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1989–90 New York Rangers season

The 1989–90 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 64th season. During the regular season, the Rangers led the Patrick Division with 85 points and qualified for the NHL playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, the Rangers defeated the New York Islanders four games to one and earned a berth in the Patrick Division Finals. There, New York lost to the Washington Capitals in five games.[1]

1989–90 New York Rangers
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
ConferenceT-4th Wales
1989–90 record36–31–13
Goals for279
Goals against267
Team information
General managerNeil Smith
CoachRoger Neilson
CaptainKelly Kisio
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Ogrodnick (43)
AssistsBrian Leetch (45)
PointsJohn Ogrodnick (74)
Penalty minutesTroy Mallette (305)
WinsJohn Vanbiesbrouck (19)
Goals against averageMike Richter (3.00)

Offseason edit

During the offseason, Gulf+Western, owners of the Rangers, and all MSG properties since 1977,[2] changed their name to Paramount Communications. The new name was chosen in honor of the company's leading subsidiary, the Paramount Pictures film studio.[3]

Regular season edit

The Rangers finished the regular season with the most power-play opportunities (442) and the most power-play goals scored (103).[4]

Final standings edit

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Rangers 80 36 31 13 279 267 85
New Jersey Devils 80 37 34 9 295 288 83
Washington Capitals 80 36 38 6 284 275 78
New York Islanders 80 31 38 11 281 288 73
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 32 40 8 318 359 72
Philadelphia Flyers 80 30 39 11 290 297 71

[5]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.

Wales Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins ADM 80 46 25 9 289 232 101
2 Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 45 27 8 286 248 98
3 Montreal Canadiens ADM 80 41 28 11 288 234 93
4 Hartford Whalers ADM 80 38 33 9 275 268 85
5 New York Rangers PTK 80 36 31 13 279 267 85
6 New Jersey Devils PTK 80 37 34 9 295 288 83
7 Washington Capitals PTK 80 36 38 6 284 275 78
8 New York Islanders PTK 80 31 38 11 281 288 73
9 Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 80 32 40 8 318 359 72
10 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 30 39 11 290 297 71
11 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 12 61 7 240 407 31

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Schedule and results edit

1989–90 Game Log
October: 8–2–3 (Home: 4–1–3; Road: 4–1–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 6 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–1 1–0–0
2 8 @ Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 2–0–0
3 11 Calgary Flames 5–4 3–0–0
4 13 @ Washington Capitals 7–4 3–1–0
5 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 4–1–0
6 17 Chicago Blackhawks 3 – 3 OT 4–1–1
7 19 Hartford Whalers 7–3 5–1–1
8 21 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 6–1–1
9 23 Vancouver Canucks 5–3 7–1–1
10 25 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 OT 7–1–2
11 27 New York Islanders 5 – 5 OT 7–1–3
12 28 @ New York Islanders 4–1 8–1–3
13 30 Philadelphia Flyers 3–1 8–2–3
November: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 1–6–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
14 2 Quebec Nordiques 6–1 9–2–3
15 4 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 9–3–3
16 6 Detroit Red Wings 6–1 10–3–3
17 8 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 10–4–3
18 12 New York Islanders 4–2 11–4–3
19 14 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6–0 11–5–3
20 17 @ New Jersey Devils 5 – 4 OT 11–6–3
21 18 @ Hartford Whalers 3–2 12–6–3
22 20 Winnipeg Jets 3 – 3 OT 12–6–4
23 22 @ Buffalo Sabres 4–1 12–7–4
24 25 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 12–8–4
25 26 Quebec Nordiques 3–1 13–8–4
26 29 @ Winnipeg Jets 5–4 13–9–4
December: 2–9–3 (Home: 1–4–2; Road: 1–5–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record
27 1 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–3 14–9–4
28 2 @ Los Angeles Kings 6–0 14–10–4
29 6 New Jersey Devils 5–3 15–10–4
30 9 @ New York Islanders 0 – 0 OT 15–10–5
31 10 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 15–11–5
32 13 St. Louis Blues 3–1 15–12–5
33 16 @ New York Islanders 4–3 15–13–5
34 17 Montreal Canadiens 2–0 15–14–5
35 20 Buffalo Sabres 2 – 2 OT 15–14–6
36 23 @ Washington Capitals 3–2 15–15–6
37 26 New Jersey Devils 4 – 4 OT 15–15–7
38 27 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 15–16–7
39 29 @ New Jersey Devils 3–2 15–17–7
40 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 15–18–7
January: 5–4–3 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 3–3–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
41 3 Washington Capitals 2–1 16–18–7
42 4 @ Minnesota North Stars 8–2 16–19–7
43 6 @ St. Louis Blues 4–3 16–20–7
44 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 16–21–7
45 10 Chicago Blackhawks 2 – 2 OT 16–21–8
46 13 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 17–21–8
47 14 Philadelphia Flyers 4 – 3 OT 18–21–8
48 18 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 3 OT 18–21–9
49 23 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–3 19–21–9
50 25 @ Calgary Flames 8–5 19–22–9
51 27 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–1 20–22–9
52 31 St. Louis Blues 2 – 2 OT 20–22–10
February: 9–3–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 4–1–1)
Game February Opponent Score Record
53 3 @ Boston Bruins 2–1 21–22–10
54 4 Minnesota North Stars 4–3 22–22–10
55 7 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 23–22–10
56 9 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 23–23–10
57 11 Calgary Flames 5–2 23–24–10
58 13 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 24–24–10
59 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 3 OT 24–25–10
60 16 @ New Jersey Devils 2–1 25–25–10
61 19 New Jersey Devils 4 – 3 OT 26–25–10
62 21 @ Detroit Red Wings 4 – 4 OT 26–25–11
63 23 @ Washington Capitals 6–3 27–25–11
64 26 Boston Bruins 6–1 28–25–11
65 28 Washington Capitals 3–2 29–25–11
March: 7–5–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–4–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record
66 2 New York Islanders 6–3 30–25–11
67 3 @ Hartford Whalers 6–4 30–26–11
68 5 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 31–26–11
69 8 @ Philadelphia Flyers 7–5 32–26–11
70 10 @ Minnesota North Stars 2 – 2 OT 32–26–12
71 12 Los Angeles Kings 6–2 32–27–12
72 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 8–2 33–27–12
73 17 @ New York Islanders 6–3 33–28–12
74 18 Vancouver Canucks 5–2 34–28–12
75 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 – 5 OT 34–28–13
76 25 Philadelphia Flyers 7–3 35–28–13
77 27 @ Quebec Nordiques 7–4 36–28–13
78 29 @ New Jersey Devils 6–4 36–29–13
79 31 @ Washington Capitals 2–1 36–30–13
April: 0–1–0 (Home: 0–1–0; Road: 0-0-0)
Game April Opponent Score Record
80 1 Washington Capitals 3–2 36–31–13

Playoffs edit

Main article: 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1990 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics edit

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
John Vanbiesbrouck 47 2734 19 19 7 154 3.38 1362 .887 1
Mike Richter 23 1320 12 5 5 66 3.00 686 .904 0
Bob Froese 15 812 5 7 1 45 3.33 355 .873 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO
Mike Richter 6 330 3 2 19 3.45 181 .895 0
John Vanbiesbrouck 6 298 2 3 15 3.02 153 .902 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

Draft picks edit

New York's picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft in Bloomington, Minnesota at the Met Center.[15][16]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 20 Steven Rice RW   Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 40 Jason Prosofsky RW   Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
3 45 Rob Zamuner LW   Canada Guelph Platers (OHL)
3 49 Louie DeBrusk LW   Canada London Knights (OHL)
4 67 Jim Cummins RW   United States Michigan State University (NCAA)
5 88 Aaron Miller D   United States Niagara Scenics (NAHL)
6 118 Joby Messier D   Canada Michigan State University (NCAA)
7 139 Greg Leahy F   United States Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
8 160 Greg Spenrath D   Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
9 181 Mark Bavis LW   United States Cushing Academy (Massachusetts)
10 202 Roman Oksiuta RW   Soviet Union Voskresensk Khimik (Russia)
11 223 Steve Locke D   Canada Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
12 244 Kenneth MacDermid LW   Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)

Supplemental Draft edit

New York's picks at the 1989 NHL Supplemental Draft.[17]

Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
Anthony Palumbo C   Canada Lake Superior State University (CCHA)

Farm teams edit

References edit

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