Regular season and playoffsVAN

Garth Butcher's 1988-1989 season

Points

NHL#279

Goals

NHL#511

Assists

NHL#200

Plus/minus

NHL#150

Games

97% of 80

Defenceman Garth Butcher was 25 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 0 goals and 20 assists for 20 points, 0.26 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 2 points.

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

1988-1989Playoffs

Year 1988
38 years ago
Season opener
October 6
Garth Butcher plays the 1988-1989 season for Vancouver Canucks
VANVancouver Canucks
Garth was 25 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.
- The game
  WIN2–2VAN
  October 6game 1/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3VAN
  October 8game 2/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–2VAN
  L
  October 10game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–4WIN
  L
  October 14game 5/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–3NYR
  L
  October 16game 6/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–3NYI
  L
  October 18game 7/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–0NJD
  W
  October 19game 8/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  EDM5–6VAN
  W
  October 23game 9/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH4–3VAN
  L
  October 25game 10/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI2–5VAN
  W
  October 28game 11/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGY1–2VAN
  W
  October 30game 12/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- November 1988
- The game
  VAN3–5PIT
  L
  November 1game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN5–2PHI
  W
  November 3game 14/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–2HFD
  W
  November 5game 15/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN2–4BOS
  L
  November 6game 16/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD1–1VAN
  November 9game 17/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–1VAN
  L
  November 11game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–2VAN
  L
  November 13game 19/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–6LAK
  L
  November 15game 20/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 15
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
  4
  points
  NHL#273
  0
  goals
  NHL#350
  4
  assists
  NHL#209
  -3
  +/-
  NHL#135
  VAN
  7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN6–7MNS
  L
  November 17game 21/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–2STL
  W
  November 19game 22/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN7–4CHI
  W
  November 20game 23/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF2–4VAN
  W
  November 22game 24/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NJD2–2VAN
  November 25game 25/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–5VAN
  W
  November 27game 26/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–3CGY
  November 29game 27/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–4EDM
  L
  November 30game 28/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- December 1988
- The game
  VAN3–6WIN
  L
  December 2game 29/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR5–3VAN
  L
  December 6game 30/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  QUE4–2VAN
  L
  December 9game 31/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WIN6–8VAN
  W
  December 11game 32/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–2CGY
  L
  December 15game 33/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
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- The game
  CGY5–3VAN
  L
  December 16game 34/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–5VAN
  W
  December 19game 35/801
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–1EDM
  W
  December 21game 36/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK5–2VAN
  L
  December 23game 37/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGY3–2VAN
  L
  December 26game 38/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN6–3LAK
  W
  December 29game 39/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Year 1989
37 years ago
- The game
  MTL4–0VAN
  L
  January 1game 40/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 1
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
  9
  points
  NHL#281
  0
  goals
  NHL#429
  9
  assists
  NHL#213
  +3
  +/-
  NHL#59
  VAN
  15-20-0W-L-OT35Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN2–4WIN
  L
  January 4game 41/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–2DET
  January 6game 42/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN7–5PIT
  W
  January 7game 43/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  VAN0–3TOR
  L
  January 9game 44/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–1VAN
  L
  January 13game 45/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL1–2VAN
  W
  January 15game 46/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–5VAN
  W
  January 17game 47/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR5–4VAN
  L
  January 21game 48/803
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI4–2VAN
  L
  January 24game 49/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN6–2LAK
  W
  January 26game 50/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGY4–4VAN
  January 29game 51/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM2–6VAN
  W
  January 31game 52/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- February 1989
- The game
  VAN3–4EDM
  L
  February 1game 53/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN2–5CGY
  L
  February 4game 54/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–5CGY
  L
  February 5game 55/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN2–3MNS
  L
  February 9game 56/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN5–4BUF
  W
  February 10game 57/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–2PHI
  W
  February 12game 58/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–5VAN
  W
  February 14game 59/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE2–3VAN
  W
  February 16game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 16
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
  15
  points
  NHL#273
  0
  goals
  NHL#473
  15
  assists
  NHL#194
  +6
  +/-
  NHL#41
  VAN
  24-29-0W-L-OT55Points
  12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH2–3VAN
  W
  February 19game 61/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL0–2VAN
  W
  February 21game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–2VAN
  W
  February 23game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–5MTL
  L
  February 26game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–2QUE
  W
  February 28game 65/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- March 1989
- The game
  VAN1–2HFD
  L
  March 2game 66/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–6BOS
  L
  March 4game 67/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–3WSH
  L
  March 5game 68/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WIN0–3VAN
  W
  March 8game 69/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–4VAN
  W
  March 10game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–2VAN
  March 14game 71/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM0–3VAN
  W
  March 16game 72/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–2VAN
  W
  March 18game 73/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–3NJD
  L
  March 20game 74/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–5TOR
  L
  March 22game 75/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Milestone
Garth Butcher reaches 100 career points
in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · March 22
- The game
  VAN7–3WIN
  W
  March 26game 77/803
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM5–2VAN
  L
  March 29game 78/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- April 1989
- The game
  VAN4–6LAK
  L
  April 1game 79/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  LAK5–4VAN
  L
  April 2game 80/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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The season in numbers
April 2
Garth Butcher closes the 1988-1989 season with 20 points
VANVancouver Canucks
Points
20
NHL#279
Games
78of 80
98%
Goals
0
NHL#511
Assists
20
NHL#200
P/GP
0.26
NHL#335
+/-
+4
NHL#150
Events
20
career best in assists
100
career points
3 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs
First round
April 5
Vancouver Canucks meet Calgary Flames
VANvsCGY
Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
Garth Butcher
Robert Nordmark
Swedes on Calgary Flames
Håkan Loob
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- Game 1
  VAN4–3CGY
  W
  April 52
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
- Game 2
  VAN2–5CGY
  L
  April 62
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Vancouver Canucksare1–1withCalgary Flames
- Game 3
  CGY4–0VAN
  L
  April 82
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- Calgary Flameslead2–1againstVancouver Canucks
- Game 4
  CGY3–5VAN
  W
  April 92
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- Vancouver Canucksare2–2withCalgary Flames
- Game 5
  VAN0–4CGY
  L
  April 112
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- Calgary Flameslead3–2againstVancouver Canucks
- Game 6
  CGY3–6VAN
  W
  April 132
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +4+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- Vancouver Canucksare3–3withCalgary Flames
- Game 7
  VAN3–4CGY
  L
  April 152
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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First round
April 15
Calgary Flames knock Vancouver Canucks out 4–3
VAN3–4CGY
Eliminated
He did not play in this round
The run in numbers
April 15
Garth Butcher ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 2 points
VANVancouver Canucks
Points
2
NHL#168
Games
7
Goals
1
NHL#111
Assists
1
NHL#176
P/GP
0.29
+/-
0
NHL#104
Events
1
First playoff assist
2 points
best game
CGY3–4

Garth Butcher plays the 1988-1989 season for Vancouver Canucks

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Garth Butcher reaches 100 career points

Garth Butcher closes the 1988-1989 season with 20 points

Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

Vancouver Canucks meet Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames knock Vancouver Canucks out 4–3

Garth Butcher ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 2 points