1985–86 Boston Bruins season
The 1985–86 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 62nd season.
Offseason
Captain Terry O'Reilly retires. Forward Rick Middleton and defenceman Ray Bourque are named co-captains.Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Adams Division Semifinals
Montreal Canadiens 3, Boston Bruins 0
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 78 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 177 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 64 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 97 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 74 | 19 | 58 | 77 | 68 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 79 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 60 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
| LW | 55 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 49 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| LW | 52 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 73 | -10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| D | 70 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 155 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 64 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 71 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 50 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 70 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 37 | -10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 63 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 47 | -8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 60 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 65 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 207 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 39 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| LW | 37 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 61 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 43 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 192 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 32 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 31 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2272 | 39 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 127 | 3.35 | 1 | 973 | 846 | .869 | |
| 1757 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 107 | 3.65 | 0 | 782 | 675 | .863 | |
| 485 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 3.84 | 0 | 245 | 214 | .873 | |
| 240 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 106 | 96 | .906 | |
| 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 63 | 53 | .841 | |
| Team: | 4874 | 80 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 285 | 3.51 | 1 | 2169 | 1884 | .869 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 44 | 37 | .841 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 23 | 20 | .870 | |
| Team: | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 67 | 57 | .851 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Boston's draft picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 2 | 32 | Alain Cote | Quebec Remparts | |
| 3 | 52 | Bill Ranford | New Westminster Bruins | |
| 4 | 73 | Jamie Kelly | Scituate High School | |
| 5 | 94 | Steve Moore | London Diamonds | |
| 6 | 115 | Gord Hynes | Medicine Hat Tigers | |
| 7 | 136 | Per Martinelle | AIK IF | |
| 8 | 157 | Randy Burridge | Peterborough Petes | |
| 9 | 178 | Gord Cruickshank | Providence College | |
| 10 | 199 | Dave Buda | Streetsville Derbys | |
| 10 | 210 | Bob Beers | Buffalo Jr. Sabres | |
| 11 | 220 | John Byce | Madison Memorial High School | |
| 12 | 241 | Marc West | Burlington Cougars |