1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season

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1989–90 Buffalo Sabres
Division	2nd Adams
Conference	2nd Prince of Wales
1989–90 record	45–27–8
Home record	27–11–2
Road record	18–16–6
Goals for	286
Goals against	248
Team information
General Manager	Gerry Meehan
Coach	Rick Dudley
Captain	Mike Foligno
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Dave Andreychuk and Pierre Turgeon (40)
Assists	Pierre Turgeon (66)
Points	Pierre Turgeon (106)
Penalties in minutes	Mike Hartman (211)
Wins	Daren Puppa (31)
Goals against average	Daren Puppa (2.89)

<1988–89	1990–91>

The 1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 20th season in the National Hockey League. They finished the season with the third best record in the NHL. The season also featured the NHL debuts of Alexander Mogilny, Rob Ray, and Donald Audette.

Contents

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NHL Draft
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Game log
3 Player stats
4 Playoffs
5 Awards and records
6 References

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	14.	Kevin Haller (D)	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)

Regular season

Season standings

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Boston Bruins	80	46	25	9	289	232	101
Buffalo Sabres	80	45	27	8	286	248	98
Montreal Canadiens	80	41	28	11	288	234	93
Hartford Whalers	80	38	33	9	275	268	85
Quebec Nordiques	80	12	61	7	240	407	31

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Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 5, 1989	4–3	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	1–0–0
2	L	October 7, 1989	1–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	1–1–0
3	T	October 8, 1989	2–2 OT	Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	1–1–1
4	W	October 11, 1989	7–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	2–1–1
5	W	October 13, 1989	4–1	Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	3–1–1
6	L	October 14, 1989	2–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	3–2–1
7	L	October 18, 1989	1–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	3–3–1
8	W	October 20, 1989	6–2	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	4–3–1
9	W	October 21, 1989	4–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	5–3–1
10	L	October 25, 1989	2–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	5–4–1
11	W	October 27, 1989	6–5 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	6–4–1
12	W	October 29, 1989	4–3	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	7–4–1
13	W	November 2, 1989	4–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	8–4–1
14	T	November 4, 1989	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	8–4–2
15	W	November 5, 1989	5–3	Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	9–4–2
16	W	November 8, 1989	6–3	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	10–4–2
17	W	November 10, 1989	4–2	Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	11–4–2
18	W	November 12, 1989	6–5	Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	12–4–2
19	T	November 16, 1989	4–4 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	12–4–3
20	L	November 17, 1989	0–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	12–5–3
21	T	November 19, 1989	2–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	12–5–4
22	W	November 22, 1989	4–1	New York Rangers (1989–90)	13–5–4
23	W	November 25, 1989	3–2	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	14–5–4
24	W	November 26, 1989	4–2	Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	15–5–4
25	W	November 28, 1989	4–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	16–5–4
26	L	November 30, 1989	1–5	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	16–6–4
27	W	December 1, 1989	6–4	New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	17–6–4
28	W	December 3, 1989	4–3	St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	18–6–4
29	L	December 5, 1989	0–3	@ New York Islanders (1989–90)	18–7–4
30	L	December 7, 1989	3–4 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	18–8–4
31	W	December 10, 1989	4–3	Washington Capitals (1989–90)	19–8–4
32	L	December 13, 1989	2–4	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	19–9–4
33	W	December 16, 1989	3–1	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	20–9–4
34	W	December 17, 1989	4–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	21–9–4
35	T	December 20, 1989	2–2 OT	@ New York Rangers (1989–90)	21–9–5
36	T	December 22, 1989	2–2 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	21–9–6
37	W	December 23, 1989	6–5	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	22–9–6
38	W	December 26, 1989	6–3	Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	23–9–6
39	L	December 29, 1989	3–4 OT	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	23–10–6
40	L	December 31, 1989	2–4	New York Islanders (1989–90)	23–11–6
41	L	January 2, 1990	3–5	@ New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	23–12–6
42	L	January 6, 1990	3–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	23–13–6
43	L	January 7, 1990	1–2	Boston Bruins (1989–90)	23–14–6
44	L	January 11, 1990	3–5	@ Calgary Flames (1989–90)	23–15–6
45	W	January 13, 1990	5–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1989–90)	24–15–6
46	W	January 16, 1990	4–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	25–15–6
47	L	January 19, 1990	3–6	Washington Capitals (1989–90)	25–16–6
48	W	January 23, 1990	3–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1989–90)	26–16–6
49	W	January 24, 1990	3–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	27–16–6
50	L	January 26, 1990	2–4	Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	27–17–6
51	W	January 28, 1990	7–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	28–17–6
52	W	January 30, 1990	5–2	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	29–17–6
53	W	January 31, 1990	6–3	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	30–17–6
54	L	February 3, 1990	0–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	30–18–6
55	L	February 4, 1990	0–1	New York Islanders (1989–90)	30–19–6
56	W	February 7, 1990	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	31–19–6
57	W	February 9, 1990	3–2	New York Rangers (1989–90)	32–19–6
58	L	February 11, 1990	2–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	32–20–6
59	L	February 13, 1990	1–4	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1989–90)	32–21–6
60	W	February 16, 1990	5–3	Montreal Canadiens (1989–90)	33–21–6
61	L	February 18, 1990	4–6	Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	33–22–6
62	W	February 20, 1990	4–3 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	34–22–6
63	L	February 21, 1990	3–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1989–90)	34–23–6
64	W	February 23, 1990	7–3	Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	35–23–6
65	W	February 25, 1990	3–1	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	36–23–6
66	L	February 27, 1990	1–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1989–90)	36–24–6
67	T	March 3, 1990	3–3 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	36–24–7
68	W	March 4, 1990	5–3	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	37–24–7
69	T	March 6, 1990	1–1 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1989–90)	37–24–8
70	W	March 8, 1990	10–4	@ Boston Bruins (1989–90)	38–24–8
71	W	March 10, 1990	5–0	@ Hartford Whalers (1989–90)	39–24–8
72	L	March 14, 1990	5–6 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1989–90)	39–25–8
73	L	March 16, 1990	3–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1989–90)	39–26–8
74	W	March 18, 1990	4–3 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1989–90)	40–26–8
75	W	March 21, 1990	5–4	Calgary Flames (1989–90)	41–26–8
76	L	March 25, 1990	3–4	New Jersey Devils (1989–90)	41–27–8
77	W	March 27, 1990	6–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1989–90)	42–27–8
78	W	March 29, 1990	4–2	Minnesota North Stars (1989–90)	43–27–8
79	W	March 31, 1990	3–2 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1989–90)	44–27–8
80	W	April 1, 1990	5–2	Quebec Nordiques (1989–90)	45–27–8

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

Playoffs

Buffalo vs. Montreal
Date	Away	Home
April 5	Montreal 1	4 Buffalo
April 7	Montreal 3	0 Buffalo
April 9	Buffalo 1	2 Montreal	OT
April 11	Buffalo 4	2 Montreal
April 13	Montreal 4	2 Buffalo
April 15	Buffalo 2	5 Montreal
Montreal wins series 4–2

Awards and records

Daren Puppa, Goaltender, NHL All-Star Game Appearance
Pierre Turgeon, Phil Housley, Dave Anderchuk, NHL All-Star Game Appearance
Daren Puppa, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star

References

Sabres on Hockey Database

^ NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2006, Senior Managing Editor: Ralph Dinger, Published in Canada by Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, ON, ISBN in Canada 0-920445-98-5, p. 165.

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Sabres	Franchise • Expansion Draft • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Broadcasters • Records • Draft picks • Sabretooth

Culture/lore	"The French Connection" • Ted Darling • Rick Jeanneret • The Fog Game • No Goal • 2008 NHL Winter Classic • 2011 NHL Premiere • Taro Tsujimoto • Ronan Tynan

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium • First Niagara Center

Affiliates	Rochester Americans (AHL) • Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL)

Owners	S. Knox and N. Knox • Rigas • Golisano and Quinn • Pegula

Other	Radio network • Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team • Buffalo Jr. Sabres • Buffalo Bandits

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1990s	1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 • 2011–12

v · d · e1989–90 NHL season by team

Patrick	New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington

Adams	Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Quebec

Norris	Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto

Smythe	Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • Winnipeg • Vancouver

See also	1989 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1990 Stanley Cup Finals • Transactions

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