1988–89 Edmonton Oilers season

1988–89 Edmonton Oilers
Division 3rd Smythe
Conference 3rd Campbell
1988–89 record 38–34–8
Home record 21–16–3
Road record 17–18–5
Goals for 325 (4th)
Goals against 306 (11th)
Team information
General Manager Glen Sather
Coach Glen Sather
Captain Mark Messier
Alternate captains Glenn Anderson
Kevin Lowe
Arena Northlands Coliseum
Average attendance 17,503 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s) Cape Breton Oilers (AHL)
Denver Rangers (IHL)
Team leaders
Goals Jimmy Carson (49)
Assists Mark Messier (61)
Points Jari Kurri (102)
Penalties in minutes Kelly Buchberger (234)
Plus/minus Craig Muni (+43)
Wins Grant Fuhr (23)
Goals against average Bill Ranford (3.50)

The 1988–89 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' tenth season in the NHL, and they were coming off a Stanley Cup championship after defeating the Boston Bruins the previous season, which was their fourth Stanley Cup in the past 5 seasons. The Oilers would finish third in the Smythe Division with 84 points, their lowest point total since the 1980–81 season. For the eighth consecutive season, the Oilers had five 30-goal scorers.

Prior to the season, the Oilers would be involved in one of the biggest trades in NHL history, dealing Wayne Gretzky, Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, the Kings first round draft picks in 1989, 1991 and 1993, and $15 million.

Jari Kurri would lead the club with 102 points, while Jimmy Carson would score a team high 49 goals, and Mark Messier would have a team best 61 assists. Charlie Huddy would lead the defense with 44 points, while Kelly Buchberger would provide the team toughness, leading the Oilers with 234 penalty minutes.

In goal, Grant Fuhr would get the majority of the starts, leading the team with 23 wins, while Bill Ranford would have a team best 3.50 GAA.

The Oilers finished the regular season first in short-handed goals scored, with 27.[1]

In the playoffs, the Oilers would face Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings in the opening round of the playoffs. The Oilers would take a 3–1 series lead, however, the Kings would respond by winning 3 games in a row by a combined score of 16–6 to win the series, ending the Oilers bid at winning a third straight Stanley Cup and for the first time since 1982, Edmonton would fail to win a playoff round.

Season standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Calgary Flames8054179354226117
Los Angeles Kings804231737633591
Edmonton Oilers803834832530684
Vancouver Canucks803339825125374
Winnipeg Jets8026421230035564

[2]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.

Schedule and results

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 7New York Islanders1–5Edmonton Oilers1–0–02
2October 9Winnipeg Jets4–5Edmonton Oilers2–0–04
3October 12Vancouver Canucks6–2Edmonton Oilers2–1–04
4October 14Edmonton Oilers1–6Calgary Flames2–2–04
5October 16Edmonton Oilers3–3Winnipeg Jets2–2–15
6October 17Minnesota North Stars3–3Edmonton Oilers2–2–26
7October 19Los Angeles Kings6–8Edmonton Oilers3–2–28
8October 23Edmonton Oilers5–6Vancouver Canucks3–3–28
9October 25Edmonton Oilers5–4Los Angeles Kings4–3–210
10October 29Washington Capitals3–4Edmonton Oilers5–3–212
11October 30Chicago Blackhawks5–2Edmonton Oilers5–4–212
12November 2St. Louis Blues4–5Edmonton Oilers6–4–214
13November 4Buffalo Sabres3–7Edmonton Oilers7–4–216
14November 6Edmonton Oilers2–5Detroit Red Wings7–5–216
15November 8Edmonton Oilers7–3Pittsburgh Penguins8–5–218
16November 9Edmonton Oilers3–2New Jersey Devils9–5–220
17November 12Edmonton Oilers6–2Toronto Maple Leafs10–5–222
18November 13Edmonton Oilers5–4Buffalo Sabres11–5–224
19November 16Winnipeg Jets2–1Edmonton Oilers11–6–224
20November 19Toronto Maple Leafs1–9Edmonton Oilers12–6–226
21November 20Edmonton Oilers4–7Winnipeg Jets12–7–226
22November 23Edmonton Oilers3–3Minnesota North Stars12–7–327
23November 24Edmonton Oilers4–2St. Louis Blues13–7–329
24November 26Edmonton Oilers5–7Montreal Canadiens13–8–329
25November 28Edmonton Oilers7–4Quebec Nordiques14–8–331
26November 30Vancouver Canucks2–4Edmonton Oilers15–8–333
27December 2Calgary Flames7–4Edmonton Oilers15–9–333
28December 4New York Rangers6–10Edmonton Oilers16–9–335
29December 7Quebec Nordiques3–8Edmonton Oilers17–9–337
30December 8Edmonton Oilers3–5Calgary Flames17–10–337
31December 10Winnipeg Jets7–6Edmonton Oilers17–11–337
32December 14Edmonton Oilers8–2Toronto Maple Leafs18–11–339
33December 15Edmonton Oilers3–4Boston Bruins18–12–339
34December 17Edmonton Oilers4–2Hartford Whalers19–12–341
35December 19Edmonton Oilers5–5Buffalo Sabres19–12–442
36December 21Vancouver Canucks2–1Edmonton Oilers19–13–442
37December 23Calgary Flames1–4Edmonton Oilers20–13–444
38December 31Montreal Canadiens4–2Edmonton Oilers20–14–444
39January 2Edmonton Oilers3–2Minnesota North Stars21–14–446
40January 4Quebec Nordiques2–4Edmonton Oilers22–14–448
41January 7Edmonton Oilers2–7Calgary Flames22–15–448
42January 8Calgary Flames0–6Edmonton Oilers23–15–450
43January 10Edmonton Oilers4–5Los Angeles Kings23–16–450
44January 13Edmonton Oilers3–5Washington Capitals23–17–450
45January 15Edmonton Oilers0–1New Jersey Devils23–18–450
46January 16Edmonton Oilers2–2Chicago Blackhawks23–18–551
47January 18Edmonton Oilers9–4Winnipeg Jets24–18–553
48January 20Philadelphia Flyers1–1Edmonton Oilers24–18–654
49January 21Pittsburgh Penguins7–4Edmonton Oilers24–19–654
50January 23New York Rangers3–2Edmonton Oilers24–20–654
51January 25Chicago Blackhawks6–3Edmonton Oilers24–21–654
52January 28Edmonton Oilers7–6Los Angeles Kings25–21–656
53January 31Edmonton Oilers2–6Vancouver Canucks25–22–656
54February 1Vancouver Canucks3–4Edmonton Oilers26–22–658
55February 3Detroit Red Wings5–8Edmonton Oilers27–22–660
56February 5New Jersey Devils4–2Edmonton Oilers27–23–660
57February 9Edmonton Oilers3–1Philadelphia Flyers28–23–662
58February 11Edmonton Oilers2–5Boston Bruins28–24–662
59February 12Edmonton Oilers3–1New York Rangers29–24–664
60February 14Edmonton Oilers3–5New York Islanders29–25–664
61February 17Washington Capitals8–2Edmonton Oilers29–26–664
62February 19Boston Bruins4–2Edmonton Oilers29–27–664
63February 21Hartford Whalers4–7Edmonton Oilers30–27–666
64February 24Los Angeles Kings1–4Edmonton Oilers31–27–668
65February 25St. Louis Blues3–5Edmonton Oilers32–27–670
66March 1Montreal Canadiens0–3Edmonton Oilers33–27–672
67March 3Edmonton Oilers7–4Winnipeg Jets34–27–674
68March 5Edmonton Oilers4–2Pittsburgh Penguins35–27–676
69March 7Edmonton Oilers4–4Philadelphia Flyers35–27–777
70March 8Edmonton Oilers3–7Hartford Whalers35–28–777
71March 11Calgary Flames5–5Edmonton Oilers35–28–878
72March 12Los Angeles Kings6–3Edmonton Oilers35–29–878
73March 15Detroit Red Wings8–6Edmonton Oilers35–30–878
74March 16Edmonton Oilers0–3Vancouver Canucks35–31–878
75March 19New York Islanders2–3Edmonton Oilers36–31–880
76March 21Los Angeles Kings4–3Edmonton Oilers36–32–880
77March 23Winnipeg Jets4–5Edmonton Oilers37–32–882
78March 25Edmonton Oilers2–4Los Angeles Kings37–33–882
79March 29Edmonton Oilers5–2Vancouver Canucks38–33–884
80April 2Edmonton Oilers2–4Calgary Flames38–34–884

Playoffs

Los Angeles Kings 4, Edmonton Oilers 3

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 5Edmonton Oilers4–3Los Angeles Kings1–0
2April 6Edmonton Oilers2–5Los Angeles Kings1–1
3April 8Los Angeles Kings0–4Edmonton Oilers2–1
4April 9Los Angeles Kings3–4Edmonton Oilers3–1
5April 11Edmonton Oilers2–4Los Angeles Kings3–2
6April 13Los Angeles Kings4–1Edmonton Oilers3–3
7April 15Edmonton Oilers3–6Los Angeles Kings3–4

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Jari Kurri76445810269
Jimmy Carson80495110036
Mark Messier72336194130
Esa Tikkanen6731477892
Craig Simpson6635417680

Goaltending

PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOSave %GAA
Bill Ranford2915091582881.8773.50
Grant Fuhr593341232662131.8753.83

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Mark Messier7111128
Jari Kurri73586
Steve Smith722420
Esa Tikkanen713412
Jimmy Carson72136
Normand Lacombe721321

Goaltending

PlayerGPTOIWLGASOSave %GAA
Grant Fuhr741734241.8943.45

Awards and Records

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Martin Gélinas1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		October 7, 1988
Steve Smith200th NHL GameOctober 9, 1988
Charlie Huddy500th NHL GameOctober 16, 1988
Kelly Buchberger100th NHL PIMOctober 17, 1988
Martin Gélinas1st NHL Goal
Greg Adams200th NHL PointOctober 19, 1988
Chris Joseph1st NHL Goal
Mark Messier900th NHL PIM
Jari Kurri400th NHL GoalOctober 23, 1988
Esa Tikkanen200th NHL GameOctober 25, 1988
Keith Acton600th NHL GameOctober 29, 1988
Jimmy Carson100th NHL Assist
Craig Simpson100th NHL GoalOctober 30, 1988
Jimmy Carson200th NHL PointNovember 4, 1988
Mark Messier3rd NHL Gordie Howe hat trick
Glen Cochrane400th NHL GameNovember 8, 1988
Jari Kurri18th NHL Hat-trick
Esa Tikkanen4th NHL Hat-trickNovember 12, 1988
Jimmy Carson100th NHL GoalNovember 13, 1988
Kevin Lowe700th NHL GameNovember 16, 1988
Glenn Anderson19th NHL Hat-trick
3rd Four-Goal NHL Game		November 19, 1988
Kevin McClelland1,300th NHL PIM
Normand Lacombe100th NHL PIMNovember 26, 1988
Craig Simpson200th NHL PointDecember 2, 1988
Steve Smith700th NHL PIMDecember 4, 1988
Jimmy Carson6th NHL Hat-trickDecember 6, 1988
Kelly Buchberger1st NHL AssistDecember 7, 1988
Jari Kurri19th NHL Hat-trick
Esa Tikkanen200th NHL Point
Craig Muni200th NHL PIMDecember 8, 1988
Craig Muni200th NHL GameDecember 10, 1988
Jari Kurri900th NHL PointDecember 14, 1988
Kim Issel1st NHL GameDecember 23, 1988
Kevin Lowe300th NHL Point
Alan May1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Jimmy Carson200th NHL GameJanuary 4, 1989
Kelly Buchberger200th NHL PIMJanuary 8, 1989
Kevin McClelland100th NHL Assist
Jeff Beukeboom400th NHL PIMJanuary 10, 1989
Craig Simpson100th NHL Assist
Dave Hunter900th NHL PIMJanuary 16, 1989
Charlie Huddy300th NHL PointJanuary 20, 1989
Francois Leroux1st NHL GameJanuary 21, 1989
Mark Messier800th NHL Point
Craig MacTavish500th NHL GameJanuary 23, 1989
Glenn Anderson400th NHL AssistJanuary 25, 1989
Grant Fuhr200th NHL WinJanuary 28, 1989
Mike Ware1st NHL Game
Mike Ware1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		January 31, 1989
Jari Kurri500th NHL AssistFebruary 3, 1989
Craig Simpson300th NHL PIM
Greg Adams1,100th NHL PIMFebruary 12, 1989
Mark Messier700th NHL Game
Mark Messier10th NHL Hat-trick
2nd Four-Goal NHL Game		February 21, 1989
Craig Simpson2nd NHL Hat-trickFebruary 25, 1989
Normand Lacombe200th NHL GameMarch 1, 1989
Mark Messier1,000th NHL PIMMarch 3, 1989
Keith Acton700th NHL PIMMarch 4, 1989
Randy Gregg400th NHL GameMarch 11, 1989
Kelly Buchberger300th NHL PIMMarch 15, 1989
Charlie Huddy400th NHL PIMMarch 19, 1989
Mark Messier500th NHL AssistMarch 21, 1989
Kevin Lowe800th NHL PIMMarch 23, 1989
Kevin McClelland1,400th NHL PIMMarch 25, 1989
Jimmy Carson100th NHL PIMMarch 29, 1989
Craig MacTavish300th NHL PIM
Jari Kurri300th NHL PIMApril 2, 1989
Playoffs
PlayerMilestoneReached
Dave Hunter100th NHL GameApril 5, 1989
Craig Muni50th NHL PIM
Randy Gregg100th NHL PIMApril 6, 1989
Mark Lamb1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		April 8, 1989
Normand Lacombe1st NHL AssistApril 9, 1989
Glenn Anderson250th NHL PIMApril 11, 1989
John LeBlanc1st NHL GameApril 15, 1989
Mark Messier100th NHL Assist

Transactions

Trades

July 22, 1988 To Washington Capitals
Geoff Courtnall		 To Edmonton Oilers
Greg Adams
August 9, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
Wayne Gretzky
Mike Krushelnyski
Marty McSorley		 To Edmonton Oilers
Jimmy Carson
Martin Gelinas
*1st round pick in 1989 – Jason Miller
1st round pick in 1991 – Martin Rucinsky
1st round pick in 1993 – Nick Stajduhar
($15 million) cash
August 10, 1988 To Los Angeles Kings
John Miner		 To Edmonton Oilers
Craig Redmond
October 27, 1988 To New York Rangers
Ron Shudra		 To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Crossman
January 3, 1989 To Detroit Red Wings
10th round in 1989 – Rick Judson		 To Edmonton Oilers
Miroslav Frycer
January 23, 1989 To Detroit Red Wings
12th round in 1989 – Jason Glickman		 To Edmonton Oilers
Doug Halward
February 7, 1989] To Philadelphia Flyers
Keith Acton
6th round in 1991 – Dmitri Yushkevich		 To Edmonton Oilers
Dave Brown
February 15, 1989 To New York Islanders
5th round pick in 1989 - Kevin O'Sullivan		 To Edmonton Oilers
Tomas Jonsson
March 7, 1989 To Los Angeles Kings
Jim Wiemer
Alan May		 To Edmonton Oilers
Brian Wilks
John English
March 7, 1989 To Vancouver Canucks
Greg Adams
Doug Smith		 To Edmonton Oilers
John LeBlanc
5th round in 1989 – Peter White

*Later traded to the New Jersey Devils.

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
D Reed LarsonBoston Bruins
F Stan DruliaPittsburgh Penguins
F Nick FotiuPhiladelphia Flyers
PlayerNew team
F Shawn EvansNew York Islanders
F Dean HopkinsQuebec Nordiques
D Reed LarsonNew York Islanders

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
119Francois Leroux CanadaSaint-Jean Castors (QMJHL)
239Petro Koivunen FinlandKiekko-Espoo (Finland)
353Trevor Sim CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
361Collin Bauer CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
482Cam Brauer CanadaR.P.I (NCAA)
5103Don Martin CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
6124Len Barrie CanadaVictoria Cougars (WHL)
7145Mike Glover CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
8166Shjon Podein United StatesUniversity of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)
9187Tom Cole United StatesWoburn Memorial High School (USHS)
10208Vladimir Zubkov Soviet UnionHC CSKA Moscow (USSR)
11229Darin MacDonald United StatesBoston University (NCAA)
12250Tim Tisdale CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
S24Brian Dowd CanadaNortheastern University (Hockey East)

Roster

1988-89 Edmonton Oilers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

References

  1. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1988.html
  2. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
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