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{{short description|NHL team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
  |League=NHL
  |Season=1989–90
  |year=1989
  |Team=Boston Bruins
  |Conference=[[Wales Conference|Wales]]
  |ConferenceRank=1st
  |Division=[[Adams Division|Adams]]
  |DivisionRank=1st
  |Record=46–25–9
  |HomeRecord=23–13–4
  |RoadRecord=23–12–5
  |GoalsFor=289
  |GoalsAgainst=232
  |GeneralManager=[[Harry Sinden]]
  |Coach=[[Mike Milbury]]
  |Captain=[[Ray Bourque]]
  |AltCaptain=[[Craig Janney]]<br>[[Cam Neely]]
  |Arena=[[Boston Garden]]
  |Attendance=
  |GoalsLeader=[[Cam Neely]] (55)
  |AssistsLeader=[[Ray Bourque]] (65)
  |PointsLeader=[[Cam Neely]] (92)
  |PIMLeader=[[Lyndon Byers]] (159)
  |WinsLeader=[[Andy Moog]] (24)
  |GAALeader=[[Réjean Lemelin|Reggie Lemelin]] (2.80)
  |DivisionWin=yes
  |PresidentsTrophy=Yes
  |ConferenceWin=Yes
}}
The '''1989–90 [[Boston Bruins]] season''' was the Bruins' [[Boston Bruins seasons|66th]] [[Season (sports)|season]]. The season culminated with their participation in the [[Stanley Cup]] finals.

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==Offseason==

===NHL draft===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Round
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pick
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="20%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Nationality
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="28%" | College/junior/club team
|-
|1||17||[[Shayne Stevenson (ice hockey)|Shayne Stevenson]] (C)||{{CAN}}||[[Kitchener Rangers]] ([[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]])
|-
|2||38||Mike Parson (G)||{{CAN}}|| [[Guelph Platers]] (OHL)
|-
|3||57||[[Wes Walz]] (C)||{{CAN}}|| [[Lethbridge Hurricanes]] ([[Western Hockey League|WHL]])
|-
|4||80||Jackson Penney (RW)||{{CAN}}|| [[Victoria Cougars]] (WHL)
|-
|5||101||Mark Montanari (C)||{{CAN}}||Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
|6||122||Steven Foster (D)||{{USA}}||[[Catholic Memorial School]] (USHS-MA)
|-
|7||143||[[Oto Haščák|Oto Hascak]] (C)||{{TCH}}||[[HK Dukla Trenčín|Dukla Trenčín]] (Czechoslovakia)
|-
|8||164||[[Rick Allain]] (D)||{{CAN}}||Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
|-
|9||185||James Lavish (RW)||{{USA}}||[[Deerfield Academy]] (USHS-MA)
|-
|10||206||Geoff Simpson (D)||{{CAN}}||[[Estevan Bruins]] ([[Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League|SJHL]])
|-
|11||227||David Franzosa (LW)||{{USA}}||[[Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey|Boston College]] ([[Hockey East]])
|-
|[[1989 NHL Supplemental Draft|S]]||22||Jeff Schulman (D)||{{USA}}||[[Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey|University of Vermont]] (Hockey East)
|}

==Regular season==
The Bruins concluded the regular season with the best defensive corps in the league, with just 232 goals allowed. They also allowed the fewest power-play goals (53), the fewest short-handed goals (3) and tied the [[Washington Capitals]] for the most shutouts (5).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1990.html|title=1989-90 NHL Summary}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1990_goalies.html|title = 1989-90 NHL Goalie Statistics}}</ref> The Bruins managed to secure the [[Presidents' Trophy]] with just 101 points, the fewest ever for a Presidents' Trophy winner in a non-lockout-shortened season.

===Final standings===
{{1989–90 NHL Adams Division standings|team=BOS}}
{{1989–90 NHL Wales Conference standings|team=BOS}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{{1989–90 NHL Record vs. opponents (Adams)|team=BOS}}

==Schedule and results==
{| class="wikitable collapsible autocollapse" width="70%"
|+Regular season schedule
|-
! width="2%"  | No.
! width="3%"  | R
! width="10%"  | Date
! width="5%"  | Score
! width="20%" | Opponent
! width="10%" | Record
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|1||W||October 5, 1989||5–4 || align="left"|  [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] <small>([[1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins season|1989–90]])</small> ||1–0–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|2||L||October 7, 1989||1–4 || align="left"| @ [[Quebec Nordiques]] <small>([[1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season|1989–90]])</small> ||1–1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|3||W||October 9, 1989||2–0 || align="left"|  [[Montreal Canadiens]] <small>([[1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season|1989–90]])</small> ||2–1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|4||L||October 11, 1989||2–4 || align="left"| @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] <small>([[1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season|1989–90]])</small> ||2–2–0
|- align="center" 
|5||T||October 13, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ [[Edmonton Oilers]] <small>([[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|1989–90]])</small> ||2–2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|6||L||October 15, 1989||6–7 || align="left"| @ [[Vancouver Canucks]] <small>([[1989–90 Vancouver Canucks season|1989–90]])</small> ||2–3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|7||W||October 17, 1989||3–2 || align="left"| @ [[Los Angeles Kings]] <small>([[1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season|1989–90]])</small> ||3–3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|8||W||October 20, 1989||3–0 || align="left"| @ [[Edmonton Oilers]] <small>([[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|1989–90]])</small> ||4–3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|9||L||October 21, 1989||2–5 || align="left"| @ [[Calgary Flames]] <small>([[1989–90 Calgary Flames season|1989–90]])</small> ||4–4–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|10||W||October 26, 1989||4–2 || align="left"|  [[Quebec Nordiques]] <small>([[1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season|1989–90]])</small> ||5–4–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|11||L||October 28, 1989||0–1 || align="left"|  [[Hartford Whalers]] <small>([[1989–90 Hartford Whalers season|1989–90]])</small> ||5–5–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|12||L||October 29, 1989||3–4 || align="left"| @ [[Buffalo Sabres]] <small>([[1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season|1989–90]])</small> ||5–6–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|13||W||November 2, 1989||5–4 OT|| align="left"|  [[Los Angeles Kings]] <small>([[1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season|1989–90]])</small> ||6–6–1
|- align="center" 
|14||T||November 4, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"|  [[Buffalo Sabres]] <small>([[1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season|1989–90]])</small> ||6–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|15||W||November 9, 1989||6–2 || align="left"|  [[Edmonton Oilers]] <small>([[1989–90 Edmonton Oilers season|1989–90]])</small> ||7–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|16||W||November 10, 1989||5–3 || align="left"| @ [[Washington Capitals]] <small>([[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|1989–90]])</small> ||8–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|17||W||November 15, 1989||5–2 || align="left"| @ [[Hartford Whalers]] <small>([[1989–90 Hartford Whalers season|1989–90]])</small> ||9–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|18||W||November 16, 1989||3–2 || align="left"|  [[Montreal Canadiens]] <small>([[1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season|1989–90]])</small> ||10–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|19||W||November 18, 1989||6–4 || align="left"|  [[New Jersey Devils]] <small>([[1989–90 New Jersey Devils season|1989–90]])</small> ||11–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|20||W||November 21, 1989||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] <small>([[1989–90 Detroit Red Wings season|1989–90]])</small> ||12–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|21||W||November 23, 1989||6–0 || align="left"|  [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] <small>([[1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season|1989–90]])</small> ||13–6–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|22||L||November 25, 1989||3–5 || align="left"| @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] <small>([[1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season|1989–90]])</small> ||13–7–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|23||W||November 28, 1989||5–1 || align="left"| @ [[St. Louis Blues]] <small>([[1989–90 St. Louis Blues season|1989–90]])</small> ||14–7–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|24||W||November 30, 1989||5–1 || align="left"|  [[Buffalo Sabres]] <small>([[1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season|1989–90]])</small> ||15–7–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|25||L||December 2, 1989||1–2 || align="left"|  [[St. Louis Blues]] <small>([[1989–90 St. Louis Blues season|1989–90]])</small> ||15–8–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|26||W||December 3, 1989||2–1 || align="left"| @ [[Philadelphia Flyers]] <small>([[1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season|1989–90]])</small> ||16–8–2
|- align="center" 
|27||T||December 5, 1989||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ [[Quebec Nordiques]] <small>([[1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season|1989–90]])</small> ||16–8–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|28||L||December 7, 1989||3–4 || align="left"|  [[Hartford Whalers]] <small>([[1989–90 Hartford Whalers season|1989–90]])</small> ||16–9–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|29||L||December 9, 1989||3–7 || align="left"|  [[Washington Capitals]] <small>([[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|1989–90]])</small> ||16–10–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|30||L||December 12, 1989||5–7 || align="left"| @ [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] <small>([[1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins season|1989–90]])</small> ||16–11–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|31||W||December 13, 1989||4–2 || align="left"| @ [[Buffalo Sabres]] <small>([[1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season|1989–90]])</small> ||17–11–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|32||L||December 16, 1989||1–3 || align="left"|  [[Buffalo Sabres]] <small>([[1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season|1989–90]])</small> ||17–12–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|33||L||December 17, 1989||1–3 || align="left"| @ [[New Jersey Devils]] <small>([[1989–90 New Jersey Devils season|1989–90]])</small> ||17–13–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|34||L||December 20, 1989||3–4 || align="left"| @ [[Hartford Whalers]] <small>([[1989–90 Hartford Whalers season|1989–90]])</small> ||17–14–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|35||W||December 21, 1989||4–2 || align="left"|  [[Minnesota North Stars]] <small>([[1989–90 Minnesota North Stars season|1989–90]])</small> ||18–14–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|36||W||December 23, 1989||6–5 || align="left"|  [[Detroit Red Wings]] <small>([[1989–90 Detroit Red Wings season|1989–90]])</small> ||19–14–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|37||W||December 26, 1989||6–4 || align="left"|  [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] <small>([[1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season|1989–90]])</small> ||20–14–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|38||W||December 29, 1989||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ [[Buffalo Sabres]] <small>([[1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season|1989–90]])</small> ||21–14–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|39||L||December 30, 1989||6–7 OT|| align="left"| @ [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] <small>([[1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season|1989–90]])</small> ||21–15–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|40||W||January 2, 1990||5–2 || align="left"| @ [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] <small>([[1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins season|1989–90]])</small> ||22–15–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|41||W||January 4, 1990||4–2 || align="left"|  [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] <small>([[1989–90 Winnipeg Jets season|1989–90]])</small> ||23–15–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|42||W||January 6, 1990||5–3 || align="left"|  [[Washington Capitals]] <small>([[1989–90 Washington Capitals season|1989–90]])</small> ||24–15–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|43||W||January 7, 1990||2–1 || align="left"| @ [[Buffalo Sabres]] <small>([[1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season|1989–90]])</small> ||25–15–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|44||W||January 11, 1990||3–1 || align="left"|  [[Quebec Nordiques]] <small>([[1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season|1989–90]])</small> ||26–15–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|45||L||January 13, 1990||2–3 || align="left"|  [[New York Rangers]] <small>([[1989–90 New York Rangers season|1989–90]])</small> ||26–16–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|46||W||January 15, 1990||4–1 || align="left"|  [[Hartford Whalers]] <small>([[1989–90 Hartford Whalers season|1989–90]])</small> ||27–16–3
|- align="center" 
|47||T||January 17, 1990||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ [[Hartford Whalers]] <small>([[1989–90 Hartford Whalers season|1989–90]])</small> ||27–16–4
|- align="center" 
|48||T||January 18, 1990||2–2 OT|| align="left"|  [[Calgary Flames]] <small>([[1989–90 Calgary Flames season|1989–90]])</small> ||27–16–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|49||W||January 23, 1990||9–2 || align="left"| @ [[Quebec Nordiques]] <small>([[1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season|1989–90]])</small> ||28–16–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|50||W||January 25, 1990||5–2 || align="left"|  [[New York Islanders]] <small>([[1989–90 New York Islanders season|1989–90]])</small> ||29–16–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|51||W||January 27, 1990||2–1 || align="left"|  [[Philadelphia Flyers]] <small>([[1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season|1989–90]])</small> ||30–16–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|52||W||January 29, 1990||2–1 || align="left"| @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] <small>([[1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season|1989–90]])</small> ||31–16–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|53||L||February 1, 1990||2–4 || align="left"|  [[Montreal Canadiens]] <small>([[1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season|1989–90]])</small> ||31–17–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|54||L||February 3, 1990||1–2 || align="left"|  [[New York Rangers]] <small>([[1989–90 New York Rangers season|1989–90]])</small> ||31–18–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|55||W||February 4, 1990||3–2 || align="left"| @ [[Quebec Nordiques]] <small>([[1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season|1989–90]])</small> ||32–18–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|56||W||February 6, 1990||2–0 || align="left"| @ [[Detroit Red Wings]] <small>([[1989–90 Detroit Red Wings season|1989–90]])</small> ||33–18–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|57||W||February 8, 1990||5–1 || align="left"|  [[Quebec Nordiques]] <small>([[1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season|1989–90]])</small> ||34–18–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|58||L||February 10, 1990||3–4 OT|| align="left"|  [[New York Islanders]] <small>([[1989–90 New York Islanders season|1989–90]])</small> ||34–19–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|59||L||February 11, 1990||2–4 || align="left"|  [[Vancouver Canucks]] <small>([[1989–90 Vancouver Canucks season|1989–90]])</small> ||34–20–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|60||L||February 14, 1990||2–3 || align="left"| @ [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] <small>([[1989–90 Winnipeg Jets season|1989–90]])</small> ||34–21–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|61||W||February 18, 1990||7–2 || align="left"| @ [[Vancouver Canucks]] <small>([[1989–90 Vancouver Canucks season|1989–90]])</small> ||35–21–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|62||W||February 20, 1990||5–3 || align="left"| @ [[Calgary Flames]] <small>([[1989–90 Calgary Flames season|1989–90]])</small> ||36–21–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|63||W||February 22, 1990||6–3 || align="left"| @ [[Chicago Blackhawks]] <small>([[1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks season|1989–90]])</small> ||37–21–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|64||W||February 24, 1990||3–2 || align="left"| @ [[Minnesota North Stars]] <small>([[1989–90 Minnesota North Stars season|1989–90]])</small> ||38–21–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|65||L||February 26, 1990||1–6 || align="left"| @ [[New York Rangers]] <small>([[1989–90 New York Rangers season|1989–90]])</small> ||38–22–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|66||W||March 1, 1990||5–3 || align="left"|  [[Montreal Canadiens]] <small>([[1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season|1989–90]])</small> ||39–22–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|67||W||March 3, 1990||4–3 || align="left"|  [[Chicago Blackhawks]] <small>([[1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks season|1989–90]])</small> ||40–22–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|68||W||March 4, 1990||4–1 || align="left"| @ [[Chicago Blackhawks]] <small>([[1989–90 Chicago Blackhawks season|1989–90]])</small> ||41–22–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|69||W||March 6, 1990||2–1 || align="left"| @ [[Philadelphia Flyers]] <small>([[1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers season|1989–90]])</small> ||42–22–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|70||L||March 8, 1990||4–10 || align="left"|  [[Buffalo Sabres]] <small>([[1989–90 Buffalo Sabres season|1989–90]])</small> ||42–23–5
|- align="center" 
|71||T||March 10, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ [[New York Islanders]] <small>([[1989–90 New York Islanders season|1989–90]])</small> ||42–23–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|72||W||March 11, 1990||4–3 || align="left"| @ [[Hartford Whalers]] <small>([[1989–90 Hartford Whalers season|1989–90]])</small> ||43–23–6
|- align="center" 
|73||T||March 15, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"|  [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] <small>([[1989–90 Winnipeg Jets season|1989–90]])</small> ||43–23–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|74||L||March 17, 1990||4–5 || align="left"|  [[Los Angeles Kings]] <small>([[1989–90 Los Angeles Kings season|1989–90]])</small> ||43–24–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|75||W||March 22, 1990||7–3 || align="left"|  [[Quebec Nordiques]] <small>([[1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season|1989–90]])</small> ||44–24–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
|76||L||March 24, 1990||6–7 || align="left"|  [[Minnesota North Stars]] <small>([[1989–90 Minnesota North Stars season|1989–90]])</small> ||44–25–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|77||W||March 27, 1990||3–0 || align="left"| @ [[St. Louis Blues]] <small>([[1989–90 St. Louis Blues season|1989–90]])</small> ||45–25–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" 
|78||W||March 29, 1990||3–2 || align="left"|  [[Hartford Whalers]] <small>([[1989–90 Hartford Whalers season|1989–90]])</small> ||46–25–7
|- align="center" 
|79||T||March 31, 1990||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ [[Montreal Canadiens]] <small>([[1989–90 Montreal Canadiens season|1989–90]])</small> ||46–25–8
|- align="center" 
|80||T||April 1, 1990||3–3 OT|| align="left"|  [[New Jersey Devils]] <small>([[1989–90 New Jersey Devils season|1989–90]])</small> ||46–25–9
|}

==Player statistics==

===Regular season===
;Scoring
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
|- ALIGN="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player 
!  bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Plus/minus" | +/-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Power play goals" | PPG
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Short-handed goals" | SHG
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Game-winning goals" | GWG
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Cam|Neely}} ||RW ||76 ||55 ||37 ||92 ||117||10||25||0||12
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ray|Bourque}} ||D ||77 ||19 ||65 ||84 ||50||31||8||0||3
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Craig|Janney}} ||C ||55 ||24 ||38 ||62 ||4||3||11||0||5
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bobby|Carpenter|Bobby Carpenter (ice hockey)}} ||C ||80 ||25 ||31 ||56 ||97||-3||5||0||5
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Sweeney|Bob Sweeney (ice hockey)}} ||C/RW ||70 ||22 ||24 ||46 ||93||2||5||2||6
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Andy|Brickley}} ||LW/C ||43 ||12 ||28 ||40 ||8||11||6||0||1
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|John|Carter|John Carter (ice hockey)}} ||LW ||76 ||17 ||22 ||39 ||26||17||2||1||1
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Greg|Hawgood}} ||D ||77 ||11 ||27 ||38 ||76||12||2||0||1
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Glen|Wesley}} ||D ||78 ||9 ||27 ||36 ||48||6||5||0||4
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Garry|Galley}} ||D ||71 ||8 ||27 ||35 ||75||2||1||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Randy|Burridge}} ||LW ||63 ||17 ||15 ||32 ||47||9||7||0||1
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dave|Christian}} ||RW ||50 ||12 ||17 ||29 ||8||4||2||0||3
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bobby|Gould|Bobby Gould (ice hockey)}} ||RW ||77 ||8 ||17 ||25 ||92||-3||0||0||2
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dave|Poulin}} ||C ||32 ||6 ||19 ||25 ||12||11||0||1||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ken|Linseman}} ||C ||32 ||6 ||16 ||22 ||66||12||1||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jim|Wiemer}} ||D ||61 ||5 ||14 ||19 ||63||11||0||0||1
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Rob|Cimetta}} ||W ||47 ||8 ||9 ||17 ||33||4||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Brian|Propp}} ||LW ||14 ||3 ||9 ||12 ||10||2||0||1||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Peter|Douris}} ||RW ||36 ||5 ||6 ||11 ||15||8||1||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lyndon|Byers}} ||RW ||43 ||4 ||4 ||8 ||159||0||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Don|Sweeney}} ||D ||58 ||3 ||5 ||8 ||58||11||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Mike|Millar}} ||RW ||15 ||1 ||4 ||5 ||0||-2||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jarmo|Kekäläinen}} ||LW ||11 ||2 ||2 ||4 ||8||2||0||0||1
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Stéphane|Quintal}} ||D ||38 ||2 ||2 ||4 ||22||-11||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Joyce}} ||LW ||23 ||1 ||2 ||3 ||22||-8||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Nevin|Markwart}} ||LW ||8 ||1 ||2 ||3 ||15||-2||1||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Allen|Pedersen}} ||D ||68 ||1 ||2 ||3 ||71||-5||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Andy|Moog}} ||G ||46 ||0 ||3 ||3 ||18||0||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Greg|Johnston|Greg Johnston (ice hockey)}} ||RW ||9 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||6||-1||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Wes|Walz}} ||C ||2 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||0||-1||1||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gord|Kluzak}} ||D ||8 ||0 ||2 ||2 ||11||4||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Michael|Thelvén}} ||D ||6 ||0 ||2 ||2 ||23||3||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Beers|Bob Beers (ice hockey)}} ||D ||3 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||6||2||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|O'Dwyer}} ||C ||6 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||2||-2||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|John|Blum}} ||D ||2 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||-1||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lou|Crawford}} ||LW ||7 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||20||1||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ron|Hoover}} ||C ||2 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||-2||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Brian|Lawton}} ||LW ||8 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||14||-4||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Réjean|Lemelin}} ||G ||43 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||32||0||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ray|Neufeld}} ||RW ||1 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||0||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bruce|Shoebottom}} ||D ||2 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||4||0||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Graeme|Townshend}} ||RW ||4 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||7||-1||0||0||0
|}
;Goaltending
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
|-
!  bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player 
!  width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN 
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Wins"|W
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Losses"| L
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Ties"|T
!  width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA 
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Shut-outs"| SO 
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shots against"|SA 
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shots saved"|SV 
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Save percentage"|SV%
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Andy|Moog}} ||2536 || 46 || 24 || 10 || 7 || 122 || 2.89 || 3||1145||1023||.893
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Réjean|Lemelin}} ||2310 || 43 || 22 || 15 || 2 || 108 || 2.81 || 2||1002||894||.892
|- align="center" 
| align="right"  | '''Team:''' || 4846 || 80 || 46 || 25 || 9 || 230 || 2.85 || 5||2147||1917||.893
|}

===Playoffs===
;Scoring
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
|- ALIGN="center"
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player 
!  bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts 
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Plus/minus" | +/-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Power play goals" | PPG
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Short-handed goals" | SHG
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Game-winning goals" | GWG
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Cam|Neely}} ||RW ||21 ||12 ||16 ||28 ||51||7||4||1||2
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Craig|Janney}} ||C ||18 ||3 ||19 ||22 ||2||3||1||0||2
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ray|Bourque}} ||D ||17 ||5 ||12 ||17 ||16||11||1||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Randy|Burridge}} ||LW ||21 ||4 ||11 ||15 ||14||2||0||1||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dave|Poulin}} ||C ||18 ||8 ||5 ||13 ||8||1||2||0||2
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Brian|Propp}} ||LW ||20 ||4 ||9 ||13 ||2||5||1||0||2
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bobby|Carpenter|Bobby Carpenter (ice hockey)}} ||C ||21 ||4 ||6 ||10 ||39||-3||2||0||1
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|John|Carter|John Carter (ice hockey)}} ||LW ||21 ||6 ||3 ||9 ||45||0||0||1||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Glen|Wesley}} ||D ||21 ||2 ||6 ||8 ||36||6||0||0||1
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Garry|Galley}} ||D ||21 ||3 ||3 ||6 ||34||-8||1||0||2
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Don|Sweeney}} ||D ||21 ||1 ||5 ||6 ||18||-10||1||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dave|Christian}} ||RW ||21 ||4 ||1 ||5 ||4||-6||1||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Greg|Hawgood}} ||D ||15 ||1 ||3 ||4 ||12||-9||1||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|John|Byce}} ||C ||8 ||2 ||0 ||2 ||2||2||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Beers|Bob Beers (ice hockey)}} ||D ||14 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||18||1||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{sortname|Bob|Sweeney|Bob Sweeney (ice hockey)}} ||C/RW ||20 ||0 ||2 ||2 ||30||-7||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lyndon|Byers}} ||RW ||17 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||12||-4||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Greg|Johnston|Greg Johnston (ice hockey)}} ||RW ||5 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||4||-1||0||0||1
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Peter|Douris}} ||RW ||8 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||8||0||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jim|Wiemer}} ||D ||8 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||4||-4||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Andy|Brickley}} ||LW/C ||2 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||0||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lou|Crawford}} ||LW ||1 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||-1||||||
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bobby|Gould|Bobby Gould (ice hockey)}} ||RW ||17 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||4||-3||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Réjean|Lemelin}} ||G ||3 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0||0||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Andy|Moog}} ||G ||20 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||6||0||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|O'Dwyer}} ||C ||1 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||2||0||0||0||0
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Allen|Pedersen}} ||D ||21 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||41||-1||0||0||0
|}
;Goaltending
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
|-
!  bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player 
!  width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN 
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Wins"|W
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Losses"| L
!  width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA 
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shut-outs"| SO 
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shots against"|SA 
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shots saved"|SV 
! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Save percentage"|SV%
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Andy|Moog}} ||1195 || 20 || 13 || 7 || 44 || 2.21 || 2||486||442||.909
|- align="center" 
| align="right" | {{Sortname|Réjean|Lemelin}} ||135 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 13 || 5.78 || 0||57||44||.772
|- align="center" 
| align="right"  | '''Team:''' || 1330 || 21 || 13 || 8 || 57 || 2.57 || 2||543||486||.895
|}
<ref>{{cite web |publisher=hockey-reference.com |access-date=2009-06-05 |title=1989-90 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1990.html}}</ref>

{{Hockey season stats note}}

==Playoffs==

===Adams Division Semifinals===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Boston Bruins''' vs. '''Hartford Whalers'''
|-
! style="width:5em"| Date !! style="width:10em"| Away !! style="width:5em"| Score !! style="width:10em"| Home !! style="width:5em"| Score
|-
|Apr. 	5 ||	'''Hartford''' ||	4 	|| Boston ||	3 	
|-
|Apr. 	7 ||	Hartford ||	1 	|| '''Boston''' ||	3 	
|-
|Apr. 	9 ||	Boston 	||3 	|| 	'''Hartford''' ||	5 	
|-
|Apr. 	11 ||	'''Boston''' ||	6 	|| 	Hartford ||	5 	
|-
|Apr. 	13 ||	Hartford ||	2 	|| 	'''Boston''' 	||3 	
|-
|Apr. 	15 ||	Boston ||	2 || 	'''Hartford''' ||	3 	(OT)
|-
|Apr. 	17 ||	Hartford ||	1 || 	'''Boston''' ||	3 	
|-
| align="center" colspan="5" |	'''''Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–3'''''
|}

===Adams Division Finals===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Boston Bruins''' vs. '''Montreal Canadiens'''
|-
! style="width:5em"| Date !! style="width:10em"| Away !! style="width:5em"| Score !! style="width:10em"| Home !! style="width:5em"| Score
|-
|Apr. 	19 ||	Montreal ||	0 || 	'''Boston''' || 1 	
|-
|Apr. 	21 ||	Montreal ||	4 || 	'''Boston''' 	|| 5 (OT)
|-
|Apr. 	23 ||	'''Boston''' ||	6 || 	Montreal ||	3 	
|-
|Apr. 	25 ||	Boston ||	1 || 	'''Montreal''' ||	4 	
|-
|Apr. 	27 ||	Montreal ||	1 || 	'''Boston''' ||	3 	
|-
| align="center" colspan="5" |  	'''''Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–1'''''
|}

===Wales Conference Finals===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Boston Bruins''' vs. '''Washington Capitals'''
|-
! style="width:5em"| Date !! style="width:10em"| Away !! style="width:5em"| Score !! style="width:10em"| Home !! style="width:5em"| Score
|-
|May 	3 ||	Washington ||	3 ||	'''Boston''' ||	5 	
|-
|May 	5 ||	Washington ||	0 || 	'''Boston''' ||	3 	
|-
|May 	7 ||	'''Boston''' ||	4 ||	Washington ||	1 	
|-
|May 	9 ||	'''Boston''' ||	3 ||	Washington ||	2 	
|-
| align="center" colspan="5" |  	'''''Boston wins best-of-seven series 4–0'''''
|}

===Stanley Cup finals===
In Game 1, [[Petr Klíma|Petr Klima]] scored at 15:13 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3–2 win; this game remains the longest in Stanley Cup Finals history [[Overtime (ice hockey)#List of notable overtime games|(Longest NHL overtime games)]], edging both [[Brett Hull]]'s cup-winner in 1999 and [[Igor Larionov]]'s game-winner in 2002 by less than 30 seconds. In game five at the [[Boston Garden]] on May 24, the Oilers won 4–1. [[Craig Simpson]] scored the game-winning goal. Oilers goaltender [[Bill Ranford]] was awarded the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] as Playoff MVP.

'''Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60" | Date
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150" | Away
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5" | Score
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150" | Home
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5" | Score
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60" | Notes
|-
| May 15 || align="right" | '''Edmonton''' ||3|| Boston ||2|| 3OT
|-
| May 18 || align="right" | '''Edmonton''' ||7|| Boston||2||
|-
| May 20 || align="right" | '''Boston''' ||2|| Edmonton||1||
|-
| May 22 || align="right" | Boston ||1|| '''Edmonton'''||5||
|-
| May 24 || align="right" | '''Edmonton''' ||4|| Boston||1||
|-
| align="center" colspan="6" | '''''Edmonton wins series 4–1 and [[Stanley Cup]].'''''
|}

==Awards and records==
* Presidents Trophy
* Prince of Wales Trophy
* [[James Norris Memorial Trophy]]: [[Ray Bourque]]
* [[William M. Jennings Trophy]]: [[Réjean Lemelin|Rejean Lemelin]]/[[Andy Moog]]

==References==
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000321990.html Bruins on Hockey Database]
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