1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins season
| 1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Patrick |
| Conference | 4th Wales |
| 1988–89 record | 40–33–7 |
| Home record | 24–13–3 |
| Road record | 16–20–4 |
| Goals for | 347 |
| Goals against | 349 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Tony Esposito |
| Coach | Gene Ubriaco |
| Captain | Mario Lemieux |
| Alternate captains |
Paul Coffey Randy Cunneyworth |
| 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 and Frank Pietrangelo (4.04) |
The 1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins season saw the Penguins finish in second place in the Patrick Division with a record of 40 wins, 33 losses, and 7 ties for 87 points. They swept the New York Rangers in the Division Semi-finals before losing the Division Finals in seven games to the Philadelphia Flyers.
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).
The Penguins finished the regular season with the most power-play opportunities against, with 482, the most power-play opportunities, with 491, and the most power-play goals scored, with 119.
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.
On January 4, 1989, the Penguins defeated the Red Army team 4-2 at the Civic Arena in an exhibition. [1]
After six frustrating and disappointing seasons, the Penguins finally managed to get into the playoffs for the first time since the 1981-82 season. They swept New York Rangers in the Semifinals, but lost to their rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
1990 3rd round pick
Wendell Young
1990 7th round pick
Wayne Van Dorp
1990 7th round pick
rights to Rob Gaudreau
Richard Zemlak
Doug Bodger
Darrin Shannon
Tom Barrasso
1990 3rd round pick
Steve Gotaas
Ville Siren
Scott Bjugstad
Gord Dineen
Steve Guenette
1989 6th round pick
Pat Mayer
Tim Tookey
Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
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