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1988-89 NHL Adams standings
The Montréal Canadiens won the 1988-89 NHL Adams division race on 115 points, 27 points ahead of the Boston Bruins.
🏆The 1988-89 playoffs, series by series
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Adams standings, 1988-89
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Montréal Canadiens (MTL) z | 53 | 18 | 9 | 115 | 6-2-2 | T1 |
| Boston Bruins (BOS) x | 37 | 29 | 14 | 88 | 6-3-1 | W2 |
| Buffalo Sabres (BUF) x | 38 | 35 | 7 | 83 | 6-4-0 | W2 |
| Hartford Whalers (HFD) x | 37 | 38 | 5 | 79 | 5-5-0 | L1 |
| Quebec Nordiques (QUE) | 27 | 46 | 7 | 61 | 3-6-1 | L4 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- z
- clinched the best record in the Prince of Wales Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands once.
- The Montréal Canadiens trailed by as many as 8 points on October 30, 1988.
- The Montréal Canadiens took first place for good on November 19, 1988.
- The Montréal Canadiens won 9 games in a row from December 17, 1988 to January 7, 1989, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Bruins led by 6 points as late as November 6, 1988.
- The Montréal Canadiens led by as many as 30 points on March 30, 1989.
- The Montréal Canadiens went 16-2-3 from November 15, 1988 to December 27, 1988, turning a deficit of 4 points into a lead of 17 points.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Montréal Canadiens spent 135 of the season's 179 charted days in first place.