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1989–90 Boston Bruins
Wales Conference champions
Adams Division champions
Division1st Adams
Conference1st Wales
1989–90 record46–25–9
Home record23–13–4
Road record23–12–5
Goals for289
Goals against232
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachMike Milbury
CaptainRay Bourque
Alternate captainsCraig Janney
Cam Neely
ArenaBoston Garden
Team leaders
GoalsCam Neely (55)
AssistsRay Bourque (65)
PointsCam Neely (92)
Penalty minutesLyndon Byers (159)
WinsAndy Moog (24)
Goals against averageReggie Lemelin (2.80)

The 1989–90 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 66th season. The season culminated with their participation in the Stanley Cup finals.

Offseason

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NHL draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 17 Shayne Stevenson (C)  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 38 Mike Parson (G)  Canada Guelph Platers (OHL)
3 57 Wes Walz (C)  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
4 80 Jackson Penney (RW)  Canada Victoria Cougars (WHL)
5 101 Mark Montanari (C)  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
6 122 Steven Foster (D)  United States Catholic Memorial School (USHS-MA)
7 143 Oto Hascak (C)  Czechoslovakia Dukla Trenčín (Czechoslovakia)
8 164 Rick Allain (D)  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
9 185 James Lavish (RW)  United States Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
10 206 Geoff Simpson (D)  Canada Estevan Bruins (SJHL)
11 227 David Franzosa (LW)  United States Boston College (Hockey East)
S 22 Jeff Schulman (D)  United States University of Vermont (Hockey East)

Regular season

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The Bruins concluded the regular season with the best defensive corps in the league, with just 232 goals allowed. They also allowed the fewest power-play goals (53), the fewest short-handed goals (3) and tied the Washington Capitals for the most shutouts (5).[1][2] The Bruins managed to secure the Presidents' Trophy with just 101 points, the fewest ever for a Presidents' Trophy winner in a non-lockout-shortened season.

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

[3]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[4]
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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Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 5, 1989 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 1–0–0
2 L October 7, 1989 1–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 1–1–0
3 W October 9, 1989 2–0 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 2–1–0
4 L October 11, 1989 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 2–2–0
5 T October 13, 1989 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 2–2–1
6 L October 15, 1989 6–7 @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 2–3–1
7 W October 17, 1989 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 3–3–1
8 W October 20, 1989 3–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 4–3–1
9 L October 21, 1989 2–5 @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 4–4–1
10 W October 26, 1989 4–2 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 5–4–1
11 L October 28, 1989 0–1 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 5–5–1
12 L October 29, 1989 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 5–6–1
13 W November 2, 1989 5–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 6–6–1
14 T November 4, 1989 3–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 6–6–2
15 W November 9, 1989 6–2 Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 7–6–2
16 W November 10, 1989 5–3 @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) 8–6–2
17 W November 15, 1989 5–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 9–6–2
18 W November 16, 1989 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 10–6–2
19 W November 18, 1989 6–4 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 11–6–2
20 W November 21, 1989 2–1 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 12–6–2
21 W November 23, 1989 6–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 13–6–2
22 L November 25, 1989 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 13–7–2
23 W November 28, 1989 5–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 14–7–2
24 W November 30, 1989 5–1 Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 15–7–2
25 L December 2, 1989 1–2 St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 15–8–2
26 W December 3, 1989 2–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 16–8–2
27 T December 5, 1989 3–3 OT @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 16–8–3
28 L December 7, 1989 3–4 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 16–9–3
29 L December 9, 1989 3–7 Washington Capitals (1989–90) 16–10–3
30 L December 12, 1989 5–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 16–11–3
31 W December 13, 1989 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 17–11–3
32 L December 16, 1989 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 17–12–3
33 L December 17, 1989 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 17–13–3
34 L December 20, 1989 3–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 17–14–3
35 W December 21, 1989 4–2 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 18–14–3
36 W December 23, 1989 6–5 Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 19–14–3
37 W December 26, 1989 6–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 20–14–3
38 W December 29, 1989 4–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 21–14–3
39 L December 30, 1989 6–7 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 21–15–3
40 W January 2, 1990 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 22–15–3
41 W January 4, 1990 4–2 Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 23–15–3
42 W January 6, 1990 5–3 Washington Capitals (1989–90) 24–15–3
43 W January 7, 1990 2–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 25–15–3
44 W January 11, 1990 3–1 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 26–15–3
45 L January 13, 1990 2–3 New York Rangers (1989–90) 26–16–3
46 W January 15, 1990 4–1 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 27–16–3
47 T January 17, 1990 5–5 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 27–16–4
48 T January 18, 1990 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (1989–90) 27–16–5
49 W January 23, 1990 9–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 28–16–5
50 W January 25, 1990 5–2 New York Islanders (1989–90) 29–16–5
51 W January 27, 1990 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 30–16–5
52 W January 29, 1990 2–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 31–16–5
53 L February 1, 1990 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 31–17–5
54 L February 3, 1990 1–2 New York Rangers (1989–90) 31–18–5
55 W February 4, 1990 3–2 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 32–18–5
56 W February 6, 1990 2–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 33–18–5
57 W February 8, 1990 5–1 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 34–18–5
58 L February 10, 1990 3–4 OT New York Islanders (1989–90) 34–19–5
59 L February 11, 1990 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 34–20–5
60 L February 14, 1990 2–3 @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 34–21–5
61 W February 18, 1990 7–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 35–21–5
62 W February 20, 1990 5–3 @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 36–21–5
63 W February 22, 1990 6–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 37–21–5
64 W February 24, 1990 3–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 38–21–5
65 L February 26, 1990 1–6 @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 38–22–5
66 W March 1, 1990 5–3 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 39–22–5
67 W March 3, 1990 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 40–22–5
68 W March 4, 1990 4–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 41–22–5
69 W March 6, 1990 2–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 42–22–5
70 L March 8, 1990 4–10 Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 42–23–5
71 T March 10, 1990 3–3 OT @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 42–23–6
72 W March 11, 1990 4–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 43–23–6
73 T March 15, 1990 3–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 43–23–7
74 L March 17, 1990 4–5 Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 43–24–7
75 W March 22, 1990 7–3 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 44–24–7
76 L March 24, 1990 6–7 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 44–25–7
77 W March 27, 1990 3–0 @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 45–25–7
78 W March 29, 1990 3–2 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 46–25–7
79 T March 31, 1990 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 46–25–8
80 T April 1, 1990 3–3 OT New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 46–25–9

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Cam Neely RW 76 55 37 92 117 10 25 0 12
Ray Bourque D 77 19 65 84 50 31 8 0 3
Craig Janney C 55 24 38 62 4 3 11 0 5
Bobby Carpenter C 80 25 31 56 97 -3 5 0 5
Bob Sweeney C/RW 70 22 24 46 93 2 5 2 6
Andy Brickley LW/C 43 12 28 40 8 11 6 0 1
John Carter LW 76 17 22 39 26 17 2 1 1
Greg Hawgood D 77 11 27 38 76 12 2 0 1
Glen Wesley D 78 9 27 36 48 6 5 0 4
Garry Galley D 71 8 27 35 75 2 1 0 0
Randy Burridge LW 63 17 15 32 47 9 7 0 1
Dave Christian RW 50 12 17 29 8 4 2 0 3
Bobby Gould RW 77 8 17 25 92 -3 0 0 2
Dave Poulin C 32 6 19 25 12 11 0 1 0
Ken Linseman C 32 6 16 22 66 12 1 0 0
Jim Wiemer D 61 5 14 19 63 11 0 0 1
Rob Cimetta W 47 8 9 17 33 4 0 0 0
Brian Propp LW 14 3 9 12 10 2 0 1 0
Peter Douris RW 36 5 6 11 15 8 1 0 0
Lyndon Byers RW 43 4 4 8 159 0 0 0 0
Don Sweeney D 58 3 5 8 58 11 0 0 0
Mike Millar RW 15 1 4 5 0 -2 0 0 0
Jarmo Kekalainen LW 11 2 2 4 8 2 0 0 1
Stephane Quintal D 38 2 2 4 22 -11 0 0 0
Bob Joyce LW 23 1 2 3 22 -8 0 0 0
Nevin Markwart LW 8 1 2 3 15 -2 1 0 0
Allen Pedersen D 68 1 2 3 71 -5 0 0 0
Andy Moog G 46 0 3 3 18 0 0 0 0
Greg Johnston RW 9 1 1 2 6 -1 0 0 0
Wes Walz C 2 1 1 2 0 -1 1 0 0
Gord Kluzak D 8 0 2 2 11 4 0 0 0
Michael Thelven D 6 0 2 2 23 3 0 0 0
Bob Beers D 3 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 0
Bill O'Dwyer C 6 0 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0
John Blum D 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Lou Crawford LW 7 0 0 0 20 1 0 0 0
Ron Hoover C 2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Brian Lawton LW 8 0 0 0 14 -4 0 0 0
Rejean Lemelin G 43 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0
Ray Neufeld RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bruce Shoebottom D 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Graeme Townshend RW 4 0 0 0 7 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Andy Moog 2536 46 24 10 7 122 2.89 3 1145 1023 .893
Rejean Lemelin 2310 43 22 15 2 108 2.81 2 1002 894 .892
Team: 4846 80 46 25 9 230 2.85 5 2147 1917 .893

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Cam Neely RW 21 12 16 28 51 7 4 1 2
Craig Janney C 18 3 19 22 2 3 1 0 2
Ray Bourque D 17 5 12 17 16 11 1 0 0
Randy Burridge LW 21 4 11 15 14 2 0 1 0
Dave Poulin C 18 8 5 13 8 1 2 0 2
Brian Propp LW 20 4 9 13 2 5 1 0 2
Bobby Carpenter C 21 4 6 10 39 -3 2 0 1
John Carter LW 21 6 3 9 45 0 0 1 0
Glen Wesley D 21 2 6 8 36 6 0 0 1
Garry Galley D 21 3 3 6 34 -8 1 0 2
Don Sweeney D 21 1 5 6 18 -10 1 0 0
Dave Christian RW 21 4 1 5 4 -6 1 0 0
Greg Hawgood D 15 1 3 4 12 -9 1 0 0
John Byce C 8 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Bob Beers D 14 1 1 2 18 1 0 0 0
Bob Sweeney C/RW 20 0 2 2 30 -7 0 0 0
Lyndon Byers RW 17 1 0 1 12 -4 0 0 0
Greg Johnston RW 5 1 0 1 4 -1 0 0 1
Peter Douris RW 8 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0
Jim Wiemer D 8 0 1 1 4 -4 0 0 0
Andy Brickley LW/C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lou Crawford LW 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Bobby Gould RW 17 0 0 0 4 -3 0 0 0
Rejean Lemelin G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy Moog G 20 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Bill O'Dwyer C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Allen Pedersen D 21 0 0 0 41 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Andy Moog 1195 20 13 7 44 2.21 2 486 442 .909
Rejean Lemelin 135 3 0 1 13 5.78 0 57 44 .772
Team: 1330 21 13 8 57 2.57 2 543 486 .895

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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;

Playoffs

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Adams Division Semifinals

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Boston Bruins vs. Hartford Whalers
Date Away Score Home Score
Apr. 5 Hartford 4 Boston 3
Apr. 7 Hartford 1 Boston 3
Apr. 9 Boston 3 Hartford 5
Apr. 11 Boston 6 Hartford 5
Apr. 13 Hartford 2 Boston 3
Apr. 15 Boston 2 Hartford 3 (OT)
Apr. 17 Hartford 1 Boston 3
Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–3

Adams Division Finals

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Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date Away Score Home Score
Apr. 19 Montreal 0 Boston 1
Apr. 21 Montreal 4 Boston 5 (OT)
Apr. 23 Boston 6 Montreal 3
Apr. 25 Boston 1 Montreal 4
Apr. 27 Montreal 1 Boston 3
Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–1

Wales Conference Finals

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Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals
Date Away Score Home Score
May 3 Washington 3 Boston 5
May 5 Washington 0 Boston 3
May 7 Boston 4 Washington 1
May 9 Boston 3 Washington 2
Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–0

Stanley Cup finals

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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 Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
May 15 Edmonton 3 Boston 2 3OT
May 18 Edmonton 7 Boston 2
May 20 Boston 2 Edmonton 1
May 22 Boston 1 Edmonton 5
May 24 Edmonton 4 Boston 1
Edmonton wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup.

Awards and records

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References

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