The 1984–85 NHL season was the 68th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Edmonton Oilers won their second straight Stanley Cup by beating the Philadelphia Flyers four games to one in the final series.
This was the first year since they began broadcasting that CBC was not the lone network broadcaster in Canada. While Molson continued to present Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights, rival brewery Carling O'Keefe began airing Friday night games on CTV. The two networks split the playoffs and finals.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes. Teams qualifying for the playoffs shown in bold.
Prince of Wales Conference
Clarence Campbell Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| Wayne Gretzky |
Edmonton Oilers |
80 |
73 |
135 |
208 |
52 |
| Jari Kurri |
Edmonton Oilers |
73 |
71 |
64 |
135 |
30 |
| Dale Hawerchuk |
Winnipeg Jets |
80 |
53 |
77 |
130 |
74 |
| Marcel Dionne |
Los Angeles Kings |
80 |
46 |
80 |
126 |
46 |
| Paul Coffey |
Edmonton Oilers |
80 |
37 |
84 |
121 |
97 |
| Mike Bossy |
New York Islanders |
76 |
58 |
59 |
117 |
38 |
| John Ogrodnick |
Detroit Red Wings |
79 |
55 |
50 |
105 |
30 |
| Denis Savard |
Chicago Black Hawks |
79 |
38 |
67 |
105 |
56 |
| Bernie Federko |
St. Louis Blues |
76 |
30 |
73 |
103 |
27 |
| Mike Gartner |
Washington Capitals |
80 |
50 |
52 |
102 |
71 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
Finals
| May 21 |
Edmonton Oilers |
|
1–4 |
|
Philadelphia Flyers |
Spectrum |
|
| May 23 |
Edmonton Oilers |
|
3–1 |
|
Philadelphia Flyers |
Spectrum |
|
NHL awards
| Prince of Wales Trophy: |
Philadelphia Flyers |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: |
Edmonton Oilers |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: |
Anders Hedberg, New York Rangers |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: |
Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: |
Craig Ramsay, Buffalo Sabres |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| Jack Adams Award: |
Mike Keenan, Philadelphia Flyers |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: |
Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: |
Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers, |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: |
Tom Barrasso/Bob Sauve, Buffalo Sabres |
| Vezina Trophy: |
Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: |
Jack Butterfield, Arthur M. Wirtz |
All-Star teams
| First Team |
Position |
Second Team |
| Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers |
G |
Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres |
| Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers |
D |
Rod Langway, Washington Capitals |
| Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins |
D |
Doug Wilson, Chicago Black Hawks |
| Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
C |
Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg Jets |
| Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers |
RW |
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders |
| John Ogrodnick, Detroit Red Wings |
LW |
John Tonelli, New York Islanders |
First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1984–85 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
- Joel Otto, Calgary Flames
- Ed Olczyk, Chicago Black Hawks
- Marc Bergevin, Chicago Black Hawks
- Gerard Gallant, Detroit Red Wings
- Esa Tikkanen*, Edmonton Oilers
- Steve Smith, Edmonton Oilers
- Kevin Dineen, Hartford Whalers
- Ray Ferraro, Hartford Whalers
- Sylvain Cote, Hartford Whalers
- Ulf Samuelsson, Hartford Whalers
- Garry Galley, Los Angeles Kings
- Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
- Petr Svoboda, Montreal Canadiens
- Stephane Richer, Montreal Canadiens
- Greg Adams, New Jersey Devils
- Kirk Muller, New Jersey Devils
- Dave Gagner, New York Rangers
- Grant Ledyard, New York Rangers
- Kelly Miller, New York Rangers
- Tomas Sandstrom, New York Rangers
- Rick Tocchet, Philadelphia Flyers
- Doug Bodger, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Steve Thomas, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Todd Gill, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Petri Skriko, Vancouver Canucks
- Al Iafrate, Washington Capitals
- Kevin Hatcher, Washington Capitals
- Dave Ellett, Winnipeg Jets
- Gino Cavallini, Calgary Flames
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1984–85 (listed with their last team):
- Terry O'Reilly, Boston Bruins
- Butch Goring, Boston Bruins
- Craig Ramsay, Buffalo Sabres
- Jerry Korab, Buffalo Sabres
- Jim Schoenfeld, Buffalo Sabres
- Real Cloutier, Buffalo Sabres
- Bob MacMillan, Chicago Black Hawks
- Brad Park, Detroit Red Wings
- Colin Campbell, Detroit Red Wings
- Darryl Sittler, Detroit Red Wings
- Ivan Boldirev, Detroit Red Wings
- Steve Shutt, Los Angeles Kings
- Anders Hedberg, New York Rangers
- Robbie Ftorek, New York Rangers
- Rick Kehoe, Pittsburgh Penguins
- John Garrett, Vancouver Canucks
