1989 NHL Playoffs
Adams Division
Boston makes quick work out of the
Whalers for the 2nd straight season.
Boston is 8-1 against the
Whale over the last two playoffs. Defending champion
Quebec could not stop
Montreal from scoring. The
Habs put up 31 goals in their 5 game series win!
Boston then flips the script on the
Habs.
Montreal can’t stop the
Bruins attack.
Boston scores 33 goals in their 5 games defeat of
Montreal.
Patrick Division
Philly has officially acquired the choker label. In the last 3 years, the
Flyers have three 1st place finishes. They have one playoff series victory in that time, and lose in the first round for the 2nd straight year. The
Penguins advance on an overtime goal from
Brian Bellows! After losing the first two games at home, the
Rangers win 3 straight against the
Devils before losing game 6 to force a seventh game. Tied at one,
NY’s Iain Duncan scores with 84 seconds remaining, to beat the
New Jersey! The
Pens Sergei Makarov and
Joe Sakic combine for 17 points in their second upset of the playoffs. The
Rangers go down in 6 games, sending the
Pens to the conference finals!
Norris Division
Going back to 1983, the
Leafs have lost 11 straight playoff games to the
Blues. They are swept again this year!
Mario Lemieux scored 10 goals in
Detroit’s first round series with
Chicago. The
Wings needed every single one of them. With a 40 seconds left in game 7,
Lemieux scored the winning goal in an exciting 7-6
Red Wings win!
Mario may have used up all his magic in that long series with
Chicago. He only manages a goal and an assist against
St. Louis. No other
Red Wing stepped up.
St. Louis sweeps aside
Detroit to advance.
Smythe Division
Calgary has a tougher time with the
Jets then it appears
. Every game was close, but
Calgary finishes it in five. The home team won each and every game of the
Vancouver/Edmonton series. That means the 2nd seed
Canucks advance to the 2nd round for the first time in since 1984.
Vancouver then uses a quick start in the 2nd round to help them eliminate the
Flames. The
Canucks move on to the third round for the first time in franchise history!
Wales Conference Final
Boston’s Paul Ranheim opens the scoring, in a game the
Bruins showed their dominance. They outshoot
Pittsburgh 14-6 in the first, then 22-7 in the 2nd, but when
John Maclean scores in the third, it ties the game at one.
Todd Elik would respond for the
Bruins a few minutes later. The
Pens had no response this time.
Andy Moog makes 40 saves for
Pittsburgh, but couldn’t get enough offense.
Boston wins 2-1.
Pittsburgh realizes they need more offense, and make a concerted effort to generate more in game two. The
Pens take 39 shots in this one, but only
John Maclean can get one by
Boston goalie
Jon Casey. The
Bruins hit the 40 shot mark again, and get 2 goals from
Pekka Peltola. It’s another 2-1
Boston win.
Peltola provides all the offense for the Bruins in game two!
Why not make it three in a row.
John Maclean scores his third, and the
Penguins third goal of the series.
Pekka Peltola though gets a goal and an assist.
Boston wins again, 2-1! Déjà vu anyone? Game 4 is finally not a carbon copy of the last game.
Neal Broten opens the scoring, then 5 other
Bruins score before the first period ends. When it’s all said and done, this is a blowout. 8-0
Boston wins, to sweep the
Penguins.
John Maclean ends up scoring each goal that
Pittsburgh got in this series!
Campbell Conference Final
Youngster
Luc Robitaille gets his first of the playoffs, opening the series scoring for
Vancouver. The lead doesn’t last long.
Denis Savard sets up
John Ogrodnick and
Stan Smyl 30 seconds apart giving the
Blues a 2-1 lead after a period.
Scott Mellanby ties it in the 2nd, but again,
St. Louis responds right away.
Mel Bridgman gives the
Blues a lead they would not surrender. An insurance goal is scored in the third. 4-2
St. Louis wins game one.
Craig Janney and
Steve Larmer have the
Canucks up 2-1 heading into the third period, as they look to steal game two. The
Blues are having none of that.
Stan Smyl gets his 10th to tie it, then
Wally Schreiber and
Adam Oates score 15 seconds apart. 4-2
St. Louis wins again.
Dennis Savard has 4 points in the first two games!
St. Louis grabs a 2-0 lead in game three, and from that point, it was pretty much over.
Stan Smyl scores twice, while
John Ogrodnick gets 3 points. It’s 5-0 before
Vancouver gets on the board in the third.
St Louis out shoots the
Canucks 64-12.
Blues win 5-2. The
Canucks give a much better effort facing elimination.
Mike Gartner, Mario Marois and
Luc Robitaille all score in a 90 second span during the first period of game 4. That’s all the scoring in this game. 3-0
Canucks stay alive.
Mike Liut's shutout extends the series for Vancouver.
Tied at one heading into the third period of game five,
Shawn Burr converts a
Stan Smyl pass giving the
Blues the lead.
Clint Malarchuk then turns aside a fleury of shots from the
Canucks to seal
St. Louis' series clinching 2-1 win.
Blues advance in 5!
