Division 2nd Adams 1988–89 record 37-29-14 Points Cam Neely (75) Coach Terry O'Reilly General manager Harry Sinden Goals against 256 | Conference 3rd Wales Assists Craig Janney (46) Penalties in minutes Lyndon Byers (218) Captain Ray Bourque Arena Boston Garden Goals for 289 | |
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Boston Bruins are a hockey team. The 1988–89 Boston Bruins season saw the team finish in second place in the Adams Division with a record of 37 wins, 29 losses, and 14 ties for 88 points. They defeated the Buffalo Sabres in five games in the Division Semi-finals before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the Division Finals, also in five games.
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Regular season
On November 24, 1988, Bob Sweeney scored just 8 seconds into the overtime period to give the Bruins a 2-1 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1988-89 NHL regular season.
The Bruins allowed the fewest short-handed goals in the league, with just 4.
Final standings
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.
Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Defensemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average