1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1988–89 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 80th season of play. The Canadiens finished first in the Adams Division, as well as the Prince of Wales Conference, with a 53–18–9 record for 115 points. The team finished second overall in the league behind the Calgary Flames, who had 117 points. Montreal defeated the Hartford Whalers, Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers in the playoffs before meeting the Flames in the Stanley Cup Finals. Calgary took the series 4–2, clinching the Cup in Game 6 on the Canadiens' vaunted home ice, the Montreal Forum. This marked the only time that a visiting team defeated them to win the Stanley Cup on Forum ice.
| 1988–89 Montreal Canadiens | |
|---|---|
Wales Conference champions | |
Adams Division champions | |
| Division | 1st Adams |
| Conference | 1st Wales |
| 1988–89 record | 53–18–9 |
| Home record | 30–6–4 |
| Road record | 23–12–5 |
| Goals for | 315 |
| Goals against | 218 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Serge Savard |
| Coach | Pat Burns |
| Captain | Bob Gainey |
| Alternate captains | Mats Naslund Larry Robinson |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Mats Naslund (33) |
| Assists | Chris Chelios (58) |
| Points | Mats Naslund (84) |
| Penalty minutes | Shayne Corson (193) |
| Plus/minus | Guy Carbonneau (+37) |
| Wins | Patrick Roy (33) |
| Goals against average | Patrick Roy (2.47) |
The Canadiens were coached by Pat Burns and captained by Bob Gainey.
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