1989-90 NHL season

The 1989–90 NHL season was the 73rd season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Edmonton Oilers, who won the best of seven series 4–1 against the Boston Bruins.The championship was the Oilers' fifth Stanley Cup in the past four years.
This also marked the first time that all three New York City metro area teams made the playoffs in the same season.
Regular season.
Final standings.
"Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes"
Scoring leaders.
"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes"
Stanley Cup playoffs.
"Note: All dates in 1990"
First games.
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1989–90 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark debut in playoffs):
Last games.
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1989–90 (listed with their last team):