1988–89 New Jersey Devils season

The 1988–89 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 7th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. The Devils finished 5th in the Patrick Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L	October 6, 1988 	1–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	0–1–0
2 	W	October 8, 1988 	5–3 	@ Quebec Nordiques (season) 	1–1–0
3 	W	October 10, 1988 	5–0 	@ New York Rangers (season) 	2–1–0
4 	L	October 14, 1988 	3–7 	Montreal Canadiens (season) 	2–2–0
5 	L	October 15, 1988 	5–8 	@ Washington Capitals (season) 	2–3–0
6 	L	October 19, 1988 	0–4 	Vancouver Canucks (season) 	2–4–0
7 	W	October 21, 1988 	6–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	3–4–0
8 	T	October 23, 1988 	3–3 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (season) 	3–4–1
9 	L	October 25, 1988 	4–7 	Buffalo Sabres (season) 	3–5–1
10	W	October 28, 1988 	5–3 	Hartford Whalers (season) 	4–5–1
11	L	October 29, 1988 	0–3 	@ Hartford Whalers (season) 	4–6–1
12	W	November 1, 1988 	3–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	5–6–1
13	T	November 3, 1988 	3–3 OT	Winnipeg Jets (season) 	5–6–2
14	W	November 6, 1988 	6–5 	New York Rangers (season) 	6–6–2
15	L	November 9, 1988 	2–3 OT	Edmonton Oilers (season) 	6–7–2
16	T	November 11, 1988	3–3 OT	New York Islanders (season) 	6–7–3
17	W	November 12, 1988	6–3 	@ Washington Capitals (season) 	7–7–3
18	W	November 15, 1988	4–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (season) 	8–7–3
19	L	November 17, 1988	3–5 	Calgary Flames (season) 	8–8–3
20	L	November 19, 1988	2–3 	Washington Capitals (season) 	8–9–3
21	L	November 20, 1988	1–7 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	8–10–3
22	L	November 23, 1988	2–3 	@ Calgary Flames (season) 	8–11–3
23	T	November 25, 1988	2–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (season) 	8–11–4
24	L	November 29, 1988	3–9 	@ Los Angeles Kings (season) 	8–12–4
25	L	December 3, 1988 	3–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	8–13–4
26	L	December 4, 1988 	2–6 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	8–14–4
27	W	December 7, 1988 	5–1 	Washington Capitals (season) 	9–14–4
28	W	December 9, 1988 	6–5 	New York Islanders (season) 	10–14–4
29	T	December 10, 1988	4–4 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	10–14–5
30	W	December 13, 1988	4–3 	St. Louis Blues (season) 	11–14–5
31	W	December 15, 1988	6–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (season) 	12–14–5
32	L	December 17, 1988	2–5 	@ New York Islanders (season) 	12–15–5
33	W	December 18, 1988	5–3 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (season) 	13–15–5
34	T	December 21, 1988	5–5 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (season) 	13–15–6
35	T	December 23, 1988	2–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	13–15–7
36	L	December 26, 1988	1–5 	@ New York Rangers (season) 	13–16–7
37	L	December 27, 1988	5–7 	New York Rangers (season) 	13–17–7
38	L	December 29, 1988	2–6 	Boston Bruins (season) 	13–18–7
39	L	December 31, 1988	6–8 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	13–19–7
40	W	January 6, 1989 	5–4 	Buffalo Sabres (season) 	14–19–7
41	W	January 7, 1989 	5–2 	Detroit Red Wings (season) 	15–19–7
42	W	January 9, 1989 	5–4 	@ New York Rangers (season) 	16–19–7
43	L	January 11, 1989 	0–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (season) 	16–20–7
44	L	January 13, 1989 	3–5 	New York Islanders (season) 	16–21–7
45	W	January 15, 1989 	1–0 	Edmonton Oilers (season) 	17–21–7
46	L	January 17, 1989 	4–7 	@ Quebec Nordiques (season) 	17–22–7
47	L	January 19, 1989 	4–5 	Quebec Nordiques (season) 	17–23–7
48	W	January 20, 1989 	6–5 OT	@ Washington Capitals (season) 	18–23–7
49	L	January 23, 1989 	2–7 	Minnesota North Stars (season) 	18–24–7
50	T	January 24, 1989 	2–2 OT	@ New York Islanders (season) 	18–24–8
51	L	January 27, 1989 	6–8 	Hartford Whalers (season) 	18–25–8
52	T	January 28, 1989 	4–4 OT	@ Minnesota North Stars (season)	18–25–9
53	T	February 2, 1989 	6–6 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (season) 	18–25–10
54	W	February 5, 1989 	4–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (season) 	19–25–10
55	W	February 9, 1989 	6–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (season) 	20–25–10
56	L	February 11, 1989	4–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (season) 	20–26–10
57	W	February 13, 1989	8–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (season) 	21–26–10
58	L	February 15, 1989	3–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres (season) 	21–27–10
59	L	February 17, 1989	2–3 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (season) 	21–28–10
60	L	February 18, 1989	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (season) 	21–29–10
61	L	February 20, 1989	4–7 	@ New York Rangers (season) 	21–30–10
62	L	February 24, 1989	2–6 	Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	21–31–10
63	T	February 26, 1989	1–1 OT	Los Angeles Kings (season) 	21–31–11
64	T	February 28, 1989	3–3 OT	Boston Bruins (season) 	21–31–12
65	L	March 1, 1989 	1–4 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	21–32–12
66	W	March 3, 1989 	6–3 	New York Rangers (season) 	22–32–12
67	W	March 5, 1989 	2–0 	Minnesota North Stars (season) 	23–32–12
68	L	March 7, 1989 	2–6 	@ St. Louis Blues (season) 	23–33–12
69	W	March 8, 1989 	7–5 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (season) 	24–33–12
70	L	March 11, 1989 	2–3 OT	@ New York Islanders (season) 	24–34–12
71	L	March 14, 1989 	1–5 	Calgary Flames (season) 	24–35–12
72	L	March 16, 1989 	1–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	24–36–12
73	L	March 18, 1989 	1–3 	Chicago Blackhawks (season) 	24–37–12
74	W	March 20, 1989 	3–1 	Vancouver Canucks (season) 	25–37–12
75	L	March 23, 1989 	3–5 	@ Boston Bruins (season) 	25–38–12
76	L	March 25, 1989 	4–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	25–39–12
77	W	March 27, 1989 	5–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	26–39–12
78	L	March 29, 1989 	4–5 OT	New York Islanders (season) 	26–40–12
79	L	April 1, 1989 	4–6 	@ Washington Capitals (season) 	26–41–12
80	W	April 2, 1989 	7–4 	Washington Capitals (season) 	27–41–12
==Playoffs==
The 1988–89 season was a disappointing one for the Devils. Just a year after their Cinderella 1987–88 campaign in which they reached the Wales Conference Finals, the team failed to make the playoffs altogether, managing only a fifth place finish in the Patrick Division with a roster largely intact from the previous season.
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
John MacLean 	74	42	45	87 	122
Kirk Muller 	80	31	43	74 	119
Patrik Sundström	65	28	41	69 	36
Aaron Broten 	80	16	43	59 	81
Brendan Shanahan	68	22	28	50 	115
Pat Verbeek 	77	26	21	47 	189
Mark Johnson 	40	13	25	38 	24
Doug Brown 	63	15	10	25 	15
Claude Loiselle 	74	7 	14	21 	209
Pat Conacher 	55	7 	5 	12 	14
Anders Carlsson 	47	4 	8 	12 	20
David Maley 	68	5 	6 	11 	249
Perry Anderson 	39	3 	6 	9 	128
Paul Ysebaert 	5 	0 	4 	4 	0
Steve Rooney 	25	3 	1 	4 	79
Jon Morris 	4 	0 	2 	2 	0
Alan Stewart 	6 	0 	2 	2 	15
George McPhee 	1 	0 	1 	1 	2
Chris Cichocki 	2 	0 	1 	1 	2
Janne Ojanen 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2
Kevin Todd 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Defencemen===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Tom Kurvers 	74	16	50	66 	38
Jim Korn 	65	15	16	31 	212
Tommy Albelin 	46	7 	24	31 	40
Jack O'Callahan	36	5 	21	26 	51
Joe Cirella 	80	3 	19	22 	155
Randy Velischek	80	4 	14	18 	70
Bruce Driver 	27	1 	15	16 	24
Craig Wolanin 	56	3 	8 	11 	69
Ken Daneyko 	80	5 	5 	10 	283
Jamie Huscroft 	15	0 	2 	2 	51
Eric Weinrich 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Corey Foster 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltending===
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T	SO 	GAA
Sean Burke 	62	22	31	9	3 	3.84
Bob Sauvé 	15	4 	5 	1	0 	4.67
Craig Billington	3 	1 	1 	0	0 	4.71
Chris Terreri 	8 	0 	4 	2	2.69	
==Awards and Records==
*The Devils did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
The Devils' draft picks at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
Rd #	Pick #	Player 	Nat	Pos	Team (League) 	Notes
1 	12 	Corey Foster 	 	D 	Peterborough Petes (OHL) 	
2 	23 	Jeff Christian 	 	LW 	London Knights (OHL) 	The Devils acquired 1988 second-round (Christian) and fourth-round (Ruchty) draft picks, along with Patrik Sundstrom, from Vancouver in exchange for the Devils' 1988 second-round draft pick (used on Leif Rohlin), Greg Adams and Kirk McLean on September 10, 1987.
3 	54 	Zdeno Ciger 	 	LW 	Martimex ZTS Martin HC (Czechoslovak Extraliga)	
4 	65 	Matt Ruchty 	 	LW 	Bowling Green State University (CCHA) 	
4 	75 	Scott Luik 	 	RW 	Miami University (CCHA) 	
5 	96 	Chris Nelson 	 	D 	Rochester Jr. Americans (MJHL) 	
6 	117 	Chad Johnson 	 	C 	Rochester Jr. Americans (MJHL) 	
7 	138 	Chad Erickson 	 	G 	Warroad H.S. (Minnesota) 	
8 	159 	Bryan LaFort 	 	G 	Waltham H.S. (Massachusetts) 	
9 	180 	Sergei Svetlov 	 	RW 	Moscow Dynamo (Soviet League) 	
10 	201 	Bob Woods 	 	D 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 	
10 	207 	Alexander Semak	 	C 	Moscow Dynamo (Soviet League) 	The Devils acquired the 1988 tenth-round draft pick from Boston for Steve Tsujiura on March 8, 1988.
11 	222 	Chuck Hughes 	 	G 	Catholic Memorial H.S. (Massachusetts) 	
12 	243 	Michael Pohl 	 	F 	SB Rosenheim (DEL) 	
==Farm Teams==
==See Also==
*1988–89 NHL season
==References==
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Category:New Jersey Devils seasons
Category:1988 in hockey
Category:1989 in hockey