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1988-89 Buffalo Sabres

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38-35-7 (83 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Adams Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 291 goals, Allowed 299 goals, SRS: -0.04 (11th of 21)
Coached by Ted Sator (38-35-7)

Playoffs:
Lost Division Semi-Finals (4-1) to Boston Bruins

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

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 5, 1989 @ Boston Bruins W 6 0 1 0 0 W 1
2 Thu, Apr 6, 1989 @ Boston Bruins L 3 5 1 1 0 L 1
3 Sat, Apr 8, 1989 Boston Bruins L 2 4 1 2 0 L 2
4 Sun, Apr 9, 1989 Boston Bruins L 2 3 1 3 0 L 3
5 Tue, Apr 11, 1989 @ Boston Bruins L 1 4 1 4 0 L 4