1988-89 NHL season

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The 1988-89 NHL season was the 72nd season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Calgary Flames won an all Canadian Stanley Cup final against the Montreal Canadiens four games to two. To date, this is the last time two Canadian teams squared off for the Stanley Cup.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Final standings 1.1.1 Prince of Wales Conference 1.1.2 Clarence Campbell Conference 1.2 Scoring leaders 1.3 Leading goaltenders 2 Stanley Cup playoffs 2.1 Division semi-finals 2.2 Division finals 2.3 Conference finals 2.4 Stanley Cup finals 2.5 Playoff scoring leaders 3 NHL awards 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Regular season

This season saw the Calgary Flames win their first Stanley Cup. They defeated the Montreal Canadiens four games to two in a rematch of the Cup finals from the 1985-86 NHL season. The Flames would also win their second consecutive Presidents' Trophy as the top regular season team. Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Art Ross Trophy for the second consecutive season, leading the league with 199 points. Lemieux remains the only person other than Wayne Gretzky to approach the 200 point plateau. Gretzky, who had crossed the 200 point mark four times in five years during the 1980s, won his ninth Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP. This year also featured the "new look Kings" as the Los Angeles Kings changed their uniform design and team colours after Gretzky was added to their line-up, ditching the purple and gold that was largely associated with their co-tenants at the Great Western Forum, the Los Angeles Lakers, to black and silver. Prior to Gretzky's arrival, the Kings had the fourth worst record in the NHL at 30 wins, 42 losses, and 8 ties. After Gretzky's first season with the Kings, they moved all they way up to fourth best in the NHL with a record of 42 wins, 31 losses, and 7 ties.

[edit] Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

[edit] Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Montreal Canadiens	80	53	18	9	115	315	218	1537
Boston Bruins	80	37	29	14	88	289	256	1929
Buffalo Sabres	80	38	35	7	83	291	299	2034
Hartford Whalers	80	37	38	5	79	299	290	1672
Quebec Nordiques	80	27	46	7	61	269	342	2004

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Washington Capitals	80	41	29	10	92	305	259	1836
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	40	33	7	87	347	349	2670
New York Rangers	80	37	35	8	82	310	307	1891
Philadelphia Flyers	80	36	36	8	80	307	285	2317
New Jersey Devils	80	27	41	12	66	281	325	2499
New York Islanders	80	28	47	5	61	265	325	1822

[edit] Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Detroit Red Wings	80	34	34	12	80	313	316	2245
St. Louis Blues	80	33	35	12	78	275	285	1675
Minnesota North Stars	80	27	37	16	70	258	278	1972
Chicago Blackhawks	80	27	41	12	66	297	335	2496
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	46	6	62	259	342	1740

Smythe Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Calgary Flames	80	54	17	9	117	354	226	2444
Los Angeles Kings	80	42	31	7	91	376	335	2215
Edmonton Oilers	80	38	34	8	84	325	306	1931
Vancouver Canucks	80	33	39	8	74	251	253	1569
Winnipeg Jets	80	26	42	12	64	300	355	1843

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	77	85	114	199	100
Wayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	78	54	114	168	26
Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings	80	65	90	155	61
Bernie Nicholls	Los Angeles Kings	79	70	80	150	96
Rob Brown	Pittsburgh Penguins	68	49	66	115	118
Paul Coffey	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	30	83	113	193
Joe Mullen	Calgary Flames	79	51	59	110	16
Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	76	44	58	102	69
Jimmy Carson	Edmonton Oilers	80	49	51	100	36
Luc Robitaille	Los Angeles Kings	78	46	52	98	65

[edit] Leading goaltenders

[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1989 Stanley Cup finals featured two Canadian hockey teams, the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames. Montreal finished the regular season with 115 points, only two behind the league leader Calgary. On their way to the finals, Montreal lost only three games while eliminating the Hartford Whalers, Boston Bruins, and Philadelphia Flyers. One of the interesting stories of these playoffs, though, was Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings meeting the defending champion Oilers in the first round. The previous season saw the mighty Edmonton Oilers sweep the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup finals as Gretzky earned the Conn Smythe Trophy setting playoff records for playoff assists, assists in a finals series and points in a finals series. On August 9, 1988 the Oilers traded Gretzky to the Kings. The Gretzky-led Kings and Oilers (with many veteran super-stars) met in the first round of the Smythe Division playoffs, which made for an exciting "return" of Gretzky to Edmonton. In a tough seven game series, Gretzky and the Kings took down the defending Stanley Cup champions after falling behind 3 games to 1. In the second round Gretzky and the Kings were no match for the Calgary Flames, who swept them in 4 games. The Flames then went on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks in 5 before going into the finals to meet the Canadiens, in a finals rematch from the 1985-86 NHL season.

[edit] Division semi-finals

Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 5	Hartford Whalers	2	Montreal Canadiens	6
April 6	Hartford Whalers	2	Montreal Canadiens	3
April 8	Montreal Canadiens	5	Hartford Whalers	4	(OT)
April 9	Montreal Canadiens	4	Hartford Whalers	3

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 5	Buffalo Sabres	6	Boston Bruins	0
April 6	Buffalo Sabres	3	Boston Bruins	5
April 8	Boston Bruins	4	Buffalo Sabres	2
April 9	Boston Bruins	3	Buffalo Sabres	2
April 11	Buffalo Sabres	1	Boston Bruins	4

Boston wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 5	Philadelphia Flyers	2	Washington Capitals	3
April 6	Philadelphia Flyers	3	Washington Capitals	2
April 8	Washington Capitals	4	Philadelphia Flyers	3	(OT)
April 9	Washington Capitals	2	Philadelphia Flyers	5
April 11	Philadelphia Flyers	8	Washington Capitals	5
April 13	Washington Capitals	3	Philadelphia Flyers	4

Philadelphia wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 5	New York Rangers	1	Pittsburgh Penguins	3
April 6	New York Rangers	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	7
April 8	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	New York Rangers	3	(OT)
April 9	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	New York Rangers	3

Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 5	Chicago Blackhawks	2	Detroit Red Wings	3
April 6	Chicago Blackhawks	5	Detroit Red Wings	4	(OT)
April 8	Detroit Red Wings	2	Chicago Blackhawks	4
April 9	Detroit Red Wings	2	Chicago Blackhawks	3
April 11	Chicago Blackhawks	4	Detroit Red Wings	6
April 13	Detroit Red Wings	1	Chicago Blackhawks	7

Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

Minnesota North Stars vs. St. Louis Blues

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 5	Minnesota North Stars	3	St. Louis Blues	4	(OT)
April 6	Minnesota North Stars	3	St. Louis Blues	4	(OT)
April 8	St. Louis Blues	5	Minnesota North Stars	3
April 9	St. Louis Blues	4	Minnesota North Stars	5
April 11	Minnesota North Stars	1	St. Louis Blues	6

St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 5	Vancouver Canucks	4	Calgary Flames	3	(OT)
April 6	Vancouver Canucks	2	Calgary Flames	5
April 8	Calgary Flames	4	Vancouver Canucks	0
April 9	Calgary Flames	3	Vancouver Canucks	5
April 11	Vancouver Canucks	0	Calgary Flames	4
April 13	Calgary Flames	3	Vancouver Canucks	6
April 15	Vancouver Canucks	3	Calgary Flames	4	(OT)

Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 5	Edmonton Oilers	4	Los Angeles Kings	3
April 6	Edmonton Oilers	2	Los Angeles Kings	5
April 8	Los Angeles Kings	0	Edmonton Oilers	4
April 9	Los Angeles Kings	3	Edmonton Oilers	4
April 11	Edmonton Oilers	2	Los Angeles Kings	4
April 13	Los Angeles Kings	4	Edmonton Oilers	1
April 15	Edmonton Oilers	3	Los Angeles Kings	6

Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

[edit] Division finals

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 17	Boston Bruins	2	Montreal Canadiens	3
April 19	Boston Bruins	2	Montreal Canadiens	3	(OT)
April 21	Montreal Canadiens	5	Boston Bruins	4
April 23	Montreal Canadiens	2	Boston Bruins	3
April 25	Boston Bruins	2	Montreal Canadiens	3

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 17	Philadelphia Flyers	3	Pittsburgh Penguins	4
April 19	Philadelphia Flyers	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	2
April 21	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	Philadelphia Flyers	3	(OT)
April 23	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	Philadelphia Flyers	4
April 25	Philadelphia Flyers	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	10
April 27	Pittsburgh Penguins	2	Philadelphia Flyers	6
April 29	Philadelphia Flyers	4	Pittsburgh Penguins	1

Philadelphia wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 18	Chicago Blackhawks	3	St. Louis Blues	1
April 20	Chicago Blackhawks	4	St. Louis Blues	5
April 22	St. Louis Blues	2	Chicago Blackhawks	5
April 24	St. Louis Blues	2	Chicago Blackhawks	3
April 26	Chicago Blackhawks	4	St. Louis Blues	2

Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Los Angeles Kings vs. Calgary Flames

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 18	Los Angeles Kings	3	Calgary Flames	4	(OT)
April 20	Los Angeles Kings	3	Calgary Flames	8
April 22	Calgary Flames	5	Los Angeles Kings	2
April 24	Calgary Flames	5	Los Angeles Kings	3

Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

[edit] Conference finals

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 1	Philadelphia Flyers	3	Montreal Canadiens	1
May 3	Philadelphia Flyers	0	Montreal Canadiens	3
May 5	Montreal Canadiens	5	Philadelphia Flyers	1
May 7	Montreal Canadiens	3	Philadelphia Flyers	0
May 9	Philadelphia Flyers	2	Montreal Canadiens	1	(OT)
May 11	Montreal Canadiens	4	Philadelphia Flyers	2

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 2	Chicago Blackhawks	0	Calgary Flames	3
May 4	Chicago Blackhawks	4	Calgary Flames	2
May 6	Calgary Flames	5	Chicago Blackhawks	2
May 8	Calgary Flames	2	Chicago Blackhawks	1	(OT)
May 10	Chicago Blackhawks	1	Calgary Flames	3

Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

[edit] Stanley Cup finals

Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 14	Montreal Canadiens	2	Calgary Flames	3
May 17	Montreal Canadiens	4	Calgary Flames	2
May 19	Calgary Flames	3	Montreal Canadiens	4	(2nd OT)
May 21	Calgary Flames	4	Montreal Canadiens	2
May 23	Montreal Canadiens	2	Calgary Flames	3
May 25	Calgary Flames	4	Montreal Canadiens	2

Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

[edit] Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Al MacInnis	Calgary Flames	22	7	24	31

[edit] NHL awards

Presidents' Trophy:	Calgary Flames
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Calgary Flames
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Tim Kerr, Philadelphia Flyers
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Brian Leetch, New York Rangers
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Guy Carbonneau, Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
Jack Adams Award:	Pat Burns, Montreal Canadiens
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Chris Chelios, Montreal Canadiens
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:	Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Joe Mullen, Calgary Flames
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Joe Mullen, Calgary Flames,
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Patrick Roy/Brian Hayward, Montreal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy:	Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Dan Kelly, Lou Nanne, Lynn Patrick, Bud Poile

[edit] See also

• List of Stanley Cup champions
• 1988 NHL Entry Draft
• 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft
• 40th National Hockey League All-Star Game
• National Hockey League All-Star Game
• NHL All-Rookie Team
• 1988 in sports
• 1989 in sports

[edit] References

• Hockey Database
• NHL.com

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