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1988-89 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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

League Playoffs

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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

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Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Calgary Flames* 80 54 17 9 117 .731 354 226 1.57 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 7.64 85 392 21.68 82 385 78.70 12 12
League Average 80 35 35 9 80 .500 299 299 0.00 7.48 85 403 20.99 85 403 79.01 12 12

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Mario Lemieux
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Tim Kerr
Calder Memorial Trophy:Brian Leetch
Conn Smythe Trophy:Al MacInnis
Frank J. Selke Trophy:Guy Carbonneau
Hart Memorial Trophy:Wayne Gretzky
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Chris Chelios
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:Bryan Trottier
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Joe Mullen
Lester B. Pearson Award:Steve Yzerman
Vezina Trophy:Patrick Roy
William M. Jennings Trophy:Patrick Roy

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT85
2.Bernie Nicholls-LAK70
3.Steve Yzerman-DET65
4.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK54
5.Joe Nieuwendyk-CGY51
 Joe Mullen*-CGY51

Goals Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT1.12
2.Bernie Nicholls-LAK0.89
3.Steve Yzerman-DET0.81
4.Rob Brown-PIT0.72
5.Tim Kerr-PHI0.70

Assists

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT114
 Wayne Gretzky*-LAK114
3.Steve Yzerman-DET90
4.Paul Coffey*-PIT83
5.Bernie Nicholls-LAK80

Assists Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT1.50
2.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK1.46
3.Steve Yzerman-DET1.12
4.Paul Coffey*-PIT1.11
5.Denis Savard*-CHI1.02

Points

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT199
2.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK168
3.Steve Yzerman-DET155
4.Bernie Nicholls-LAK150
5.Rob Brown-PIT115

Points Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT2.62
2.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK2.15
3.Steve Yzerman-DET1.94
4.Bernie Nicholls-LAK1.90
5.Rob Brown-PIT1.69

Goals Created

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT76.4
2.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK61.5
3.Steve Yzerman-DET59.7
4.Bernie Nicholls-LAK59.2
5.Rob Brown-PIT44.1

Goals Created Per Game

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT1.01
2.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK0.79
3.Bernie Nicholls-LAK0.75
4.Steve Yzerman-DET0.75
5.Rob Brown-PIT0.65

Total Goals For

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT254
2.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK213
3.Paul Coffey*-PIT209
4.Bernie Nicholls-LAK194
5.Al MacInnis*-CGY189
 Steve Yzerman-DET189

Power Play Goals For

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT110
2.Paul Coffey*-PIT102
3.Al MacInnis*-CGY84
4.Rob Brown-PIT77
5.Dan Quinn-PIT74

Total Goals Against

1.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK169
2.Mario Lemieux*-PIT163
3.Dave Manson-CHI159
4.Steve Yzerman-DET152
5.Brad Marsh-TOR147

Power Play Goals Against

1.Randy Velischek-NJD74
2.Joe Cirella-NJD72
3.Dave Manson-CHI63
4.Mario Lemieux*-PIT60
5.Steve Konroyd-2Tm59

Plus/Minus

1.Joe Mullen*-CGY51
2.Doug Gilmour-CGY45
3.Colin Patterson-CGY44
4.Craig Muni-EDM43
 Brad McCrimmon-CGY43

Penalties in Minutes

1.Tim Hunter-CGY375
2.Basil McRae-MNS365
3.Dave Manson-CHI352
4.Marty McSorley-LAK350
5.Mike Hartman-BUF316

Even Strength Goals

1.Steve Yzerman-DET45
2.Bernie Nicholls-LAK41
 Mario Lemieux*-PIT41
4.Wayne Gretzky*-LAK38
5.Joe Mullen*-CGY37

Power Play Goals

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT31
2.Tim Kerr-PHI25
3.Rob Brown-PIT24
4.Bernie Nicholls-LAK21
5.Andrew McBain-WPG20
 Kevin Dineen-HAR20

Short-Handed Goals

1.Mario Lemieux*-PIT13
2.Dirk Graham-CHI10
3.Bernie Nicholls-LAK8
 Esa Tikkanen-EDM8
5.Mark Messier*-EDM6

Game-Winning Goals

1.Joe Nieuwendyk-CGY11
2.Guy Carbonneau-MTL10
3.Mike Ridley-WSH9
4.Mario Lemieux*-PIT8
 Jari Kurri*-EDM8
 Mike Krushelnyski-LAK8
 Dino Ciccarelli-2Tm8

Shots on Goal

1.Steve Yzerman-DET388
2.Bernie Nicholls-LAK385
3.Paul Coffey*-PIT342
4.Mario Lemieux*-PIT313
5.Brett Hull-STL305

Shooting Percentage

1.Rob Brown-PIT29.0
2.Craig Simpson-EDM28.9
3.Mario Lemieux*-PIT27.2
4.Pat Elynuik-WPG26.0
5.Ron Sutter-PHI24.5

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Kelly Hrudey-2Tm66
2.Ron Hextall-PHI64
3.Sean Burke-NJD62
4.Grant Fuhr*-EDM59
5.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR56

Wins (Goalie)

1.Mike Vernon-CGY37
2.Patrick Roy*-MTL33
3.Ron Hextall-PHI30
4.Kelly Hrudey-2Tm28
 John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR28

Losses (Goalie)

1.Sean Burke-NJD31
2.Ron Hextall-PHI28
 Kelly Hrudey-2Tm28
4.Grant Fuhr*-EDM26
5.Tom Barrasso-2Tm22

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Jon Casey-MNS12
2.Sean Burke-NJD9
3.Andy Moog-BOS8
 Glen Hanlon-DET8
 Clint Malarchuk-2Tm8

Points (Goalie)

1.Mike Vernon-CGY79
2.Patrick Roy*-MTL72
3.Ron Hextall-PHI66
4.Kelly Hrudey-2Tm61
5.John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR60

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Mike Vernon-CGY.823
2.Patrick Roy*-MTL.818
3.Pete Peeters-WSH.717
4.Bill Ranford-EDM.640
5.Daren Puppa-BUF.606

Shutouts

1.Greg Millen-STL6
2.Patrick Roy*-MTL4
 Pete Peeters-WSH4
 Peter Sidorkiewicz-HAR4
 Kirk McLean-VAN4

Goals Against

1.Sean Burke-NJD230
 Kelly Hrudey-2Tm230
3.Grant Fuhr*-EDM213
4.Tom Barrasso-2Tm207
5.Ron Hextall-PHI202

Goals Against Average

1.Patrick Roy*-MTL2.47
2.Mike Vernon-CGY2.65
3.Pete Peeters-WSH2.85
4.Brian Hayward-MTL2.90
5.Rick Wamsley-CGY2.96

Shots Against

1.Kelly Hrudey-2Tm1948
2.Ron Hextall-PHI1860
3.Sean Burke-NJD1823
4.Tom Barrasso-2Tm1730
5.Grant Fuhr*-EDM1714

Saves

1.Kelly Hrudey-2Tm1718
2.Ron Hextall-PHI1658
3.Sean Burke-NJD1593
4.Tom Barrasso-2Tm1523
5.Grant Fuhr*-EDM1501

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

All-Star Teams

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

All-Rookie Teams

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