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89-80BosBru
1989–90 Boston Bruins
Division 1st Adams
Conference 1st Prince of Wales
1989–90 record 46–25–9
Home record 23–13–4
Road record 23–12–5
Goals for 289
Goals against 232
Team information
General manager Harry Sinden
Coach Mike Milbury
Captain Ray Bourque
Alternate captains Craig Janney
Cam Neely
Arena Boston Garden
Team leaders
Goals Cam Neely (55)
Assists Ray Bourque (65)
Points Cam Neely (92)
Penalty minutes Lyndon Byers (159)
Wins Andy Moog (24)
Goals against average Reggie Lemelin (2.80)

The 1989–90 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 65th season. The Bruins finished 1st in the Adams Division and the league and lost in the 1990 Stanley Cup Finals to the Edmonton Oilers 4 games to 1.

Off-season[]

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
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

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[]

1980s Bruins logo Regular Season Results 1980s Bruins logo
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 5, 1989 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 1–0–0
2 L October 7, 1989 1–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 1–1–0
3 W October 9, 1989 2–0 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 2–1–0
4 L October 11, 1989 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 2–2–0
5 T October 13, 1989 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 2–2–1
6 L October 15, 1989 6–7 @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 2–3–1
7 W October 17, 1989 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 3–3–1
8 W October 20, 1989 3–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 4–3–1
9 L October 21, 1989 2–5 @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 4–4–1
10 W October 26, 1989 4–2 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 5–4–1
11 L October 28, 1989 0–1 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 5–5–1
12 L October 29, 1989 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 5–6–1
13 W November 2, 1989 5–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 6–6–1
14 T November 4, 1989 3–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 6–6–2
15 W November 9, 1989 6–2 Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 7–6–2
16 W November 10, 1989 5–3 @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) 8–6–2
17 W November 15, 1989 5–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 9–6–2
18 W November 16, 1989 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 10–6–2
19 W November 18, 1989 6–4 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 11–6–2
20 W November 21, 1989 2–1 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 12–6–2
21 W November 23, 1989 6–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 13–6–2
22 L November 25, 1989 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 13–7–2
23 W November 28, 1989 5–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 14–7–2
24 W November 30, 1989 5–1 Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 15–7–2
25 L December 2, 1989 1–2 St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 15–8–2
26 W December 3, 1989 2–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 16–8–2
27 T December 5, 1989 3–3 OT @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 16–8–3
28 L December 7, 1989 3–4 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 16–9–3
29 L December 9, 1989 3–7 Washington Capitals (1989–90) 16–10–3
30 L December 12, 1989 5–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 16–11–3
31 W December 13, 1989 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 17–11–3
32 L December 16, 1989 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 17–12–3
33 L December 17, 1989 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 17–13–3
34 L December 20, 1989 3–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 17–14–3
35 W December 21, 1989 4–2 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 18–14–3
36 W December 23, 1989 6–5 Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 19–14–3
37 W December 26, 1989 6–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 20–14–3
38 W December 29, 1989 4–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 21–14–3
39 L December 30, 1989 6–7 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 21–15–3
40 W January 2, 1990 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 22–15–3
41 W January 4, 1990 4–2 Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 23–15–3
42 W January 6, 1990 5–3 Washington Capitals (1989–90) 24–15–3
43 W January 7, 1990 2–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 25–15–3
44 W January 11, 1990 3–1 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 26–15–3
45 L January 13, 1990 2–3 New York Rangers (1989–90) 26–16–3
46 W January 15, 1990 4–1 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 27–16–3
47 T January 17, 1990 5–5 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 27–16–4
48 T January 18, 1990 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (1989–90) 27–16–5
49 W January 23, 1990 9–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 28–16–5
50 W January 25, 1990 5–2 New York Islanders (1989–90) 29–16–5
51 W January 27, 1990 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 30–16–5
52 W January 29, 1990 2–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 31–16–5
53 L February 1, 1990 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 31–17–5
54 L February 3, 1990 1–2 New York Rangers (1989–90) 31–18–5
55 W February 4, 1990 3–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 32–18–5
56 W February 6, 1990 2–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 33–18–5
57 W February 8, 1990 5–1 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 34–18–5
58 L February 10, 1990 3–4 OT New York Islanders (1989–90) 34–19–5
59 L February 11, 1990 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 34–20–5
60 L February 14, 1990 2–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 34–21–5
61 W February 18, 1990 7–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 35–21–5
62 W February 20, 1990 5–3 @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 36–21–5
63 W February 22, 1990 6–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 37–21–5
64 W February 24, 1990 3–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 38–21–5
65 L February 26, 1990 1–6 @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 38–22–5
66 W March 1, 1990 5–3 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 39–22–5
67 W March 3, 1990 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 40–22–5
68 W March 4, 1990 4–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 41–22–5
69 W March 6, 1990 2–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 42–22–5
70 L March 8, 1990 4–10 Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 42–23–5
71 T March 10, 1990 3–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 42–23–6
72 W March 11, 1990 4–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 43–23–6
73 T March 15, 1990 3–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 43–23–7
74 L March 17, 1990 4–5 Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 43–24–7
75 W March 22, 1990 7–3 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 44–24–7
76 L March 24, 1990 6–7 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 44–25–7
77 W March 27, 1990 3–0 @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 45–25–7
78 W March 29, 1990 3–2 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 46–25–7
79 T March 31, 1990 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 46–25–8
80 T April 1, 1990 3–3 OT New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 46–25–9

Playoffs[]

Boston Bruins 4, Hartford Whalers 3[]

Boston Bruins 4, Washington Capitals 1[]

Boston Bruins 4, Montreal Canadiens 0[]

Edmonton Oilers 4, Boston Bruins 1[]

In game 1, Petr Klima scored at 15:13 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3–2 win; this game remains the longest in Stanley Cup Finals history (Longest NHL overtime games), edging both Brett Hull's cup-winner in 1999 and Igor Larionov's game-winner in 2002 by less than 30 seconds. In game five at the Boston Garden on May 24, the Oilers won 4–1. Craig Simpson scored the game-winning goal. Oilers goaltender Bill Ranford was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP.

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
May 15 Edmonton 3 Boston 2 3OT
May 18 Edmonton 7 Boston 2
May 20 Boston 2 Edmonton 1
May 22 Boston 1 Edmonton 5
May 24 Edmonton 4 Boston 1


Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Neely, CamCam Neely RW 76 55 37 92 117 10 25 0 12
Bourque, RaymondRaymond Bourque D 77 19 65 84 50 31 8 0 3
Janney, CraigCraig Janney C 55 24 38 62 4 3 11 0 5
Carpenter, BobbyBobby Carpenter C 80 25 31 56 97 -3 5 0 5
Sweeney, BobBob Sweeney C/RW 70 22 24 46 93 2 5 2 6
Brickley, AndyAndy Brickley LW/C 43 12 28 40 8 11 6 0 1
Carter, JohnJohn Carter LW 76 17 22 39 26 17 2 1 1
Hawgood, GregGreg Hawgood D 77 11 27 38 76 12 2 0 1
Wesley, GlenGlen Wesley D 78 9 27 36 48 6 5 0 4
Galley, GarryGarry Galley D 71 8 27 35 75 2 1 0 0
Burridge, RandyRandy Burridge LW 63 17 15 32 47 9 7 0 1
Christian, DaveDave Christian RW 50 12 17 29 8 4 2 0 3
Gould, BobbyBobby Gould RW 77 8 17 25 92 -3 0 0 2
Poulin, DaveDave Poulin C 32 6 19 25 12 11 0 1 0
Linseman, KenKen Linseman C 32 6 16 22 66 12 1 0 0
Wiemer, JimJim Wiemer D 61 5 14 19 63 11 0 0 1
Cimetta, RobRob Cimetta W 47 8 9 17 33 4 0 0 0
Propp, BrianBrian Propp LW 14 3 9 12 10 2 0 1 0
Douris, PeterPeter Douris RW 36 5 6 11 15 8 1 0 0
Byers, LyndonLyndon Byers RW 43 4 4 8 159 0 0 0 0
Sweeney, DonDon Sweeney D 58 3 5 8 58 11 0 0 0
Millar, MikeMike Millar RW 15 1 4 5 0 -2 0 0 0
Kekalainen, JarmoJarmo Kekalainen LW 11 2 2 4 8 2 0 0 1
Quintal, StephaneStephane Quintal D 38 2 2 4 22 -11 0 0 0
Markwart, NevinNevin Markwart LW 8 1 2 3 15 -2 1 0 0
Joyce, BobBob Joyce LW 23 1 2 3 22 -8 0 0 0
Pedersen, AllenAllen Pedersen D 68 1 2 3 71 -5 0 0 0
Moog, AndyAndy Moog G 46 0 3 3 18 0 0 0 0
Walz, WesWes Walz C 2 1 1 2 0 -1 1 0 0
Johnston, GregGreg Johnston RW 9 1 1 2 6 -1 0 0 0
Thelven, MichaelMichael Thelven D 6 0 2 2 23 3 0 0 0
Kluzak, GordGord Kluzak D 8 0 2 2 11 4 0 0 0
Beers, BobBob Beers D 3 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 0
O'Dwyer, BillBill O'Dwyer C 6 0 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0
Neufeld, RayRay Neufeld RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shoebottom, BruceBruce Shoebottom D 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Blum, JohnJohn Blum D 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Hoover, RonRon Hoover C 2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Townshend, GraemeGraeme Townshend RW 4 0 0 0 7 -1 0 0 0
Crawford, LouLou Crawford LW 7 0 0 0 20 1 0 0 0
Lawton, BrianBrian Lawton LW 8 0 0 0 14 -4 0 0 0
Lemelin, ReggieReggie Lemelin G 43 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Moog, AndyAndy Moog 2536 46 24 10 7 122 2.89 3 1145 1023 .893
Lemelin, ReggieReggie Lemelin 2310 43 22 15 2 108 2.81 2 1002 894 .892
Team: 4846 80 46 25 9 230 2.85 5 2147 1917 .893

Playoffs[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Neely, CamCam Neely RW 21 12 16 28 51 7 4 1 2
Janney, CraigCraig Janney C 18 3 19 22 2 3 1 0 2
Bourque, RaymondRaymond Bourque D 17 5 12 17 16 11 1 0 0
Burridge, RandyRandy Burridge LW 21 4 11 15 14 2 0 1 0
Poulin, DaveDave Poulin C 18 8 5 13 8 1 2 0 2
Propp, BrianBrian Propp LW 20 4 9 13 2 5 1 0 2
Carpenter, BobbyBobby Carpenter C 21 4 6 10 39 -3 2 0 1
Carter, JohnJohn Carter LW 21 6 3 9 45 0 0 1 0
Wesley, GlenGlen Wesley D 21 2 6 8 36 6 0 0 1
Galley, GarryGarry Galley D 21 3 3 6 34 -8 1 0 2
Sweeney, DonDon Sweeney D 21 1 5 6 18 -10 1 0 0
Christian, DaveDave Christian RW 21 4 1 5 4 -6 1 0 0
Hawgood, GregGreg Hawgood D 15 1 3 4 12 -9 1 0 0
Byce, JohnJohn Byce C 8 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Beers, BobBob Beers D 14 1 1 2 18 1 0 0 0
Sweeney, BobBob Sweeney C/RW 20 0 2 2 30 -7 0 0 0
Johnston, GregGreg Johnston RW 5 1 0 1 4 -1 0 0 1
Byers, LyndonLyndon Byers RW 17 1 0 1 12 -4 0 0 0
Douris, PeterPeter Douris RW 8 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0
Wiemer, JimJim Wiemer D 8 0 1 1 4 -4 0 0 0
Crawford, LouLou Crawford LW 1 0 0 0 0 -1
O'Dwyer, BillBill O'Dwyer C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Brickley, AndyAndy Brickley LW/C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gould, BobbyBobby Gould RW 17 0 0 0 4 -3 0 0 0
Pedersen, AllenAllen Pedersen D 21 0 0 0 41 -1 0 0 0
Lemelin, ReggieReggie Lemelin G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moog, AndyAndy Moog G 20 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Moog, AndyAndy Moog 1195 20 13 7 44 2.21 2 486 442 .909
Lemelin, ReggieReggie Lemelin 135 3 0 1 13 5.78 0 57 44 .772
Team: 1330 21 13 8 57 2.57 2 543 486 .895

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Note: Pos = Position; 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[]

Draft Picks[]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 17. Shayne Stevenson (C) Flag of Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 38. Mike Parson (G) Flag of Canada Canada Guelph Platers (OHL)
3 57. Wes Walz (C) Flag of Canada Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
4 80. Jackson Penney (RW) Flag of Canada Canada Victoria Cougars (WHL)

Video[]

Highlights of the goals in the Bruins 4-2 over the Winnipeg Jets on January 4, 1990.

Highlights of Game 4 of the Bruins-Whalers Adams Division Semi-finals on April 11, 1990 in which Boston overcomes a 5-2 deficit to win 6-5.

References[]

  1. 1989-90 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-05.
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