1989-90 NHL SEASON

The '1989-90 NHL season' was the 73rd season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Edmonton Oilers, who won the best of seven series 4–1 against the Boston Bruins. The championship was the Oilers fifth Stanley Cup in the past 7 years.

Regular season

Final standings

'''Note:' W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes''

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
'Boston Bruins'	80	46	25	9	101	289	232	1458
'Buffalo Sabres'	80	45	27	8	98	286	248	1449
'Montreal Canadiens'	80	41	28	11	93	288	234	1590
'Hartford Whalers'	80	38	33	9	85	275	268	2102
'Quebec Nordiques'	80	12	61	7	31	240	407	2104

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
'New York Rangers'	80	36	31	13	85	279	267	2021
'New Jersey Devils'	80	37	34	9	83	295	288	1659
'Washington Capitals'	80	36	38	6	78	284	275	2204
'New York Islanders'	80	31	38	11	73	281	288	1777
'Pittsburgh Penguins'	80	32	40	8	72	318	359	2132
'Philadelphia Flyers'	80	30	39	11	71	290	297	2067

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
'Chicago Blackhawks'	80	41	33	6	88	316	294	2426
'St. Louis Blues'	80	37	34	9	83	295	279	1809
'Toronto Maple Leafs'	80	38	38	4	80	337	358	2419
'Minnesota North Stars'	80	36	40	4	76	284	291	2041
'Detroit Red Wings'	80	28	38	14	70	288	323	2140

Smythe Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
'Calgary Flames'	80	42	23	15	99	348	265	1751
'Edmonton Oilers'	80	38	28	14	90	315	283	2046
'Winnipeg Jets'	80	37	32	11	85	298	290	1639
'Los Angeles Kings'	80	34	39	7	75	338	337	1844
'Vancouver Canucks'	80	25	41	14	64	245	306	1644

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Wayne Gretzky	Los Angeles Kings	73	40	102	142	42
Mark Messier	Edmonton Oilers	79	45	84	129	79
Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings	79	62	65	127	79
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	59	45	78	123	78
Brett Hull	St. Louis Blues	80	72	41	113	24
Bernie Nicholls	Los Angeles Kings / New York Rangers	79	39	73	112	86
Pierre Turgeon	Buffalo Sabres	80	40	66	106	29
Pat LaFontaine	New York Islanders	74	54	51	105	38
Paul Coffey	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	29	74	103	95
Joe Sakic	Quebec Nordiques	80	39	63	102	27
Adam Oates	St. Louis Blues	80	23	79	102	30

Leading goaltenders

Stanley Cup playoffs

The Stanley Cup

''Note: All dates in 1990''

Division semi-finals

Wales Conference

Boston vs. Hartford
Date	Away	Home
April 5	'Hartford 4'	3 Boston
April 7	Hartford 1	'3 Boston'
April 9	Boston 3	'5 Hartford'
April 11	'Boston 6'	5 Hartford
April 13	Hartford 2	'3 Boston'
April 15	Boston 2	'3 Hartford'	OT
April 17	Hartford 1	'3 Boston'
'''Boston wins series 4–3'''

Buffalo vs. Montreal
Date	Away	Home
April 5	Montreal 1	'4 Buffalo'
April 7	'Montreal 3'	0 Buffalo
April 9	Buffalo 1	'2 Montreal'	OT
April 11	'Buffalo 4'	2 Montreal
April 13	'Montreal 4'	2 Buffalo
April 15	Buffalo 2	'5 Montreal'
'''Montreal wins series 4–2'''

NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders
Date	Away	Home
April 5	NY Islanders 1	'2 NY Rangers'
April 7	NY Islanders 2	'5 NY Rangers'
April 9	NY Rangers 3	'4 NY Islanders'	2OT
April 11	'NY Rangers 6'	1 NY Islanders
April 13	NY Islanders 5	'6 NY Rangers'
'''NY Rangers wins series 4–1'''

New Jersey vs. Washington
Date	Away	Home
April 5	'Washington 5'	4 New Jersey	OT
April 7	Washington 5	'6 New Jersey'
April 9	'New Jersey 2'	1 Washington
April 11	New Jersey 1	'3 Washington'
April 13	'Washington 4'	3 New Jersey
April 15	New Jersey 2	'3 Washington'
'''Washington wins series 4–2'''

Campbell Conference

Chicago vs. Minnesota
Date	Away	Home
April 4	'Minnesota 2'	1 Chicago
April 6	Minnesota 3	'5 Chicago'
April 8	' Chicago 2'	1 Minnesota
April 10	Chicago 0	'4 Minnesota'
April 12	Minnesota 1	'5 Chicago'
April 14	Chicago 3	'5 Minnesota'
April 16	Minnesota 2	'5 Chicago'
'''Chicago wins series 4–3'''

St. Louis vs. Toronto
Date	Away	Home
April 4	Toronto 2	'4 St. Louis'
April 6	Toronto 2	'4 St. Louis'
April 8	'St. Louis 6'	5 Toronto	OT
April 10	St. Louis 2	'4 Toronto'
April 12	Toronto 3	'4 St. Louis'
'''St. Louis wins series 4–1'''

Calgary vs. Los Angeles
Date	Away	Home
April 4	'Los Angeles 5'	3 Calgary
April 6	Los Angeles 5	'8 Calgary'
April 8	Calgary 1	'2 Los Angeles'	OT
April 10	Calgary 4	'12 Los Angeles'
April 12	Los Angeles 1	'5 Calgary'
April 14	Calgary 3	'4 Los Angeles'	2OT
'''Los Angeles wins series 4–2'''

Edmonton vs. Winnipeg
Date	Away	Home
April 4	'Winnipeg 7'	5 Edmonton
April 6	Winnipeg 2	'3 Edmonton'	OT
April 8	Edmonton 1	'2 Winnipeg'
April 10	Edmonton 3	'4 Winnipeg'	2OT
April 12	Winnipeg 3	'4 Edmonton'
April 14	'Edmonton 4'	3 Winnipeg
April 16	Winnipeg 1	'4 Edmonton'
'''Edmonton wins series 4–3'''

Division finals

'Wales Conference'

Boston vs. Montreal
Date	Away	Home
April 19	Montreal 0	'1 Boston'
April 21	Montreal 4	'5 Boston'	OT
April 23	'Boston 6'	3 Montreal
April 25	Boston 1	'4 Montreal'
April 27	Montreal 1	'3 Boston'
'''Boston win series 4–1'''

NY Rangers vs. Washington
Date	Away	Home
April 19	Washington 3	'7 NY Rangers'
April 21	'Washington 6'	3 NY Rangers
April 23	NY Rangers 1	'7 Washington'
April 25	NY Rangers 3	'4 Washington'	OT
April 27	'Washington 2'	1 NY Rangers	OT
'''Washington wins series 4–1'''

'Campbell Conference'

Chicago vs. St. Louis
Date	Away	Home
April 18	'St. Louis 4'	3 Chicago
April 20	St. Louis 3	'5 Chicago'
April 22	Chicago 4	'5 St. Louis'
April 24	'Chicago 3'	2 St. Louis
April 26	St. Louis 2	'3 Chicago'
April 28	Chicago 2	'4 St. Louis'
April 30	St. Louis 2	'8 Chicago'
'''Chicago wins series 4–3'''

Edmonton vs. Los Angeles
Date	Away	Home
April 18	Los Angeles 0	'7 Edmonton'
April 20	Los Angeles 1	'6 Edmonton'
April 22	'Edmonton 5'	4 Los Angeles
April 24	'Edmonton 6'	5 Los Angeles	OT
'''Edmonton wins series 4–0'''

Conference finals

'Wales Conference'
Boston vs. Washington
Date	Away	Home
May 3	Washington 3	'5 Boston'
May 5	Washington 0	'3 Boston'
May 7	'Boston 4'	1 Washington
May 9	'Boston 3'	2 Washington
'''Boston wins series 4–0 and Prince of Wales Trophy'''

'Campbell Conference'
Edmonton vs. Chicago
Date	Away	Home
May 2	Chicago 2	'5 Edmonton'
May 4	'Chicago 4'	3 Edmonton
May 6	Edmonton 1	'5 Chicago'
May 8	'Edmonton 4'	2 Chicago
May 10	Chicago 3	'4 Edmonton'
May 12	'Edmonton 8'	4 Chicago
'''Edmonton wins series 4–2 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl'''

Stanley Cup finals

Main articles: 1990 Stanley Cup Finals

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins in the '1990 Stanley Cup Finals', four games to one. For the Oilers, it was their fifth Cup win in seven years, and their only one without Wayne Gretzky. In game 1, Petr Klima scored at 15:13 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3-2 win; this game remains the longest in Stanley Cup Finals history (Longest NHL overtime games), edging both Brett Hull's cup-winner in 1999 and Igor Larionov's game-winner in 2002 by less than 30 seconds. In game five at the Boston Garden on May 24, the Oilers won 4-1. Craig Simpson scored the game-winning goal. Oilers goaltender Bill Ranford was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP.

Boston vs. Edmonton
Date	Away	Home
May 15	'Edmonton 3'	2 Boston	3OT
May 18	'Edmonton 7'	2 Boston
May 20	'Boston 2'	1 Edmonton
May 22	Boston 1	'5 Edmonton'
May 24	'Edmonton 4'	1 Boston
'''Edmonton wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup'''
'''Bill Ranford (Edmonton) wins Conn Smythe Trophy'''

Stanley Cup playoff scoring leaders

NHL awards

Presidents' Trophy:	Boston Bruins
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Boston Bruins
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Edmonton Oilers
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Gord Kluzak, Boston Bruins
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Sergei Makarov, Calgary Flames
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Bill Ranford, Edmonton Oilers
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Rick Meagher, St. Louis Blues
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award:	Bob Murdoch, Winnipeg Jets
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:	Kevin Lowe, Edmonton Oilers
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Paul Cavallini, St. Louis Blues
Vezina Trophy:	Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Reggie Lemelin/Andy Moog, Boston Bruins
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Len Ceglarski

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens	G	Darren Puppa, Buffalo Sabres
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins	D	Paul Coffey, Pittsburgh Penguins
Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames	D	Doug Wilson, Chicago Blackhawks
Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers	C	Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues	RW	Cam Neely, Boston Bruins
Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings	LW	Brian Bellows, Minnesota North Stars

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1989-90 (listed with their first team, asterisk(
★ ) marks debut in playoffs):

★ Wes Walz, Boston Bruins

★ Alexander Mogilny, Buffalo Sabres

★ Rob Ray, Buffalo Sabres

★ Donald Audette
★ , Buffalo Sabres

★ Sergei Makarov, Calgary Flames

★ Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings

★ Andrew Cassels, Montreal Canadiens

★ Lyle Odelein, Montreal Canadiens

★ Vyacheslav Fetisov, New Jersey Devils

★ Murray Baron, Philadelphia Flyers

★ Curtis Joseph, St. Louis Blues

★ Tie Domi, Toronto Maple Leafs

★ Igor Larionov, Vancouver Canucks

★ Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1989-90 (listed with their last team):

★ Reed Larson, Buffalo Sabres

★ Al Secord, Chicago Blackhawks

★ Bob Murray, Chicago Blackhawks

★ Duane Sutter, Chicago Blackhawks

★ Bernie Federko, Detroit Red Wings

★ Borje Salming, Detroit Red Wings

★ Reijo Ruotsalainen, Edmonton Oilers

★ Barry Beck, Los Angeles Kings

★ Mark Johnson, New Jersey Devils

★ Ron Greschner, New York Rangers

★ Paul Reinhart, Vancouver Canucks

★ Doug Wickenheiser, Washington Capitals

References

★ Hockey Database

★ NHL.com

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