1988–89 Washington Capitals season

The 1988-89 Washington Capitals season saw the team became the first team other than the Philadelphia Flyers or the New York Islanders to finish in first place in the Patrick Division with a 41-29-10 record for 92 points. However, they lost their first-round playoff match-up to the Philadelphia Flyers, four games to two. This was the first time the Capitals won their division in the regular season and did not do so again until 2000.

1988–89 Washington Capitals
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference2nd Wales
1988–89 record41-29-10
Goals for305
Goals against259
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBryan Murray
CaptainRod Langway
ArenaCapital Centre
Team leaders
GoalsGeoff Courtnall (42)
AssistsScott Stevens (61)
PointsMike Ridley (89)
Penalty minutesScott Stevens (225)
Plus/minusKevin Hatcher (+19)
WinsPete Peeters (20)
Goals against averagePete Peeters (2.85)

Regular season

The Capitals tied the St. Louis Blues for most shutouts in the league, with 6.[1]

Final 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

[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.

Schedule and results

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

Playoffs

Round 1: (P1) Washington Capitals vs. (P4) Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia won series 4–2

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mike RidleyC8041488949171609
Geoff CourtnallLW79423880112111606
Bengt-Ake GustafssonRW721851691813546
Scott StevensD80761682251603
Dave ChristianRW803431651221611
Dale HunterC80203757219-3903
Mike GartnerRW56262955718601
Kelly MillerLW781921404513213
Kevin HatcherD6213274010119302
Larry MurphyD657293670-5300
Stephen LeachRW7411193094-4400
Michal PivonkaC5281927309101
Rod LangwayD76219216512000
Bobby GouldRW755131865-2010
Lou FranceschettiRW6371017123-4000
Dino CiccarelliRW11123151210303
John DruceRW488715627001
Grant LedyardD6131114431101
Mike MillarRW186394-4301
Calle JohanssonD1217841100
Chris FelixD2108887000
Neil SheehyD72347179-1000
Doug WickenheiserC1625740100
Peter SundstromLW3542612-5000
Yvon CorriveauLW33325620000
Bill HoulderD803347000
Jim ThomsonRW1420253-3000
Bob RouseD13022362000
Kent CarlsonD210102000
Scot KleinendorstD3011100000
Clint MalarchukG42011160000
Pete PeetersG3501180000
Don BeaupreG1100060000
Shawn CroninD100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Pete Peeters1854332073882.854790702.889
Clint Malarchuk242842161871413.48111451004.877
Don Beaupre57811540282.911269241.896
Team:4860804129102573.17622041947.883

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Geoff CourtnallLW625712100
Dino CiccarelliRW633612300
Bengt-Ake GustafssonRW42356100
Kevin HatcherD614520100
Scott StevensD614511000
Mike RidleyC60552000
Michal PivonkaC631410010
Dale HunterC604429000
Calle JohanssonD61230100
Bob RouseD62024000
Dave ChristianRW61120100
Bobby GouldRW60220000
Lou FranceschettiRW61018001
Stephen LeachRW610112100
Kelly MillerLW61012001
Chris FelixD10110000
Yvon CorriveauLW10000000
John DruceRW10000000
Rod LangwayD60006000
Pete PeetersG60002000
Neil SheehyD600019000
Doug WickenheiserC50002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Pete Peeters359624244.010164140.854
Team:359624244.010164140.854

[3]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;

Draft picks

Washington'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)
115Reggie Savage CanadaVictoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
236Tim Taylor CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
241Wade Bartley CanadaDauphin Kings (MJHL)
357Duane Derksen CanadaWinkler Flyers (MJHL)
478Rob Krauss CanadaLethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
6120Dmitri Khristich Soviet UnionSokil Kyiv (USSR)
7141Keith Jones CanadaNiagara Falls Canucks (NDJBHL)
7144Brad Schlegel CanadaLondon Knights (WHL)
8162Todd Hilditch CanadaPenticton Knights (BCJHL)
9183Petr Pavlas CzechoslovakiaDukla Trencin (Czechoslovakia)
10192Mark Sorensen CanadaUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)
10204Claudio Scremin CanadaUniversity of Maine (Hockey East)
11225Chris Venkus United StatesWestern Michigan University (CCHA)
12246Ron Pascucci United StatesBelmont Hill School (USHS-MA)
S20Harry Mews CanadaNortheastern University (Hockey East)

References

  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1989_games.html
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "1988-89 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
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