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Washington Capitals, 1988-89
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Patrick Division, Prince of Wales Conference Won the Patrick Division Made the playoffs
1988-89 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 80 | 41-29-10 | 92 | 0.575 | 305 | 259 | +46 | 25-12-3 | 16-17-7 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Playoffs
| Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Division Semifinals |  Philadelphia Flyers |
Lost 2-4 |
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats for it.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Ridley |
C | 80 | 41 | 48 | 89 | 17 | 49 | 187 | 0 |
 Geoff Courtnall |
L | 79 | 42 | 38 | 80 | 11 | 110 | 239 | 0 |
 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson |
L | 72 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 13 | 18 | 107 | 0 |
 Scott Stevens |
D | 80 | 7 | 61 | 68 | 1 | 225 | 195 | 0 |
 Dave Christian |
R | 80 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 2 | 12 | 177 | 0 |
 Dale Hunter |
C | 80 | 20 | 37 | 57 | -3 | 219 | 138 | 0 |
 Mike Gartner |
R | 56 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 8 | 71 | 190 | 0 |
 Kelly Miller |
L | 78 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 13 | 45 | 121 | 0 |
 Kevin Hatcher |
D | 62 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 19 | 101 | 148 | 0 |
 Larry Murphy |
D | 65 | 7 | 29 | 36 | -5 | 70 | 129 | 0 |
 Stephen Leach |
R | 74 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -4 | 92 | 145 | 0 |
 Michal Pivonka |
C | 52 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 30 | 73 | 0 |
 Rod Langway |
D | 76 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 67 | 80 | 0 |
 Bobby Gould |
R | 75 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 65 | 91 | 0 |
 Lou Franceschetti |
L | 63 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 123 | 55 | 0 |
 Dino Ciccarelli |
R | 11 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 0 |
 John Druce |
R | 48 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 62 | 59 | 0 |
 Grant Ledyard |
D | 61 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 81 | 0 |
 Mike Millar |
R | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
 Calle Johansson |
D | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
 Chris Felix |
D | 21 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
 Doug Wickenheiser |
C | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
 Neil Sheehy |
D | 72 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 184 | 22 | 0 |
 Peter Sundstrom |
L | 35 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 14 | 39 | 0 |
 Yvon Corriveau |
L | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 39 | 0 |
 Bill Houlder |
D | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
 Bob Rouse |
D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 0 |
 Jim Thomson |
R | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 53 | 9 | 0 |
 Kent Carlson |
D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Scot Kleinendorst |
C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
 Shawn Cronin |
D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clint Malarchuk |
42 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1144 | 1003 | 141 | 3.48 | 0.877 |
 Pete Peeters |
33 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 790 | 702 | 88 | 2.85 | 0.889 |
 Don Beaupre |
11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 240 | 28 | 2.91 | 0.896 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1989 | @ NJD | L 4-7 | 33 | 36 |
| Apr 1, 1989 | vs NJD | W 6-4 | 35 | 29 |
| Mar 30, 1989 | @ PHI | L 4-5 | 24 | 35 |
| Mar 28, 1989 | @ NYI | L 4-5 | 28 | 26 |
| Mar 26, 1989 | vs NYI | W 3-2 | 37 | 23 |
| Mar 24, 1989 | vs PHI | W 6-1 | 39 | 16 |
| Mar 22, 1989 | @ PIT | W 5-4 | 26 | 28 |
| Mar 18, 1989 | @ HFD | W 8-2 | 37 | 29 |
| Mar 17, 1989 | vs MTL | W 4-1 | 26 | 21 |
| Mar 14, 1989 | vs WIN | W 6-3 | 32 | 32 |
| Mar 11, 1989 | vs NYR | W 4-2 | 24 | 29 |
| Mar 9, 1989 | @ BOS | W 7-2 | 30 | 31 |
| Mar 8, 1989 | @ MTL | L 2-3 | 34 | 35 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | vs VAN | W 3-0 | 20 | 24 |
| Mar 3, 1989 | vs PIT | W 4-2 | 36 | 21 |
| Feb 28, 1989 | vs MNS | L 3-4 | 30 | 29 |
| Feb 22, 1989 | @ LAK | W 7-2 | 27 | 25 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | @ CGY | L 2-6 | 21 | 29 |
| Feb 19, 1989 | @ VAN | L 2-3 | 33 | 25 |
| Feb 17, 1989 | @ EDM | W 8-2 | 34 | 19 |
| Feb 15, 1989 | @ CHI | L 4-7 | 27 | 44 |
| Feb 14, 1989 | @ STL | W 5-3 | 26 | 26 |
| Feb 11, 1989 | vs CGY | L 1-2 | 22 | 28 |
| Feb 10, 1989 | vs LAK | L 6-7 (OT) | 28 | 26 |
| Feb 5, 1989 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | 31 | 21 |
| Feb 3, 1989 | vs HFD | W 1-0 | 23 | 31 |
| Feb 1, 1989 | @ NYR | W 4-3 (OT) | 33 | 37 |
| Jan 30, 1989 | @ MNS | T 4-4 (OT) | 32 | 27 |
| Jan 28, 1989 | @ STL | T 4-4 (OT) | 18 | 24 |
| Jan 26, 1989 | @ PHI | W 1-0 | 31 | 42 |
| Jan 24, 1989 | vs LAK | T 4-4 (OT) | 40 | 27 |
| Jan 22, 1989 | vs DET | L 3-4 | 25 | 17 |
| Jan 20, 1989 | vs NJD | L 5-6 (OT) | 24 | 47 |
| Jan 15, 1989 | vs BOS | L 3-4 | 36 | 24 |
| Jan 13, 1989 | vs EDM | W 5-3 | 35 | 14 |
| Jan 11, 1989 | @ TOR | W 3-2 | 34 | 30 |
| Jan 10, 1989 | @ QUE | T 4-4 (OT) | 30 | 32 |
| Jan 7, 1989 | vs CHI | W 6-3 | 34 | 21 |
| Jan 6, 1989 | vs TOR | W 3-0 | 31 | 23 |
| Jan 4, 1989 | @ NYR | T 3-3 (OT) | 36 | 54 |
| Jan 2, 1989 | vs PIT | W 8-0 | 45 | 14 |
| Dec 31, 1988 | @ NYI | L 4-6 | 25 | 28 |
| Dec 30, 1988 | vs BUF | W 5-3 | 44 | 22 |
| Dec 27, 1988 | vs PHI | W 4-3 | 43 | 28 |
| Dec 23, 1988 | vs NYR | T 2-2 (OT) | 28 | 19 |
| Dec 21, 1988 | @ CHI | W 4-3 | 29 | 24 |
| Dec 19, 1988 | @ NYR | L 1-3 | 26 | 35 |
| Dec 17, 1988 | vs WIN | W 6-3 | 31 | 26 |
| Dec 15, 1988 | @ PHI | L 1-4 | 33 | 23 |
| Dec 13, 1988 | @ QUE | W 4-1 | 35 | 32 |
| Dec 11, 1988 | @ BUF | W 6-4 | 30 | 25 |
| Dec 10, 1988 | @ MTL | T 0-0 (OT) | 19 | 30 |
| Dec 7, 1988 | @ NJD | L 1-5 | 33 | 25 |
| Dec 6, 1988 | vs PHI | W 4-3 | 29 | 24 |
| Dec 3, 1988 | vs BOS | T 1-1 (OT) | 21 | 23 |
| Nov 30, 1988 | @ PIT | L 4-6 | 39 | 30 |
| Nov 29, 1988 | vs STL | W 4-3 | 31 | 30 |
| Nov 27, 1988 | @ DET | W 4-3 | 32 | 27 |
| Nov 25, 1988 | vs PIT | L 3-5 | 39 | 16 |
| Nov 23, 1988 | vs NYI | W 7-6 | 28 | 32 |
| Nov 22, 1988 | @ NYI | W 4-2 | 20 | 25 |
| Nov 19, 1988 | @ NJD | W 3-2 | 36 | 21 |
| Nov 18, 1988 | vs HFD | W 3-2 | 32 | 30 |
| Nov 15, 1988 | vs MNS | W 4-2 | 33 | 26 |
| Nov 12, 1988 | vs NJD | L 3-6 | 41 | 20 |
| Nov 10, 1988 | vs QUE | W 4-1 | 44 | 19 |
| Nov 5, 1988 | @ NYI | L 3-4 (OT) | 37 | 27 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | vs NYI | W 4-2 | 37 | 29 |
| Nov 1, 1988 | @ DET | T 3-3 (OT) | 24 | 25 |
| Oct 29, 1988 | @ EDM | L 3-4 (OT) | 34 | 30 |
| Oct 28, 1988 | @ CGY | T 2-2 (OT) | 33 | 41 |
| Oct 25, 1988 | @ VAN | W 4-3 (OT) | 35 | 34 |
| Oct 23, 1988 | @ WIN | L 2-3 | 24 | 36 |
| Oct 21, 1988 | vs NYR | L 1-4 | 22 | 28 |
| Oct 19, 1988 | @ NYR | L 1-5 | 29 | 30 |
| Oct 15, 1988 | vs NJD | W 8-5 | 31 | 38 |
| Oct 14, 1988 | vs TOR | L 1-3 | 36 | 25 |
| Oct 11, 1988 | @ PIT | L 7-8 | 39 | 26 |
| Oct 8, 1988 | vs BUF | W 6-2 | 30 | 22 |
| Oct 7, 1988 | vs PIT | L 4-6 | 35 | 22 |