Regular seasonQUE

Joe Sakic's 1988-1989 season

Points

NHL#79

Goals

NHL#90

Assists

NHL#71

Plus/minus

-36

NHL#661

Games

87% of 80

Centre Joe Sakic was 19 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Quebec Nordiques. He played 70 of a possible 80 games and scored 23 goals and 39 assists for 62 points, 0.89 points per game. Quebec Nordiques did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1988-1989

Year 1988
38 years ago
NHL debut
October 6
Joe Sakic makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠2 win against Hartford Whalers
QUEQuebec Nordiques5–2HFDHartford Whalers
Joe was 19 years old · Hartford Civic Center, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
+1
+/-
First NHL assistFirst NHL point
Swedes on the ice: Tommy Albelin and Ulf Samuelsson.
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- The game
  QUE5–2HFD
  W
  October 6game 1/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Joe Sakic records his first NHL assist
in the game against Hartford Whalers · October 6
- The game
  NJD5–3QUE
  L
  October 8game 2/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Joe Sakic scores his first NHL goal
in the game against New Jersey Devils · October 8
- The game
  MNS1–4QUE
  W
  October 9game 3/801
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  QUE6–5MTL
  W
  October 12game 4/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  BUF5–4QUE
  L
  October 14game 5/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  QUE5–3BUF
  W
  October 16game 6/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  QUE2–5PHI
  L
  October 20game 7/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE3–7NYI
  L
  October 22game 8/802
  His night
  +3P+3G
  -1+/-4SOG2PPP
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  QUE2–8NYR
  L
  October 23game 9/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI7–4QUE
  L
  October 25game 10/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE2–6BOS
  L
  October 27game 11/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI2–3QUE
  W
  October 29game 12/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- November 1988
- The game
  LAK3–1QUE
  L
  November 1game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  QUE6–2PIT
  W
  November 3game 14/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  STL5–2QUE
  L
  November 5game 15/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN8–4QUE
  L
  November 8game 16/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  QUE1–4WSH
  L
  November 10game 17/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE3–4STL
  L
  November 12game 18/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  QUE5–5CHI
  November 13game 19/80
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  0+/-4SOG3PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  BOS5–5QUE
  November 15game 20/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 15
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  26
  points
  NHL#9
  13
  goals
  NHL#7
  13
  assists
  NHL#28
  QUE
  6-12-0W-L-OT14Points
  20th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI5–6QUE
  W
  November 19game 21/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  QUE3–4HFD
  L
  November 23game 22/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–5QUE
  W
  November 24game 23/801
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  HFD4–2QUE
  L
  November 26game 24/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM7–4QUE
  L
  November 28game 25/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- December 1988
- The game
  QUE4–6MTL
  L
  December 21game 36/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  QUE5–4WIN
  W
  December 23game 37/802
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  HFD4–4QUE
  December 28game 38/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR6–5QUE
  L
  December 29game 39/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE1–6TOR
  L
  December 31game 40/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  December 31
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8030 of 40 played
  38
  points
  NHL#39
  18
  goals
  NHL#30
  20
  assists
  NHL#58
  QUE
  13-23-0W-L-OT30Points
  19th in the whole NHL
Year 1989
37 years ago
- The game
  QUE1–5CGY
  L
  January 3game 41/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  QUE2–4EDM
  L
  January 4game 42/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–2QUE
  L
  January 8game 43/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH4–4QUE
  January 10game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE2–7PHI
  L
  January 12game 45/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF1–1QUE
  January 14game 46/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  NJD4–7QUE
  W
  January 17game 47/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE5–4NJD
  W
  January 19game 48/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CGY3–4QUE
  W
  January 21game 49/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD5–0QUE
  L
  January 23game 50/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  QUE3–5MNS
  L
  January 26game 51/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE3–2HFD
  W
  January 28game 52/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  QUE4–3DET
  W
  January 30game 53/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- February 1989
- The game
  MTL6–1QUE
  L
  February 2game 54/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–6QUE
  W
  February 4game 55/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  NYI3–2QUE
  L
  February 5game 56/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  QUE2–5PIT
  L
  February 9game 57/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT1–8QUE
  W
  February 11game 58/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  QUE3–2MTL
  W
  February 13game 59/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE2–3VAN
  L
  February 16game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 16
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8050 of 60 played
  47
  points
  NHL#76
  20
  goals
  NHL#66
  27
  assists
  NHL#85
  QUE
  21-33-0W-L-OT48Points
  18th in the whole NHL
- The game
  QUE3–11LAK
  L
  February 18game 61/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -4+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WIN3–4QUE
  W
  February 21game 62/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  QUE2–4HFD
  L
  February 23game 63/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR7–2QUE
  L
  February 25game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–2QUE
  L
  February 28game 65/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- March 1989
- The game
  QUE2–5BOS
  L
  March 2game 66/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF2–6QUE
  W
  March 4game 67/801
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +3 assists
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- The game
  QUE8–2BUF
  W
  March 5game 68/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR6–4QUE
  L
  March 7game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–2QUE
  L
  March 9game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK4–0QUE
  L
  March 14game 71/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE2–2BOS
  March 16game 72/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–8QUE
  W
  March 18game 73/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  QUE0–8MTL
  L
  March 22game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  HFD3–6QUE
  W
  March 23game 75/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF1–4QUE
  W
  March 25game 76/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  QUE1–3CHI
  L
  March 29game 77/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE3–4STL
  L
  March 30game 78/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- April 1989
- The game
  BOS5–4QUE
  L
  April 1game 79/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  QUE2–4BUF
  L
  April 2game 80/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 2
Joe Sakic closes the 1988-1989 season with 62 points
QUEQuebec Nordiques
Quebec Nordiques did not reach the playoffs
Points
62
NHL#79
Games
70of 80
88%
Goals
23
NHL#90
Assists
39
NHL#71
P/GP
0.89
NHL#79
+/-
-36
NHL#661
Events
2
hat tricks
50
career points
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL assist
12 i rad
games with a point · 17 pts
4 i rad
games with a goal

Joe Sakic makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠2 win against Hartford Whalers

Joe Sakic records his first NHL assist

Joe Sakic scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Joe Sakic closes the 1988-1989 season with 62 points