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1988-89 New York Islanders Schedule and Results

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28-47-5 (61 points), Finished 6th in NHL Patrick Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 265 goals, Allowed 325 goals, SRS: -0.72 (19th of 21)
Coached by Terry Simpson (7-18-2), Al Arbour (21-29-3)

1988-89 New York Islanders:

Regular Season

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