wales Conference

P1

Philadelphia

4

P1

Philadelphia

3

P4

NY Rangers

0

P1

Philadelphia

4

P3

NY Islanders

1

P2

Washington

2

P3

NY Islanders

3

P1

Philadelphia

1

S1

Edmonton

4

N1

St. Louis

0

N4

Minnesota

3

N4

Minnesota

2

N2

Chicago

4

N2

Chicago

3

N3

Detroit

0

N2

Chicago

2

Clarence Campbell Conference

S1

Edmonton

4

S1

Edmonton

3

S4

Los Angeles

0

S1

Edmonton

4

S2

Winnipeg

0

S2

Winnipeg

3

S3

Calgary

1

Stanley Cup Finals

Main page: 1985 Stanley Cup Finals

May 21

Edmonton Oilers

1–4

Philadelphia Flyers

Spectrum

May 23

Edmonton Oilers

3–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Spectrum

May 25

Philadelphia Flyers

3–4

Edmonton Oilers

Northlands Coliseum

May 28

Philadelphia Flyers

3–5

Edmonton Oilers

Northlands Coliseum

May 30

Philadelphia Flyers

3–8

Edmonton Oilers

Northlands Coliseum

Edmonton won series 4–1

NHL awards

1985 NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy: (Wales Conference playoff champion)	Philadelphia Flyers
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: (Campbell Conference playoff champion)	Edmonton Oilers
Art Ross Trophy: (Top scorer, regular season)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: (Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication)	Anders Hedberg, New York Rangers
Calder Memorial Trophy: (Best first-year player)	Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Conn Smythe Trophy: (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Frank J. Selke Trophy: (Best defensive forward)	Craig Ramsay, Buffalo Sabres
Hart Memorial Trophy: (Most valuable player, regular season)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award: (Best coach)	Mike Keenan, Philadelphia Flyers
James Norris Memorial Trophy: (Best defenceman)	Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: (Excellence and sportsmanship)	Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers
Lester B. Pearson Award: (Outstanding player, regular season)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
NHL Plus/Minus Award: (Player with best plus/minus record)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
William M. Jennings Trophy: (Goaltender(s) of team(s) with best goaltending record)	Tom Barrasso/Bob Sauve, Buffalo Sabres
Vezina Trophy: (Best goaltender)	Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers
Lester Patrick Trophy: (Service to hockey in the U.S.)	Jack Butterfield, Arthur M. Wirtz

All-Star teams

First team	Position	Second team
Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers	Goaltender	Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres
Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers	Defence	Rod Langway, Washington Capitals
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins	Defence	Doug Wilson, Chicago Black Hawks
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers	Centre	Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg Jets
Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers	Right Wing	Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
John Ogrodnick, Detroit Red Wings	Left Wing	John Tonelli, New York Islanders

First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1984–85 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

• Gino Cavallini, Calgary Flames
• Joel Otto, Calgary Flames
• Ed Olczyk, Chicago Black Hawks
• Marc Bergevin, Chicago Black Hawks
• Gerard Gallant, Detroit Red Wings
• Esa Tikkanen*, Edmonton Oilers
• Steve Smith, Edmonton Oilers
• Kevin Dineen, Hartford Whalers
• Ray Ferraro, Hartford Whalers
• Sylvain Côté, Hartford Whalers
• Ulf Samuelsson, Hartford Whalers
• Garry Galley, Los Angeles Kings
• Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
• Petr Svoboda, Montreal Canadiens
• Stephane Richer, Montreal Canadiens
• Greg Adams, New Jersey Devils
• Kirk Muller, New Jersey Devils
• Dave Gagner, New York Rangers
• Grant Ledyard, New York Rangers
• Kelly Miller, New York Rangers
• Tomas Sandstrom, New York Rangers
• Rick Tocchet, Philadelphia Flyers
• Doug Bodger, Pittsburgh Penguins
• Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
• Steve Thomas, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Todd Gill, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Al Iafrate, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Petri Skriko, Vancouver Canucks
• Kevin Hatcher, Washington Capitals
• Dave Ellett, Winnipeg Jets

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1984–85 (listed with their last team):

• Terry O'Reilly, Boston Bruins
• Butch Goring, Boston Bruins
• Craig Ramsay, Buffalo Sabres
• Jerry Korab, Buffalo Sabres
• Jim Schoenfeld, Buffalo Sabres
• Réal Cloutier, Buffalo Sabres
• Bob MacMillan, Chicago Black Hawks
• Brad Park, Detroit Red Wings
• Colin Campbell, Detroit Red Wings
• Darryl Sittler, Detroit Red Wings
• Ivan Boldirev, Detroit Red Wings
• Steve Shutt, Los Angeles Kings
• Paul Holmgren, Minnesota North Stars
• Anders Hedberg, New York Rangers
• Robbie Ftorek, New York Rangers
• Rick Kehoe, Pittsburgh Penguins
• John Garrett, Vancouver Canucks

Note: Goring and Park were the last two players to have played in the NHL in the 1960s.

References

• Hockey Database
• NHL.com
• Oiler playoff highlights