NHL 1989/90

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NHL 1989/90
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period October 5, 1989 to May 24, 1990
Teams 21st
Games / team 80
Draft
Event NHL Entry Draft 1989
Top pick SwedenSweden Mats Sundin
Elected by Nordiques de Québec
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Boston Bruins
MVP CanadaCanada Mark Messier (Edmonton)
Top scorer CanadaCanada Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Edmonton Oilers
finalist Boston Bruins
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Bill Ranford (Edmonton)
NHL seasons
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The 1989/90 NHL season was the 73rd season in the National Hockey League . 21 teams played 80 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Edmonton Oilers after a 4-1 win in the final series against the Boston Bruins . It was the Oilers' fifth championship in seven years and their last so far.

With Edmonton's final victory, the Stanley Cup went to a Canadian team for the seventh time in a row, a series that is unmatched in the era after the great league expansion in 1967. In addition to the five titles of the Oilers, the Montreal Canadiens (1986) and the Calgary Flames (1989) were involved.

On October 15, 1989, Wayne Gretzky wrote NHL history again, of all things while visiting his old team in Edmonton. With his hit shortly before the end of the game, the superstar of the Los Angeles Kings exceeded Gordie Howe's previous record and became the new "All-Time Scoring Leader" with the 1851st point in his career.

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
Boston Bruins 46 25th 9 289 232 101
Buffalo Sabers 45 27 8th 286 248 98
Montréal Canadiens 41 28 11 288 234 93
Hartford Whalers 38 33 9 275 268 85
Québec Nordiques 12 61 7th 240 407 31
Patrick Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
New York Rangers 36 31 13 279 267 85
New Jersey Devils 37 34 9 295 288 83
Washington Capitals 36 38 6th 284 275 78
New York Islanders 31 38 11 281 288 73
Pittsburgh Penguins 32 40 8th 318 359 72
Philadelphia Flyers 30th 39 11 290 297 71

Campbell Conference

Norris Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
Chicago Blackhawks 41 33 6th 316 294 88
St. Louis Blues 37 34 9 295 279 83
Toronto Maple Leafs 38 38 4th 337 358 80
Minnesota North Stars 36 40 4th 284 291 76
Detroit Red Wings 28 38 14th 288 323 70
Smythe Division W. L. T GF GA Pts
Calgary Flames 42 23 15th 348 265 99
Edmonton Oilers 38 28 14th 315 283 90
Winnipeg Jets 37 32 11 298 290 85
Los Angeles Kings 34 39 7th 338 337 75
Vancouver Canucks 25th 41 14th 245 306 64

Best scorer

Best scorer was Wayne Gretzky who laid the foundation for his 142 points with 102 assists. The top scorer was Brett Hull , who scored 72 goals and had the most attempts with 385 shots. Even in the majority, Hull was the best with 27 goals, while Steve Yzerman and Cam Neely were successful with seven goals each. With an average of 24.5, almost every fourth shot by Luc Robitaille landed in the goal. The plus / minus rating was headed by Paul Cavallini with +38. The bad guy of the season was Basil McRae with 351 penalty minutes. The most successful defender was Paul Coffey with 29 goals, 74 assists and 103 points.

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

player team Sp T V Pt +/- SM
Wayne Gretzky los Angeles 73 40 102 142 +8 42
Mark Messier Edmonton 79 45 84 129 +19 79
Steve Yzerman Detroit 79 62 65 127 –6 79
Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh 59 45 78 123 -18 78
Brett Hull St. Louis 80 72 41 113 -1 24
Bernie Nicholls Los Angeles / NY Rangers 79 39 73 112 –9 86
Pierre Turgeon Buffalo 80 40 66 106 +10 29
Pat LaFontaine NY Islanders 74 54 51 105 -13 38
Paul Coffey Pittsburgh 80 29 74 103 -25 95
Joe Sakic Quebec 80 39 63 102 -40 27
Adam Oates St. Louis 80 23 79 102 +9 30th

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 54 3173 31 16 5 134 3 0.912 2.53
Mike Liut Hartford / Washington 37 2161 19th 16 1 91 4th 0.905 2.53
Réjean Lemelin Boston 43 2310 22nd 15th 2 108 2 0.892 2.81
Daren Puppa Buffalo 56 3241 31 16 6th 156 1 0.903 2.89
Andy Moog Boston 46 2536 24 10 7th 122 3 0.893 2.89

Best rookie scorer

The rookies had a special starting position this season. By opening the iron curtain, some players from the Soviet Union played their first season and were considered rookies. The best scorer with 62 assists and 86 points, Sergei Makarow was already 31 years old. Mike Modano , 12 years his junior , took second place. After being unhappy with this result, the regulations were changed after this season. Since then, only a player who is not older than 25 at the start of the season is considered a rookie. The top scorer was Darren Turcotte with 32 goals. The plus / minus rating of the rookies led Makarow with +33 ahead of his teammate Paul Ranheim , who brought it to +27. The bad guy among the rookies was Washington's Alan May with 339 penalty 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
Sergei Makarov Calgary 80 24 62 86 +33 55
Mike Modano Dallas 80 29 46 75 −7 63
Mark Recchi Pittsburgh 74 30th 37 67 +6 44
Darren Turcotte NY Rangers 76 32 34 66 +3 32
Jeremy Roenick Chicago 78 26th 40 66 +2 54

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Division semi-finals   Division finals   Conference finals   Stanley Cup Final
                                     
A1 Boston Bruins 4th                  
A4 Hartford Whalers 3  
A1 Boston Bruins 4th
  A3 Canadiens de Montréal 1  
A2 Buffalo Sabers 2
 
A3 Canadiens de Montréal 4th  
A1 Boston Bruins 4th
Prince of Wales Conference
  P3 Washington Capitals 0  
P1 New York Rangers 4th      
 
P4 New York Islanders 1  
P1 New York Rangers 1
  P3 Washington Capitals 4th  
P2 New Jersey Devils 2
 
P3 Washington Capitals 4th  
A1 Boston Bruins 2
  S2 Edmonton Oilers 4th
N1 Chicago Blackhawks 4th            
 
N4 Minnesota North Stars 3  
N1 Chicago Blackhawks 4th
  N2 St. Louis Blues 3  
N2 St. Louis Blues 4th
 
N3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1  
N1 Chicago Blackhawks 2
Clarence Campbell Conference
  S2 Edmonton Oilers 4th  
S1 Calgary Flames 2      
 
S4 Los Angeles Kings 4th  
S4 Los Angeles Kings 0
  S2 Edmonton Oilers 4th  
S2 Edmonton Oilers 4th
 
S3 Winnipeg Jets 3  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Award player team
Alka-Seltzer Plus Award Paul Cavallini St. Louis Blues
Art Ross Trophy Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Gord Kluzak Boston Bruins
Budweiser / NHL Man of the Year Kevin Lowe Edmonton Oilers
Calder Memorial Trophy Sergei Makarov Calgary Flames
Conn Smythe Trophy Bill Ranford Edmonton Oilers
Dodge Performer of the Year Pat LaFontaine New York Islanders
Dodge Ram Tough Award Brett Hull St. Louis Blues
Frank J. Selke Trophy Rick Meagher St. Louis Blues
Hart Memorial Trophy Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award Bob Murdoch Winnipeg Jets
James Norris Memorial Trophy Ray Bourque Boston Bruins
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Kevin Lowe Edmonton Oilers
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Brett Hull St. Louis Blues
Lester B. Pearson Award Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers
Lester Patrick Trophy Len Ceglarski
Trico Goaltender Award Patrick Roy Montréal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy Patrick Roy Montréal Canadiens
William M. Jennings Trophy Reggie Lemelin
Andy Moog 		Boston Bruins
Presidents' Trophy Boston Bruins
Prince of Wales Trophy Boston Bruins
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Edmonton Oilers
Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers

See also

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