1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 2nd Patrick
Conference 4th Prince of Wales
1988–89 record 40–33–7
Home record 24–13–3
Road record 16–20–4
Goals for 347
Goals against 349
General Manager Tony Esposito
Coach Gene Ubriaco
Captain Mario Lemieux
Arena Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals Mario Lemieux (85)
Assists Mario Lemieux (114)
Points Mario Lemieux (199)
Penalties in minutes Jay Caufield (285)
Wins Tom Barrasso (18)
Goals against average Tom Barrasso (4.04)

This was Mario Lemieux's best season offensively. He led the league in goals (85), assists (114, tied with Wayne Gretzky), points (199), power-play goals (31) and shorthanded goals (13).

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

See also: 1988 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 4. Darrin Shannon (LW) Flag of Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL))
2 25. Mark Major (LW) Flag of Canada Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)

[edit] Regular season

  • December 31, 1988 – Mario Lemieux scores 5 goals in an 8–6 win versus the New Jersey Devils. Lemieux scores the five goals in five different ways: Even Strength, Shorthanded, Power Play, Penalty Shot, and Empty Net.

[edit] Season standings

Patrick Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Washington Capitals 80 41 29 10 305 259 92
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 40 33 7 347 349 87
New York Rangers 80 37 35 8 310 307 82
Philadelphia Flyers 80 36 36 8 307 285 80
New Jersey Devils 80 27 41 12 281 325 66
New York Islanders 80 28 47 5 265 325 61

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

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

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Defencemen

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

  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red indicates loss.
1989 Stanely Cup Playoffs
Patrick Division Semifinals vs NY Rangers: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home Series
1 April 5 NY Rangers 1 – 3 Pittsburgh 1–0
2 April 6 NY Rangers 4 – 7 Pittsburgh 2–0
3 April 8 Pittsburgh 5 – 3 NY Rangers 3–0
4 April 9 Pittsburgh 4 – 3 NY Rangers 4–0
Patrick Division Finals vs Philadelphia Flyers: 3–4 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home Series
1 April 17 Philadelphia 4 – 3 Pittsburgh 1–0
2 April 19 Philadelphia 4 – 2 Pittsburgh 1–1
3 April 21 Pittsburgh 4 – 3 Philadelphia 2–1
4 April 23 Pittsburgh 1 – 4 Philadelphia 2–2
5 April 25 Philadelphia 7 – 10 Pittsburgh 3–2
6 April 27 Pittsburgh 2 – 6 Philadelphia 3–3
7 April 29 Pittsburgh 1 – 4 Philadelphia 3–4

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] References

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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