The 1989–90 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 66th season. The season culminated with their participation in the Stanley Cup finals.
Offseason
NHL draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team117Shayne Stevenson (C)Kitchener Rangers (OHL)238Mike Parson (G) Guelph Platers (OHL)357Wes Walz (C) Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)480Jackson Penney (RW) Victoria Cougars (WHL)5101Mark Montanari (C)Kitchener Rangers (OHL)6122Steven Foster (D)Catholic Memorial School (USHS-MA)7143Oto Hascak (C)Dukla Trenčín (Czechoslovakia)8164Rick Allain (D)Kitchener Rangers (OHL)9185James Lavish (RW)Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA)10206Geoff Simpson (D)Estevan Bruins (SJHL)11227David Franzosa (LW)Boston College (Hockey East)S22Jeff Schulman (D)University of Vermont (Hockey East)
Regular season The Bruins concluded the regular season with the best defensive corps in the league, with just 232 goals allowed. They also allowed the fewest power-play goals (53), the fewest short-handed goals (3) and tied the Washington Capitals for the most shutouts (5). The Bruins managed to secure the Presidents' Trophy with just 101 points, the fewest ever for a Presidents' Trophy winner in a non-lockout-shortened season.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|1||W||October 5, 1989||5–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||1–0–0
|2||L||October 7, 1989||1–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||1–1–0
|3||W||October 9, 1989||2–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||2–1–0
|4||L||October 11, 1989||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||2–2–0
|5||T||October 13, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||2–2–1
|6||L||October 15, 1989||6–7 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||2–3–1
|7||W||October 17, 1989||3–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||3–3–1
|8||W||October 20, 1989||3–0 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||4–3–1
|9||L||October 21, 1989||2–5 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||4–4–1
|10||W||October 26, 1989||4–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||5–4–1
|11||L||October 28, 1989||0–1 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||5–5–1
|12||L||October 29, 1989||3–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||5–6–1
|13||W||November 2, 1989||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||6–6–1
|14||T||November 4, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||6–6–2
|15||W||November 9, 1989||6–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1989–90) ||7–6–2
|16||W||November 10, 1989||5–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1989–90) ||8–6–2
|17||W||November 15, 1989||5–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||9–6–2
|18||W||November 16, 1989||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||10–6–2
|19||W||November 18, 1989||6–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1989–90) ||11–6–2
|20||W||November 21, 1989||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||12–6–2
|21||W||November 23, 1989||6–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) ||13–6–2
|22||L||November 25, 1989||3–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||13–7–2
|23||W||November 28, 1989||5–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||14–7–2
|24||W||November 30, 1989||5–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||15–7–2
|25||L||December 2, 1989||1–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||15–8–2
|26||W||December 3, 1989||2–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) ||16–8–2
|27||T||December 5, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||16–8–3
|28||L||December 7, 1989||3–4 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||16–9–3
|29||L||December 9, 1989||3–7 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1989–90) ||16–10–3
|30||L||December 12, 1989||5–7 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||16–11–3
|31||W||December 13, 1989||4–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||17–11–3
|32||L||December 16, 1989||1–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||17–12–3
|33||L||December 17, 1989||1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1989–90) ||17–13–3
|34||L||December 20, 1989||3–4 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||17–14–3
|35||W||December 21, 1989||4–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) ||18–14–3
|36||W||December 23, 1989||6–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||19–14–3
|37||W||December 26, 1989||6–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) ||20–14–3
|38||W||December 29, 1989||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||21–14–3
|39||L||December 30, 1989||6–7 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90) ||21–15–3
|40||W||January 2, 1990||5–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90) ||22–15–3
|41||W||January 4, 1990||4–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||23–15–3
|42||W||January 6, 1990||5–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1989–90) ||24–15–3
|43||W||January 7, 1990||2–1 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||25–15–3
|44||W||January 11, 1990||3–1 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||26–15–3
|45||L||January 13, 1990||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1989–90) ||26–16–3
|46||W||January 15, 1990||4–1 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||27–16–3
|47||T||January 17, 1990||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||27–16–4
|48||T||January 18, 1990||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||27–16–5
|49||W||January 23, 1990||9–2 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||28–16–5
|50||W||January 25, 1990||5–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1989–90) ||29–16–5
|51||W||January 27, 1990||2–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) ||30–16–5
|52||W||January 29, 1990||2–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||31–16–5
|53||L||February 1, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||31–17–5
|54||L||February 3, 1990||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1989–90) ||31–18–5
|55||W||February 4, 1990||3–2 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||32–18–5
|56||W||February 6, 1990||2–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90) ||33–18–5
|57||W||February 8, 1990||5–1 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||34–18–5
|58||L||February 10, 1990||3–4 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1989–90) ||34–19–5
|59||L||February 11, 1990||2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||34–20–5
|60||L||February 14, 1990||2–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||34–21–5
|61||W||February 18, 1990||7–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90) ||35–21–5
|62||W||February 20, 1990||5–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1989–90) ||36–21–5
|63||W||February 22, 1990||6–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||37–21–5
|64||W||February 24, 1990||3–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) ||38–21–5
|65||L||February 26, 1990||1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1989–90) ||38–22–5
|66||W||March 1, 1990||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||39–22–5
|67||W||March 3, 1990||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||40–22–5
|68||W||March 4, 1990||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90) ||41–22–5
|69||W||March 6, 1990||2–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90) ||42–22–5
|70||L||March 8, 1990||4–10 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1989–90) ||42–23–5
|71||T||March 10, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1989–90) ||42–23–6
|72||W||March 11, 1990||4–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||43–23–6
|73||T||March 15, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1989–90) ||43–23–7
|74||L||March 17, 1990||4–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1989–90) ||43–24–7
|75||W||March 22, 1990||7–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1989–90) ||44–24–7
|76||L||March 24, 1990||6–7 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1989–90) ||44–25–7
|77||W||March 27, 1990||3–0 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1989–90) ||45–25–7
|78||W||March 29, 1990||3–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1989–90) ||46–25–7
|79||T||March 31, 1990||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90) ||46–25–8
|80||T||April 1, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1989–90) ||46–25–9
Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG RW 76 55 37 92 1171025012 D 77 19 65 84 5031803 C 55 24 38 62 431105 C 80 25 31 56 97-3505 C/RW 70 22 24 46 932526 LW/C 43 12 28 40 811601 LW 76 17 22 39 2617211 D 77 11 27 38 7612201 D 78 9 27 36 486504 D 71 8 27 35 752100 LW 63 17 15 32 479701 RW 50 12 17 29 84203 RW 77 8 17 25 92-3002 C 32 6 19 25 1211010 C 32 6 16 22 6612100 D 61 5 14 19 6311001 W 47 8 9 17 334000 LW 14 3 9 12 102010 RW 36 5 6 11 158100 RW 43 4 4 8 1590000 D 58 3 5 8 5811000 RW 15 1 4 5 0-2000 LW 11 2 2 4 82001 D 38 2 2 4 22-11000 LW 23 1 2 3 22-8000 LW 8 1 2 3 15-2100 D 68 1 2 3 71-5000 G 46 0 3 3 180000 RW 9 1 1 2 6-1000 C 2 1 1 2 0-1100 D 8 0 2 2 114000 D 6 0 2 2 233000 D 3 0 1 1 62000 C 6 0 1 1 2-2000 D 2 0 0 0 0-1000 LW 7 0 0 0 201000 C 2 0 0 0 0-2000 LW 8 0 0 0 14-4000 G 43 0 0 0 320000 RW 1 0 0 0 00000 D 2 0 0 0 40000 RW 4 0 0 0 7-1000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO SA SV SV% 2536 46 24 10 7 122 2.89 311451023.893 2310 43 22 15 2 108 2.81 21002894.892 Team: 4846 80 46 25 9 230 2.85 521471917.893
Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG RW 21 12 16 28 517412 C 18 3 19 22 23102 D 17 5 12 17 1611100 LW 21 4 11 15 142010 C 18 8 5 13 81202 LW 20 4 9 13 25102 C 21 4 6 10 39-3201 LW 21 6 3 9 450010 D 21 2 6 8 366001 D 21 3 3 6 34-8102 D 21 1 5 6 18-10100 RW 21 4 1 5 4-6100 D 15 1 3 4 12-9100 C 8 2 0 2 22000 D 14 1 1 2 181000 C/RW 20 0 2 2 30-7000 RW 17 1 0 1 12-4000 RW 5 1 0 1 4-1001 RW 8 0 1 1 80000 D 8 0 1 1 4-4000 LW/C 2 0 0 0 00000 LW 1 0 0 0 0-1 RW 17 0 0 0 4-3000 G 3 0 0 0 00000 G 20 0 0 0 60000 C 1 0 0 0 20000 D 21 0 0 0 41-1000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO SA SV SV% 1195 20 13 7 44 2.21 2486442.909 135 3 0 1 13 5.78 05744.772 Team: 1330 21 13 8 57 2.57 2543486.895
Playoffs
Adams Division Semifinals + Boston Bruins vs. Hartford Whalers Date Away Score Home ScoreApr. 5 Hartford 4 Boston 3 Apr. 7 Hartford 1 Boston 3 Apr. 9 Boston 3 Hartford 5 Apr. 11 Boston 6 Hartford 5 Apr. 13 Hartford 2 Boston 3 Apr. 15 Boston 2 Hartford 3 (OT)Apr. 17 Hartford 1 Boston 3 Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–3
Adams Division Finals + Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens Date Away Score Home ScoreApr. 19 Montreal 0 Boston 1 Apr. 21 Montreal 4 Boston 5 (OT)Apr. 23 Boston 6 Montreal 3 Apr. 25 Boston 1 Montreal 4 Apr. 27 Montreal 1 Boston 3 Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–1
Wales Conference Finals + Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals Date Away Score Home ScoreMay 3 Washington 3 Boston 5 May 5 Washington 0 Boston 3 May 7 Boston 4 Washington 1 May 9 Boston 3 Washington 2 Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–0
Stanley Cup Final In Game 1, Petr Klima scored at 15:13 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3–2 win; this game remains the longest in Stanley Cup Finals history (Longest NHL overtime games), edging both Brett Hull's cup-winner in 1999 and Igor Larionov's game-winner in 2002 by less than 30 seconds. In game five at the Boston Garden on May 24, the Oilers won 4–1. Craig Simpson scored the game-winning goal. Oilers goaltender Bill Ranford was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP.
Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers
Date Away Score Home Score Notes May 15 Edmonton 3 Boston 2 3OT May 18 Edmonton 7 Boston2 May 20 Boston 2 Edmonton1 May 22 Boston 1 Edmonton5 May 24 Edmonton 4 Boston1 Edmonton wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup.
Awards and records Presidents Trophy Prince of Wales Trophy James Norris Memorial Trophy: Ray Bourque William M. Jennings Trophy: Rejean Lemelin/Andy Moog
References Bruins on Hockey Database