1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	2nd Patrick
Conference	4th Prince of Wales
1988–89 record	40–33–7
Home record	24–13–3
Road record	16–20–4
Goals for	347
Goals against	349
General Manager	Tony Esposito
Coach	Gene Ubriaco
Captain	Mario Lemieux
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mario Lemieux (85)
Assists	Mario Lemieux (114)
Points	Mario Lemieux (199)
Penalties in minutes	Jay Caufield (285)
Wins	Tom Barrasso (18)
Goals against average	Tom Barrasso (4.04)

This was Mario Lemieux's best season offensively. He led the league in goals (85), assists (114, tied with Wayne Gretzky), points (199), power-play goals (31) and shorthanded goals (13).

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NHL Draft
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
3 Player stats
4 Playoffs
5 Awards and records
6 References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

See also: 1988 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	4.	Darrin Shannon (LW)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL))
2	25.	Mark Major (LW)	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)

[edit] Regular season

December 31, 1988 – Mario Lemieux scores 5 goals in an 8–6 win versus the New Jersey Devils. Lemieux scores the five goals in five different ways: Even Strength, Shorthanded, Power Play, Penalty Shot, and Empty Net.

[edit] Season standings

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Washington Capitals	80	41	29	10	305	259	92
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	40	33	7	347	349	87
New York Rangers	80	37	35	8	310	307	82
Philadelphia Flyers	80	36	36	8	307	285	80
New Jersey Devils	80	27	41	12	281	325	66
New York Islanders	80	28	47	5	265	325	61

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

[edit] Playoffs

Green background indicates win.
Red indicates loss.

1989 Stanely Cup Playoffs

Patrick Division Semifinals vs NY Rangers: 4–0 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Series
1	April 5	NY Rangers	1 – 3	Pittsburgh	1–0
2	April 6	NY Rangers	4 – 7	Pittsburgh	2–0
3	April 8	Pittsburgh	5 – 3	NY Rangers	3–0
4	April 9	Pittsburgh	4 – 3	NY Rangers	4–0

Patrick Division Finals vs Philadelphia Flyers: 3–4 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Series
1	April 17	Philadelphia	4 – 3	Pittsburgh	1–0
2	April 19	Philadelphia	4 – 2	Pittsburgh	1–1
3	April 21	Pittsburgh	4 – 3	Philadelphia	2–1
4	April 23	Pittsburgh	1 – 4	Philadelphia	2–2
5	April 25	Philadelphia	7 – 10	Pittsburgh	3–2
6	April 27	Pittsburgh	2 – 6	Philadelphia	3–3
7	April 29	Pittsburgh	1 – 4	Philadelphia	3–4

[edit] Awards and records

Paul Coffey, Defence, NHL First All-Star Team
Mario Lemieux, Center, NHL First All-Star Team
Mario Lemieux, Art Ross Trophy
Mario Lemieux, Center, NHL First All-Star Team
Mario Lemieux, Club Record, Most Assists in One Season (114)
Mario Lemieux, Club Record, Most Points in One Season (199)

[edit] References

Penguins on Hockey Database

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Patrick	New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington

Adams	Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Québec

Norris	Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto

Smythe	Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver

See also	1988 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1989 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions

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