1988-89 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 34-34-12 - 80 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL division semi-finals
Division Semi-Finals - Lost to Chicago Blackhawks 4-2
Coach: Jacques Demers (34-34-12)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1988-89 Detroit Red Wings Statistics
1988-89 Detroit Red Wings Roster

The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 34 wins and 34 losses and 12 ties for 80 points, finishing first in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.

The Red Wings scored 313 goals and yielded 316. Steve Yzerman netted 65 goals for Detroit, while Paul MacLean and Gerard Gallant tallied 30 or more, too. Steve Yzerman contributed 90 assists. Greg Stefan topped the squad with 21 wins, and Glen Hanlon recorded a 3.56 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Jacques Demers coached the team. The 1988-89 Detroit Red Wings lost in the NHL division semi-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 313
Regular Season Goals Against: 316

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


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