1985–86 New York Islanders season

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