1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 69th season of the franchise and its 59th season as the Maple Leafs. Despite posting the fourth-worst record in the league, the Leafs qualified for the last playoff spot in a very weak Norris Division; the division champion Chicago Black Hawks only recorded 86 points. The Leafs'.356 winning percentage is the fourth-worst in franchise history, and one of the worst ever for a playoff qualifier.
Despite this, the Leafs swept the Hawks in three games in the Norris Semifinals before being eliminated by the St. Louis Blues in a seven-game Norris Final.Offseason
NHL Draft
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 1 | Wendel Clark | | Saskatoon Blades |
| 2 | 22 | Ken Spangler | | Calgary Wranglers |
| 3 | 43 | Dave Thomlinson | | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 4 | 64 | Greg Vey | | Peterborough Petes |
| 5 | 85 | Jeff Serowik | | Lawrence Academy |
| 6 | 106 | Jiri Latal | | Dukla Trenčín |
| 7 | 127 | Tim Bean | | North Bay Centennials |
| 8 | 148 | Andy Donahue | | Belmont Hill School |
| 9 | 169 | Todd Whittemore | | Kent School |
| 10 | 190 | Bobby Reynolds | | St. Clair Shores Falcons |
| 11 | 211 | Tim Armstrong | | Toronto Marlboros |
| 12 | 232 | Mitch Murphy | | St. Paul's School |
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 73 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 74 | -24 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| C | 78 | 31 | 42 | 73 | 64 | -24 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| RW | 61 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 85 | -19 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 73 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| LW | 65 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 36 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| RW | 70 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 21 | -6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| LW/D | 66 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 227 | -27 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| C | 63 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 16 | -9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | 33 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 65 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 40 | -10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| LW | 76 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 31 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| RW | 53 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 20 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D | 52 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 108 | -27 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 40 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 12 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 52 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 71 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 41 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 48 | -7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| RW | 42 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 84 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 80 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 88 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 79 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 180 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 61 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 83 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 61 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 141 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2009 | 38 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 160 | 4.78 | 0 | 1140 | 980 | .860 |
| 1566 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 113 | 4.33 | 0 | 901 | 788 | .875 |
| 1266 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 107 | 5.07 | 0 | 727 | 620 | .853 |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .600 |
| Team: | 4861 | 80 | 25 | 48 | 7 | 382 | 4.72 | 0 | 2773 | 2391 | .862 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| LW | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW/D | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| C | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 607 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 3.16 | 1 | 323 | 291 | .901 |
| Team: | 607 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 3.16 | 1 | 323 | 291 | .901 |
Playoffs
Norris Division Semi-Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Black Hawks
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
| April 9 | Toronto | 5 | Chicago | 3 | |
| April 10 | Toronto | 6 | Chicago | 4 | |
| April 12 | Chicago | 2 | Toronto | 7 | |
Toronto wins best-of-five series 3–0Norris Division Finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
| April 18 | Toronto | 1 | St. Louis | 6 | |
| April 20 | Toronto | 3 | St. Louis | 0 | |
| April 22 | St. Louis | 2 | Toronto | 5 | |
| April 24 | St. Louis | 7 | Toronto | 4 | |
| April 26 | Toronto | 3 | St. Louis | 4 | |
| April 28 | St. Louis | 3 | Toronto | 5 | |
| April 30 | Toronto | 1 | St. Louis | 2' | |
St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4–3Roster
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1985–86 season.Trades
Free agents
Awards and records
The Maple Leafs were affiliated with the St. Catharines Saints of the AHL.
