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1989–90 New Jersey Devils season

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New Jersey Devils
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Founded1982 (relocated from Colorado)
Headquarters
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United States
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The 1989–90 New Jersey Devils season represented the team's 16th campaign in the NHL and their eighth since moving from Colorado in 1982. During this season, the Devils secured a playoff berth for only the third occasion in franchise history; however, their postseason run was cut short with a first-round defeat by the Washington Capitals.

Schedule and results

Game Outcome Date Score Opponent Season Record
1 W October 5, 1989 6–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1–0–0
2 T October 7, 1989 4–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0–1
3 L October 10, 1989 2–4 Calgary Flames 1–1–1
4 L October 13, 1989 3–4 OT Montreal Canadiens 1–2–1
5 W October 14, 1989 3–2 @ Hartford Whalers 2–2–1
6 W October 18, 1989 5–3 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2–1
7 L October 20, 1989 2–3 Vancouver Canucks 3–3–1
8 W October 21, 1989 5–4 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–3–1
9 W October 23, 1989 5–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3–1
10 L October 26, 1989 3–7 Hartford Whalers 5–4–1
11 W October 28, 1989 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks 6–4–1
12 L October 31, 1989 3–4 @Vancouver Canucks 6–5–1
13 T November 1, 1989 6–6 OT @Edmonton Oilers 6–5–2
14 L November 4, 1989 3–7 @Calgary Flames 6–6–2
15 W November 8, 1989 6–3 Quebec Nordiques 7–6–2
16 L November 11, 1989 5–7 Philadelphia Flyers 7–7–2
17 T November 12, 1989 3–3 OT @Philadelphia Flyers 7–7–3
18 L November 15, 1989 1–2 OT Minnesota North Stars 7–8–3
19 W November 17, 1989 5–4 OT New York Rangers 8–8–3
20 L November 18, 1989 4–6 @Boston Bruins 8–9–3
21 W November 22, 1989 6–3 @Pittsburgh Penguins 9–9–3
22 L November 24, 1989 6–7 @Minnesota North Stars 9–10–3
23 W November 25, 1989 3–1 @Winnipeg Jets 10–10–3
24 W November 28, 1989 3–2 OT New York Islanders 11–10–3
40 L December 31 1989 4-6 @Detroit Red Wings 18-18-4
L |December 1, 1989 |4-6 |@Buffalo Sabres |11-11-3
L |December 2, 1989 |3-5 |Washington Capitals |11-12-3
L |December 6, 1989 |3-5 |@New York Rangers |11-13-3
L |December 8, 1989 |2-3 |Pittsburgh Penguins |11-14-3
L |December 9, 1989 |3-7 |@Hartford Whalers |11-15-3
W |December 12, 1989 |7-2 |@New York Islanders |12-15-3
W |December 13, 1989 |5-2 |New York Islanders |13-15-3
W |December 15, 1989 |7-5 |Los Angeles Kings |14-15-3
W |December 17, 1989 |3-1 |Boston Bruins |15-15-3
L |December 19, 1989 |4-5 OT |@New York Islanders |15-16-3
W |December 22, 1989 |5-4 OT |@Philadelphia Flyers |16-16-3
W |December 23, 1989 |3-2 |St. Louis Blues |17-16-3
T |December 26, 1989 |4-4 OT |@New York Rangers |17-16-4
L |December 27, 1989 |1-3 |Washington Capitals |17-17-4
W |December 29, 1989 |3-2 |New York Rangers 18-17-4
41 W January 2 1990 5-3 Buffalo Sabres 19-18-4 42 W January 4 1990 4-2 Los Angeles Kings 20-18-4 43 L January 8 1990 3-4 [[Winnipeg Jets (1972--96)‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎]|] 20--19--4 44 W January 10 1990 6--03 Pittsburgh Penguins 21--19--04 45 L January 12 1990 25--m Montreal Canadiens 21--20--04 46 W January 13 1990 54--m Quebec Nordiques 22--20--04 47 L January 16 1990 69--m Washington Capitals 22--21--04 48 W January 23 1990 42--m Pittsburgh Penguins 23--21--04 49 W January 24 1990 32--m Washington Capitals 24--21--04 50 L January 26 1990 51--m Toronto Maple Leafs 24--22--04 51 T January 28 1990 44--ot New York Islanders 24--22--05 52 L January 30 1990 25--m Los Angeles Kings 24--23--05
53 L February 4 1990 24 Vancouver Canucks 24 24 05 54 T February 6 1990 22 Edmonton Oilers 24 24 06 55 W February 9 1990 53 Washington Capitals 25 24 06 56 L February 10 1990 07 St. Louis Blues 25 25 06 57 T February 12 1990 11 Detroit Red Wings 25 25 07 58 L February 16 1990 12 New York Rangers 25 26 07 59 L February 17 1990 45 Toronto Maple Leafs 60 L February 19 New York Rangers 61 L February 22 Vancouver Canucks 62 W February 24 Chicago Blackhawks 63 T February 25 OT New York Islanders 64 L February Pittsburgh Penguins 65 W March Pittsburgh Penguins 66 L March Washington Capitals 67 W March St. Louis Blues 68 W March New York Islanders 69 W March Quebec Nordiques 70 W March Minnesota North Stars 71 L March Calgary Flames 72 W March Edmonton Oilers 73 L March Philadelphia Flyers 74 L March Chicago Blackhawks 75 W March Philadelphia Flyers 76 W March Buffalo Sabres 77 W March Washington Capitals 78 W March New York Rangers 79 W March Detroit Red Wings 80 T April Boston Bruins
Legend:
End of Game Log.


Playoffs

Patrick Division Semifinals

(P2) New Jersey Devils vs. (P3) Washington Capitals

The initial pair of matches took place at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Washington claimed a 5–4 overtime victory in Game 1, while New Jersey responded by winning Game 2 with a 6–5 scoreline. The series then moved to Maryland's Capital Centre for Games 3 and 4; New Jersey narrowly won Game 3 by 2–1, but Washington countered with a 3–1 triumph in Game 4 to level the series. Back at New Jersey for Game 5, the Capitals secured a close 4–3 win. In Game 6, held again at the Capital Centre, Washington emerged victorious with a 3–2 result, clinching the series 4–2.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Template:Sortname LW 80 30 56 86 74 -1 9 0 6
Template:Sortname RW 80 41 38 79 80 17 10 3 11
Template:Sortname C 74 27 49 76 34 15 8 1 0
Template:Sortname LW 73 30 42 72 137 15 8 0 5
Template:Sortname D 75 7 46 53 63 6 1 0 0
Template:Sortname LW 72 30 17 47 81 -8 7 0 3
Template:Sortname C 63 16 29 45 12 -8 4 0 1
Template:Sortname D 72 8 34 42 52 9 2 0 0
Template:Sortname RW 69 14 20 34 16 7 1 3 3
Template:Sortname C 64 17 13 30 12 -5 1 0 1
Template:Sortname D 68 6 23 29 63 -1 4 0 0
Template:Sortname LW 67 8 17 25 160 -2 0 0 2
Template:Sortname D 74 6 15 21 216 15 0 1 1
Template:Sortname D 39 6 15 21 16 15 1 0 0
Template:Sortname   LW/C   42   10   8    18    36    -15    1    2    0
Template:Sortname   C 35 8 10 18 30 3 0 0 1
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Template:Sortname   2914 52 22 22 175 3.60 3 1453 1278 .880
Template:Sortname   1931 35 15 12 110 3.42 0 1004 894 .890

Team Total: | 4845 | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 285 | 3.53 | 0 | 2457 | 2172 | .884 |


Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Template:Sortname LW 6 3 3 6 20 1 0 1
Template:Sortname D 6 1 5 6 6 0 0 0
Template:Sortname RW 6 4 1 5 12 2 1 0
Template:Sortname C 6 3 2 5 2 1 0 1
Template:Sortname C 6 1 3 4 23 1 0 0
Template:Sortname LW 6 1 3 4 11 0 0 0
Template:Sortname C 6 1 3 4 2 0 0 0
Template:Sortname D 6 1 3 4 17 0 0 0
Template:Sortname D 6 0 3 3 14 0 0 0
Template:Sortname D 6 2 0 2 21 0 0 0
Template:Sortname D 6 0 2 2 10 0 0 0
Template:Sortname LW 5 1 0 1 10 0 0 0
Template:Sortname RW 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Template:Sortname 238 4 2 2 13 (3.28) (0) (103) (90) ( .874 )
Template:Sortname (125) (2) (0) (2) (8) (3.84) (0) (57) (49) ( .860 )
Team Total (363) (6) (2) (4) (21) (3.47) (0) (160) (139) ( .869 )

Abbreviations used: GP = Games played; G = Goals scored; A = Assists provided; Pts = Total points; PIM = Penalty minutes accrued; PPG = Power-play goals scored; SHG = Short-handed goals scored; GWG = Game-winning goals scored MIN = Minutes on ice; W = Wins recorded; L = Losses recorded; GA = Goals allowed; GAA = Goals against average per game; SO = Shutouts achieved; SA = Shots faced; SV = Saves made; SV% = Save percentage

Draft picks

The Devils' choices during the 1989 NHL entry draft featured several promising talents aimed at enhancing their lineup.

Round Overall Pick Player Nationality Position Previous Team (League) Remarks
1 5 Bill Guerin File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Right Wing Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
1 18 Jason Miller File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Center Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) This first-round selection was obtained from Los Angeles in exchange for Corey Foster on June 17, 1989.
2 26 Jarrod Skalde File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Center Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 47 Scott Pellerin File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Left Wing University of Maine (Hockey East)
4 68 No pick in the fourth round This selection had been traded to the Quebec Nordiques for Tommy Albelin on December 12, 1988.
5 89 Mike Heinke File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Goaltender Avon Old Farms (Connecticut)
6 110 David Emma File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Right Wing Boston College (Hockey East)
7 131 No seventh-round selection The pick was traded to the Winnipeg in return for Steve Rooney and a third-round pick in 1990 on June 19, 1988.
8 152 Sergei Starikov Template:URS Defenseman CSKA Moscow (Soviet League)
9 173 Andre Faust File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Left Wing Princeton University (ECAC)
10 194 No tenth-round selection This pick was traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Tom Kurvers on June 13, 1987.

11 |215 |Jason Simon

W 12 |236 |Peter Larsson || ||Center ||Södertälje SK (Elitserien) ||

|- S |5 |C. J. Young || ||Right Wing ||Harvard University (ECAC) || |} |- S |10 |Mark Romaine || ||Goaltender ||Providence College (Hockey East) || |}

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