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1988–89 Washington Capitals season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1988–89 |
| year | 1988 |
| Team | Washington Capitals |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 2nd |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| Record | 41–29–10 |
| HomeRecord | 25–12–3 |
| RoadRecord | 16–17–7 |
| GoalsFor | 305 |
| GoalsAgainst | 259 |
| GeneralManager | David Poile |
| Coach | Bryan Murray |
| Captain | Rod Langway |
| Arena | Capital Centre |
| GoalsLeader | Geoff Courtnall (42) |
| AssistsLeader | Scott Stevens (61) |
| PointsLeader | Mike Ridley (89) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Kevin Hatcher (+19) |
| PIMLeader | Scott Stevens (225) |
| WinsLeader | Pete Peeters (20) |
| GAALeader | Pete Peeters (2.85) |
| DivisionWin | Yes |
The 1988–89 Washington Capitals season saw the team became the first team other than the Philadelphia Flyers or the New York Islanders to finish in first place in the Patrick Division with a 41–29–10 record for 92 points. However, they lost their first-round playoff match-up to the Philadelphia Flyers, four games to two. This was the first time the Capitals won their division in the regular season and did not do so again until 2000.
Regular season
The Capitals tied the St. Louis Blues for most shutouts in the league, with 6.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||L||October 7, 1988||4–6 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 8, 1988||6–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 11, 1988||7–8 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) ||1–2–0 |- |4||L||October 14, 1988||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) ||1–3–0 |- |5||W||October 15, 1988||8–5 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1988–89) ||2–3–0 |- |6||L||October 19, 1988||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1988–89) ||2–4–0 |- |7||L||October 21, 1988||1–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1988–89) ||2–5–0 |- |8||L||October 23, 1988||2–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89) ||2–6–0 |- |9||W||October 25, 1988||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) ||3–6–0 |- |10||T||October 28, 1988||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1988–89) ||3–6–1 |- |11||L||October 29, 1988||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) ||3–7–1
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Playoffs
Round 1: (P1) Washington Capitals vs. (P4) Philadelphia Flyers
|1-1-1 =Brian Propp (1) – 07:49 Tim Kerr (1) – pp – 11:52 |1-1-2 =14:49 – pp – Geoff Courtnall (1) |1-2-1 =No scoring |1-2-2 =12:24 – Michal Pivonka (1) 13:59 – Lou Franceschetti (1) |1-3-1 =No scoring |1-3-2 =No scoring |goalie1-1 =Ron Hextall 33 saves / 36 shots |goalie1-2 =Pete Peeters 27 saves / 29 shots
|2-1-1 =No scoring |2-1-2 =No scoring |2-2-1 =No scoring |2-2-2 =19:59 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (1) |2-3-1 =Keith Acton (1) – 07:08 Brian Propp (2) – pp – 11:25 Brian Propp (3) – pp – 19:09 |2-3-2 =02:40 – Geoff Courtnall (2) |goalie2-1 =Ron Hextall 19 saves / 21 shots |goalie2-2 =Pete Peeters 23 saves / 26 shots
|3-1-1 =05:19 – pp – Rick Tocchet (1) |3-1-2 =Bob Rouse (1) – 08:16 |3-2-1 =03:47 – Scott Mellanby (1) |3-2-2 =Stephen Leach (1) – pp – 16:15 |3-3-1 =05:30 – Brian Propp (4) |3-3-2 =Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (1) – pp – 12:15 |3-4-1 =No scoring |3-4-2 =Kelly Miller (1) – 00:51 |goalie3-1 =Ron Hextall 40 saves / 44 shots |goalie3-2 =Pete Peeters 21 saves / 24 shots
|4-1-1 =No scoring |4-1-2 =No scoring |4-2-1 =03:41 – pp – Tim Kerr (2) 08:54 – Dave Poulin (1) 12:01 – Gord Murphy (1) 19:00 – pp – Rick Tocchet (2) |4-2-2 =No scoring |4-3-1 =02:11 – Scott Mellanby (2) |4-3-2 =Dino Ciccarelli (2) – pp – 10:03 Michal Pivonka (2) – sh – 11:32 |goalie4-1 =Ron Hextall 30 saves / 32 shots |goalie4-2 =Pete Peeters 26 saves / 31 shots
|5-1-1 =Rick Tocchet (3) – 03:32 Mike Bullard (1) – 09:35 |5-1-2 =03:11 – Bob Rouse (2) 15:53 – pp – Dave Christian (1) |5-2-1 =Tim Kerr (3) – 08:57 Tim Kerr (4) – pp – 14:32 |5-2-2 =04:41 – Michal Pivonka (3) 12:31 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (3) |5-3-1 =Brian Propp (5) – 08:03 Pelle Eklund (1) – pp – 13:52 Kjell Samuelsson (1) – 16:32 Ron Hextall (1) – sh-en – 18:58 |5-3-2 =05:35 – pp – Calle Johansson (1) |goalie5-1 =Ron Hextall 29 saves / 34 shots |goalie5-2 =Pete Peeters 18 saves / 25 shots
|6-1-1 =No scoring |6-1-2 =Kevin Hatcher (1) – pp – 07:02 |6-2-1 =05:21 – sh – Brian Propp (6) 15:42 – pp – Gord Murphy (2) |6-2-2 =No scoring |6-3-1 =07:27 – Rick Tocchet (4) 16:42 – Rick Tocchet (5) |6-3-2 =Scott Stevens (1) – 03:28 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (2) – 13:13 |goalie6-1 =Ron Hextall 31 saves / 34 shots |goalie6-2 =Pete Peeters 24 saves / 28 shots
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 80 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 49 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 9 | |
| LW | 79 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 112 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 6 | |
| RW | 72 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| D | 80 | 7 | 61 | 68 | 225 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 80 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 80 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 219 | -3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 56 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 71 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 78 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 62 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 101 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 65 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 70 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 74 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 94 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 52 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 76 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 75 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 65 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 63 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 123 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 11 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 48 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 61 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 21 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 72 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 179 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 35 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1854 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 88 | 2.85 | 4 | 790 | 702 | .889 | |
| 2428 | 42 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 141 | 3.48 | 1 | 1145 | 1004 | .877 | |
| 578 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2.91 | 1 | 269 | 241 | .896 | |
| **Team:** | 4860 | 80 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 257 | 3.17 | 6 | 2204 | 1947 | .883 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 359 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 4.01 | 0 | 164 | 140 | .854 | |
| **Team:** | 359 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 4.01 | 0 | 164 | 140 | .854 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Draft picks
Washington'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 | 15 | Reggie Savage | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 36 | Tim Taylor | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2 | 41 | Wade Bartley | Canada | Dauphin Kings (MJHL) |
| 3 | 57 | Duane Derksen | Canada | Winkler Flyers (MJHL) |
| 4 | 78 | Rob Krauss | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 6 | 120 | Dmitri Khristich | USSR | Sokil Kyiv (USSR) |
| 7 | 141 | Keith Jones | Canada | Niagara Falls Canucks (NDJBHL) |
| 7 | 144 | Brad Schlegel | Canada | London Knights (WHL) |
| 8 | 162 | Todd Hilditch | Canada | Penticton Knights (BCJHL) |
| 9 | 183 | Petr Pavlas | Dukla Trenčín (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 10 | 192 | Mark Sorensen | Canada | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
| 10 | 204 | Claudio Scremin | Canada | University of Maine (Hockey East) |
| 11 | 225 | Chris Venkus | United States | Western Michigan University (CCHA) |
| 12 | 246 | Ron Pascucci | United States | Belmont Hill School (USHS-MA) |
| [S](1988-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 20 | Harry Mews | Canada | Northeastern University (Hockey East) |
References
References
- "1988-89 NHL Schedule and Results".
- "1988-89 Washington Capitals Schedule".
- "1988-89 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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