exhibition
| GAME # / DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 - 9/15/89 | Hartford Whalers | 5-5 T | 0-0-1 | 1 |
| 2 - 9/16/89 | @ Hartford Whalers | 3-6 L | 0-1-1 | 1 |
| 3 - 9/18/89 | vs. Los Angeles Kings @ Cleveland, OH | 3-1 W | 1-1-1 | 3 |
| 4 - 9/20/89 | Montreal Canadiens | 4-3 W (OT) | 2-1-1 | 5 |
| 5 - 9/22/89 | vs. New York Rangers @ Cincinnati, OH | 1-2 L | 2-2-1 | 5 |
| 6 - 9/23/89 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 4-5 L (OT) | 2-3-1 | 5 |
| 7 - 9/26/89 | vs. Hartford Whalers @ Houston, TX | 2-3 L | 2-4-1 | 5 |
| 8 - 9/27/89 | vs. Detroit Red Wings @ Fort Worth, TX | 4-3 W | 3-4-1 | 7 |
| 9 - 9/29/89 | vs. Winnepeg Jets @ Oakland, CA | 6-5 W | 4-4-1 | 9 |
| 10 - 9/30/89 | vs. New York Rangers @ Oakland, CA | 1-3 L | 4-5-1 | 9 |
regular season
| GAME # / DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 - 10/5/89 | @ Boston Bruins | 4-5 L | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| 2 - 10/7/89 | @ New Jersey Devils | 4-4 T (OT) | 0-1-1 | 1 |
| 3 - 10/10/89 | Winnepeg Jets | 5-1 W | 1-1-1 | 3 |
| 4 - 10/14/89 | Montreal Canadiens | 2-1 W (OT) | 2-1-1 | 5 |
| 5 - 10/15/89 | @ New York Rangers | 2-4 L | 2-2-1 | 5 |
| 6 - 10/17/89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7-5 W | 3-2-1 | 7 |
| 7 - 10/18/89 | St. Louis Blues | 3-9 L | 3-3-1 | 7 |
| 8 - 10/21/89 | Buffalo Sabres | 2-4 L | 3-4-1 | 7 |
| 9 - 10/25/89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6-8 L | 3-5-1 | 7 |
| 10 - 10/26/89 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 3-3 T (OT) | 3-5-2 | 8 |
| 11 - 10/28/89 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 1-5 L | 3-6-2 | 8 |
| 12 - 10/31/89 | Los Angeles Kings | 4-8 L | 3-7-2 | 8 |
| 13 - 11/2/89 | New York Islanders | 5-2 W | 4-7-2 | 10 |
| 14 - 11/4/89 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 3-1 W | 5-7-2 | 12 |
| 15 - 11/5/89 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 3-5 L | 5-8-2 | 12 |
| 16 - 11/9/89 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 3-4 L | 5-9-2 | 12 |
| 17 - 11/11/89 | @ St. Louis Blues | 3-8 L | 5-10-2 | 12 |
| 18 - 11/14/89 | New York Rangers | 6-0 W | 6-10-2 | 14 |
| 19 - 11/16/89 | Quebec Nordiques | 8-2 W | 7-10-2 | 16 |
| 20 - 11/18/89 | New York Islanders | 5-3 W | 8-10-2 | 18 |
| 21 - 11/22/89 | New Jersey Devils | 3-6 L | 8-11-2 | 18 |
| 22 - 11/24/89 | @ Washington Capitals | 7-4 W | 9-11-2 | 20 |
| 23 - 11/25/89 | Washington Capitals | 1-4 L | 9-12-2 | 20 |
| 24 - 11/28/89 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3-6 L | 9-13-2 | 20 |
| 25 - 11/30/89 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 1-4 L | 9-14-2 | 20 |
| 26 - 12/2/89 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 7-4 W | 10-14-2 | 22 |
| 27 - 12/6/89 | Washington Capitals | 5-3 W | 11-14-2 | 24 |
| 28 - 12/8/89 | @ New Jersey Devils | 3-2 W | 12-14-2 | 26 |
| 29 - 12/9/89 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-6 L | 12-15-2 | 26 |
| 30 - 12/12/89 | Boston Bruins | 7-5 W | 13-15-2 | 28 |
| 31 - 12/14/89 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 4-4 T (OT) | 13-15-3 | 29 |
| 32 - 12/16/89 | @ Calgary Flames | 3-4 L | 13-16-3 | 29 |
| 33 - 12/19/89 | Hartford Whalers | 4-8 L | 13-17-3 | 29 |
| 34 - 12/21/89 | Washington Capitals | 5-2 W | 14-17-3 | 31 |
| 35 - 12/23/89 | @ New York Islanders | 6-8 L | 14-18-3 | 31 |
| 36 - 12/26/89 | @ Washington Capitals | 3-6 L | 14-19-3 | 31 |
| 37 - 12/27/89 | New York Rangers | 7-4 W | 15-19-3 | 33 |
| 38 - 12/31/89 | @ New York Rangers | 5-4 W | 16-19-3 | 35 |
| 39 - 1/2/90 | Boston Bruins | 2-5 L | 16-20-3 | 35 |
| 40 - 1/4/90 | Vancouver Canucks | 4-3 W | 17-20-3 | 37 |
| 41 - 1/6/90 | Winnepeg Jets | 5-3 W | 18-20-3 | 39 |
| 42 - 1/8/90 | @ New York Rangers | 7-5 W | 19-20-3 | 41 |
| 43 - 1/10/90 | @ New Jersey Devils | 3-6 L | 19-21-3 | 41 |
| 44 - 1/12/90 | @ Washington Capitals | 6-4 W | 20-21-3 | 43 |
| 45 - 1/16/90 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4-3 W | 21-21-3 | 45 |
| 46 - 1/18/90 | New York Rangers | 3-3 T (OT) | 21-21-4 | 46 |
| 47 - 1/23/90 | New Jersey Devils | 2-4 L | 21-22-4 | 46 |
| 48 - 1/25/90 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 5-3 W | 22-22-4 | 48 |
| 49 - 1/27/90 | @ New York Islanders | 3-9 L | 22-23-4 | 48 |
| 50 - 1/28/90 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 2-7 L | 22-24-4 | 48 |
| 51 - 1/30/90 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3-6 L | 22-25-4 | 48 |
| 52 - 2/2/90 | Edmonton Oilers | 6-3 W | 23-25-4 | 50 |
| 53 - 2/3/90 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 4-8 L | 23-26-4 | 50 |
| 54 - 2/6/90 | New York Islanders | 7-8 L (OT) | 23-27-4 | 50 |
| 55 - 2/8/90 | Washington Capitals | 7-5 W | 24-27-4 | 52 |
| 56 - 2/10/90 | Los Angeles Kings | 7-6 W | 25-27-4 | 54 |
| 57 - 2/11/90 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 4-1 W | 26-27-4 | 56 |
| 58 - 2/14/90 | @ New York Rangers | 4-3 W (OT) | 27-27-4 | 58 |
| 59 - 2/16/90 | @ Winnepeg Jets | 3-3 T (OT) | 27-27-5 | 59 |
| 60 - 2/18/90 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 4-6 L | 27-28-5 | 59 |
| 61 - 2/20/90 | Philadelphia Flyers | 6-4 W | 28-28-5 | 61 |
| 62 - 2/22/90 | New York Islanders | 4-3 W (OT) | 29-28-5 | 63 |
| 63 - 2/24/90 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 1-11 L | 29-29-5 | 63 |
| 64 - 2/26/90 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 2-3 L | 29-30-5 | 63 |
| 65 - 2/28/90 | New Jersey Devils | 2-1 W | 30-30-5 | 65 |
| 66 - 3/2/90 | @ New Jersey Devils | 5-6 L | 30-31-5 | 65 |
| 67 - 3/4/90 | Minnesota North Stars | 8-6 W | 31-31-5 | 67 |
| 68 - 3/6/90 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 3-4 L (OT) | 31-32-5 | 67 |
| 69 - 3/7/90 | @ Calgary Flames | 3-6 L | 31-33-5 | 67 |
| 70 - 3/10/90 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 2-8 L | 31-34-5 | 67 |
| 71 - 3/11/90 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 3-5 L | 31-35-5 | 67 |
| 72 - 3/15/90 | Detroit Red Wings | 6-1 W | 32-35-5 | 69 |
| 73 - 3/17/90 | Minnesota North Stars | 2-6 L | 32-36-5 | 69 |
| 74 - 3/18/90 | @ New York Islanders | 2-2 T (OT) | 32-36-6 | 70 |
| 75 - 3/22/90 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 3-5 L | 32-37-6 | 70 |
| 76 - 3/24/90 | Calgary Flames | 3-3 T (OT) | 32-37-7 | 71 |
| 77 - 2/25/90 | @ Hartford Whalers | 2-4 L | 32-38-7 | 71 |
| 78 - 3/27/90 | Hartford Whalers | 3-3 T (OT) | 32-38-8 | 72 |
| 79 - 3/29/90 | @ St. Louis Blues | 4-5 L | 32-39-8 | 72 |
| 80 - 3/31/90 | Buffalo Sabres | 2-3 L (OT) | 32-40-8 | 72 |
other games
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE |
| 12/29/89 | Moscow Dynamo | 2-5 L |
| 1/21/90 | Campbell Conference vs. Wales Conference @ Pittsburgh, PA | 12-7 Wales |
playoffs
no playoffs for Pittsburgh...