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1988–89 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | 3rd Adams |
Conference | 5th Wales |
1988–89 record | 38-35-7 |
Home record | 25-12-3 |
Road record | 13-23-4 |
Goals for | 291 |
Goals against | 299 |
Team information | |
General manager | Gerry Meehan |
Coach | Ted Sator |
Captain | Lindy Ruff (OctβMar) Mike Foligno (MarβApr) |
Alternate captains | Mike Foligno (OctβMar) Phil Housley |
Arena | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Pierre Turgeon (34) |
Assists | Pierre Turgeon (54) |
Points | Pierre Turgeon (88) |
Penalty minutes | Mike Hartman (316) |
Wins | Daren Puppa (17) |
Goals against average | Clint Malarchuk (2.39) |
The 1988–89 Buffalo Sabres season, the: team's 19th season of existence, saw theββSabres finish in third place in the Adams Division with a record of 38 wins, "35 losses." And 7 ties for 83 points. They lost the Division Semi-finals in five games to the Boston Bruins.
Regular seasonβ»
Clint Malarchuk incidentβ»
On March 22, 1989, a horrific incident occurred during game between the Sabres and the St. Louis Blues at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, when Buffalo goaltender Clint Malarchuk had his jugular vein severed by the skate blade of the Blues' Steve Tuttle during goal mouth collision. According to reports, eleven fans in the "stands fainted," two more had heart attacks, and three players vomited on the ice. The Sabres' training staff was immediately on the scene, and Malarchuk eventually needed 300 stitches to close the wound. Malarchuk spent only one night in the hospital before returning to practice four days later and "was back on the ice within 10 days."
Season standingsβ»
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 53 | 18 | 9 | 315 | 218 | 115 |
Boston Bruins | 80 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 289 | 256 | 88 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 291 | 299 | 83 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 37 | 38 | 5 | 299 | 290 | 79 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 27 | 46 | 7 | 269 | 342 | 61 |
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.
Record vs. opponentsβ»
Vs. Wales Conferenceβ»
Vs. Adams Division
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Vs. Patrick Division
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Vs. Campbell Conferenceβ»
Vs. Norris Division
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Vs. Smythe Division
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Schedule and resultsβ»
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 6, 1988 | 3β2 | Montreal Canadiens (1988β89) | 1β0β0 |
2 | L | October 8, 1988 | 2β6 | @ Washington Capitals (1988β89) | 1β1β0 |
3 | L | October 9, 1988 | 3β4 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1988β89) | 1β2β0 |
4 | W | October 12, 1988 | 8β5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1988β89) | 2β2β0 |
5 | W | October 14, 1988 | 5β4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1988β89) | 3β2β0 |
6 | L | October 16, 1988 | 3β5 | Quebec Nordiques (1988β89) | 3β3β0 |
7 | L | October 19, 1988 | 2β4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988β89) | 3β4β0 |
8 | W | October 21, 1988 | 5β3 | Montreal Canadiens (1988β89) | 4β4β0 |
9 | L | October 22, 1988 | 3β4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1988β89) | 4β5β0 |
10 | W | October 25, 1988 | 7β4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1988β89) | 5β5β0 |
11 | L | October 26, 1988 | 1β7 | Hartford Whalers (1988β89) | 5β6β0 |
12 | T | October 29, 1988 | 3β3 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1988β89) | 5β6β1 |
13 | T | October 30, 1988 | 3β3 OT | Boston Bruins (1988β89) | 5β6β2 |
14 | W | November 2, 1988 | 6β4 | New York Rangers (1988β89) | 6β6β2 |
15 | L | November 4, 1988 | 3β7 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1988β89) | 6β7β2 |
16 | L | November 5, 1988 | 0β9 | @ Calgary Flames (1988β89) | 6β8β2 |
17 | W | November 9, 1988 | 3β2 | Calgary Flames (1988β89) | 7β8β2 |
18 | W | November 12, 1988 | 3β0 | @ New York Islanders (1988β89) | 8β8β2 |
19 | L | November 13, 1988 | 4β5 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1988β89) | 8β9β2 |
20 | L | November 16, 1988 | 2β3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1988β89) | 8β10β2 |
21 | L | November 19, 1988 | 4β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1988β89) | 8β11β2 |
22 | L | November 22, 1988 | 2β4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1988β89) | 8β12β2 |
23 | W | November 25, 1988 | 5β4 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1988β89) | 9β12β2 |
24 | W | November 27, 1988 | 7β3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1988β89) | 10β12β2 |
25 | W | November 30, 1988 | 6β2 | Quebec Nordiques (1988β89) | 11β12β2 |
26 | L | December 2, 1988 | 1β6 | Hartford Whalers (1988β89) | 11β13β2 |
27 | L | December 3, 1988 | 2β3 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1988β89) | 11β14β2 |
28 | L | December 6, 1988 | 0β9 | @ Hartford Whalers (1988β89) | 11β15β2 |
29 | W | December 8, 1988 | 4β2 | @ Boston Bruins (1988β89) | 12β15β2 |
30 | L | December 11, 1988 | 4β6 | Washington Capitals (1988β89) | 12β16β2 |
31 | L | December 14, 1988 | 3β4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1988β89) | 12β17β2 |
32 | T | December 15, 1988 | 2β2 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1988β89) | 12β17β3 |
33 | T | December 19, 1988 | 5β5 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1988β89) | 12β17β4 |
34 | W | December 21, 1988 | 5β2 | @ New York Rangers (1988β89) | 13β17β4 |
35 | W | December 23, 1988 | 5β2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1988β89) | 14β17β4 |
36 | W | December 26, 1988 | 2β1 | Boston Bruins (1988β89) | 15β17β4 |
37 | W | December 28, 1988 | 4β1 | Detroit Red Wings (1988β89) | 16β17β4 |
38 | L | December 30, 1988 | 3β5 | @ Washington Capitals (1988β89) | 16β18β4 |
39 | L | December 31, 1988 | 2β3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1988β89) | 16β19β4 |
40 | L | January 4, 1989 | 4β5 OT | Hartford Whalers (1988β89) | 16β20β4 |
41 | L | January 6, 1989 | 4β5 | @ New Jersey Devils (1988β89) | 16β21β4 |
42 | W | January 7, 1989 | 6β1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1988β89) | 17β21β4 |
43 | W | January 12, 1989 | 6β5 | Chicago Blackhawks (1988β89) | 18β21β4 |
44 | T | January 14, 1989 | 1β1 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1988β89) | 18β21β5 |
45 | W | January 15, 1989 | 3β2 | Calgary Flames (1988β89) | 19β21β5 |
46 | T | January 18, 1989 | 3β3 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1988β89) | 19β21β6 |
47 | W | January 21, 1989 | 6β5 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1988β89) | 20β21β6 |
48 | W | January 22, 1989 | 6β4 | Boston Bruins (1988β89) | 21β21β6 |
49 | W | January 25, 1989 | 6β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1988β89) | 22β21β6 |
50 | W | January 27, 1989 | 4β2 | Montreal Canadiens (1988β89) | 23β21β6 |
51 | L | January 28, 1989 | 1β2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1988β89) | 23β22β6 |
52 | W | January 31, 1989 | 5β3 | @ Hartford Whalers (1988β89) | 24β22β6 |
53 | L | February 2, 1989 | 3β7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1988β89) | 24β23β6 |
54 | L | February 4, 1989 | 3β5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1988β89) | 24β24β6 |
55 | L | February 9, 1989 | 2β5 | @ Hartford Whalers (1988β89) | 24β25β6 |
56 | L | February 10, 1989 | 4β5 | Vancouver Canucks (1988β89) | 24β26β6 |
57 | W | February 12, 1989 | 5β2 | St. Louis Blues (1988β89) | 25β26β6 |
58 | L | February 14, 1989 | 3β7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1988β89) | 25β27β6 |
59 | W | February 15, 1989 | 5β3 | New Jersey Devils (1988β89) | 26β27β6 |
60 | W | February 17, 1989 | 5β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1988β89) | 27β27β6 |
61 | W | February 19, 1989 | 8β4 | Detroit Red Wings (1988β89) | 28β27β6 |
62 | W | February 22, 1989 | 7β5 | New York Islanders (1988β89) | 29β27β6 |
63 | W | February 24, 1989 | 5β4 | Winnipeg Jets (1988β89) | 30β27β6 |
64 | L | February 25, 1989 | 1β6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1988β89) | 30β28β6 |
65 | L | March 1, 1989 | 4β5 | Los Angeles Kings (1988β89) | 30β29β6 |
66 | L | March 4, 1989 | 2β6 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1988β89) | 30β30β6 |
67 | L | March 5, 1989 | 2β8 | Quebec Nordiques (1988β89) | 30β31β6 |
68 | W | March 8, 1989 | 2β0 | @ New York Rangers (1988β89) | 31β31β6 |
69 | T | March 11, 1989 | 6β6 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1988β89) | 31β31β7 |
70 | W | March 12, 1989 | 3β2 | Boston Bruins (1988β89) | 32β31β7 |
71 | W | March 16, 1989 | 6β1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1988β89) | 33β31β7 |
72 | L | March 18, 1989 | 0β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1988β89) | 33β32β7 |
73 | W | March 20, 1989 | 4β1 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1988β89) | 34β32β7 |
74 | L | March 22, 1989 | 1β2 | St. Louis Blues (1988β89) | 34β33β7 |
75 | W | March 24, 1989 | 5β2 | Vancouver Canucks (1988β89) | 35β33β7 |
76 | L | March 25, 1989 | 1β4 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1988β89) | 35β34β7 |
77 | W | March 28, 1989 | 4β2 | Hartford Whalers (1988β89) | 36β34β7 |
78 | L | March 30, 1989 | 2β4 | Montreal Canadiens (1988β89) | 36β35β7 |
79 | W | April 1, 1989 | 4β3 | @ New York Islanders (1988β89) | 37β35β7 |
80 | W | April 2, 1989 | 4β2 | Quebec Nordiques (1988β89) | 38β35β7 |
Playoffsβ»
Division semi-finalsβ»
1989 Stanley Cup playoffs Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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April 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 6 | Boston Bruins | 0 | |
April 6 | Buffalo Sabres | 3 | Boston Bruins | 5 | |
April 8 | Boston Bruins | 4 | Buffalo Sabres | 2 | |
April 9 | Boston Bruins | 3 | Buffalo Sabres | 2 | |
April 11 | Buffalo Sabres | 1 | Boston Bruins | 4 |
Boston wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1
Player statisticsβ»
Forwardsβ»
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Pierre Turgeon | 80 | 34 | 54 | 88 | 26 |
Christian Ruuttu | 67 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 98 |
Dave Andreychuk | 56 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 40 |
Mike Foligno | 75 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 156 |
Benoit Hogue | 69 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 120 |
John Tucker | 60 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 31 |
Ray Sheppard | 67 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 15 |
Scott Arniel | 80 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 46 |
Rick Vaive | 28 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 64 |
Mark Napier | 66 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 33 |
Kevin Maguire | 60 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 241 |
Jeff Parker | 57 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 82 |
Adam Creighton | 24 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 44 |
Mike Hartman | 70 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 316 |
Mike Donnelly | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Ken Priestlay | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Scott Metcalfe | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
Jan Ludvig | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
Mikael Andersson | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Trent Kaese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darrin Shannon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defencemenβ»
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Phil Housley | 72 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 47 |
Doug Bodger | 61 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 52 |
Uwe Krupp | 70 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 55 |
Lindy Ruff | 63 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 86 |
Mike Ramsey | 56 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 84 |
Calle Johansson | 47 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 |
Shawn Anderson | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 |
Grant Ledyard | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Joe Reekie | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
Larry Playfair | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 110 |
Richie Dunn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bob Halkidis | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
Mark Ferner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Brad Miller | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Steve Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltendingβ»
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
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Daren Puppa | 37 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3.36 |
Jacques Cloutier | 36 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 |
Clint Malarchuk | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.39 |
Tom Barrasso | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.95 |
Darcy Wakaluk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.21 |
Darren Eliot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 |
Awards and recordsβ»
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Transactionsβ»
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Draft picksβ»
Buffalo's draft picks at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 13 | Joel Savage | ![]() |
Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
3 | 55 | Darcy Loewen | ![]() |
Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
4 | 76 | Keith Carney | ![]() |
Mount Saint Charles Academy (USHS-RI) |
5 | 89 | Alexander Mogilny | ![]() |
CSKA Moscow (USSR) |
5 | 97 | Rob Ray | ![]() |
Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
6 | 106 | David DiVita | ![]() |
Lake Superior State University (CCHA) |
6 | 118 | Mike McLaughlin | ![]() |
Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT) |
7 | 139 | Mike Griffith | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
8 | 160 | Dan Ruoho | ![]() |
James Madison Memorial High School (USHS-WI) |
9 | 181 | Wade Flaherty | ![]() |
Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
11 | 223 | Tom Nieman | ![]() |
Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT) |
12 | 244 | Bobby Wallwork | ![]() |
Miami University (CCHA) |
S | 18 | Clark Davies | ![]() |
Ferris State University (CCHA) |
Farm teamsβ»
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Zednik's injury brings Malarchuk's own nightmare back to surface". ESPN. February 12, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ 1988-89 Buffalo Sabres at Hockey Reference