1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 80th season of play. The Canadiens finished first in the Adams Division, as well as the Prince of Wales Conference, with a 53–18–9 record for 115 points. The team finished second overall in the league behind the Calgary Flames, who had 117 points. Montreal defeated the Hartford Whalers, Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers in the playoffs before meeting the Flames in the Stanley Cup Finals. Calgary took the series 4–2, clinching the Cup in Game 6 on the Canadiens' vaunted home ice, the Montreal Forum. This marked the only time that a visiting team defeated them to win the Stanley Cup on Forum ice.

1988–89 Montreal Canadiens
Wales Conference champions
Adams Division champions
Division1st Adams
Conference1st Wales
1988–89 record53–18–9
Home record30–6–4
Road record23–12–5
Goals for315
Goals against218
Team information
General managerSerge Savard
CoachPat Burns
CaptainBob Gainey
Alternate captainsMats Näslund
Larry Robinson
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsMats Näslund (33)
AssistsChris Chelios (58)
PointsMats Naslund (84)
Penalty minutesShayne Corson (193)
Plus/minusGuy Carbonneau (+37)
WinsPatrick Roy (33)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (2.47)

The Canadiens were coached by Pat Burns and captained by Bob Gainey.

Offseason

Regular season

For the third straight season, the Canadiens allowed the fewest goals in the NHL (218), were the least penalized team (326 short-handed situations) and allowed the fewest power-play goals (58).[1]

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens8053189315218115
Boston Bruins8037291428925688
Buffalo Sabres803835729129983
Hartford Whalers803738529929079
Quebec Nordiques802746726934261

[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

# R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOct 6, 19882–3@ Buffalo Sabres0–1–0
2WOct 8, 19884–3Minnesota North Stars1–1–0
3LOct 12, 19885–6Quebec Nordiques1–2–0
4WOct 14, 19887–3@ New Jersey Devils2–2–0
5LOct 15, 19881–2@ New York Islanders2–3–0
6LOct 17, 19882–6Toronto Maple Leafs2–4–0
7WOct 19, 19885–4Hartford Whalers3–4–0
8LOct 21, 19883–5@ Buffalo Sabres3–5–0
9WOct 22, 19884–3Buffalo Sabres4–5–0
10TOct 25, 19881–1 OT@ Boston Bruins4–5–1
11LOct 26, 19882–4@ Detroit Red Wings4–6–1
12LOct 29, 19884–5Pittsburgh Penguins4–7–1
13WNov 1, 19885–3@ Hartford Whalers5–7–1
14WNov 2, 19885–3Los Angeles Kings6–7–1
15WNov 5, 19887–2Winnipeg Jets7–7–1
16TNov 7, 19883–3 OTSt. Louis Blues7–7–2
17TNov 9, 19886–6 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks7–7–3
18WNov 11, 19883–1@ Vancouver Canucks8–7–3
19LNov 13, 19883–7@ Winnipeg Jets8–8–3
20WNov 16, 19885–4 OTNew York Islanders9–8–3
21WNov 17, 19885–2@ Boston Bruins10–8–3
22WNov 19, 19885–3Chicago Blackhawks11–8–3
23WNov 21, 19884–2@ New York Rangers12–8–3
24WNov 23, 19882–0Boston Bruins13–8–3
25LNov 24, 19883–5@ Quebec Nordiques13–9–3
26WNov 26, 19887–5Edmonton Oilers14–9–3
27WNov 30, 19886–3@ Hartford Whalers15–9–3
28TDec 1, 19882–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers15–9–4
29WDec 3, 19883–2 OTBuffalo Sabres16–9–4
30WDec 5, 19887–2Detroit Red Wings17–9–4
31TDec 7, 19882–2 OT@ Minnesota North Stars17–9–5
32WDec 8, 19885–1@ St. Louis Blues18–9–5
33TDec 10, 19880–0 OTWashington Capitals18–9–6
34WDec 12, 19883–1Boston Bruins19–9–6
35LDec 15, 19884–6@ Quebec Nordiques19–10–6
36WDec 17, 19886–3New York Rangers20–10–6
37WDec 19, 19882–1Hartford Whalers21–10–6
38WDec 21, 19886–4Quebec Nordiques22–10–6
39WDec 22, 19884–2@ Boston Bruins23–10–6
40WDec 27, 19883–2@ Los Angeles Kings24–10–6
41WDec 29, 19884–3@ Calgary Flames25–10–6
42WDec 31, 19884–2@ Edmonton Oilers26–10–6
43WJan 1, 19894–0@ Vancouver Canucks27–10–6
44WJan 7, 19893–1Boston Bruins28–10–6
45LJan 9, 19892–3@ Detroit Red Wings28–11–6
46WJan 11, 19891–0New Jersey Devils29–11–6
47WJan 12, 19895–3@ Boston Bruins30–11–6
48WJan 14, 19895–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs31–11–6
49WJan 18, 19893–1Hartford Whalers32–11–6
50LJan 19, 19894–6@ Hartford Whalers32–12–6
51WJan 21, 19894–3Toronto Maple Leafs33–12–6
52LJan 23, 19891–3Calgary Flames33–13–6
53LJan 27, 19892–4@ Buffalo Sabres33–14–6
54WJan 28, 19892–1Buffalo Sabres34–14–6
55WJan 31, 19895–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins35–14–6
56WFeb 2, 19896–1@ Quebec Nordiques36–14–6
57WFeb 4, 19897–5New York Rangers37–14–6
58WFeb 11, 19895–4New Jersey Devils38–14–6
59LFeb 13, 19892–3Quebec Nordiques38–15–6
60WFeb 16, 19897–4@ Philadelphia Flyers39–15–6
61WFeb 18, 19894–2@ St. Louis Blues40–15–6
62TFeb 19, 19894–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks40–15–7
63WFeb 22, 19896–3Winnipeg Jets41–15–7
64WFeb 25, 19896–1Buffalo Sabres42–15–7
65WFeb 26, 19895–2Vancouver Canucks43–15–7
66LMar 1, 19890–3@ Edmonton Oilers43–16–7
67WMar 2, 19893–2@ Calgary Flames44–16–7
68WMar 4, 19896–1@ Hartford Whalers45–16–7
69WMar 8, 19893–2Washington Capitals46–16–7
70WMar 9, 19895–2@ Quebec Nordiques47–16–7
71WMar 11, 19895–3Hartford Whalers48–16–7
72LMar 13, 19893–5New York Islanders48–17–7
73WMar 15, 19895–2Los Angeles Kings49–17–7
74LMar 17, 19891–4@ Washington Capitals49–18–7
75WMar 18, 19897–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins50–18–7
76WMar 22, 19898–0Quebec Nordiques51–18–7
77TMar 25, 19891–1 OTMinnesota North Stars51–18–8
78WMar 27, 19895–2Boston Bruins52–18–8
79WMar 30, 19894–2@ Buffalo Sabres53–18–8
80TApr 1, 19892–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers53–18–9

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Mats Naslund7733518414
Bobby Smith8032518369
Stephane Richer6825356061
Guy Carbonneau7926305644
Claude Lemieux69292251136
Shayne Corson80262450193
Brian Skrudland7112294184
Mike McPhee7319224174
Russ Courtnall6422173915
Mike Keane6916193569
Ryan Walter7814173148
Brent Gilchrist498162416
Bob Gainey491071734
Gilles Thibaudeau3266126
Jose Charbonneau91346
Benoit Brunet20110
Stephan Lebeau10112
Jocelyn Lemieux10110
Steve Martinson2510187
John Kordic600013

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Chris Chelios80155873185
Petr Svoboda7183745147
Larry Robinson744263022
Craig Ludwig743131673
Rick Green721141525
Eric Desjardins362121426
Mike Lalor1214515
Jyrki Lumme2113410
Donald Dufresne1301143

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Patrick Roy48335642.47
Brian Hayward362013312.90
Randy Exelby100000.00

Playoffs

Adams Division semi-finals

Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 5Hartford Whalers2Montreal Canadiens6
April 6Hartford Whalers2Montreal Canadiens3
April 8Montreal Canadiens5Hartford Whalers4(OT)
April 9Montreal Canadiens4Hartford Whalers3

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

Adams Division finals

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 17Boston Bruins2Montreal Canadiens3
April 19Boston Bruins2Montreal Canadiens3(OT)
April 21Montreal Canadiens5Boston Bruins4
April 23Montreal Canadiens2Boston Bruins3
April 25Boston Bruins2Montreal Canadiens3

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

Conference finals

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
May 1Philadelphia Flyers3Montreal Canadiens1
May 3Philadelphia Flyers0Montreal Canadiens3
May 5Montreal Canadiens5Philadelphia Flyers1
May 7Montreal Canadiens3Philadelphia Flyers0
May 9Philadelphia Flyers2Montreal Canadiens1(OT)
May 11Montreal Canadiens4Philadelphia Flyers2

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

Stanley Cup finals

Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames

The Stanley Cup Finals was decided between the top two teams during the 1988–89 NHL regular season. Co-captain Lanny McDonald scored the second Flames goal in Game 6. This turned out to be the last goal in his Hockey Hall of Fame career because he retired during the following off-season. Doug Gilmour scored two goals in the third period, including the eventual game and Cup winner to cement the victory for the Flames.

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
May 14Montreal2Calgary 3
May 17Montreal 4Calgary2
May 19Calgary3Montreal 4(2nd OT)
May 21Calgary 4Montreal2
May 23Montreal2Calgary 3
May 25Calgary 4Montreal2

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

Awards and records

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
120Eric Charron (D) CanadaTrois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
234Martin St. Amour (LW) CanadaVerdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
346Neil Carnes (C) CanadaVerdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
483Patric Kjellberg (LW) SwedenFalu IF (Sweden)
593Peter Popovic (D) SwedenVasteras HK (Sweden)
5104Jean-Claude Bergeron (G) CanadaVerdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
6125Patrik Carnback (RW) SwedenVastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
7146Tim Chase (D) United StatesTabor Academy (USHS-MA)
8167Sean Hill (D) United StatesEast High School (USHS-MN)
9188Harijs Vitolinsh (C) Soviet UnionDinamo Riga (USSR)
10209Yuri Krivokhizha (D) Soviet UnionDinamo Minsk (USSR)
11230Kevin Dahl (D) CanadaBowling Green State University (CCHA)
12251Dave Kunda (D) CanadaUniversity of Guelph (CIAU)
S25Peter Fish (G) United StatesBoston University (Hockey East)

See also

References

  1. "1988-89 NHL Summary".
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
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