1984–85 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1984–85 1984 Boston Bruins 36–34–10 21–15–4 15–19–6 Wales 7th Adams 4th 303 287 Harry Sinden Gerry Cheevers Terry O'Reilly None Boston Garden Charlie Simmer (33) Ray Bourque (66) Ray Bourque (86) John Blum (263) Pete Peeters (19) Doug Keans (3.29) The 1984–85 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 61st season. 2 Regular season Final standings BOS Record vs. opponents BOS Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1984–85 regular season1984-85 Boston Bruins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1985_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 3, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 11, 1984||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1984||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 14, 1984||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1984–85) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||October 16, 1984||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 19, 1984||2–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1984–85) ||2–3–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1984||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) ||2–4–0 |- |7||W||October 24, 1984||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) ||3–4–0 |- |8||W||October 27, 1984||8–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1984–85) ||4–4–0 |- |9||W||October 28, 1984||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1984–85) ||5–4–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||W||November 1, 1984||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) ||6–4–0 |- |11||L||November 3, 1984||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) ||6–5–0 |- |12||W||November 4, 1984||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1984–85) ||7–5–0 |- |13||W||November 8, 1984||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) ||8–5–0 |- |14||W||November 10, 1984||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) ||9–5–0 |- |15||T||November 11, 1984||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1984–85) ||9–5–1 |- |16||L||November 14, 1984||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) ||9–6–1 |- |17||W||November 15, 1984||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1984–85) ||10–6–1 |- |18||L||November 17, 1984||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) ||10–7–1 |- |19||L||November 21, 1984||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) ||10–8–1 |- |20||L||November 24, 1984||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) ||10–9–1 |- |21||W||November 25, 1984||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) ||11–9–1 |- |22||L||November 29, 1984||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) ||11–10–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||L||December 1, 1984||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1984–85) ||11–11–1 |- |24||T||December 3, 1984||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) ||11–11–2 |- |25||T||December 5, 1984||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) ||11–11–3 |- |26||L||December 6, 1984||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) ||11–12–3 |- |27||L||December 8, 1984||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) ||11–13–3 |- |28||T||December 12, 1984||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1984–85) ||11–13–4 |- |29||T||December 13, 1984||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) ||11–13–5 |- |30||W||December 15, 1984||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) ||12–13–5 |- |31||W||December 18, 1984||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) ||13–13–5 |- |32||L||December 19, 1984||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) ||13–14–5 |- |33||L||December 22, 1984||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) ||13–15–5 |- |34||W||December 23, 1984||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) ||14–15–5 |- |35||T||December 27, 1984||6–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) ||14–15–6 |- |36||W||December 29, 1984||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) ||15–15–6 |- |37||W||December 30, 1984||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) ||16–15–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||L||January 1, 1985||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) ||16–16–6 |- |39||T||January 5, 1985||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1984–85) ||16–16–7 |- |40||W||January 7, 1985||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) ||17–16–7 |- |41||W||January 9, 1985||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) ||18–16–7 |- |42||L||January 10, 1985||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) ||18–17–7 |- |43||W||January 12, 1985||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) ||19–17–7 |- |44||W||January 15, 1985||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) ||20–17–7 |- |45||L||January 17, 1985||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1984–85) ||20–18–7 |- |46||L||January 19, 1985||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) ||20–19–7 |- |47||W||January 21, 1985||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) ||21–19–7 |- |48||W||January 24, 1985||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) ||22–19–7 |- |49||L||January 26, 1985||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1984–85) ||22–20–7 |- |50||W||January 27, 1985||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) ||23–20–7 |- |51||L||January 30, 1985||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) ||23–21–7 |- |52||W||January 31, 1985||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) ||24–21–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |53||L||February 2, 1985||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1984–85) ||24–22–7 |- |54||W||February 7, 1985||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1984–85) ||25–22–7 |- |55||L||February 9, 1985||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) ||25–23–7 |- |56||L||February 10, 1985||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1984–85) ||25–24–7 |- |57||T||February 14, 1985||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1984–85) ||25–24–8 |- |58||L||February 16, 1985||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) ||25–25–8 |- |59||W||February 20, 1985||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1984–85) ||26–25–8 |- |60||L||February 23, 1985||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1984–85) ||26–26–8 |- |61||W||February 28, 1985||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) ||27–26–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |62||W||March 2, 1985||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1984–85) ||28–26–8 |- |63||L||March 5, 1985||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) ||28–27–8 |- |64||W||March 7, 1985||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1984–85) ||29–27–8 |- |65||L||March 9, 1985||5–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) ||29–28–8 |- |66||W||March 10, 1985||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1984–85) ||30–28–8 |- |67||W||March 13, 1985||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) ||31–28–8 |- |68||W||March 14, 1985||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1984–85) ||32–28–8 |- |69||L||March 16, 1985||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1984–85) ||32–29–8 |- |70||L||March 18, 1985||4–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) ||32–30–8 |- |71||T||March 21, 1985||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1984–85) ||32–30–9 |- |72||L||March 23, 1985||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1984–85) ||32–31–9 |- |73||W||March 24, 1985||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) ||33–31–9 |- |74||L||March 26, 1985||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) ||33–32–9 |- |75||W||March 28, 1985||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1984–85) ||34–32–9 |- |76||L||March 30, 1985||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) ||34–33–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |77||L||April 2, 1985||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1984–85) ||34–34–9 |- |78||W||April 4, 1985||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1984–85) ||35–34–9 |- |79||T||April 6, 1985||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1984–85) ||35–34–10 |- |80||W||April 7, 1985||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) ||36–34–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 5px solid; 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#FFB81C 2px solid; Adams Division Semifinals vs. (A1) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 3–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home Record |- | 1 || April 10 || Boston Bruins || 5–3 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 11 || Boston Bruins || 3–5 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–1 |- | 3 || April 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–2 || Boston Bruins || 1–2 |- | 4 || April 14 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–7 || Boston Bruins || 2–2 |- | 5 || April 16 || Boston Bruins || 0–1 || Montreal Canadiens || 2–3 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Raymond Bourque D 73 20 66 86 53301011 Rick Middleton RW 80 30 46 76 621233 Ken Linseman C 74 25 49 74 12622515 Tom Fergus C 79 30 43 73 7514402 Keith Crowder RW 79 32 38 70 152311401 Charlie Simmer LW 63 33 30 63 35141205 Mike O'Connell D 78 15 40 55 643802 Steve Kasper C 77 16 24 40 33-12051 Butch Goring C 39 13 21 34 6-8222 Louis Sleigher RW 70 12 19 31 45-2002 Terry O'Reilly RW 63 13 17 30 168-18012 Geoff Courtnall LW 64 12 16 28 82-3001 Dave Reid Dave Reid (ice hockey b. 1964) LW 35 14 13 27 27-1205 Mats Thelin D 73 5 13 18 99002 John Blum D 75 3 13 16 2630000 Mike Milbury D 78 3 13 16 152-6010 Dave Donnelly C 38 6 8 14 46-1011 Morris Lukowich LW 22 5 8 13 217001 Dave Silk RW 29 7 5 12 223000 Barry Pederson C 22 4 8 12 10-11020 Lyndon Byers RW 33 3 8 11 410000 Jim Nill RW 49 1 9 10 62-11000 Frank Simonetti D 43 1 5 6 26-1000 Nevin Markwart LW 26 0 4 4 36-1000 Brian Curran D 56 0 1 1 158-8000 Cleon Daskalakis G 8 0 0 0 00000 Greg Johnston Greg Johnston (ice hockey) RW 6 0 0 0 0-1000 Doug Keans G 25 0 0 0 60000 Doug Kostynski C 6 0 0 0 20000 Doug Morrison RW 1 0 0 0 20000 Pete Peeters G 51 0 0 0 200000 Don Sylvestri G 3 0 0 0 20000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Pete Peeters 2975 51 19 26 4 172 3.47 1 Doug Keans 1497 25 16 6 3 82 3.29 1 Cleon Daskalakis 289 8 1 2 1 24 4.98 0 Don Sylvestri 102 3 0 0 2 6 3.53 0 Team: 4863 80 36 34 10 284 3.50 2 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Ken Linseman C 5 4 6 10 86001 Mike O'Connell D 5 1 5 6 01100 Keith Crowder RW 4 3 2 5 193001 Charlie Simmer LW 5 2 2 4 25000 Rick Middleton RW 5 3 0 3 01000 Terry O'Reilly RW 5 1 2 3 9-2000 Raymond Bourque D 5 0 3 3 41000 Butch Goring C 5 1 1 2 01000 Geoff Courtnall LW 5 0 2 2 7-3000 Steve Kasper C 5 1 0 1 9-4000 Dave Reid Dave Reid (ice hockey b. 1964) LW 5 1 0 1 00000 Frank Simonetti D 5 0 1 1 2-1000 John Blum D 5 0 0 0 132000 Dave Donnelly C 1 0 0 0 00000 Tom Fergus C 5 0 0 0 4-1000 Doug Keans G 4 0 0 0 00000 Morris Lukowich LW 1 0 0 0 00000 Nevin Markwart LW 1 0 0 0 00000 Mike Milbury D 5 0 0 0 104000 Pete Peeters G 1 0 0 0 00000 Louis Sleigher RW 5 0 0 0 4-1000 Mats Thelin D 5 0 0 0 6-3000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Doug Keans 240 4 2 2 15 3.75 0 Pete Peeters 60 1 0 1 4 4.00 0 Team: 300 5 2 3 19 3.80 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-05 1984-85 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1985.html Draft picks Boston's draft picks at the 1984 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)119Dave PasinCanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)240Ray PodloskiCanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)361Jeff CorneliusCanadaToronto Marlboros (OHL)482Bob JoyceCanadaNotre Dame Hounds (SJHL)5103Mike BishopCanadaLondon Knights (OHL)6124Randy OswaldCanadaMichigan Technological University (WCHA)7145Mark ThietkeCanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)8166Don SweeneyCanadaSt. Paul's School (USHS-NH)9186Kevin HeffernanUnited StatesWeymouth High School (USHS-MA)10207J. D. UrbanicCanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)11227Bill KopeckyUnited StatesAustin Preparatory School (USHS-MA)12248Jim NewhouseUnited StatesMatignon High School (USHS-MA) See also 1984–85 NHL season References Category:Boston Bruins seasons Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Bruins Bruins