opening round and the fourth, Edmonton, bowed out in the second. The Montreal Canadiens decided to go with a rookie goaltender by the name of Patrick Roy. This decision proved to be a good one just like when the Canadiens rode rookie goalie Ken Dryden to a Stanley Cup championship in 1971. In the Final, the Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames, who were also riding a rookie netminder, Mike Vernon. Patrick Roy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP and had a sparkling 1.92 goals against average along with 15 wins. The 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs are the last time to date () that all active Canadian teams have qualified in the same season. It is also the second time that all seven active teams at the time qualified, the first occurring three years earlier. Also, the Hartford Whalers won their only playoff series during their tenure in Hartford against the Quebec Nordiques. Playoff bracket Stanley Cup Finals After a 2-year trial of the 2–3–2 home ice format, the finals reverted to the 2–2–1–1–1 format. Awards All-Star teams Player statistics Scoring leaders Source: NHL Leading goaltenders Source: NHL Coaches Patrick Division New Jersey Devils: Doug Carpenter New York Islanders: Al Arbour New York Rangers: Ted Sator Philadelphia Flyers: Mike Keenan Pittsburgh Penguins: Bob Berry Washington Capitals: Bryan Murray Adams Division Boston Bruins: Butch Goring Buffalo Sabres: Jim Schoenfeld and Scotty Bowman Hartford Whalers: Jack Evans Montreal Canadiens: Jean Perron Quebec Nordiques: Michel Bergeron Norris Division Chicago Black Hawks: Bob Pulford Detroit Red Wings: Harry Neale and Brad Park Minnesota North Stars: Lorne Henning St. Louis Blues: Jacques Demers Toronto Maple Leafs: Dan Maloney Smythe Division Calgary Flames: Bob Johnson Edmonton Oilers: Glen Sather Los Angeles Kings: Pat Quinn Vancouver Canucks: Tom Watt Winnipeg Jets: Barry Long and John Ferguson, Sr. Milestones Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1985–86 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Bill Ranford, Boston Bruins Daren Puppa, Buffalo Sabres Brian Bradley, Calgary Flames Gary Suter, Calgary Flames Brett Hull*, Calgary Flames Adam Oates, Detroit Red Wings Petr Klima, Detroit Red Wings Bob Probert, Detroit Red Wings Shayne Corson, Montreal Canadiens Kirk McLean, New Jersey Devils Craig Wolanin, New Jersey Devils Scott Mellanby, Philadelphia Flyers Craig Simpson, Pittsburgh Penguins Jeff Brown, Quebec Nordiques Cliff Ronning*, St. Louis Blues Wendel Clark, Toronto