1984–85 Montreal Canadiens
Adams Division champions
Division1st Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1984–85 record41–27–12
Goals for309
Goals against262
Team information
General managerSerge Savard
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainBob Gainey
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Smith (40)
AssistsMats Naslund (42)
PointsMats Naslund (79)
Penalty minutesChris Nilan (358)
Plus/minusLarry Robinson (+33)
WinsSteve Penney (26)
Goals against averageSteve Penney (3.08)

The 1984–85 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 76th season of play.

Offseason

  • July 1984: Patrick Roy signed his first NHL contract with the Montreal Canadiens. There was a clause that if he played in at least 40 games, he would receive a $5,000 bonus.[1]

Regular season

After scoring only two goals in 19 games and unhappy with the amount of ice time he was receiving, Guy Lafleur decided to retire.

  • October 24, 1984: Patrick Roy was sent down to the Granby Bisons without having played a regular season game.[2]
  • February 23, 1985: At the beginning of the third period, Patrick Roy made his NHL debut. Roy replaced Doug Soetaert and earned the first win of his career in a 6–4 win over the Winnipeg Jets.[3] It was his only game this season but he would play 1275 more games until 2003.

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens8041271230926294
Quebec Nordiques804130932327591
Buffalo Sabres8038281429023790
Boston Bruins8036341030328782
Hartford Whalers803041926831869

[4]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Schedule and results

# R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOct 11, 19843–4@ Buffalo Sabres0–1–0
2WOct 13, 19844–3Pittsburgh Penguins1–1–0
3WOct 15, 19845–2Philadelphia Flyers2–1–0
4TOct 18, 19843–3 OTLos Angeles Kings2–1–1
5WOct 20, 19844–2Minnesota North Stars3–1–1
6WOct 23, 19843–1@ Quebec Nordiques4–1–1
7WOct 25, 19843–2Buffalo Sabres5–1–1
8LOct 27, 19845–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–2–1
9WOct 29, 19844–2Quebec Nordiques6–2–1
10WNov 1, 19846–5 OTNew York Islanders7–2–1
11WNov 3, 19843–1Boston Bruins8–2–1
12LNov 6, 19842–4@ Detroit Red Wings8–3–1
13TNov 10, 19843–3 OT@ Calgary Flames8–3–2
14WNov 12, 19845–3@ Vancouver Canucks9–3–2
15WNov 14, 19844–2@ Edmonton Oilers10–3–2
16WNov 17, 19845–0New Jersey Devils11–3–2
17LNov 19, 19844–6Toronto Maple Leafs11–4–2
18WNov 22, 19843–2Chicago Black Hawks12–4–2
19WNov 24, 19846–4Detroit Red Wings13–4–2
20LNov 25, 19844–7@ Boston Bruins13–5–2
21TNov 28, 19843–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings13–5–3
22TNov 30, 19842–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres13–5–4
23WDec 1, 19843–2Buffalo Sabres14–5–4
24WDec 3, 19849–3Hartford Whalers15–5–4
25LDec 5, 19843–5@ Hartford Whalers15–6–4
26WDec 6, 19843–1@ Boston Bruins16–6–4
27WDec 8, 19849–7Los Angeles Kings17–6–4
28LDec 13, 19844–5Vancouver Canucks17–7–4
29LDec 15, 19843–4 OT@ Hartford Whalers17–8–4
30WDec 16, 19843–2@ Philadelphia Flyers18–8–4
31LDec 18, 19844–6Boston Bruins18–9–4
32TDec 20, 19842–2 OTWashington Capitals18–9–5
33WDec 22, 198410–5Hartford Whalers19–9–5
34TDec 23, 19843–3 OT@ New York Rangers19–9–6
35WDec 27, 19845–3@ Quebec Nordiques20–9–6
36WDec 29, 19847–3New York Rangers21–9–6
37TDec 31, 19844–4 OTQuebec Nordiques21–9–7
38LJan 2, 19852–3@ Chicago Black Hawks21–10–7
39TJan 3, 19852–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues21–10–8
40LJan 5, 19854–5@ New Jersey Devils21–11–8
41LJan 8, 19851–3@ New York Islanders21–12–8
42LJan 10, 19852–5Edmonton Oilers21–13–8
43TJan 12, 19851–1 OTBuffalo Sabres21–13–9
44WJan 15, 19852–1@ Quebec Nordiques22–13–9
45WJan 17, 19855–4Hartford Whalers23–13–9
46TJan 19, 19854–4 OTNew Jersey Devils23–13–10
47LJan 21, 19851–3@ Boston Bruins23–14–10
48WJan 22, 19858–5@ Hartford Whalers24–14–10
49LJan 24, 19853–4Quebec Nordiques24–15–10
50WJan 26, 19853–2New York Rangers25–15–10
51LJan 30, 19854–5 OT@ Vancouver Canucks25–16–10
52WFeb 2, 19855–1@ Los Angeles Kings26–16–10
53LFeb 5, 19852–4Calgary Flames26–17–10
54WFeb 7, 19855–4@ Quebec Nordiques27–17–10
55LFeb 9, 19852–6Toronto Maple Leafs27–18–10
56LFeb 10, 19852–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs27–19–10
57WFeb 15, 19854–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres28–19–10
58LFeb 16, 19853–4Buffalo Sabres28–20–10
59WFeb 19, 19855–2@ St. Louis Blues29–20–10
60LFeb 20, 19852–3@ Chicago Black Hawks29–21–10
61WFeb 23, 19856–4Winnipeg Jets30–21–10
62WFeb 24, 19854–3 OTNew York Islanders31–21–10
63WFeb 27, 19854–1@ Edmonton Oilers32–21–10
64LMar 1, 19854–6@ Calgary Flames32–22–10
65LMar 4, 19853–4@ Minnesota North Stars32–23–10
66WMar 6, 19854–2@ Winnipeg Jets33–23–10
67WMar 9, 19854–3Hartford Whalers34–23–10
68TMar 10, 19855–5 OT@ Hartford Whalers34–23–11
69LMar 14, 19851–4Winnipeg Jets34–24–11
70LMar 16, 19852–4Minnesota North Stars34–25–11
71WMar 21, 19853–2Washington Capitals35–25–11
72LMar 22, 19851–3@ Washington Capitals35–26–11
73LMar 24, 19853–4@ Philadelphia Flyers35–27–11
74WMar 26, 19855–3Boston Bruins36–27–11
75WMar 28, 19855–1St. Louis Blues37–27–11
76WMar 30, 19857–3@ Boston Bruins38–27–11
77WMar 31, 19854–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins39–27–11
78WApr 4, 19857–1Quebec Nordiques40–27–11
79TApr 6, 19854–4 OTBoston Bruins40–27–12
80WApr 7, 19855–4@ Buffalo Sabres41–27–12

Playoffs

  • Adams Division Finals

The Quebec Nordiques and Montreal Canadiens battled in a seven-game series. Bitter rivals from the province of Quebec, the Nords shocked the Habs in 1982, only to see a fourth-place Montreal club upset Quebec the year before. In the deciding Game 7 at the Montreal Forum, Peter Stastny scored the game and series winning goal, giving Quebec an improbable 3–2 overtime win and berth in the Wales Conference Finals.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mats NaslundLW804237791419928
Mario TremblayRW75313566120211406
Chris CheliosD74955648711210
Guy CarbonneauC792334574328042
Pierre MondouC671839572115202
Bobby SmithC6516405659-9801
Larry RobinsonD761433474433603
Tom KurversD7510354530-3613
Mike McPheeLW701722391201002
Ryan WalterC/LW7219193859-181100
Chris NilanRW772116373583102
Mark HunterRW72211233123-13603
Bob GaineyLW791913324013033
Petr SvobodaD73427316516001
Alfie TurcotteC538162435-1301
Lucien DeBloisC51121123209412
Ron FlockhartC42101222143102
Craig LudwigD7251419905100
Rick GreenD771181930-11100
John ChabotC1016723000
Guy LafleurRW1923510-3000
Serge BoisvertRW142240-3000
John NewberryC1604463000
Steve ShuttLW1020292100
Kent CarlsonD18112331000
Steve RooneyLW31017-1100
Claude LemieuxRW101171000
Ric NattressD50112-2000
Steve PenneyG54011100000
Thomas RundqvistC201101000
Jeff TealRW601100000
Stephane RicherRW100000000
Patrick RoyG100000000
Doug SoetaertG2800040000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Steve Penney325254261881673.081
Doug Soetaert1606281494913.400
Patrick Roy20110000.000
Team:4878804127122583.171

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mats NaslundLW1274116302
Bobby SmithC12561130301
Larry RobinsonD1238118100
Chris CheliosD9281017200
Ryan WalterC/LW1227913000
Serge BoisvertRW123582100
Mario TremblayRW1226830100
Guy CarbonneauC124378011
Lucien DeBloisC82464100
Tom KurversD120666000
Mike McPheeLW1241532000
Steve RooneyLW1122419000
Bob GaineyLW1213413000
Pierre MondouC52132000
Chris NilanRW1221381101
Rick GreenD1203314000
Mark HunterRW1103313000
Ron FlockhartC21122001
Petr SvobodaD711212000
Craig LudwigD120226000
Ric NattressD20002000
Steve PenneyG120000000
Doug SoetaertG10000000
Alfie TurcotteC50000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Steve Penney7331266403.271
Doug Soetaert2010013.000
Team:7531266413.271

[6]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

NHL Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 5 Petr Svoboda  Czechoslovakia CHZ Litvínov (Czechoslovakia)
1 8 Shayne Corson  Canada Brantford Alexanders (OHL)
2 29 Stephane Richer  Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
3 51 Patrick Roy  Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
3 54 Graeme Bonar  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 65 Lee Brodeur  United States Grafton High School (North Dakota)
5 95 Gerald Johansson  Canada Swift Current Broncos (SJHL)
6 116 Jim Nesich  United States Verdun Juniors (QMJHL)
7 137 Scott MacTavish  Canada Fredericton High School (New Brunswick)
8 158 Brad McCaughey  United States Ann Arbor High School
9 179 Eric Demers  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes
10 199 Ron Annear  Canada United States International University (NCAA)
11 220 Dave Tanner  Canada Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
12 240 Troy Crosby  Canada Verdun Juniors (QMJHL)

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.482, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2.
  2. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.130, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2.
  3. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.135 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2.
  4. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "1984-85 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  7. ↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
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