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Season Almanac

1986 NHL Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Wayne Gretzky (A, PTS) · Bob Froese (W, SO)

Goals
  1. 1Jari KurriEdmonton Oilers68
  2. 2Mike BossyNew York Islanders61
  3. 3Tim KerrPhiladelphia Flyers58
Assists
  1. 1Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers163
  2. 2Mario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins93
  3. 3Paul CoffeyEdmonton Oilers90
Points
  1. 1Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers215
  2. 2Mario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins141
  3. 3Paul CoffeyEdmonton Oilers138
Goalie Wins
  1. 1Bob FroesePhiladelphia Flyers31
  2. 2John VanbiesbrouckNew York Rangers31
  3. 3Grant FuhrEdmonton Oilers29
Shutouts
  1. 1Bob FroesePhiladelphia Flyers5
  2. 2Clint MalarchukQuebec Nordiques4
  3. 3Doug SoetaertMontréal Canadiens3

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Wayne GretzkySKATER24.1
  2. 2Paul CoffeySKATER23.3
  3. 3Jari KurriSKATER21.9
  4. 4Mike BossySKATER21.4
  5. 5Mario LemieuxSKATER21
  6. 6Denis SavardSKATER19.4
  7. 7Peter StastnySKATER19.1
  8. 8Glenn AndersonSKATER18.4
  9. 9Mats NaslundSKATER18.3
  10. 10Michel GouletSKATER17.7
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Brett HullR294.8
  2. 2Adam OatesC270
  3. 3Scott MellanbyR203.3
  4. 4Cliff RonningC199.9
  5. 5Gary SuterD184.9
  6. 6Shayne CorsonL164.3
  7. 7Mike RidleyC149.4
  8. 8Wendel ClarkL125.9

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Tom LysiakC155.3
  2. 2Mario TremblayR118.4
  3. 3Dan BouchardG112.3
  4. 4Bobby NystromR109
  5. 5Mike RogersC89.3
  6. 6Don EdwardsG78.1
  7. 7Stefan PerssonD74.1
  8. 8Paul GardnerC71.8

Teams · 21

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Edmonton Oilers56-17222.9Wayne GretzkyPlayoffs
Philadelphia Flyers53-23196.5Brian ProppPlayoffs
Washington Capitals50-23156.6Dave ChristianPlayoffs
Quebec Nordiques43-31130.9Peter StastnyPlayoffs
New York Islanders39-29170Mike BossyPlayoffs
Calgary Flames40-31164.2Al MacInnisPlayoffs
Montréal Canadiens40-33180.9Mats NaslundPlayoffs
Chicago Blackhawks39-33181.3Denis SavardPlayoffs
Boston Bruins37-31152.9Keith CrowderPlayoffs
Minnesota North Stars38-33161.2Neal BrotenPlayoffs
Hartford Whalers40-36135.5Sylvain TurgeonPlayoffs
St. Louis Blues37-34151.6Bernie FederkoPlayoffs
Buffalo Sabres37-37150.6Dave Andreychuk
New York Rangers36-38146.7Reijo RuotsalainenPlayoffs
Pittsburgh Penguins34-38155.6Mario Lemieux
Winnipeg Jets (1979)24-42115Dale HawerchukPlayoffs
New Jersey Devils28-49150.4Greg Adams
Vancouver Canucks23-44144.1Petri SkrikoPlayoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs25-48152.7Miroslav FrycerPlayoffs
Los Angeles Kings23-49114.7Bernie Nicholls
Detroit Red Wings17-5790.1John Ogrodnick

Record basis: summed goaltender decisions (pre-2005 ties carry no decision).