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Don Sweeney's 1988-1989 season

Points

NHL#411

Goals

NHL#353

Assists

NHL#405

Plus/minus

-6

NHL#484

Games

45% of 80

Defenceman Don Sweeney was 22 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 36 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 5 assists for 8 points, 0.22 points per game.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1988-1989Playoffs

Year 1988
38 years ago
NHL debut
October 6
Don Sweeney makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠1 win against Toronto Maple Leafs
TORToronto Maple Leafs1–2BOSBoston Bruins
Don was 22 years old · Boston Garden, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
Swedes on the ice: Börje Salming, Michael Thelvén and Tommy Lehmann.
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- The game
  TOR1–2BOS
  W
  October 6game 1/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–2HFD
  W
  October 8game 2/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Don Sweeney scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Hartford Whalers · October 8
- The game
  HFD1–3BOS
  W
  October 9game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–6LAK
  L
  October 12game 4/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–5MNS
  L
  October 15game 5/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS10–3CHI
  W
  October 16game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–2WIN
  W
  October 19game 7/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–2STL
  W
  October 22game 8/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–1BOS
  October 25game 9/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE2–6BOS
  W
  October 27game 10/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3BOS
  October 29game 11/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–3BUF
  October 30game 12/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- November 1988
- The game
  VAN2–4BOS
  W
  November 6game 15/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–4NYR
  November 11game 16/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGY2–1BOS
  L
  November 12game 17/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Don Sweeney records his first NHL assist
in the game against Calgary Flames · November 12
- The game
  BOS5–5QUE
  November 15game 18/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–2BOS
  L
  November 17game 19/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–5DET
  L
  November 18game 20/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 18
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
  3
  points
  NHL#327
  1
  goals
  NHL#267
  2
  assists
  NHL#307
  +2
  +/-
  NHL#49
  BOS
  9-6-0W-L-OT23Points
  6th in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET5–4BOS
  L
  November 20game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS0–2MTL
  L
  November 23game 22/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–2BOS
  W
  November 24game 23/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–8BOS
  W
  November 26game 24/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS1–5PHI
  L
  November 29game 25/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- December 1988
- The game
  BOS6–2NJD
  W
  December 29game 39/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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Year 1989
37 years ago
- The game
  STL7–8BOS
  W
  January 2game 40/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  January 2
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8025 of 40 played
  5
  points
  NHL#365
  2
  goals
  NHL#308
  3
  assists
  NHL#369
  +3
  +/-
  NHL#57
  BOS
  16-15-0W-L-OT41Points
  10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI5–3BOS
  L
  January 5game 41/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS1–3MTL
  L
  January 7game 42/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–2QUE
  W
  January 8game 43/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–3BOS
  L
  January 12game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET5–5BOS
  January 14game 45/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS4–3WSH
  W
  January 15game 46/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CGY7–2BOS
  L
  January 19game 47/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF6–5BOS
  L
  January 21game 48/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–6BUF
  L
  January 22game 49/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–1TOR
  W
  January 25game 50/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL2–4BOS
  W
  January 26game 51/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
January 26
Don Sweeney closes the 1988-1989 season with 8 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
8
NHL#411
Games
36of 80
45%
Goals
3
NHL#353
Assists
5
NHL#405
P/GP
0.22
NHL#364
+/-
-6
NHL#484
Events
1
First NHL assist
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL goal
2 months and 10 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Boston Bruins are in the playoffs
First round
April 5
Boston Bruins meet Buffalo Sabres
BOSvsBUF
Swedes on Boston Bruins
Michael Thelvén
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
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6 days later
First round
April 11
Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1
BOS4–1BUF
Advance
He did not play in this round
6 days later
Second round
April 17
Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens
BOSvsMTL
Swedes on Boston Bruins
Michael Thelvén
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Mats Näslund
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8 days later
Second round
April 25
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–1
BOS1–4MTL
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
April 25
Don Sweeney ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 0 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
0
Games
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
P/GP
—
+/-
0
BUF4–1→MTL1–4

Don Sweeney makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠1 win against Toronto Maple Leafs

Don Sweeney scores his first NHL goal

Don Sweeney records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Don Sweeney closes the 1988-1989 season with 8 points

Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

Boston Bruins meet Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

Don Sweeney ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 0 points