# 1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques 11th season in the National Hockey League.

## Offseason

The Nordiques would not bring back Jean Perron, who finished the 1988–89 season as the interim head coach of the team. Quebec would bring back former head coach Michel Bergeron, who had coached the club from 1980 to 1987. Bergeron left the Nordiques to coach the New York Rangers from 1987 to 1989, leading them to two consecutive 82 point seasons. The club also named Martin Madden as the new general manager.
At the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, the Nordiques had the first overall draft pick, and selected Mats Sundin from Nacka HK. Sundin became the first ever European born player drafted with the first overall selection. In 25 games with Nacka, Sundin had ten goals and 18 points. With their second pick, Quebec drafted Adam Foote from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. In 66 games, Foote had seven goals and 39 points in 1988–89.
Quebec made some trades during the off-season, dealing away their top goal scorer from the 1988–89 season, Walt Poddubny, along with a fourth round draft pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft to the New Jersey Devils for Joe Cirella, Claude Loiselle, and an eighth round draft pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Cirella had three goals and 22 points in 80 games with the Devils in 1988–89, while Loiselle had seven goals and 21 points in 74 games. Quebec also traded Bob Mason to the Washington Capitals for future considerations, and Gaetan Duchesne to the Minnesota North Stars for Kevin Kaminski. Kaminski spent the 1988–89 with the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL, scoring 25 goals and 68 points in 52 games. Right at the end of the pre-season, the Nordiques traded away Randy Moller to the New York Rangers for Michel Petit. Petit had eight goals and 33 points with the Rangers in 1988–89.
The biggest move the club made was signing free agent Guy Lafleur to a two-year contract. Lafleur, who originally retired during the 1984–85, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988. Lafleur came out of retirement and signed with the New York Rangers for the 1988–89 season, where he scored 18 goals and 45 points in 67 games with the Rangers. Lafleur won five Stanley Cup championships with the Montreal Canadiens, and had a streak of 50 or more goals in a season and at least 119 points during a six-year stretch from 1974 to 1980. Lafleur also scored a league high 60 goals in 1977–78, and led the league in scoring for three consecutive seasons, from 1975 to 1978. The Nordiques also signed Lucien DeBlois, who also spent the previous season with the New York Rangers, where he had nine goals and 33 points in 73 games.

## Regular season

Quebec would have a poor start to the season, going 1-4-1 in their first six games, before winning two in a row to be only a game under .500. The Nordiques then lost eight games in a row to quickly fall out of the playoff race, before winning two in a row to improve to 5-12-1. However, any hope of contention ended when they only won a total of four games in December and January.
As the losses piled up for the Nordiques, they began to make trades. Greg Adams and Robert Picard were traded to the Detroit Red Wings for former Nordiques player Tony McKegney, while Jeff Brown was dealt to the St. Louis Blues for Tony Hrkac and Greg Millen.
By February 2, 1990, the Nordiques were 9-36-6, and their season was all but finished. On that date, the club fired general manager Martin Madden, and replaced him on an interim basis with former general manager Maurice Filion. Under Filion, the Nordiques traded away Michel Goulet, Greg Millen and a sixth round draft pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft to the Chicago Blackhawks for Everett Sanipass, Mario Doyon, and Dan Vincelette. The trades continued, as team captain Peter Stastny was traded to the New Jersey Devils for Craig Wolanin and future considerations, which turned out to be Randy Velischek.
None of the roster moves had much effect. The Nordiques only won three more games for the remainder of the season to finish with a 12-61-7 record, earning 31 points—easily the worst record in the NHL. The next-worst record belonged to the Vancouver Canucks, who finished with more than twice the Nordiques' point total. The twelve wins was the fewest by a team since the Winnipeg Jets had nine in 1980–81, while their 31 points was the fewest since the Washington Capitals had 21 in the 1974–75 season. It is still the worst season in Nordiques/Avalanche history, and one of the worst for a non-expansion team since 1967.
Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Joe Sakic, who had 39 goals and 102 points, both team highs. Peter Stastny was the only other Nordique to finish with more than 20 goals, as he had 24 goals and 62 points before being traded to the New Jersey Devils. Tony McKegney had 16 goals and 27 points in 48 games after being acquired from the Detroit Red Wings, while Guy Lafleur had 12 goals and 34 points in his first season with the Nordiques.
On defense, Michel Petit put up twelve goals and 36 points in his first season with the club. Rookie Bryan Fogarty had four goals and 14 points in 45 games, however, he had a -47 rating, the worst on the club.
In goal, Ron Tugnutt led the Nordiques with five wins, while posting a club best 4.61 GAA in 35 games.
The Nordiques finished the regular season last in scoring (240 goals for), last in goaltending (407 goals allowed), last in power-play goals allowed (98) and last in penalty-killing percentage (74.35%).
The Nordiques finished the 1989–90 regular season with a 5.05 GAA. They are the last team to finish the regular season with a GAA above five to date.

### Final 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 |
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 :
| 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
#### Vs. Campbell Conference
## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | L | October 5, 1989 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 0–1–0 | 14,465 |
| 2 | W | October 7, 1989 | 4–1 | Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 1–1–0 | 15,399 |
| 3 | L | October 8, 1989 | 6–9 | Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 1–2–0 | 15,379 |
| 4 | L | October 12, 1989 | 2–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) | 1–3–0 | 17,266 |
| 5 | L | October 14, 1989 | 2–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 1–4–0 | 11,236 |
| 6 | T | October 17, 1989 | 8–8 OT | Calgary Flames (1989–90) | 1–4–1 | 15,391 |
| 7 | W | October 19, 1989 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 2–4–1 | 14,668 |
| 8 | W | October 21, 1989 | 7–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 3–4–1 | 15,393 |
| 9 | L | October 25, 1989 | 0–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 3–5–1 | 11,831 |
| 10 | L | October 26, 1989 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 3–6–1 | 14,084 |
| 11 | L | October 28, 1989 | 3–6 | Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) | 3–7–1 | 15,399 |
| 12 | L | October 31, 1989 | 3–5 | Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 3–8–1 | 15,375 |
| 13 | L | November 2, 1989 | 1–6 | @ New York Rangers (1989–90) | 3–9–1 | 16,364 |
| 14 | L | November 4, 1989 | 2–5 | St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 3–10–1 | 14,902 |
| 15 | L | November 5, 1989 | 0–3 | Washington Capitals (1989–90) | 3–11–1 | 15,323 |
| 16 | L | November 8, 1989 | 3–6 | @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) | 3–12–1 | 11,609 |
| 17 | W | November 9, 1989 | 7–5 | @ New York Islanders (1989–90) | 4–12–1 | 10,307 |
| 18 | W | November 11, 1989 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) | 5–12–1 | 15,396 |
| 19 | L | November 14, 1989 | 3–5 | Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) | 5–13–1 | 15,220 |
| 20 | L | November 16, 1989 | 2–8 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) | 5–14–1 | 16,015 |
| 21 | L | November 18, 1989 | 1–8 | Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 5–15–1 | 15,113 |
| 22 | T | November 21, 1989 | 4–4 OT | Calgary Flames (1989–90) | 5–15–2 | 14,647 |
| 23 | W | November 22, 1989 | 4–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 6–15–2 | 12,723 |
| 24 | L | November 25, 1989 | 2–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 6–16–2 | 14,847 |
| 25 | L | November 26, 1989 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1989–90) | 6–17–2 | 15,605 |
| 26 | L | November 29, 1989 | 2–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 6–18–2 | 17,184 |
| 27 | L | November 30, 1989 | 2–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 6–19–2 | 15,399 |
| 28 | L | December 2, 1989 | 4–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) | 6–20–2 | 15,020 |
| 29 | T | December 5, 1989 | 3–3 OT | Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 6–20–3 | 14,886 |
| 30 | T | December 9, 1989 | 6–6 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) | 6–20–4 | 15,399 |
| 31 | L | December 10, 1989 | 4–8 | Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) | 6–21–4 | 15,399 |
| 32 | L | December 13, 1989 | 1–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) | 6–22–4 | 16,213 |
| 33 | L | December 14, 1989 | 2–8 | @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) | 6–23–4 | 19,261 |
| 34 | T | December 17, 1989 | 2–2 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) | 6–23–5 | 15,232 |
| 35 | L | December 21, 1989 | 1–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) | 6–24–5 | 15,265 |
| 36 | L | December 23, 1989 | 5–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 6–25–5 | 14,943 |
| 37 | T | December 26, 1989 | 3–3 OT | Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 6–25–6 | 14,091 |
| 38 | W | December 30, 1989 | 6–3 | New York Islanders (1989–90) | 7–25–6 | 15,399 |
| 39 | L | January 3, 1990 | 4–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) | 7–26–6 | 16,382 |
| 40 | L | January 4, 1990 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 7–27–6 | 19,647 |
| 41 | L | January 6, 1990 | 2–5 | @ New York Islanders (1989–90) | 7–28–6 | 13,526 |
| 42 | W | January 9, 1990 | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 8–28–6 | 15,399 |
| 43 | L | January 11, 1990 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 8–29–6 | 14,207 |
| 44 | L | January 13, 1990 | 4–5 | New Jersey Devils (1989–90) | 8–30–6 | 14,962 |
| 45 | W | January 16, 1990 | 8–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) | 9–30–6 | 11,730 |
| 46 | L | January 18, 1990 | 4–7 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) | 9–31–6 | 10,877 |
| 47 | L | January 23, 1990 | 2–9 | Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 9–32–6 | 14,609 |
| 48 | L | January 24, 1990 | 3–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 9–33–6 | 16,907 |
| 49 | L | January 27, 1990 | 6–8 | Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) | 9–34–6 | 14,836 |
| 50 | L | January 30, 1990 | 2–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 9–35–6 | 14,777 |
| 51 | L | January 31, 1990 | 3–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 9–36–6 | 16,433 |
| 52 | L | February 3, 1990 | 1–5 | Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 9–37–6 | 15,006 |
| 53 | L | February 4, 1990 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 9–38–6 | 14,839 |
| 54 | L | February 6, 1990 | 2–12 | @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) | 9–39–6 | 15,558 |
| 55 | L | February 8, 1990 | 1–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 9–40–6 | 14,071 |
| 56 | L | February 10, 1990 | 2–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 9–41–6 | 17,939 |
| 57 | W | February 13, 1990 | 5–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) | 10–41–6 | 14,839 |
| 58 | L | February 15, 1990 | 2–9 | @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 10–42–6 | 15,845 |
| 59 | L | February 17, 1990 | 1–7 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) | 10–43–6 | 16,005 |
| 60 | L | February 21, 1990 | 2–3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 10–44–6 | 13,932 |
| 61 | L | February 22, 1990 | 5–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 10–45–6 | 15,399 |
| 62 | L | February 24, 1990 | 1–6 | St. Louis Blues (1989–90) | 10–46–6 | 15,363 |
| 63 | W | February 26, 1990 | 3–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) | 11–46–6 | 15,109 |
| 64 | L | February 28, 1990 | 4–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) | 11–47–6 | 16,382 |
| 65 | T | March 3, 1990 | 3–3 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 11–47–7 | 15,090 |
| 66 | L | March 4, 1990 | 3–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 11–48–7 | 16,433 |
| 67 | L | March 7, 1990 | 3–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) | 11–49–7 | 11,813 |
| 68 | L | March 9, 1990 | 3–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) | 11–50–7 | 16,186 |
| 69 | L | March 10, 1990 | 3–9 | @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) | 11–51–7 | 19,040 |
| 70 | L | March 13, 1990 | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) | 11–52–7 | 15,174 |
| 71 | L | March 15, 1990 | 3–6 | Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) | 11–53–7 | 15,162 |
| 72 | W | March 17, 1990 | 6–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) | 12–53–7 | 14,754 |
| 73 | L | March 18, 1990 | 3–8 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 12–54–7 | 17,367 |
| 74 | L | March 21, 1990 | 1–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 12–55–7 | 12,230 |
| 75 | L | March 22, 1990 | 3–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) | 12–56–7 | 14,448 |
| 76 | L | March 24, 1990 | 3–4 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) | 12–57–7 | 15,337 |
| 77 | L | March 27, 1990 | 4–7 | New York Rangers (1989–90) | 12–58–7 | 14,466 |
| 78 | L | March 29, 1990 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) | 12–59–7 | 15,399 |
| 79 | L | March 31, 1990 | 2–3 | Hartford Whalers (1989–90) | 12–60–7 | 15,015 |
| 80 | L | April 1, 1990 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) | 12–61–7 | 16,433 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Joe Sakic | C | 80 | 39 | 63 | 102 | 27 | -40 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Stastny | C | 62 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 24 | -45 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Goulet | LW | 57 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 42 | -33 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Petit | D | 63 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 215 | -38 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | RW | 39 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 4 | -15 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Marc Fortier | C | 59 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 28 | -16 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | LW | 48 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 45 | -31 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hough | LW | 43 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 84 | -24 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Claude Loiselle | C | 72 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 104 | -27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Gillis | C | 71 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 234 | -24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Jackson | LW | 65 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 71 | -21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iiro Jarvi | RW | 41 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Cirella | D | 56 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 67 | -27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | D | 67 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 104 | -45 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | C | 70 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | -29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 29 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken McRae | C | 66 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 191 | -38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Fogarty | D | 45 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -47 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hrkac | C | 22 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | D | 64 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 208 | -33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Lawton | LW | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | -9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darin Kimble | RW | 44 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 185 | -20 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | D | 68 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 44 | -41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Everett Sanipass | LW | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Vermette | RW | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Dore | RW | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 59 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Doyon | D | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | D | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Adams | LW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wolanin | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephane Morin | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaroslav Sevcik | LW | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Severyn | LW | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jari Gronstrand | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Vincelette | LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Baker | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Brunetta | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephane Fiset | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Gordon | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephane Guerard | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kaminski | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Middendorf | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Mylnikov | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Marc Richard | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Marc Routhier | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smyth | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tanner | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Tugnutt | G | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Ron Tugnutt | 1978 | 35 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 152 | 4.61 | 0 | 1080 | 928 | .859 |
| Greg Millen | 1080 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 95 | 5.28 | 0 | 648 | 553 | .853 |
| Scott Gordon | 597 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 5.33 | 0 | 368 | 315 | .856 |
| Mario Brunetta | 191 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.08 | 0 | 99 | 86 | .869 |
| Sergei Mylnikov | 568 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 4.96 | 0 | 330 | 283 | .858 |
| Stephane Fiset | 342 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 5.96 | 0 | 199 | 165 | .829 |
| John Tanner | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 30 | 27 | .900 |
| Team: | 4816 | 80 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 397 | 4.95 | 0 | 2754 | 2357 | .856 |
    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;

## Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1989–90 season.

### Trades

| June 19, 1989 | To Minnesota North StarsGaetan Duchesne | To Quebec NordiquesKevin Kaminski |
| October 5, 1989 | To New York RangersRandy Moller | To Quebec NordiquesMichel Petit |
| December 4, 1989 | To Detroit Red WingsGreg Adams Robert Picard | To Quebec NordiquesTony McKegney |
| December 13, 1989 | To St. Louis BluesJeff Brown | To Quebec NordiquesTony Hrkac Greg Millen |
| March 5, 1990 | To Chicago BlackhawksMichel Goulet Greg Millen 6th round pick in 1991 - Kevin St. Jacques | To Quebec NordiquesMario Doyon Everett Sanipass Dan Vincelette |
| March 6, 1990 | To New Jersey DevilsPeter Stastny | To Quebec NordiquesCraig Wolanin Randy Velischek |

### Waivers

| October 2, 1989 | From Vancouver CanucksGreg Adams |
| November 21, 1989 | To New York IslandersJari Gronstrand |
| December 1, 1989 | From Hartford WhalersBrian Lawton |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Lucien DeBlois | New York Rangers |
| Guy Lafleur | New York Rangers |
| Player | New Team |
| Brian Lawton | Boston Bruins |

## Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1989 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 1 | Mats Sundin | Sweden | Nacka HK (Sweden) |
| 2 | 22 | Adam Foote | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 3 | 43 | Stephane Morin | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 54 | John Tanner | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 4 | 68 | Niklas Andersson | Sweden | Västra Frölunda HC (Sweden) |
| 4 | 76 | Eric Dubois | Canada | Laval Titan (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 85 | Kevin Kaiser | Canada | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (NCAA) |
| 6 | 106 | Dan Lambert | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 7 | 127 | Sergei Mylnikov | Soviet Union | Chelyabinsk Traktor (Soviet Union) |
| 8 | 148 | Paul Krake | Canada | Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves (NCAA) |
| 9 | 169 | Vyacheslav Bykov | Soviet Union | CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union) |
| 10 | 190 | Andrei Khomutov | Soviet Union | CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union) |
| 11 | 211 | Byron Witkowski | Canada | Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) |
| 12 | 232 | Noel Rahn | United States | Edina High School (USHS) |
| S | 1 | Dave DePinto | United States | University of Illinois at Chicago (NCAA) |
| S | 6 | Rick Berens | United States | University of Denver (WCAC) |

## Farm teams

* Halifax Citadels - AHL