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Dave Christian's 1988-1989 season

Points
65
NHL#70
Goals
34
NHL#33
Assists
31
NHL#112
Plus/minus
+2
NHL#190
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Right winger Dave Christian was 29 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played all 80 games and scored 34 goals and 31 assists for 65 points, 0.81 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 2 points.

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

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dave Christian plays the 1988-1989 season for Washington Capitals

    Dave was 29 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT6–4WSH
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–6WSH
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH7–8PIT
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–1WSH
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD5–8WSH
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      WSH1–5NYR
      L
      game 6/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–1WSH
      L
      game 7/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–3WIN
      L
      game 8/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–3VAN
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH2–2CGY
      game 10/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH3–4EDM
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • November 1988
    • The game
      WSH3–3DET
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–4WSH
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–4NYI
      L
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–4WSH
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD6–3WSH
      L
      game 16/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4WSH
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–3WSH
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–2NJD
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–2NYI
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      20
      points
      NHL#61
      12
      goals
      NHL#18
      8
      assists
      NHL#118
      WSH
      9-9-0W-L-OT20Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI6–7WSH
      W
      game 21/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT5–3WSH
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–3DET
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL3–4WSH
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–6PIT
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • December 1988
    • The game
      BOS1–1WSH
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–4WSH
      W
      game 27/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–5NJD
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–0MTL
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–4BUF
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–1QUE
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–4PHI
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–6WSH
      W
      game 33/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–3NYR
      L
      game 34/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–3CHI
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–2WSH
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–4WSH
      W
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5WSH
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–6NYI
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–8WSH
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      32
      points
      NHL#68
      18
      goals
      NHL#31
      14
      assists
      NHL#135
      WSH
      20-15-0W-L-OT45Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH3–3NYR
      game 41/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR0–3WSH
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–6WSH
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–4QUE
      game 44/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH3–2TOR
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM3–5WSH
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–3WSH
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD6–5WSH
      L
      game 48/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–3WSH
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–4WSH
      game 50/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH1–0PHI
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–4STL
      game 52/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH4–4MNS
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • February 1989
    • The game
      WSH4–3NYR
      W
      game 54/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD0–1WSH
      W
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1WSH
      L
      game 56/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–6WSH
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY2–1WSH
      L
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–3STL
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–7CHI
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      47
      points
      NHL#75
      25
      goals
      NHL#35
      22
      assists
      NHL#122
      WSH
      28-22-0W-L-OT66Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH8–2EDM
      W
      game 61/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH2–3VAN
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–6CGY
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH7–2LAK
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MNS4–3WSH
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • March 1989
    • The game
      PIT2–4WSH
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN0–3WSH
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH2–3MTL
      L
      game 68/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH7–2BOS
      W
      game 69/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4WSH
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN3–6WSH
      W
      game 71/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–4WSH
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH8–2HFD
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–4PIT
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI1–6WSH
      W
      game 75/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–3WSH
      W
      game 76/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–5NYI
      L
      game 77/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–5PHI
      L
      game 78/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • April 1989
    • The game
      NJD4–6WSH
      W
      game 79/804
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      WSH4–7NJD
      L
      game 80/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dave Christian closes the 1988-1989 season with 65 points

    Points
    65
    NHL#70
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    34
    NHL#33
    Assists
    31
    NHL#112
    P/GP
    0.81
    NHL#96
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#190
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Philadelphia Flyers

    WSHvsPHI
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      PHI2–3WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI3–2WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      WSH4–3PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      WSH2–5PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      PHI8–5WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -3+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH3–4PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Washington Capitals out 4–2

    WSH2–4PHI
    Eliminated
    6Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Dave Christian ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#168
    Games
    6
    Goals
    1
    NHL#111
    Assists
    1
    NHL#176
    P/GP
    0.33
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#291
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    PHI2–4