1988–89 New Jersey Devils season

The 1988–89 New Jersey Devils season, was the franchise's fifteenth season, seventh as the Devils. After appearing in the playoffs the previous season, the Devils finished in fifth place in the Patrick Division to miss the playoffs for the thirteenth time in franchise history.

1988–89 New Jersey Devils
Division5th Patrick
Conference9th Wales
1988–89 record27-41-12
Goals for281
Goals against325
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJim Schoenfeld
CaptainKirk Muller
Alternate captainsAaron Broten
Joe Cirella
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Team leaders
GoalsJohn MacLean (42)
AssistsTom Kurvers (50)
PointsJohn MacLean (87)
Penalty minutesKen Daneyko (283)
Plus/minusJohn MacLean (+26)
WinsSean Burke (22)
Goals against averageChris Terreri (2.69)

Regular season

Season standings
Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Washington Capitals8041291030525992
Pittsburgh Penguins804033734734987
New York Rangers803735831030782
Philadelphia Flyers803636830728580
New Jersey Devils8027411228132566
New York Islanders802847526532561

[1]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
# R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 19881–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (season)0–1–0
2WOctober 8, 19885–3@ Quebec Nordiques (season)1–1–0
3WOctober 10, 19885–0@ New York Rangers (season)2–1–0
4LOctober 14, 19883–7Montreal Canadiens (season)2–2–0
5LOctober 15, 19885–8@ Washington Capitals (season)2–3–0
6LOctober 19, 19880–4Vancouver Canucks (season)2–4–0
7WOctober 21, 19886–4Pittsburgh Penguins (season)3–4–0
8TOctober 23, 19883–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (season)3–4–1
9LOctober 25, 19884–7Buffalo Sabres (season)3–5–1
10WOctober 28, 19885–3Hartford Whalers (season)4–5–1
11LOctober 29, 19880–3@ Hartford Whalers (season)4–6–1
12WNovember 1, 19883–2Philadelphia Flyers (season)5–6–1
13TNovember 3, 19883–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (season)5–6–2
14WNovember 6, 19886–5New York Rangers (season)6–6–2
15LNovember 9, 19882–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (season)6–7–2
16TNovember 11, 19883–3 OTNew York Islanders (season)6–7–3
17WNovember 12, 19886–3@ Washington Capitals (season)7–7–3
18WNovember 15, 19884–2@ St. Louis Blues (season)8–7–3
19LNovember 17, 19883–5Calgary Flames (season)8–8–3
20LNovember 19, 19882–3Washington Capitals (season)8–9–3
21LNovember 20, 19881–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (season)8–10–3
22LNovember 23, 19882–3@ Calgary Flames (season)8–11–3
23TNovember 25, 19882–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (season)8–11–4
24LNovember 29, 19883–9@ Los Angeles Kings (season)8–12–4
25LDecember 3, 19883–5Philadelphia Flyers (season)8–13–4
26LDecember 4, 19882–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (season)8–14–4
27WDecember 7, 19885–1Washington Capitals (season)9–14–4
28WDecember 9, 19886–5New York Islanders (season)10–14–4
29TDecember 10, 19884–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season)10–14–5
30WDecember 13, 19884–3St. Louis Blues (season)11–14–5
31WDecember 15, 19886–3Toronto Maple Leafs (season)12–14–5
32LDecember 17, 19882–5@ New York Islanders (season)12–15–5
33WDecember 18, 19885–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (season)13–15–5
34TDecember 21, 19885–5 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (season)13–15–6
35TDecember 23, 19882–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (season)13–15–7
36LDecember 26, 19881–5@ New York Rangers (season)13–16–7
37LDecember 27, 19885–7New York Rangers (season)13–17–7
38LDecember 29, 19882–6Boston Bruins (season)13–18–7
39LDecember 31, 19886–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season)13–19–7
40WJanuary 6, 19895–4Buffalo Sabres (season)14–19–7
41WJanuary 7, 19895–2Detroit Red Wings (season)15–19–7
42WJanuary 9, 19895–4@ New York Rangers (season)16–19–7
43LJanuary 11, 19890–1@ Montreal Canadiens (season)16–20–7
44LJanuary 13, 19893–5New York Islanders (season)16–21–7
45WJanuary 15, 19891–0Edmonton Oilers (season)17–21–7
46LJanuary 17, 19894–7@ Quebec Nordiques (season)17–22–7
47LJanuary 19, 19894–5Quebec Nordiques (season)17–23–7
48WJanuary 20, 19896–5 OT@ Washington Capitals (season)18–23–7
49LJanuary 23, 19892–7Minnesota North Stars (season)18–24–7
50TJanuary 24, 19892–2 OT@ New York Islanders (season)18–24–8
51LJanuary 27, 19896–8Hartford Whalers (season)18–25–8
52TJanuary 28, 19894–4 OT@ Minnesota North Stars (season)18–25–9
53TFebruary 2, 19896–6 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (season)18–25–10
54WFebruary 5, 19894–2@ Edmonton Oilers (season)19–25–10
55WFebruary 9, 19896–3@ Detroit Red Wings (season)20–25–10
56LFebruary 11, 19894–5@ Montreal Canadiens (season)20–26–10
57WFebruary 13, 19898–1Toronto Maple Leafs (season)21–26–10
58LFebruary 15, 19893–5@ Buffalo Sabres (season)21–27–10
59LFebruary 17, 19892–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (season)21–28–10
60LFebruary 18, 19893–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (season)21–29–10
61LFebruary 20, 19894–7@ New York Rangers (season)21–30–10
62LFebruary 24, 19892–6Philadelphia Flyers (season)21–31–10
63TFebruary 26, 19891–1 OTLos Angeles Kings (season)21–31–11
64TFebruary 28, 19893–3 OTBoston Bruins (season)21–31–12
65LMarch 1, 19891–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season)21–32–12
66WMarch 3, 19896–3New York Rangers (season)22–32–12
67WMarch 5, 19892–0Minnesota North Stars (season)23–32–12
68LMarch 7, 19892–6@ St. Louis Blues (season)23–33–12
69WMarch 8, 19897–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (season)24–33–12
70LMarch 11, 19892–3 OT@ New York Islanders (season)24–34–12
71LMarch 14, 19891–5Calgary Flames (season)24–35–12
72LMarch 16, 19891–2Pittsburgh Penguins (season)24–36–12
73LMarch 18, 19891–3Chicago Blackhawks (season)24–37–12
74WMarch 20, 19893–1Vancouver Canucks (season)25–37–12
75LMarch 23, 19893–5@ Boston Bruins (season)25–38–12
76LMarch 25, 19894–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season)25–39–12
77WMarch 27, 19895–3Philadelphia Flyers (season)26–39–12
78LMarch 29, 19894–5 OTNew York Islanders (season)26–40–12
79LApril 1, 19894–6@ Washington Capitals (season)26–41–12
80WApril 2, 19897–4Washington Capitals (season)27–41–12

Playoffs

The 1988–89 season was a disappointing one for the Devils. Just a year after their Cinderella 1987–88 campaign in which they fell one win short of reaching the Stanley Cup Final, the team failed to make the playoffs altogether, managing only a fifth-place finish in the Patrick Division with a roster largely intact from the previous season.

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
John MacLean74424587122
Kirk Muller80314374119
Patrik Sundström6528416936
Aaron Broten8016435981
Brendan Shanahan68222850115
Pat Verbeek77262147189
Mark Johnson4013253824
Doug Brown6315102515
Claude Loiselle7471421209
Pat Conacher55751214
Anders Carlsson47481220
David Maley685611249
Perry Anderson39369128
Paul Ysebaert50440
Steve Rooney2531479
Jon Morris40220
Alan Stewart602215
Chris Cichocki20112
Janne Ojanen30112
George McPhee10112
Kevin Todd10000

Defencemen

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Tom Kurvers7416506638
Jim Korn65151631212
Tommy Albelin467243140
Jack O'Callahan365212651
Joe Cirella8031922155
Randy Velischek804141870
Bruce Driver271151624
Craig Wolanin56381169
Ken Daneyko805510283
Jamie Huscroft1502251
Eric Weinrich20000
Corey Foster20000

Goaltending

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

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Sean Burke622231933.84
Bob Sauvé1545104.67
Craig Billington311004.71
Chris Terreri80422.69

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 12 Corey Foster  Canada D Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 23 Jeff Christian  Canada LW London Knights (OHL) [2]
3 54 Zdeno Ciger  Slovakia LW Martimex ZTS Martin HC (Czechoslovak Extraliga)
4 65 Matt Ruchty  Canada LW Bowling Green State University (CCHA) [2]
4 75 Scott Luik  Canada RW Miami University (CCHA)
5 96 Chris Nelson  United States D Rochester Jr. Americans (MJHL)
6 117 Chad Johnson  United States C Rochester Jr. Americans (MJHL)
7 138 Chad Erickson  United States G Warroad H.S. (Minnesota)
8 159 Bryan LaFort  United States G Waltham H.S. (Massachusetts)
9 180 Sergei Svetlov  Russia RW Moscow Dynamo (Soviet League)
10 201 Bob Woods  Canada D Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
10 207 Alexander Semak  Russia C Moscow Dynamo (Soviet League) [3]
11 222 Chuck Hughes  United States G Catholic Memorial H.S. (Massachusetts)
12 243 Michael Pohl  Germany F SB Rosenheim (DEL)
S17Tim Budy CanadaLWColorado College (WCHA)

See also

References
  • "1988-89 National Hockey League Standings". hockeyDB. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
  • "1988-89 New Jersey Devils player statistics". hockeyDB. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. The Devils acquired 1988 second-round (Christian) and fourth-round (Ruchty) draft picks, along with Patrik Sundstrom, from Vancouver in exchange for the Devils' 1988 second-round draft pick (used on Leif Rohlin), Greg Adams and Kirk McLean on September 10, 1987.
  3. The Devils acquired the 1988 tenth-round draft pick from Boston for Steve Tsujiura on March 8, 1988.
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