1985–86 Detroit Red Wings season

No. R Date Score Opponent Record 1 T October 10, 1985 6–6 OT Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 0–0–1 2 L October 12, 1985 2–9 Boston Bruins (1985–86) 0–1–1 3 L October 14, 1985 1–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 0–2–1 4 L October 16, 1985 3–4 Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 0–3–1 5 L October 17, 1985 1–10 @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 0–4–1 6 L October 19, 1985 2–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 0–5–1 7 L October 23, 1985 0–5 Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 0–6–1 8 L October 26, 1985 4–7 @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 0–7–1 9 L October 27, 1985 3–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 0–8–1 10 W October 30, 1985 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 1–8–1 11 T October 31, 1985 2–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 1–8–2 12 T November 2, 1985 5–5 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 1–8–3 13 W November 6, 1985 4–2 St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 2–8–3 14 T November 8, 1985 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 2–8–4 15 L November 11, 1985 0–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 2–9–4 16 W November 13, 1985 7–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 3–9–4 17 W November 16, 1985 4–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 4–9–4 18 L November 19, 1985 5–7 Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 4–10–4 19 L November 21, 1985 4–5 OT Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 4–11–4 20 L November 23, 1985 3–9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 4–12–4 21 W November 27, 1985 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 5–12–4 22 W November 29, 1985 5–3 St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 6–12–4 23 L November 30, 1985 1–10 @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 6–13–4 24 W December 3, 1985 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 7–13–4 25 L December 4, 1985 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 7–14–4 26 L December 7, 1985 4–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 7–15–4 27 L December 11, 1985 2–10 Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 7–16–4 28 L December 14, 1985 4–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 7–17–4 29 L December 15, 1985 4–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 7–18–4 30 L December 17, 1985 3–6 @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 7–19–4 31 L December 21, 1985 3–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 7–20–4 32 L December 23, 1985 2–10 @ New York Rangers (1985–86) 7–21–4 33 L December 26, 1985 4–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 7–22–4 34 W December 28, 1985 5–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 8–22–4 35 L December 29, 1985 2–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 8–23–4 36 L December 31, 1985 4–5 OT New York Islanders (1985–86) 8–24–4 37 T January 2, 1986 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 8–24–5 38 L January 4, 1986 2–7 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 8–25–5 39 W January 5, 1986 6–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 9–25–5 40 L January 7, 1986 3–4 @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 9–26–5 41 L January 10, 1986 4–9 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 9–27–5 42 L January 11, 1986 2–8 @ New York Islanders (1985–86) 9–28–5 43 L January 13, 1986 4–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 9–29–5 44 L January 15, 1986 3–4 OT New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 9–30–5 45 L January 18, 1986 4–7 Calgary Flames (1985–86) 9–31–5 46 L January 19, 1986 4–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 9–32–5 47 W January 22, 1986 6–5 OT Boston Bruins (1985–86) 10–32–5 48 L January 23, 1986 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 10–33–5 49 L January 25, 1986 3–6 @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 10–34–5 50 W January 28, 1986 7–0 Washington Capitals (1985–86) 11–34–5 51 L January 31, 1986 4–6 St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 11–35–5 52 L February 1, 1986 3–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 11–36–5 53 W February 6, 1986 4–3 OT Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 12–36–5 54 L February 8, 1986 3–5 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 12–37–5 55 L February 11, 1986 2–3 Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 12–38–5 56 L February 14, 1986 5–7 New York Rangers (1985–86) 12–39–5 57 L February 16, 1986 1–3 @ New York Rangers (1985–86) 12–40–5 58 L February 18, 1986 0–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 12–41–5 59 L February 21, 1986 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 12–42–5 60 L February 22, 1986 2–5 @ New York Islanders (1985–86) 12–43–5 61 L February 25, 1986 3–4 OT @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 12–44–5 62 L February 28, 1986 3–7 Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 12–45–5 63 W March 1, 1986 6–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 13–45–5 64 L March 3, 1986 5–8 Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 13–46–5 65 W March 5, 1986 8–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 14–46–5 66 L March 6, 1986 2–7 @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 14–47–5 67 T March 9, 1986 3–3 OT Calgary Flames (1985–86) 14–47–6 68 W March 12, 1986 3–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 15–47–6 69 L March 14, 1986 3–12 @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 15–48–6 70 L March 16, 1986 0–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1985–86) 15–49–6 71 L March 18, 1986 4–6 Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 15–50–6 72 L March 20, 1986 2–3 OT St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 15–51–6 73 W March 22, 1986 8–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 16–51–6 74 L March 25, 1986 2–7 Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 16–52–6 75 L March 26, 1986 3–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 16–53–6 76 L March 29, 1986 4–5 Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 16–54–6 77 L April 1, 1986 0–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 16–55–6 78 L April 2, 1986 3–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 16–56–6 79 L April 5, 1986 3–5 @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 16–57–6 80 W April 6, 1986 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 17–57–6