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1988–89 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1988–89
year	1988
Team	Buffalo Sabres
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	5th
Division	Adams
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	38–35–7
HomeRecord	25–12–3
RoadRecord	13–23–4
GoalsFor	291
GoalsAgainst	299
GeneralManager	Gerry Meehan
Coach	Ted Sator
Captain	Lindy Ruff (Oct–Mar)
Mike Foligno (Mar–Apr)
AltCaptain	Mike Foligno (Oct–Mar)
Phil Housley
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
GoalsLeader	Pierre Turgeon (34)
AssistsLeader	Pierre Turgeon (54)
PointsLeader	Pierre Turgeon (88)
PIMLeader	Mike Hartman (316)
WinsLeader	Daren Puppa (17)
GAALeader	Clint Malarchuk (2.39)

Mike Foligno (Mar–Apr) Phil Housley

The 1988–89 Buffalo Sabres season, the team's 19th season of existence, saw the Sabres finish in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 38 wins, 35 losses, and 7 ties for 83 points. They lost the Division Semifinals in five games to the Boston Bruins.

Regular season

Clint Malarchuk incident

On March 22, 1989, a horrific incident occurred during a game between the Sabres and the St. Louis Blues at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, when Buffalo goaltender Clint Malarchuk had his jugular vein severed by the skate blade of the Blues' Steve Tuttle during a goal mouth collision. According to reports, eleven fans in the stands fainted, two more had heart attacks, and three players vomited on the ice. The Sabres' training staff was immediately on the scene, and Malarchuk eventually needed 300 stitches to close the wound. Malarchuk spent only one night in the hospital before returning to practice four days later and was back on the ice within 10 days.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 6, 1988||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 8, 1988||2–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1988–89) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 9, 1988||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 12, 1988||8–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) ||2–2–0 |- |5||W||October 14, 1988||5–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||October 16, 1988||3–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||October 19, 1988||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) ||3–4–0 |- |8||W||October 21, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) ||4–4–0 |- |9||L||October 22, 1988||3–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) ||4–5–0 |- |10||W||October 25, 1988||7–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1988–89) ||5–5–0 |- |11||L||October 26, 1988||1–7 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1988–89) ||5–6–0 |- |12||T||October 29, 1988||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1988–89) ||5–6–1 |- |13||T||October 30, 1988||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1988–89) ||5–6–2

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Playoffs

Division semifinals

1989 Stanley Cup playoffs Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score
April 5	Buffalo Sabres	6	Boston Bruins	0
April 6	Buffalo Sabres	3	Boston Bruins	5
April 8	Boston Bruins	4	Buffalo Sabres	2
April 9	Boston Bruins	3	Buffalo Sabres	2
April 11	Buffalo Sabres	1	Boston Bruins	4

Boston wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Pierre Turgeon	80	34	54	88	26
Christian Ruuttu	67	14	46	60	98
Dave Andreychuk	56	28	24	52	40
Mike Foligno	75	27	22	49	156
Benoit Hogue	69	14	30	44	120
John Tucker	60	13	31	44	31
Ray Sheppard	67	22	21	43	15
Scott Arniel	80	18	23	41	46
Rick Vaive	28	19	13	32	64
Mark Napier	66	11	17	28	33
Kevin Maguire	60	8	10	18	241
Jeff Parker	57	9	9	18	82
Adam Creighton	24	7	10	17	44
Mike Hartman	70	8	9	17	316
Mike Donnelly	22	4	6	10	10
Ken Priestlay	15	2	0	2	2
Scott Metcalfe	9	1	1	2	13
Jan Ludvig	13	0	2	2	39
Mikael Andersson	14	0	1	1	4
Trent Kaese	1	0	0	0	0
Darrin Shannon	3	0	0	0	0

Defensemen

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Phil Housley	72	26	44	70	47
Doug Bodger	61	7	40	47	52
Uwe Krupp	70	5	13	18	55
Lindy Ruff	63	6	11	17	86
Mike Ramsey	56	2	14	16	84
Calle Johansson	47	2	11	13	33
Shawn Anderson	33	2	10	12	18
Grant Ledyard	13	1	5	6	8
Joe Reekie	15	1	3	4	26
Larry Playfair	42	0	3	3	110
Richie Dunn	4	0	1	1	2
Bob Halkidis	16	0	1	1	66
Mark Ferner	2	0	0	0	2
Brad Miller	7	0	0	0	6
Steve Smith	3	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
Daren Puppa	37	17	10	6	1	3.36
Jacques Cloutier	36	15	14	0	0	3.63
Clint Malarchuk	7	3	1	1	1	2.39
Tom Barrasso	10	2	7	0	0	4.95
Darcy Wakaluk	6	1	3	0	0	4.21
Darren Eliot	2	0	0	0	0	6.27

Draft picks

Buffalo'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	13	Joel Savage	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
3	55	Darcy Loewen	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
4	76	Keith Carney	United States	Mount Saint Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
5	89	Alexander Mogilny	USSR	CSKA Moscow (USSR)
5	97	Rob Ray	Canada	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
6	106	David DiVita	United States	Lake Superior State University (CCHA)
6	118	Mike McLaughlin	United States	Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT)
7	139	Mike Griffith	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
8	160	Dan Ruoho	United States	James Madison Memorial High School (USHS-WI)
9	181	Wade Flaherty	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
11	223	Tom Nieman	United States	Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT)
12	244	Bobby Wallwork	United States	Miami University (CCHA)
[S](1988-nhl-supplemental-draft)	18	Clark Davies	United States	Ferris State University (CCHA)

References

(2008-02-12). "Zednik's injury brings Malarchuk's own nightmare back to surface". [[ESPN]].
"1988-89 Buffalo Sabres Schedule".
[https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/1989.html 1988-89 Buffalo Sabres at Hockey Reference]

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