1988-89 Montreal Canadiens Statistics

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 53-18-9 - 115 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 14-7
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Hartford Whalers 4-0
Division Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Calgary Flames 4-2
Coach: Pat Burns (53-18-9)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1988-89 Montreal Canadiens Roster
1988-89 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 53 wins and 18 losses and 9 ties for 115 points, finishing first in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 14-7.

The Canadiens paced the circuit with just 218 goals allowed. Montreal scored 315 goals. Mats Naslund netted 33 goals for the team, while Bobby Smith tallied 30 or more, too. Chris Chelios contributed 58 assists. Patrick Roy earned 33 wins for the squad, and Brian Hayward added 15 or more wins, too. Patrick Roy recorded a 2.47 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Pat Burns coached the team. The 1988-89 Montreal Canadiens lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GTG SOG SG%
Mats NaslundL7733518414341412004016520.0
Bobby SmithC803251836925624003019516.4
Chris CheliosD801558731853583001602067.3
Stephane RicherR682535606141114006021411.7
Guy CarbonneauC792630564437132210014218.3
Claude LemieuxR692922511361475003022013.2
Shayne CorsonL80262450193-1109003113319.5
Petr SvobodaD71837451472841400101316.1
Mike McPheeL73192241741413111115412.3
Brian SkrudlandC7112294184221211509812.2
Russ CourtnallR64221739151172003013616.2
Mike KeaneR691619356995400109017.8
Ryan WalterC78141731482312100010413.5
Larry RobinsonD74426302223080000795.1
Brent GilchristC49816241690300206811.8
Bob GaineyL491071734131001206515.4
Craig LudwigD74313167333011011833.6
Rick GreenD72114152519010000422.4
Eric DesjardinsD3621214269130000395.1
Gilles ThibaudeauC326612651100004214.3
Patrick RoyG48066200000000
Mike LalorD1214515-1000010128.3
Jyrki LummeD21134103120000185.6
Jose CharbonneauR91346-1010000156.7
Steve MartinsonL2510187-1000010812.5
Donald DufresneD1301143300000050.0
Jocelyn LemieuxR10110-10000000
Benoit BrunetL20110000000010.0
Stephan LebeauC10112100000010.0
Randy ExelbyG1000000000000
Brian HaywardG360001000000000
John KordicR600013-100000020.0
Totals152031552684115293688014466533246812.8


Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T/OL ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Patrick Roy4827443356241132.4712281115.908
Brian Hayward36209120133211012.90894793.887
Randy Exelby130000000.00111.000
Totals85483853189452142.6523372123.908

Postseason - Scoring:

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GTG SOG SG%
Mats NaslundL21411156514000547.4
Bobby SmithC2111819461520014027.5
Chris CheliosD214151928218002537.5
Stephane RicherR21651114-5220034712.8
Guy CarbonneauC21459103011003411.8
Claude LemieuxR1843758010001468.7
Shayne CorsonL21459653230022814.3
Petr SvobodaD211111216-305000234.3
Mike McPheeL20471130-2000013511.4
Brian SkrudlandC213710403000002412.5
Russ CourtnallR2185131812110025315.1
Mike KeaneR21437174210002119.0
Ryan WalterC213586201102358.6
Larry RobinsonD212810129000001513.3
Brent GilchristC911210000000616.7
Bob GaineyL161458000000147.1
Craig LudwigD21022241000000180.0
Rick GreenD211126000000911.1
Eric DesjardinsD141126011000214.8
Patrick RoyG19022160000000
Steve MartinsonL100010-10000010.0
Donald DufresneD61124200000250.0
Brian HaywardG200000000000
Totals39967110177450451629201457911.6

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player GP Min W L T ENG SHO GA GAA Shts SVS SV%
Patrick Roy191206136022422.09528486.920
Brian Hayward21241100073.395447.870
Totals211330147022492.21631582.922