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1988-89 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Calgary Flames

Hart Memorial Trophy: Wayne Gretzky (54 G, 114 A, 168 P)
Vezina Trophy: Patrick Roy (33-5-6, 2.47 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Brian Leetch (23 G, 48 A, 71 P)

Goals Leader: Mario Lemieux (85)
Assists Leader: Wayne Gretzky (114) & Mario Lemieux (114)
Points Leader: Mario Lemieux (199)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Norris Division                    
Detroit Red Wings* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 313 316 -0.17 -0.14
St. Louis Blues* 80 33 35 12 78 .488 275 285 -0.25 -0.13
Minnesota North Stars* 80 27 37 16 70 .438 258 278 -0.37 -0.12
Chicago Blackhawks* 80 27 41 12 66 .413 297 335 -0.57 -0.10
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 28 46 6 62 .388 259 342 -1.08 -0.05
Smythe Division                    
Calgary Flames* 80 54 17 9 117 .731 354 226 1.57 -0.03
Los Angeles Kings* 80 42 31 7 91 .569 376 335 0.58 0.07
Edmonton Oilers* 80 38 34 8 84 .525 325 306 0.33 0.10
Vancouver Canucks* 80 33 39 8 74 .463 251 253 0.10 0.12
Winnipeg Jets 80 26 42 12 64 .400 300 355 -0.51 0.18
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Adams Division                    
Montreal Canadiens* 80 53 18 9 115 .719 315 218 1.16 -0.06
Boston Bruins* 80 37 29 14 88 .550 289 256 0.43 0.02
Buffalo Sabres* 80 38 35 7 83 .519 291 299 -0.04 0.06
Hartford Whalers* 80 37 38 5 79 .494 299 290 0.16 0.04
Quebec Nordiques 80 27 46 7 61 .381 269 342 -0.78 0.14
Patrick Division                    
Washington Capitals* 80 41 29 10 92 .575 305 259 0.50 -0.07
Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 40 33 7 87 .544 347 349 -0.05 -0.02
New York Rangers* 80 37 35 8 82 .513 310 307 0.01 -0.03
Philadelphia Flyers* 80 36 36 8 80 .500 307 285 0.23 -0.05
New Jersey Devils 80 27 41 12 66 .413 281 325 -0.53 0.02
New York Islanders 80 28 47 5 61 .381 265 325 -0.72 0.04

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2): Calgary Flames over Montreal Canadiens  
 
Conference Finals (4-1): Calgary Flames over Chicago Blackhawks  
Conference Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Philadelphia Flyers  
 
Division Finals (4-0): Calgary Flames over Los Angeles Kings  
Division Finals (4-1): Chicago Blackhawks over St. Louis Blues  
Division Finals (4-3): Philadelphia Flyers over Pittsburgh Penguins  
Division Finals (4-1): Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins  
 
Division Semi-Finals (4-3): Los Angeles Kings over Edmonton Oilers  
Division Semi-Finals (4-3): Calgary Flames over Vancouver Canucks  
Division Semi-Finals (4-1): St. Louis Blues over Minnesota North Stars  
Division Semi-Finals (4-2): Chicago Blackhawks over Detroit Red Wings  
Division Semi-Finals (4-0): Pittsburgh Penguins over New York Rangers  
Division Semi-Finals (4-2): Philadelphia Flyers over Washington Capitals  
Division Semi-Finals (4-1): Boston Bruins over Buffalo Sabres  
Division Semi-Finals (4-0): Montreal Canadiens over Hartford Whalers  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Calgary Flames* 80 54 17 9 117 .731 354 226 1.57 -0.03 7.25 101 405 24.94 78 457 82.93 10 8
2 Montreal Canadiens* 80 53 18 9 115 .719 315 218 1.16 -0.06 6.66 80 381 21.00 58 326 82.21 6 13
3 Washington Capitals* 80 41 29 10 92 .575 305 259 0.50 -0.07 7.05 96 443 21.67 73 362 79.83 7 13
4 Los Angeles Kings* 80 42 31 7 91 .569 376 335 0.58 0.07 8.89 82 395 20.76 80 407 80.34 22 13
5 Boston Bruins* 80 37 29 14 88 .550 289 256 0.43 0.02 6.81 85 429 19.81 67 374 82.09 10 4
6 Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 40 33 7 87 .544 347 349 -0.05 -0.02 8.70 119 491 24.24 111 482 76.97 21 16
7 Edmonton Oilers* 80 38 34 8 84 .525 325 306 0.33 0.10 7.89 83 419 19.81 78 452 82.74 27 17
8 Buffalo Sabres* 80 38 35 7 83 .519 291 299 -0.04 0.06 7.38 78 380 20.53 86 410 79.02 7 12
9 New York Rangers* 80 37 35 8 82 .513 310 307 0.01 -0.03 7.71 85 457 18.60 85 371 77.09 13 17
10 Philadelphia Flyers* 80 36 36 8 80 .500 307 285 0.23 -0.05 7.40 98 367 26.70 80 432 81.48 16 9
11 Detroit Red Wings* 80 34 34 12 80 .500 313 316 -0.17 -0.14 7.86 73 352 20.74 79 426 81.46 15 8
12 Hartford Whalers* 80 37 38 5 79 .494 299 290 0.16 0.04 7.36 87 418 20.81 70 377 81.43 3 18
13 St. Louis Blues* 80 33 35 12 78 .488 275 285 -0.25 -0.13 7.00 74 370 20.00 83 356 76.69 5 12
14 Vancouver Canucks* 80 33 39 8 74 .463 251 253 0.10 0.12 6.30 78 410 19.02 66 341 80.65 8 14
15 Minnesota North Stars* 80 27 37 16 70 .438 258 278 -0.37 -0.12 6.70 78 392 19.90 82 441 81.41 17 9
16 Chicago Blackhawks* 80 27 41 12 66 .413 297 335 -0.57 -0.10 7.90 91 434 20.97 122 481 74.64 25 16
17 New Jersey Devils 80 27 41 12 66 .413 281 325 -0.53 0.02 7.58 85 466 18.24 115 467 75.37 7 15
18 Winnipeg Jets 80 26 42 12 64 .400 300 355 -0.51 0.18 8.19 79 357 22.13 82 374 78.07 15 13
19 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 28 46 6 62 .388 259 342 -1.08 -0.05 7.51 56 334 16.77 98 359 72.70 10 14
20 New York Islanders 80 28 47 5 61 .381 265 325 -0.72 0.04 7.38 85 378 22.49 103 390 73.59 4 7
21 Quebec Nordiques 80 27 46 7 61 .381 269 342 -0.78 0.14 7.64 85 392 21.68 82 385 78.70 12 12
League Average 80 35 35 9 80 .500 299 299 0.00 0.00 7.48 85 403 20.99 85 403 79.01 12 12

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 85
2. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 70
3. Steve Yzerman*-DET 65
4. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 54
5. Joe Nieuwendyk*-CGY 51
  Joe Mullen*-CGY 51
Assists
1. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 114
  Mario Lemieux*-PIT 114
3. Steve Yzerman*-DET 90
4. Paul Coffey*-PIT 83
5. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 80
Points
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 199
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 168
3. Steve Yzerman*-DET 155
4. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 150
5. Rob Brown-PIT 115
Goals Created
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 77.2
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 60.7
3. Steve Yzerman*-DET 60.2
4. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 60.2
5. Rob Brown-PIT 44.6
Plus/Minus
1. Joe Mullen*-CGY 51
2. Doug Gilmour*-CGY 45
3. Colin Patterson-CGY 44
4. Craig Muni-EDM 43
  Brad McCrimmon-CGY 43
Penalties in Minutes
1. Tim Hunter-CGY 375
2. Basil McRae-MNS 365
3. Dave Manson-CHI 352
4. Marty McSorley-LAK 350
5. Mike Hartman-BUF 316
Even Strength Goals
1. Steve Yzerman*-DET 45
2. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 41
  Bernie Nicholls-LAK 41
4. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 38
5. Joe Mullen*-CGY 37
Power Play Goals
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 31
2. Tim Kerr-PHI 25
3. Rob Brown-PIT 24
4. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 21
5. Kevin Dineen-HAR 20
  Andrew McBain-WIN 20
Short-Handed Goals
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 13
2. Dirk Graham-CHI 10
3. Esa Tikkanen-EDM 8
  Bernie Nicholls-LAK 8
5. Mark Messier*-EDM 6
Game-Winning Goals
1. Joe Nieuwendyk*-CGY 11
2. Guy Carbonneau-MTL 10
3. Mike Ridley-WSH 9
4. Dino Ciccarelli*-TOT 8
  Mario Lemieux*-PIT 8
  Mike Krushelnyski-LAK 8
  Jari Kurri*-EDM 8
Shots
1. Steve Yzerman*-DET 388
2. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 385
3. Paul Coffey*-PIT 342
4. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 313
5. Brett Hull*-STL 305
Shooting Percentage
1. Rob Brown-PIT 29.0
2. Craig Simpson-EDM 28.9
3. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 27.2
4. Pat Elynuik-WIN 26.0
5. Ron Sutter-PHI 24.5
Goals Per Game
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 1.12
2. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 0.89
3. Steve Yzerman*-DET 0.81
4. Rob Brown-PIT 0.72
5. Tim Kerr-PHI 0.70
Assists Per Game
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 1.50
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 1.46
3. Steve Yzerman*-DET 1.12
4. Paul Coffey*-PIT 1.11
5. Denis Savard*-CHI 1.02
Points Per Game
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 2.62
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 2.15
3. Steve Yzerman*-DET 1.94
4. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 1.90
5. Rob Brown-PIT 1.69
Goals Created Per Game
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 1.02
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 0.78
3. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 0.76
4. Steve Yzerman*-DET 0.75
5. Rob Brown-PIT 0.66
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 254
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 213
3. Paul Coffey*-PIT 209
4. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 194
5. Al MacInnis*-CGY 189
  Steve Yzerman*-DET 189
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 110
2. Paul Coffey*-PIT 102
3. Al MacInnis*-CGY 84
4. Rob Brown-PIT 77
5. Dan Quinn-PIT 74
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 169
2. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 163
3. Dave Manson-CHI 159
4. Steve Yzerman*-DET 152
5. Brad Marsh-TOR 147
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Randy Velischek-NJD 74
2. Joe Cirella-NJD 72
3. Dave Manson-CHI 63
4. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 60
5. Steve Konroyd-TOT 59
Games Played
1. Kelly Hrudey-TOT 66
2. Ron Hextall-PHI 64
3. Sean Burke-NJD 62
4. Grant Fuhr*-EDM 59
5. John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 56
Wins
1. Mike Vernon-CGY 37
2. Patrick Roy*-MTL 33
3. Ron Hextall-PHI 30
4. Kelly Hrudey-TOT 28
  John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 28
Losses
1. Sean Burke-NJD 31
2. Ron Hextall-PHI 28
  Kelly Hrudey-TOT 28
4. Grant Fuhr*-EDM 26
5. Tom Barrasso-TOT 22
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Jon Casey-MNS 12
2. Sean Burke-NJD 9
3. Clint Malarchuk-TOT 8
  Andy Moog-BOS 8
  Glen Hanlon-DET 8
Goals Against
1. Sean Burke-NJD 230
  Kelly Hrudey-TOT 230
3. Grant Fuhr*-EDM 213
4. Tom Barrasso-TOT 207
5. Ron Hextall-PHI 202
Shots Against
1. Kelly Hrudey-TOT 1948
2. Ron Hextall-PHI 1860
3. Sean Burke-NJD 1823
4. Tom Barrasso-TOT 1730
5. Grant Fuhr*-EDM 1714
Saves
1. Kelly Hrudey-TOT 1718
2. Ron Hextall-PHI 1658
3. Sean Burke-NJD 1593
4. Tom Barrasso-TOT 1523
5. Grant Fuhr*-EDM 1501
Save Percentage
1. Patrick Roy*-MTL .908
2. Jon Casey-MNS .900
3. Kari Takko-MNS .899
4. Mike Vernon-CGY .897
5. Steve Weeks-VAN .893
Goals Against Average
1. Patrick Roy*-MTL 2.47
2. Mike Vernon-CGY 2.65
3. Pete Peeters-WSH 2.85
4. Brian Hayward-MTL 2.90
5. Rick Wamsley-CGY 2.96
Shutouts
1. Greg Millen-STL 6
2. Pete Peeters-WSH 4
  Kirk McLean-VAN 4
  Peter Sidorkiewicz-HAR 4
  Patrick Roy*-MTL 4
Minutes
1. Kelly Hrudey-TOT 3774
2. Ron Hextall-PHI 3756
3. Sean Burke-NJD 3590
4. Grant Fuhr*-EDM 3341
5. John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 3207
Offensive Point Shares
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 17.7
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 13.2
3. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 13.0
4. Steve Yzerman*-DET 13.0
5. Rob Brown-PIT 9.3
Defensive Point Shares
1. Chris Chelios-MTL 6.7
2. Craig Ludwig-MTL 6.2
3. Al MacInnis*-CGY 6.1
4. Glen Wesley-BOS 6.0
5. Brad McCrimmon-CGY 6.0
Goalie Point Shares
1. Ron Hextall-PHI 11.7
2. Kelly Hrudey-TOT 10.8
3. Jon Casey-MNS 10.5
4. Tom Barrasso-TOT 9.4
5. Patrick Roy*-MTL 9.3
Point Shares
1. Mario Lemieux*-PIT 19.6
2. Steve Yzerman*-DET 14.4
3. Bernie Nicholls-LAK 14.4
4. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 14.1
5. Ron Hextall-PHI 11.7
 

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Patrick Roy*
D: Chris Chelios
D: Paul Coffey*
C: Mario Lemieux*
LW: Luc Robitaille*
RW: Joe Mullen*
 2nd Team
G: Mike Vernon
D: Raymond Bourque*
D: Al MacInnis*
C: Wayne Gretzky*
LW: Gerard Gallant
RW: Jari Kurri*

NHL All-Rookie Team

1st Team
G: Peter Sidorkiewicz
D: Brian Leetch*
D: Zarley Zalapski
F: Tony Granato
F: Trevor Linden
F: David Volek