1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season

1989–90 Montreal Canadiens
Division3rd Adams
Conference3rd Wales
1989–90 record41–28–11
Home record26–8–6
Road record15–20–5
Goals for288
Goals against234
Team information
General managerSerge Savard
CoachPat Burns
CaptainGuy Carbonneau
Chris Chelios
Alternate captainsMats Naslund
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsStephane Richer (51)
AssistsShayne Corson (44)
PointsStephane Richer (91)
Penalty minutesTodd Ewen (158)
Plus/minusStephane Richer (+35)
WinsPatrick Roy (31)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (2.53)

The 1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 81st season. The Canadiens were eliminated in the Adams Division final by the Boston Bruins 4 games to 1.

Offseason

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Captain Bob Gainey retired in July 1989. The Canadiens named Guy Carbonneau and Chris Chelios co-captains, in August. Meanwhile, longtime defenceman Larry Robinson signed with the Los Angeles Kings via free-agency.

NHL Draft

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Montreal's draft picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 13 Lindsay Vallis  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
2 30 Patrice Brisebois  Canada Laval Titan (QMJHL)
2 41 Steve Larouche  Canada Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)
3 51 Pierre Sevigny  Canada Verdun Junior Canadiens (QMJHL)
4 83 Andre Racicot  Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
5 104 Marc Deschamps  Canada Cornell University (ECAC)
7 146 Craig Ferguson  United States Yale University (ECAC)
8 167 Patrick Lebeau  Canada Saint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
9 188 Roy Mitchell  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
11 230 Justin Duberman  United States University of North Dakota (WCHA)
12 251 Steve Cadieux  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
S 25 Craig Charron  United States University of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East)

Regular season

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The Canadiens finished the regular season with only 234 goals allowed, second only to the Boston Bruins. Their power play struggled throughout the season and they finished last in power-play goals scored (54) and power-play percentage (15.88%). Although the Canadiens scored the fewest short-handed goals in the league, with 4, they only allowed 7, good enough for 4th place in the league (tied with the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers).[1]

Final standings

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Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 80 46 25 9 289 232 101
Buffalo Sabres 80 45 27 8 286 248 98
Montreal Canadiens 80 41 28 11 288 234 93
Hartford Whalers 80 38 33 9 275 268 85
Quebec Nordiques 80 12 61 7 240 407 31

[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Wales Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins ADM 80 46 25 9 289 232 101
2 Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 45 27 8 286 248 98
3 Montreal Canadiens ADM 80 41 28 11 288 234 93
4 Hartford Whalers ADM 80 38 33 9 275 268 85
5 New York Rangers PTK 80 36 31 13 279 267 85
6 New Jersey Devils PTK 80 37 34 9 295 288 83
7 Washington Capitals PTK 80 36 38 6 284 275 78
8 New York Islanders PTK 80 31 38 11 281 288 73
9 Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 80 32 40 8 318 359 72
10 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 30 39 11 290 297 71
11 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 12 61 7 240 407 31

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Record vs. opponents

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Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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# R Date Score Opponent Record
2 W Oct 7, 1989 5–1 Buffalo Sabres 2–0–0
3 L Oct 9, 1989 0–2 @ Boston Bruins 2–1–0
4 W Oct 11, 1989 4–2 Boston Bruins 3–1–0
5 W Oct 13, 1989 4–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils 4–1–0
6 L Oct 14, 1989 1–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2–0
7 L Oct 16, 1989 3–4 OT Washington Capitals 4–3–0
8 W Oct 18, 1989 2–1 Calgary Flames 5–3–0
9 L Oct 20, 1989 2–6 @ Buffalo Sabres 5–4–0
10 L Oct 21, 1989 4–5 New Jersey Devils 5–5–0
11 W Oct 23, 1989 3–2 Hartford Whalers 6–5–0
12 L Oct 26, 1989 3–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks 6–6–0
13 W Oct 28, 1989 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–6–0
14 W Oct 29, 1989 5–4 Edmonton Oilers 8–6–0
15 W Oct 31, 1989 3–0 @ New York Islanders 9–6–0
16 L Nov 2, 1989 3–4 Buffalo Sabres 9–7–0
17 W Nov 4, 1989 3–2 New York Rangers 10–7–0
18 T Nov 6, 1989 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues 10–7–1
19 W Nov 8, 1989 3–2 @ New York Rangers 11–7–1
20 T Nov 9, 1989 1–1 OT @ St. Louis Blues 11–7–2
21 L Nov 11, 1989 4–5 @ Los Angeles Kings 11–8–2
22 W Nov 15, 1989 5–1 Winnipeg Jets 12–8–2
23 L Nov 16, 1989 2–3 @ Boston Bruins 12–9–2
24 W Nov 18, 1989 4–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs 13–9–2
25 W Nov 20, 1989 3–2 Calgary Flames 14–9–2
26 L Nov 22, 1989 1–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers 14–10–2
27 W Nov 25, 1989 5–3 Boston Bruins 15–10–2
28 W Nov 29, 1989 5–2 Quebec Nordiques 16–10–2
29 W Nov 30, 1989 6–2 @ Quebec Nordiques 17–10–2
30 L Dec 2, 1989 3–4 Hartford Whalers 17–11–2
31 W Dec 6, 1989 4–1 @ Minnesota North Stars 18–11–2
32 T Dec 8, 1989 6–6 OT @ Winnipeg Jets 18–11–3
33 L Dec 9, 1989 4–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 18–12–3
34 T Dec 11, 1989 2–2 OT Los Angeles Kings 18–12–4
35 L Dec 13, 1989 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks 18–13–4
36 W Dec 16, 1989 3–1 Detroit Red Wings 19–13–4
37 W Dec 17, 1989 2–0 @ New York Rangers 20–13–4
38 T Dec 22, 1989 2–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres 20–13–5
39 L Dec 23, 1989 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers 20–14–5
40 L Dec 27, 1989 1–2 @ Vancouver Canucks 20–15–5
41 L Dec 29, 1989 2–6 @ Edmonton Oilers 20–16–5
42 L Dec 30, 1989 3–5 @ Calgary Flames 20–17–5
43 W Jan 6, 1990 6–3 Buffalo Sabres 21–17–5
44 W Jan 7, 1990 5–3 Vancouver Canucks 22–17–5
45 L Jan 9, 1990 2–5 @ Quebec Nordiques 22–18–5
46 W Jan 12, 1990 5–2 @ New Jersey Devils 23–18–5
47 T Jan 13, 1990 2–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers 23–18–6
48 W Jan 15, 1990 4–3 Minnesota North Stars 24–18–6
49 L Jan 17, 1990 3–6 New York Islanders 24–19–6
50 W Jan 24, 1990 7–3 Quebec Nordiques 25–19–6
51 L Jan 26, 1990 3–6 @ Washington Capitals 25–20–6
52 W Jan 27, 1990 5–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 26–20–6
53 L Jan 29, 1990 1–2 Boston Bruins 26–21–6
54 W Feb 1, 1990 4–2 @ Boston Bruins 27–21–6
55 W Feb 3, 1990 1–0 Buffalo Sabres 28–21–6
56 W Feb 4, 1990 2–0 Hartford Whalers 29–21–6
57 L Feb 7, 1990 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres 29–22–6
58 W Feb 10, 1990 7–2 Quebec Nordiques 30–22–6
59 W Feb 14, 1990 10–1 Vancouver Canucks 31–22–6
60 L Feb 16, 1990 3–5 @ Buffalo Sabres 31–23–6
61 W Feb 17, 1990 7–3 Hartford Whalers 32–23–6
62 T Feb 19, 1990 5–5 OT @ Detroit Red Wings 32–23–7
63 W Feb 22, 1990 6–5 @ Quebec Nordiques 33–23–7
64 W Feb 24, 1990 11–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 34–23–7
65 W Feb 25, 1990 6–5 OT St. Louis Blues 35–23–7
66 L Feb 28, 1990 1–3 @ Hartford Whalers 35–24–7
67 L Mar 1, 1990 3–5 @ Boston Bruins 35–25–7
68 L Mar 3, 1990 2–3 @ Minnesota North Stars 35–26–7
69 W Mar 7, 1990 5–2 @ Los Angeles Kings 36–26–7
70 T Mar 10, 1990 3–3 OT Detroit Red Wings 36–26–8
71 W Mar 13, 1990 4–2 @ New York Islanders 37–26–8
72 T Mar 14, 1990 3–3 OT Edmonton Oilers 37–26–9
73 W Mar 17, 1990 3–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks 38–26–9
74 W Mar 18, 1990 8–3 Quebec Nordiques 39–26–9
75 L Mar 21, 1990 2–3 @ Winnipeg Jets 39–27–9
76 W Mar 23, 1990 4–2 @ Washington Capitals 40–27–9
77 L Mar 24, 1990 4–7 @ Hartford Whalers 40–28–9
78 W Mar 29, 1990 5–2 @ Quebec Nordiques 41–28–9
79 T Mar 31, 1990 2–2 OT Boston Bruins 41–28–10
80 T Apr 1, 1990 1–1 OT @ Hartford Whalers 41–28–11

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring

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Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Stephane Richer RW 75 51 40 91 46 35 9 0 8
Shayne Corson LW 76 31 44 75 144 33 7 0 6
Russ Courtnall RW 80 27 32 59 27 14 3 0 2
Guy Carbonneau C 68 19 36 55 37 21 1 1 3
Brian Skrudland C 59 11 31 42 56 21 4 0 1
Mike McPhee LW 56 23 18 41 47 28 0 1 1
Mats Naslund LW 72 21 20 41 19 3 6 0 3
Petr Svoboda D 60 5 31 36 98 20 2 0 2
Stephan Lebeau C 57 15 20 35 11 13 5 0 3
Chris Chelios D 53 9 22 31 136 20 1 2 1
Bobby Smith C 53 12 14 26 35 -4 4 0 2
Brent Gilchrist LW 57 9 15 24 28 3 1 0 0
Mike Keane RW 74 9 15 24 78 0 1 0 1
Ryan Walter C/LW 70 8 16 24 59 4 1 0 1
Mathieu Schneider D 44 7 14 21 25 2 5 0 1
Jyrki Lumme D 54 1 19 20 41 17 0 0 0
Claude Lemieux RW 39 8 10 18 106 -8 3 0 1
Eric Desjardins D 55 3 13 16 51 1 1 0 0
Craig Ludwig D 73 1 15 16 108 24 0 0 0
Sylvain Lefebvre D 68 3 10 13 61 18 0 0 0
J.J. Daigneault D 36 2 10 12 14 11 0 0 1
Todd Ewen RW 41 4 6 10 158 1 0 0 2
Jocelyn Lemieux RW 34 4 2 6 61 -1 0 0 1
Patrick Roy G 54 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Chorske LW 14 3 1 4 2 2 0 0 0
Donald Dufresne D 18 0 4 4 23 1 0 0 0
Andrew Cassels C 6 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1
Martin Desjardins C 8 0 2 2 2 -4 0 0 0
Lyle Odelein D 8 0 2 2 33 -1 0 0 0
Mark Pederson LW 9 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Ed Cristofoli RW 9 0 1 1 4 -1 0 0 0
Brian Hayward G 29 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Steve Martinson LW 13 0 0 0 64 -2 0 0 0
Andre Racicot G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy 3173 54 31 16 5 134 2.53 3 1524 1390 .912
Brian Hayward 1674 29 10 12 6 94 3.37 1 770 676 .878
Andre Racicot 13 1 0 0 0 3 13.85 0 6 3 .500
Team: 4860 80 41 28 11 231 2.85 4 2300 2069 .900

Playoffs

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Scoring

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Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Stephane Richer RW 9 7 3 10 2 1 0 1
Shayne Corson LW 11 2 8 10 20 0 0 0
Brian Skrudland C 11 3 5 8 30 0 0 1
Russ Courtnall RW 11 5 1 6 10 0 0 0
Guy Carbonneau C 11 2 3 5 6 0 0 0
Bobby Smith C 11 1 4 5 6 0 0 0
Petr Svoboda D 10 0 5 5 7 0 0 0
Claude Lemieux RW 11 1 3 4 38 0 0 1
Mathieu Schneider D 9 1 3 4 31 1 0 0
Stephan Lebeau C 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 1
Brent Gilchrist LW 8 2 0 2 2 0 0 0
Mike McPhee LW 9 1 1 2 16 0 0 0
Mats Naslund LW 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
Ryan Walter C/LW 11 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Chris Chelios D 5 0 1 1 8 0 0 0
Donald Dufresne D 10 0 1 1 18 0 0 0
Mike Keane RW 11 0 1 1 8 0 0 0
Craig Ludwig D 11 0 1 1 16 0 0 0
Patrick Roy G 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J.J. Daigneault D 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Eric Desjardins D 6 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Todd Ewen RW 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Brian Hayward G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sylvain Lefebvre D 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Mark Pederson LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy 641 11 5 6 26 2.43 1 292 266 .911
Brian Hayward 33 1 0 0 2 3.64 0 18 16 .889
Team: 674 11 5 6 28 2.49 1 310 282 .910

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

References

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  1. ^ "1989-90 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ^ "1989–1990 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "1989-90 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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