1989–90 New Jersey Devils season

The 1989–90 New Jersey Devils season saw the Devils make the playoffs for the second time and only the third time in franchise history. The Devils were eliminated in the first round by the Washington Capitals.

1989–90 New Jersey Devils
Division2nd Patrick
Conference5th Wales
1989–90 record37–34–9
Goals for295
Goals against288
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJohn Cunniff
CaptainKirk Muller
Alternate captainsJohn MacLean
Patrik Sundstrom
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Team leaders
GoalsJohn MacLean (41)
AssistsKirk Muller (56)
PointsKirk Muller (86)
Penalty minutesKen Daneyko (216)
WinsSean Burke (22)
Goals against averageChris Terreri (3.42)

Regular season

Season standings
Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Rangers8036311327926785
New Jersey Devils803734929528883
Washington Capitals803638628427578
New York Islanders8031381128128873
Pittsburgh Penguins803240831835972
Philadelphia Flyers8030391129029771

[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.

Wales Conference[2]
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
1WOctober 5, 19896–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (season)1–0–0
2TOctober 7, 19894–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins (season)1–0–1
3LOctober 10, 19892–4Calgary Flames (season)1–1–1
4LOctober 13, 19893–4 OTMontreal Canadiens (season)1–2–1
5WOctober 14, 19893–2@ Hartford Whalers (season)2–2–1
6WOctober 18, 19895–3Philadelphia Flyers (season)3–2–1
7LOctober 20, 19892–3Vancouver Canucks (season)3–3–1
8WOctober 21, 19895–4@ Montreal Canadiens (season)4–3–1
9WOctober 23, 19895–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (season)5–3–1
10LOctober 26, 19893–7Hartford Whalers (season)5–4–1
11WOctober 28, 19893–2Chicago Blackhawks (season)6–4–1
12LOctober 31, 19893–4@ Vancouver Canucks (season)6–5–1
13TNovember 1, 19896–6 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (season)6–5–2
14LNovember 4, 19893–7@ Calgary Flames (season)6–6–2
15WNovember 8, 19896–3Quebec Nordiques (season)7–6–2
16LNovember 11, 19895–7Philadelphia Flyers (season)7–7–2
17TNovember 12, 19893–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (season)7–7–3
18LNovember 15, 19891–2 OTMinnesota North Stars (season)7–8–3
19WNovember 17, 19895–4 OTNew York Rangers (season)8–8–3
20LNovember 18, 19894–6@ Boston Bruins (season)8–9–3
21WNovember 22, 19896–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season)9–9–3
22LNovember 24, 19896–7@ Minnesota North Stars (season)9–10–3
23WNovember 25, 19893–1@ Winnipeg Jets (season)10–10–3
24WNovember 28, 19893–2 OTNew York Islanders (season)11–10–3
25LDecember 1, 19894–6@ Buffalo Sabres (season)11–11–3
26LDecember 2, 19893–5Washington Capitals (season)11–12–3
27LDecember 6, 19893–5@ New York Rangers (season)11–13–3
28LDecember 8, 19892–3Pittsburgh Penguins (season)11–14–3
29LDecember 9, 19893–7@ Hartford Whalers (season)11–15–3
30WDecember 12, 19897–2@ New York Islanders (season)12–15–3
31WDecember 13, 19895–2New York Islanders (season)13–15–3
32WDecember 15, 19897–5Los Angeles Kings (season)14–15–3
33WDecember 17, 19893–1Boston Bruins (season)15–15–3
34LDecember 19, 19894–5 OT@ New York Islanders (season)15–16–3
35WDecember 22, 19895–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (season)16–16–3
36WDecember 23, 19893–2St. Louis Blues (season)17–16–3
37TDecember 26, 19894–4 OT@ New York Rangers (season)17–16–4
38LDecember 27, 19891–3Washington Capitals (season)17–17–4
39WDecember 29, 19893–2New York Rangers (season)18–17–4
40LDecember 31, 19894–6@ Detroit Red Wings (season)18–18–4
41WJanuary 2, 19905–3Buffalo Sabres (season)19–18–4
42WJanuary 4, 19904–2Los Angeles Kings (season)20–18–4
43LJanuary 8, 19903–4Winnipeg Jets (season)20–19–4
44WJanuary 10, 19906–3Pittsburgh Penguins (season)21–19–4
45LJanuary 12, 19902–5Montreal Canadiens (season)21–20–4
46WJanuary 13, 19905–4@ Quebec Nordiques (season)22–20–4
47LJanuary 16, 19906–9@ Washington Capitals (season)22–21–4
48WJanuary 23, 19904–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season)23–21–4
49WJanuary 24, 19903–2Washington Capitals (season)24–21–4
50LJanuary 26, 19901–5Toronto Maple Leafs (season)24–22–4
51TJanuary 28, 19904–4 OT@ New York Islanders (season)24–22–5
52LJanuary 30, 19902–5@ Los Angeles Kings (season)24–23–5
53LFebruary 4, 19902–4@ Vancouver Canucks (season)24–24–5
54TFebruary 6, 19902–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (season)24–24–6
55WFebruary 9, 19905–3@ Washington Capitals (season)25–24–6
56LFebruary 10, 19900–7@ St. Louis Blues (season)25–25–6
57TFebruary 12, 19901–1 OTDetroit Red Wings (season)25–25–7
58LFebruary 16, 19901–2New York Rangers (season)25–26–7
59LFebruary 17, 19904–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (season)25–27–7
60LFebruary 19, 19903–4 OT@ New York Rangers (season)25–28–7
61LFebruary 22, 19902–4Winnipeg Jets (season)25–29–7
62WFebruary 24, 19903–2Chicago Blackhawks (season)26–29–7
63TFebruary 25, 19903–3 OT@ New York Islanders (season)26–29–8
64LFebruary 28, 19901–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season)26–30–8
65WMarch 2, 19906–5Pittsburgh Penguins (season)27–30–8
66LMarch 4, 19903–4@ Washington Capitals (season)27–31–8
67WMarch 6, 19902–1St. Louis Blues (season)28–31–8
68WMarch 8, 19904–2New York Islanders (season)29–31–8
69WMarch 10, 19909–3Quebec Nordiques (season)30–31–8
70WMarch 13, 19903–1@ Minnesota North Stars (season)31–31–8
71LMarch 15, 19904–5@ Calgary Flames (season)31–32–8
72WMarch 17, 19904–1@ Edmonton Oilers (season)32–32–8
73LMarch 20, 19902–3Philadelphia Flyers (season)32–33–8
74LMarch 22, 19903–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (season)32–34–8
75WMarch 24, 19905–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (season)33–34–8
76WMarch 25, 19904–3@ Buffalo Sabres (season)34–34–8
77WMarch 27, 19904–1Washington Capitals (season)35–34–8
78WMarch 29, 19906–4New York Rangers (season)36–34–8
79WMarch 31, 19905–1Detroit Red Wings (season)37–34–8
80TApril 1, 19903–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (season)37–34–9

Playoffs

(P2) New Jersey Devils vs. (P3) Washington Capitals

The first two games took place at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. In Game 1, Washington beat New Jersey 5-4 in overtime. In Game 2, the Devils won 6-5. Games 3 and 4 took place at Capital Centre. The Devils were victorious in Game 3 2-1, but their series lead was abruptly halted by the Capitals in game 4 when they won 3-1. Game 5 went back to New Jersey, and the Capitals took a 4-3 win. Game 6 was back at Capital Centre where the Capitals took a 3-2 win over the Devils and won the series 4-2.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Kirk MullerLW8030568674-1906
John MacLeanRW80413879801710311
Patrik SundstromC742749763415810
Brendan ShanahanLW7330427213715805
Bruce DriverD7574653636100
Sylvain TurgeonLW7230174781-8703
Mark JohnsonC6316294512-8401
Viacheslav FetisovD7283442529200
Doug BrownRW69142034167133
Janne OjanenC6417133012-5101
Tommy AlbelinD686232963-1400
David MaleyLW6781725160-2002
Ken DaneykoD746152121615011
Alexei KasatonovD39615211615100
Aaron BrotenLW/C421081836-15120
Bob BrookeC3581018303001
Walt PoddubnyLW334101428-4100
Jon MorrisC206713812201
Peter StastnyC12561116-1201
Eric WeinrichD19279111101
Craig WolaninD3717847-13000
Reijo RuotsalainenD3125714-4100
Pat ConacherLW1933642000
Randy VelischekD62066724000
Jamie HuscroftD42235149-2000
Jim KornD/LW3723599-1000
Neil BradyC1914513-1000
Peter SundstromLW2112341000
Claude VilgrainRW61234-1000
Paul YsebaertC512300000
Sean BurkeG52011380000
Sergei StarikovD160118-8000
Troy CrowderRW10000230000
Tom KurversD10000-1000
Chris TerreriG3500000000
Jim ThomsonRW300031-3000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Sean Burke291452222261753.60014531278.880
Chris Terreri193135151231103.4201004894.890
Team:484580373492853.53024572172.884

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Brendan ShanahanLW633620101
Bruce DriverD61566000
John MacLeanRW641512210
Peter StastnyC63252101
Jon MorrisC613423100
Kirk MullerLW613411000
Patrik SundstromC61342000
Eric WeinrichD613417000
Alexei KasatonovD603314000
Ken DaneykoD620221000
Viacheslav FetisovD602210000
Pat ConacherLW510110000
Doug BrownRW60112000
Bob BrookeC500014000
Sean BurkeG20002000
Troy CrowderRW200010000
Jamie HuscroftD500016000
Mark JohnsonC20000000
David MaleyLW600025000
Chris TerreriG40000000
Sylvain TurgeonLW10000000
Randy VelischekD60004000
Claude VilgrainRW40000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Chris Terreri238422133.28010390.874
Sean Burke12520283.8405749.860
Team:363624213.470160139.869

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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;

Roster
1989-90 New Jersey Devils
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 5 Bill Guerin  United States RW Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
1 18 Jason Miller  Canada C Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) [4]
2 26 Jarrod Skalde  Canada C Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 47 Scott Pellerin  Canada LW University of Maine (Hockey East)
4 68 No fourth-round pick[5]
5 89 Mike Heinke  United States G Avon Old Farms H.S. (Connecticut)
6 110 David Emma  United States RW Boston College (Hockey East) [6]
7 131 No seventh-round pick[7]
8 152 Sergei Starikov  Russia D CSKA Moscow (Soviet League)
9 173 Andre Faust  Canada LW Princeton University (ECAC)
10 194 No tenth-round pick[8]
11 215 Jason Simon  Canada W Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)
12 236 Peter Larsson  Sweden C Södertälje SK (Elitserien)
S5C. J. Young United StatesRWHarvard University (ECAC)
S10Mark Romaine United StatesGProvidence College (Hockey East)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1989–1990 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. "1989-90 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  4. The Devils acquired the 1989 first-round draft pick from Los Angeles for Corey Foster on June 17, 1989.
  5. The Devils traded their 1989 fourth-round pick (used on Niklas Andersson) to Quebec for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.
  6. 1991 Hobey Baker Award winner. Emma's profile at HockeyDB.com
  7. The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com
  8. The Devils did not make a selection in the tenth round; the Buffalo Sabres selected in their place (Mark Astley). No source is found indicating why the Devils did not draft this round.

Sources
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