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
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Source: NHL.
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; W = Won; L = Lost; T = Tied; GA = Goals allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts
Playoffs
The defending champion Edmonton Oilers returned to the Final, meeting the overall regular season champion Philadelphia Flyers. In the Final, Edmonton would lose the first game to the Flyers but would then take the next four to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
Playoff bracket
Stanley Cup Finals
NHL awards
All-Star teams
All-Star teams
Milestones
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, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Gino Cavallini, Calgary Flames 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 Côté, 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 Al Iafrate, Toronto Maple Leafs Petri Skriko, Vancouver Canucks Kevin Hatcher, Washington Capitals Dave Ellett, Winnipeg Jets
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 Réal 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 Paul Holmgren, Minnesota North Stars Anders Hedberg, New York Rangers Robbie Ftorek, New York Rangers Rick Kehoe, Pittsburgh Penguins John Garrett, Vancouver Canucks
Note: Goring and Park were the last two players to have played in the NHL in the 1960s.