1988–89 Hartford Whalers season

The 1988–89 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' 10th season in the National Hockey League. The Whalers finished 4th in the Adams Division and lost in the Division Semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 0.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L	October 6, 1988 	2–5 	Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	0–1–0
2 	L	October 8, 1988 	2–6 	Boston Bruins (1988–89) 	0–2–0
3 	L	October 9, 1988 	1–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1988–89) 	0–3–0
4 	W	October 12, 1988 	4–3 	@ New York Rangers (1988–89) 	1–3–0
5 	W	October 15, 1988 	7–5 	Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) 	2–3–0
6 	L	October 19, 1988 	4–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	2–4–0
7 	W	October 22, 1988 	8–6 	Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) 	3–4–0
8 	W	October 26, 1988 	7–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	4–4–0
9 	L	October 28, 1988 	3–5 	@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89) 	4–5–0
10 	W	October 29, 1988 	3–0 	New Jersey Devils (1988–89) 	5–5–0
11 	L	November 1, 1988 	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	5–6–0
12 	W	November 3, 1988 	5–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1988–89) 	6–6–0
13 	L	November 5, 1988 	2–3 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) 	6–7–0
14 	L	November 7, 1988 	3–6 	@ Calgary Flames (1988–89) 	6–8–0
15 	T	November 9, 1988 	1–1 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) 	6–8–1
16 	L	November 10, 1988	2–7 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) 	6–9–1
17 	W	November 12, 1988	3–1 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	7–9–1
18 	L	November 16, 1988	3–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) 	7–10–1
19 	L	November 18, 1988	2–3 	@ Washington Capitals (1988–89) 	7–11–1
20 	L	November 19, 1988	2–5 	Calgary Flames (1988–89) 	7–12–1
21 	W	November 23, 1988	4–3 	Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	8–12–1
22 	W	November 26, 1988	4–2 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	9–12–1
23 	L	November 30, 1988	3–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	9–13–1
24 	W	December 2, 1988 	6–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	10–13–1
25 	L	December 3, 1988 	2–4 	Minnesota North Stars (1988–89) 	10–14–1
26 	W	December 6, 1988 	9–0 	Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	11–14–1
27 	W	December 8, 1988 	5–4 	New York Rangers (1988–89) 	12–14–1
28 	W	December 10, 1988	4–1 	Calgary Flames (1988–89) 	13–14–1
29 	L	December 14, 1988	3–4 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) 	13–15–1
30 	T	December 15, 1988	3–3 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1988–89) 	13–15–2
31 	L	December 17, 1988	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) 	13–16–2
32 	L	December 19, 1988	1–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	13–17–2
33 	L	December 21, 1988	3–4 	Boston Bruins (1988–89) 	13–18–2
34 	L	December 23, 1988	4–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) 	13–19–2
35 	L	December 26, 1988	3–4 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) 	13–20–2
36 	T	December 28, 1988	4–4 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	13–20–3
37 	W	December 30, 1988	4–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) 	14–20–3
38 	W	December 31, 1988	3–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1988–89) 	15–20–3
39 	L	January 2, 1989 	4–5 	@ New York Rangers (1988–89) 	15–21–3
40 	W	January 4, 1989 	5–4 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	16–21–3
41 	W	January 10, 1989 	2–1 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89) 	17–21–3
42 	L	January 14, 1989 	6–9 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) 	17–22–3
43 	L	January 16, 1989 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) 	17–23–3
44 	L	January 18, 1989 	1–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	17–24–3
45 	W	January 19, 1989 	6–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	18–24–3
46 	W	January 21, 1989 	5–4 	Los Angeles Kings (1988–89) 	19–24–3
47 	W	January 23, 1989 	5–0 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	20–24–3
48 	T	January 25, 1989 	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (1988–89) 	20–24–4
49 	W	January 27, 1989 	8–6 	@ New Jersey Devils (1988–89) 	21–24–4
50 	L	January 28, 1989 	2–3 OT	Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	21–25–4
51 	L	January 31, 1989 	3–5 	Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	21–26–4
52 	L	February 3, 1989 	0–1 	@ Washington Capitals (1988–89) 	21–27–4
53 	L	February 4, 1989 	3–5 	@ New York Islanders (1988–89) 	21–28–4
54 	W	February 9, 1989 	5–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	22–28–4
55 	W	February 11, 1989	7–3 	Winnipeg Jets (1988–89) 	23–28–4
56 	W	February 15, 1989	4–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) 	24–28–4
57 	W	February 18, 1989	4–3 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1988–89)	25–28–4
58 	L	February 19, 1989	6–7 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1988–89) 	25–29–4
59 	L	February 21, 1989	4–7 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) 	25–30–4
60 	W	February 23, 1989	4–2 	Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	26–30–4
61 	L	February 25, 1989	1–9 	Boston Bruins (1988–89) 	26–31–4
62 	W	February 26, 1989	8–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) 	27–31–4
63 	W	February 28, 1989	3–1 	@ New York Islanders (1988–89) 	28–31–4
64 	W	March 2, 1989 	2–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1988–89) 	29–31–4
65 	L	March 4, 1989 	1–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	29–32–4
66 	W	March 5, 1989 	3–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1988–89) 	30–32–4
67 	W	March 8, 1989 	7–3 	Edmonton Oilers (1988–89) 	31–32–4
68 	L	March 11, 1989 	3–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1988–89) 	31–33–4
69 	T	March 12, 1989 	3–3 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (1988–89) 	31–33–5
70 	W	March 14, 1989 	8–2 	New York Islanders (1988–89) 	32–33–5
71 	L	March 16, 1989 	1–6 	Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	32–34–5
72 	L	March 18, 1989 	2–8 	Washington Capitals (1988–89) 	32–35–5
73 	W	March 19, 1989 	3–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1988–89) 	33–35–5
74 	W	March 22, 1989 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1988–89) 	34–35–5
75 	L	March 23, 1989 	3–6 	@ Quebec Nordiques (1988–89) 	34–36–5
76 	W	March 25, 1989 	4–0 	St. Louis Blues (1988–89) 	35–36–5
77 	L	March 28, 1989 	2–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1988–89) 	35–37–5
78 	W	March 30, 1989 	9–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988–89) 	36–37–5
79 	W	April 1, 1989 	6–1 	Chicago Blackhawks (1988–89) 	37–37–5
80 	L	April 2, 1989 	2–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1988–89) 	37–38–5
==Playoffs==
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Hartford Whalers 0===
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 5	Hartford Whalers 	2 	Montreal Canadiens	6 	
April 6	Hartford Whalers 	2 	Montreal Canadiens	3 	
April 8	Montreal Canadiens	5 	Hartford Whalers 	4 	(OT)
April 9	Montreal Canadiens	4 	Hartford Whalers 	3 	
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Kevin Dineen 	79	45	44 	89 	167
Ron Francis 	69	29	48 	77 	36
Ray Ferraro 	80	41	35 	76 	86
Scott Young 	76	19	40 	59 	27
Paul MacDermid 	74	17	27 	44 	141
Dave Tippett 	80	17	24 	41 	45
John Anderson 	62	16	24 	40 	28
Jody Hull 	60	16	18 	34 	10
Sylvain Turgeon 	42	16	14 	30 	40
Dean Evason 	67	11	17 	28 	60
Brian Lawton 	35	10	16 	26 	28
Carey Wilson 	34	11	11 	22 	14
Brent Peterson 	66	4 	13 	17 	61
Don Maloney 	21	3 	11 	14 	23
Tom Martin 	38	7 	6 	13 	113
Torrie Robertson	27	2 	4 	6 	84
Ed Kastelic 	10	0 	2 	2 	15
Mark Reeds 	7 	0 	2 	2 	6
Dallas Gaume 	4 	1 	1 	2 	0
Terry Yake 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Jim Thomson 	5 	0 	0 	0 	14
===Defensemen===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Dave Babych 	70	6	41 	47 	54
Ulf Samuelsson 	71	9	26 	35 	181
Norm Maciver 	37	1	22 	23 	24
Sylvain Côté 	78	8	9 	17 	49
Grant Jennings 	55	3	10 	13 	159
Joel Quenneville 	69	4	7 	11 	32
Randy Ladouceur 	75	2	5 	7 	95
Brad Shaw 	3 	1	0 	1 	0
Scot Kleinendorst	24	0	1 	1 	36
Al Tuer 	4 	0	0 	0 	23
Adam Burt 	5 	0	0 	0 	6
Jim Pavese 	5 	0	0 	0 	5
===Goaltending===
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T	SO	GAA
Peter Sidorkiewicz	44	22	18	4	4 	3.03
Mike Liut 	35	13	19	1	1 	4.25
Kay Whitmore 	3 	2 	1 	0	0 	3.33
1988-89 Hartford Whalers at Hockey Reference
==Awards and Records==
*Peter Sidorkiewicz, Goaltender, NHL First All-Rookie Team
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Farm Teams==
==See Also==
==References==
Category:Hartford Whalers seasons
Category:1988 in hockey
Category:1989 in hockey