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1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season

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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 Final. Calgary took the series 4–2, clinching the Cup in game six 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.

Division1st Adams
Conference1st Wales
1988–89 record53–18–9
Home record30–6–4
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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 Naslund
Larry Robinson
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsMats Naslund (33)
AssistsChris Chelios (58)
PointsMats Naslund (84)
Penalty minutesShayne Corson (193)
Plus/minusGuy Carbonneau (+37)
WinsPatrick Roy (33)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (2.47)
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The Canadiens were coached by Pat Burns and captained by Bob Gainey.

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

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

Record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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1988–89 regular season[4]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 6, 19882–3@ Buffalo Sabres0–1–0
2WOctober 8, 19884–3Minnesota North Stars1–1–0
3LOctober 12, 19885–6Quebec Nordiques1–2–0
4WOctober 14, 19887–3@ New Jersey Devils2–2–0
5LOctober 15, 19881–2@ New York Islanders2–3–0
6LOctober 17, 19882–6Toronto Maple Leafs2–4–0
7WOctober 19, 19885–4Hartford Whalers3–4–0
8LOctober 21, 19883–5@ Buffalo Sabres3–5–0
9WOctober 22, 19884–3Buffalo Sabres4–5–0
10TOctober 25, 19881–1 OT@ Boston Bruins4–5–1
11LOctober 26, 19882–4@ Detroit Red Wings4–6–1
12LOctober 29, 19884–5Pittsburgh Penguins4–7–1
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
13WNovember 1, 19885–3@ Hartford Whalers5–7–1
14WNovember 2, 19885–3Los Angeles Kings6–7–1
15WNovember 5, 19887–2Winnipeg Jets7–7–1
16TNovember 7, 19883–3 OTSt. Louis Blues7–7–2
17TNovember 9, 19886–6 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks7–7–3
18WNovember 11, 19883–1@ Vancouver Canucks8–7–3
19LNovember 13, 19883–7@ Winnipeg Jets8–8–3
20WNovember 16, 19885–4 OTNew York Islanders9–8–3
21WNovember 17, 19885–2@ Boston Bruins10–8–3
22WNovember 19, 19885–3Chicago Blackhawks11–8–3
23WNovember 21, 19884–2@ New York Rangers12–8–3
24WNovember 23, 19882–0Boston Bruins13–8–3
25LNovember 24, 19883–5@ Quebec Nordiques13–9–3
26WNovember 26, 19887–5Edmonton Oilers14–9–3
27WNovember 30, 19886–3@ Hartford Whalers15–9–3
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
28TDecember 1, 19882–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers15–9–4
29WDecember 3, 19883–2 OTBuffalo Sabres16–9–4
30WDecember 5, 19887–2Detroit Red Wings17–9–4
31TDecember 7, 19882–2 OT@ Minnesota North Stars17–9–5
32WDecember 8, 19885–1@ St. Louis Blues18–9–5
33TDecember 10, 19880–0 OTWashington Capitals18–9–6
34WDecember 12, 19883–1Boston Bruins19–9–6
35LDecember 15, 19884–6@ Quebec Nordiques19–10–6
36WDecember 17, 19886–3New York Rangers20–10–6
37WDecember 19, 19882–1Hartford Whalers21–10–6
38WDecember 21, 19886–4Quebec Nordiques22–10–6
39WDecember 22, 19884–2@ Boston Bruins23–10–6
40WDecember 27, 19883–2@ Los Angeles Kings24–10–6
41WDecember 29, 19884–3@ Calgary Flames25–10–6
42WDecember 31, 19884–2@ Edmonton Oilers26–10–6
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
43WJanuary 1, 19894–0@ Vancouver Canucks27–10–6
44WJanuary 7, 19893–1Boston Bruins28–10–6
45LJanuary 9, 19892–3@ Detroit Red Wings28–11–6
46WJanuary 11, 19891–0New Jersey Devils29–11–6
47WJanuary 12, 19895–3@ Boston Bruins30–11–6
48WJanuary 14, 19895–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs31–11–6
49WJanuary 18, 19893–1Hartford Whalers32–11–6
50LJanuary 19, 19894–6@ Hartford Whalers32–12–6
51WJanuary 21, 19894–3Toronto Maple Leafs33–12–6
52LJanuary 23, 19891–3Calgary Flames33–13–6
53LJanuary 27, 19892–4@ Buffalo Sabres33–14–6
54WJanuary 28, 19892–1Buffalo Sabres34–14–6
55WJanuary 31, 19895–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins35–14–6
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
56WFebruary 2, 19896–1@ Quebec Nordiques36–14–6
57WFebruary 4, 19897–5New York Rangers37–14–6
58WFebruary 11, 19895–4New Jersey Devils38–14–6
59LFebruary 13, 19892–3Quebec Nordiques38–15–6
60WFebruary 16, 19897–4@ Philadelphia Flyers39–15–6
61WFebruary 18, 19894–2@ St. Louis Blues40–15–6
62TFebruary 19, 19894–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks40–15–7
63WFebruary 22, 19896–3Winnipeg Jets41–15–7
64WFebruary 25, 19896–1Buffalo Sabres42–15–7
65WFebruary 26, 19895–2Vancouver Canucks43–15–7
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
66LMarch 1, 19890–3@ Edmonton Oilers43–16–7
67WMarch 2, 19893–2@ Calgary Flames44–16–7
68WMarch 4, 19896–1@ Hartford Whalers45–16–7
69WMarch 8, 19893–2Washington Capitals46–16–7
70WMarch 9, 19895–2@ Quebec Nordiques47–16–7
71WMarch 11, 19895–3Hartford Whalers48–16–7
72LMarch 13, 19893–5New York Islanders48–17–7
73WMarch 15, 19895–2Los Angeles Kings49–17–7
74LMarch 17, 19891–4@ Washington Capitals49–18–7
75WMarch 18, 19897–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins50–18–7
76WMarch 22, 19898–0Quebec Nordiques51–18–7
77TMarch 25, 19891–1 OTMinnesota North Stars51–18–8
78WMarch 27, 19895–2Boston Bruins52–18–8
79WMarch 30, 19894–2@ Buffalo Sabres53–18–8
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
80TApril 1, 19892–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers53–18–9

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Player statistics

Forwards

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

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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
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Defencemen

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

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

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

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

Adams Division semi-finals

Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens

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Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 5Hartford Whalers2Montreal Canadiens6
April 6Hartford Whalers2Montreal Canadiens3
April 8Montreal Canadiens5Hartford Whalers4(OT)
April 9Montreal Canadiens4Hartford Whalers3
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Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0.

Adams Division finals

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

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

Conference finals

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens

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

Stanley Cup Final

Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames

Main article: 1989 Stanley Cup Final

The Stanley Cup Final 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.

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

Awards and records

Draft picks

See also: 1988 NHL entry draft
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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) SwedenVästerås HK (Sweden)
5104Jean-Claude Bergeron (G) CanadaVerdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
6125Patrik Carnback (RW) SwedenVästra Frölunda HC (Sweden)
7146Tim Chase (D) United StatesTabor Academy (USHS-MA)
8167Sean Hill (D) United StatesEast High School (USHS-MN)
9188Harijs Vitolinsh (C) USSRDinamo Riga (USSR)
10209Yuri Krivokhizha (D) USSRDinamo 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)
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References

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