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1989–90 New Jersey Devils season
National Hockey League season
National Hockey League season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1989–90 |
| year | 1989 |
| Team | New Jersey Devils |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 5th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| Record | 37–34–9 |
| HomeRecord | 22–15–3 |
| RoadRecord | 15–19–6 |
| GoalsFor | 295 |
| GoalsAgainst | 288 |
| GeneralManager | Lou Lamoriello |
| Coach | John Cunniff |
| Captain | Kirk Muller |
| AltCaptain | John MacLean |
| Patrik Sundstrom | |
| Arena | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| GoalsLeader | John MacLean (41) |
| AssistsLeader | Kirk Muller (56) |
| PointsLeader | Kirk Muller (86) |
| PIMLeader | Ken Daneyko (216) |
| PlusMinusLeader | John MacLean (+17) |
| WinsLeader | Sean Burke (22) |
| GAALeader | Chris Terreri (3.42) |
Patrik Sundstrom
The 1989–90 New Jersey Devils season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and eighth season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. The season saw the Devils make the playoffs for the second time and only the third time in franchise history. The Devils were eliminated in the first round by the Washington Capitals.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 5, 1989||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (season) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 7, 1989||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (season) ||1–0–1 |- |3||L||October 10, 1989||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (season) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||October 13, 1989||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (season) ||1–2–1 |- |5||W||October 14, 1989||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (season) ||2–2–1 |- |6||W||October 18, 1989||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (season) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 20, 1989||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (season) ||3–3–1 |- |8||W||October 21, 1989||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (season) ||4–3–1 |- |9||W||October 23, 1989||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (season) ||5–3–1 |- |10||L||October 26, 1989||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (season) ||5–4–1 |- |11||W||October 28, 1989||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (season) ||6–4–1 |- |12||L||October 31, 1989||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (season) ||6–5–1
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Playoffs
Patrick Division Semifinals
(P2) New Jersey Devils vs. (P3) Washington Capitals
The first two games took place at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. In Game 1, Washington beat New Jersey 5–4 in overtime. In Game 2, the Devils won 6–5. Games 3 and 4 took place at Capital Centre. The Devils were victorious in Game 3 2–1, but their series lead was abruptly halted by the Capitals in game 4 when they won 3–1. Game 5 went back to New Jersey, and the Capitals took a 4–3 win. Game 6 was back at Capital Centre where the Capitals took a 3–2 win over the Devils and won the series 4–2.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 80 | 30 | 56 | 86 | 74 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| RW | 80 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 80 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 11 | |
| C | 74 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 73 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 137 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| D | 75 | 7 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 72 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 81 | -8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 63 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 12 | -8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 72 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 69 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| C | 64 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 12 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 68 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 63 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 67 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 160 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 74 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 216 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 39 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/C | 42 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 36 | -15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| C | 35 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 33 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 47 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 62 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 149 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/LW | 37 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 99 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2914 | 52 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 175 | 3.60 | 0 | 1453 | 1278 | .880 | |
| 1931 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 110 | 3.42 | 0 | 1004 | 894 | .890 | |
| **Team:** | 4845 | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 285 | 3.53 | 0 | 2457 | 2172 | .884 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3.28 | 0 | 103 | 90 | .874 | |
| 125 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3.84 | 0 | 57 | 49 | .860 | |
| **Team:** | 363 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 3.47 | 0 | 160 | 139 | .869 |
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
The Devils' draft picks at the 1989 NHL entry draft.
| [S](1989-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 10 | Mark Romaine | United States | G | Providence College (Hockey East) |
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Notes
References
References
- National Hockey League. (2010). "The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011". Triumph Books.
- "1989-90 New Jersey Devils Schedule".
- "1989-90 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=6968 Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com]
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