Some highlights from Steve Yzerman's incredible 198889 Season.


0:00 Injury from the previous year

1:00 Goal #1 10/6/88 @ LA
1:14 Goal #3 10/10/88 @ Cgy
1:28 Assist 10/15/88 @ Tor (Adam Graves' first NHL goal)
1:41 Goal #6 10/18/88 vs Chi (OT buzzer beater)
2:23 Goal #7 10/26/88 vs Mtl
2:35 Hat Trick 11/4/88 vs Phi
3:16 Hat Trick 11/12/88 @ Phi
3:59 Goal #18 11/18/88 vs Bos
4:02 Goal #22 11/25/88 vs Wpg
4:05 Goal #23 11/27/88 vs Wsh
4:09 Goal #28 12/5/88 @ Mtl (9 game goal streak, breaks franchise record)
4:23 Goal #29 12/10/88 @ Tor
4:37 Assist 12/6/88 vs LA (Rick Zombo goal)
4:41 Goal #30 12/6/88 vs LA
4:45 Goal #31 12/17/88 @ Pit
4:53 Assist 12/20/88 vs STL (Gerard Gallant goal)
4:58 Goal #37 12/31/88 vs Har
5:05 Goal #39 1/9/89 vs Mtl
5:13 Goal #42 1/15/89 @ Phi
5:18 Assist 1/20/89 vs Chi (Petr Klima goal)
5:26 Goal #43 1/22/89 @ Wsh
5:30 Goal #46 1/28/89 @ Pit
5:37 Goal #47 2/2/89 @ Cgy
5:39 Goal #48 2/3/89 @ Edm
5:43 Assist 2/5/89 @ Wpg (Gerard Gallant goal)
5:50 Goal #49 2/5/89 @ Wpg
5:59 Goal #50 2/5/89 @ Wpg
6:27 Goal 2/7/89 (All Star Game)
6:52 Goal #52 2/13/89 vs Wpg (First career penalty shot goal)
7:05 Goal #54 2/21/89 @ NYI (Sets franchise record for points in a season)
7:23 Goal #56 2/23/89 vs Pit (Sets franchise record for goals in a season)
7:42 Assist 2/23/89 vs Pit (Paul MacLean goal)
7:57 Assist 2/23/89 vs Pit (Lee Norwood goal)
8:13 Goal #57 2/23/89 vs Pit (Ties game at 66, Wings were trailing 60)
8:35 Goal #58 2/25/89 vs Chi
8:38 Goal #59 2/26/89 @ Chi (Famous highlight reel goal)
9:11 Goal #60 3/1/89 vs NYI (First 60 goal scorer in franchise history)
9:28 Assist 3/7/89 @ Min (Sets franchise record for assists in a season)
9:36 Assist 3/9/89 vs NYR (Dave Barr goal)
9:44 Goal #62 3/15/89 @ Edm (Career high 6 point game)
9:56 Goal #63 3/15/89 @ Edm (Empty net flip shot)
10:19 Assist 3/24/89 vs Tor (MacLean goal, 150th point)

11:02 2 Goals vs Chi 1989 Playoffs (I think they're both from Game 2, he had a hat trick in that game)


*The dates are a rough estimate. It's entirely possible that a clip or two might be from another game, or even a different season.


Team records set during this season:

6 game goal streak to start a season
Most shots in a game (14 vs Phi 11/4/88)
9 game goal streak
28 game point streak
Fastest to reach 50 goals (55 games)
Tied for most points in a game (6 @ Edm 3/15/89)
Most points in a season (155)
Most goals in a season (65)
Most assists in a season (90)
Only player to score 60 goals in a season (did it again following season)


Won the Lester B. Pearson Trophy (now named after Ted Lindsay) for most valuable player voted by the players
155 points is the most points recorded in a single season by a player not named Gretzky or Lemieux