1988–89 NHL season
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The 1988–89 NHL season was the 72nd season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Calgary Flames won an all Canadian Stanley Cup final against the Montreal Canadiens four games to two. To date, this is the last time two Canadian teams squared off for the Stanley Cup.
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Regular season
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Prince of Wales Conference
Clarence Campbell Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
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Stanley Cup playoffs
Division semi-finals
Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins
Boston wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1
Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2
New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings
Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2
Minnesota North Stars vs. St. Louis Blues
St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1
Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames
Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3
Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3
Division finals
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3
Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues
Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1
Los Angeles Kings vs. Calgary Flames
Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Conference finals
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames
Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1
Finals
Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames
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.
| May 14 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | ||||
| May 17 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–2 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | ||||
| May 19 | Calgary Flames | 3–4 | 2OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | |||
| May 21 | Calgary Flames | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | ||||
| May 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | ||||
| May 25 | Calgary Flames | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | ||||
| Calgary won series 4–2 | |
Playoff scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
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NHL awards
| Presidents' Trophy: | Calgary Flames |
| Prince of Wales Trophy: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | Calgary Flames |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Tim Kerr, Philadelphia Flyers |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: | Brian Leetch, New York Rangers |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: | Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: | Guy Carbonneau, Montreal Canadiens |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: | Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings |
| Jack Adams Award: | Pat Burns, Montreal Canadiens |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Chris Chelios, Montreal 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 |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: | Joe Mullen, Calgary Flames, |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: | Patrick Roy/Brian Hayward, Montreal Canadiens |
| Vezina Trophy: | Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: | Dan Kelly, Lou Nanne, Lynn Patrick, Bud Poile |
All-Star teams
First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1988–89 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
- Don Sweeney, Boston Bruins
- Stephane Quintal, Boston Bruins
- Sergei Priakin, Calgary Flames
- Paul Ranheim, Calgary Flames
- Theoren Fleury, Calgary Flames
- Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
- Jeremy Roenick, Chicago Blackhawks
- Randy McKay, Detroit Red Wings
- Tim Cheveldae, Detroit Red Wings
- Martin Gelinas, Edmonton Oilers
- Mike Modano*, Minnesota North Stars
- Eric Desjardins, Montreal Canadiens
- Jyrki Lumme, Montreal Canadiens
- Mike Keane, Montreal Canadiens
- Eric Weinrich, New Jersey Devils
- Paul Ysebaert, New Jersey Devils
- Tom Fitzgerald, New York Islanders
- Tony Granato, New York Rangers
- Mike Richter*, New York Rangers
- John Cullen, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Mark Recchi, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Curtis Leschyshyn, Quebec Nordiques
- Joe Sakic, Quebec Nordiques
- Rod Brind'Amour*, St. Louis Blues
- Trevor Linden, Vancouver Canucks
- Bob Essensa, Winnipeg Jets
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Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1988–89 (listed with their last team):
- Mark Napier, Buffalo Sabres
- Hakan Loob, Calgary Flames
- Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames
- Doug Halward, Edmonton Oilers
- Tomas Jonsson, Edmonton Oilers
- John Anderson, Hartford Whalers
- Ron Duguay, Los Angeles Kings
- Craig Hartsburg, Minnesota North Stars
- Dennis Maruk, Minnesota North Stars
- Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens
- Billy Smith, New York Islanders
- Marcel Dionne, New York Rangers
- Anton Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
- Mel Bridgman, Vancouver Canucks
- Bengt Gustafsson, Washington Capitals
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References
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