1989–90 Washington Capitals season

1989–90 Washington Capitals
Division 3rd Patrick
Conference 7th Wales
1989–90 record 36–38–6
Home record 19–18–3
Road record 17–20–3
Goals for 284
Goals against 275
Team information
General Manager David Poile
Coach Bryan Murray
Terry Murray
Captain Rod Langway
Alternate captains Dale Hunter
Scott Stevens
Arena Capital Centre
Team leaders
Goals Dino Ciccarelli (41)
Assists Mike Ridley (43)
Points Dino Ciccarelli (79)
Penalties in minutes Alan May (339)
Wins Don Beaupre (23)
Goals against average Mike Liut (2.13)
<1988–89 1990–91>

The Washington Capitals season involved the team's first trip to the Prince of Wales Conference Finals. They lost to the Bruins 4 games to 0.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 19. Olaf Kolzig (G)  South Africa/
 Germany
Tri-City Americans (WHL)

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Rangers 80 36 31 13 279 267 85
New Jersey Devils 80 37 34 9 295 288 83
Washington Capitals 80 36 38 6 284 275 78
New York Islanders 80 31 38 11 281 288 73
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 32 40 8 318 359 72
Philadelphia Flyers 80 30 39 11 290 297 71

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Wales Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins ADM 80 46 25 9 289 232 101
2 Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 45 27 8 286 248 98
3 Montreal Canadiens ADM 80 41 28 11 288 234 93
4 Hartford Whalers ADM 80 38 33 9 275 268 85
5 New York Rangers PTK 80 36 31 13 279 267 85
6 New Jersey Devils PTK 80 37 34 9 295 288 83
7 Washington Capitals PTK 80 36 38 6 284 275 78
8 New York Islanders PTK 80 31 38 11 281 288 73
9 Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 80 32 40 8 318 359 72
10 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 30 39 11 290 297 71
11 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 12 61 7 240 407 31

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 6, 19895–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 1–0–0
2LOctober 7, 19892–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 1–1–0
3LOctober 11, 19891–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 1–2–0
4WOctober 13, 19897–4 New York Rangers (1989–90) 2–2–0
5TOctober 14, 19894–4 OT Calgary Flames (1989–90) 2–2–1
6WOctober 16, 19894–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 3–2–1
7LOctober 20, 19893–5 New York Islanders (1989–90) 3–3–1
8LOctober 21, 19894–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 3–4–1
9TOctober 23, 19893–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 3–4–2
10LOctober 25, 19894–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 3–5–2
11LOctober 28, 19890–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 3–6–2
12LOctober 29, 19890–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 3–7–2
13TOctober 31, 19891–1 OT St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 3–7–3
14WNovember 3, 19892–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 4–7–3
15WNovember 5, 19893–0 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 5–7–3
16WNovember 7, 19895–3 @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 6–7–3
17LNovember 10, 19893–5 Boston Bruins (1989–90) 6–8–3
18LNovember 11, 19893–5 Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 6–9–3
19TNovember 14, 19894–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 6–9–4
20LNovember 18, 19893–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 6–10–4
21WNovember 22, 19895–3 New York Islanders (1989–90) 7–10–4
22LNovember 24, 19894–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 7–11–4
23WNovember 25, 19894–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 8–11–4
24WNovember 29, 19895–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 9–11–4
25LDecember 1, 19892–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 9–12–4
26WDecember 2, 19895–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 10–12–4
27WDecember 5, 19894–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 11–12–4
28LDecember 6, 19893–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 11–13–4
29WDecember 9, 19897–3 @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 12–13–4
30LDecember 10, 19893–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 12–14–4
31LDecember 15, 19893–5 New York Islanders (1989–90) 12–15–4
32WDecember 16, 19895–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 13–15–4
33WDecember 19, 19892–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 14–15–4
34LDecember 21, 19892–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 14–16–4
35WDecember 23, 19893–2 New York Rangers (1989–90) 15–16–4
36WDecember 26, 19896–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 16–16–4
37WDecember 27, 19893–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 17–16–4
38WDecember 29, 19892–1 Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 18–16–4
39LJanuary 1, 19904–7 Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 18–17–4
40LJanuary 3, 19901–2 @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 18–18–4
41LJanuary 5, 19902–5 Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 18–19–4
42LJanuary 6, 19903–5 @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 18–20–4
43LJanuary 8, 19906–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 18–21–4
44LJanuary 10, 19901–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 18–22–4
45LJanuary 12, 19904–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 18–23–4
46LJanuary 13, 19902–4 @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 18–24–4
47WJanuary 16, 19909–6 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 19–24–4
48WJanuary 19, 19906–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 20–24–4
49LJanuary 23, 19903–4 Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 20–25–4
50LJanuary 24, 19902–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 20–26–4
51WJanuary 26, 19906–3 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 21–26–4
52WJanuary 28, 19907–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 22–26–4
53WJanuary 31, 19904–3 OT @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 23–26–4
54LFebruary 2, 19903–5 @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 23–27–4
55LFebruary 4, 19904–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 23–28–4
56WFebruary 6, 199012–2 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 24–28–4
57LFebruary 8, 19905–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 24–29–4
58LFebruary 9, 19903–5 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 24–30–4
59WFebruary 11, 19905–3 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 25–30–4
60WFebruary 14, 19904–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 26–30–4
61LFebruary 19, 19902–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 26–31–4
62LFebruary 23, 19903–6 New York Rangers (1989–90) 26–32–4
63WFebruary 25, 19909–4 Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 27–32–4
64WFebruary 27, 19904–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 28–32–4
65LFebruary 28, 19902–3 @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 28–33–4
66LMarch 2, 19903–4 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 28–34–4
67WMarch 4, 19904–3 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 29–34–4
68TMarch 6, 19901–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 29–34–5
69WMarch 9, 19904–3 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 30–34–5
70WMarch 10, 19904–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 31–34–5
71LMarch 13, 19901–4 St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 31–35–5
72LMarch 17, 19901–3 Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 31–36–5
73WMarch 18, 19904–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 32–36–5
74WMarch 20, 19903–0 New York Islanders (1989–90) 33–36–5
75LMarch 23, 19902–4 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 33–37–5
76WMarch 25, 19904–1 Calgary Flames (1989–90) 34–37–5
77LMarch 27, 19901–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 34–38–5
78TMarch 29, 19902–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 34–38–6
79WMarch 31, 19902–1 New York Rangers (1989–90) 35–38–6
80WApril 1, 19903–2 @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 36–38–6

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ciccarelli, DinoDino Ciccarelli RW 80 41 38 79 122-51006
Courtnall, GeoffGeoff Courtnall LW 80 35 39 74 10427902
Ridley, MikeMike Ridley C 74 30 43 73 270833
Pivonka, MichalMichal Pivonka C 77 25 39 64 54-71030
Hunter, DaleDale Hunter C 80 23 39 62 23317916
Hatcher, KevinKevin Hatcher D 80 13 41 54 1024402
Miller, KellyKelly Miller LW 80 18 22 40 49-2322
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D 56 11 29 40 1541700
Johansson, CalleCalle Johansson D 70 8 31 39 257402
Leach, StephenStephen Leach RW 70 18 14 32 10410002
Tucker, JohnJohn Tucker C 38 9 19 28 1011101
Rouse, BobBob Rouse D 70 4 16 20 123-2002
May, AlanAlan May RW 77 7 10 17 339-1102
Corriveau, YvonYvon Corriveau LW 50 9 6 15 50-1101
Joyce, BobBob Joyce LW 24 5 8 13 42101
Houlder, BillBill Houlder D 41 1 11 12 288000
Druce, JohnJohn Druce RW 45 8 3 11 52-3101
Christian, DaveDave Christian RW 28 3 8 11 4-12001
Kypreos, NickNick Kypreos LW 31 5 4 9 822002
Murray, RobRob Murray C 41 2 7 9 58-10000
Wickenheiser, DougDoug Wickenheiser C 27 1 8 9 201000
Langway, RodRod Langway D 58 0 8 8 397000
Bergland, TimTim Bergland RW 32 2 5 7 312000
Sheehy, NeilNeil Sheehy D 59 1 5 6 2918000
Kleinendorst, ScotScot Kleinendorst D 15 1 3 4 164000
Paynter, KentKent Paynter D 13 1 2 3 18-7000
Richard, MikeMike Richard C 3 0 2 2 00000
Turcotte, AlfieAlfie Turcotte C 4 0 2 2 00000
Bawa, RobinRobin Bawa RW 5 1 0 1 6-3000
Felix, ChrisChris Felix D 6 1 0 1 2-6100
Tutt, BrianBrian Tutt D 7 1 0 1 2-4000
Beaupre, DonDon Beaupre G 48 0 1 1 240000
Hrivnak, JimJim Hrivnak G 11 0 1 1 00000
Cote, AlainAlain Cote D 2 0 0 0 7-2000
Ferner, MarkMark Ferner D 2 0 0 0 0-1000
Kolzig, OlafOlaf Kolzig G 2 0 0 0 00000
Larter, TylerTyler Larter C 1 0 0 0 0-1000
Liut, MikeMike Liut G 8 0 0 0 00000
Maltais, SteveSteve Maltais LW 8 0 0 0 2-2000
Mason, BobBob Mason G 16 0 0 0 40000
Mathieson, JimJim Mathieson D 2 0 0 0 40000
Smith, DennisDennis Smith D 4 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Beaupre, DonDon Beaupre 2793 48 23 18 5 150 3.22 213621212.890
Hrivnak, JimJim Hrivnak 609 11 5 5 0 36 3.55 0293257.877
Liut, MikeMike Liut 478 8 4 4 0 17 2.13 1217200.922
Mason, BobBob Mason 822 16 4 9 1 48 3.50 0389341.877
Kolzig, OlafOlaf Kolzig 120 2 0 2 0 12 6.00 06351.810
Team: 4822 80 36 38 6 263 3.27 323242061.887

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Druce, JohnJohn Druce RW 15 14 3 17 23814
Courtnall, GeoffGeoff Courtnall LW 15 4 9 13 32102
Hunter, DaleDale Hunter C 15 4 8 12 61100
Ciccarelli, DinoDino Ciccarelli RW 8 8 3 11 6101
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D 15 2 7 9 25100
Miller, KellyKelly Miller LW 15 3 5 8 23010
Tucker, JohnJohn Tucker C 12 1 7 8 4000
Hatcher, KevinKevin Hatcher D 11 0 8 8 32000
Ridley, MikeMike Ridley C 14 3 4 7 8010
Johansson, CalleCalle Johansson D 15 1 6 7 4000
Rouse, BobBob Rouse D 15 2 3 5 47100
Langway, RodRod Langway D 15 1 4 5 12001
Leach, StephenStephen Leach RW 14 2 2 4 8000
Joyce, BobBob Joyce LW 14 2 1 3 9000
Bergland, TimTim Bergland RW 15 1 1 2 10000
Pivonka, MichalMichal Pivonka C 11 0 2 2 6000
Kypreos, NickNick Kypreos LW 7 1 0 1 15000
Sheehy, NeilNeil Sheehy D 13 0 1 1 92000
Beaupre, DonDon Beaupre G 8 0 0 0 2000
Kleinendorst, ScotScot Kleinendorst D 3 0 0 0 0000
Liut, MikeMike Liut G 9 0 0 0 0000
Maltais, SteveSteve Maltais LW 1 0 0 0 0000
May, AlanAlan May RW 15 0 0 0 37000
Murray, RobRob Murray C 9 0 0 0 18000
Paynter, KentKent Paynter D 3 0 0 0 10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Beaupre, DonDon Beaupre 401 8 4 3 18 2.69 0187169.904
Liut, MikeMike Liut 507 9 4 4 28 3.31 0223195.874
Team: 908 15 8 7 46 3.04 0410364.888

[3]

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;

Playoffs

Conference Finals

Wales Conference
Boston vs. Washington
Date Away Home
May 3 Washington 3 5 Boston
May 5 Washington 0 3 Boston
May 7 Boston 4 1 Washington
May 9 Boston 3 2 Washington
Boston wins series 4–0
and Prince of Wales Trophy

Roster

1989-90 Washington Capitals
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1989–1990 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. "1989-90 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
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