1988–89 Boston Bruins season

The 1988–89 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 65th season. The Bruins finished 2nd in the Adams Division, defeated the Buffalo Sabres in 4 games to 1 in the Division Semi-finals before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the Division Finals 4 games to 1.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 6, 1988 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 8, 1988 	6–2 	@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89) 	2–0–0
3 	W 	October 9, 1988 	3–1 	Hartford Whalers (1988–89) 	3–0–0
4 	L 	October 12, 1988 	2–6 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) 	3–1–0
5 	L 	October 15, 1988 	1–5 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	3–2–0
6 	W 	October 16, 1988 	10–3 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) 	4–2–0
7 	W 	October 19, 1988 	5–2 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89) 	5–2–0
8 	W 	October 22, 1988 	5–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89) 	6–2–0
9 	T 	October 25, 1988 	1–1 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	6–2–1
10 	W 	October 27, 1988 	6–2 	Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	7–2–1
11 	T 	October 29, 1988 	3–3 OT 	Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	7–2–2
12 	T 	October 30, 1988 	3–3 OT 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	7–2–3
13 	W 	November 2, 1988 	7–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) 	8–2–3
14 	L 	November 3, 1988 	3–5 	Hartford Whalers (1988–89) 	8–3–3
15 	W 	November 6, 1988 	4–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) 	9–3–3
16 	T 	November 11, 1988 	4–4 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1988–89) 	9–3–4
17 	L 	November 12, 1988 	1–2 	Calgary Flames (1988–89) 	9–4–4
18 	T 	November 15, 1988 	5–5 OT 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	9–4–5
19 	L 	November 17, 1988 	2–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	9–5–5
20 	L 	November 18, 1988 	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) 	9–6–5
21 	L 	November 20, 1988 	4–5 OT 	Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) 	9–7–5
22 	L 	November 23, 1988 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	9–8–5
23 	W 	November 24, 1988 	2–1 OT 	Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) 	10–8–5
24 	W 	November 26, 1988 	8–2 	Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) 	11–8–5
25 	L 	November 29, 1988 	1–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) 	11–9–5
26 	L 	December 1, 1988 	1–4 	Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) 	11–10–5
27 	T 	December 3, 1988 	1–1 OT 	@ Washington Capitals (1988–89) 	11–10–6
28 	T 	December 4, 1988 	3–3 OT 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) 	11–10–7
29 	W 	December 6, 1988 	4–3 	@ New York Islanders (1988–89) 	12–10–7
30 	L 	December 8, 1988 	2–4 	Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	12–11–7
31 	T 	December 10, 1988 	1–1 OT 	New York Rangers (1988–89) 	12–11–8
32 	L 	December 12, 1988 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	12–12–8
33 	W 	December 15, 1988 	4–3 OT 	Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) 	13–12–8
34 	T 	December 17, 1988 	2–2 OT 	Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	13–12–9
35 	L 	December 18, 1988 	2–4 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	13–13–9
36 	W 	December 21, 1988 	4–3 	@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89) 	14–13–9
37 	L 	December 22, 1988 	2–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	14–14–9
38 	L 	December 26, 1988 	1–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	14–15–9
39 	W 	December 29, 1988 	6–2 	@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89) 	15–15–9
40 	W 	January 2, 1989 	8–7 	St. Louis Blues (1988–89) 	16–15–9
41 	L 	January 5, 1989 	3–5 	New York Islanders (1988–89) 	16–16–9
42 	L 	January 7, 1989 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	16–17–9
43 	W 	January 8, 1989 	4–2 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	17–17–9
44 	L 	January 12, 1989 	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	17–18–9
45 	T 	January 14, 1989 	5–5 OT 	Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) 	17–18–10
46 	W 	January 15, 1989 	4–3 	@ Washington Capitals (1988–89) 	18–18–10
47 	L 	January 19, 1989 	2–7 	Calgary Flames (1988–89) 	18–19–10
48 	L 	January 21, 1989 	5–6 OT 	Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	18–20–10
49 	L 	January 22, 1989 	4–6 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	18–21–10
50 	W 	January 25, 1989 	2–1 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) 	19–21–10
51 	W 	January 26, 1989 	4–2 	St. Louis Blues (1988–89) 	20–21–10
52 	L 	January 28, 1989 	3–4 	Winnipeg Jets (1988–89) 	20–22–10
53 	T 	February 1, 1989 	4–4 OT 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	20–22–11
54 	W 	February 3, 1989 	4–2 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89) 	21–22–11
55 	L 	February 5, 1989 	2–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) 	21–23–11
56 	W 	February 9, 1989 	4–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) 	22–23–11
57 	W 	February 11, 1989 	5–2 	Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) 	23–23–11
58 	L 	February 14, 1989 	2–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) 	23–24–11
59 	W 	February 15, 1989 	7–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) 	24–24–11
60 	W 	February 18, 1989 	4–3 	@ Calgary Flames (1988–89) 	25–24–11
61 	W 	February 19, 1989 	4–2 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) 	26–24–11
62 	W 	February 25, 1989 	9–1 	@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89) 	27–24–11
63 	T 	February 28, 1989 	3–3 OT 	@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89) 	27–24–12
64 	W 	March 2, 1989 	5–2 	Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	28–24–12
65 	W 	March 4, 1989 	6–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) 	29–24–12
66 	W 	March 5, 1989 	5–0 	@ New York Rangers (1988–89) 	30–24–12
67 	W 	March 7, 1989 	2–1 	@ New York Islanders (1988–89) 	31–24–12
68 	L 	March 9, 1989 	2–7 	Washington Capitals (1988–89) 	31–25–12
69 	T 	March 11, 1989 	6–6 OT 	Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	31–25–13
70 	L 	March 12, 1989 	2–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	31–26–13
71 	W 	March 14, 1989 	8–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) 	32–26–13
72 	T 	March 16, 1989 	2–2 OT 	Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	32–26–14
73 	W 	March 18, 1989 	6–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) 	33–26–14
74 	L 	March 19, 1989 	2–3 	Hartford Whalers (1988–89) 	33–27–14
75 	L 	March 22, 1989 	2–4 	@ Hartford Whalers (1988–89) 	33–28–14
76 	W 	March 23, 1989 	5–3 	New Jersey Devils (1988–89) 	34–28–14
77 	W 	March 25, 1989 	6–3 	Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) 	35–28–14
78 	L 	March 27, 1989 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	35–29–14
79 	W 	April 1, 1989 	5–4 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	36–29–14
80 	W 	April 2, 1989 	3–2 	Hartford Whalers (1988–89) 	37–29–14
==Playoffs==
===Boston Bruins 4, Buffalo Sabres 1===
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 1===
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Cam Neely 	74	37	38	75 	190
Ken Linseman 	78	27	45	72 	164
Craig Janney 	62	16	46	62 	12
Randy Burridge 	80	31	30	61 	39
Bob Joyce 	77	18	31	49 	46
Andy Brickley 	71	13	22	35 	20
Keith Crowder 	69	15	18	33 	147
Bob Sweeney 	75	14	14	28 	99
Steve Kasper 	49	10	16	26 	49
John Carter 	44	12	10	22 	24
Greg Johnston 	57	11	9 	20 	32
Bobby Carpenter	18	5 	9 	14 	10
Tommy Lehman 	26	4 	2 	6 	10
Jay Miller 	37	2 	4 	6 	168
Ray Neufeld 	14	1 	3 	4 	28
Lyndon Byers 	49	0 	4 	4 	218
Bill O'Dwyer 	19	1 	2 	3 	8
Paul Guay 	5 	0 	2 	2 	0
Rob Cimetta 	7 	2 	0 	2 	0
Ray Podloski 	8 	0 	1 	1 	17
Ron Flockhart 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
Carl Mokosak 	7 	0 	0 	0 	31
Paul Beraldo 	7 	0 	0 	0 	4
Moe Lemay 	12	0 	0 	0 	33
===Defensemen===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Ray Bourque 	60	18	43	61 	52
Glen Wesley 	77	19	35	54 	61
Greg Hawgood 	56	16	24	40 	84
Garry Galley 	78	8 	22	30 	80
Michael Thelven 	40	3 	18	21 	71
Don Sweeney 	36	3 	5 	8 	20
Allen Pedersen 	51	0 	6 	6 	69
Alain Côté 	31	2 	3 	5 	51
Bruce Shoebottom	29	1 	3 	4 	44
Gord Kluzak 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2
Stéphane Quintal	26	0 	1 	1 	29
Dale Dunbar 	1 	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
Réjean Lemelin	40	19	15	6	0 	3.01
Andy Moog 	41	18	14	8	1 	3.22
==Awards and Records==
*Ray Bourque, Defence, NHL Second All-Star Team
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Farm Teams==
==See Also==
==References==
Category:Boston Bruins seasons
Category:1988 in hockey
Category:1989 in hockey