1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season

1989–90 Buffalo Sabres
Division 2nd Adams
Conference 2nd Wales
1989–90 record 45–27–8
Home record 27–11–2
Road record 18–16–6
Goals for 286
Goals against 248
Team information
General Manager Gerry Meehan
Coach Rick Dudley
Captain Mike Foligno
Alternate captains Phil Housley
Mike Ramsey
Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals Dave Andreychuk
Pierre Turgeon (40)
Assists Pierre Turgeon (66)
Points Pierre Turgeon (106)
Penalties in minutes Mike Hartman (211)
Wins Daren Puppa (31)
Goals against average Daren Puppa (2.89)
<1988–89 1990–91>

The 1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 20th season in the National Hockey League. They finished the season with the third best record in the NHL. The season also featured the NHL debuts of Alexander Mogilny, Rob Ray, and Donald Audette.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 14. Kevin Haller (D)  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)

Regular season

Season standings

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

[1]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[2]
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

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 5, 19894–3 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 1–0–0
2LOctober 7, 19891–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 1–1–0
3TOctober 8, 19892–2 OT Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 1–1–1
4WOctober 11, 19897–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 2–1–1
5WOctober 13, 19894–1 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 3–1–1
6LOctober 14, 19892–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 3–2–1
7LOctober 18, 19891–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 3–3–1
8WOctober 20, 19896–2 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 4–3–1
9WOctober 21, 19894–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 5–3–1
10LOctober 25, 19892–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 5–4–1
11WOctober 27, 19896–5 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 6–4–1
12WOctober 29, 19894–3 Boston Bruins (1989–90) 7–4–1
13WNovember 2, 19894–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 8–4–1
14TNovember 4, 19893–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 8–4–2
15WNovember 5, 19895–3 Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 9–4–2
16WNovember 8, 19896–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 10–4–2
17WNovember 10, 19894–2 Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 11–4–2
18WNovember 12, 19896–5 Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 12–4–2
19TNovember 16, 19894–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 12–4–3
20LNovember 17, 19890–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 12–5–3
21TNovember 19, 19892–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 12–5–4
22WNovember 22, 19894–1 New York Rangers (1989–90) 13–5–4
23WNovember 25, 19893–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 14–5–4
24WNovember 26, 19894–2 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 15–5–4
25WNovember 28, 19894–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 16–5–4
26LNovember 30, 19891–5 @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 16–6–4
27WDecember 1, 19896–4 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 17–6–4
28WDecember 3, 19894–3 St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 18–6–4
29LDecember 5, 19890–3 @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 18–7–4
30LDecember 7, 19893–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 18–8–4
31WDecember 10, 19894–3 Washington Capitals (1989–90) 19–8–4
32LDecember 13, 19892–4 Boston Bruins (1989–90) 19–9–4
33WDecember 16, 19893–1 @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 20–9–4
34WDecember 17, 19894–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 21–9–4
35TDecember 20, 19892–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 21–9–5
36TDecember 22, 19892–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 21–9–6
37WDecember 23, 19896–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 22–9–6
38WDecember 26, 19896–3 Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 23–9–6
39LDecember 29, 19893–4 OT Boston Bruins (1989–90) 23–10–6
40LDecember 31, 19892–4 New York Islanders (1989–90) 23–11–6
41LJanuary 2, 19903–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 23–12–6
42LJanuary 6, 19903–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 23–13–6
43LJanuary 7, 19901–2 Boston Bruins (1989–90) 23–14–6
44LJanuary 11, 19903–5 @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 23–15–6
45WJanuary 13, 19905–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 24–15–6
46WJanuary 16, 19904–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 25–15–6
47LJanuary 19, 19903–6 Washington Capitals (1989–90) 25–16–6
48WJanuary 23, 19903–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 26–16–6
49WJanuary 24, 19903–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 27–16–6
50LJanuary 26, 19902–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 27–17–6
51WJanuary 28, 19907–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 28–17–6
52WJanuary 30, 19905–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 29–17–6
53WJanuary 31, 19906–3 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 30–17–6
54LFebruary 3, 19900–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 30–18–6
55LFebruary 4, 19900–1 New York Islanders (1989–90) 30–19–6
56WFebruary 7, 19903–1 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 31–19–6
57WFebruary 9, 19903–2 New York Rangers (1989–90) 32–19–6
58LFebruary 11, 19902–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 32–20–6
59LFebruary 13, 19901–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 32–21–6
60WFebruary 16, 19905–3 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 33–21–6
61LFebruary 18, 19904–6 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 33–22–6
62WFebruary 20, 19904–3 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 34–22–6
63LFebruary 21, 19903–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 34–23–6
64WFebruary 23, 19907–3 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 35–23–6
65WFebruary 25, 19903–1 Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 36–23–6
66LFebruary 27, 19901–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 36–24–6
67TMarch 3, 19903–3 OT @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 36–24–7
68WMarch 4, 19905–3 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 37–24–7
69TMarch 6, 19901–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) 37–24–8
70WMarch 8, 199010–4 @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 38–24–8
71WMarch 10, 19905–0 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 39–24–8
72LMarch 14, 19905–6 OT Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 39–25–8
73LMarch 16, 19903–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 39–26–8
74WMarch 18, 19904–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 40–26–8
75WMarch 21, 19905–4 Calgary Flames (1989–90) 41–26–8
76LMarch 25, 19903–4 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 41–27–8
77WMarch 27, 19906–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 42–27–8
78WMarch 29, 19904–2 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 43–27–8
79WMarch 31, 19903–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 44–27–8
80WApril 1, 19905–2 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 45–27–8

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA

Playoffs

1990 Stanley Cup playoffs

Montreal won series 4-2

Awards and records

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1989–1990 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
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