1989–90 Washington Capitals season

1989–90 Washington Capitals
Division	3rd Patrick
Conference	7th Prince of Wales
1989–90 record	36–38–6
Home record	19–18–3
Road record	17–20–3
Goals for	284
Goals against	275
Team information
General manager	David Poile
Coach	Bryan Murray Terry Murray
Captain	Rod Langway
Alternate captains	Dale Hunter Scott Stevens
Arena	Capital Centre
Team leaders
Goals	Dino Ciccarelli (41)
Assists	Mike Ridley (43)
Points	Dino Ciccarelli (79)
Penalty minutes	Alan May (339)
Wins	Don Beaupre (23)
Goals against average	Mike Liut (2.13)

The 1989–90 Washington Capitals season was the 16th in the franchise's history. The Capitals finished 3rd in the Patrick Division and lost in the Conference Finals to the Boston Bruins 4 games to 0.

Off-season

Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	19.	Olaf Kolzig (G)	South Africa/  Germany	Tri-City Americans (WHL)

Regular Season

Final Standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Rangers	80	36	31	13	279	267	85
New Jersey Devils	80	37	34	9	295	288	83
Washington Capitals	80	36	38	6	284	275	78
New York Islanders	80	31	38	11	281	288	73
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	32	40	8	318	359	72
Philadelphia Flyers	80	30	39	11	290	297	71

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 6, 1989	5–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	1–0–0
2	L	October 7, 1989	2–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	1–1–0
3	L	October 11, 1989	1–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	1–2–0
4	W	October 13, 1989	7–4	New York Rangers (1989–90)	2–2–0
5	T	October 14, 1989	4–4 OT	Calgary Flames (1989–90)	2–2–1
6	W	October 16, 1989	4–3 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	3–2–1
7	L	October 20, 1989	3–5	New York Islanders (1989–90)	3–3–1
8	L	October 21, 1989	4–8	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	3–4–1
9	T	October 23, 1989	3–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	3–4–2
10	L	October 25, 1989	4–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	3–5–2
11	L	October 28, 1989	0–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	3–6–2
12	L	October 29, 1989	0–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	3–7–2
13	T	October 31, 1989	1–1 OT	St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	3–7–3
14	W	November 3, 1989	2–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	4–7–3
15	W	November 5, 1989	3–0	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	5–7–3
16	W	November 7, 1989	5–3	@ New York Islanders (1989–90)	6–7–3
17	L	November 10, 1989	3–5	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	6–8–3
18	L	November 11, 1989	3–5	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	6–9–3
19	T	November 14, 1989	4–4 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	6–9–4
20	L	November 18, 1989	3–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	6–10–4
21	W	November 22, 1989	5–3	New York Islanders (1989–90)	7–10–4
22	L	November 24, 1989	4–7	Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	7–11–4
23	W	November 25, 1989	4–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	8–11–4
24	W	November 29, 1989	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	9–11–4
25	L	December 1, 1989	2–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	9–12–4
26	W	December 2, 1989	5–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	10–12–4
27	W	December 5, 1989	4–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	11–12–4
28	L	December 6, 1989	3–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	11–13–4
29	W	December 9, 1989	7–3	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	12–13–4
30	L	December 10, 1989	3–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	12–14–4
31	L	December 15, 1989	3–5	New York Islanders (1989–90)	12–15–4
32	W	December 16, 1989	5–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	13–15–4
33	W	December 19, 1989	2–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	14–15–4
34	L	December 21, 1989	2–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	14–16–4
35	W	December 23, 1989	3–2	New York Rangers (1989–90)	15–16–4
36	W	December 26, 1989	6–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	16–16–4
37	W	December 27, 1989	3–1	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	17–16–4
38	W	December 29, 1989	2–1	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	18–16–4
39	L	January 1, 1990	4–7	Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	18–17–4
40	L	January 3, 1990	1–2	@ New York Rangers (1989–90)	18–18–4
41	L	January 5, 1990	2–5	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	18–19–4
42	L	January 6, 1990	3–5	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	18–20–4
43	L	January 8, 1990	6–8	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	18–21–4
44	L	January 10, 1990	1–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	18–22–4
45	L	January 12, 1990	4–6	Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	18–23–4
46	L	January 13, 1990	2–4	@ New York Islanders (1989–90)	18–24–4
47	W	January 16, 1990	9–6	New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	19–24–4
48	W	January 19, 1990	6–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	20–24–4
49	L	January 23, 1990	3–4	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	20–25–4
50	L	January 24, 1990	2–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	20–26–4
51	W	January 26, 1990	6–3	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	21–26–4
52	W	January 28, 1990	7–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	22–26–4
53	W	January 31, 1990	4–3 OT	@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	23–26–4
54	L	February 2, 1990	3–5	@ New York Islanders (1989–90)	23–27–4
55	L	February 4, 1990	4–5 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	23–28–4
56	W	February 6, 1990	12–2	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	24–28–4
57	L	February 8, 1990	5–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	24–29–4
58	L	February 9, 1990	3–5	New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	24–30–4
59	W	February 11, 1990	5–3	Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	25–30–4
60	W	February 14, 1990	4–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	26–30–4
61	L	February 19, 1990	2–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	26–31–4
62	L	February 23, 1990	3–6	New York Rangers (1989–90)	26–32–4
63	W	February 25, 1990	9–4	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	27–32–4
64	W	February 27, 1990	4–0	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	28–32–4
65	L	February 28, 1990	2–3	@ New York Rangers (1989–90)	28–33–4
66	L	March 2, 1990	3–4	Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	28–34–4
67	W	March 4, 1990	4–3	New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	29–34–4
68	T	March 6, 1990	1–1 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1989–90)	29–34–5
69	W	March 9, 1990	4–3	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	30–34–5
70	W	March 10, 1990	4–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	31–34–5
71	L	March 13, 1990	1–4	St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	31–35–5
72	L	March 17, 1990	1–3	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	31–36–5
73	W	March 18, 1990	4–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	32–36–5
74	W	March 20, 1990	3–0	New York Islanders (1989–90)	33–36–5
75	L	March 23, 1990	2–4	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	33–37–5
76	W	March 25, 1990	4–1	Calgary Flames (1989–90)	34–37–5
77	L	March 27, 1990	1–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	34–38–5
78	T	March 29, 1990	2–2 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	34–38–6
79	W	March 31, 1990	2–1	New York Rangers (1989–90)	35–38–6
80	W	April 1, 1990	3–2	@ New York Rangers (1989–90)	36–38–6

Playoffs

Boston Bruins 4, Washington Capitals 0

Wales Conference

Boston vs. Washington
Date	Away	Home
May 3	Washington 3	5 Boston
May 5	Washington 0	3 Boston
May 7	Boston 4	1 Washington
May 9	Boston 3	2 Washington
Boston wins series 4–0 and Prince of Wales Trophy

Player Stats

Regular Season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Ciccarelli, DinoDino Ciccarelli	RW	80	41	38	79	122	-5	10	0	6
Courtnall, GeoffGeoff Courtnall	LW	80	35	39	74	104	27	9	0	2
Ridley, MikeMike Ridley	C	74	30	43	73	27	0	8	3	3
Pivonka, MichalMichal Pivonka	C	77	25	39	64	54	-7	10	3	0
Hunter, DaleDale Hunter	C	80	23	39	62	233	17	9	1	6
Hatcher, KevinKevin Hatcher	D	80	13	41	54	102	4	4	0	2
Miller, KellyKelly Miller	LW	80	18	22	40	49	-2	3	2	2
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens	D	56	11	29	40	154	1	7	0	0
Johansson, CalleCalle Johansson	D	70	8	31	39	25	7	4	0	2
Leach, StephenStephen Leach	RW	70	18	14	32	104	10	0	0	2
Tucker, JohnJohn Tucker	C	38	9	19	28	10	11	1	0	1
Rouse, BobBob Rouse	D	70	4	16	20	123	-2	0	0	2
May, AlanAlan May	RW	77	7	10	17	339	-1	1	0	2
Corriveau, YvonYvon Corriveau	LW	50	9	6	15	50	-1	1	0	1
Joyce, BobBob Joyce	LW	24	5	8	13	4	2	1	0	1
Houlder, BillBill Houlder	D	41	1	11	12	28	8	0	0	0
Druce, JohnJohn Druce	RW	45	8	3	11	52	-3	1	0	1
Christian, DaveDave Christian	RW	28	3	8	11	4	-12	0	0	1
Kypreos, NickNick Kypreos	LW	31	5	4	9	82	2	0	0	2
Murray, RobRob Murray	C	41	2	7	9	58	-10	0	0	0
Wickenheiser, DougDoug Wickenheiser	C	27	1	8	9	20	1	0	0	0
Langway, RodRod Langway	D	58	0	8	8	39	7	0	0	0
Bergland, TimTim Bergland	RW	32	2	5	7	31	2	0	0	0
Sheehy, NeilNeil Sheehy	D	59	1	5	6	291	8	0	0	0
Kleinendorst, ScotScot Kleinendorst	D	15	1	3	4	16	4	0	0	0
Paynter, KentKent Paynter	D	13	1	2	3	18	-7	0	0	0
Richard, MikeMike Richard	C	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Turcotte, AlfieAlfie Turcotte	C	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bawa, RobinRobin Bawa	RW	5	1	0	1	6	-3	0	0	0
Felix, ChrisChris Felix	D	6	1	0	1	2	-6	1	0	0
Tutt, BrianBrian Tutt	D	7	1	0	1	2	-4	0	0	0
Hrivnak, JimJim Hrivnak	G	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Beaupre, DonDon Beaupre	G	48	0	1	1	24	0	0	0	0
Larter, TylerTyler Larter	C	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Cote, AlainAlain Cote	D	2	0	0	0	7	-2	0	0	0
Ferner, MarkMark Ferner	D	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Mathieson, JimJim Mathieson	D	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Smith, DennisDennis Smith	D	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maltais, SteveSteve Maltais	LW	8	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0
Kolzig, OlafOlaf Kolzig	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liut, MikeMike Liut	G	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mason, BobBob Mason	G	16	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Beaupre, DonDon Beaupre	2793	48	23	18	5	150	3.22	2	1362	1212	.890
Hrivnak, JimJim Hrivnak	609	11	5	5	0	36	3.55	0	293	257	.877
Liut, MikeMike Liut	478	8	4	4	0	17	2.13	1	217	200	.922
Mason, BobBob Mason	822	16	4	9	1	48	3.50	0	389	341	.877
Kolzig, OlafOlaf Kolzig	120	2	0	2	0	12	6.00	0	63	51	.810
Team:	4822	80	36	38	6	263	3.27	3	2324	2061	.887

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Druce, JohnJohn Druce	RW	15	14	3	17	23	8	1	4
Courtnall, GeoffGeoff Courtnall	LW	15	4	9	13	32	1	0	2
Hunter, DaleDale Hunter	C	15	4	8	12	61	1	0	0
Ciccarelli, DinoDino Ciccarelli	RW	8	8	3	11	6	1	0	1
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens	D	15	2	7	9	25	1	0	0
Miller, KellyKelly Miller	LW	15	3	5	8	23	0	1	0
Tucker, JohnJohn Tucker	C	12	1	7	8	4	0	0	0
Hatcher, KevinKevin Hatcher	D	11	0	8	8	32	0	0	0
Ridley, MikeMike Ridley	C	14	3	4	7	8	0	1	0
Johansson, CalleCalle Johansson	D	15	1	6	7	4	0	0	0
Rouse, BobBob Rouse	D	15	2	3	5	47	1	0	0
Langway, RodRod Langway	D	15	1	4	5	12	0	0	1
Leach, StephenStephen Leach	RW	14	2	2	4	8	0	0	0
Joyce, BobBob Joyce	LW	14	2	1	3	9	0	0	0
Bergland, TimTim Bergland	RW	15	1	1	2	10	0	0	0
Pivonka, MichalMichal Pivonka	C	11	0	2	2	6	0	0	0
Kypreos, NickNick Kypreos	LW	7	1	0	1	15	0	0	0
Sheehy, NeilNeil Sheehy	D	13	0	1	1	92	0	0	0
Maltais, SteveSteve Maltais	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kleinendorst, ScotScot Kleinendorst	D	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paynter, KentKent Paynter	D	3	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
Murray, RobRob Murray	C	9	0	0	0	18	0	0	0
May, AlanAlan May	RW	15	0	0	0	37	0	0	0
Beaupre, DonDon Beaupre	G	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Liut, MikeMike Liut	G	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Beaupre, DonDon Beaupre	401	8	4	3	18	2.69	0	187	169	.904
Liut, MikeMike Liut	507	9	4	4	28	3.31	0	223	195	.874
Team:	908	15	8	7	46	3.04	0	410	364	.888

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals

MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage

Awards and Records

• The Capitals did not win any awards this season.

See Also

• 1989-90 NHL season

References

• Capitals