1988–89 Boston Bruins season

The 1988–89 Boston Bruins season saw the team finish in second place in the Adams Division with a record of 37 wins, 29 losses, and 14 ties for 88 points. They defeated the Buffalo Sabres in five games in the Division Semi-finals before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the Division Finals, also in five games.

1988–89 Boston Bruins
Division2nd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1988–89 record37-29-14
Goals for289
Goals against256
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachTerry O'Reilly
CaptainRay Bourque
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsCam Neely (37)
AssistsCraig Janney (46)
PointsCam Neely (75)
Penalty minutesLyndon Byers (218)
WinsRéjean Lemelin (19)
Goals against averageRejean Lemelin (3.01)

Regular season

On November 24, 1988, Bob Sweeney scored just 8 seconds into the overtime period to give the Bruins a 2-1 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[1] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1988-89 NHL regular season.[2]

The Bruins allowed the fewest short-handed goals in the league, with just 4.[3]

Final standings
Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens8053189315218115
Boston Bruins8037291428925688
Buffalo Sabres803835729129983
Hartford Whalers803738529929079
Quebec Nordiques802746726934261

[4]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.

Schedule and results
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 6, 19882–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)1–0–0
2WOctober 8, 19886–2@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)2–0–0
3WOctober 9, 19883–1Hartford Whalers (1988–89)3–0–0
4LOctober 12, 19882–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)3–1–0
5LOctober 15, 19881–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)3–2–0
6WOctober 16, 198810–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)4–2–0
7WOctober 19, 19885–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)5–2–0
8WOctober 22, 19885–2@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89)6–2–0
9TOctober 25, 19881–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (1988–89)6–2–1
10WOctober 27, 19886–2Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)7–2–1
11TOctober 29, 19883–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (1988–89)7–2–2
12TOctober 30, 19883–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)7–2–3
13WNovember 2, 19887–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)8–2–3
14LNovember 3, 19883–5Hartford Whalers (1988–89)8–3–3
15WNovember 6, 19884–2Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)9–3–3
16TNovember 11, 19884–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1988–89)9–3–4
17LNovember 12, 19881–2Calgary Flames (1988–89)9–4–4
18TNovember 15, 19885–5 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)9–4–5
19LNovember 17, 19882–5Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)9–5–5
20LNovember 18, 19882–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89)9–6–5
21LNovember 20, 19884–5 OTDetroit Red Wings (1988–89)9–7–5
22LNovember 23, 19880–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)9–8–5
23WNovember 24, 19882–1 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1988–89)10–8–5
24WNovember 26, 19888–2Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)11–8–5
25LNovember 29, 19881–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)11–9–5
26LDecember 1, 19881–4Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)11–10–5
27TDecember 3, 19881–1 OT@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)11–10–6
28TDecember 4, 19883–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)11–10–7
29WDecember 6, 19884–3@ New York Islanders (1988–89)12–10–7
30LDecember 8, 19882–4Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)12–11–7
31TDecember 10, 19881–1 OTNew York Rangers (1988–89)12–11–8
32LDecember 12, 19881–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)12–12–8
33WDecember 15, 19884–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (1988–89)13–12–8
34TDecember 17, 19882–2 OTQuebec Nordiques (1988–89)13–12–9
35LDecember 18, 19882–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)13–13–9
36WDecember 21, 19884–3@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)14–13–9
37LDecember 22, 19882–4Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)14–14–9
38LDecember 26, 19881–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)14–15–9
39WDecember 29, 19886–2@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)15–15–9
40WJanuary 2, 19898–7St. Louis Blues (1988–89)16–15–9
41LJanuary 5, 19893–5New York Islanders (1988–89)16–16–9
42LJanuary 7, 19891–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)16–17–9
43WJanuary 8, 19894–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)17–17–9
44LJanuary 12, 19893–5Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)17–18–9
45TJanuary 14, 19895–5 OTDetroit Red Wings (1988–89)17–18–10
46WJanuary 15, 19894–3@ Washington Capitals (1988–89)18–18–10
47LJanuary 19, 19892–7Calgary Flames (1988–89)18–19–10
48LJanuary 21, 19895–6 OTBuffalo Sabres (1988–89)18–20–10
49LJanuary 22, 19894–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)18–21–10
50WJanuary 25, 19892–1 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89)19–21–10
51WJanuary 26, 19894–2St. Louis Blues (1988–89)20–21–10
52LJanuary 28, 19893–4Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)20–22–10
53TFebruary 1, 19894–4 OT@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)20–22–11
54WFebruary 3, 19894–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89)21–22–11
55LFebruary 5, 19892–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)21–23–11
56WFebruary 9, 19894–1Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)22–23–11
57WFebruary 11, 19895–2Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)23–23–11
58LFebruary 14, 19892–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)23–24–11
59WFebruary 15, 19897–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89)24–24–11
60WFebruary 18, 19894–3@ Calgary Flames (1988–89)25–24–11
61WFebruary 19, 19894–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89)26–24–11
62WFebruary 25, 19899–1@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)27–24–11
63TFebruary 28, 19893–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89)27–24–12
64WMarch 2, 19895–2Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)28–24–12
65WMarch 4, 19896–4Vancouver Canucks (1988–89)29–24–12
66WMarch 5, 19895–0@ New York Rangers (1988–89)30–24–12
67WMarch 7, 19892–1@ New York Islanders (1988–89)31–24–12
68LMarch 9, 19892–7Washington Capitals (1988–89)31–25–12
69TMarch 11, 19896–6 OTBuffalo Sabres (1988–89)31–25–13
70LMarch 12, 19892–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89)31–26–13
71WMarch 14, 19898–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89)32–26–13
72TMarch 16, 19892–2 OTQuebec Nordiques (1988–89)32–26–14
73WMarch 18, 19896–3Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89)33–26–14
74LMarch 19, 19892–3Hartford Whalers (1988–89)33–27–14
75LMarch 22, 19892–4@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89)33–28–14
76WMarch 23, 19895–3New Jersey Devils (1988–89)34–28–14
77WMarch 25, 19896–3Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89)35–28–14
78LMarch 27, 19892–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89)35–29–14
79WApril 1, 19895–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89)36–29–14
80WApril 2, 19893–2Hartford Whalers (1988–89)37–29–14

Playoffs

Boston Bruins 4, Buffalo Sabres 1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 5Buffalo Sabres6–0Boston Bruins0–1
2April 6Buffalo Sabres3–5Boston Bruins1–1
3April 8Boston Bruins4–2Buffalo Sabres2–1
4April 9Boston Bruins3–2Buffalo Sabres3–1
5April 11Buffalo Sabres1–4Boston Bruins4–1

Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 17Boston Bruins2–3Montreal Canadiens0–1
2April 19Boston Bruins2–3 (OT)Montreal Canadiens0–2
3April 21Montreal Canadiens5–4Boston Bruins0–3
4April 23Montreal Canadiens2–3Boston Bruins1–3
5April 25Boston Bruins2–3Montreal Canadiens1–4

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Cam Neely74373875190
Ken Linseman78274572164
Craig Janney6216466212
Randy Burridge8031306139
Bob Joyce7718314946
Andy Brickley7113223520
Keith Crowder69151833147
Bob Sweeney7514142899
Steve Kasper4910162649
John Carter4412102224
Greg Johnston571192032
Bobby Carpenter18591410
Tommy Lehman2642610
Jay Miller37246168
Ray Neufeld1413428
Lyndon Byers49044218
Bill O'Dwyer191238
Paul Guay50220
Rob Cimetta72020
Ray Podloski801117
Ron Flockhart40000
Moe Lemay1200033
Carl Mokosak700031
Paul Beraldo70004

Defensemen

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ray Bourque6018436152
Glen Wesley7719355461
Greg Hawgood5616244084
Garry Galley788223080
Michael Thelven403182171
Don Sweeney3635820
Allen Pedersen5106669
Alain Cote3123551
Bruce Shoebottom2913444
Stéphane Quintal2601129
Gord Kluzak30112
Dale Dunbar10000

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Réjean Lemelin401915603.01
Andy Moog411814813.22

Awards and records

Draft picks

Boston's draft picks at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
119Robert Cimetta CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHL)
360Steve Heinze United StatesLawrence Academy (USHS-MA)
481Joe Juneau CanadaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
5102Daniel Murphy United StatesThe Gunnery (USHS-CT)
6123Derek Geary United StatesGloucester High School (USHS-MA)
8165Mark Krys CanadaBoston University (Hockey East)
9186Jon Rohloff United StatesGrand Rapids High School (USHS-MA)
11228Eric Reisman United StatesOhio State University (CCHA)
12249Doug Jones CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
S23Chris Harvey United StatesBrown University (ECAC)

References
  1. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/25/sports/nhl-bruins-halt-seven-game-skid.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1989_games.html
  3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1989.html
  4. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
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