The 1989-90 NHL season was the 73rd season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Edmonton Oilers, who won the best of seven series 4–1 against the Boston Bruins. The championship was the Oilers fifth Stanley Cup in the past 7 years.
This also marked the first time that all three New York City metro area teams made the playoffs in the same season.
This was the first playoffs that logo of the Stanley Cup Playoffs would appear at the center ice corners.
Regular Season[]
Final Standings[]
Prince of Wales Conference[]
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 |
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.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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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.
Clarence Campbell Conference[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Calgary Flames | 80 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 348 | 265 | 99 |
Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 315 | 283 | 90 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 298 | 290 | 85 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 338 | 337 | 75 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 245 | 306 | 64 |
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.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 315 | 294 | 88 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 295 | 279 | 83 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 337 | 358 | 80 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 284 | 291 | 76 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 288 | 323 | 70 |
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.
Scoring Leaders[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Wayne Gretzky | Los Angeles Kings | 73 | 40 | 102 | 142 | 42 |
Mark Messier | Edmonton Oilers | 79 | 45 | 84 | 129 | 79 |
Steve Yzerman | Detroit Red Wings | 79 | 62 | 65 | 127 | 79 |
Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | 59 | 45 | 78 | 123 | 78 |
Brett Hull | St. Louis Blues | 80 | 72 | 41 | 113 | 24 |
Bernie Nicholls | Los Angeles Kings / New York Rangers | 79 | 39 | 73 | 112 | 86 |
Pierre Turgeon | Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 40 | 66 | 106 | 29 |
Pat LaFontaine | New York Islanders | 74 | 54 | 51 | 105 | 38 |
Paul Coffey | Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 29 | 74 | 103 | 95 |
Joe Sakic | Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 39 | 63 | 102 | 27 |
Adam Oates | St. Louis Blues | 80 | 23 | 79 | 102 | 30 |
Leading Goaltenders[]
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage
Player | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | SO | GAA | Sv% |
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Kirk McLean | Vancouver Canucks | 63 | 3739 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 3.47 | 88.0 |
Jon Casey | Minnesota North Stars | 61 | 3407 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3.22 | 89.6 |
Daren Puppa | Buffalo Sabres | 56 | 3241 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2.89 | 90.3 |
Bill Ranford | Edmonton Oilers | 56 | 3107 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3.19 | 88.7 |
Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens | 54 | 3173 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2.53 | 91.2 |
Sean Burke | New Jersey Devils | 52 | 2914 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3.60 | 88.0 |
Kelly Hrudey | Los Angeles Kings | 52 | 2860 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4.07 | 87.3 |
Ken Wregget | Philadelphia Flyers | 51 | 2961 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3.42 | 89.2 |
Greg Millen | Quebec Nordiques | 49 | 2900 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3.89 | 87.2 |
Don Beaupre | Washington Capitals | 48 | 2793 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3.22 | 89.0 |
Stanley Cup Playoffs[]
Note: All dates in 1990
Playoff Bracket[]
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
A1 | Boston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Hartford | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Boston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Montreal | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | Buffalo | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Montreal | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Boston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Prince of Wales Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
P3 | Washington | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | NY Rangers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
P4 | NY Islanders | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
P1 | NY Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
P3 | Washington | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
P2 | New Jersey | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
P3 | Washington | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Boston | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Chicago | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
N4 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Chicago | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | St. Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
N2 | St. Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
N3 | Toronto | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
N1 | Chicago | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Clarence Campbell Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
S2 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Calgary | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
S4 | Los Angeles | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
S4 | Los Angeles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
S2 | Edmonton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
S3 | Winnipeg | 3 |
Division Semi-finals[]
Prince of Wales Conference[]
(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A4) Hartford Whalers[]
April 5 | Hartford Whalers | 4–3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
April 7 | Hartford Whalers | 1–3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
April 9 | Boston Bruins | 3–5 | Hartford Whalers | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
April 11 | Boston Bruins | 6–5 | Hartford Whalers | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
April 13 | Hartford Whalers | 2–3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
April 15 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | OT | Hartford Whalers | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
April 17 | Hartford Whalers | 1–3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
Boston won series 4–3 | |
(A2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (P3) Washington Capitals[]
April 5 | Washington Capitals | 1–4 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
April 7 | Washington Capitals | 3–0 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
April 9 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–2 | OT | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
April 11 | Buffalo Sabres | 4–2 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
April 13 | Washington Capitals | 4–2 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
April 15 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–5 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
Washington won series 4–2 | |
(P1) New York Rangers vs. (P4) New York Islanders[]
April 5 | New York Islanders | 1–2 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
April 7 | New York Islanders | 2–5 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
April 9 | New York Rangers | 3–4 | 2OT | New York Islanders | Hartford Civic Center |
April 11 | New York Rangers | 6–1 | New York Islanders | Hartford Civic Center |
April 13 | New York Islanders | 5–6 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
New York Rangers won series 4–1 | |
(P2) New Jersey Devils vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens[]
April 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–4 | OT | New Jersey Devils | Brendan Byrne Arena |
April 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–6 | New Jersey Devils | Brendan Byrne Arena |
April 9 | New Jersey Devils | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
April 11 | New Jersey Devils | 1–3 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
April 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | New Jersey Devils | Brendan Byrne Arena |
April 15 | New Jersey Devils | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
Montreal won series 4–2 | |
Clarence Campbell Conference[]
(N1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings[]
April 4 | Los Angeles Kings | 2–1 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
April 6 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
April 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2–1 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum |
April 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0–4 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum |
April 12 | Los Angeles Kings | 1–5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
April 14 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3–5 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum |
April 16 | Los Angeles Kings | 2–5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
Chicago won series 4–3 | |
(N2) St. Louis Blues vs. (S3) Winnipeg Jets[]
April 4 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena |
April 6 | Winnipeg Jets | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena |
April 8 | St. Louis Blues | 6–5 | OT | Winnipeg Jets | Winnipeg Arena |
April 10 | St. Louis Blues | 2–4 | Winnipeg Jets | Winnipeg Arena |
April 12 | Winnipeg Jets | 3–4 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena |
St. Louis won series 4–1 | |
(S1) Calgary Flames vs. (N4) Minnesota North Stars[]
April 4 | Minnesota North Stars | 5–3 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome |
April 6 | Minnesota North Stars | 5–8 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome |
April 8 | Calgary Flames | 1–2 | OT | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center |
April 10 | Calgary Flames | 4–12 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center |
April 12 | Minnesota North Stars | 1–5 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome |
April 14 | Calgary Flames | 3–4 | 2OT | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center |
Minnesota won series 4–2 | |
(S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (N3) Toronto Maple Leafs[]
April 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7–5 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
April 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2–3 | OT | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
April 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens |
April 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–4 | 2OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens |
April 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
April 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens |
April 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
Edmonton won series 4–3 | |
Division Finals[]
Prince of Wales Conference[]
(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (P3) Washington Capitals[]
April 19 | Washington Capitals | 0–1 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
April 21 | Washington Capitals | 4–5 | OT | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
April 23 | Boston Bruins | 6–3 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
April 25 | Boston Bruins | 1–4 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre |
April 27 | Washington Capitals | 1–3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
Boston won series 4–1 | |
(P1) New York Rangers vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens[]
April 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–7 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
April 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 6–3 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
April 23 | New York Rangers | 1–7 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
April 25 | New York Rangers | 3–4 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
April 27 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | OT | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden |
Montreal won series 4–1 | |
Clarence Campbell Conference[]
(N1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (N2) St. Louis Blues[]
April 18 | St. Louis Blues | 4–3 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
April 20 | St. Louis Blues | 3–5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
April 22 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–5 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena |
April 24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3–2 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena |
April 26 | St. Louis Blues | 2–3 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
April 28 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena |
April 30 | St. Louis Blues | 2–8 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
Chicago won series 4–3 | |
(S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (N4) Minnesota North Stars[]
April 18 | Minnesota North Stars | 0–7 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
April 20 | Minnesota North Stars | 1–6 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
April 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–4 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center |
April 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 6–5 | OT | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center |
Edmonton won series 4–0 | |
Conference Finals[]
- See also: NHL Conference Finals
Prince of Wales Conference Final[]
(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens[]
May 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–5 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
May 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
May 7 | Boston Bruins | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
May 9 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum |
Boston won series 4–0 | |
Clarence Campbell Conference Final[]
(S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (N1) Chicago Blackhawks[]
May 2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2–5 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
May 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–3 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
May 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
May 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
May 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3–4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
May 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 8–4 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium |
Edmonton won series 4–2 | |
Stanley Cup Finals[]
- Wayne Gretzky. In game one, Petr Klima scored at 15:13 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3–2 win. The game broke the record for longest Final game, set in 1931 between Chicago and Montreal. This game remains the longest in Stanley Cup Final history (Longest NHL overtime games) to date, 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. The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins in five games. For the Oilers, it was their fifth Cup win in seven years, and their only one without
May 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–2 | 3OT | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
May 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 7–2 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
May 20 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
May 22 | Boston Bruins | 1–5 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
May 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–1 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden |
Edmonton won series 4–1 | |
Cup Playoff Scoring Leaders[]
NHL Awards[]
All-Star Teams[]
First Team | Position | Second Team |
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Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens | G | Darren Puppa, Buffalo Sabres |
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins | D | Paul Coffey, Pittsburgh Penguins |
Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames | D | Doug Wilson, Chicago Blackhawks |
Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers | C | Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings |
Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues | RW | Cam Neely, Boston Bruins |
Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings | LW | Brian Bellows, Minnesota North Stars |
Debuts[]
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1989-90 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
- Wes Walz, Boston Bruins
- Alexander Mogilny, Buffalo Sabres
- Rob Ray, Buffalo Sabres
- Donald Audette*, Buffalo Sabres
- Sergei Makarov, Calgary Flames
- Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings
- Helmut Balderis, Minnesota North Stars
- Andrew Cassels, Montreal Canadiens
- Lyle Odelein, Montreal Canadiens
- Vyacheslav Fetisov, New Jersey Devils
- Alexei Kasatonov, New Jersey Devils
- Murray Baron, Philadelphia Flyers
- Curtis Joseph, St. Louis Blues
- Tie Domi, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Vladimir Krutov, Vancouver Canucks
- Igor Larionov, Vancouver Canucks
- Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals
Last Games[]
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1989-90 (listed with their last team):
- Reed Larson, Buffalo Sabres
- Al Secord, Chicago Blackhawks
- Robert Frederick Murray, Chicago Blackhawks
- Duane Sutter, Chicago Blackhawks
- Bernie Federko, Detroit Red Wings
- Borje Salming, Detroit Red Wings
- Reijo Ruotsalainen, Edmonton Oilers
- Barry Beck, Los Angeles Kings
- Helmut Balderis, Minnesota North Stars
- Curt Fraser, Minnesota North Stars
- Mark Johnson, New Jersey Devils
- Ron Greschner, New York Rangers
- Vladimir Krutov, Vancouver Canucks
- Paul Reinhart, Vancouver Canucks
- Doug Wickenheiser, Washington Capitals
Hat Tricks[]
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.
See Also[]
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1989 NHL Entry Draft
- 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game
- National Hockey League All-Star Game
- NHL All-Rookie Team
References[]
1989-90 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington |
Adams | Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Québec |
Norris | Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto |
Smythe | Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver |
See also | 1989 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1990 Stanley Cup Finals |
NHL Seasons |
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History | Lore • Organizational changes :: • Defunct teams • NHA • Original Six • 1967 Expansion • WHA Merger • Lockouts |
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