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1988–89 Edmonton Oilers season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1988–89
year	1988
Team	Edmonton Oilers
Conference	Campbell
ConferenceRank	3rd
Division	Smythe
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	38–34–8
HomeRecord	21–16–3
RoadRecord	17–18–5
GoalsFor	325
GoalsAgainst	306
GeneralManager	Glen Sather
Coach	Glen Sather
Captain	Mark Messier
AltCaptain	Glenn Anderson
Kevin Lowe
Arena	Northlands Coliseum
Attendance	17,503 (100%)
MinorLeague	Cape Breton Oilers (AHL)
Denver Rangers (IHL)
GoalsLeader	Jimmy Carson (49)
AssistsLeader	Mark Messier (61)
PointsLeader	Jari Kurri (102)
PlusMinusLeader	Craig Muni (+43)
PIMLeader	Kelly Buchberger (234)
WinsLeader	Grant Fuhr (23)
GAALeader	Bill Ranford (3.50)

Kevin Lowe Denver Rangers (IHL)

The 1988–89 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' tenth season in the NHL, and they were coming off a Stanley Cup championship after defeating the Boston Bruins the previous season, which was their fourth Stanley Cup in the past 5 seasons. The Oilers finished third in the Smythe Division with 84 points, their lowest point total since the 1980–81 season. For the eighth consecutive season, the Oilers had five 30-goal scorers.

Prior to the season, the Oilers was involved in one of the biggest trades in NHL history, dealing Wayne Gretzky, Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, the Kings' first round draft picks in 1989, 1991 and 1993, and $15 million.

Jari Kurri led the club with 102 points, while Jimmy Carson scored a team high 49 goals, and Mark Messier had a team best 61 assists. Charlie Huddy led the defense with 44 points, while Kelly Buchberger provided the team toughness, leading the Oilers with 234 penalty minutes.

In goal, Grant Fuhr got the majority of the starts, leading the team with 23 wins, while Bill Ranford had a team best 3.50 GAA.

The Oilers finished the regular season first in short-handed goals scored, with 27.

In the playoffs, the Oilers faced Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings in the opening round of the playoffs. The heavily favored Oilers took a 3–1 series lead, however, the Kings responded by winning 3 games in a row by a combined score of 16–6 to win the series, ending the Oilers bid at winning a third straight Stanley Cup. It marked the first time since 1982 that Edmonton had lost in the first round of the playoffs, coincidentally it was also the Kings who eliminated them in the opening round that year.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || October 7 || New York Islanders || 1–5 || Edmonton Oilers || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || October 9 || Winnipeg Jets || 4–5 || Edmonton Oilers || 2–0–0 || 4 |- | 3 || October 12 || Vancouver Canucks || 6–2 || Edmonton Oilers || 2–1–0 || 4 |- | 4 || October 14 || Edmonton Oilers || 1–6 || Calgary Flames || 2–2–0 || 4 |- | 5 || October 16 || Edmonton Oilers || 3–3 || Winnipeg Jets || 2–2–1 || 5 |- | 6 || October 17 || Minnesota North Stars || 3–3 || Edmonton Oilers || 2–2–2 || 6 |- | 7 || October 19 || Los Angeles Kings || 6–8 || Edmonton Oilers || 3–2–2 || 8 |- | 8 || October 23 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–6 || Vancouver Canucks || 3–3–2 || 8 |- | 9 || October 25 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–4 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–3–2 || 10 |- |10 || October 29 || Washington Capitals || 3–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–3–2 || 12 |- |11 || October 30 || Chicago Blackhawks || 5–2 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–4–2 || 12

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 5 || Edmonton Oilers || 4–3 || Los Angeles Kings || 1–0 |- | 2 || April 6 || Edmonton Oilers || 2–5 || Los Angeles Kings || 1–1 |- | 3 || April 8 || Los Angeles Kings || 0–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 2–1 |- | 4 || April 9 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–4 || Edmonton Oilers || 3–1 |- | 5 || April 11 || Edmonton Oilers || 2–4 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–2 |- | 6 || April 13 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–1 || Edmonton Oilers || 3–3 |- | 7 || April 15 || Edmonton Oilers || 3–6 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–4

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Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Jari Kurri	76	44	58	102	69
Jimmy Carson	80	49	51	100	36
Mark Messier	72	33	61	94	130
Esa Tikkanen	67	31	47	78	92
Craig Simpson	66	35	41	76	80

Goaltending

Grant Fuhr	59	3341	23	26	6	213	1	.875	3.83

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mark Messier	7	1	11	12	8
Jari Kurri	7	3	5	8	6
Steve Smith	7	2	2	4	20
Esa Tikkanen	7	1	3	4	12
Jimmy Carson	7	2	1	3	6
Normand Lacombe	7	2	1	3	21

Goaltending

Grant Fuhr	7	417	3	4	24	1	.894	3.45

Awards and records

40th National Hockey League All-Star Game

Glen Sather, Head Coach, Campbell Conference
Kevin Lowe, Defense, Starter
Jari Kurri, Right Wing, Starter
Grant Fuhr, Goaltender, Starter
Mark Messier, Centre, Reserve
Jimmy Carson, Centre, Reserve

Awards

Records

Milestones

Jari Kurri	300th NHL PIM	April 2, 1989

Mark Messier	100th NHL Assist

Transactions

Trades

March 7, 1989	To Vancouver CanucksGreg Adams
Doug Smith	To Edmonton OilersJohn LeBlanc
5th-round pick in [1989](1989-nhl-entry-draft)

Free agents

F Nick Fotiu	Philadelphia Flyers

D Reed Larson	New York Islanders

Waivers

Date	Player	Team
	Steve Dykstra	to Pittsburgh Penguins
Dave Hannan
Ken Hammond	from Los Angeles Kings
Dave Hunter	to Winnipeg Jets
Craig Redmond	to New York Rangers
Doug Smith	Buffalo Sabres
	Ken Hammond	to New York Rangers
Craig Redmond	from New York Rangers
	Glen Cochrane	from Chicago Blackhawks
	Dave Hunter	from Winnipeg Jets

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1988 NHL entry draft

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	19	Francois Leroux		Saint-Jean Castors (QMJHL)
2	39	Petro Koivunen		Kiekko-Espoo (Finland)
3	53	Trevor Sim	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	61	Collin Bauer	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4	82	Cam Brauer	Canada	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
5	103	Don Martin	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
6	124	Len Barrie	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WHL)
7	145	Mike Glover	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
8	166	Shjon Podein	United States	University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
9	187	Tom Cole	United States	Woburn Memorial High School (USHS-MA)
10	208	Vladimir Zubkov	USSR	CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)
11	229	Darin MacDonald	United States	Boston University (ECAC)
12	250	Tim Tisdale	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
[S](1988-nhl-supplemental-draft)	24	Brian Dowd	Canada	Northeastern University (Hockey East)

References

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