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Brian Leetch's 1988-1989 season

Calder Memorial Trophy
Points
71
NHL#54
Goals
23
NHL#90
Assists
48
NHL#36
Plus/minus
+8
NHL#104
Games
68
85%
85% of 80

Defenceman Brian Leetch was 20 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 68 of a possible 80 games and scored 23 goals and 48 assists for 71 points, 1.04 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 5 points. He won Calder Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Brian Leetch plays the 1988-1989 season for New York Rangers

    NYRNew York Rangers

    Brian was 20 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR2–2CHI
      game 1/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2STL
      W
      game 2/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–0NYR
      L
      game 3/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–3NYR
      L
      game 4/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3NYR
      W
      game 5/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–5NYR
      W
      game 6/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–1WSH
      W
      game 7/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–8NYR
      W
      game 8/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–4NYR
      W
      game 9/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–5PHI
      W
      game 10/806
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–9NYR
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +4+/-5SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • November 1988
    • The game
      NYR4–6BUF
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–6NJD
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4NYI
      L
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5NYR
      W
      game 15/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4NYR
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-10SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–3NYR
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3PHI
      game 18/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–5LAK
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–1MNS
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      22
      points
      NHL#33
      8
      goals
      NHL#49
      14
      assists
      NHL#30
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#33
      NYR
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–2NYR
      L
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–8PIT
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–4NYI
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5NYR
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3WIN
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1988
    • The game
      NYR3–6CGY
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–10EDM
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–3VAN
      W
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–5HFD
      L
      game 29/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD1–5NYR
      W
      game 37/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–5NJD
      W
      game 38/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–4NYR
      W
      game 39/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–5NYR
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8033 of 40 played
      34
      points
      NHL#59
      8
      goals
      NHL#137
      26
      assists
      NHL#29
      +5
      +/-
      NHL#42
      NYR
      21-14-0W-L-OT47Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–3NYR
      game 41/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-13SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–1NYI
      W
      game 42/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD5–4NYR
      L
      game 43/806
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–4PIT
      game 44/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-7SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–6NYR
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-11SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–4CHI
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–0STL
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4VAN
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–2EDM
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–5CGY
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–1TOR
      game 51/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–7NYR
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • February 1989
    • The game
      WSH4–3NYR
      L
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–7MTL
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–3NYR
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–4NYR
      W
      game 56/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–1NYR
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–3PHI
      L
      game 58/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR10–6NYR
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +2+/-5SOG2PPP
      +5 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–3PIT
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8053 of 60 played
      57
      points
      NHL#39
      18
      goals
      NHL#85
      39
      assists
      NHL#25
      +12
      +/-
      NHL#25
      NYR
      30-22-0W-L-OT68Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NJD4–7NYR
      W
      game 61/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–4NYR
      L
      game 62/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–2QUE
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–6NYR
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • March 1989
    • The game
      TOR4–7NYR
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–6NJD
      L
      game 66/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–0NYR
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–0NYR
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–3DET
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4WSH
      L
      game 70/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–4NYR
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN6–3NYR
      L
      game 72/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–4DET
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 1989
    • The game
      NYR2–5PIT
      L
      game 79/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–4NYR
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Brian Leetch closes the 1988-1989 season with 71 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    71
    NHL#54
    Games
    68of 80
    85%
    Goals
    23
    NHL#90
    Assists
    48
    NHL#36
    P/GP
    1.04
    NHL#39
    +/-
    +8
    NHL#104
    Events
    23
    career best in goals
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 14 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Rangers meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    NYRvsPIT
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR1–3PIT
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR4–7PIT
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      PIT5–3NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      PIT4–3NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-12SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock New York Rangers out 4–0

    NYR0–4PIT
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Brian Leetch ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 5 points

    NYRNew York Rangers
    Points
    5
    NHL#88
    Games
    4
    Goals
    3
    NHL#45
    Assists
    2
    NHL#120
    P/GP
    1.25
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#318
    Events
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    PIT0–4
    Honour

    Brian Leetch won Calder Memorial Trophy for 1988-1989

    Calder Memorial Trophy
    NYRNew York Rangers