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The 1988-89 NHL season was the 72nd season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Calgary Flames won an all Canadian Stanley Cup final against the Montreal Canadiens four games to two. To date, this is the last time two Canadian teams squared off for the Stanley Cup.

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Regular season

This season saw the Calgary Flames win their first Stanley Cup. They defeated the Montreal Canadiens four games to two in a rematch of the Cup finals from the 1985-86 NHL season. The Flames would also win their second consecutive Presidents' Trophy as the top regular season team. Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Art Ross Trophy for the second consecutive season, leading the league with 199 points. Lemieux remains the only person other than Wayne Gretzky to approach the 200 point plateau. Gretzky, who had crossed the 200 point mark four times in five years during the 1980s, won his ninth Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP. This year also featured the "new look Kings" as the Los Angeles Kings changed their uniform design and team colours after Gretzky was added to their line-up. Prior to Gretzky's arrival, the Kings had the fourth worst record in the NHL at 30 wins, 42 losses, and 8 ties. After Gretzky's first season with the Kings, they moved all they way up to fourth best in the NHL with a record of 42 wins, 31 losses, and 7 ties.

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Montreal Canadiens 80 53 18 9 115 315 218 1537
Boston Bruins 80 37 29 14 88 289 256 1929
Buffalo Sabres 80 38 35 7 83 291 299 2034
Hartford Whalers 80 37 38 5 79 299 290 1672
Quebec Nordiques 80 27 46 7 61 269 342 2004

Patrick Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Washington Capitals 80 41 29 10 92 305 259 1836
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 40 33 7 87 347 349 2670
New York Rangers 80 37 35 8 82 310 307 1891
Philadelphia Flyers 80 36 36 8 80 307 285 2317
New Jersey Devils 80 27 41 12 66 281 325 2499
New York Islanders 80 28 47 5 61 265 325 1822

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Detroit Red Wings 80 34 34 12 80 313 316 2245
St. Louis Blues 80 33 35 12 78 275 285 1675
Minnesota North Stars 80 27 37 16 70 258 278 1972
Chicago Blackhawks 80 27 41 12 66 297 335 2496
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 28 46 6 62 259 342 1740

Smythe Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Calgary Flames 80 54 17 9 117 354 226 2444
Los Angeles Kings 80 42 31 7 91 376 335 2215
Edmonton Oilers 80 38 34 8 84 325 306 1931
Vancouver Canucks 80 33 39 8 74 251 253 1569
Winnipeg Jets 80 26 42 12 64 300 355 1843

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh Penguins 76 85 114 199 100
Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings 78 54 114 168 26
Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings 80 65 90 155 61
Bernie Nicholls Los Angeles Kings 79 70 80 150 96
Rob Brown Pittsburgh Penguins 68 49 66 115 118
Paul Coffey Pittsburgh Penguins 75 30 83 113 193
Joe Mullen Calgary Flames 79 51 59 110 16
Jari Kurri Edmonton Oilers 76 44 58 102 69
Jimmy Carson Edmonton Oilers 80 49 51 100 36
Luc Robitaille Los Angeles Kings 78 46 52 98 65

Leading goaltenders

Stanley Cup playoffs

The Stanley Cup
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The Stanley Cup

The 1989 Stanley Cup finals featured two Canadian hockey teams, the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames. Montreal finished the regular season with 115 points, only two behind the league leader Calgary. On their way to the finals, Montreal lost only three games while eliminating the Hartford Whalers, Boston Bruins, and Philadelphia Flyers. One of the interesting stories of these playoffs, though, was Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings meeting the defending champion Oilers in the first round. The previous season saw the mighty Edmonton Oilers sweep the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup finals as Gretzky earned the Conn Smythe Trophy setting playoff records for playoff assists, assists in a finals series and points in a finals series. On August 9, 1988 the Oilers traded Gretzky to the Kings. The Gretzky-led Kings and Oilers (with many veteran super-stars) met in the first round of the Smythe Division playoffs, which made for an exciting "return" of Gretzky to Edmonton. In a tough seven game series, Gretzky and the Kings took down the defending Stanley Cup champions after falling behind 3 games to 1. In the second round Gretzky and the Kings were no match for the Calgary Flames, who swept them in 4 games. The Flames then went on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks in 5 before going into the finals to meet the Canadiens, in a finals rematch from the 1985-86 NHL season.

Division semi-finals

Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 5 Hartford Whalers 2 Montreal Canadiens 6
April 6 Hartford Whalers 2 Montreal Canadiens 3
April 8 Montreal Canadiens 5 Hartford Whalers 4 (OT)
April 9 Montreal Canadiens 4 Hartford Whalers 3
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins
Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 5 Buffalo Sabres 6 Boston Bruins 0
April 6 Buffalo Sabres 3 Boston Bruins 5
April 8 Boston Bruins 4 Buffalo Sabres 2
April 9 Boston Bruins 3 Buffalo Sabres 2
April 11 Buffalo Sabres 1 Boston Bruins 4
Boston wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 5 Philadelphia Flyers 2 Washington Capitals 3
April 6 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Washington Capitals 2
April 8 Washington Capitals 4 Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT)
April 9 Washington Capitals 2 Philadelphia Flyers 5
April 11 Philadelphia Flyers 8 Washington Capitals 5
April 13 Washington Capitals 3 Philadelphia Flyers 4
Philadelphia wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 5 New York Rangers 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 3
April 6 New York Rangers 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 7
April 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 New York Rangers 3 (OT)
April 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 New York Rangers 3
Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings
Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 5 Chicago Blackhawks 2 Detroit Red Wings 3
April 6 Chicago Blackhawks 5 Detroit Red Wings 4 (OT)
April 8 Detroit Red Wings 2 Chicago Blackhawks 4
April 9 Detroit Red Wings 2 Chicago Blackhawks 3
April 11 Chicago Blackhawks 4 Detroit Red Wings 6
April 13 Detroit Red Wings 1 Chicago Blackhawks 7
Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

Minnesota North Stars vs. St. Louis Blues St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

Division finals

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Philadelphia wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Los Angeles Kings vs. Calgary Flames Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

Conference finals

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Stanley Cup finals

Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames Calgary wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

NHL awards

See also

References

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