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1988–89 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1988–89
year	1988
Team	Detroit Red Wings
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	4th
Division	Norris
DivisionRank	1st
Record	34–34–12
HomeRecord	20–14–6
RoadRecord	14–20–6
GoalsFor	313
GoalsAgainst	316
GeneralManager	Jim Devellano
Coach	Jacques Demers
Captain	Steve Yzerman
AltCaptain	Gerard Gallant
Mike O'Connell
Arena	Joe Louis Arena
GoalsLeader	Steve Yzerman (65)
AssistsLeader	Steve Yzerman (90)
PointsLeader	Steve Yzerman (155)
PlusMinusLeader	Larry Trader (20)
PIMLeader	Gerard Gallant (230)
WinsLeader	Greg Stefan (21)
GAALeader	Glen Hanlon (3.56)
DivisionWin	Yes

Mike O'Connell

The 1988–89 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in first place in the Norris Division with a record of 34 wins, 34 losses, and 12 ties for 80 points. They were the only team even to have at least a .500 record, but they lost the Division Semi-finals four games to two to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Offseason

NHL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	17	Kory Kocur (RW)	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
2	38	Serge Anglehart (D)	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
3	47	Guy Dupuis (D)	Canada	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
3	59	Petr Hrbek (RW)		Sparta Prague (Czechoslovakia)
4	80	Sheldon Kennedy (RW)	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7	143	Kelly Hurd (RW)	Canada	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
8	164	Brian McCormack (D)	United States	St. Paul's School (USHS-NH)
9	185	Jody Praznik (D)	Canada	Colorado College (WCHA)
10	206	Glen Goodall (C)	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
11	227	Darren Colbourne (RW)	Canada	Cornwall Royals (OHL)
12	248	Don Stone (C)	United States	University of Michigan (CCHA)
[S](1988-nhl-supplemental-draft)	22	Gary Shuchuk (C)	Canada	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)

Regular season

October 6, 1988: In a game against the Detroit Red Wings, Wayne Gretzky made his debut as a member of the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky scored on his first shot, and contributed 3 assists in an 8–2 victory.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Playoffs

The Red Wings won their second straight division championship and went against Chicago in the first round in a best of seven series and lost in 6 games, or 2–4.

Schedule and results

|- |1||L||October 6, 1988||2–8 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) ||0–1–0 |- |2||T||October 8, 1988||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 10, 1988||2–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1988–89) ||0–2–1 |- |4||T||October 14, 1988||8–8 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1988–89) ||0–2–2 |- |5||W||October 15, 1988||5–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) ||1–2–2 |- |6||W||October 18, 1988||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) ||2–2–2 |- |7||L||October 21, 1988||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) ||2–3–2 |- |8||T||October 23, 1988||3–3 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1988–89) ||2–3–3 |- |9||W||October 26, 1988||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) ||3–3–3 |- |10||W||October 28, 1988||4–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) ||4–3–3 |- |11||L||October 29, 1988||2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) ||4–4–3

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Player statistics

Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
	80	65	90	155	17	61
	76	39	54	93	7	230
	69	16	62	78		14
	76	36	35	71	7	118
	73	27	32	59	12	69
	65	12	35	47		149
	79	19	27	46	5	78
	66	10	32	42	6	100
	51	25	16	41	5	44
	75	1	20	21	22	106
	60	9	9	18		213
	66	1	15	16		41
‡	23	7	8	15		47
	71	8	7	15		83
	42	5	9	14	0	62
	46	4	9	13	5	26
	57	2	11	13	17	67
	52	2	10	12		6
	56	7	5	12		60
‡	39	3	6	9		130
	26	1	7	8		28
	25	4	2	6		106
	16	3	3	6		4
	55	2	3	5		168
†	12	2	2	4	0	63
	42	1	3	4		51
	5	2	0	2		0
‡	18	0	1	1		36
	8	0	1	1	0	14
	6	0	0	0		8
	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0

GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
6	5	5	10		2
6	0	8	8		2
6	2	4	6	0	19
6	3	1	4	1	6
6	1	2	3	2	16
5	2	1	3		6
6	1	2	3	2	6
6	1	2	3		40
5	1	1	2		8
6	1	1	2	0	0
6	0	1	1		0
3	0	1	1	0	6
6	0	1	1	3	2
6	1	0	1		17
6	0	1	1		16
2	0	0	0		2
1	0	0	0	0	0
6	0	0	0	0	4
6	0	0	0		25
2	0	0	0	0	2
5	0	0	0		4
1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
46	2499	21	17	3	167	4.01	1290	0.871	0
39	2092	13	14	8	124	3.56	1055	0.882	1
4	141	0	1	1	9	3.83	91	0.901	0
2	122	0	2	0	9	4.43	74	0.878	0

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
	5	294	2	3	18	3.67	151	0.881	0
	2	78	0	1	7	5.38	47	0.851	0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.

‡Traded mid-season

Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Steve Yzerman, Club Record, Most Points in One Season (155)
Steve Yzerman, Lester B. Pearson Award
Gerard Gallant, Left Wing, NHL Second All-Star Team

References

Red Wings on Hockey Database

References

"NHL Roundup – UPI Archives".
"There's nothing like scoring an important goal in a... – UPI Archives".
Gretzky's Tears, Stephen Brunt, pp.182-183, Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, Toronto, Canada, 2009, {{ISBN. 978-0-307-39729-4
"1988-89 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
[https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1989.html 1988–89 Detroit Red Wings at Hockey Reference]

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Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
	80	65	90	155	17	61
	76	39	54	93	7	230
	69	16	62	78		14
	76	36	35	71	7	118
	73	27	32	59	12	69
	65	12	35	47		149
	79	19	27	46	5	78
	66	10	32	42	6	100
	51	25	16	41	5	44
	75	1	20	21	22	106
	60	9	9	18		213
	66	1	15	16		41
‡	23	7	8	15		47
	71	8	7	15		83
	42	5	9	14	0	62
	46	4	9	13	5	26
	57	2	11	13	17	67
	52	2	10	12		6
	56	7	5	12		60
‡	39	3	6	9		130
	26	1	7	8		28
	25	4	2	6		106
	16	3	3	6		4
	55	2	3	5		168
†	12	2	2	4	0	63
	42	1	3	4		51
	5	2	0	2		0
‡	18	0	1	1		36
	8	0	1	1	0	14
	6	0	0	0		8
	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0

GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
6	5	5	10		2
6	0	8	8		2
6	2	4	6	0	19
6	3	1	4	1	6
6	1	2	3	2	16
5	2	1	3		6
6	1	2	3	2	6
6	1	2	3		40
5	1	1	2		8
6	1	1	2	0	0
6	0	1	1		0
3	0	1	1	0	6
6	0	1	1	3	2
6	1	0	1		17
6	0	1	1		16
2	0	0	0		2
1	0	0	0	0	0
6	0	0	0	0	4
6	0	0	0		25
2	0	0	0	0	2
5	0	0	0		4
1	0	0	0	0	0

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
	80	65	90	155	17	61
	76	39	54	93	7	230
	69	16	62	78		14
	76	36	35	71	7	118
	73	27	32	59	12	69
	65	12	35	47		149
	79	19	27	46	5	78
	66	10	32	42	6	100
	51	25	16	41	5	44
	75	1	20	21	22	106
	60	9	9	18		213
	66	1	15	16		41
‡	23	7	8	15		47
	71	8	7	15		83
	42	5	9	14	0	62
	46	4	9	13	5	26
	57	2	11	13	17	67
	52	2	10	12		6
	56	7	5	12		60
‡	39	3	6	9		130
	26	1	7	8		28
	25	4	2	6		106
	16	3	3	6		4
	55	2	3	5		168
†	12	2	2	4	0	63
	42	1	3	4		51
	5	2	0	2		0
‡	18	0	1	1		36
	8	0	1	1	0	14
	6	0	0	0		8
	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0

GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
6	5	5	10		2
6	0	8	8		2
6	2	4	6	0	19
6	3	1	4	1	6
6	1	2	3	2	16
5	2	1	3		6
6	1	2	3	2	6
6	1	2	3		40
5	1	1	2		8
6	1	1	2	0	0
6	0	1	1		0
3	0	1	1	0	6
6	0	1	1	3	2
6	1	0	1		17
6	0	1	1		16
2	0	0	0		2
1	0	0	0	0	0
6	0	0	0	0	4
6	0	0	0		25
2	0	0	0	0	2
5	0	0	0		4
1	0	0	0	0	0

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
	80	65	90	155	17	61
	76	39	54	93	7	230
	69	16	62	78		14
	76	36	35	71	7	118
	73	27	32	59	12	69
	65	12	35	47		149
	79	19	27	46	5	78
	66	10	32	42	6	100
	51	25	16	41	5	44
	75	1	20	21	22	106
	60	9	9	18		213
	66	1	15	16		41
‡	23	7	8	15		47
	71	8	7	15		83
	42	5	9	14	0	62
	46	4	9	13	5	26
	57	2	11	13	17	67
	52	2	10	12		6
	56	7	5	12		60
‡	39	3	6	9		130
	26	1	7	8		28
	25	4	2	6		106
	16	3	3	6		4
	55	2	3	5		168
†	12	2	2	4	0	63
	42	1	3	4		51
	5	2	0	2		0
‡	18	0	1	1		36
	8	0	1	1	0	14
	6	0	0	0		8
	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0

GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
6	5	5	10		2
6	0	8	8		2
6	2	4	6	0	19
6	3	1	4	1	6
6	1	2	3	2	16
5	2	1	3		6
6	1	2	3	2	6
6	1	2	3		40
5	1	1	2		8
6	1	1	2	0	0
6	0	1	1		0
3	0	1	1	0	6
6	0	1	1	3	2
6	1	0	1		17
6	0	1	1		16
2	0	0	0		2
1	0	0	0	0	0
6	0	0	0	0	4
6	0	0	0		25
2	0	0	0	0	2
5	0	0	0		4
1	0	0	0	0	0