# 1989–90 New York Islanders season

The 1989–90 New York Islanders season was the 18th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team finished 31–38–11, returning to the Stanley Cup playoffs after a one-year absence, but losing to their rivals the New York Rangers in the first round, four games to one.

## Regular season

The Islanders finished the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities of all 21 teams in the league with just 330. They also tied the Boston Bruins for most shutouts in the NHL, with 5.

### Final standings

Patrick Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| New York Rangers | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 279 | 267 | 85 |
| New Jersey Devils | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 295 | 288 | 83 |
| Washington Capitals | 80 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 284 | 275 | 78 |
| New York Islanders | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 281 | 288 | 73 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 318 | 359 | 72 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 290 | 297 | 71 |
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. Wales Conference

1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | NJD | NYI | NYR | PHI | PIT | WSH | Total |
| New Jersey | — | 4–1–2 | 3–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 3–4 | 18–12–5 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 1–4–2 | — | 2–3–2 | 1–4–2 | 3–3–1 | 4–3 | 11–17–7 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 3–3–1 | 3–2–2 | — | 5–2 | 1–5–1 | 3–4 | 15–16–4 |
| Philadelphia | 2–4–1 | 4–1–2 | 2–5 | — | 4–3 | 1–5–1 | 13–18–4 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 5–1–1 | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 18–14–3 |
| Washington | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–1–1 | 2–5 | — | 18–16–1 |
1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | BOS | BUF | HFD | MTL | QUE | Total |
| New Jersey | 1–1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–6–1 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 1–1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 7–7–1 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 3–0 | 0–2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 8–6–1 |
| Philadelphia | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0–1 | 1–1–1 | 5–8–2 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–10–1 |
| Washington | 1–2 | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 8–6–1 |

#### Vs. Campbell Conference

1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | CHI | DET | MIN | STL | TOR | Total |
| New Jersey | 2–1 | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 7–7–1 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 1–2 | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 7–7–1 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 1–0–2 | 2–0–1 | 1–1–1 | 0–2–1 | 1–1–1 | 5–4–6 |
| Philadelphia | 0–3 | 0–1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–7–2 |
| Pittsburgh | 0–3 | 2–0–1 | 1–1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–9–2 |
| Washington | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2–1 | 1–2 | 8–6–1 |
1989–90 NHL records :
| Team | CGY | EDM | LAK | VAN | WIN | Total |
| New Jersey | 0–3 | 1–0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–9–2 |
| N.Y. Islanders | 0–3 | 0–1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–7–2 |
| N.Y. Rangers | 1–2 | 2–0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1–1 | 8–5–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1–2 | 1–2 | 6–6–3 |
| Pittsburgh | 0–2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0–1 | 6–7–2 |
| Washington | 1–0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2–1 | 0–3 | 2–10–3 |

## Schedule and results

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

## Playoffs

1990 Stanley Cup Playoffs :
Prince of Wales Division Finals – Rangers won series 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTSeries
1April 5NY Islanders1–2NY Rangers0-1
2April 7NY Islanders2–5NY Rangers0-2
3April 9NY Rangers3–4NY Islanders2OT1-2
4April 11NY Rangers6–1NY Islanders1-3
5April 13NY Islanders5–6NY Rangers1-4 :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

Regular season :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Pat LaFontaine | C | 74 | 54 | 51 | 105 | 38 | -13 | 13 | 2 | 8 |
| Brent Sutter | C | 67 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 65 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Crossman | D | 80 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Norton | D | 60 | 4 | 49 | 53 | 65 | -9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Flatley | RW | 62 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 101 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Wood | LW/C | 74 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 39 | -10 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Maloney | LW | 79 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Derek King | LW | 46 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| David Volek | W | 80 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Kerr | RW | 75 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 129 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Hubie McDonough | C | 54 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Nylund | D | 64 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 144 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | C | 59 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 29 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Lauer | LW | 63 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerald Diduck | D | 76 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 163 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Chyzowski | LW | 34 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 45 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mick Vukota | RW | 76 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 290 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Reekie | D | 31 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | C | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jari Gronstrand | D | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Fitzgerald | RW | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mikko Makela | RW | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Baumgartner | LW | 53 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 194 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Laxdal | RW | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Bergevin | D | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Chynoweth | D | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | G | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Henry | LW | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Pilon | D | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Evans | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gagne | LW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Finley | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Healy | G | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne McBean | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob DiMaio | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Kushner | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Pryor | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | 2653 | 47 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 150 | 3.39 | 3 | 1472 | 1322 | .898 |
| Glenn Healy | 2197 | 39 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 128 | 3.50 | 2 | 1210 | 1082 | .894 |
| Team: | 4850 | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 278 | 3.44 | 5 | 2682 | 2404 | .896 |
Playoffs :
Scoring :
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Brent Sutter | C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| David Volek | W | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Norton | D | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Flatley | RW | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne McBean | D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Wood | LW/C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Finley | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Lauer | LW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Laxdal | RW | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Nylund | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob DiMaio | RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fitzgerald | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hubie McDonough | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Crossman | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Dallman | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Healy | G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat LaFontaine | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Baumgartner | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Bergevin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Diduck | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jari Gronstrand | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Kerr | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek King | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Vukota | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending :
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Glenn Healy | 166 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.25 | 0 | 79 | 70 | .886 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | 152 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5.13 | 0 | 71 | 58 | .817 |
| Team: | 318 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 4.15 | 0 | 150 | 128 | .853 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals  MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Draft picks

New York'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 | 2 | Dave Chyzowski | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 2 | 23 | Travis Green | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 3 | 44 | Jason Zent | United States | Nichols School (USHS-NY) |
| 4 | 65 | Brent Grieve | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 5 | 86 | Jace Reed | United States | Grand Rapids High School (USHS-MN) |
| 5 | 90 | Steve Young | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 5 | 99 | Kevin O'Sullivan | United States | Catholic Memorial School (USHS-MN) |
| 7 | 128 | Jon Larson | United States | Roseau High School (USHS-MN) |
| 7 | 133 | Brett Harkins | United States | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL) |
| 8 | 149 | Phil Huber | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 9 | 170 | Matthew Robbins | United States | New Hampton School (USHS-NH) |
| 10 | 191 | Vladimir Malakhov | Soviet Union | CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union) |
| 11 | 212 | Kelly Ens | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 12 | 233 | Iain Fraser | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| S | 2 | Rob Vanderydt | Canada | Miami University (CCHA) |
| S | 7 | Brad Mattson | United States | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (MIAC) |