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1988–89 Boston Bruins season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1988–89
year	1988
Team	Boston Bruins
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	3rd
Division	Adams
DivisionRank	2nd
Record	37–29–14
HomeRecord	17–15–8
RoadRecord	20–14–6
GoalsFor	289
GoalsAgainst	256
GeneralManager	Harry Sinden
Coach	Terry O'Reilly
Captain	Ray Bourque
Arena	Boston Garden
GoalsLeader	Cam Neely (37)
AssistsLeader	Craig Janney (46)
PointsLeader	Cam Neely (75)
PIMLeader	Lyndon Byers (218)
WinsLeader	Rejean Lemelin (19)
GAALeader	Rejean Lemelin (3.01)

The 1988–89 Boston Bruins season saw the team finish in second place in the Adams Division with a record of 37 wins, 29 losses, and 14 ties for 88 points. They defeated the Buffalo Sabres in five games in the Division Semi-finals before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the Division Finals, also in five games.

Regular season

On November 24, 1988, Bob Sweeney scored just 8 seconds into the overtime period to give the Bruins a 2–1 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1988–89 NHL regular season.

The Bruins allowed the fewest short-handed goals in the league, with just 4.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 6, 1988||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 8, 1988||6–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1988–89) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 9, 1988||3–1 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1988–89) ||3–0–0 |- |4||L||October 12, 1988||2–6 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 15, 1988||1–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) ||3–2–0 |- |6||W||October 16, 1988||10–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) ||4–2–0 |- |7||W||October 19, 1988||5–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89) ||5–2–0 |- |8||W||October 22, 1988||5–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1988–89) ||6–2–0 |- |9||T||October 25, 1988||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) ||6–2–1 |- |10||W||October 27, 1988||6–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) ||7–2–1 |- |11||T||October 29, 1988||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) ||7–2–2 |- |12||T||October 30, 1988||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) ||7–2–3

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 6–0 || Boston Bruins || 0–1 |- | 2 || April 6 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–5 || Boston Bruins || 1–1 |- | 3 || April 8 || Boston Bruins || 4–2 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–1 |- | 4 || April 9 || Boston Bruins || 3–2 || Buffalo Sabres || 3–1 |- | 5 || April 11 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–4 || Boston Bruins || 4–1

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Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Cam Neely	74	37	38	75	190
Ken Linseman	78	27	45	72	164
Craig Janney	62	16	46	62	12
Randy Burridge	80	31	30	61	39
Bob Joyce	77	18	31	49	46
Andy Brickley	71	13	22	35	20
Keith Crowder	69	15	18	33	147
Bob Sweeney	75	14	14	28	99
Steve Kasper	49	10	16	26	49
John Carter	44	12	10	22	24
Greg Johnston	57	11	9	20	32
Bobby Carpenter	18	5	9	14	10
Tommy Lehmann	26	4	2	6	10
Jay Miller	37	2	4	6	168
Ray Neufeld	14	1	3	4	28
Lyndon Byers	49	0	4	4	218
Bill O'Dwyer	19	1	2	3	8
Paul Guay	5	0	2	2	0
Rob Cimetta	7	2	0	2	0
Ray Podloski	8	0	1	1	17
Ron Flockhart	4	0	0	0	0
Moe Lemay	12	0	0	0	33
Carl Mokosak	7	0	0	0	31
Paul Beraldo	7	0	0	0	4

Defensemen

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ray Bourque	60	18	43	61	52
Glen Wesley	77	19	35	54	61
Greg Hawgood	56	16	24	40	84
Garry Galley	78	8	22	30	80
Michael Thelven	40	3	18	21	71
Don Sweeney	36	3	5	8	20
Allen Pedersen	51	0	6	6	69
Alain Cote	31	2	3	5	51
Bruce Shoebottom	29	1	3	4	44
Stephane Quintal	26	0	1	1	29
Gord Kluzak	3	0	1	1	2
Dale Dunbar	1	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

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

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Rejean Lemelin	40	19	15	6	0	3.01
Andy Moog	41	18	14	8	1	3.22

Awards and records

Ray Bourque, Defense, NHL Second All-Star Team

Draft picks

Boston's draft picks at the 1988 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	19	Robert Cimetta	Canada	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
3	60	Steve Heinze	United States	Lawrence Academy (USHS-MA)
4	81	Joe Juneau	Canada	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
5	102	Daniel Murphy	United States	The Gunnery (USHS-CT)
6	123	Derek Geary	United States	Gloucester High School (USHS-MA)
8	165	Mark Krys	Canada	Boston University (Hockey East)
9	186	Jon Rohloff	United States	Grand Rapids High School (USHS-MA)
11	228	Eric Reisman	United States	Ohio State University (CCHA)
12	249	Doug Jones	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
[S](1988-nhl-supplemental-draft)	23	Chris Harvey	United States	Brown University (ECAC)

References

(25 November 1988). "N.H.L.; Bruins Halt Seven-Game Skid". The New York Times.
"1988-89 NHL Schedule and Results".
"1988-89 NHL Summary".
"1988-89 Boston Bruins Schedule".

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