1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season

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1988–89 Montreal Canadiens
Prince of Wales Conference Champions
Adams Division Champions
Division 1st Adams
Conference 1st Prince of Wales
1988–89 record 53–18–9
Home record 30–6–4
Road record 23–12–5
Goals for 315
Goals against 218
General Manager Serge Savard
Coach Pat Burns
Captain Bob Gainey
Alternate captains Mats Naslund
Larry Robinson
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Mats Naslund (33)
Assists Chris Chelios (58)
Points Mats Naslund (84)
Penalties in minutes Shayne Corson (193)
Wins Patrick Roy (33)
Goals against average Patrick Roy (2.47)

The 1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season involved participating in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

See also: 1988 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 20. Eric Charron (D) Flag of Canada Canada Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

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

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Goaltending

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

Player GP W L T SO GAA

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Adams 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

[edit] Adams 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

[edit] Confrence 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

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames

Main article: 1989 Stanley Cup Finals

The Stanley Cup Finals was decided between the top two teams during the 1988–89 NHL regular season. Captain Lanny McDonald scored the second Flames goal in Game 6. This turned out to be the last goal in his NHL 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 14 Montreal 2 Calgary 3
May 17 Montreal 4 Calgary 2
May 19 Calgary 3 Montreal 4 (2nd OT)
May 21 Calgary 4 Montreal 2
May 23 Montreal 2 Calgary 3
May 25 Calgary 4 Montreal 2

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

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] References

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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship
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Affiliates
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1988–89 NHL season by team
Patrick
New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington
Adams
Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Québec
Norris
Smythe
Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver
See also