1989–90 New Jersey Devils season

The 1989–90 New Jersey Devils season was the team's 8th season in the National Hockey League since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. The Devils finished 2nd in the Patrick Division and lost in the Division Semi-finals to the Washington Capitals 4 games to 2.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 5, 1989 	6–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	1–0–0
2 	T	October 7, 1989 	4–4 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	1–0–1
3 	L	October 10, 1989 	2–4 	Calgary Flames (season) 	1–1–1
4 	L	October 13, 1989 	3–4 OT	Montreal Canadiens (season) 	1–2–1
5 	W	October 14, 1989 	3–2 	@ Hartford Whalers (season) 	2–2–1
6 	W	October 18, 1989 	5–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	3–2–1
7 	L	October 20, 1989 	2–3 	Vancouver Canucks (season) 	3–3–1
8 	W	October 21, 1989 	5–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (season) 	4–3–1
9 	W	October 23, 1989 	5–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (season) 	5–3–1
10	L	October 26, 1989 	3–7 	Hartford Whalers (season) 	5–4–1
11	W	October 28, 1989 	3–2 	Chicago Blackhawks (season) 	6–4–1
12	L	October 31, 1989 	3–4 	@ Vancouver Canucks (season) 	6–5–1
13	T	November 1, 1989 	6–6 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (season) 	6–5–2
14	L	November 4, 1989 	3–7 	@ Calgary Flames (season) 	6–6–2
15	W	November 8, 1989 	6–3 	Quebec Nordiques (season) 	7–6–2
16	L	November 11, 1989	5–7 	Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	7–7–2
17	T	November 12, 1989	3–3 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	7–7–3
18	L	November 15, 1989	1–2 OT	Minnesota North Stars (season) 	7–8–3
19	W	November 17, 1989	5–4 OT	New York Rangers (season) 	8–8–3
20	L	November 18, 1989	4–6 	@ Boston Bruins (season) 	8–9–3
21	W	November 22, 1989	6–3 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	9–9–3
22	L	November 24, 1989	6–7 	@ Minnesota North Stars (season)	9–10–3
23	W	November 25, 1989	3–1 	@ Winnipeg Jets (season) 	10–10–3
24	W	November 28, 1989	3–2 OT	New York Islanders (season) 	11–10–3
25	L	December 1, 1989 	4–6 	@ Buffalo Sabres (season) 	11–11–3
26	L	December 2, 1989 	3–5 	Washington Capitals (season) 	11–12–3
27	L	December 6, 1989 	3–5 	@ New York Rangers (season) 	11–13–3
28	L	December 8, 1989 	2–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	11–14–3
29	L	December 9, 1989 	3–7 	@ Hartford Whalers (season) 	11–15–3
30	W	December 12, 1989	7–2 	@ New York Islanders (season) 	12–15–3
31	W	December 13, 1989	5–2 	New York Islanders (season) 	13–15–3
32	W	December 15, 1989	7–5 	Los Angeles Kings (season) 	14–15–3
33	W	December 17, 1989	3–1 	Boston Bruins (season) 	15–15–3
34	L	December 19, 1989	4–5 OT	@ New York Islanders (season) 	15–16–3
35	W	December 22, 1989	5–4 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	16–16–3
36	W	December 23, 1989	3–2 	St. Louis Blues (season) 	17–16–3
37	T	December 26, 1989	4–4 OT	@ New York Rangers (season) 	17–16–4
38	L	December 27, 1989	1–3 	Washington Capitals (season) 	17–17–4
39	W	December 29, 1989	3–2 	New York Rangers (season) 	18–17–4
40	L	December 31, 1989	4–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (season) 	18–18–4
41	W	January 2, 1990 	5–3 	Buffalo Sabres (season) 	19–18–4
42	W	January 4, 1990 	4–2 	Los Angeles Kings (season) 	20–18–4
43	L	January 8, 1990 	3–4 	Winnipeg Jets (season) 	20–19–4
44	W	January 10, 1990 	6–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	21–19–4
45	L	January 12, 1990 	2–5 	Montreal Canadiens (season) 	21–20–4
46	W	January 13, 1990 	5–4 	@ Quebec Nordiques (season) 	22–20–4
47	L	January 16, 1990 	6–9 	@ Washington Capitals (season) 	22–21–4
48	W	January 23, 1990 	4–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	23–21–4
49	W	January 24, 1990 	3–2 	Washington Capitals (season) 	24–21–4
50	L	January 26, 1990 	1–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (season) 	24–22–4
51	T	January 28, 1990 	4–4 OT	@ New York Islanders (season) 	24–22–5
52	L	January 30, 1990 	2–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (season) 	24–23–5
53	L	February 4, 1990 	2–4 	@ Vancouver Canucks (season) 	24–24–5
54	T	February 6, 1990 	2–2 OT	Edmonton Oilers (season) 	24–24–6
55	W	February 9, 1990 	5–3 	@ Washington Capitals (season) 	25–24–6
56	L	February 10, 1990	0–7 	@ St. Louis Blues (season) 	25–25–6
57	T	February 12, 1990	1–1 OT	Detroit Red Wings (season) 	25–25–7
58	L	February 16, 1990	1–2 	New York Rangers (season) 	25–26–7
59	L	February 17, 1990	4–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (season) 	25–27–7
60	L	February 19, 1990	3–4 OT	@ New York Rangers (season) 	25–28–7
61	L	February 22, 1990	2–4 	Winnipeg Jets (season) 	25–29–7
62	W	February 24, 1990	3–2 	Chicago Blackhawks (season) 	26–29–7
63	T	February 25, 1990	3–3 OT	@ New York Islanders (season) 	26–29–8
64	L	February 28, 1990	1–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	26–30–8
65	W	March 2, 1990 	6–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (season) 	27–30–8
66	L	March 4, 1990 	3–4 	@ Washington Capitals (season) 	27–31–8
67	W	March 6, 1990 	2–1 	St. Louis Blues (season) 	28–31–8
68	W	March 8, 1990 	4–2 	New York Islanders (season) 	29–31–8
69	W	March 10, 1990 	9–3 	Quebec Nordiques (season) 	30–31–8
70	W	March 13, 1990 	3–1 	@ Minnesota North Stars (season)	31–31–8
71	L	March 15, 1990 	4–5 	@ Calgary Flames (season) 	31–32–8
72	W	March 17, 1990 	4–1 	@ Edmonton Oilers (season) 	32–32–8
73	L	March 20, 1990 	2–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	32–33–8
74	L	March 22, 1990 	3–6 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (season) 	32–34–8
75	W	March 24, 1990 	5–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (season) 	33–34–8
76	W	March 25, 1990 	4–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (season) 	34–34–8
77	W	March 27, 1990 	4–1 	Washington Capitals (season) 	35–34–8
78	W	March 29, 1990 	6–4 	New York Rangers (season) 	36–34–8
79	W	March 31, 1990 	5–1 	Detroit Red Wings (season) 	37–34–8
80	T	April 1, 1990 	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (season) 	37–34–9
==Playoffs==
===Washington Capitals 4, New Jersey Devils 2===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	80	30	56	86 	74 	-1 	9 	0 	6
 	RW 	80	41	38	79 	80 	17 	10 	3 	11
 	C 	74	27	49	76 	34 	15 	8 	1 	0
 	LW 	73	30	42	72 	137	15 	8 	0 	5
 	D 	75	7 	46	53 	63 	6 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	72	30	17	47 	81 	-8 	7 	0 	3
 	C 	63	16	29	45 	12 	-8 	4 	0 	1
 	D 	72	8 	34	42 	52 	9 	2 	0 	0
 	RW 	69	14	20	34 	16 	7 	1 	3 	3
 	C 	64	17	13	30 	12 	-5 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	68	6 	23	29 	63 	-1 	4 	0 	0
 	LW 	67	8 	17	25 	160	-2 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	74	6 	15	21 	216	15 	0 	1 	1
 	D 	39	6 	15	21 	16 	15 	1 	0 	0
 	LW/C	42	10	8 	18 	36 	-15	1 	2 	0
 	C 	35	8 	10	18 	30 	3 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	33	4 	10	14 	28 	-4 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	20	6 	7 	13 	8 	12 	2 	0 	1
 	C 	12	5 	6 	11 	16 	-1 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	19	2 	7 	9 	11 	1 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	37	1 	7 	8 	47 	-13	0 	0 	0
 	D 	31	2 	5 	7 	14 	-4 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	19	3 	3 	6 	4 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	62	0 	6 	6 	72 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	42	2 	3 	5 	149	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D/LW	37	2 	3 	5 	99 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	19	1 	4 	5 	13 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	21	1 	2 	3 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	1 	2 	3 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	1 	2 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	52	0 	1 	1 	38 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	16	0 	1 	1 	8 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	10	0 	0 	0 	23 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	35	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	31 	-3 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	2914	52	22	22	6	175	3.60	0 	1453	1278	.880
 	1931	35	15	12	3	110	3.42	0 	1004	894 	.890
Team: 	4845	80	37	34	9	285	3.53	0 	2457	2172	.884
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	6 	3	3	6 	20 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	6 	1	5	6 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	4	1	5 	12 	2 	1 	0
 	C 	6 	3	2	5 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	6 	1	3	4 	23 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	1	3	4 	11 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	1	3	4 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	1	3	4 	17 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	3	3 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	2	0	2 	21 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	2	2 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	1	0	1 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	0	0	0 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	5 	0	0	0 	16 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	0	0	0 	25 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	4 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	238	4 	2	2	13	3.28	0 	103	90 	.874
 	125	2 	0	2	8 	3.84	0 	57 	49 	.860
Team: 	363	6 	2	4	21	3.47	0 	160	139	.869
Note: 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 
==Awards and Records==
*The Devils did not win any awards this season.
==Draft Picks==
The Devils' draft picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.
Rd #	Pick #	Player 	Nat	Pos	Team (League) 	Notes 			
1 	5 	Bill Guerin 	 	RW 	Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) 	 			
1 	18 	Jason Miller 	 	C 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) 	The Devils acquired the 1989 first-round draft pick from Los Angeles for Corey Foster on June 17, 1989.			
2 	26 	Jarrod Skalde 	 	C 	Oshawa Generals (OHL) 	 			
3 	47 	Scott Pellerin 	 	LW 	University of Maine (Hockey East)	 			
4 	68 	No fourth-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 fourth-round pick (used on Niklas Andersson) to Quebec for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.	No fourth-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 fourth-round pick (used on Niklas Andersson) to Quebec for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.	No fourth-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 fourth-round pick (used on Niklas Andersson) to Quebec for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.	No fourth-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 fourth-round pick (used on Niklas Andersson) to Quebec for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.	No fourth-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 fourth-round pick (used on Niklas Andersson) to Quebec for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.	No fourth-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 fourth-round pick (used on Niklas Andersson) to Quebec for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.	No fourth-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 fourth-round pick (used on Niklas Andersson) to Quebec for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.	No fourth-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 fourth-round pick (used on Niklas Andersson) to Quebec for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.
5 	89 	Mike Heinke 	 	G 	Avon Old Farms H.S. (Connecticut)	 			
6 	110 	David Emma 	 	RW 	Boston College (Hockey East) 	1991 Hobey Baker Award winner. Emma's profile at HockeyDB.com 			
7 	131 	No seventh-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com	No seventh-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com	No seventh-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com	No seventh-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com	No seventh-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com	No seventh-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com	No seventh-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com	No seventh-round pick
The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com
8 	152 	Sergei Starikov	 	D 	CSKA Moscow (Soviet League) 	 			
9 	173 	Andre Faust 	 	LW 	Princeton University (ECAC) 	 			
10 	194 	No tenth-round pick
The Devils did not make a selection in the tenth round; the Buffalo Sabres selected in their place (Mark Astley). No source is found indicating why the Devils did not draft this round.	No tenth-round pick
The Devils did not make a selection in the tenth round; the Buffalo Sabres selected in their place (Mark Astley). No source is found indicating why the Devils did not draft this round.	No tenth-round pick
The Devils did not make a selection in the tenth round; the Buffalo Sabres selected in their place (Mark Astley). No source is found indicating why the Devils did not draft this round.	No tenth-round pick
The Devils did not make a selection in the tenth round; the Buffalo Sabres selected in their place (Mark Astley). No source is found indicating why the Devils did not draft this round.	No tenth-round pick
The Devils did not make a selection in the tenth round; the Buffalo Sabres selected in their place (Mark Astley). No source is found indicating why the Devils did not draft this round.	No tenth-round pick
The Devils did not make a selection in the tenth round; the Buffalo Sabres selected in their place (Mark Astley). No source is found indicating why the Devils did not draft this round.	No tenth-round pick
The Devils did not make a selection in the tenth round; the Buffalo Sabres selected in their place (Mark Astley). No source is found indicating why the Devils did not draft this round.	No tenth-round pick
The Devils did not make a selection in the tenth round; the Buffalo Sabres selected in their place (Mark Astley). No source is found indicating why the Devils did not draft this round.
11 	215 	Jason Simon 	 	W 	Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL)	 			
12 	236 	Peter Larsson 	 	C 	Södertälje SK (Elitserien) 	 			
==See Also==
*1989–90 NHL season
==References==
*
*
Category:New Jersey Devils seasons
Category:1989 in hockey
Category:1990 in hockey