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Eric Desjardins's 1988-1989 season

Points

NHL#347

Goals

NHL#395

Assists

NHL#306

Plus/minus

NHL#89

Games

45% of 80

Defenceman Eric Desjardins was 19 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 36 of a possible 80 games and scored 2 goals and 12 assists for 14 points, 0.39 points per game. In the playoffs he played 14 games for 2 points.

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

1988-1989Playoffs

Year 1988
38 years ago
NHL debut
October 8
Eric Desjardins makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠3 win against Minnesota North Stars
MNSMinnesota North Stars3–4MTLMontréal Canadiens
Eric was 19 years old · Montreal Forum, Canada
His first NHL game
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
0
+/-
First NHL assistFirst NHL point
Swedes on the ice: Mats Näslund.
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- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  W
  October 8game 2/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-7SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Eric Desjardins records his first NHL assist
in the game against Minnesota North Stars · October 8
- The game
  QUE6–5MTL
  L
  October 12game 3/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR6–2MTL
  L
  October 17game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–5BUF
  L
  October 21game 8/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–4MTL
  W
  October 22game 9/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- November 1988
- The game
  LAK3–5MTL
  W
  November 2game 14/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN2–7MTL
  W
  November 5game 15/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL3–3MTL
  November 7game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–6CHI
  November 9game 17/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–1VAN
  W
  November 11game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–7WIN
  L
  November 13game 19/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–5MTL
  W
  November 16game 20/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 16
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8012 of 20 played
  1
  points
  NHL#396
  0
  goals
  NHL#354
  1
  assists
  NHL#361
  -4
  +/-
  NHL#149
  MTL
  9-8-0W-L-OT21Points
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS0–2MTL
  W
  November 23game 24/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–5QUE
  L
  November 24game 25/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Eric Desjardins scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Quebec Nordiques · November 24
- The game
  EDM5–7MTL
  W
  November 26game 26/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL6–3HFD
  W
  November 30game 27/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- December 1988
- The game
  BUF2–3MTL
  W
  December 3game 29/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–2MNS
  December 7game 31/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–1STL
  W
  December 8game 32/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH0–0MTL
  December 10game 33/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  December 10
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8020 of 40 played
  6
  points
  NHL#333
  1
  goals
  NHL#338
  5
  assists
  NHL#292
  +2
  +/-
  NHL#63
  MTL
  24-10-0W-L-OT54Points
  1st in the whole NHL
Year 1989
37 years ago
- The game
  NJD4–5MTL
  W
  February 11game 58/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL7–4PHI
  W
  February 16game 60/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 16
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8022 of 60 played
  7
  points
  NHL#385
  1
  goals
  NHL#380
  6
  assists
  NHL#352
  +6
  +/-
  NHL#41
  MTL
  39-15-0W-L-OT84Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–2STL
  W
  February 18game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–4CHI
  February 19game 62/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WIN3–6MTL
  W
  February 22game 63/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  VAN2–5MTL
  W
  February 26game 65/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- March 1989
- The game
  MTL3–2CGY
  W
  March 2game 67/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–1HFD
  W
  March 4game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–2QUE
  W
  March 9game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI5–3MTL
  L
  March 13game 72/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  LAK2–5MTL
  W
  March 15game 73/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–4WSH
  L
  March 17game 74/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL7–2PIT
  W
  March 18game 75/801
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-2SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  QUE0–8MTL
  W
  March 22game 76/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–1MTL
  March 25game 77/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- April 1989
- The game
  PHI2–2MTL
  April 1game 80/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 1
Eric Desjardins closes the 1988-1989 season with 14 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
14
NHL#347
Games
36of 80
45%
Goals
2
NHL#395
Assists
12
NHL#306
P/GP
0.39
NHL#252
+/-
+9
NHL#89
Events
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
4 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
First round
April 5
Montréal Canadiens meet Hartford Whalers
MTLvsHFD
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Mats Näslund
Swedes on Hartford Whalers
Ulf Samuelsson
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4 days later
First round
April 9
Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 4–0
MTL4–0HFD
Advance
He did not play in this round
8 days later
Second round
April 17
Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins
MTLvsBOS
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Mats Näslund
Swedes on Boston Bruins
Michael Thelvén
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- Game 4
  MTL2–3BOS
  L
  April 232
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 5
  BOS2–3MTL
  W
  April 252
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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Second round
April 25
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–1
MTL4–1BOS
Advance
2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
6 days later
Conference final
May 1
Montréal Canadiens meet Philadelphia Flyers
MTLvsPHI
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Mats Näslund
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Pelle Eklund
Kjell Samuelsson
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- Game 1
  PHI3–1MTL
  L
  May 13
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  PHI0–3MTL
  W
  May 33
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Montréal Canadiensare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 3
  MTL5–1PHI
  W
  May 53
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 4
  MTL3–0PHI
  W
  May 73
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 5
  PHI2–1MTL
  L
  May 93
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 6
  MTL4–2PHI
  W
  May 113
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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Conference final
May 11
Montréal Canadiens knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–2
MTL4–2PHI
Advance
6Games2Points1Goals1Assists
3 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 14
Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Calgary Flames
MTLvsCGY
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Mats Näslund
Swedes on Calgary Flames
Håkan Loob
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- Game 1
  MTL2–3CGY
  L
  May 142
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- Calgary Flameslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL4–2CGY
  W
  May 172
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- Montréal Canadiensare1–1withCalgary Flames
- Game 3
  CGY3–4MTL
  W
  May 192
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstCalgary Flames
- Game 4
  CGY4–2MTL
  L
  May 212
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- Montréal Canadiensare2–2withCalgary Flames
- Game 5
  MTL2–3CGY
  L
  May 232
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Calgary Flameslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 6
  CGY4–2MTL
  L
  May 252
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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Stanley Cup Final
May 25
Calgary Flames knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2
MTL2–4CGY
Eliminated
6Games0Points0Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
May 25
Eric Desjardins ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 2 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
2
NHL#168
Games
14
Goals
1
NHL#111
Assists
1
NHL#176
P/GP
0.14
NHL#121
+/-
0
NHL#104
Events
1
First playoff assist
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff goal
HFD4–0→BOS4–1→PHI4–2→CGY2–4

Eric Desjardins makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠3 win against Minnesota North Stars

Eric Desjardins records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

Eric Desjardins scores his first NHL goal

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Eric Desjardins closes the 1988-1989 season with 14 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet Hartford Whalers

Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 4–0

Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

Montréal Canadiens meet Philadelphia Flyers

Montréal Canadiens knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–2

Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

Eric Desjardins ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 2 points