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Ray Bourque's 1989-1990 season

James Norris Memorial Trophy
Points
84
NHL#32
Goals
19
NHL#118
Assists
65
NHL#10
Plus/minus
+31
NHL#7
Games
76
95%
95% of 80

Defenceman Ray Bourque was 28 years old when the 1989-1990 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 19 goals and 65 assists for 84 points, 1.11 points per game. In the playoffs he played 17 games for 17 points. He won James Norris Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.

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

1989-1990Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ray Bourque plays the 1989-1990 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Ray was 28 years old when the 1989-1990 season began. It was his 11th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT4–5BOS
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-8SOG3PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4QUE
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–2BOS
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3EDM
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–7VAN
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2LAK
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–0EDM
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5CGY
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–4BOS
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–0BOS
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • November 1989
    • The game
      LAK4–5BOS
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-5SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3BOS
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–6BOS
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3WSH
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–2HFD
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-8SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD4–6BOS
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-9SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1DET
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      30
      points
      NHL#9
      2
      goals
      NHL#219
      28
      assists
      NHL#2
      +14
      +/-
      NHL#2
      BOS
      12-6-0W-L-OT26Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR0–6BOS
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5MTL
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–1STL
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • December 1989
    • The game
      STL2–1BOS
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1PHI
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3QUE
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–3BOS
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH7–3BOS
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–7PIT
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2BUF
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1BOS
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    Milestone

    Ray Bourque reaches 750 NHL games

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · December 16

    • The game
      BOS1–3NJD
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4HFD
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4BOS
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–6BOS
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–6BOS
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3BUF
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–7TOR
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–2PIT
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      48
      points
      NHL#17
      6
      goals
      NHL#177
      42
      assists
      NHL#3
      +18
      +/-
      NHL#6
      BOS
      22-15-0W-L-OT47Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN2–4BOS
      W
      game 41/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–5BOS
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1BUF
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–3BOS
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–2BOS
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD1–4BOS
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–5HFD
      game 47/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–2BOS
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS9–2QUE
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-0SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5BOS
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–2BOS
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1MTL
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • February 1990
    • The game
      MTL4–2BOS
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1BOS
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2QUE
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–0DET
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–5BOS
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3BOS
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–2BOS
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3WIN
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      66
      points
      NHL#23
      15
      goals
      NHL#109
      51
      assists
      NHL#8
      +25
      +/-
      NHL#3
      BOS
      34-21-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS7–2VAN
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +6P+1G+5A
      +1+/-4SOG5PPP
      +6 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3CGY
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3CHI
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2MNS
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–6NYR
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • March 1990
    • The game
      MTL3–5BOS
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–4BOS
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–1CHI
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–3BOS
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–4BOS
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-7SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–7BOS
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS7–6BOS
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -3+/-12SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–0STL
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–3BOS
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2MTL
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • April 1990
    • The game
      NJD3–3BOS
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Ray Bourque closes the 1989-1990 season with 84 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    84
    NHL#32
    Games
    76of 80
    95%
    Goals
    19
    NHL#118
    Assists
    65
    NHL#10
    P/GP
    1.11
    NHL#35
    +/-
    +31
    NHL#7
    Events
    750
    NHL games
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Hartford Whalers

    BOSvsHFD
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      HFD4–3BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Hartford Whalerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      HFD1–3BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withHartford Whalers
    • Game 7
      HFD1–3BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Hartford Whalers out 4–3

    BOS4–3HFD
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Second round

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL0–1BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL4–5BOS
      W
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BOS6–3MTL
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      BOS1–4MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL1–3BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–1

    BOS4–1MTL
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    6 days later
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins meet Washington Capitals

    BOSvsWSH
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      WSH3–5BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      WSH0–3BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      BOS4–1WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      BOS3–2WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Conference final

    Boston Bruins knock Washington Capitals out 4–0

    BOS4–0WSH
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    6 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton Oilers

    BOSvsEDM
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM3–2BOS
      L
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-9SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      EDM7–2BOS
      L
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS2–1EDM
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS1–5EDM
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      EDM4–1BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Edmonton Oilers knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

    BOS1–4EDM
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Ray Bourque ends the 1989-1990 playoffs with 17 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    17
    NHL#12
    Games
    17
    Goals
    5
    NHL#22
    Assists
    12
    NHL#8
    P/GP
    1.00
    NHL#19
    +/-
    +11
    NHL#7
    Events
    100
    playoff games
    75
    playoff points
    6 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    HFD4–3→MTL4–1→WSH4–0→EDM1–4
    Honour

    Ray Bourque won James Norris Memorial Trophy for 1989-1990

    James Norris Memorial Trophy
    BOSBoston Bruins