1985–86 New York Rangers season
The 1985–86 New York Rangers season was the Rangers' 60th season. The highlight of the season was participating in the Prince of Wales Conference Finals.Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Key: Win Loss;Skaters
| Player | | | | | | |
| 80 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 0 | 69 |
| 80 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 22 | 47 |
| 73 | 25 | 29 | 54 | -4 | 109 |
| 78 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 9 | 104 |
| 79 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 6 | 111 |
| 75 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 14 | 88 |
| 59 | 20 | 20 | 40 | -3 | 82 |
| 62 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 80 |
| 66 | 10 | 30 | 40 | -1 | 10 |
| 74 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 52 |
| † | 51 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -20 | 47 |
| 68 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 56 |
| 28 | 20 | 7 | 27 | -6 | 4 |
| 53 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 12 |
| 31 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| 68 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -3 | 103 |
| 70 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 85 |
| 28 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 22 |
| 25 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| ‡ | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 20 |
| 32 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| † | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 65 |
| 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 63 |
| ‡ | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 37 |
| ‡ | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| † | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| ‡ | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| † | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| ‡ | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 63 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 21 |
| Player | | | | | |
| 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 |
| 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 |
| 16 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 |
| 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 45 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 34 |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 46 |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | 3326 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 184 | 3.32 | 1809 | .887 | 3 |
| 23 | 1170 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 65 | 3.33 | 673 | .893 | 0 |
| 4 | 191 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4.40 | 123 | .872 | 0 |
| 4 | 156 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4.23 | 67 | .804 | 0 |
| Player | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | 899 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 3.27 | 477 | .897 | 1 |
| 3 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.80 | 32 | .813 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Ulf Dahlen | RW | | Ostersund |
| 2 | 28 | Mike Richter | G | | Northwood School |
| 3 | 49 | Sam Lindstahl | G | | Sodertalje SK |
| 4 | 70 | Pat Janostin | D | | Notre Dame H.S. |
| 5 | 91 | Brad Stepan | LW | | St. Paul Suburban H.S. |
| 6 | 112 | Brian McReynolds | C | | Orillia Travelways |
| 7 | 133 | Neil Pilon | D | | Kamloops Blazers |
| 8 | 154 | Larry Bernard | LW | | Seattle Breakers |
| 9 | 175 | Stephane Brochu | D | | Quebec Remparts |
| 10 | 196 | Steve Nemeth | RW | | Lethbridge Broncos |
| 11 | 217 | Robert Burakovsky | RW | | Leksands IF |
| 12 | 238 | Rudy Poeschek | D | | Kamloops Blazers |
Awards and records
