1988–89 Washington Capitals
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 41-29-0, 92 pts · Playoffs 2-4
The 1988–89 Washington Capitals went 41-29-0 (92 points) in the Patrick Division and played 6 playoff games (2-4). Mike Ridley led the team with 89 points (41 G, 48 A). Pete Peeters had 20 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ridley | C | 80 | 41 | 48 | 89 | +17 | 49 | 16 | 187 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Courtnall | L | 79 | 42 | 38 | 80 | +11 | 110 | 16 | 239 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson | R | 72 | 18 | 51 | 69 | +13 | 18 | 5 | 107 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stevens | D | 80 | 7 | 61 | 68 | +1 | 225 | 6 | 195 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Christian | R | 80 | 34 | 31 | 65 | +2 | 12 | 16 | 177 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 80 | 20 | 37 | 57 | -3 | 219 | 9 | 138 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | R | 56 | 26 | 29 | 55 | +8 | 71 | 6 | 190 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Miller | L | 78 | 19 | 21 | 40 | +13 | 45 | 2 | 121 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hatcher | D | 62 | 13 | 27 | 40 | +19 | 101 | 3 | 148 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Murphy | D | 65 | 7 | 29 | 36 | -5 | 70 | 3 | 129 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Leach | R | 74 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -4 | 92 | 4 | 145 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Michal Pivonka | C | 52 | 8 | 19 | 27 | +9 | 30 | 1 | 73 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Langway | D | 76 | 2 | 19 | 21 | +12 | 67 | 0 | 80 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Gould | R | 75 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 65 | 0 | 91 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Franceschetti | L | 63 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 123 | 0 | 55 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
| John Druce | R | 48 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +7 | 62 | 0 | 59 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | R | 11 | 12 | 3 | 15 | +10 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Ledyard | D | 61 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +1 | 41 | 1 | 81 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Millar | R | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Felix | D | 21 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +7 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calle Johansson | D | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Sheehy | D | 72 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 184 | 0 | 22 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wickenheiser | C | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Sundstrom | L | 35 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 14 | 0 | 39 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Corriveau | L | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 39 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Houlder | D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Thomson | R | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 53 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Rouse | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kent Carlson | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Cronin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Peeters | 68 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 790 | .889 | 2.85 | 4 |
| Clint Malarchuk | 67 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 1144 | .877 | 3.48 | 1 |
| Don Beaupre | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 268 | .896 | 2.91 | 1 |
| Alain Raymond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs PIT | L 4–6 | Final |
| Oct 8 | vs BUF | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 11 | @ PIT | L 7–8 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs TOR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 15 | vs NJD | W 8–5 | Final |
| Oct 19 | @ NYR | L 1–5 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs NYR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 23 | @ WIN | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 25 | @ VAN | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 28 | @ CGY | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 29 | @ EDM | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 1 | @ DET | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 4 | vs NYI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 5 | @ NYI | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 10 | vs QUE | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 12 | vs NJD | L 3–6 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs MNS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs HFD | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ NJD | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ NYI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 23 | vs NYI | W 7–6 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs PIT | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 27 | @ DET | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs STL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 30 | @ PIT | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 3 | vs BOS | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 6 | vs PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 7 | @ NJD | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ MTL | T 0–0 | Final/OT |
| Dec 11 | @ BUF | W 6–4 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ QUE | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 15 | @ PHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs WIN | W 6–3 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ NYR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ CHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs NYR | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 27 | vs PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs BUF | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 31 | @ NYI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs PIT | W 8–0 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ NYR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 6 | vs TOR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs CHI | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ QUE | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 11 | @ TOR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs EDM | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs BOS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs NJD | L 5–6 | Final/OT |
| Jan 22 | vs DET | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 24 | vs LAK | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 26 | @ PHI | W 1–0 | Final |
| Jan 28 | @ STL | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 30 | @ MNS | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 1 | @ NYR | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 3 | vs HFD | W 1–0 | Final |
| Feb 5 | vs PHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs LAK | L 6–7 | Final/OT |
| Feb 11 | vs CGY | L 1–2 | Final |
| Feb 14 | @ STL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 15 | @ CHI | L 4–7 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ EDM | W 8–2 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ VAN | L 2–3 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ CGY | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 22 | @ LAK | W 7–2 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs MNS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs PIT | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs VAN | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 9 | @ BOS | W 7–2 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 14 | vs WIN | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs MTL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ HFD | W 8–2 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ PIT | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs PHI | W 6–1 | Final |
| Mar 26 | vs NYI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ NYI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 30 | @ PHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs NJD | W 6–4 | Final |
| Apr 2 | @ NJD | L 4–7 | Final |
| Apr 5 | vs PHI | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 6 | vs PHI | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 8 | @ PHI | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 9 | @ PHI | L 2–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 11 | vs PHI | L 5–8 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 13 | @ PHI | L 3–4 | Final · Playoffs |