1988–89 Buffalo Sabres
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 38-35-0, 83 pts · Playoffs 1-4
The 1988–89 Buffalo Sabres went 38-35-0 (83 points) in the Adams Division and played 5 playoff games (1-4). Pierre Turgeon led the team with 88 points (34 G, 54 A). Jacques Cloutier had 16 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Turgeon | C | 80 | 34 | 54 | 88 | -2 | 26 | 19 | 182 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Housley | D | 72 | 26 | 44 | 70 | +6 | 47 | 5 | 178 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Ruuttu | C | 67 | 14 | 46 | 60 | +13 | 98 | 5 | 149 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Andreychuk | L | 56 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 145 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | R | 75 | 27 | 22 | 49 | -7 | 156 | 11 | 144 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bodger | D | 61 | 7 | 40 | 47 | +9 | 52 | 6 | 134 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Benoit Hogue | L | 69 | 14 | 30 | 44 | -5 | 120 | 1 | 114 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tucker | R | 60 | 13 | 31 | 44 | -5 | 31 | 3 | 94 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Sheppard | R | 67 | 22 | 21 | 43 | -7 | 15 | 7 | 147 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Arniel | L | 80 | 18 | 23 | 41 | +10 | 46 | 0 | 122 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Vaive | R | 28 | 19 | 13 | 32 | +7 | 64 | 7 | 81 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | R | 66 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -3 | 33 | 0 | 92 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uwe Krupp | D | 70 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 51 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Maguire | R | 60 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +9 | 241 | 0 | 35 | 22.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Parker | R | 57 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +3 | 82 | 0 | 78 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hartman | L | 70 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +9 | 316 | 1 | 91 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | L | 63 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 86 | 0 | 69 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Creighton | C | 24 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 44 | 3 | 42 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ramsey | D | 56 | 2 | 14 | 16 | +5 | 84 | 0 | 63 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Calle Johansson | D | 47 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 33 | 0 | 53 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Anderson | D | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +3 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Donnelly | L | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Ledyard | D | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +1 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Reekie | D | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +6 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | D | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -10 | 110 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Priestlay | C | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Ludvig | R | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Metcalfe | L | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Halkidis | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Andersson | R | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Miller | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darrin Shannon | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steven Smith | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Ferner | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trent Kaese | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Cloutier | 62 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 856 | .874 | 3.63 | 0 |
| Daren Puppa | 48 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 960 | .889 | 3.37 | 1 |
| Darcy Wakaluk | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 89 | .831 | 4.20 | 0 |
| Tom Barrasso | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 284 | .842 | 4.95 | 0 |
| Clint Malarchuk | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 142 | .908 | 2.39 | 1 |
| Darren Eliot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | .837 | 6.26 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs MTL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 8 | @ WSH | L 2–6 | Final |
| Oct 9 | @ PHI | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Oct 12 | vs PIT | W 8–5 | Final |
| Oct 14 | @ QUE | W 5–4 | Final |
| Oct 16 | vs QUE | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 19 | @ TOR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs MTL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ MTL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 25 | @ NJD | W 7–4 | Final |
| Oct 26 | vs HFD | L 1–7 | Final |
| Oct 29 | @ BOS | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 30 | vs BOS | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 2 | vs NYR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ EDM | L 3–7 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ CGY | L 0–9 | Final |
| Nov 9 | vs CGY | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 12 | @ NYI | W 3–0 | Final |
| Nov 13 | vs EDM | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Nov 16 | @ CHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ LAK | L 4–5 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ VAN | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs CHI | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 27 | vs PHI | W 7–3 | Final |
| Nov 30 | vs QUE | W 6–2 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs HFD | L 1–6 | Final |
| Dec 3 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 6 | @ HFD | L 0–9 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ BOS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 11 | vs WSH | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ WIN | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 15 | @ MNS | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 19 | vs EDM | T 5–5 | Final/OT |
| Dec 21 | @ NYR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs TOR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs BOS | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 28 | vs DET | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ WSH | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs PHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 4 | vs HFD | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Jan 6 | @ NJD | L 4–5 | Final |
| Jan 7 | @ TOR | W 6–1 | Final |
| Jan 12 | vs CHI | W 6–5 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ QUE | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Jan 15 | vs CGY | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 18 | vs MNS | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 21 | @ BOS | W 6–5 | Final/OT |
| Jan 22 | vs BOS | W 6–4 | Final |
| Jan 25 | @ DET | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs MTL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 28 | @ MTL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ HFD | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ STL | L 3–7 | Final |
| Feb 4 | @ LAK | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 9 | @ HFD | L 2–5 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs VAN | L 4–5 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs STL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ PIT | L 3–7 | Final |
| Feb 15 | vs NJD | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs PIT | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs DET | W 8–4 | Final |
| Feb 22 | vs NYI | W 7–5 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs WIN | W 5–4 | Final |
| Feb 25 | @ MTL | L 1–6 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs LAK | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ QUE | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs QUE | L 2–8 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ NYR | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ BOS | T 6–6 | Final/OT |
| Mar 12 | vs BOS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ HFD | W 6–1 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ MNS | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ WIN | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 22 | vs STL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs VAN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ QUE | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs HFD | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 30 | vs MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ NYI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs QUE | W 4–2 | Final |
| Apr 5 | @ BOS | W 6–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 6 | @ BOS | L 3–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 8 | vs BOS | L 2–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | vs BOS | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | @ BOS | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |