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1988-89 Boston Bruins

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37-29-14 (88 points), Finished 2nd in NHL Adams Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 289 goals, Allowed 256 goals, SRS: 0.43 (5th of 21)
Coached by Terry O'Reilly (37-29-14)

Playoffs:
Lost Division Finals (4-1) to Montreal Canadiens
Won Division Semi-Finals (4-1) over Buffalo Sabres

1988-89 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Thu, Oct 6, 1988 Toronto Maple Leafs W 2 1 1 0 0 W 1
2 Sat, Oct 8, 1988 @ Hartford Whalers W 6 2 2 0 0 W 2
3 Sun, Oct 9, 1988 Hartford Whalers W 3 1 3 0 0 W 3
4 Wed, Oct 12, 1988 @ Los Angeles Kings L 2 6 3 1 0 L 1
5 Sat, Oct 15, 1988 @ Minnesota North Stars L 1 5 3 2 0 L 2
6 Sun, Oct 16, 1988 @ Chicago Blackhawks W 10 3 4 2 0 W 1
7 Wed, Oct 19, 1988 @ Winnipeg Jets W 5 2 5 2 0 W 2
8 Sat, Oct 22, 1988 @ St. Louis Blues W 5 2 6 2 0 W 3
9 Tue, Oct 25, 1988 Montreal Canadiens T OT 1 1 6 2 1 T 1
10 Thu, Oct 27, 1988 Quebec Nordiques W 6 2 7 2 1 W 1
11 Sat, Oct 29, 1988 Buffalo Sabres T OT 3 3 7 2 2 T 1
12 Sun, Oct 30, 1988 @ Buffalo Sabres T OT 3 3 7 2 3 T 2
13 Wed, Nov 2, 1988 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 7 2 8 2 3 W 1
14 Thu, Nov 3, 1988 Hartford Whalers L 3 5 8 3 3 L 1
15 Sun, Nov 6, 1988 Vancouver Canucks W 4 2 9 3 3 W 1
16 Fri, Nov 11, 1988 @ New York Rangers T OT 4 4 9 3 4 T 1
17 Sat, Nov 12, 1988 Calgary Flames L 1 2 9 4 4 L 1
18 Tue, Nov 15, 1988 @ Quebec Nordiques T OT 5 5 9 4 5 T 1
19 Thu, Nov 17, 1988 Montreal Canadiens L 2 5 9 5 5 L 1
20 Fri, Nov 18, 1988 @ Detroit Red Wings L 2 5 9 6 5 L 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Sun, Nov 20, 1988 Detroit Red Wings L OT 4 5 9 7 5 L 3
22 Wed, Nov 23, 1988 @ Montreal Canadiens L 0 2 9 8 5 L 4
23 Thu, Nov 24, 1988 Philadelphia Flyers W OT 2 1 10 8 5 W 1
24 Sat, Nov 26, 1988 Chicago Blackhawks W 8 2 11 8 5 W 2
25 Tue, Nov 29, 1988 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 1 5 11 9 5 L 1
26 Thu, Dec 1, 1988 Minnesota North Stars L 1 4 11 10 5 L 2
27 Sat, Dec 3, 1988 @ Washington Capitals T OT 1 1 11 10 6 T 1
28 Sun, Dec 4, 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins T OT 3 3 11 10 7 T 2
29 Tue, Dec 6, 1988 @ New York Islanders W 4 3 12 10 7 W 1
30 Thu, Dec 8, 1988 Buffalo Sabres L 2 4 12 11 7 L 1
31 Sat, Dec 10, 1988 New York Rangers T OT 1 1 12 11 8 T 1
32 Mon, Dec 12, 1988 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 3 12 12 8 L 1
33 Thu, Dec 15, 1988 Edmonton Oilers W OT 4 3 13 12 8 W 1
34 Sat, Dec 17, 1988 Quebec Nordiques T OT 2 2 13 12 9 T 1
35 Sun, Dec 18, 1988 @ Quebec Nordiques L 2 4 13 13 9 L 1
36 Wed, Dec 21, 1988 @ Hartford Whalers W 4 3 14 13 9 W 1
37 Thu, Dec 22, 1988 Montreal Canadiens L 2 4 14 14 9 L 1
38 Mon, Dec 26, 1988 @ Buffalo Sabres L 1 2 14 15 9 L 2
39 Thu, Dec 29, 1988 @ New Jersey Devils W 6 2 15 15 9 W 1
40 Mon, Jan 2, 1989 St. Louis Blues W 8 7 16 15 9 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Thu, Jan 5, 1989 New York Islanders L 3 5 16 16 9 L 1
42 Sat, Jan 7, 1989 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 3 16 17 9 L 2
43 Sun, Jan 8, 1989 @ Quebec Nordiques W 4 2 17 17 9 W 1
44 Thu, Jan 12, 1989 Montreal Canadiens L 3 5 17 18 9 L 1
45 Sat, Jan 14, 1989 Detroit Red Wings T OT 5 5 17 18 10 T 1
46 Sun, Jan 15, 1989 @ Washington Capitals W 4 3 18 18 10 W 1
47 Thu, Jan 19, 1989 Calgary Flames L 2 7 18 19 10 L 1
48 Sat, Jan 21, 1989 Buffalo Sabres L OT 5 6 18 20 10 L 2
49 Sun, Jan 22, 1989 @ Buffalo Sabres L 4 6 18 21 10 L 3
50 Wed, Jan 25, 1989 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W OT 2 1 19 21 10 W 1
51 Thu, Jan 26, 1989 St. Louis Blues W 4 2 20 21 10 W 2
52 Sat, Jan 28, 1989 Winnipeg Jets L 3 4 20 22 10 L 1
53 Wed, Feb 1, 1989 @ Minnesota North Stars T OT 4 4 20 22 11 T 1
54 Fri, Feb 3, 1989 @ Winnipeg Jets W 4 2 21 22 11 W 1
55 Sun, Feb 5, 1989 Pittsburgh Penguins L 2 5 21 23 11 L 1
56 Thu, Feb 9, 1989 Los Angeles Kings W 4 1 22 23 11 W 1
57 Sat, Feb 11, 1989 Edmonton Oilers W 5 2 23 23 11 W 2
58 Tue, Feb 14, 1989 @ Vancouver Canucks L 2 5 23 24 11 L 1
59 Wed, Feb 15, 1989 @ Los Angeles Kings W 7 3 24 24 11 W 1
60 Sat, Feb 18, 1989 @ Calgary Flames W 4 3 25 24 11 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Sun, Feb 19, 1989 @ Edmonton Oilers W 4 2 26 24 11 W 3
62 Sat, Feb 25, 1989 @ Hartford Whalers W 9 1 27 24 11 W 4
63 Tue, Feb 28, 1989 @ New Jersey Devils T OT 3 3 27 24 12 T 1
64 Thu, Mar 2, 1989 Quebec Nordiques W 5 2 28 24 12 W 1
65 Sat, Mar 4, 1989 Vancouver Canucks W 6 4 29 24 12 W 2
66 Sun, Mar 5, 1989 @ New York Rangers W 5 0 30 24 12 W 3
67 Tue, Mar 7, 1989 @ New York Islanders W 2 1 31 24 12 W 4
68 Thu, Mar 9, 1989 Washington Capitals L 2 7 31 25 12 L 1
69 Sat, Mar 11, 1989 Buffalo Sabres T OT 6 6 31 25 13 T 1
70 Sun, Mar 12, 1989 @ Buffalo Sabres L 2 3 31 26 13 L 1
71 Tue, Mar 14, 1989 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 8 2 32 26 13 W 1
72 Thu, Mar 16, 1989 Quebec Nordiques T OT 2 2 32 26 14 T 1
73 Sat, Mar 18, 1989 Philadelphia Flyers W 6 3 33 26 14 W 1
74 Sun, Mar 19, 1989 Hartford Whalers L 2 3 33 27 14 L 1
75 Wed, Mar 22, 1989 @ Hartford Whalers L 2 4 33 28 14 L 2
76 Thu, Mar 23, 1989 New Jersey Devils W 5 3 34 28 14 W 1
77 Sat, Mar 25, 1989 Chicago Blackhawks W 6 3 35 28 14 W 2
78 Mon, Mar 27, 1989 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 5 35 29 14 L 1
79 Sat, Apr 1, 1989 @ Quebec Nordiques W 5 4 36 29 14 W 1
80 Sun, Apr 2, 1989 Hartford Whalers W 3 2 37 29 14 W 2

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 5, 1989 Buffalo Sabres L 0 6 0 1 0 L 1
2 Thu, Apr 6, 1989 Buffalo Sabres W 5 3 1 1 0 W 1
3 Sat, Apr 8, 1989 @ Buffalo Sabres W 4 2 2 1 0 W 2
4 Sun, Apr 9, 1989 @ Buffalo Sabres W 3 2 3 1 0 W 3
5 Tue, Apr 11, 1989 Buffalo Sabres W 4 1 4 1 0 W 4
6 Mon, Apr 17, 1989 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 3 4 2 0 L 1
7 Wed, Apr 19, 1989 @ Montreal Canadiens L OT 2 3 4 3 0 L 2
8 Fri, Apr 21, 1989 Montreal Canadiens L 4 5 4 4 0 L 3
9 Sun, Apr 23, 1989 Montreal Canadiens W 3 2 5 4 0 W 1
10 Tue, Apr 25, 1989 @ Montreal Canadiens L 2 3 5 5 0 L 1