NHL 1988/89

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NHL 1988/89
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period October 6, 1988 to May 25, 1989
Teams 21st
Games / team 80
Draft
Event 1988 NHL Entry Draft
Top pick United StatesUnited States Mike Modano
Elected by Minnesota North Stars
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Calgary Flames
MVP CanadaCanada Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Calgary Flames
finalist Canadiens de Montréal
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Al MacInnis (Calgary)
NHL seasons
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The 1988/89 NHL season was the 72nd season in the National Hockey League . 21 teams played 80 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Calgary Flames after a 4-2 win in the final series against the Montréal Canadiens . It was Calgary's first and so far only championship. In addition, Calgary succeeded as the only team so far to secure the title with the decisive victory in Montreal in the home stadium of the Canadiens.

On August 9, 1988, the Edmonton Oilers transferred NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings . In California, "The Great One" triggered a hockey boom and established its new team among the best teams in the league. The Art Ross Trophy was won by Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second season in a row . "Super Mario"   led the NHL with 85 goals and 199 points.

The Buffalo Sabers helped Alexander Mogilny escape to North America, which caused great trouble in the USSR. Nevertheless, it was decided now to open the doors to earned players in the NHL, including the defenders Vyacheslav Fetissov and Alexei Kassatonow and the "KLM series" Vladimir Krutow , Igor Larionow and Sergei Makarov .

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

Wales Conference

Adams Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
Montréal Canadiens 53 18th 9 315 218 115
Boston Bruins 37 29 14th 289 256 88
Buffalo Sabers 38 35 7th 291 299 83
Hartford Whalers 37 38 5 299 290 79
Québec Nordiques 27 46 7th 269 342 61
Patrick Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
Washington Capitals 41 29 10 305 259 92
Pittsburgh Penguins 40 33 7th 347 349 87
New York Rangers 37 35 8th 310 307 82
Philadelphia Flyers 36 36 8th 307 285 80
New Jersey Devils 27 41 12 281 325 66
New York Islanders 28 47 5 265 325 61

Campbell Conference

Norris Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
Detroit Red Wings 34 34 12 313 316 80
St. Louis Blues 33 35 12 275 285 78
Minnesota North Stars 27 37 16 258 278 70
Chicago Blackhawks 27 41 12 297 335 66
Toronto Maple Leafs 28 46 6th 259 342 62
Smythe Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
Calgary Flames 54 17th 9 354 226 117
Los Angeles Kings 42 31 7th 376 335 91
Edmonton Oilers 38 34 8th 325 306 84
Vancouver Canucks 33 39 8th 251 253 74
Winnipeg Jets 26th 42 12 300 355 64

Best scorer

The best scorer was Mario Lemieux who laid the foundation for his 199 points with 85 goals. In terms of templates, no one exceeded Lemieux's mark of 114, but Wayne Gretzky also achieved it. Lemieux was also the best in the majority with 31 goals and in the minority with 13 goals. With an average of 28 percent, almost every third shot by Rob Brown landed in the goal. Nobody shot more than Steve Yzerman with 388 attempts on goal. The bad guy of the season was Tim Hunter with 375 penalty minutes. The most successful defender was Paul Coffey with 30 goals, 83 assists and 113 points.

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player team Sp T V Pt +/- SM
Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh 76 85 114 199 +41 100
Wayne Gretzky los Angeles 78 54 114 168 +15 26th
Steve Yzerman Detroit 80 65 90 155 +17 61
Bernie Nicholls los Angeles 79 70 80 150 +30 96
Rob Brown Pittsburgh 68 49 66 115 +27 118
Paul Coffey Pittsburgh 75 30th 83 113 −10 193
Joe Mullen Calgary 79 51 59 110 +51 16
Jari Kurri Edmonton 76 44 58 102 +19 69
Jimmy Carson Edmonton 80 49 51 100 +3 36
Luc Robitaille los Angeles 78 46 52 98 +5 65

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = average goal conceded; Bold: Season best

player team GP TOI W. L. T GA SO Sv% ATM
Patrick Roy Montreal 48 2744 33 5 6th 113 4th 0.908 2.47
Mike Vernon Calgary 52 2938 37 6th 5 130 0 0.897 2.65
Pete Peeters Washington 33 1854 20th 7th 3 88 4th 0.889 2.85
Brian Hayward Montreal 36 2091 20th 13 3 101 1 0.887 2.90
Rick Wamsley Calgary 35 1927 17th 11 4th 95 2 0.881 2.96

Best rookie scorer

The best scorer among the rookies was Brian Leetch , who headed the scorer list with 48 assists and 71 points. Tony Granato was the most successful scorer among the newcomers with 36 goals. The plus / minus member and not of the rookies led Craig Janney with +20. The bad guy among the rookies was Pittsburgh's Jay Caufield with a penalty of 285 minutes.

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best

player team Sp T V Pt +/- SM
Brian Leetch NY Rangers 68 23 48 71 +8 50
Tony Granato NY Rangers 78 36 27 63 +17 140
Joe Sakic Quebec 70 23 39 62 −36 24
Craig Janney Boston 62 16 46 62 +20 12
Trevor Linden Vancouver 80 30th 29 59 −10 41
David Volek NY Islanders 77 25th 34 59 −11 24
Scott Young Hartford 76 19th 40 59 −21 27

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Division semi-finals   Division finals   Conference finals   Stanley Cup Final
                                     
A1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th                  
A4 Hartford Whalers 0  
A1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
  A2 Boston Bruins 1  
A2 Boston Bruins 4th
 
A3 Buffalo Sabers 1  
A1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
Prince of Wales Conference
  P4 Philadelphia Flyers 2  
P1 Washington Capitals 2      
 
P4 Philadelphia Flyers 4th  
P4 Philadelphia Flyers 4th
  P2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3  
P2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4th
 
P3 New York Rangers 0  
A1 Canadiens de Montréal 2
  S1 Calgary Flames 4th
N1 Detroit Red Wings 2            
 
N4 Chicago Blackhawks 4th  
N4 Chicago Blackhawks 4th
  N2 St. Louis Blues 1  
N2 St. Louis Blues 4th
 
N3 Minnesota North Stars 1  
N4 Chicago Blackhawks 1
Clarence Campbell Conference
  S1 Calgary Flames 4th  
S1 Calgary Flames 4th      
 
S4 Vancouver Canucks 3  
S1 Calgary Flames 4th
  S2 Los Angeles Kings 0  
S2 Los Angeles Kings 4th
 
S3 Edmonton Oilers 3  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Award player team
Art Ross Trophy Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Tim Kerr Philadelphia Flyers
Budweiser / NHL Man of the Year Lanny McDonald Calgary Flames
Calder Memorial Trophy Brian Leetch New York Rangers
Conn Smythe Trophy Al MacInnis Calgary Flames
Dodge Performer of the Year Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins
Dodge Ram Tough Award Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins
Frank J. Selke Trophy Guy Carbonneau Montréal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings
Jack Adams Award Pat Burns Montréal Canadiens
James Norris Memorial Trophy Chris Chelios Montréal 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
Vezina Trophy Patrick Roy Montréal Canadiens
William M. Jennings Trophy Brian Hayward
Patrick Roy 		Montréal Canadiens
Presidents' Trophy Calgary Flames
Prince of Wales Trophy Montréal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Calgary Flames
Stanley Cup Calgary Flames

See also

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