1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season
| 1988–89 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Wales Conference champions
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Adams Division champions
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| Division | 1st Adams |
| Conference | 1st Wales |
| 1988–89 record | 53–18–9 |
| Home record | 30–6–4 |
| Road record | 23–12–5 |
| Goals for | 315 |
| Goals against | 218 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Serge Savard |
| Coach | Pat Burns |
| Captain | Bob Gainey |
| Alternate captains |
Mats Naslund Larry Robinson |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Mats Naslund (33) |
| Assists | Chris Chelios (58) |
| Points | Mats Naslund (84) |
| Penalties in minutes | Shayne Corson (193) |
| Plus/minus | Guy Carbonneau (+37) |
| Wins | Patrick Roy (33) |
| Goals against average | Patrick Roy (2.47) |
The 1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 80th season of play. The Canadiens finished first in the Adams Division, as well as the Prince of Wales Conference, with a 53–18–9 record for 115 points. The team finished second overall in the league behind the Calgary Flames, who had 117 points. Montreal defeated the Hartford Whalers, Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers in the playoffs before meeting the Flames in the Stanley Cup Finals. Calgary took the series 4–2, clinching the Cup in Game 6 on the Canadiens' vaunted home ice, the Montreal Forum. This marked the only time that a visiting team defeated the Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup on Forum ice.
The Canadiens were coached by Pat Burns and captained by Bob Gainey.
For the third straight season, the Canadiens allowed the fewest goals in the NHL (218), were the least penalized team (326 short-handed situations) and allowed the fewest power-play goals (58).
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.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0.
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2.
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