1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1988–89 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins Wales 4th Patrick 2nd 40–33–7 24–13–3 16–20–4 347 349 Tony Esposito Gene Ubriaco Mario Lemieux Paul Coffey Randy Cunneyworth Pittsburgh Civic Arena Mario Lemieux (85) Mario Lemieux (114) Mario Lemieux (199) Jay Caufield (285) Tom Barrasso (18) Tom Barrasso andFrank Pietrangelo (4.04) The 1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins season saw the Penguins finish in second place in the Patrick Division with a record of 40 wins, 33 losses, and 7 ties for 87 points. After a six-season drought, the Pittsburgh Penguins returned to the NHL playoffs; they swept the New York Rangers in the Division Semi-finals before losing the Division Finals in seven games to the Philadelphia Flyers. 2 Regular season This was Mario Lemieux's best season offensively. He led the league in goals (85), assists (114, tied with Wayne Gretzky), points (199), power-play goals (31) and set an NHL record for shorthanded goals (13). The Penguins finished the regular season with the most power-play opportunities against, with 482, the most power-play opportunities, with 491, and the most power-play goals scored, with 119.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1989.html 1988-89 NHL Summary Highlights December 31, 1988 – Mario Lemieux scores five goals in an 8–6 win over the New Jersey Devils. Lemieux scores the five goals in five different ways: even strength, shorthanded, power play, penalty shot, and empty net. February 2, 1989 - The Penguins beat the Flyers 5-3 on the road, ending a 42-game winless streak in Philadelphia. Coincidentally, their previous win in Philadelphia, on January 20, 1974, was also by a 5-3 score. Season standings PIT Record vs. opponents PIT Schedule and results On January 4, 1989, the Penguins defeated the Red Army team 4–2 at the Civic Arena in an exhibition. background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1988–89 regular season1988-89 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1989_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 27, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; October: 7–4–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 2–4–0), 14 points # Oct Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 1 || Oct 7 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–4 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || Oct 11 || || Washington Capitals || 7–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–0–0 || 4 |- | 3 || Oct 12 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–8 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 2–1–0 || 4 |- | 4 || Oct 15 || || St. Louis Blues || 2–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–1–0 || 6 |- | 5 || Oct 18 || || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–1–0 || 8 |- | 6 || Oct 21 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–6 || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 4–2–0 || 8 |- | 7 || Oct 22 || || Chicago Blackhawks || 4–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–2–0 || 10 |- | 8 || Oct 25 || || Calgary Flames || 1–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 6–2–0 || 12 |- | 9 || Oct 27 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || St. Louis Blues || St. Louis Arena || 6–3–0 || 12 |- | 10 || Oct 29 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 7–3–0 || 14 |- | 11 || Oct 30 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–9 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 7–4–0 || 14 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; November: 7–6–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–4–0), 14 points # Nov Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 12 || Nov 1 || || Vancouver Canucks || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 8–4–0 || 16 |- | 13 || Nov 3 || || Quebec Nordiques || 6–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 8–5–0 || 16 |- | 14 || Nov 6 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 8–6–0 || 16 |- | 15 || Nov 8 || || Edmonton Oilers || 7–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 8–7–0 || 16 |- | 16 || Nov 10 || || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 9–7–0 || 18 |- | 17 || Nov 12 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–7 || Los Angeles Kings || The Forum || 9–8–0 || 18 |- | 18 || Nov 13 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || Vancouver Canucks || Pacific Coliseum || 10–8–0 || 20 |- | 19 || Nov 16 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–8 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 10–9–0 || 20 |- | 20 || Nov 19 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 10–10–0 || 20 |- | 21 || Nov 23 || || New York Rangers || 2–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 11–10–0 || 22 |- | 22 || Nov 25 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 12–10–0 || 24 |- | 23 || Nov 26 || || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 13–10–0 || 26 |- | 24 || Nov 30 || || Washington Capitals || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 14–10–0 || 28 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; December: 9–2–3 (home: 6–1–1; road: 3–1–2), 21 points # Dec Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 25 || Dec 3 || || New York Islanders || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 15–10–0 || 30 |- | 26 || Dec 4 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 OT || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 15–10–1 || 31 |- | 27 || Dec 6 || || Chicago Blackhawks || 6–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 16–10–1 || 33 |- | 28 || Dec 8 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 16–11–1 || 33 |- | 29 || Dec 10 || || New Jersey Devils || 4–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 16–11–2 || 34 |- | 30 || Dec 14 || || Los Angeles Kings || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 17–11–2 || 36 |- | 31 || Dec 15 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–2 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 18–11–2 || 38 |- | 32 || Dec 17 || || Detroit Red Wings || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 19–11–2 || 40 |- | 33 || Dec 20 || || New York Islanders || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 20–11–2 || 42 |- | 34 || Dec 21 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–1 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 21–11–2 || 44 |- | 35 || Dec 23 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 OT || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 21–11–3 || 45 |- | 36 || Dec 26 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 OT || Hartford Whalers || Hartford Civic Center || 22–11–3 || 47 |- | 37 || Dec 29 || || Philadelphia Flyers || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 22–12–3 || 47 |- | 38 || Dec 31 || || New Jersey Devils || 6–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 23–12–3 || 49 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; January: 5–6–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–4–0), 11 points # Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 39 || Jan 2 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–8 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 23–13–3 || 49 |- | 40 || Jan 7 || || Vancouver Canucks || 7–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 23–14–3 || 49 |- | 41 || Jan 10 || || New York Islanders || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 24–14–3 || 51 |- | 42 || Jan 12 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–2 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 25–14–3 || 53 |- | 43 || Jan 14 || || New York Rangers || 4–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 25–14–4 || 54 |- | 44 || Jan 15 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–6 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 25–15–4 || 54 |- | 45 || Jan 17 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 25–16–4 || 54 |- | 46 || Jan 20 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–7 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena || 25–17–4 || 54 |- | 47 || Jan 21 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–4 || Edmonton Oilers || Northlands Coliseum || 26–17–4 || 56 |- | 48 || Jan 25 || || Winnipeg Jets || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 27–17–4 || 58 |- | 49 || Jan 28 || || Detroit Red Wings || 5–10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 28–17–4 || 60 |- | 50 || Jan 31 || || Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 28–18–4 || 60 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; February: 4–7–3 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–3–2), 11 points # Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 51 || Feb 2 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 29–18–4 || 62 |- | 52 || Feb 3 || || St. Louis Blues || 3–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–18–5 || 63 |- | 53 || Feb 5 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 30–18–5 || 65 |- | 54 || Feb 9 || || Quebec Nordiques || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 31–18–5 || 67 |- | 55 || Feb 11 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–8 || Quebec Nordiques || Colisée de Québec || 31–19–5 || 67 |- | 56 || Feb 12 || || Calgary Flames || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 31–20–5 || 67 |- | 57 || Feb 14 || || Buffalo Sabres || 3–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 32–20–5 || 69 |- | 58 || Feb 17 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–5 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 32–21–5 || 69 |- | 59 || Feb 18 || || New York Rangers || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 32–22–5 || 69 |- | 60 || Feb 21 || || Minnesota North Stars || 2–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 32–23–5 || 69 |- | 61 || Feb 23 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–6 OT || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena || 32–23–6 || 70 |- | 62 || Feb 25 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–5 OT || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 32–23–7 || 71 |- | 63 || Feb 26 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–8 || Hartford Whalers || Hartford Civic Center || 32–24–7 || 71 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; March: 6–9–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 4–4–0), 12 points # Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 64 || Mar 1 || || New Jersey Devils || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 33–24–7 || 73 |- | 65 || Mar 3 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 33–25–7 || 73 |- | 66 || Mar 5 || || Edmonton Oilers || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 33–26–7 || 73 |- | 67 || Mar 7 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 OT || Los Angeles Kings || Great Western Forum || 33–27–7 || 73 |- | 68 || Mar 9 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–10 || Calgary Flames || Olympic Saddledome || 33–28–7 || 73 |- | 69 || Mar 10 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–1 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena || 34–28–7 || 75 |- | 70 || Mar 12 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 || Chicago Blackhawks || Chicago Stadium || 35–28–7 || 77 |- | 71 || Mar 14 || || Boston Bruins || 8–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 35–29–7 || 77 |- | 72 || Mar 16 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–1 || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 36–29–7 || 79 |- | 73 || Mar 18 || || Montreal Canadiens || 7–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 36–30–7 || 79 |- | 74 || Mar 20 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–7 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 36–31–7 || 79 |- | 75 || Mar 22 || || Washington Capitals || 5–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 36–32–7 || 79 |- | 76 || Mar 25 || || New Jersey Devils || 4–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 37–32–7 || 81 |- | 77 || Mar 26 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–4 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 38–32–7 || 83 |- | 78 || Mar 30 || || Hartford Whalers || 9–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 38–33–7 || 83 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; April: 2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0), 4 points # Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 79 || Apr 1 || || New York Rangers || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 39–33–7 || 85 |- | 80 || Apr 2 || || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 OT || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 40–33–7 || 87 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs After six frustrating and disappointing seasons, the Penguins finally managed to get into the playoffs for the first time since the 1981–82 season. They swept New York Rangers in the Semifinals, but lost to their rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games. Playoff log background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; Patrick Division semifinals vs No. 3 New York Rangers: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT PIT goals NYR goals Decision Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || April 5||N.Y. Rangers||1–3||Pittsburgh|| ||Coffey (2),Quinn||Sandstrom||Barrasso (1–0)||16,025||1–0|| |- | 2 || April 6||N.Y. Rangers||4–7||Pittsburgh|| ||Stevens, Brown, Callander, Bourque,Cunneyworth, Zalapski, Lemieux (en)||Lafleur, Leetch, Ogrodnick, Wilson||Barrasso (2–0)||16,025||2–0|| |- | 3 || April 8||Pittsburgh||5–3||N.Y. Rangers|| ||Lemeiux, Cullen, Stevens,Quinn (2) ||Granato, Ogrodnick, Sandstrom||Barrasso (3–0)||17,498||3–0|| |- | 4 || April 9||Pittsburgh||4–3||N.Y. Rangers|| ||Lemieux, Bourque,Brown ||Sandstrom, Leetch (2) ||Barrasso (4–0)||17,403||4–0|| |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; Patrick Division finals vs No. 4 Philadelphia Flyers: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT PIT goals PHI goals Decision Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || April 17||Philadelphia||3–4||Pittsburgh|| ||Lemieux, Quinn, Cullen,Brown||Poulin, Kerr, Propp||Barrasso (5–0)||16,025||1–0|| |- | 2 || April 19||Philadelphia||4–2||Pittsburgh|| ||Quinn, Lemieux||Kerr (3),Propp||Barrasso (5–1)||16,025||1–1|| |- | 3 || April 21||Pittsburgh||4–3||Philadelphia||12:08||Lemieux, Quinn, Callander,Bourque||Poulin, Acton, Propp||Barrasso (6–1)||17,423||2–1|| |- | 4 || April 23||Pittsburgh||1–4||Philadelphia|| ||Cullen||Poulin,Kerr (2), Carkner||Barrasso (6–2)||17,423||2–2|| |- | 5 || April 25||Philadelphia||7–10||Pittsburgh|| ||Lemieux (3), Errey, Lemieux, Loney,Stevens, Brown (2), Lemieux (en)||Bullard, Eklund, Propp, Smith, Kerr, Eklund, Kerr||Barrasso (7–2)||16,025||3–2|| |- | 6 || April 27||Pittsburgh||2–6||Philadelphia|| ||Cunneyworth (2)||Kerr (2),Smith, Sutter, Smith, Propp||Barrasso (7–3)||17,423||3–3|| |- | 7 || April 29||Philadelphia||4–1||Pittsburgh|| ||Lemieux||Propp,Poulin, Bullard, Mellanby (en)||Barrasso (7–4)||16,025||3–4|| |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters + Regular season1988–1989 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19881989&gameType=2&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S https://web.archive.org/web/20161002012607/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19881989&gameType=2&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Mario Lemieux 76 85 114 199 41 100 Rob Brown Rob Brown (ice hockey) 68 49 66 115 27 118 Paul Coffey 75 30 83 113 -10 –10 195 Dan Quinn Dan Quinn (ice hockey) 79 34 60 94 -37 –37 102 Bob Errey 76 26 32 58 40 124 John Cullen 79 12 37 49 -25 –25 112 Zarley Zalapski 58 12 33 45 9 57 Randy Cunneyworth 70 25 19 44 -22 –22 156 Phil Bourque 80 17 26 43 -22 –22 97 Dave Hannan 72 10 20 30 -12 –12 157 Randy Hillier ice hockey 68 1 23 24 -4 –4 141 Troy Loney 69 10 6 16 -5 –5 165 Jim Johnson Jim Johnson (ice hockey, born 1962) 76 2 14 16 7 163 Kevin Stevens 24 12 3 15 -8 –8 19 Jock Callander 30 6 5 11 -3 –3 20 Steve Dykstra 65 1 6 7 -12 –12 126 Dan Frawley Dan Frawley (ice hockey) 46 3 4 7 -1 –1 66 Rod Buskas 52 1 5 6 -2 –2 105 Chris Dahlquist 43 1 5 6 -8 –8 42 Jay Caufield 58 1 4 5 -4 –4 285 Doug Bodger‡ 10 1 4 5 6 7 Scott Bjugstad 24 3 0 3 -12 –12 4 Gord Dineen† 38 1 2 3 -5 –5 44 Dave McLlwain 24 1 2 3 -11 –11 4 Mark Recchi 15 1 1 2 -2 –2 0 Mark Kachowski 12 1 1 2 1 43 Ville Sirén‡ 12 1 0 1 0 14 Perry Ganchar 3 0 0 0 -3 –3 0 Richard Zemlak† 31 0 0 0 -4 –4 135 Total 347 575 922 — 2,601 + Playoffs1988–1989 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19881989&gameType=3&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S https://web.archive.org/web/20161002015427/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19881989&gameType=3&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Mario Lemieux 11 12 7 19 -1 –1 16 Paul Coffey 11 2 13 15 -7 –7 31 Kevin Stevens 11 3 7 10 -1 –1 16 Dan Quinn Dan Quinn (ice hockey) 11 6 3 9 -6 –6 10 Zarley Zalapski 11 1 8 9 -2 –2 13 John Cullen 11 3 6 9 4 28 Rob Brown Rob Brown (ice hockey) 11 5 3 8 -2 –2 22 Randy Cunneyworth 11 3 5 8 -1 –1 26 Jock Callander 10 2 5 7 6 10 Phil Bourque 11 4 1 5 2 66 Jim Johnson Jim Johnson (ice hockey, born 1962) 11 0 5 5 7 44 Troy Loney 11 1 3 4 3 24 Bob Errey 11 1 2 3 1 12 Gord Dineen 11 0 2 2 8 8 Dave Hannan 8 0 1 1 0 4 Dave McLlwain 3 0 1 1 0 0 Randy Hillier ice hockey 9 0 1 1 -1 –1 49 Jay Caufield 9 0 0 0 -2 –2 28 Rod Buskas 10 0 0 0 -1 –1 23 Richard Zemlak 1 0 0 0 0 10 Steve Dykstra 1 0 0 0 0 2 Chris Dahlquist 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total 43 73 116 — 442 Goaltenders + Regular Season1988–1989 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19881989&gameType=2&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G NHL Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Tom Barrasso† 44 2406:21 18 15 7 162 4.04 1441 0.888 0 0 5 49 Wendell Young 22 1150:18 12 9 0 92 4.80 673 0.863 0 0 2 4 Steve Guenette 11 573:53 5 6 0 41 4.29 308 0.867 0 0 1 0 Frank Pietrangelo 15 669:20 5 3 0 45 4.03 408 0.890 0 0 0 2 Rick Tabaracci 1 33:05 0 0 0 4 7.25 21 0.810 0 0 0 2 Total 4832:57 40 33 7 344 4.27 2851 0.879 0 0 8 57 + Playoffs1988–1989 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19881989&gameType=3&sort=wins&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G https://web.archive.org/web/20161002014046/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19881989&gameType=3&sort=wins&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G dead October 2, 2016 NHL Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Tom Barrasso 11 631:10 7 4 0 40 3.80 388 0.897 0 0 1 8 Wendell Young 1 38:38 0 0 0 1 1.55 11 0.909 0 0 0 0 Total 669:48 7 4 0 41 3.68 399 0.897 0 0 1 8 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. Awards and records Paul Coffey, Defence, NHL First All-Star Team Mario Lemieux, Center, NHL First All-Star Team Mario Lemieux, Art Ross Trophy Mario Lemieux, Center, NHL First All-Star Team Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 100 assists in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 6–8 loss to Hartford on February 26. Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 170 points in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 2–3 loss to Los Angeles on March 7. Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 180 points in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 2–8 loss to Boston on March 14. Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 110 assists in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 2–7 loss to Minnesota on March 20. Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 190 points in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 6–4 win over New York on March 27. Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 80 goals in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–9 loss to Hartford on March 30. Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 400 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 6–8 loss to Hartford on February 26. Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 700 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 4–5 loss to Washington on March 22. Mario Lemieux established a new franchise record for goals (85), assists (114) and points (199) in a season. He had set all three records the previous season. Mario Lemieux established a new franchise record for assists (415) and points (715). He broke the previous records of 349 assists (Syl Apps Jr.) and 636 points (Rick Kehoe) Paul Coffey established a new franchise record for goals (30), assists (83) and points (113) in a season by a defenseman. He broke the records of 16 goals, 67 assists and 83 points all set by Randy Carlyle in 1981. Rod Buskas established a new franchise record for penalty minutes (946). He broke the previous records of 871 PIM held by Bryan Watson. Mario Lemieux established a new franchise record for highest plus-minus in a season (+41). He broke the previous high of +36 set by Lowell MacDonald in 1973. Mario Lemieux, NHL Record, Most Shorthanded Goals, One Season (13)National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.181, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, 0-920445-98-5 Transactions Trades September 1, 1988 To Philadelphia Flyers 1990 3rd round pick To Pittsburgh Penguins Wendell Young1990 7th round pick October 3, 1988 To Buffalo Sabres Wayne Van Dorp To Pittsburgh Penguins 1990 7th round pick November 1, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars rights to Rob Gaudreau To Pittsburgh Penguins Richard Zemlak November 12, 1988 To Buffalo Sabres Doug BodgerDarrin Shannon To Pittsburgh Penguins Tom Barrasso1990 3rd round pick December 17, 1988 To Minnesota North Stars Steve GotaasVille Siren To Pittsburgh Penguins Scott BjugstadGord Dineen January 9, 1989 To Calgary Flames Steve Guenette To Pittsburgh Penguins 1989 6th round pick March 6, 1989 To Los Angeles Kings Pat Mayer To Pittsburgh Penguins Tim Tookey Free agents lost Date Player New team October 4, 1988 Carl Mokosak Boston Bruins Waiver draft Date Player Former team October 3, 1988 Jay Caufield Minnesota North Stars October 3, 1988 Steve DykstraDave Hannan Edmonton Oilers Player signings Player Date Contract terms John Cullen June 21, 1988 Unknown Mark Recchi August 17, 1988 Multi-year contract Steve Guenette August 29, 1988 Multi-year contract Darrin Shannon September 7, 1988 Multi-year contract Bruce Racine September 21, 1988 Multi-year contract Mario Lemieux November 1, 1988 1 year/$1.6 million Dan Quinn November 5, 1988 Multi-year contract Jamie Leach March 22, 1989 Multi-year contract Dave Michayluk May 24, 1989 Unknown Other Player Date Details Pierre Creamer June 14, 1988 Replaced as head coach Gene Ubriaco June 28, 1988 Hired as head coach Dave Hunter October 3, 1988 Sent to Oilers as compensation for claiming Dave Hannan in waiver draft Draft picks List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1988 NHL entry draft.NHL entry draft Year by Year Results http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1988&team=PIT&position=&round= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121556/http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1988&team=PIT&position=&round= dead March 4, 2016 NHL.com Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 4 Darrin Shannon L Canada Windsor Compuware Spitfires (OHL) 2 25 Mark Major L Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL) 3 62Note1 a a Daniel Gauthier L Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) 4 67 Mark Recchi R Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 5 88 Greg Andrusak D Canada U. of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) 7 130 Troy Mick L Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) 8 151 Jeffrey Blaeser L United States St. John's Prep (Mass H.S.) 9 172 Robert Gaudreau C United States Bishop Hendricken H.S. (RI) 10 193 Donald Pancoe L Canada Hamilton Steelhawks (OHL) 11 214 Cory Laylin L United States St. Cloud Apollo H.S. (Minn.) 12 235 Darren Stolk D Canada Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) S 4 Paul PolilloCCanadaWestern Michigan University (CCHA) S 9 Shawn LillieCCanadaColgate University (ECAC) Draft notes1988 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/1988.htm Pro Sports Transactions The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a December 17, 1987, trade that sent Perry Ganchar and future considerations (1988 third-round pick (#62-Daniel Gauthier)) to the Penguins in exchange for a future considerations (this pick). Note1 a aThe Montreal Canadiens' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a December 17, 1987, trade that sent future considerations (1988 third-round pick (#46-Neil Carnes)) to the Canadiens in exchange for Perry Ganchar and future considerations (this pick). The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a February 4, 1988, trade that sent Bryan Erickson to the Penguins in exchange for Chris Kontos and future considerations (this pick). References Penguins on Hockey Database Pitts Category:Pittsburgh Penguins seasons Pitts Pitts