1986 ice hockey championship series
| 1986 Stanley Cup Final |
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| Location(s) | Calgary: Olympic Saddledome (1, 2, 5)
Montreal: Montreal Forum (3, 4) |
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| Coaches | Montreal: Jean Perron
Calgary: Bob Johnson |
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| Captains | Montreal: Bob Gainey
Calgary: Lanny McDonald, Jim Peplinski, Doug Risebrough |
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| Referees | Kerry Fraser, Don Koharski, Andy Van Hellemond |
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| Dates | May 16–24, 1986 |
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| MVP | Patrick Roy (Canadiens) |
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| Series-winning goal | Bobby Smith (10:30, third) |
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| Hall of Famers | Canadiens:
Guy Carbonneau (2019)
Chris Chelios (2013)
Bob Gainey (1992)
Larry Robinson (1995)
Patrick Roy (2006)
Flames:
Brett Hull (2009)
Al MacInnis (2007)
Lanny McDonald (1992)
Joe Mullen (2000)
Mike Vernon (2023)
Coaches:
Bob Johnson (1992)
Officials:
Andy Van Hellemond (1999) |
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| Networks | Canada:
(English): CTV (1–2), CBC (3–5)
(French): SRC
United States:
(English): ESPN |
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| Announcers | (CTV) Dan Kelly, Ron Reusch, and Brad Park
(CBC) Bob Cole (3–4), Don Wittman (5), Dick Irvin Jr., Mickey Redmond (3–4) and John Davidson
(SRC) Richard Garneau, Gilles Tremblay, and Mario Tremblay
(ESPN) Sam Rosen (1–2), Ken Wilson (3–5), Mickey Redmond (1–2, 5), Bill Clement (3–4) |
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The 1986 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1985–86 season, and the culmination of the 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Campbell Conference champion Calgary Flames and the Wales Conference champion Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series in five games to win their 23rd Stanley Cup, and their 17th in their last 18 Finals appearances dating back to 1956. With their 23rd championship, the Canadiens surpassed the New York Yankees to become the team with the most championships in North American sports, a distinction that they held until 1999 when the Yankees overtook them.[1]
It was the first all-Canadian Finals since Montreal lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967, the last year of the Original Six era. This was the fifth of nine consecutive Finals contested by a team from Western Canada, the fourth of eight contested by a team from Alberta (the Edmonton Oilers appeared in six, the Flames in two, the Vancouver Canucks in one), and the third of five consecutive finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four, the Canadiens one). This was the only time between 1980 and 1988 that neither the Oilers (four wins) nor the New York Islanders (four wins) won the Stanley Cup.
Although this was the first ever postseason meeting between the two teams, it was not the first Montreal–Calgary Finals. The first Finals between teams from Montreal and Calgary took place in 1924 when the Canadiens defeated the Western Canada Hockey League champion Calgary Tigers. The Canadiens and Flames met again in a rematch in 1989, with Calgary winning in six games.
The Finals reverted to the 2-2-1-1-1 format after implementing the 2-3-2 format in 1984.[2]
In game one, Jim Peplinski recorded three points, and Mike Vernon held strong in net for Calgary, making 22 saves in a 5–2 victory over Montreal to take a 1–0 series lead.
| Scoring summary |
| Period |
Team |
Goal |
Assist(s) |
Time |
Score |
| 1st |
MTL |
Mats Naslund (6) – pp |
Bobby Smith (7) and Larry Robinson (11) |
06:04 |
1–0 MTL |
| CGY |
John Tonelli (6) |
Al MacInnis (12) and Dan Quinn (4) |
12:08 |
1–1 |
| CGY |
Jim Peplinski (5) |
Paul Baxter (1) and Joel Otto (8) |
19:11 |
2–1 CGY |
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| 2nd |
None |
| 3rd |
CGY |
Dan Quinn (8) – sh |
Unassisted |
02:14 |
3–1 CGY |
| CGY |
Lanny McDonald (10) |
Nick Fotiu (1) and Jim Peplinski (7) |
03:33 |
4–1 CGY |
| MTL |
Chris Chelios (2) |
David Maley (2) and Mats Naslund (8) |
17:56 |
4–2 CGY |
| CGY |
Doug Risebrough (8) – en |
Jim Peplinski (8) |
19:35 |
5–2 CGY |
| Penalty summary |
| Period |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Time |
PIM |
| 1st |
CGY |
Robin Bartel |
Misconduct |
03:35 |
10:00 |
| MTL |
Mike McPhee |
Hooking |
03:35 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Joe Mullen |
Interference |
04:14 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Paul Baxter |
Charging |
10:16 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Larry Robinson |
Holding |
11:57 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Lanny McDonald |
Roughing |
15:10 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Craig Ludwig |
Elbowing |
15:10 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Tim Hunter |
Roughing |
17:36 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Chris Nilan |
Roughing |
17:36 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Patrick Roy |
Misconduct |
19:11 |
10:00 |
| 2nd |
CGY |
Hakan Loob |
Roughing |
02:51 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Bobby Smith |
Roughing |
02:51 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Tim Hunter |
High-sticking |
04:57 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Nick Fotiu |
Interference |
09:54 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Jamie Macoun |
Roughing |
18:03 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
David Maley |
Roughing |
18:03 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Tim Hunter |
Fighting – major |
20:00 |
5:00 |
| CGY |
Tim Hunter |
Misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
Jim Peplinski |
Roughing |
20:00 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Craig Ludwig |
Roughing |
20:00 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Chris Nilan |
Fighting – major |
20:00 |
5:00 |
| MTL |
Chris Nilan |
Misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| 3rd |
CGY |
Steve Bozek |
Cross-checking |
01:04 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Paul Reinhart |
Roughing |
03:43 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Guy Carbonneau |
Roughing |
03:43 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Jim Peplinski |
Holding |
06:16 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Brian Skrudland |
Tripping |
14:43 |
2:00 |
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| Shots by period |
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Montreal | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| Calgary | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
After Calgary took a 2–0 lead in game two, Montreal tied the game early in the third period, and Brian Skrudland scored the game–winning goal just nine seconds into overtime to tie the series for Montreal.
| Shots by period |
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
OT |
Total |
| Montreal | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 35 |
| Calgary | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
The Canadiens scored four goals in the first period of game three, with Mats Naslund scoring twice, including the game winner. The game also saw multiple fights and misconducts, and both clubs accumulated for a total of 126 penalty minutes. The Canadiens went on to win the game 5–3, giving them a 2–1 lead in the series.
| Scoring summary |
| Period |
Team |
Goal |
Assist(s) |
Time |
Score |
| 1st |
CGY |
Joe Mullen (11) – pp |
Joel Otto (9) and Hakan Loob (10) |
05:45 |
1–0 CGY |
| MTL |
Mats Naslund (7) |
Larry Robinson (9) and Bobby Smith (8) |
06:50 |
1–1 |
| CGY |
Joel Otto (5) – pp |
Al MacInnis (13) and Paul Reinhart (13) (13) |
17:59 |
2–1 CGY |
| MTL |
Bobby Smith (6) |
Larry Robinson (13) and Mats Naslund (9) |
18:25 |
2–2 |
| MTL |
Mats Naslund (8) – pp |
Ryan Walter (1) and Chris Chelios (8) |
19:17 |
3–2 MTL |
| MTL |
Bob Gainey (5) |
Guy Carbonneau (4) and Chris Chelios (9) |
19:33 |
4–2 MTL |
| 2nd |
CGY |
Lanny McDonald (11) – pp |
Dan Quinn (6) and Al MacInnis (14) |
07:13 |
4–3 MTL |
| MTL |
Kjell Dahlin (2) |
Gaston Gingras (3) and Guy Carbonneau (5) |
19:22 |
5–3 MTL |
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| 3rd |
None |
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| Penalty summary |
| Period |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Time |
PIM |
| 1st |
MTL |
Craig Ludwig |
High-sticking |
02:18 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Mike Lalor |
Roughing |
04:21 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
Terry Johnson |
Misconduct |
06:32 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
Dan Quinn |
Hooking |
07:30 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Guy Carbonneau |
Roughing |
11:20 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Dan Quinn |
Roughing |
13:04 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Brian Skrudland |
Roughing |
13:04 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Claude Lemieux |
Roughing |
16:41 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Robin Bartel |
Holding |
19:09 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Neil Sheehy |
Fighting – major |
19:39 |
5:00 |
| CGY |
Neil Sheehy |
Misconduct |
19:39 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
Lanny McDonald |
High-sticking |
19:39 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Jim Peplinski |
Charging |
19:39 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Craig Ludwig |
Holding |
19:39 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Chris Nilan |
Fighting – major |
19:39 |
5:00 |
| MTL |
Chris Nilan |
Misconduct |
19:39 |
10:00 |
| 2nd |
MTL |
Brian Skrudland |
High-sticking |
05:35 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Tim Hunter |
Fighting – major |
08:02 |
5:00 |
| MTL |
John Kordic |
Fighting – major |
08:02 |
5:00 |
| CGY |
Jim Peplinski |
High-sticking |
09:04 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Al MacInnis |
Roughing |
17:53 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Ryan Walter |
Roughing |
17:53 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Tim Hunter |
Roughing |
18:32 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Tim Hunter |
Misconduct |
18:32 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
Joel Otto |
Misconduct |
18:32 |
10:00 |
| MTL |
Chris Nilan |
Roughing |
18:32 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Chris Nilan |
Misconduct |
18:32 |
10:00 |
| MTL |
Brian Skrudland |
Misconduct |
18:32 |
10:00 |
| 3rd |
CGY |
Al MacInnis |
High-sticking |
17:11 |
2:00 |
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| Shots by period |
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Calgary | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| Montreal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
Game four remained scoreless until Claude Lemieux scored with 9:50 remaining in regulation, and Patrick Roy stopped all 15 shots he faced to record his first career playoff shutout, giving the Canadiens a 1–0 victory, and a commanding 3–1 series lead. The game ended in a bench-clearing brawl, during which Claude Lemieux bit the finger of Jim Peplinski. In response, Peplinski said following the incident, "I didn't know they allowed cannibalism in the NHL."[3] Both teams combined for a total of 176 penalty minutes; the most combined penalty minutes ever recorded in a Stanley Cup Final game.
| Scoring summary |
| Period |
Team |
Goal |
Assist(s) |
Time |
Score |
| 1st |
None |
| 2nd |
None |
| 3rd |
MTL |
Claude Lemieux (10) |
Unassisted |
09:50 |
1–0 MTL |
| Penalty summary |
| Period |
Team |
Player |
Penalty |
Time |
PIM |
| 1st |
CGY |
Terry Johnson |
Roughing |
01:31 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Chris Chelios |
Roughing |
01:31 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Mike McPhee |
Roughing |
01:31 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Perry Berezan |
Hooking |
06:13 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Neil Sheehy |
Roughing – double minor |
08:25 |
4:00 |
| MTL |
Bobby Smith |
Roughing – double minor |
08:25 |
4:00 |
| CGY |
Perry Berezan |
Slashing |
19:34 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Claude Lemieux |
Slashing |
19:34 |
2:00 |
| 2nd |
CGY |
Steve Bozek |
Holding |
07:55 |
2:00 |
| CGY |
Mike Eaves |
Holding |
15:23 |
2:00 |
| 3rd |
MTL |
Mike McPhee |
Misconduct |
17:38 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
Steve Bozek |
Fighting – major |
20:00 |
5:00 |
| CGY |
Steve Bozek |
Misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
John Tonelli |
Fighting – major |
20:00 |
5:00 |
| CGY |
John Tonelli |
Game misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
Paul Baxter |
Fighting – major |
20:00 |
5:00 |
| CGY |
Paul Baxter |
Game misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
Jim Peplinski |
Fighting – major |
20:00 |
5:00 |
| CGY |
Jim Peplinski |
Misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
Jim Peplinski |
Game misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| CGY |
Doug Risebrough |
High-sticking |
20:00 |
2:00 |
| MTL |
Guy Carbonneau |
Fighting – major |
20:00 |
5:00 |
| MTL |
Guy Carbonneau |
Game misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| MTL |
Chris Chelios |
Fighting – major |
20:00 |
5:00 |
| MTL |
Chris Chelios |
Game misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| MTL |
Mike Lalor |
Fighting – major |
20:00 |
5:00 |
| MTL |
Mike Lalor |
Game misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| MTL |
Claude Lemieux |
Fighting – major |
20:00 |
5:00 |
| MTL |
Claude Lemieux |
Misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
| MTL |
Claude Lemieux |
Game misconduct |
20:00 |
10:00 |
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| Shots by period |
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Calgary | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| Montreal | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
In game five, Montreal defeated Calgary at the Olympic Saddledome by a score of 4-3 to clinch the series 4-1, winning their 23rd Stanley Cup. Patrick Roy, who made 30 saves in the victory, was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoffs MVP. At just 20 years old, Roy became the youngest player in NHL history to receive the award.
| Shots by period |
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
| Montreal | 12 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| Calgary | 7 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.
Stanley Cup engraving
[edit]The 1986 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Bob Gainey by NHL President John Ziegler following the Canadiens 4–3 win over the Flames in game five.
The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1985–86 Montreal Canadiens
Players
- * Won the Calder Cup as American Hockey League (AHL) Championship in 1985 with Sherbrooke Canadiens.
Coaching and administrative staff
- Ronald Corey (President), Serge Savard* (Vice President/General Manager)
- Jean Perron (Head Coach), Jacques Laperriere (Ass't Coach)
- Jean Beliveau (Sr. Vice President-Director of Cooperate Affairs), François-Xavier Seigneur (Vice President-Marketing), Fred Steer(Vice President-Finance-Administration)
- Jacques Lemaire (Ass't General Manager/director of player personnel), Andre Boudrias (Ass't General Manager/Director of Scouting), Claude Ruel (Director of Player Development)
- Yvon Belanger (Athletic Therapist), Gaetan Lefebvre (Ass't Athletic Therapist)
- Eddy Palchak (Trainer), Sylvain Toupin (Ass't Trainer)
Stanley Cup engraving
- Tom Kurvers missed the end of the regular season and all of the playoffs injured. His name was included on the Stanley Cup because he played 62 regular-season games for Montreal.
- Mario Tremblay played only 56 regular-season games. He missed the rest of the season and all the playoffs due to injury. Tremblay still played enough games to qualify for his name to be on the Stanley Cup.
- Four names were not engraved on the Stanley Cup but were included in the team picture. #37 Steve Penney was dressed for 30 games and played 18. #36 Sergio Momesso played 24 regular-season games. Both players missed the rest of the season injured. They were not given an injury exemption and were included on the Stanley Cup.
- #22 Randy Bucyk played 17 regular-season games and two playoff games, and did not play in the Final. He did not qualify to appear on the Stanley Cup.
- Morgan McCammon was included on the Cup with Montreal in 1979 as a Director. It is a tradition that the name of the Chairman of the Board is engraved on the Stanley Cup, but Montreal did not submit McCammon's for engraving on the Stanley Cup, but gave him a second Stanley Cup ring.
- Sr. Vice President of Operations Gerry Gundman was also left off the Stanley Cup.
- Starting in the 1985–86 season, each NHL team was required to list two alternate captains (along with the team captain) for each game. Some teams may have more than two alternates, but only two can be marked with an 'A' per game.
- The Montreal Canadiens played 10 rookies on their squad during the Playoffs: Stephane Richer, Brian Skrudland, Mike Lalor, Patrick Roy, Steve Rooney, John Kordic, Claude Lemieux, David Maley, Kjell Dahlin and Randy Bucyk. Three other rookies played in the regular season but not during the Playoffs: Sergio Momesso, Shayne Corson and Dominic Campedelli. In addition, the Canadiens only made 1 trade from Kent Carlson (played 2 games for Montreal) to St. Louis for Graham Herring (never played in the NHL), and 5th round pic on January 31, 1986. All other teams' lineup changes were through their minor league team, AHL Sherbrooke Canadiens.
- Serge Boisvert, Randy Bucyk, Gaston Gingras, John Kordic, Mike Lalor, Stephane Richer, Brian Skrudland, Patrick Roy, and Serge Savard (Manager) won the Calder Cup with the Sherbrooke Canadiens in 1985 and the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986. Ric Nattress also won the Calder Cup in 1985. He would win the Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989.
- Jean Perron was the 12th NHL rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup. Perron was also the last rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup, who coached the winning team for the whole season. (See 2009 Stanley Cup Final for the last rookie coach to win the Stanley Cup.)
Some 5,000 jubilant Montreal fans celebrating the Canadiens' Stanley Cup win over the Calgary Flames rampaged through the city's downtown, causing over CA$1 million worth of damage.[4]
In Canada, this was the second and final year that the English-language rights of the Cup Finals were shared between CBC and CTV. For games one and two, CBC only had the rights to air them locally in Montreal and Calgary, while CTV broadcast them to the rest of the country. CBC then had the exclusive rights to televise games three, four, and five nationally. Had the series gone to a seventh game, then both CBC and CTV would have simultaneously televised it while using their separate production facilities and crews. After the season, CTV pulled the plug on their two-year-long venture with the NHL, and their rights package was eventually given to the Global-Canwest consortium.
This was the first of three consecutive seasons that ESPN televised the Stanley Cup Final in the United States.
- ↑ Lapointe, Joe (October 29, 1999). "In Another Sport in Another Country, a Similar Success". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Playoff format changes made". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. United Press International. September 23, 1983. p. 40. Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Fleming, David (June 4, 2015). "The tooth hurts: NHL's unsavory history of biting". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
- ↑ nationalpost.com[dead link]
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