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1988–89 Washington Capitals season

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Division
  
1st Patrick

1988–89 record
  
41-29-10

Goals against
  
259

Conference
  
2nd Wales

Goals for
  
305

General Manager
  
David Poile

The 1988-89 Washington Capitals season saw the team finish in first place in the Patrick Division with a 41-29-10 record for 92 points. However, they lost their first-round playoff match-up to the Philadelphia Flyers, four games to two.

Contents

Regular season

The Capitals tied the St. Louis Blues for most shutouts in the league, with 6.

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.

Regular season

Scoring
Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring
Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;

References

1988–89 Washington Capitals season Wikipedia