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1984–85 New York Rangers season

The 1984–85 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 59th season. In the regular season, New York had a 26–44–10 record and finished fourth in the Patrick Division. The Rangers made the NHL playoffs, where they lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round, three games to none.[1]

1984–85 New York Rangers
Division4th Patrick
Conference9th Wales
1984–85 record26–44–10
Home record16–18–6
Road record10–26–4
Goals for295
Goals against345
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachHerb Brooks
Craig Patrick
CaptainBarry Beck
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsTomas Sandstrom (29)
AssistsReijo Ruotsalainen (45)
PointsReijo Ruotsalainen (73)
Penalty minutesGeorge McPhee (139)
WinsGlen Hanlon (14)
Goals against averageGlen Hanlon (4.18)

Regular season

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Final standings

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers8053207348241113
Washington Capitals8046259322240101
New York Islanders804034634531286
New York Rangers8026441029534562
New Jersey Devils8022481026434654
Pittsburgh Penguins802451527638553

[2]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

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Schedule and results

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1984–85 regular season[4]
October: 4–4–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 3–2–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
111Hartford Whalers4 – 4 OT0–0–1
213@ Minnesota North Stars3 – 10–1–1
314Minnesota North Stars3 – 10–2–1
420@ Washington Capitals6 – 51–2–1
521New York Islanders6 – 52–2–1
625@ New Jersey Devils11 – 23–2–1
727@ Quebec Nordiques5 – 24–2–1
828Boston Bruins6 – 44–3–1
930@ New York Islanders7 – 34–4–1
November: 4–7–1 (home: 3–4–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
103@ Pittsburgh Penguins7 – 55–4–1
117Washington Capitals4 – 36–4–1
129New York Islanders5 – 4 OT7–4–1
1311Los Angeles Kings4 – 27–5–1
1414@ Chicago Black Hawks6 – 47–6–1
1517@ New York Islanders10 – 47–7–1
1618New Jersey Devils6 – 07–8–1
1721Buffalo Sabres3 – 28–8–1
1824@ Quebec Nordiques8 – 38–9–1
1925Quebec Nordiques3 – 2 OT8–10–1
2028Washington Capitals2 – 18–11–1
2130Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 3 OT8–11–2
December: 4–8–3 (home: 2–4–3; road: 2–4–0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
221@ Toronto Maple Leafs4 – 19–11–2
233Philadelphia Flyers6 – 29–12–2
245Calgary Flames4 – 4 OT9–12–3
257Pittsburgh Penguins4 – 3 OT9–13–3
268@ Philadelphia Flyers4 – 29–14–3
2710Los Angeles Kings4 – 210–14–3
2812Boston Bruins3 – 3 OT10–14–4
2915@ Washington Capitals4 – 210–15–4
3016Washington Capitals6 – 310–16–4
3119Winnipeg Jets5 – 410–17–4
3222@ New Jersey Devils5 – 311–17–4
3323Montreal Canadiens3 – 3 OT11–17–5
3426@ Detroit Red Wings5 – 211–18–5
3529@ Montreal Canadiens7 – 311–19–5
3630St. Louis Blues6 – 212–19–5
January: 5–6–3 (home: 4–1–1; road: 1–5–2)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
372Vancouver Canucks6 – 013–19–5
385@ Boston Bruins3 – 3 OT13–19–6
396New Jersey Devils5 – 4 OT14–19–6
409@ Winnipeg Jets6 – 5 OT14–20–6
4112@ St. Louis Blues4 – 4 OT14–20–7
4214New Jersey Devils2 – 114–21–7
4316Buffalo Sabres2 – 2 OT14–21–8
4418@ New Jersey Devils9 – 615–21–8
4519@ Washington Capitals7 – 115–22–8
4622@ Buffalo Sabres3 – 215–23–8
4724Detroit Red Wings3 – 116–23–8
4826@ Montreal Canadiens3 – 216–24–8
4927Minnesota North Stars3 – 217–24–8
5031@ Calgary Flames7 – 217–25–8
February: 3–8–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–5–1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
512@ Edmonton Oilers5 – 117–26–8
523@ Vancouver Canucks4 – 117–27–8
535@ Los Angeles Kings7 – 517–28–8
547@ New York Islanders7 – 517–29–8
559@ Hartford Whalers2 – 2 OT17–29–9
5610@ Philadelphia Flyers3 – 217–30–9
5715Edmonton Oilers8 – 718–30–9
5817New York Islanders9 – 319–30–9
5921Hartford Whalers4 – 3 OT19–31–9
6022@ Pittsburgh Penguins8 – 320–31–9
6125Winnipeg Jets12 – 520–32–9
6228Washington Capitals5 – 420–33–9
March: 5–9–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–6–1)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
632@ Pittsburgh Penguins5 – 420–34–9
643Pittsburgh Penguins7 – 321–34–9
656@ Vancouver Canucks6 – 322–34–9
667@ Calgary Flames11 – 522–35–9
679@ Edmonton Oilers3 – 3 OT22–35–10
6811Chicago Black Hawks4 – 3 OT22–36–10
6913Philadelphia Flyers5 – 222–37–10
7016@ Pittsburgh Penguins5 – 022–38–10
7117New Jersey Devils7 – 323–38–10
7221@ Philadelphia Flyers8 – 423–39–10
7322@ Detroit Red Wings5 – 323–40–10
7424New York Islanders5 – 223–41–10
7526Pittsburgh Penguins5 – 424–41–10
7630@ Philadelphia Flyers3 – 024–42–10
7731Toronto Maple Leafs7 – 525–42–10
April: 1–2–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameAprilOpponentScoreRecord
782Philadelphia Flyers2 – 125–43–10
794@ St. Louis Blues5 – 426–43–10
807@ Chicago Black Hawks3 – 126–44–10

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1985 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Division semifinals vs. (P1) Philadelphia Flyers – Philadelphia wins 3–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1April 10New York Rangers4 – 5Philadelphia FlyersOTPhiladelphia leads series 1-0
2April 11New York Rangers1 – 3Philadelphia FlyersPhiladelphia leads series 2-0
3April 13Philadelphia Flyers6 – 5New York RangersPhiladelphia wins series 3-0

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Glen Hanlon442510142071754.181614.8780
John Vanbiesbrouck422358122431664.221512.8771
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO
Glen Hanlon316803145.0099.8590
John Vanbiesbrouck1200000.00121.0000

†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.

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Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; 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;

Draft picks

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New York's picks at the 1984 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Canada at the Montreal Forum.[6][7]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Terry Carkner D  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 35 Raimo Helminen C Finland Ilves Tampere (FNL)
4 77 Paul Broten C  United States Roseau H.S. (Minnesota)
5 98 Clark Donatelli LW  United States Stratford Jr. A (OHA)
6 119 Kjell Samuelsson D Sweden Leksands IF (Allsvenskan)
7 140 Thomas Hussey LW  Canada St. Andrew's College (Ontario)
8 161 Brian Nelson C  United States Willmar H.S. (Minnesota)
9 182 Ville Kentala LW Finland HIFK (FNL)
9 188 Heinz Ehlers C Denmark Leksands IF (Allsvenskan)
10 202 Kevin Miller C  United States Redford Royals (NAJHL)
11 223 Tom Lorentz C  United States Brady H.S. (Minnesota)
12 243 Scott Brower G  Canada Lloydminster Lancers (SJHL)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "1984–85 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  2. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "1984–85 New York Rangers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1984-85 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  6. ↑ "1984 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on January 28, 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ "New Haven Nighthawks Statistics and History". hockeydb.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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