1988-89 Washington Capitals Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 41-29-10 - 92 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Patrick Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Coach: Bryan Murray (41-29-10)
Location: Landover, Maryland
1988-89 Washington Capitals Statistics
1988-89 Washington Capitals Results

The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 41 wins and 29 losses and 10 ties for 92 points, finishing first in the NHL's Patrick Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.

The Capitals scored 305 goals and gave up 259. Geoff Courtnall netted 42 goals for Washington, while Dave Christian and Mike Ridley tallied 30 or more, too. Scott Stevens contributed 61 assists. Pete Peeters topped the squad with 20 wins, and Clint Malarchuk added 15 or more victories also. Pete Peeters recorded a 2.85 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Bryan Murray coached the team. The 1988-89 Washington Capitals lost in the NHL division semi-finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Don BeaupreGSeptember 19, 19615'10"172LKitchener, ON Canada
Kent CarlsonDJanuary 11, 19626'3"200LConcord, NH USA
Dave ChristianRMay 12, 19595'11"175RWarroad, MN USA
Dino CiccarelliRFebruary 8, 19605'10"185RSarnia, ON Canada
Yvon CorriveauLFebruary 8, 19676'1"195LWelland, ON Canada
Geoff CourtnallLAugust 18, 19626'1"204LDuncan, BC Canada
Shawn CroninDAugust 20, 19636'2"225LFlushing, MI USA
John DruceRFebruary 23, 19666'2"195RPeterborough, ON Canada
Chris FelixDMay 27, 19645'11"190RBramalea, ON Canada
Lou FranceschettiRMarch 28, 19586'0"200LToronto, ON Canada
Mike GartnerROctober 29, 19596'0"187ROttawa, ON Canada
Bobby GouldRSeptember 2, 19576'0"195RPetrolia, ON Canada
Bengt-Ake GustafssonRMarch 23, 19586'0"185LKarlskoga, Sweden
Kevin HatcherDSeptember 9, 19666'3"230RDetroit, MI USA
Bill HoulderDMarch 11, 19676'2"217LThunder Bay, ON Canada
Dale HunterCJuly 31, 19605'10"198LPetrolia, ON Canada
Calle JohanssonDFebruary 14, 19675'11"203LGoteborg, Sweden
Scot KleinendorstDJanuary 16, 19606'3"215LGrand Rapids, MN USA
Rod LangwayDMay 3, 19576'3"218LMaag, Taiwan
Stephen LeachRJanuary 16, 19665'11"197RCambridge, MA USA
Grant LedyardDNovember 19, 19616'2"195LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Clint MalarchukGMay 1, 19616'0"185LGrande Prairie, AB Canada
Mike MillarRApril 28, 19655'10"170LSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Kelly MillerLMarch 3, 19635'11"195LDetroit, MI USA
Larry MurphyDMarch 8, 19616'2"210RScarborough, ON Canada
Pete PeetersGAugust 17, 19576'1"195LEdmonton, AB Canada
Michal PivonkaCJanuary 28, 19666'2"200LKladno, Czech Republic
Mike RidleyCJuly 8, 19636'0"195LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Bob RouseDJune 18, 19646'2"215RSurrey, BC Canada
Neil SheehyDFebruary 9, 19606'2"214RFort Frances, ON Canada
Scott StevensDApril 1, 19646'2"215LKitchener, ON Canada
Peter SundstromLDecember 14, 19616'0"180LSkelleftea, Sweden
Jim ThomsonRDecember 30, 19656'1"220REdmonton, AB Canada
Doug WickenheiserCMarch 30, 19616'1"200LRegina, SK Canada



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