The 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 5, after the conclusion of the 1988–89 NHL season. This was the final year that all of the Division Semifinals began with teams playing the first four games in a span of five days. The playoffs concluded on May 25 with the champion Calgary Flames defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 to win the Stanley Cup Finals four games to two.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 5–May 25, 1989 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Edmonton Oilers |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Calgary Flames |
| Runner-up | Montreal Canadiens |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Al MacInnis (Flames) (31 points) |
| MVP | Al MacInnis (Flames) |
It remains the last time that the Cup Finals was contested between two Canadian hockey teams. Montreal finished the regular season with 115 points, only two behind the league leader Calgary. They had last faced each other in 1986, with Montreal winning in five games. Calgary was only the second opposing team in NHL history to win a Stanley Cup at the Montreal Forum (the New York Rangers defeated the Montreal Maroons in 1928) and the first and only to do so against the Canadiens. Flames defenceman Al MacInnis won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, while Lanny McDonald, who ended the regular season with exactly 500 goals, got his name on the Cup in his last NHL game. Flames co-owner Sonia Scurfield became the first Canadian woman to have her name inscribed on the Stanley Cup.
Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings met the defending champion Oilers in the first round. The Kings defeated the defending Stanley Cup champions after falling behind 3–1. However, they were swept by the eventual champion Calgary Flames in four games the next round.
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ron Hextall became the first goaltender to actually score a goal in the playoffs, a shorthanded, empty-net goal in Game 5 of the Patrick Division Semifinal against the Washington Capitals. One round later, Mario Lemieux equaled four NHL-records (most goals in a game, most goals in a period, most points in a game, and most points in a period) by scoring five goals and eight points in a 10–7 Pittsburgh win in game five of the Patrick Division Finals. Hextall then made headlines in the Wales Conference Finals, attacking Montreal's Chris Chelios in the late stages of Game 6 as retribution for Chelios' unpenalized hit on Flyers forward Brian Propp in game one. Hextall received a 12-game suspension at the start of the 1989–90 season for his actions.
Former Flyers head coach Mike Keenan led Chicago to the Campbell Conference finals in his first year behind the bench. The Blackhawks had 66 points, the fewest points of any playoff team this season, yet they upset first place Detroit and then St. Louis before losing to Calgary.[1][2]
Playoff seeds
The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, as follows:
Prince of Wales Conference
Adams Division
- Montreal Canadiens, Adams Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 115 points
- Boston Bruins – 88 points
- Buffalo Sabres – 83 points
- Hartford Whalers – 79 points
Patrick Division
- Washington Capitals, Patrick Division champions – 92 points
- Pittsburgh Penguins – 87 points
- New York Rangers – 82 points
- Philadelphia Flyers – 80 points
Clarence Campbell Conference
Norris Division
- Detroit Red Wings, Norris Division champions – 80 points
- St. Louis Blues – 78 points
- Minnesota North Stars – 70 points
- Chicago Blackhawks – 66 points
Smythe Division
- Calgary Flames, Smythe Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 117 points
- Los Angeles Kings – 91 points
- Edmonton Oilers – 84 points
- Vancouver Canucks – 74 points
Playoff bracket
In the division semifinals, the fourth seeded team in each division played against the division winner from their division. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. The two winning teams from each division's semifinals then met in the division finals. The two division winners of each conference then played in the conference finals. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals.
In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). Home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record, and played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary); the other team then played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary).
| Division semifinals | Division finals | Conference finals | Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Montreal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Hartford | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Montreal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Boston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Buffalo | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Montreal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prince of Wales Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Philadelphia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| P1 | Washington | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| P4 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Pittsburgh | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| P2 | Pittsburgh | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| P3 | NY Rangers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Montreal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Detroit | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | St. Louis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | St. Louis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Chicago | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Clarence Campbell Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Vancouver | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Calgary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Los Angeles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Los Angeles | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Edmonton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Division semifinals
Prince of Wales Conference
(A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A4) Hartford Whalers
This was the fourth playoff series meeting between these two teams, and were meeting for the second straight year. Montreal won all three previous meetings, including last year's Adams Division Semifinals in six games.
| April 5 | Hartford Whalers | 2–6 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| Ray Ferraro (1) – 14:59 | First period | 12:09 – pp – Mike Keane (1) 16:24 – Bobby Smith (1) | ||||||
| Scott Young (1) – 16:55 | Second period | 03:59 – sh – Ryan Walter (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 06:25 – Mike McPhee (1) 08:02 – pp – Mats Naslund (1) 17:50 – Brian Skrudland (1) | ||||||
| Kay Whitmore 27 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 25 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 6 | Hartford Whalers | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 00:36 – Brian Skrudland (2) 17:02 – pp – Bobby Smith (2) 18:25 – Mike McPhee (2) | ||||||
| Scott Young (2) – 07:03 Paul MacDermid (1) – 14:10 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Peter Sidorkiewicz 14 saves / 17 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 27 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 8 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–4 | OT | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 17:00 – pp – Grant Jennings (1) | ||||||
| Bobby Smith (3) – 10:47 | Second period | 00:56 – Kevin Dineen (1) | ||||||
| Russ Courtnall (1) – 04:10 Donald Dufresne (1) – 04:38 Guy Carbonneau (1) – 15:28 | Third period | 12:52 – sh – Dean Evason (1) 15:54 – Brad Shaw (1) | ||||||
| Stephane Richer (1) – 05:01 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Hayward 23 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Peter Sidorkiewicz 23 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 | OT | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 19:04 – Ray Ferraro (2) | ||||||
| Mats Naslund (2) – 01:59 Stephane Richer (2) – 07:08 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bobby Smith (4) – pp – 02:56 | Third period | 05:29 – Dave Babych (1) 14:55 – Brian Lawton (1) | ||||||
| Russ Courtnall (2) – 15:12 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 43 saves / 46 shots | Goalie stats | Kay Whitmore 36 saves / 40 shots | ||||||
| Montreal won series 4–0 | |
(A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Buffalo Sabres
This was the fourth playoff series meeting between these two teams, and were meeting for the second straight year. Boston won all three previous meetings, including last year's Adams Division Semifinals in six games.
| April 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 6–0 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| Mike Foligno (1) – pp – 05:54 Rick Vaive (1) – pp – 13:42 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Scott Arniel (1) – sh – 06:38 Pierre Turgeon (1) – pp – 17:41 Mike Ramsey (1) – pp – 18:17 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Foligno (2) – sh – 12:51 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jacques Cloutier 29 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Rejean Lemelin 13 saves / 19 shots | ||||||
| April 6 | Buffalo Sabres | 3–5 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Foligno (3) – 01:20 Pierre Turgeon (2) – 03:08 Pierre Turgeon (3) – 03:35 | Second period | 06:24 – pp – Cam Neely (1) 19:25 – sh – Greg Johnston (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 01:08 – Craig Janney (1) 01:56 – pp – Bobby Carpenter (1) 15:42 – Ray Neufeld (1) | ||||||
| Clint Malarchuk 27 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Andy Moog 14 saves / 17 shots | ||||||
| April 8 | Boston Bruins | 4–2 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| Randy Burridge (1) – 16:53 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cam Neely (2) – 05:45 Cam Neely (3) – pp – 14:54 Bob Sweeney (1) – en – 19:59 | Third period | 08:00 – pp – Rick Vaive (2) 10:27 – Phil Housley (1) | ||||||
| Andy Moog 36 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Jacques Cloutier 24 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Recap | |||
| Randy Burridge (2) – pp – 07:07 | First period | 17:06 – pp – Doug Bodger (1) | ||||||
| Craig Janney (2) – 06:27 Cam Neely (4) – 15:32 | Second period | 03:18 – Mark Napier (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rejean Lemelin 22 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Jacques Cloutier 18 saves / 21 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–4 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 08:39 – sh – Randy Burridge (3) 11:26 – Ray Neufeld (2) 13:04 – pp – Cam Neely (5) | ||||||
| Grant Ledyard (1) – 05:23 | Third period | 14:32 – Craig Janney (3) | ||||||
| Jacques Cloutier 26 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Andy Moog 22 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| Boston won series 4–1 | |
(P1) Washington Capitals vs. (P4) Philadelphia Flyers
This was the second straight and third overall playoff series between these two teams. Washington won both prior meetings, including last year's Patrick Division Semifinals in seven games.
| April 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–3 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre | Recap | |||
| Brian Propp (1) – 07:49 Tim Kerr (1) – pp – 11:52 | First period | 14:49 – pp – Geoff Courtnall (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 12:24 – Michal Pivonka (1) 13:59 – Lou Franceschetti (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ron Hextall 33 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Pete Peeters 27 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–2 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 19:59 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (1) | ||||||
| Keith Acton (1) – 07:08 Brian Propp (2) – pp – 11:25 Brian Propp (3) – pp – 19:09 | Third period | 02:40 – Geoff Courtnall (2) | ||||||
| Ron Hextall 19 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | Pete Peeters 23 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 8 | Washington Capitals | 4–3 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | ||
| Bob Rouse (1) – 08:16 | First period | 05:19 – pp – Rick Tocchet (1) | ||||||
| Stephen Leach (1) – pp – 16:15 | Second period | 03:47 – Scott Mellanby (1) | ||||||
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (1) – pp – 12:15 | Third period | 05:30 – Brian Propp (4) | ||||||
| Kelly Miller (1) – 00:51 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Pete Peeters 21 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Ron Hextall 40 saves / 44 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | Washington Capitals | 2–5 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 03:41 – pp – Tim Kerr (2) 08:54 – Dave Poulin (1) 12:01 – Gord Murphy (1) 19:00 – pp – Rick Tocchet (2) | ||||||
| Dino Ciccarelli (2) – pp – 10:03 Michal Pivonka (2) – sh – 11:32 | Third period | 02:11 – Scott Mellanby (2) | ||||||
| Pete Peeters 26 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Ron Hextall 30 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Philadelphia Flyers | 8–5 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre | Recap | |||
| Rick Tocchet (3) – 03:32 Mike Bullard (1) – 09:35 | First period | 03:11 – Bob Rouse (2) 15:53 – pp – Dave Christian (1) | ||||||
| Tim Kerr (3) – 08:57 Tim Kerr (4) – pp – 14:32 | Second period | 04:41 – Michal Pivonka (3) 12:31 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (3) | ||||||
| Brian Propp (5) – 08:03 Pelle Eklund (1) – pp – 13:52 Kjell Samuelsson (1) – 16:32 Ron Hextall (1) – sh-en – 18:58 | Third period | 05:35 – pp – Calle Johansson (1) | ||||||
| Ron Hextall 29 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Pete Peeters 18 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 13 | Washington Capitals | 3–4 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | |||
| Kevin Hatcher (1) – pp – 07:02 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 05:21 – sh – Brian Propp (6) 15:42 – pp – Gord Murphy (2) | ||||||
| Scott Stevens (1) – 03:28 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (2) – 13:13 | Third period | 07:27 – Rick Tocchet (4) 16:42 – Rick Tocchet (5) | ||||||
| Pete Peeters 24 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Ron Hextall 31 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| Philadelphia won series 4–2 | |
(P2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (P3) New York Rangers
This was the first playoff series between these two teams.
| April 5 | New York Rangers | 1–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Civic Arena | Recap | |||
| Tomas Sandstrom (1) – pp – 19:34 | First period | 12:34 – pp – Paul Coffey (1) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | No Scoring | ||||||
| No Scoring | Third period | 10:21 – pp – Paul Coffey (2) 13:16 – Dan Quinn (1) | ||||||
| Bob Froese 35 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Tom Barrasso 26 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 6 | New York Rangers | 4–7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Civic Arena | Recap | |||
| Guy Lafleur (1) – pp – 06:36 Brian Leetch (1) – pp – 14:29 | First period | 03:06 – Kevin Stevens (1) 03:35 – Rob Brown (1) 04:37 – Jock Callander (1) 07:51 – Phil Bourque (1) 12:48 – Randy Cunneyworth (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:52 – pp – Zarley Zalapski (1) | ||||||
| John Ogrodnick (1) – pp – 06:15 Carey Wilson (1) – 07:54 | Third period | 18:54 – en – Mario Lemieux (1) | ||||||
| Bob Froese 8 saves / 13 shots John Vanbiesbrouck 23 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Tom Barrasso 32 saves / 36 shots | ||||||
| April 8 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5–3 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | Recap | |||
| Mario Lemieux (2) – pp – 07:24 John Cullen (1) – 15:25 | First period | 08:28 – Tony Granato (1) | ||||||
| Kevin Stevens (2) – 09:06 Dan Quinn (2) – pp – 18:45 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dan Quinn (3) – 04:25 | Third period | 02:24 – John Ogrodnick (2) 13:23 – pp – Tomas Sandstrom (2) | ||||||
| Tom Barrasso 43 saves / 46 shots | Goalie stats | John Vanbiesbrouck 25 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–3 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | Recap | |||
| Mario Lemieux (3) – pp – 07:27 Phil Bourque (2) – 07:53 Phil Bourque (3) – 11:03 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Rob Brown (2) – 14:33 | Second period | 02:18 – Tomas Sandstrom (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 06:15 – Brian Leetch (2) 19:49 – pp – Brian Leetch (3) | ||||||
| Tom Barrasso 46 saves / 49 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Richter 26 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| Pittsburgh won series 4–0 | |
Clarence Campbell Conference
(N1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (N4) Chicago Blackhawks
This was the 12th playoff series between these two teams. Chicago lead the all-time meetings 6–5. Detroit won their most recent meeting in a four-game sweep in the 1987 Norris Division Semifinals.
| April 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2–3 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 15:15 – Petr Klima (1) 18:09 – Dave Barr (1) | ||||||
| Adam Creighton (1) – pp – 12:00 | Second period | 16:20 – Dave Barr (2) | ||||||
| Denis Savard (1) – 09:30 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alain Chevrier 27 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Stefan 21 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| April 6 | Chicago Blackhawks | 5–4 | OT | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | ||
| Dirk Graham (1) – pp – 08:49 Denis Savard (2) – 09:59 | First period | 06:09 – Steve Yzerman (1) 11:48 – pp – Steve Yzerman (2) | ||||||
| Adam Creighton (2) – pp – 05:08 Wayne Presley (1) – sh – 13:50 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 07:01 – Steve Yzerman (3) 17:31 – Steve Chiasson (1) | ||||||
| Duane Sutter (1) – 14:36 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alain Chevrier 39 saves / 43 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Stefan 38 saves / 43 shots | ||||||
| April 8 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–4 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
| Dave Barr (3) – pp – 04:46 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Steve Chiasson (2) – pp – 02:21 | Second period | 01:27 – Adam Creighton (3) 17:07 – pp – Doug Wilson (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 01:34 – pp – Denis Savard (3) 03:45 – Troy Murray (1) | ||||||
| Glen Hanlon 31 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Alain Chevrier 14 saves / 16 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–3 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:09 – pp – Bob Murray (1) | ||||||
| Steve Yzerman (4) – pp – 02:16 | Second period | 00:52 – Greg Gilbert (1) | ||||||
| Shawn Burr (1) – 15:00 | Third period | 10:16 – Duane Sutter (2) | ||||||
| Greg Stefan 30 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Alain Chevrier 36 saves / 38 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–6 | Detroit Red Wings | Joe Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| Adam Creighton (4) – pp – 12:34 Steve Larmer (1) – 16:44 | First period | 00:52 – Steve Yzerman (5) 06:00 – Gerard Gallant (1) 17:26 – Paul MacLean (1) | ||||||
| Wayne Presley (2) – sh – 04:26 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Steve Konroyd (1) – sh – 01:05 | Third period | 07:23 – pp – Petr Klima (2) 08:22 – John Chabot (1) 19:29 – Torrie Robertson (1) | ||||||
| Alain Chevrier 23 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Stefan 25 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 13 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–7 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
| Lee Norwood (1) – pp – 06:21 | First period | 18:39 – pp – Steve Larmer (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 07:03 – Steve Larmer (3) 07:29 – Wayne Presley (3) 11:49 – pp – Troy Murray (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 07:29 – pp – Wayne Presley (4) 11:05 – sh – Wayne Presley (5) 18:49 – Denis Savard (4) | ||||||
| Greg Stefan 19 saves / 23 shots Glen Hanlon 9 saves / 12 shots | Goalie stats | Alain Chevrier 18 saves / 19 shots | ||||||
| Chicago won series 4–2 | |
(N2) St. Louis Blues vs. (N3) Minnesota North Stars
This was the eighth playoff series meeting between these two teams. St. Louis won four of the prior seven meetings. The most recent meeting was won by St. Louis 3–2 in the 1986 Norris Division Semifinals.
| April 5 | Minnesota North Stars | 3–4 | OT | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | Recap | ||
| Bob Brooke (1) – 16:16 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bob Brooke (2) – 15:10 | Second period | 06:41 – Gordie Roberts (1) 18:45 – pp – Cliff Ronning (1) | ||||||
| Bob Brooke (3) – 17:25 | Third period | 02:58 – Peter Zezel (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 11:55 – Brett Hull (1) | ||||||
| Jon Casey 42 saves / 46 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 34 saves / 37 shots | ||||||
| April 6 | Minnesota North Stars | 3–4 | OT | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | Recap | ||
| Stew Gavin (1) – 01:36 Brian Bellows (1) – pp – 10:20 Neal Broten (1) – pp – 16:19 | First period | 12:56 – pp – Brett Hull (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 13:17 – Rick Meagher (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:16 – Paul Cavallini (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 05:30 – Rick Meagher (2) | ||||||
| Kari Takko 28 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 29 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| April 8 | St. Louis Blues | 5–3 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap | |||
| Peter Zezel (2) – 04:44 Doug Evans (1) – 06:21 Brett Hull (3) – 12:14 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brett Hull (4) – 06:56 | Second period | 04:04 – pp – Brian Bellows (2) 04:50 – Stew Gavin (2) | ||||||
| Greg Paslawski (1) – pp – 01:06 | Third period | 08:33 – sh – Neal Broten (2) | ||||||
| Greg Millen 28 saves / 31 shots | Goalie stats | Jon Casey 11 saves / 15 shots Kari Takko 4 saves / 5 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | St. Louis Blues | 4–5 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap | |||
| Peter Zezel (3) – sh – 03:19 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bernie Federko (1) – pp – 01:04 | Second period | 15:28 – Stew Gavin (3) | ||||||
| Bernie Federko (2) – 02:28 Herb Raglan (1) – 12:02 | Third period | 02:36 – Perry Berezan (1) 06:24 – Dusan Pasek (1) 16:45 – Marc Habscheid (1) 19:53 – Don Barber (1) | ||||||
| Greg Millen 22 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Jon Casey 26 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Minnesota North Stars | 1–6 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Frantisek Musil (1) – 06:40 | Second period | 07:07 – Peter Zezel (4) 08:47 – pp – Peter Zezel (5) 09:48 – Rod Brind'Amour (1) 16:01 – Rick Meagher (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 01:50 – Sergio Momesso (1) 06:10 – Peter Zezel (6) | ||||||
| Jon Casey 26 saves / 30 shots Kari Takko 16 saves / 18 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 23 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| St. Louis won series 4–1 | |
(S1) Calgary Flames vs. (S4) Vancouver Canucks
This was the fourth playoff series meeting between these two teams. Calgary won two of the previous three meetings, including their most recent meeting 3–1 in the 1984 Smythe Division Semifinals.
Calgary defeated Vancouver in seven games. This was the first of three consecutive series between these two teams that ended in overtime of game seven (with the winner of all three series making it to the Stanley Cup Finals). The seventh game went into overtime with both teams having great chances to win the game. The best of these chances was a breakaway for Canucks' captain Stan Smyl who was stopped by Calgary goaltender Mike Vernon. Joel Otto scored the series winner at 19:21 of the first overtime after Jim Peplinski banked it in off Otto's skate to send the Flames into the Smythe Division Final.[3]
| April 5 | Vancouver Canucks | 4–3 | OT | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | ||
| Greg Adams (1) – 06:21 | First period | 08:24 – Mark Hunter (1) | ||||||
| Robert Nordmark (1) – 04:20 | Second period | 01:59 – pp – Joe Mullen (1) 15:30 – Jamie Macoun (1) | ||||||
| Petri Skriko (1) – 08:41 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Paul Reinhart (1) – 02:47 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kirk McLean 43 saves / 46 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 27 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| April 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 2–5 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 08:20 – sh – Joel Otto (1) 19:59 – Colin Patterson (1) | ||||||
| Greg Adams (2) – 15:56 | Second period | 03:20 – Theoren Fleury (1) 12:25 – pp – Doug Gilmour (1) | ||||||
| Brian Bradley (1) – pp – 17:18 | Third period | 09:42 – pp – Hakan Loob (1) | ||||||
| Kirk McLean 24 saves / 28 shots Steve Weeks 8 saves / 9 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 23 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 8 | Calgary Flames | 4–0 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hakan Loob (2) – 02:04 Joe Nieuwendyk (1) – pp – 11:24 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Mullen (2) – 01:42 Hakan Loob (3) – 03:36 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Vernon 21 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | Kirk McLean 11 saves / 15 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | Calgary Flames | 3–5 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 11:01 – pp – Mel Bridgman (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 07:33 – pp – Trevor Linden (1) 19:43 – Brian Bradley (2) | ||||||
| Joel Otto (2) – pp – 06:18 Theoren Fleury (2) – pp – 15:02 Joe Nieuwendyk (2) – pp – 19:39 | Third period | 01:19 – pp – Paul Reinhart (2) 17:05 – pp – Robert Nordmark (2) | ||||||
| Mike Vernon 16 saves / 19 shots Rick Wamsley 8 saves / 10 shots | Goalie stats | Steve Weeks 27 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Vancouver Canucks | 0–4 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 05:37 – Joe Nieuwendyk (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 09:51 – Mark Hunter (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 01:04 – Hakan Loob (4) 19:25 – Joe Mullen (3) | ||||||
| Steve Weeks 36 saves / 40 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 18 saves / 18 shots | ||||||
| April 13 | Calgary Flames | 3–6 | Vancouver Canucks | Pacific Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Al MacInnis (1) – pp – 15:50 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jim Peplinski (1) – 09:29 | Second period | 02:32 – sh – Trevor Linden (2) 17:26 – Jim Sandlak (1) 19:29 – Rich Sutter (1) 19:44 – Garth Butcher (1) | ||||||
| Hakan Loob (5) – sh – 05:16 | Third period | 14:23 – Brian Bradley (3) 19:16 – en – Rich Sutter (2) | ||||||
| Mike Vernon 19 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Kirk McLean 29 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–4 | OT | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | ||
| Robert Nordmark (3) – pp – 12:46 | First period | 09:39 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (4) 18:01 – Gary Roberts (1) | ||||||
| Trevor Linden (3) – pp – 02:04 | Second period | 19:25 – pp – Joe Mullen (4) | ||||||
| Doug Lidster (1) – 07:12 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 19:21 – Joel Otto (3) | ||||||
| Kirk McLean 42 saves / 46 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 42 saves / 45 shots | ||||||
| Calgary won series 4–3 | |
(S2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (S3) Edmonton Oilers
This was the fourth playoff series meeting between the Oilers and Kings, and the first since Wayne Gretzky was traded to the Kings. Edmonton won two of the past three playoff series, including the most recent in the 1987 Smythe Division Semifinals in five games.
| April 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 4–3 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | Recap | |||
| Tomas Jonsson (1) – pp – 16:54 | First period | 01:01 – pp – Chris Kontos (1) | ||||||
| Charlie Huddy (1) – pp – 13:58 | Second period | 19:33 – pp – Steve Duchesne (1) | ||||||
| Esa Tikkanen (1) – 16:06 Craig Simpson (1) – 17:13 | Third period | 02:55 – pp – Mike Krushelnyski (1) | ||||||
| Grant Fuhr 23 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Glenn Healy 31 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| April 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–5 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:01 – pp – Chris Kontos (2) | ||||||
| Mark Messier (1) – 07:36 Tomas Jonsson (2) – pp – 17:50 | Second period | 08:00 – Bernie Nicholls (1) 08:00 – Chris Kontos (3) 15:52 – Wayne Gretzky (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 01:20 – pp – Chris Kontos (4) | ||||||
| Grant Fuhr 39 saves / 44 shots | Goalie stats | Kelly Hrudey 20 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| April 8 | Los Angeles Kings | 0–4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 15:00 – pp – Jimmy Carson (1) 15:16 – Steve Smith (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 02:24 – sh – Jari Kurri (1) 03:35 – Jari Kurri (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kelly Hrudey 10 saves / 14 shots Glenn Healy 3 saves / 3 shots | Goalie stats | Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| April 9 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | Recap | |||
| Steve Duchesne (2) – 07:11 | First period | 04:47 – Charlie Huddy (2) 17:39 – Jimmy Carson (2) | ||||||
| Chris Kontos (5) – pp – 05:20 Tom Laidlaw (1) – 18:14 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 05:16 – Normand Lacombe (1) 19:34 – Steve Smith (2) | ||||||
| Kelly Hrudey 28 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–4 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 06:24 – pp – Chris Kontos (6) | ||||||
| Glenn Anderson (1) – pp – 07:38 | Second period | 05:32 – pp – Bernie Nicholls (2) 09:44 – Luc Robitaille (1) | ||||||
| Normand Lacombe (2) – 15:55 | Third period | 18:43 – Wayne Gretzky (2) | ||||||
| Grant Fuhr 39 saves / 43 shots | Goalie stats | Kelly Hrudey 32 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| April 13 | Los Angeles Kings | 4–1 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 00:33 – Randy Gregg (1) | ||||||
| Mike Allison (1) – 16:22 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jim Wiemer (1) – 04:14 Chris Kontos (7) – 08:19 Luc Robitaille (2) – 12:13 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kelly Hrudey 22 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Grant Fuhr 25 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–6 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | Recap | |||
| Jari Kurri (3) – 04:48 | First period | 00:52 – Wayne Gretzky (3) 11:56 – pp – Chris Kontos (8) | ||||||
| Craig Simpson (2) – pp – 00:34 Kevin Lowe (1) – 07:48 | Second period | 06:51 – Bernie Nicholls (3) 16:23 – pp – Bernie Nicholls (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 14:50 – pp – Dale Degray (1) 18:25 – sh-en – Wayne Gretzky (4) | ||||||
| Grant Fuhr 24 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Kelly Hrudey 31 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| Los Angeles won series 4–3 | |
Division finals
Prince of Wales Conference
(A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A2) Boston Bruins
This was the 24th playoff series between these two teams. Montreal lead 20–3 in all-time playoff meetings. Boston won last year's Adams Division Finals in five games.
| April 17 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| John Carter (1) – 04:39 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 03:42 – Russ Courtnall (3) 18:37 – Mike Keane (2) | ||||||
| Bob Sweeney (2) – 15:57 | Third period | 00:46 – Claude Lemieux (1) | ||||||
| Andy Moog 12 saves / 15 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 26 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 06:36 – pp – Claude Lemieux (2) | ||||||
| Bob Joyce (1) – 10:56 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Randy Burridge (4) – 02:43 | Third period | 13:48 – Brent Gilchrist (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 12:24 – Bobby Smith (5) | ||||||
| Rejean Lemelin 38 saves / 41 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 27 saves / 29 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–4 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| Stephane Richer (3) – 04:06 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mats Naslund (3) – 01:59 Petr Svoboda (1) – 13:32 | Second period | 14:09 – Bob Joyce (2) 17:52 – Bob Joyce (3) | ||||||
| Mike McPhee (3) – 05:27 Russ Courtnall (4) – 13:52 | Third period | 03:13 – Craig Janney (4) 10:45 – pp – Cam Neely (6) | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 22 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Rejean Lemelin 23 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 16:28 – Randy Burridge (5) | ||||||
| Russ Courtnall (5) – 03:57 | Second period | 14:54 – Cam Neely (7) 15:01 – Michael Thelven (1) | ||||||
| Brian Skrudland (3) – 00:12 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Brian Hayward 24 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Andy Moog 14 saves / 16 shots | ||||||
| April 25 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| Bob Joyce (4) – 15:37 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 04:13 – Chris Chelios (1) 09:50 – Shayne Corson (1) | ||||||
| Bob Joyce (5) – 07:31 | Third period | 04:14 – Stephane Richer (4) | ||||||
| Andy Moog 24 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 22 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| Montreal won series 4–1 | |
(P2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (P4) Philadelphia Flyers
This was the first playoff series between these two teams.
In Game 5, Mario Lemieux, listed as questionable before the game due to his neck, tied four NHL playoff records for goals in one period (4), goals in a game (5), points in a game (8) and points in a period (4).[4]
| April 17 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Civic Arena | Recap | |||
| Dave Poulin (2) – sh – 10:01 Tim Kerr (5) – pp – 17:29 | First period | 12:44 – pp – Mario Lemieux (4) | ||||||
| Brian Propp (7) – pp – 03:54 | Second period | 07:44 – pp – Dan Quinn (4) 08:17 – John Cullen (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 13:26 – Rob Brown (3) | ||||||
| Ron Hextall 25 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Tom Barrasso 27 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| April 19 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Civic Arena | Recap | |||
| Tim Kerr (6) – pp – 06:50 Tim Kerr (7) – 12:09 Tim Kerr (8) – pp – 18:13 | First period | 03:06 – pp – Dan Quinn (5) | ||||||
| Brian Propp (8) – 19:36 | Second period | 14:22 – sh – Mario Lemieux (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ron Hextall 28 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Wendell Young 10 saves / 11 shots Tom Barrasso 6 saves / 9 shots | ||||||
| April 21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–3 | OT | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | ||
| Mario Lemieux (6) – pp – 12:07 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dan Quinn (6) – pp – 04:39 Jock Callander (2) – 18:15 | Second period | 08:17 – Keith Acton (2) 13:27 – pp – Brian Propp (9) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 02:51 – Dave Poulin (3) | ||||||
| Phil Bourque (4) – 12:08 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tom Barrasso 44 saves / 47 shots | Goalie stats | Ron Hextall 28 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| April 23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1–4 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | |||
| Dave Poulin (4) – 13:24 | First period | 03:22 – John Cullen (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 06:37 – pp – Tim Kerr (9) 09:18 – pp – Tim Kerr (10) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 07:17 – sh – Terry Carkner (1) | ||||||
| Tom Barrasso 24 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Ron Hextall 18 saves / 19 shots | ||||||
| April 25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Civic Arena | Recap | |||
| Mike Bullard (2) – 11:45 | First period | 02:15 – Mario Lemieux (7) 03:45 – Mario Lemieux (8) 06:55 – pp – Mario Lemieux (9) 07:07 – Bob Errey (1) 17:09 – pp – Mario Lemieux (10) 17:44 – Troy Loney (1) | ||||||
| Pelle Eklund (2) – pp – 00:06 Brian Propp (10) – 09:07 | Second period | 01:43 – Kevin Stevens (3) 10:35 – Rob Brown (4) 12:55 – pp – Rob Brown (5) | ||||||
| Derrick Smith (1) – sh – 00:48 Tim Kerr (11) – 10:21 Pelle Eklund (3) – pp – 13:02 Tim Kerr (12) – 17:23 | Third period | 19:23 – Mario Lemieux (11) | ||||||
| Ron Hextall 17 saves / 26 shots Ken Wregget 8 saves / 8 shots | Goalie stats | Tom Barrasso 38 saves / 45 shots | ||||||
| April 27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2–6 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 04:28 – Tim Kerr (13) 18:22 – Tim Kerr (14) | ||||||
| Randy Cunneyworth (2) – pp – 02:18 Randy Cunneyworth (3) – 05:24 | Second period | 03:28 – Derrick Smith (2) 08:40 – Ron Sutter (1) 19:01 – Derrick Smith (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:56 – pp – Brian Propp (11) | ||||||
| Tom Barrasso 32 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Ron Hextall 20 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| April 29 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | Civic Arena | Recap | |||
| Brian Propp (12) – 17:41 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Dave Poulin (5) – sh – 06:57 | Second period | 04:21 – pp – Mario Lemieux (12) | ||||||
| Mike Bullard (3) – pp – 00:40 Scott Mellanby (3) – 19:32 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ken Wregget 39 saves / 40 shots | Goalie stats | Tom Barrasso 30 saves / 33 shots | ||||||
| Philadelphia won series 4–3 | |
Clarence Campbell Conference
(N2) St. Louis Blues vs. (N4) Chicago Blackhawks
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, and were meeting for the second straight year. Chicago has won four of the previous five meetings. St. Louis won last year's Norris Division Semifinals in five games.
| April 18 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3–1 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Steve Larmer (4) – 15:16 | Second period | 13:58 – Greg Paslawski (2) | ||||||
| Steve Thomas (1) – 00:31 Trent Yawney (1) – 05:04 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alain Chevrier 27 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 31 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–5 | 2OT | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 00:31 – Rod Brind'Amour (2) 01:52 – Sergio Momesso (2) | ||||||
| Duane Sutter (3) – 03:06 Adam Creighton (5) – sh – 08:42 Steve Larmer (5) – 14:08 | Second period | 13:17 – Brett Hull (5) | ||||||
| Dirk Graham (2) – 11:19 | Third period | 03:59 – pp – Brian Benning (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 13:49 – Tony Hrkac (1) | ||||||
| Alain Chevrier 51 saves / 56 shots Darren Pang 0 saves / 0 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 31 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| April 22 | St. Louis Blues | 2–5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 17:05 – pp – Steve Larmer (6) 19:27 – sh – Denis Savard (5) | ||||||
| Steve Tuttle (1) – 05:44 Paul Cavallini (2) – 16:40 | Second period | 08:10 – Wayne Presley (6) 12:51 – Bob Bassen (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 04:24 – Denis Savard (6) | ||||||
| Greg Millen 24 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Alain Chevrier 18 saves / 20 shots | ||||||
| April 24 | St. Louis Blues | 2–3 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
| Mike Lalor (1) – pp – 04:56 | First period | 15:05 – sh – Trent Yawney (2) | ||||||
| Bernie Federko (3) – 08:51 | Second period | 15:45 – Keith Brown (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 15:41 – pp – Steve Larmer (7) | ||||||
| Greg Millen 21 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Alain Chevrier 25 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 26 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 04:18 – pp – Bernie Federko (4) | ||||||
| Bob Murray (2) – 09:17 Wayne Presley (7) – 09:25 Jeremy Roenick (1) – pp – 12:13 | Second period | 17:28 – Tom Tilley (1) | ||||||
| Steve Thomas (2) – 08:23 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alain Chevrier 19 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | Greg Millen 31 saves / 35 shots | ||||||
| Chicago won series 4–1 | |
(S1) Calgary Flames vs. (S2) Los Angeles Kings
This was the second consecutive and fourth overall playoff meeting between these two teams; with Los Angeles winning two of the three previous series. They met in last year's Smythe Division Semifinals, which Calgary won in five games.
| April 18 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–4 | OT | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | ||
| Bernie Nicholls (5) – pp – 18:00 | First period | 16:20 – pp – Theoren Fleury (3) | ||||||
| Chris Kontos (9) – 05:13 Jim Wiemer (2) – 15:23 | Second period | 09:02 – Brian MacLellan (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 18:24 – Gary Roberts (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 07:47 – Doug Gilmour (2) | ||||||
| Kelly Hrudey 43 saves / 47 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 24 saves / 27 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Los Angeles Kings | 3–8 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
| Bernie Nicholls (6) – 13:59 | First period | 00:58 – Colin Patterson (2) 04:48 – Doug Gilmour (3) 06:05 – Doug Gilmour (4) 11:35 – pp – Al MacInnis (2) | ||||||
| Bernie Nicholls (7) – 19:59 | Second period | 05:32 – pp – Rob Ramage (1) 19:20 – sh – Hakan Loob (6) | ||||||
| Dave Taylor (1) – 07:49 | Third period | 09:56 – Joe Mullen (5) 11:56 – Gary Roberts (3) | ||||||
| Kelly Hrudey 25 saves / 31 shots Glenn Healy 19 saves / 21 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 20 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| April 22 | Calgary Flames | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | Recap | |||
| Jamie Macoun (2) – 07:26 Joel Otto (4) – 13:56 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Doug Gilmour (5) – 13:44 Doug Gilmour (6) – 16:27 Joe Mullen (6) – 17:15 | Third period | 00:47 – Tom Laidlaw (2) 14:39 – Steve Kasper (1) | ||||||
| Mike Vernon 21 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Kelly Hrudey 20 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 24 | Calgary Flames | 5–3 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | Recap | |||
| Joe Mullen (7) – pp – 07:24 Gary Roberts (4) – 08:34 | First period | 01:23 – Steve Duchesne (3) 11:20 – pp – Wayne Gretzky (5) | ||||||
| Joe Nieuwendyk (5) – pp – 19:12 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Mullen (8) – 04:59 Gary Roberts (5) – 19:57 | Third period | 09:41 – pp – Steve Duchesne (4) | ||||||
| Mike Vernon 19 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | Kelly Hrudey 26 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| Calgary won series 4–0 | |
Conference finals
Prince of Wales Conference final
(A1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (P4) Philadelphia Flyers
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams. Montreal won two of the previous three playoff series. Philadelphia won the most recent meeting in six games in the 1987 Prince of Wales Conference Final.
| May 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| Derrick Smith (4) – sh – 13:45 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ilkka Sinisalo (1) – sh – 11:19 Rick Tocchet (6) – 13:09 | Third period | 12:06 – pp – Shayne Corson (2) | ||||||
| Ken Wregget 24 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 23 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| May 3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0–3 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 05:31 – pp – Stephane Richer (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 14:30 – pp – Eric Desjardins (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 09:28 – Guy Carbonneau (2) | ||||||
| Ken Wregget 36 saves / 39 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 24 saves / 24 shots | ||||||
| May 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–1 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | |||
| Guy Carbonneau (3) – 14:26 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Shayne Corson (3) – pp – 03:14 Bob Gainey (1) – 06:11 Russ Courtnall (6) – 14:53 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bobby Smith (6) – 12:21 | Third period | 06:56 – Brian Propp (13) | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 25 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Ken Wregget 21 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| May 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–0 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Shayne Corson (4) – 10:09 Chris Chelios (2) – pp – 13:57 Guy Carbonneau (4) – sh – 17:40 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 17 saves / 17 shots | Goalie stats | Ron Hextall 29 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| May 9 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–1 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Derrick Smith (5) – 03:53 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 15:46 – Bobby Smith (7) | ||||||
| Dave Poulin (6) – 05:02 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ron Hextall 27 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 21 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| May 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–2 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum | Recap | |||
| Mike Keane (3) – pp – 15:42 | First period | 12:49 – Scott Mellanby (4) | ||||||
| Bobby Smith (8) – pp – 07:44 Chris Chelios (3) – 15:10 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Walter (2) – 07:40 | Third period | 13:55 – Brian Propp (14) | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 15 saves / 17 shots | Goalie stats | Ron Hextall 22 saves / 26 shots | ||||||
| Montreal won series 4–2 | |
Clarence Campbell Conference final
(S1) Calgary Flames vs. (N4) Chicago Blackhawks
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Calgary won the only previous meeting in a three-game sweep in the 1981 Preliminary Round.
| May 2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0–3 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:18 – Jamie Macoun (3) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 12:02 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (6) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 06:13 – Brian MacLellan (2) | ||||||
| Alain Chevrier 32 saves / 35 shots Darren Pang 4 saves / 4 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 19 saves / 19 shots | ||||||
| May 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–2 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
| Steve Larmer (8) – 02:19 Denis Savard (7) – 03:52 Steve Thomas (3) – pp – 06:02 | First period | 19:10 – pp – Hakan Loob (7) | ||||||
| Trent Yawney (3) – 09:10 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:03 – Joe Mullen (9) | ||||||
| Alain Chevrier 22 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 18 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| May 6 | Calgary Flames | 5–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
| Joe Mullen (10) – 04:11 Joe Nieuwendyk (7) – pp – 14:57 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Theoren Fleury (4) – pp – 08:07 | Second period | 06:49 – Steve Konroyd (2) 17:00 – Troy Murray (3) | ||||||
| Hakan Loob (8) – 11:46 Joe Mullen (11) – 19:16 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Vernon 24 saves / 26 shots | Goalie stats | Alain Chevrier 18 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| May 8 | Calgary Flames | 2–1 | OT | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Doug Gilmour (7) – pp – 18:03 | Second period | 10:25 – pp – Denis Savard (8) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Al MacInnis (3) – pp – 15:05 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mike Vernon 24 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Alain Chevrier 30 saves / 32 shots | ||||||
| May 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | 1–3 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 07:29 – Joe Nieuwendyk (8) | ||||||
| Mike Hudson (1) – pp – 18:48 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 05:19 – Brian MacLellan (3) 16:59 – Joe Nieuwendyk (9) | ||||||
| Alain Chevrier 40 saves / 43 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 20 saves / 21 shots | ||||||
| Calgary won series 4–1 | |
Stanley Cup Finals
This was the second playoff series between these two teams, with the only previous meeting being the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals where Montreal defeated Calgary in five games. This was the Flames second appearance in the Finals, while Montreal was making their 33rd appearance in the Finals. Calgary was trying to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, while Montreal last won the Stanley Cup in 1986.
The Stanley Cup Finals was decided between the two teams with the best records of the 1988–89 NHL regular season. Co-captain Lanny McDonald scored the second Flames goal in Game 6. This turned out to be the last goal in his Hockey Hall of Fame career, as he retired during the following off-season. Doug Gilmour scored two goals in the third period, including the eventual game and Cup winner to cement their first title for the Flames.
To date this remains the last all-Canadian Cup Finals.
| May 14 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
| Stephane Richer (6) – pp – 02:43 Larry Robinson (1) – 10:02 | First period | 06:51 – pp – Al MacInnis (4) 08:33 – Al MacInnis (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:45 – Theoren Fleury (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 32 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 29 saves / 31 shots | ||||||
| May 17 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–2 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
| Larry Robinson (2) – 04:18 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Bobby Smith (9) – pp – 01:55 | Second period | 05:14 – Joe Nieuwendyk (10) 13:49 – pp – Joel Otto (5) | ||||||
| Chris Chelios (4) – 08:01 Russ Courtnall (7) – pp – 09:35 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 30 saves / 32 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 19 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| May 19 | Calgary Flames | 3–4 | 2OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | ||
| Joe Mullen (12) – 17:15 | First period | 01:32 – Mike McPhee (4) | ||||||
| Joe Mullen (13) – pp – 15:35 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Doug Gilmour (8) – 13:02 | Third period | 01:36 – Bobby Smith (10) 19:19 – Mats Naslund (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | 18:08 – Ryan Walter (3) | ||||||
| Mike Vernon 31 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 34 saves / 37 shots | ||||||
| May 21 | Calgary Flames | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Doug Gilmour (9) – 10:59 Joe Mullen (14) – pp – 18:43 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Al MacInnis (6) – 18:22 Joe Mullen (15) – pp-en – 19:49 | Third period | 10:59 – Russ Courtnall (8) 19:33 – Claude Lemieux (3) | ||||||
| Mike Vernon 17 saves / 19 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 31 saves / 34 shots | ||||||
| May 23 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | Recap | |||
| Bobby Smith (11) – pp – 13:24 | First period | 00:28 – Joel Otto (6) 08:15 – Joe Mullen (16) 19:31 – pp – Al MacInnis (7) | ||||||
| Mike Keane (4) – 14:17 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Roy 25 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Vernon 26 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| May 25 | Calgary Flames | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| Colin Patterson (3) – 18:51 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lanny McDonald (1) – 04:24 | Second period | 01:23 – Claude Lemieux (4) | ||||||
| Doug Gilmour (10) – pp – 11:02 Doug Gilmour (11) – en – 18:57 | Third period | 11:53 – Rick Green (1) | ||||||
| Mike Vernon 20 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | Patrick Roy 15 saves / 18 shots | ||||||
| Calgary won series 4–2 | |
Player statistics
Skaters
These are the top ten skaters based on points.[5]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al MacInnis | Calgary Flames | 22 | 7 | 24 | 31 | +6 | 46 |
| Tim Kerr | Philadelphia Flyers | 19 | 14 | 11 | 25 | +1 | 27 |
| Joe Mullen | Calgary Flames | 21 | 16 | 8 | 24 | +8 | 4 |
| Brian Propp | Philadelphia Flyers | 18 | 14 | 9 | 23 | +8 | 14 |
| Doug Gilmour | Calgary Flames | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | +12 | 20 |
| Wayne Gretzky | Los Angeles Kings | 11 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 0 |
| Mario Lemieux | Pittsburgh Penguins | 11 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -1 | 16 |
| Bobby Smith | Montreal Canadiens | 21 | 11 | 8 | 19 | +1 | 46 |
| Denis Savard | Chicago Blackhawks | 16 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +8 | 10 |
| Joel Otto | Calgary Flames | 22 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +2 | 46 |
Goaltenders
This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[6]
| Player | Team | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Roy | Montreal Canadiens | 19 | 13 | 6 | 526 | 42 | 2.09 | .920 | 2 | 1206:10 |
| Mike Vernon | Calgary Flames | 22 | 16 | 5 | 549 | 52 | 2.26 | .905 | 3 | 1380:55 |
| Alain Chevrier | Chicago Blackhawks | 16 | 9 | 7 | 483 | 44 | 2.61 | .909 | 0 | 1013:00 |
| Greg Millen | St. Louis Blues | 10 | 5 | 5 | 308 | 34 | 3.14 | .890 | 0 | 649:22 |
| Ron Hextall | Philadelphia Flyers | 15 | 8 | 7 | 445 | 49 | 3.32 | .890 | 0 | 886:22 |
Notes
See also
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