1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season
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.
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) |
Penalty minutes | Todd Ewen (158) |
Plus/minus | Stephane Richer (+35) |
Wins | Patrick Roy (31) |
Goals against average | Patrick Roy (2.53) |
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.
NHL Draft
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
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
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
- Scoring
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
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
- https://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.