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1988–89 Detroit Red Wings season

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Division
  
1st Norris

1988–89 record
  
34–34–12

Road record
  
14–20–6

Conference
  
4th Campbell

Home record
  
20–14–6

Goals for
  
313

The 1988–89 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in first place in the Norris Division with a record of 34 wins, 34 losses, and 12 ties for 80 points. They lost the Division Semi-finals four games to two to the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Regular season

  • October 6, 1988: In a game against the Detroit Red Wings, Wayne Gretzky made his debut as a member of the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky scored on his first shot, and contributed 3 assists in an 8-2 victory.

    • 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.

    †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
    ‡Traded mid-season
    Bold/italics denotes franchise record

    Playoffs

    The Red Wings won their second straight division champ and went against Chicago in the first round in a best of seven series and lost in 6 games, or 2-4.

    Awards and records

  • Steve Yzerman, Club Record, Most Points in One Season (155)
  • Steve Yzerman, Lester B. Pearson Award
  • Gerard Gallant, Left Wing, NHL Second All-Star Team

    • References

    1988–89 Detroit Red Wings season Wikipedia
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