1989–90 Washington Capitals season

1989–90 Washington Capitals
Division3rd Patrick
Conference7th Wales
1989–90 record36–38–6
Home record19–18–3
Road record17–20–3
Goals for284
Goals against275
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBryan Murray
Terry Murray
CaptainRod Langway
Alternate captainsDale Hunter
Scott Stevens
ArenaCapital Centre
Team leaders
GoalsDino Ciccarelli (41)
AssistsMike Ridley (43)
PointsDino Ciccarelli (79)
Penalty minutesAlan May (339)
Plus/minusGeoff Courtnall (+27)
WinsDon Beaupre (23)
Goals against averageMike Liut (2.13)

The 1989–90 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 16th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team reached the Prince of Wales Conference Finals for the first time, losing to the Bruins 4 games to 0.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 19 Olaf Kolzig (G)  West Germany Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2 35 Byron Dafoe (G)  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
3 59 Jim Mathieson (D)  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
3 61 Jason Woolley (D)  Canada Michigan State University (CCHA)
4 82 Trent Klatt (RW)  United States Osseo Senior High School (USHS-MN)
7 145 Dave Lorentz (LW)  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
8 166 Dean Holoien (RW)  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
9 187 Victor Gervais (C)  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
10 208 Jiri Vykoukal (D)  Czechoslovakia TJ DS Olomouc (Czechoslovakia)
11 229 Andrei Sidorov (LW)  Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow (USSR)
12 250 Ken House (C)  Canada Miami University (CCHA)
S 24 Karl Clauss (D)  United States Colgate University (ECAC)

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
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 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


Record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference


Schedule and results

1989–90 regular season[4]
October
Game Result 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
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
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
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
80 W April 1, 1990 3–2 @ New York Rangers (1989–90) 36–38–6

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Round 1: (P2) New Jersey Devils vs. (P3) Washington Capitals

April 5 Washington Capitals 5–4 OT New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena
April 7 Washington Capitals 5–6 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena
April 9 New Jersey Devils 2–1 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 11 New Jersey Devils 1–3 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 13 Washington Capitals 4–3 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena
April 15 New Jersey Devils 2–3 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
Washington won series 4–2

Round 2: (P1) New York Rangers vs. (P3) Washington Capitals

April 19 Washington Capitals 3–7 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
April 21 Washington Capitals 6–3 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
April 23 New York Rangers 1–7 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 25 New York Rangers 3–4 OT Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 27 Washington Capitals 2–1 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
Washington won series 4–1

Conference Finals: (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (P3) Washington Capitals

May 3 Washington Capitals 3–5 Boston Bruins Boston Garden
May 5 Washington Capitals 0–3 Boston Bruins Boston Garden
May 7 Boston Bruins 4–1 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
May 9 Boston Bruins 3–2 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
Boston won series 4–0

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;

References

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "1989–1990 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1989-90 Washington Capitals Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "1989-90 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
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