1988-89 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-29-14 - 88 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 5-5
Lost NHL division finals
Division Semi-Finals - Defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-1
Division Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Coach: Terry O'Reilly (37-29-14)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1988-89 Boston Bruins Statistics
1988-89 Boston Bruins Roster

The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 37 wins and 29 losses and 14 ties for 88 points, finishing second in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-5.

The Bruins potted 289 goals and yielded 256. Cam Neely scored 37 goals for Boston, and Randy Burridge tallied 30 or more also. Craig Janney contributed 46 assists. Reggie Lemelin topped the squad with 19 wins, while Andy Moog added 15 or more victories as well. Reggie Lemelin registered a 3.01 goals against average, leading regular goalies.

Terry O'Reilly coached the team. The 1988-89 Boston Bruins lost in the NHL division finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 289
Regular Season Goals Against: 256

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 6, 1988 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 8, 1988 Boston Bruins 6 at Hartford Whalers 2 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
October 9, 1988 Hartford Whalers 1 at Boston Bruins 3 W 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0
October 12, 1988 Boston Bruins 2 at Los Angeles Kings 6 L 2-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0
October 15, 1988 Boston Bruins 1 at Minnesota North Stars 5 L 2-0-0 1-2-0 3-2-0
October 16, 1988 Boston Bruins 10 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 W 2-0-0 2-2-0 4-2-0
October 19, 1988 Boston Bruins 5 at Winnipeg Jets 2 W 2-0-0 3-2-0 5-2-0
October 22, 1988 Boston Bruins 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 W 2-0-0 4-2-0 6-2-0
October 25, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 2-0-1 4-2-0 6-2-1 OT
October 27, 1988 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Boston Bruins 6 W 3-0-1 4-2-0 7-2-1
October 29, 1988 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 3-0-2 4-2-0 7-2-2 OT
October 30, 1988 Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 T 3-0-2 4-2-1 7-2-3 OT
November 2, 1988 Boston Bruins 7 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 3-0-2 5-2-1 8-2-3
November 3, 1988 Hartford Whalers 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 3-1-2 5-2-1 8-3-3
November 6, 1988 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 4-1-2 5-2-1 9-3-3
November 11, 1988 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 4 T 4-1-2 5-2-2 9-3-4 OT
November 12, 1988 Calgary Flames 2 at Boston Bruins 1 L 4-2-2 5-2-2 9-4-4
November 15, 1988 Boston Bruins 5 at Quebec Nordiques 5 T 4-2-2 5-2-3 9-4-5 OT
November 17, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 4-3-2 5-2-3 9-5-5
November 18, 1988 Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 L 4-3-2 5-3-3 9-6-5
November 20, 1988 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 4 L 4-4-2 5-3-3 9-7-5 OT
November 23, 1988 Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 4-4-2 5-4-3 9-8-5
November 24, 1988 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Boston Bruins 2 W 5-4-2 5-4-3 10-8-5 OT
November 26, 1988 Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Boston Bruins 8 W 6-4-2 5-4-3 11-8-5
November 29, 1988 Boston Bruins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 L 6-4-2 5-5-3 11-9-5
December 1, 1988 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Boston Bruins 1 L 6-5-2 5-5-3 11-10-5
December 3, 1988 Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 1 T 6-5-2 5-5-4 11-10-6 OT
December 4, 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 3 T 6-5-3 5-5-4 11-10-7 OT
December 6, 1988 Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 3 W 6-5-3 6-5-4 12-10-7
December 8, 1988 Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 6-6-3 6-5-4 12-11-7
December 10, 1988 New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 6-6-4 6-5-4 12-11-8 OT
December 12, 1988 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 6-6-4 6-6-4 12-12-8
December 15, 1988 Edmonton Oilers 3 at Boston Bruins 4 W 7-6-4 6-6-4 13-12-8 OT
December 17, 1988 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 7-6-5 6-6-4 13-12-9 OT
December 18, 1988 Boston Bruins 2 at Quebec Nordiques 4 L 7-6-5 6-7-4 13-13-9
December 21, 1988 Boston Bruins 4 at Hartford Whalers 3 W 7-6-5 7-7-4 14-13-9
December 22, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 L 7-7-5 7-7-4 14-14-9
December 26, 1988 Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 L 7-7-5 7-8-4 14-15-9
December 29, 1988 Boston Bruins 6 at New Jersey Devils 2 W 7-7-5 8-8-4 15-15-9
January 2, 1989 St. Louis Blues 7 at Boston Bruins 8 W 8-7-5 8-8-4 16-15-9
January 5, 1989 New York Islanders 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 8-8-5 8-8-4 16-16-9
January 7, 1989 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 8-8-5 8-9-4 16-17-9
January 8, 1989 Boston Bruins 4 at Quebec Nordiques 2 W 8-8-5 9-9-4 17-17-9
January 12, 1989 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 3 L 8-9-5 9-9-4 17-18-9
January 14, 1989 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 5 T 8-9-6 9-9-4 17-18-10 OT
January 15, 1989 Boston Bruins 4 at Washington Capitals 3 W 8-9-6 10-9-4 18-18-10
January 19, 1989 Calgary Flames 7 at Boston Bruins 2 L 8-10-6 10-9-4 18-19-10
January 21, 1989 Buffalo Sabres 6 at Boston Bruins 5 L 8-11-6 10-9-4 18-20-10 OT
January 22, 1989 Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 6 L 8-11-6 10-10-4 18-21-10
January 25, 1989 Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 W 8-11-6 11-10-4 19-21-10 OT
January 26, 1989 St. Louis Blues 2 at Boston Bruins 4 W 9-11-6 11-10-4 20-21-10
January 28, 1989 Winnipeg Jets 4 at Boston Bruins 3 L 9-12-6 11-10-4 20-22-10
February 1, 1989 Boston Bruins 4 at Minnesota North Stars 4 T 9-12-6 11-10-5 20-22-11 OT
February 3, 1989 Boston Bruins 4 at Winnipeg Jets 2 W 9-12-6 12-10-5 21-22-11
February 5, 1989 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Boston Bruins 2 L 9-13-6 12-10-5 21-23-11
February 9, 1989 Los Angeles Kings 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 10-13-6 12-10-5 22-23-11
February 11, 1989 Edmonton Oilers 2 at Boston Bruins 5 W 11-13-6 12-10-5 23-23-11
February 14, 1989 Boston Bruins 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5 L 11-13-6 12-11-5 23-24-11
February 15, 1989 Boston Bruins 7 at Los Angeles Kings 3 W 11-13-6 13-11-5 24-24-11
February 18, 1989 Boston Bruins 4 at Calgary Flames 3 W 11-13-6 14-11-5 25-24-11
February 19, 1989 Boston Bruins 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2 W 11-13-6 15-11-5 26-24-11
February 25, 1989 Boston Bruins 9 at Hartford Whalers 1 W 11-13-6 16-11-5 27-24-11
February 28, 1989 Boston Bruins 3 at New Jersey Devils 3 T 11-13-6 16-11-6 27-24-12 OT
March 2, 1989 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Boston Bruins 5 W 12-13-6 16-11-6 28-24-12
March 4, 1989 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Boston Bruins 6 W 13-13-6 16-11-6 29-24-12
March 5, 1989 Boston Bruins 5 at New York Rangers 0 W 13-13-6 17-11-6 30-24-12
March 7, 1989 Boston Bruins 2 at New York Islanders 1 W 13-13-6 18-11-6 31-24-12
March 9, 1989 Washington Capitals 7 at Boston Bruins 2 L 13-14-6 18-11-6 31-25-12
March 11, 1989 Buffalo Sabres 6 at Boston Bruins 6 T 13-14-7 18-11-6 31-25-13 OT
March 12, 1989 Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 L 13-14-7 18-12-6 31-26-13
March 14, 1989 Boston Bruins 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 W 13-14-7 19-12-6 32-26-13
March 16, 1989 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 13-14-8 19-12-6 32-26-14 OT
March 18, 1989 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 6 W 14-14-8 19-12-6 33-26-14
March 19, 1989 Hartford Whalers 3 at Boston Bruins 2 L 14-15-8 19-12-6 33-27-14
March 22, 1989 Boston Bruins 2 at Hartford Whalers 4 L 14-15-8 19-13-6 33-28-14
March 23, 1989 New Jersey Devils 3 at Boston Bruins 5 W 15-15-8 19-13-6 34-28-14
March 25, 1989 Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 6 W 16-15-8 19-13-6 35-28-14
March 27, 1989 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 16-15-8 19-14-6 35-29-14
April 1, 1989 Boston Bruins 5 at Quebec Nordiques 4 W 16-15-8 20-14-6 36-29-14
April 2, 1989 Hartford Whalers 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 17-15-8 20-14-6 37-29-14
April 5, 1989 Buffalo Sabres 6 at Boston Bruins 0 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
April 6, 1989 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 5 W 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
April 8, 1989 Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 W 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0
April 9, 1989 Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 W 1-1-0 2-0-0 3-1-0
April 11, 1989 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 4 W 2-1-0 2-0-0 4-1-0
April 17, 1989 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0
April 19, 1989 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 2-1-0 2-2-0 4-3-0 OT
April 21, 1989 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 4 L 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-4-0
April 23, 1989 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 W 3-2-0 2-2-0 5-4-0
April 25, 1989 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 3-2-0 2-3-0 5-5-0