1989–90 Washington Capitals season

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1989–90 Washington Capitals
Division 3rd Patrick
Conference 7th Wales
1989–90 record 36–38–6
Home record 19–18–3
Road record 17–20–3
Goals for 284
Goals against 275
Team information
General Manager David Poile
Coach Bryan Murray
Terry Murray
Captain Rod Langway
Alternate captains Dale Hunter
Scott Stevens
Arena Capital Centre
Team leaders
Goals Dino Ciccarelli (41)
Assists Mike Ridley (43)
Points Dino Ciccarelli (79)
Penalties in minutes Alan May (339)
Wins Don Beaupre (23)
Goals against average Mike Liut (2.13)
<1988–89 1990–91>

The Washington Capitals season involved the team's first trip to the Prince of Wales Conference Finals. They lost to the Bruins 4 games to 0.

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Offseason

NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 19. Olaf Kolzig (G)  South Africa/
 Germany		 Tri-City Americans (WHL)

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
New York Rangers 80 36 31 13 279 267 85
New Jersey Devils 80 37 34 9 295 288 83
Washington Capitals 80 36 38 6 284 275 78
New York Islanders 80 31 38 11 281 288 73
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 32 40 8 318 359 72
Philadelphia Flyers 80 30 39 11 290 297 71

[1]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.

Wales Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins ADM 80 46 25 9 289 232 101
2 Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 45 27 8 286 248 98
3 Montreal Canadiens ADM 80 41 28 11 288 234 93
4 Hartford Whalers ADM 80 38 33 9 275 268 85
5 New York Rangers PTK 80 36 31 13 279 267 85
6 New Jersey Devils PTK 80 37 34 9 295 288 83
7 Washington Capitals PTK 80 36 38 6 284 275 78
8 New York Islanders PTK 80 31 38 11 281 288 73
9 Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 80 32 40 8 318 359 72
10 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 30 39 11 290 297 71
11 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 12 61 7 240 407 31

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 6, 1989 5–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 1–0–0
2 L October 7, 1989 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 1–1–0
3 L October 11, 1989 1–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 1–2–0
4 W October 13, 1989 7–4 New York Rangers (1989–90) 2–2–0
5 T October 14, 1989 4–4 OT Calgary Flames (1989–90) 2–2–1
6 W October 16, 1989 4–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 3–2–1
7 L October 20, 1989 3–5 New York Islanders (1989–90) 3–3–1
8 L October 21, 1989 4–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 3–4–1
9 T October 23, 1989 3–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) 3–4–2
10 L October 25, 1989 4–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 3–5–2
11 L October 28, 1989 0–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 3–6–2
12 L October 29, 1989 0–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 3–7–2
13 T October 31, 1989 1–1 OT St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 3–7–3
14 W November 3, 1989 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 4–7–3
15 W November 5, 1989 3–0 @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 5–7–3
16 W November 7, 1989 5–3 @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 6–7–3
17 L November 10, 1989 3–5 Boston Bruins (1989–90) 6–8–3
18 L November 11, 1989 3–5 Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 6–9–3
19 T November 14, 1989 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 6–9–4
20 L November 18, 1989 3–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 6–10–4
21 W November 22, 1989 5–3 New York Islanders (1989–90) 7–10–4
22 L November 24, 1989 4–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 7–11–4
23 W November 25, 1989 4–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 8–11–4
24 W November 29, 1989 5–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 9–11–4
25 L December 1, 1989 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 9–12–4
26 W December 2, 1989 5–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 10–12–4
27 W December 5, 1989 4–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 11–12–4
28 L December 6, 1989 3–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 11–13–4
29 W December 9, 1989 7–3 @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 12–13–4
30 L December 10, 1989 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 12–14–4
31 L December 15, 1989 3–5 New York Islanders (1989–90) 12–15–4
32 W December 16, 1989 5–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 13–15–4
33 W December 19, 1989 2–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 14–15–4
34 L December 21, 1989 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 14–16–4
35 W December 23, 1989 3–2 New York Rangers (1989–90) 15–16–4
36 W December 26, 1989 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 16–16–4
37 W December 27, 1989 3–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 17–16–4
38 W December 29, 1989 2–1 Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 18–16–4
39 L January 1, 1990 4–7 Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 18–17–4
40 L January 3, 1990 1–2 @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 18–18–4
41 L January 5, 1990 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 18–19–4
42 L January 6, 1990 3–5 @ Boston Bruins (1989–90) 18–20–4
43 L January 8, 1990 6–8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) 18–21–4
44 L January 10, 1990 1–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 18–22–4
45 L January 12, 1990 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 18–23–4
46 L January 13, 1990 2–4 @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 18–24–4
47 W January 16, 1990 9–6 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 19–24–4
48 W January 19, 1990 6–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 20–24–4
49 L January 23, 1990 3–4 Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) 20–25–4
50 L January 24, 1990 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 20–26–4
51 W January 26, 1990 6–3 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 21–26–4
52 W January 28, 1990 7–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 22–26–4
53 W January 31, 1990 4–3 OT @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 23–26–4
54 L February 2, 1990 3–5 @ New York Islanders (1989–90) 23–27–4
55 L February 4, 1990 4–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 23–28–4
56 W February 6, 1990 12–2 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 24–28–4
57 L February 8, 1990 5–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) 24–29–4
58 L February 9, 1990 3–5 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 24–30–4
59 W February 11, 1990 5–3 Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 25–30–4
60 W February 14, 1990 4–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) 26–30–4
61 L February 19, 1990 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) 26–31–4
62 L February 23, 1990 3–6 New York Rangers (1989–90) 26–32–4
63 W February 25, 1990 9–4 Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) 27–32–4
64 W February 27, 1990 4–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) 28–32–4
65 L February 28, 1990 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 28–33–4
66 L March 2, 1990 3–4 Hartford Whalers (1989–90) 28–34–4
67 W March 4, 1990 4–3 New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 29–34–4
68 T March 6, 1990 1–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) 29–34–5
69 W March 9, 1990 4–3 Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) 30–34–5
70 W March 10, 1990 4–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 31–34–5
71 L March 13, 1990 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1989–90) 31–35–5
72 L March 17, 1990 1–3 Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) 31–36–5
73 W March 18, 1990 4–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) 32–36–5
74 W March 20, 1990 3–0 New York Islanders (1989–90) 33–36–5
75 L March 23, 1990 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) 33–37–5
76 W March 25, 1990 4–1 Calgary Flames (1989–90) 34–37–5
77 L March 27, 1990 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) 34–38–5
78 T March 29, 1990 2–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) 34–38–6
79 W March 31, 1990 2–1 New York Rangers (1989–90) 35–38–6
80 W April 1, 1990 3–2 @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 36–38–6

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dino Ciccarelli RW 80 41 38 79 122 -5 10 0 6
Geoff Courtnall LW 80 35 39 74 104 27 9 0 2
Mike Ridley C 74 30 43 73 27 0 8 3 3
Michal Pivonka C 77 25 39 64 54 -7 10 3 0
Dale Hunter C 80 23 39 62 233 17 9 1 6
Kevin Hatcher D 80 13 41 54 102 4 4 0 2
Kelly Miller LW 80 18 22 40 49 -2 3 2 2
Scott Stevens D 56 11 29 40 154 1 7 0 0
Calle Johansson D 70 8 31 39 25 7 4 0 2
Stephen Leach RW 70 18 14 32 104 10 0 0 2
John Tucker C 38 9 19 28 10 11 1 0 1
Bob Rouse D 70 4 16 20 123 -2 0 0 2
Alan May RW 77 7 10 17 339 -1 1 0 2
Yvon Corriveau LW 50 9 6 15 50 -1 1 0 1
Bob Joyce LW 24 5 8 13 4 2 1 0 1
Bill Houlder D 41 1 11 12 28 8 0 0 0
John Druce RW 45 8 3 11 52 -3 1 0 1
Dave Christian RW 28 3 8 11 4 -12 0 0 1
Nick Kypreos LW 31 5 4 9 82 2 0 0 2
Rob Murray C 41 2 7 9 58 -10 0 0 0
Doug Wickenheiser C 27 1 8 9 20 1 0 0 0
Rod Langway D 58 0 8 8 39 7 0 0 0
Tim Bergland RW 32 2 5 7 31 2 0 0 0
Neil Sheehy D 59 1 5 6 291 8 0 0 0
Scot Kleinendorst D 15 1 3 4 16 4 0 0 0
Kent Paynter D 13 1 2 3 18 -7 0 0 0
Mike Richard C 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Alfie Turcotte C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Robin Bawa RW 5 1 0 1 6 -3 0 0 0
Chris Felix D 6 1 0 1 2 -6 1 0 0
Brian Tutt D 7 1 0 1 2 -4 0 0 0
Don Beaupre G 48 0 1 1 24 0 0 0 0
Jim Hrivnak G 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alain Cote D 2 0 0 0 7 -2 0 0 0
Mark Ferner D 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Olaf Kolzig G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Larter C 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Mike Liut G 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Maltais LW 8 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Bob Mason G 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Jim Mathieson D 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Dennis Smith D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Don Beaupre 2793 48 23 18 5 150 3.22 2 1362 1212 .890
Jim Hrivnak 609 11 5 5 0 36 3.55 0 293 257 .877
Mike Liut 478 8 4 4 0 17 2.13 1 217 200 .922
Bob Mason 822 16 4 9 1 48 3.50 0 389 341 .877
Olaf Kolzig 120 2 0 2 0 12 6.00 0 63 51 .810
Team: 4822 80 36 38 6 263 3.27 3 2324 2061 .887

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
John Druce RW 15 14 3 17 23 8 1 4
Geoff Courtnall LW 15 4 9 13 32 1 0 2
Dale Hunter C 15 4 8 12 61 1 0 0
Dino Ciccarelli RW 8 8 3 11 6 1 0 1
Scott Stevens D 15 2 7 9 25 1 0 0
Kelly Miller LW 15 3 5 8 23 0 1 0
John Tucker C 12 1 7 8 4 0 0 0
Kevin Hatcher D 11 0 8 8 32 0 0 0
Mike Ridley C 14 3 4 7 8 0 1 0
Calle Johansson D 15 1 6 7 4 0 0 0
Bob Rouse D 15 2 3 5 47 1 0 0
Rod Langway D 15 1 4 5 12 0 0 1
Stephen Leach RW 14 2 2 4 8 0 0 0
Bob Joyce LW 14 2 1 3 9 0 0 0
Tim Bergland RW 15 1 1 2 10 0 0 0
Michal Pivonka C 11 0 2 2 6 0 0 0
Nick Kypreos LW 7 1 0 1 15 0 0 0
Neil Sheehy D 13 0 1 1 92 0 0 0
Don Beaupre G 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Scot Kleinendorst D 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Liut G 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Maltais LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alan May RW 15 0 0 0 37 0 0 0
Rob Murray C 9 0 0 0 18 0 0 0
Kent Paynter D 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Don Beaupre 401 8 4 3 18 2.69 0 187 169 .904
Mike Liut 507 9 4 4 28 3.31 0 223 195 .874
Team: 908 15 8 7 46 3.04 0 410 364 .888

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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;

Playoffs

Conference Finals

Wales Conference
Boston vs. Washington
Date Away Home
May 3 Washington 3 5 Boston
May 5 Washington 0 3 Boston
May 7 Boston 4 1 Washington
May 9 Boston 3 2 Washington
Boston wins series 4–0
and Prince of Wales Trophy

Roster

1989-90 Washington Capitals
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

References

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