1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season
1989–90 Montreal Canadiens | ||
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Division | 3rd Adams | |
Conference | 3rd Wales | |
1989–90 record | 41–28–11 | |
Home record | 26–8–6 | |
Road record | 15–20–5 | |
Goals for | 288 | |
Goals against | 234 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Serge Savard | |
Coach | Pat Burns | |
Captain | Guy Carbonneau and Chris Chelios | |
Alternate captains | Mats Naslund | |
Arena | Montreal Forum | |
Team leaders | ||
Goals | Stephane Richer (51) | |
Assists | Shayne Corson (44) | |
Points | Stephane Richer (91) | |
Penalties in minutes | Todd Ewen (158) | |
Plus/minus | Stephane Richer (+35) | |
Wins | Patrick Roy (31) | |
Goals against average | Patrick Roy (2.53) | |
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The 1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 81st season. The Canadiens were eliminated in the Adams Division final by the Boston Bruins 4 games to 1.
Offseason
Captain Bob Gainey retired in July 1989. The Canadiens named Guy Carbonneau and Chris Chelios co-captains, in August. Meanwhile, longtime defenceman Larry Robinson signed with the Los Angeles Kings via free-agency.
Regular season
The Canadiens finished the regular season with only 234 goals allowed, second only to the Boston Bruins. Their power play struggled throughout the season and they finished last in power-play goals scored (54) and power-play percentage (15.88%). Although the Canadiens scored the fewest short-handed goals in the league, with 4, they only allowed 7, good enough for 4th place in the league (tied with the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers).[1]
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Boston Bruins | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 289 | 232 | 101 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 286 | 248 | 98 |
Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 288 | 234 | 93 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 275 | 268 | 85 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 240 | 407 | 31 |
[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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 289 | 232 | 101 |
2 | Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 286 | 248 | 98 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | ADM | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 288 | 234 | 93 |
4 | Hartford Whalers | ADM | 80 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 275 | 268 | 85 |
5 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 279 | 267 | 85 |
6 | New Jersey Devils | PTK | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 295 | 288 | 83 |
7 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 284 | 275 | 78 |
8 | New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 281 | 288 | 73 |
9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | PTK | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 318 | 359 | 72 |
10 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 290 | 297 | 71 |
11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 240 | 407 | 31 |
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Schedule and results
# | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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2 | W | Oct 7, 1989 | 5–1 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–0–0 |
3 | L | Oct 9, 1989 | 0–2 | @ Boston Bruins | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | Oct 11, 1989 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | Oct 13, 1989 | 4–3 OT | @ New Jersey Devils | 4–1–0 |
6 | L | Oct 14, 1989 | 1–2 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–2–0 |
7 | L | Oct 16, 1989 | 3–4 OT | Washington Capitals | 4–3–0 |
8 | W | Oct 18, 1989 | 2–1 | Calgary Flames | 5–3–0 |
9 | L | Oct 20, 1989 | 2–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 5–4–0 |
10 | L | Oct 21, 1989 | 4–5 | New Jersey Devils | 5–5–0 |
11 | W | Oct 23, 1989 | 3–2 | Hartford Whalers | 6–5–0 |
12 | L | Oct 26, 1989 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 6–6–0 |
13 | W | Oct 28, 1989 | 5–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7–6–0 |
14 | W | Oct 29, 1989 | 5–4 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–6–0 |
15 | W | Oct 31, 1989 | 3–0 | @ New York Islanders | 9–6–0 |
16 | L | Nov 2, 1989 | 3–4 | Buffalo Sabres | 9–7–0 |
17 | W | Nov 4, 1989 | 3–2 | New York Rangers | 10–7–0 |
18 | T | Nov 6, 1989 | 3–3 OT | St. Louis Blues | 10–7–1 |
19 | W | Nov 8, 1989 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers | 11–7–1 |
20 | T | Nov 9, 1989 | 1–1 OT | @ St. Louis Blues | 11–7–2 |
21 | L | Nov 11, 1989 | 4–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 11–8–2 |
22 | W | Nov 15, 1989 | 5–1 | Winnipeg Jets | 12–8–2 |
23 | L | Nov 16, 1989 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 12–9–2 |
24 | W | Nov 18, 1989 | 4–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13–9–2 |
25 | W | Nov 20, 1989 | 3–2 | Calgary Flames | 14–9–2 |
26 | L | Nov 22, 1989 | 1–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 14–10–2 |
27 | W | Nov 25, 1989 | 5–3 | Boston Bruins | 15–10–2 |
28 | W | Nov 29, 1989 | 5–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 16–10–2 |
29 | W | Nov 30, 1989 | 6–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 17–10–2 |
30 | L | Dec 2, 1989 | 3–4 | Hartford Whalers | 17–11–2 |
31 | W | Dec 6, 1989 | 4–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 18–11–2 |
32 | T | Dec 8, 1989 | 6–6 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets | 18–11–3 |
33 | L | Dec 9, 1989 | 4–7 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 18–12–3 |
34 | T | Dec 11, 1989 | 2–2 OT | Los Angeles Kings | 18–12–4 |
35 | L | Dec 13, 1989 | 1–3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 18–13–4 |
36 | W | Dec 16, 1989 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 19–13–4 |
37 | W | Dec 17, 1989 | 2–0 | @ New York Rangers | 20–13–4 |
38 | T | Dec 22, 1989 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres | 20–13–5 |
39 | L | Dec 23, 1989 | 3–5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 20–14–5 |
40 | L | Dec 27, 1989 | 1–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 20–15–5 |
41 | L | Dec 29, 1989 | 2–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 20–16–5 |
42 | L | Dec 30, 1989 | 3–5 | @ Calgary Flames | 20–17–5 |
43 | W | Jan 6, 1990 | 6–3 | Buffalo Sabres | 21–17–5 |
44 | W | Jan 7, 1990 | 5–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 22–17–5 |
45 | L | Jan 9, 1990 | 2–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 22–18–5 |
46 | W | Jan 12, 1990 | 5–2 | @ New Jersey Devils | 23–18–5 |
47 | T | Jan 13, 1990 | 2–2 OT | Philadelphia Flyers | 23–18–6 |
48 | W | Jan 15, 1990 | 4–3 | Minnesota North Stars | 24–18–6 |
49 | L | Jan 17, 1990 | 3–6 | New York Islanders | 24–19–6 |
50 | W | Jan 24, 1990 | 7–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 25–19–6 |
51 | L | Jan 26, 1990 | 3–6 | @ Washington Capitals | 25–20–6 |
52 | W | Jan 27, 1990 | 5–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 26–20–6 |
53 | L | Jan 29, 1990 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins | 26–21–6 |
54 | W | Feb 1, 1990 | 4–2 | @ Boston Bruins | 27–21–6 |
55 | W | Feb 3, 1990 | 1–0 | Buffalo Sabres | 28–21–6 |
56 | W | Feb 4, 1990 | 2–0 | Hartford Whalers | 29–21–6 |
57 | L | Feb 7, 1990 | 1–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 29–22–6 |
58 | W | Feb 10, 1990 | 7–2 | Quebec Nordiques | 30–22–6 |
59 | W | Feb 14, 1990 | 10–1 | Vancouver Canucks | 31–22–6 |
60 | L | Feb 16, 1990 | 3–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 31–23–6 |
61 | W | Feb 17, 1990 | 7–3 | Hartford Whalers | 32–23–6 |
62 | T | Feb 19, 1990 | 5–5 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings | 32–23–7 |
63 | W | Feb 22, 1990 | 6–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 33–23–7 |
64 | W | Feb 24, 1990 | 11–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 34–23–7 |
65 | W | Feb 25, 1990 | 6–5 OT | St. Louis Blues | 35–23–7 |
66 | L | Feb 28, 1990 | 1–3 | @ Hartford Whalers | 35–24–7 |
67 | L | Mar 1, 1990 | 3–5 | @ Boston Bruins | 35–25–7 |
68 | L | Mar 3, 1990 | 2–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 35–26–7 |
69 | W | Mar 7, 1990 | 5–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 36–26–7 |
70 | T | Mar 10, 1990 | 3–3 OT | Detroit Red Wings | 36–26–8 |
71 | W | Mar 13, 1990 | 4–2 | @ New York Islanders | 37–26–8 |
72 | T | Mar 14, 1990 | 3–3 OT | Edmonton Oilers | 37–26–9 |
73 | W | Mar 17, 1990 | 3–2 OT | Chicago Blackhawks | 38–26–9 |
74 | W | Mar 18, 1990 | 8–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 39–26–9 |
75 | L | Mar 21, 1990 | 2–3 | @ Winnipeg Jets | 39–27–9 |
76 | W | Mar 23, 1990 | 4–2 | @ Washington Capitals | 40–27–9 |
77 | L | Mar 24, 1990 | 4–7 | @ Hartford Whalers | 40–28–9 |
78 | W | Mar 29, 1990 | 5–2 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 41–28–9 |
79 | T | Mar 31, 1990 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins | 41–28–10 |
80 | T | Apr 1, 1990 | 1–1 OT | @ Hartford Whalers | 41–28–11 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer | RW | 75 | 51 | 40 | 91 | 46 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
Corson, ShayneShayne Corson | LW | 76 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 144 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
Courtnall, RussRuss Courtnall | RW | 80 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Carbonneau, GuyGuy Carbonneau | C | 68 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 37 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Skrudland, BrianBrian Skrudland | C | 59 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 56 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
McPhee, MikeMike McPhee | LW | 56 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 47 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Naslund, MatsMats Naslund | LW | 72 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Svoboda, PetrPetr Svoboda | D | 60 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 98 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Lebeau, StephanStephan Lebeau | C | 57 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios | D | 53 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 136 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Smith, BobbyBobby Smith | C | 53 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 35 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Gilchrist, BrentBrent Gilchrist | LW | 57 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Keane, MikeMike Keane | RW | 74 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Walter, RyanRyan Walter | C/LW | 70 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider | D | 44 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Lumme, JyrkiJyrki Lumme | D | 54 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lemieux, ClaudeClaude Lemieux | RW | 39 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 106 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Desjardins, EricEric Desjardins | D | 55 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ludwig, CraigCraig Ludwig | D | 73 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 108 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lefebvre, SylvainSylvain Lefebvre | D | 68 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daigneault, J.J.J.J. Daigneault | D | 36 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ewen, ToddTodd Ewen | RW | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Lemieux, JocelynJocelyn Lemieux | RW | 34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 61 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy | G | 54 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chorske, TomTom Chorske | LW | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dufresne, DonaldDonald Dufresne | D | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cassels, AndrewAndrew Cassels | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Desjardins, MartinMartin Desjardins | C | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Odelein, LyleLyle Odelein | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pederson, MarkMark Pederson | LW | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cristofoli, EdEd Cristofoli | RW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hayward, BrianBrian Hayward | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martinson, SteveSteve Martinson | LW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Racicot, AndreAndre Racicot | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy | 3173 | 54 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 134 | 2.53 | 3 | 1524 | 1390 | .912 |
Hayward, BrianBrian Hayward | 1674 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 94 | 3.37 | 1 | 770 | 676 | .878 |
Racicot, AndreAndre Racicot | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.85 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .500 |
Team: | 4860 | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 231 | 2.85 | 4 | 2300 | 2069 | .900 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer | RW | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Corson, ShayneShayne Corson | LW | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Skrudland, BrianBrian Skrudland | C | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Courtnall, RussRuss Courtnall | RW | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carbonneau, GuyGuy Carbonneau | C | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smith, BobbyBobby Smith | C | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Svoboda, PetrPetr Svoboda | D | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lemieux, ClaudeClaude Lemieux | RW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider | D | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lebeau, StephanStephan Lebeau | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gilchrist, BrentBrent Gilchrist | LW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McPhee, MikeMike McPhee | LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naslund, MatsMats Naslund | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Walter, RyanRyan Walter | C/LW | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dufresne, DonaldDonald Dufresne | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keane, MikeMike Keane | RW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ludwig, CraigCraig Ludwig | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daigneault, J.J.J.J. Daigneault | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Desjardins, EricEric Desjardins | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ewen, ToddTodd Ewen | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hayward, BrianBrian Hayward | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lefebvre, SylvainSylvain Lefebvre | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pederson, MarkMark Pederson | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy | 641 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 2.43 | 1 | 292 | 266 | .911 |
Hayward, BrianBrian Hayward | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.64 | 0 | 18 | 16 | .889 |
Team: | 674 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 2.49 | 1 | 310 | 282 | .910 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
References
- ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1990.html
- ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ↑ "1989–1990 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ↑ "1989-90 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.