1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season

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1989–90 Buffalo Sabres
Division 2nd Adams
Conference 2nd Prince of Wales
1989–90 record 45–27–8
Home record 27–11–2
Road record 18–16–6
Goals for 286
Goals against 248
Coach Rick Dudley
Captain Mike Foligno
Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals Dave Andreychuk and Pierre Turgeon (40)
Assists Pierre Turgeon (66)
Points Pierre Turgeon (106)
Penalties in minutes Mike Hartman (211)
Wins Daren Puppa (31)
Goals against average Daren Puppa (2.89)

The Buffalo Sabres entered their 20th season in the National Hockey League. They finished the season with the third best record in the NHL. The season also featured the NHL debuts of Alexander Mogilny, Rob Ray, and Donald Audette.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 14. Kevin Haller (D) Flag of Canada Canada Regina Pats (WHL)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Adams Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Boston Bruins 80 46 25 9 101 289 232 1458
Buffalo Sabres 80 45 27 8 98 286 248 1449
Montreal Canadiens 80 41 28 11 93 288 234 1590
Hartford Whalers 80 38 33 9 85 275 268 2102
Quebec Nordiques 80 12 61 7 31 240 407 2104

[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

Buffalo vs. Montreal
Date Away Home
April 5 Montreal 1 4 Buffalo
April 7 Montreal 3 0 Buffalo
April 9 Buffalo 1 2 Montreal OT
April 11 Buffalo 4 2 Montreal
April 13 Montreal 4 2 Buffalo
April 15 Buffalo 2 5 Montreal
Montreal wins series 4–2

[edit] Awards and records

  • Darren Puppa, Goaltender, NHL All-Star Game Appearance
  • Pierre Turgeon, NHL All-Star Game Appearance
  • Darren Puppa, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star

[edit] References

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Buffalo Sabres seasons
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1989–90 NHL season by team
Patrick
New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington
Adams
Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Québec
Norris
Smythe
Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver
See also