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
Division3rd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1989–90 record41–28–11
Home record26–8–6
Road record15–20–5
Goals for288
Goals against234
Team information
General managerSerge Savard
CoachPat Burns
CaptainGuy Carbonneau and
Chris Chelios
Alternate captainsMats Naslund
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsStephane Richer (51)
AssistsShayne Corson (44)
PointsStephane Richer (91)
Penalty minutesTodd Ewen (158)
Plus/minusStephane Richer (+35)
WinsPatrick Roy (31)
Goals against averagePatrick 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)
113Lindsay Vallis CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
230Patrice Brisebois CanadaLaval Titan (QMJHL)
241Steve Larouche CanadaTrois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
351Pierre Sevigny CanadaVerdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
483Andre Racicot CanadaGranby Bisons (QMJHL)
5104Marc Deschamps CanadaCornell University (ECAC)
7146Craig Ferguson United StatesYale University (ECAC)
8167Patrick Lebeau CanadaSaint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
9188Roy Mitchell CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
11230Justin Duberman United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
12251Steve Cadieux CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
S25Craig Charron United StatesUniversity 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

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins8046259289232101
Buffalo Sabres804527828624898
Montreal Canadiens8041281128823493
Hartford Whalers803833927526885
Quebec Nordiques801261724040731

[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.

Wales Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Boston BruinsADM8046259289232101
2Buffalo SabresADM804527828624898
3Montreal CanadiensADM8041281128823493
4Hartford WhalersADM803833927526885
5New York RangersPTK8036311327926785
6New Jersey DevilsPTK803734929528883
7Washington CapitalsPTK803638628427578
8New York IslandersPTK8031381128128873
9Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK803240831835972
10Philadelphia FlyersPTK8030391129029771
11Quebec NordiquesADM801261724040731

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

# R Date Score Opponent Record
2WOct 7, 19895–1Buffalo Sabres2–0–0
3LOct 9, 19890–2@ Boston Bruins2–1–0
4WOct 11, 19894–2Boston Bruins3–1–0
5WOct 13, 19894–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils4–1–0
6LOct 14, 19891–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–2–0
7LOct 16, 19893–4 OTWashington Capitals4–3–0
8WOct 18, 19892–1Calgary Flames5–3–0
9LOct 20, 19892–6@ Buffalo Sabres5–4–0
10LOct 21, 19894–5New Jersey Devils5–5–0
11WOct 23, 19893–2Hartford Whalers6–5–0
12LOct 26, 19893–5@ Chicago Blackhawks6–6–0
13WOct 28, 19895–1Pittsburgh Penguins7–6–0
14WOct 29, 19895–4Edmonton Oilers8–6–0
15WOct 31, 19893–0@ New York Islanders9–6–0
16LNov 2, 19893–4Buffalo Sabres9–7–0
17WNov 4, 19893–2New York Rangers10–7–0
18TNov 6, 19893–3 OTSt. Louis Blues10–7–1
19WNov 8, 19893–2@ New York Rangers11–7–1
20TNov 9, 19891–1 OT@ St. Louis Blues11–7–2
21LNov 11, 19894–5@ Los Angeles Kings11–8–2
22WNov 15, 19895–1Winnipeg Jets12–8–2
23LNov 16, 19892–3@ Boston Bruins12–9–2
24WNov 18, 19894–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs13–9–2
25WNov 20, 19893–2Calgary Flames14–9–2
26LNov 22, 19891–5@ Philadelphia Flyers14–10–2
27WNov 25, 19895–3Boston Bruins15–10–2
28WNov 29, 19895–2Quebec Nordiques16–10–2
29WNov 30, 19896–2@ Quebec Nordiques17–10–2
30LDec 2, 19893–4Hartford Whalers17–11–2
31WDec 6, 19894–1@ Minnesota North Stars18–11–2
32TDec 8, 19896–6 OT@ Winnipeg Jets18–11–3
33LDec 9, 19894–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs18–12–3
34TDec 11, 19892–2 OTLos Angeles Kings18–12–4
35LDec 13, 19891–3Chicago Blackhawks18–13–4
36WDec 16, 19893–1Detroit Red Wings19–13–4
37WDec 17, 19892–0@ New York Rangers20–13–4
38TDec 22, 19892–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres20–13–5
39LDec 23, 19893–5Philadelphia Flyers20–14–5
40LDec 27, 19891–2@ Vancouver Canucks20–15–5
41LDec 29, 19892–6@ Edmonton Oilers20–16–5
42LDec 30, 19893–5@ Calgary Flames20–17–5
43WJan 6, 19906–3Buffalo Sabres21–17–5
44WJan 7, 19905–3Vancouver Canucks22–17–5
45LJan 9, 19902–5@ Quebec Nordiques22–18–5
46WJan 12, 19905–2@ New Jersey Devils23–18–5
47TJan 13, 19902–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers23–18–6
48WJan 15, 19904–3Minnesota North Stars24–18–6
49LJan 17, 19903–6New York Islanders24–19–6
50WJan 24, 19907–3Quebec Nordiques25–19–6
51LJan 26, 19903–6@ Washington Capitals25–20–6
52WJan 27, 19905–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs26–20–6
53LJan 29, 19901–2Boston Bruins26–21–6
54WFeb 1, 19904–2@ Boston Bruins27–21–6
55WFeb 3, 19901–0Buffalo Sabres28–21–6
56WFeb 4, 19902–0Hartford Whalers29–21–6
57LFeb 7, 19901–3@ Buffalo Sabres29–22–6
58WFeb 10, 19907–2Quebec Nordiques30–22–6
59WFeb 14, 199010–1Vancouver Canucks31–22–6
60LFeb 16, 19903–5@ Buffalo Sabres31–23–6
61WFeb 17, 19907–3Hartford Whalers32–23–6
62TFeb 19, 19905–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings32–23–7
63WFeb 22, 19906–5@ Quebec Nordiques33–23–7
64WFeb 24, 199011–1Pittsburgh Penguins34–23–7
65WFeb 25, 19906–5 OTSt. Louis Blues35–23–7
66LFeb 28, 19901–3@ Hartford Whalers35–24–7
67LMar 1, 19903–5@ Boston Bruins35–25–7
68LMar 3, 19902–3@ Minnesota North Stars35–26–7
69WMar 7, 19905–2@ Los Angeles Kings36–26–7
70TMar 10, 19903–3 OTDetroit Red Wings36–26–8
71WMar 13, 19904–2@ New York Islanders37–26–8
72TMar 14, 19903–3 OTEdmonton Oilers37–26–9
73WMar 17, 19903–2 OTChicago Blackhawks38–26–9
74WMar 18, 19908–3Quebec Nordiques39–26–9
75LMar 21, 19902–3@ Winnipeg Jets39–27–9
76WMar 23, 19904–2@ Washington Capitals40–27–9
77LMar 24, 19904–7@ Hartford Whalers40–28–9
78WMar 29, 19905–2@ Quebec Nordiques41–28–9
79TMar 31, 19902–2 OTBoston Bruins41–28–10
80TApr 1, 19901–1 OT@ Hartford Whalers41–28–11

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Stephane RicherRW755140914635908
Shayne CorsonLW7631447514433706
Russ CourtnallRW802732592714302
Guy CarbonneauC681936553721113
Brian SkrudlandC591131425621401
Mike McPheeLW562318414728011
Mats NaslundLW72212041193603
Petr SvobodaD60531369820202
Stephan LebeauC571520351113503
Chris CheliosD539223113620121
Bobby SmithC5312142635-4402
Brent GilchristLW5791524283100
Mike KeaneRW7491524780101
Ryan WalterC/LW7081624594101
Mathieu SchneiderD4471421252501
Jyrki LummeD54119204117000
Claude LemieuxRW3981018106-8301
Eric DesjardinsD5531316511100
Craig LudwigD731151610824000
Sylvain LefebvreD68310136118000
J.J. DaigneaultD36210121411001
Todd EwenRW4146101581002
Jocelyn LemieuxRW3442661-1001
Patrick RoyG5405500000
Tom ChorskeLW1431422000
Donald DufresneD18044231000
Andrew CasselsC620221001
Martin DesjardinsC80222-4000
Lyle OdeleinD802233-1000
Mark PedersonLW902220000
Ed CristofoliRW90114-1000
Brian HaywardG2900040000
Steve MartinsonLW1300064-2000
Andre RacicotG100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy317354311651342.53315241390.912
Brian Hayward16742910126943.371770676.878
Andre Racicot131000313.85063.500
Team:4860804128112312.85423002069.900

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Stephane RicherRW973102101
Shayne CorsonLW11281020000
Brian SkrudlandC1135830001
Russ CourtnallRW1151610000
Guy CarbonneauC112356000
Bobby SmithC111456000
Petr SvobodaD100557000
Claude LemieuxRW1113438001
Mathieu SchneiderD913431100
Stephan LebeauC23030001
Brent GilchristLW82022000
Mike McPheeLW911216000
Mats NaslundLW31120001
Ryan WalterC/LW110220000
Chris CheliosD50118000
Donald DufresneD1001118000
Mike KeaneRW110118000
Craig LudwigD1101116000
Patrick RoyG110110000
J.J. DaigneaultD90002000
Eric DesjardinsD600010000
Todd EwenRW100004000
Brian HaywardG10000000
Sylvain LefebvreD60002000
Mark PedersonLW20000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy6411156262.431292266.911
Brian Hayward3310023.6401816.889
Team:6741156282.491310282.910

[4]

Note:
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

  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1990.html
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "1989–1990 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  4. "1989-90 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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