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John Tucker's 1988-1989 season

Points
44
NHL#141
Goals
13
NHL#183
Assists
31
NHL#112
Plus/minus
-5
NHL#461
Games
60
75%
75% of 80

Right winger John Tucker was 24 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 60 of a possible 80 games and scored 13 goals and 31 assists for 44 points, 0.73 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 3 points.

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

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    John Tucker plays the 1988-1989 season for Buffalo Sabres

    John was 24 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL2–3BUF
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–6WSH
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF3–4PHI
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–8BUF
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF5–4QUE
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      QUE5–3BUF
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4TOR
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5BUF
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–4MTL
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–4NJD
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      HFD7–1BUF
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3BOS
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3BUF
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1988
    • The game
      NYR4–6BUF
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–7EDM
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–9CGY
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–3BUF
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–0NYI
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–4BUF
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–3CHI
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      20
      points
      NHL#35
      5
      goals
      NHL#100
      15
      assists
      NHL#20
      BUF
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–5LAK
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4VAN
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–5BUF
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–7BUF
      W
      game 24/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      QUE2–6BUF
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1988
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–9HFD
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2BOS
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH6–4BUF
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–4WIN
      L
      game 31/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–2MNS
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–5BUF
      game 33/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–2NYR
      W
      game 34/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–2BUF
      W
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–4BUF
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5WSH
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    John Tucker reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Washington Capitals · December 30

    • The game
      PHI3–2BUF
      L
      game 39/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–4BUF
      L
      game 40/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      33
      points
      NHL#66
      10
      goals
      NHL#110
      23
      assists
      NHL#42
      BUF
      16-20-0W-L-OT36Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI5–6BUF
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–1QUE
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–3BUF
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3BUF
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–5BOS
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8044 of 60 played
      35
      points
      NHL#131
      10
      goals
      NHL#177
      25
      assists
      NHL#97
      BUF
      27-27-0W-L-OT60Points
      Playoff spot
      9th in the whole NHL
    • February 1989
    • The game
      WIN4–5BUF
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–6MTL
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • March 1989
    • The game
      LAK5–4BUF
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–6QUE
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE8–2BUF
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–0NYR
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–6BOS
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–3BUF
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–1HFD
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–3MNS
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–1WIN
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–1BUF
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5BUF
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–4QUE
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4BUF
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    John Tucker closes the 1988-1989 season with 44 points

    Points
    44
    NHL#141
    Games
    60of 80
    75%
    Goals
    13
    NHL#183
    Assists
    31
    NHL#112
    P/GP
    0.73
    NHL#116
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#461
    Events
    250
    career points
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Boston Bruins

    BUFvsBOS
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    • Game 1
      BUF6–0BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS4–2BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF1–4BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    BUF1–4BOS
    Eliminated
    3Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    John Tucker ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#132
    Games
    3
    Goals
    0
    NHL#195
    Assists
    3
    NHL#90
    P/GP
    1.00
    +/-
    0
    NHL#104
    Events
    10
    playoff assists
    2 points
    best game
    BOS1–4