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GP
Games played - Number of games the team has played
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W
Wins - Games the team has won, either in regulation or in overtime
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L
Losses - Games the team has lost in regulation
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T
Ties - Games that have ended in a tie
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PTS
Points - Team points, calculated from W, L, T, OTL and SOL; used to determine standings
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GF
Goals for - Number of goals the team has scored
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GA
Goals against - Number of goals scored against the team
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 94 | 309 | 262 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 91 | 323 | 275 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 90 | 290 | 237 |
Boston Bruins | 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 82 | 303 | 287 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 69 | 268 | 318 |
Roster 34 PLAYERS
# | SKATERS |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
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G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
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A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
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PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
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26 | Mats Naslund | 80 | 42 | 37 | 79 |
14 | Mario Tremblay | 75 | 31 | 35 | 66 |
24 | Chris Chelios | 74 | 9 | 55 | 64 |
21 | Guy Carbonneau | 79 | 23 | 34 | 57 |
6 | Pierre Mondou | 67 | 18 | 39 | 57 |
# | #1 GOALIE |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
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RECORD
Record - Goalie record (W-L-T)
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SO
Shutouts - Number of games where the goaltender has not allowed a goal
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GAA
Goals against average - Mean goals-per-game scored on the goaltender
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37 | Steve Penney | 54 | 26-18-8 | 1 | 3.08 |
DATE | AWAY | HOME |
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11/10/1984 | MTL 3 | vs | BUF 4 | |
13/10/1984 | PIT 3 | vs | MTL 4 | |
15/10/1984 | PHI 2 | vs | MTL 5 | |
18/10/1984 | LA 3 | vs | MTL 3 | |
20/10/1984 | MIN 2 | vs | MTL 4 | |
23/10/1984 | MTL 3 | vs | QUE 1 | |
25/10/1984 | BUF 2 | vs | MTL 3 | |
27/10/1984 | MTL 5 | vs | PIT 6 | |
29/10/1984 | QUE 2 | vs | MTL 4 | |
1/11/1984 | NYI 5 | vs | MTL 6 | |
3/11/1984 | BOS 1 | vs | MTL 3 | |
6/11/1984 | MTL 2 | vs | DET 4 | |
10/11/1984 | MTL 3 | vs | CGY 3 | |
12/11/1984 | MTL 5 | vs | VAN 3 | |
14/11/1984 | MTL 4 | vs | EDM 2 | |
17/11/1984 | NJ 0 | vs | MTL 5 | |
19/11/1984 | TOR 6 | vs | MTL 4 | |
22/11/1984 | CHI 2 | vs | MTL 3 | |
24/11/1984 | DET 4 | vs | MTL 6 | |
25/11/1984 | MTL 4 | vs | BOS 7 | |
28/11/1984 | MTL 3 | vs | DET 3 | |
30/11/1984 | MTL 2 | vs | BUF 2 | |
1/12/1984 | BUF 2 | vs | MTL 3 | |
3/12/1984 | HFD 3 | vs | MTL 9 | |
5/12/1984 | MTL 3 | vs | HFD 5 | |
6/12/1984 | MTL 3 | vs | BOS 1 | |
8/12/1984 | LA 7 | vs | MTL 9 | |
13/12/1984 | VAN 5 | vs | MTL 4 | |
15/12/1984 | MTL 3 | vs | HFD 4 | |
16/12/1984 | MTL 3 | vs | PHI 2 | |
18/12/1984 | BOS 6 | vs | MTL 4 | |
20/12/1984 | WAS 2 | vs | MTL 2 | |
22/12/1984 | HFD 5 | vs | MTL 10 | |
23/12/1984 | MTL 3 | vs | NYR 3 | |
27/12/1984 | MTL 5 | vs | QUE 3 | |
29/12/1984 | NYR 3 | vs | MTL 7 | |
31/12/1984 | QUE 4 | vs | MTL 4 | |
2/01/1985 | MTL 2 | vs | CHI 3 | |
3/01/1985 | MTL 2 | vs | STL 2 | |
5/01/1985 | MTL 4 | vs | NJ 5 | |
8/01/1985 | MTL 1 | vs | NYI 3 | |
10/01/1985 | EDM 5 | vs | MTL 2 | |
12/01/1985 | BUF 1 | vs | MTL 1 | |
15/01/1985 | MTL 2 | vs | QUE 1 | |
17/01/1985 | HFD 4 | vs | MTL 5 | |
19/01/1985 | NJ 4 | vs | MTL 4 | |
21/01/1985 | MTL 1 | vs | BOS 3 | |
22/01/1985 | MTL 8 | vs | HFD 5 | |
24/01/1985 | QUE 4 | vs | MTL 3 | |
26/01/1985 | NYR 2 | vs | MTL 3 | |
30/01/1985 | MTL 4 | vs | VAN 5 | |
2/02/1985 | MTL 5 | vs | LA 1 | |
5/02/1985 | CGY 4 | vs | MTL 2 | |
7/02/1985 | MTL 5 | vs | QUE 4 | |
9/02/1985 | TOR 6 | vs | MTL 2 | |
10/02/1985 | MTL 2 | vs | TOR 3 | |
15/02/1985 | MTL 4 | vs | BUF 3 | |
16/02/1985 | BUF 4 | vs | MTL 3 | |
19/02/1985 | MTL 5 | vs | STL 2 | |
20/02/1985 | MTL 2 | vs | CHI 3 | |
23/02/1985 | WPG 4 | vs | MTL 6 | |
24/02/1985 | NYI 3 | vs | MTL 4 | |
27/02/1985 | MTL 4 | vs | EDM 1 | |
1/03/1985 | MTL 4 | vs | CGY 6 | |
4/03/1985 | MTL 3 | vs | MIN 4 | |
6/03/1985 | MTL 4 | vs | WPG 2 | |
9/03/1985 | HFD 3 | vs | MTL 4 | |
10/03/1985 | MTL 5 | vs | HFD 5 | |
14/03/1985 | WPG 4 | vs | MTL 1 | |
16/03/1985 | MIN 4 | vs | MTL 2 | |
21/03/1985 | WAS 2 | vs | MTL 3 | |
22/03/1985 | MTL 1 | vs | WAS 3 | |
24/03/1985 | MTL 3 | vs | PHI 4 | |
26/03/1985 | BOS 3 | vs | MTL 5 | |
28/03/1985 | STL 1 | vs | MTL 5 | |
30/03/1985 | MTL 7 | vs | BOS 3 | |
31/03/1985 | MTL 4 | vs | PIT 2 | |
4/04/1985 | QUE 1 | vs | MTL 7 | |
6/04/1985 | BOS 4 | vs | MTL 4 | |
7/04/1985 | MTL 5 | vs | BUF 4 |

THE REGULAR SEASON
To celebrate their 75th anniversary, the Canadiens unveil their all-time Dream Team, as selected by their fans, on January 12 at the Forum: Toe Blake behind the bench, Jacques Plante in goal, Doug Harvey and Larry Robinson on defense, and the line of Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau and Dickie Moore are all on hand along with Aurele Joliat, who takes part in the ceremony as the oldest living member of the Canadiens.Before the start of the regular season, Serge Savard parts ways with two of the team’s goalies. He trades Rick Wamsley to the St. Louis Blues and Richard Sevigny, left unprotected, is picked up by the Quebec Nordiques. Steve Penney, the revelation of the previous spring’s playoffs, becomes the team’s No. 1 goalie.
The team avoids a repeat of the 1983-84 regular season and collects victories from the outset of the schedule. The Canadiens record 30 points over the course of the first two months of the season. While everything seems smooth on the ice, a big change is just around the corner.
Unhappy with the defensive style of play imposed by Jacques Lemaire, his former teammate and current head coach, and disappointed with his low offensive production of recent seasons, Guy Lafleur announces his retirement on November 26. The loss of “Flower” comes in addition to the departure of Steve Shutt, who was traded one week earlier to the Los Angeles Kings. Though it is not part of a master plan, Savard is paving the way for the arrival over the course of the following season of a crop of talented young players from the organization’s farm team in Sherbrooke.
In the wake of the departure of two of the team’s top scorers, Mats Naslund steps up and puts together his best season since arriving in North American two years earlier.
The team struggles in January and Penney starts to show signs of overuse. Doug Soetaert, acquired from the Winnipeg Jets at the beginning of the season, also
sees his fair share of work.
Soetaert and Penney can count on the support of two young players making their first strides in the league, Petr Svoboda and Chris Chelios, a pair of offensive defensemen. The latter plays so well that he is invited to play in the All-Star Game, though he finishes as a runner-up to Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux as the league’s rookie of the year.
Things come together for Lemaire’s squad late in the season and the Canadiens finish first in the Adams Division, three points ahead of the Nordiques. The two teams will cross paths again in the playoffs.
THE PLAYOFFS
The Canadiens face perrenial rival Boston in the first round of the postseason. The Bruins surprise the Habs with a 5-3 win in the opener at the Forum. Lemaire’s players lose only one more game after that and claim the series, three games to two.For the second year in a row, the Habs face off against the Nordiques in the division final. Quebec claims the first game at the Forum and the teams split the next four games.
Facing elimination in Game 6, the Canadiens extend their season with a 5-2 win at the Colisee in Quebec City. The seventh game, typical of the series, is a tight battle. After 60 minutes, the teams are tied 2-2.
To the disappointment of Forum fans and Habs supporters everywhere, it’s the Nordiques who break through in overtime as Peter Stastny scores to give Quebec a 3-2 win, officially ending the Canadiens’ season.
Adams Division semi-finals - Boston Bruins | ||||
Date | AWAY | HOME | ||
April 10th, 1985 | BOS 5 | MTL 3 | ||
April 11th, 1985 | BOS 3 | MTL 5 | ||
April 13th, 1985 | MTL 4 | BOS 2 | ||
April 14th, 1985 | MTL 6 | BOS 7 | ||
April 16th, 1985 | BOS 0 | MTL 1 | ||
Canadiens won best-of-five series 3-2 |
Adams Division finals - Quebec Nordiques | ||||
Date | AWAY | HOME | ||
April 18th, 1985 | QUE 2 | MTL 1 | ||
April 21st, 1985 | QUE 4 | MTL 6 | ||
April 23rd, 1985 | MTL 6 | QUE 7 | ||
April 25th, 1985 | MTL 3 | QUE 1 | ||
April 27th, 1985 | QUE 5 | MTL 1 | ||
April 30th, 1985 | MTL 5 | QUE 2 | ||
May 2nd, 1985 | QUE 3 | MTL 2 | ||
Quebec won best-of-seven series 4-3 |
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