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 Chris Chelios |
Alternate captains | Mats Naslund |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Stephane Richer (51) |
Assists | Shayne Corson (44) |
Points | Stephane Richer (91) |
Penalty minutes | Todd Ewen (158) |
Plus/minus | Stephane Richer (+35) |
Wins | Patrick Roy (31) |
Goals against average | Patrick Roy (2.53) |
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[edit]
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.
NHL Draft[edit]
Montreal's draft picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 13 | Lindsay Vallis | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
2 | 30 | Patrice Brisebois | Canada | Laval Titan (QMJHL) |
2 | 41 | Steve Larouche | Canada | Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) |
3 | 51 | Pierre Sevigny | Canada | Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) |
4 | 83 | Andre Racicot | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
5 | 104 | Marc Deschamps | Canada | Cornell University (ECAC) |
7 | 146 | Craig Ferguson | United States | Yale University (ECAC) |
8 | 167 | Patrick Lebeau | Canada | Saint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL) |
9 | 188 | Roy Mitchell | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
11 | 230 | Justin Duberman | United States | University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
12 | 251 | Steve Cadieux | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
S | 25 | Craig Charron | United States | University of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East) |
Regular season[edit]
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[edit]
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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[edit]
# | 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[edit]
Regular season[edit]
Scoring[edit]
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephane Richer | RW | 75 | 51 | 40 | 91 | 46 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
Shayne Corson | LW | 76 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 144 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
Russ Courtnall | RW | 80 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 68 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 37 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Brian Skrudland | C | 59 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 56 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Mike McPhee | LW | 56 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 47 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mats Naslund | LW | 72 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Petr Svoboda | D | 60 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 98 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Stephan Lebeau | C | 57 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Chris Chelios | D | 53 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 136 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Bobby Smith | C | 53 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 35 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Brent Gilchrist | LW | 57 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Keane | RW | 74 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 70 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mathieu Schneider | D | 44 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Jyrki Lumme | D | 54 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Lemieux | RW | 39 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 106 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Eric Desjardins | D | 55 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Ludwig | D | 73 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 108 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sylvain Lefebvre | D | 68 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.J. Daigneault | D | 36 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Todd Ewen | RW | 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jocelyn Lemieux | RW | 34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 61 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Patrick Roy | G | 54 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Chorske | LW | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donald Dufresne | D | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Cassels | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Martin Desjardins | C | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lyle Odelein | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Pederson | LW | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Cristofoli | RW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Hayward | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Martinson | LW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Racicot | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending[edit]
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Roy | 3173 | 54 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 134 | 2.53 | 3 | 1524 | 1390 | .912 |
Brian Hayward | 1674 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 94 | 3.37 | 1 | 770 | 676 | .878 |
Andre 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[edit]
Scoring[edit]
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephane Richer | RW | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Shayne Corson | LW | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Skrudland | C | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Russ Courtnall | RW | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Smith | C | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Petr Svoboda | D | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Lemieux | RW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mathieu Schneider | D | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stephan Lebeau | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brent Gilchrist | LW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McPhee | LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mats Naslund | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan Walter | C/LW | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Chelios | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donald Dufresne | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Keane | RW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Ludwig | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Roy | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.J. Daigneault | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Desjardins | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Ewen | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Hayward | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sylvain Lefebvre | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Pederson | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending[edit]
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Roy | 641 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 2.43 | 1 | 292 | 266 | .911 |
Brian Hayward | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.64 | 0 | 18 | 16 | .889 |
Team: | 674 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 2.49 | 1 | 310 | 282 | .910 |
- 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[edit]
- ^ "1989-90 NHL Summary".
- ^ 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.