1984–85 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1984–85 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques sixth season in the National Hockey League.

1984–85 Quebec Nordiques
Division2nd Adams
Conference4th Wales
1984–85 record41-30-9
Home record24–12–4
Road record17–18–5
Goals for323
Goals against275
Team information
General ManagerMaurice Filion
CoachMichel Bergeron
CaptainMario Marois
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaColisée Pepsi
Team leaders
GoalsMichel Goulet (55)
AssistsPeter Stastny (68)
PointsPeter Stastny (100)
Penalty minutesDale Hunter (209)
Plus/minusBruce Bell (+32)
WinsMario Gosselin (19)
Goals against averageMario Gosselin (3.34)

Offseason

The Nordiques had a pretty quiet off-season, as they looked to build off of their successful 1983–84 season. The club hired the recently retired Guy Lapointe as an assistant coach, while they also signed goaltender Richard Sevigny as a free agent from the Montreal Canadiens. Sevigny had a 16-18-2 record with a 3.38 GAA with Montreal in 1983–84.

Regular season

Quebec started the season off pretty slow, going only 3-6-1 in their first ten games, sitting in last place in the Adams Division. Quebec continued to play mediocre hockey for the majority of the first half of the season, as they had a 16-16-6 record after 38 games, battling with the Boston Bruins for third place in the division. The Nordiques played much better in the second half of the season, as they would battle with the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres for first in the division. Quebec finished the season with a 41-30-9 record, earning 91 points, and a second-place finish, just three points behind the Canadiens.

Peter Stastny led the Nordiques offensively, leading the club with 100 points in 75 games, while Michel Goulet scored a team high 55 goals, while earning 95 points in 69 games. Anton Stastny had 38 goals and 80 points, while Dale Hunter scored 20 goals and 72 points, while accumulating a team high 209 penalty minutes. Brad Maxwell and Brent Ashton, acquired from the Minnesota North Stars in December, sparked the Nordiques, as Ashton had 51 points in 49 games, while Maxwell had 31 points in 50 games on the blueline.

In goal, Quebec was led by rookie Mario Gosselin, as he had a team high 19 wins with a team best 3.34 GAA in 35 games. Richard Sevigny had a 10-6-2 record with a 3.37 GAA in 20 games, while Dan Bouchard was 12-13-4 with a 3.49 GAA in 29 games.

Final standings
Adams Division
  GP W L T GF GA PIM PTS
Montreal Canadiens80412712309262146494
Quebec Nordiques8041309323275164391
Buffalo Sabres80382814290237122190
Boston Bruins80363410303287182582
Hartford Whalers8030419268318160669

[1]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.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1WOctober 11, 19845–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85)1–0–011,966
2LOctober 13, 19842–7@ Calgary Flames (1984–85)1–1–016,863
3LOctober 14, 19842–9@ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85)1–2–017,498
4WOctober 17, 19844–1Buffalo Sabres (1984–85)2–2–015,262
5LOctober 19, 19844–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85)2–3–014,178
6WOctober 20, 198412–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85)3–3–016,182
7LOctober 23, 19841–3Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)3–4–015,381
8TOctober 26, 19842–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1984–85)3–4–114,739
9LOctober 27, 19842–5New York Rangers (1984–85)3–5–114,782
10LOctober 29, 19842–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)3–6–116,881
11WOctober 31, 19845–3@ Hartford Whalers (1984–85)4–6–110,152
12LNovember 1, 19841–7@ Boston Bruins (1984–85)4–7–114,451
13WNovember 3, 19845–4New York Islanders (1984–85)5–7–115,267
14WNovember 6, 19845–3Winnipeg Jets (1984–85)6–7–113,384
15LNovember 10, 19840–1Hartford Whalers (1984–85)6–8–114,801
16LNovember 13, 19844–5 OTLos Angeles Kings (1984–85)6–9–114,280
17WNovember 14, 19847–3@ St. Louis Blues (1984–85)7–9–110,183
18LNovember 16, 19842–4@ St. Louis Blues (1984–85)7–10–112,162
19WNovember 18, 19845–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85)8–10–117,372
20WNovember 20, 19843–2 OTChicago Black Hawks (1984–85)9–10–114,838
21WNovember 24, 19848–3New York Rangers (1984–85)10–10–115,017
22WNovember 25, 19843–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1984–85)11–10–117,419
23LNovember 27, 19842–9Washington Capitals (1984–85)11–11–114,973
24WDecember 1, 19848–4Hartford Whalers (1984–85)12–11–114,268
25TDecember 3, 19843–3 OTBoston Bruins (1984–85)12–11–215,118
26TDecember 6, 19841–1 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85)12–11–316,224
27WDecember 8, 19847–3New Jersey Devils (1984–85)13–11–313,717
28TDecember 9, 19844–4 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85)13–11–414,762
29LDecember 11, 19843–4Vancouver Canucks (1984–85)13–12–415,215
30TDecember 13, 19845–5 OT@ Boston Bruins (1984–85)13–12–512,578
31LDecember 15, 19843–8@ New Jersey Devils (1984–85)13–13–59,145
32LDecember 18, 19841–4Washington Capitals (1984–85)13–14–514,483
33LDecember 20, 19844–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85)13–15–518,156
34WDecember 22, 19843–1Buffalo Sabres (1984–85)14–15–514,042
35WDecember 23, 19843–2 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85)15–15–517,317
36LDecember 27, 19843–5Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)15–16–515,380
37WDecember 29, 198410–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85)16–16–514,874
38TDecember 31, 19844–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)16–16–618,091
39WJanuary 2, 19857–3Hartford Whalers (1984–85)17–16–614,752
40WJanuary 4, 19855–3@ Washington Capitals (1984–85)18–16–615,525
41WJanuary 5, 19858–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85)19–16–611,939
42LJanuary 8, 19850–4Edmonton Oilers (1984–85)19–17–615,360
43WJanuary 11, 19854–0Calgary Flames (1984–85)20–17–614,730
44WJanuary 13, 19855–2Detroit Red Wings (1984–85)21–17–614,027
45LJanuary 15, 19851–2Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)21–18–615,380
46WJanuary 19, 19854–3Boston Bruins (1984–85)22–18–615,358
47TJanuary 22, 19852–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1984–85)22–18–714,770
48WJanuary 24, 19854–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)23–18–718,101
49WJanuary 25, 19854–2Buffalo Sabres (1984–85)24–18–714,929
50LJanuary 27, 19852–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85)24–19–715,566
51LJanuary 31, 19855–6@ Boston Bruins (1984–85)24–20–713,867
52LFebruary 2, 19853–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85)24–21–717,204
53WFebruary 3, 19855–1Minnesota North Stars (1984–85)25–21–715,100
54LFebruary 7, 19854–5Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)25–22–715,370
55TFebruary 9, 19852–2 OTNew Jersey Devils (1984–85)25–22–815,058
56WFebruary 10, 198510–4@ Hartford Whalers (1984–85)26–22–811,090
57LFebruary 14, 19853–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85)26–23–816,925
58WFebruary 16, 19858–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85)27–23–811,311
59WFebruary 17, 19854–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85)28–23–814,303
60WFebruary 19, 19857–6Los Angeles Kings (1984–85)29–23–815,326
61LFebruary 22, 19853–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85)29–24–817,498
62WFebruary 23, 19857–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85)30–24–811,053
63WFebruary 27, 19855–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85)31–24–811,719
64WMarch 2, 19854–2Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85)32–24–815,352
65WMarch 5, 19856–4Boston Bruins (1984–85)33–24–815,345
66LMarch 8, 19853–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85)33–25–813,918
67TMarch 9, 19852–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (1984–85)33–25–916,683
68WMarch 13, 19858–0Minnesota North Stars (1984–85)34–25–914,964
69LMarch 15, 19852–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1984–85)34–26–915,182
70WMarch 18, 19858–4@ Boston Bruins (1984–85)35–26–913,515
71WMarch 21, 19855–1@ New York Islanders (1984–85)36–26–915,683
72LMarch 24, 19851–2@ Hartford Whalers (1984–85)36–27–910,440
73WMarch 26, 19854–3Buffalo Sabres (1984–85)37–27–915,327
74WMarch 28, 19854–2New York Islanders (1984–85)38–27–915,009
75WMarch 30, 19853–1St. Louis Blues (1984–85)39–27–915,362
76LMarch 31, 19851–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85)39–28–916,433
77WApril 2, 19856–4Boston Bruins (1984–85)40–28–915,356
78LApril 4, 19851–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85)40–29–918,084
79LApril 6, 19851–2@ Hartford Whalers (1984–85)40–30–912,730
80WApril 7, 19854–1Hartford Whalers (1984–85)41–30–915,004

Playoffs

The Nordiques opened the 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five Adams Division semi-final series against the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres finished the season in third place in the Adams Division with a 38-28-14 record, earning 90 points, one less than Quebec. The series began with two games at Le Colisée, and the Nordiques took care of business at home, winning the first game 5-2, followed by a close 3-2 victory in the second game to go up 2-0 in the series. The series moved to the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium for the third game, and the Sabres stayed alive in the series with a 6-4 win to cut the Nordiques series lead to 2-1. Buffalo easily handled the Nordiques in the fourth game at the Auditorium, winning 7-4, to even the series up at two games each, sending the series back to Quebec City for a fifth and deciding game. The Nordiques and Sabres played a very close game, with Quebec winning 6-5, to win the series and advance to the Division finals.

Quebec would face the Montreal Canadiens in the best of seven Division finals. The Canadiens had a 41-27-12 record during the regular season, earning 94 points and finishing in first place in the Adams Division, three points ahead of the Nordiques. Montreal eliminated the Boston Bruins in five games in the first round of the playoffs. The series opened with two games at the Montreal Forum, however, it was Quebec who struck first, winning the first game 2-1 in overtime, before the Canadiens evened the series with a 6-4 win in the second game. The series moved to Le Colisée for the next two games, and the Nordiques once again took the series lead, winning the third game 7-6 in overtime to go up 2-1 in the series. The Canadiens responded in the fourth game, defeating Quebec 3-1 in the fourth game to even the series up once again. In the fifth game in Montreal, the Nordiques came out flying, easily defeating the Canadiens 5-1 to take a 3-2 series lead, and game six moving back to Quebec City. In the sixth game, the Canadiens fought off elimination, defeating the Nordiques 5-2 to once again tie the series, forcing a seventh and deciding game at the Montreal Forum. In a very close game, the Nordiques and Canadiens were tied 2-2 after regulation time, forcing overtime, and in the extra period, Peter Stastny scored the series clinching goal as Quebec stunned the Canadiens with a 3-2 victory, advancing to the Wales Conference finals for the second time in four seasons.

The Nordiques would face off against the Philadelphia Flyers in the best of seven Conference finals. The Flyers had the best record in the NHL, as they had a 53-20-7 record, earning 113 points, winning the Patrick Division by twelve points over the second place Washington Capitals. In the playoffs, Philadelphia swept the New York Rangers in three games, before defeating the New York Islanders in five games in the division finals. Since the Adams Division had a better record against the Patrick Division, the Nordiques would have home ice advantage. The series began with two games at Le Colisée, as the Nordiques won a tough defensive battle in overtime by a score of 2-1 to take an early series lead. The Flyers evened the series with a 4-2 win in the second game. The series moved over to the Spectrum in Philadelphia, and the Flyers took a 2-1 series lead with another 4-2 victory in the third game. The Nordiques rebounded in the fourth game at the Spectrum, silencing the Flyers with a 5-3 win to even the series up at two wins each. The fifth game was played back in Quebec City, and the defensively tight Flyers squeaked out a 2-1 victory in the fifth game to return home with a 3-2 series lead. Philadelphia dominated the Nordiques in the sixth game, outshooting Quebec 36-15, en route to a 3-0 victory to win the series and advance to the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals.

Quebec Nordiques 3, Buffalo Sabres 2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance
1April 10Buffalo Sabres2–5Quebec Nordiques1-014,933
2April 11Buffalo Sabres2–3Quebec Nordiques2-015,022
3April 13Quebec Nordiques4–6Buffalo Sabres2-116,033
4April 14Quebec Nordiques4–7Buffalo Sabres2-214,795
5April 16Buffalo Sabres5–6Quebec Nordiques3-215,186

Quebec Nordiques 4, Montreal Canadiens 3
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance
1April 18Quebec Nordiques2–1Montreal Canadiens1-017,123
2April 21Quebec Nordiques4–6Montreal Canadiens1-118,075
3April 23Montreal Canadiens6–7Quebec Nordiques2-115,345
4April 25Montreal Canadiens3–1Quebec Nordiques2-215,369
5April 27Quebec Nordiques5–1Montreal Canadiens3-218,076
6April 30Montreal Canadiens5–2Quebec Nordiques3-315,354
7May 2Quebec Nordiques3–2Montreal Canadiens4-318,076

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Quebec Nordiques 2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance
1May 5Philadelphia Flyers1–2Quebec Nordiques1-015,194
2May 7Philadelphia Flyers4–2Quebec Nordiques1-115,231
3May 9Quebec Nordiques2–4Philadelphia Flyers1-217,191
4May 12Quebec Nordiques5–3Philadelphia Flyers2-217,191
5May 14Philadelphia Flyers2–1Quebec Nordiques2-315,300
6May 16Quebec Nordiques0–3Philadelphia Flyers2-417,191

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Peter StastnyC7532681009523719
Michel GouletLW6955409555101706
Anton StastnyLW793842803018903
Dale HunterC8020527220923333
Brent AshtonLW492724513818612
Wilf PaiementRW6823285116512214
Mario MaroisD7663743912200
Paul GillisC7714284216812003
Jean-Francois SauveC641329422111801
Bruce BellD75631374432201
Alain CoteLW801322353112110
Brad MaxwellD507243111922101
Randy MollerD797222912029000
Pat PriceD681262711817000
Normand RochefortD73321247412101
Alain LemieuxC3011112212-1202
Tony McKegneyLW3012921122131
Marian StastnyRW507142141001
Andre SavardC35910198-3111
Mark KumpelRW428715264100
Jean-Marc GaulinRW2233682000
Bo BerglundRW1241562001
Luc DufourLW3023527-5000
Jimmy MannRW25044543000
Peter LoobD812305000
Louis SleigherRW61230-1001
Dan BouchardG2902220000
Blake WesleyD2102228-2000
Gord DonnellyD22000331000
Mario GosselinG3600020000
Wayne GroulxC100000000
Roger HagglundD300000000
Claude JulienD100000000
Ed LeeRW20005-4000
Richard SevignyG2000080000
David ShawD1400011-5000
Yvon VautourRW500020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Mario Gosselin196035191131093.341
Dan Bouchard173829121341013.490
Richard Sevigny1104201062623.371
Team:480280413092723.402
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Peter StastnyC1841923241102
Michel GouletLW17111021173700
Brad MaxwellD182911355100
Brent AshtonLW18641013-6111
Alain CoteLW185510115001
Jean-Francois SauveC1855108-6200
Dale HunterC174610970012
Paul GillisC18178731000
Mario MaroisD1808812-9000
Mark KumpelRW1834744001
Wilf PaiementRW1842658-4000
Alain LemieuxC1433602200
Anton StastnyLW163366-3101
Bruce BellD1622421-2100
Randy MollerD18224403100
Pat PriceD17044514000
Normand RochefortD1821382001
Mario GosselinG1702220000
Blake WesleyD61018-1000
Dan BouchardG100040000
Jean-Marc GaulinRW100000000
Mike HoughLW200000000
Jimmy MannRW13000411000
Marian StastnyRW20000-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Mario Gosselin10591798543.060
Dan Bouchard6010177.000
Team:11191899613.270

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

Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season.

Trades
June 26, 1984 To St. Louis Blues
Cash		 To Quebec Nordiques
Dan Wood
Richard Zemlak
July 6, 1984 To Detroit Red Wings
Frantisek Cernik		 To Quebec Nordiques
Cash
October 25, 1984 To Boston Bruins
Louis Sleigher		 To Quebec Nordiques
Luc Dufour
4th round pick in 1985 – Peter Massey
December 6, 1984 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Brian Ford		 To Quebec Nordiques
Tom Thornbury
December 14, 1984 To Minnesota North Stars
Tony McKegney
Bo Berglund		 To Quebec Nordiques
Brad Maxwell
Brent Ashton
January 29, 1985 To St. Louis Blues
Luc Dufour		 To Quebec Nordiques
Alain Lemieux

Waivers
October 9, 1984 To New York Rangers
Andre Dore
October 9, 1984 To Hartford Whalers
Wally Weir
January 25, 1985 To New Jersey Devils
Michel Bolduc

Free agents
PlayerFormer Team
Richard SevignyMontreal Canadiens
PlayerNew Team
Rick LapointeLos Angeles Kings

Roster
1984-85 Quebec Nordiques
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1984 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
115Trevor Stienburg CanadaGuelph Platers (OHL)
236Jeff Brown CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
357Steven Finn CanadaLaval Voisins (QMJHL )
478Terry Perkins CanadaPortland Winterhawks (WHL)
6120Darren Cota CanadaKelowna Wings (WHL)
7141Henrik Cedergren SwedenBrynäs IF Gävle (Sweden)
8162Jyrki Maki FinlandSimley High School (USHS)
9183Guy Ouellette CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)
10203Ken Quinney CanadaCalgary Wranglers (WHL)
12244Peter Loob SwedenSödertälje SK (Sweden)

Farm teams

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1984-85 Quebec Nordiques Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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