1990–91 NHL season

1990–91 NHL season
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration October 4, 1990 – May 25, 1991
Number of games 80
Number of teams 21
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Chicago Blackhawks
Season MVP Brett Hull, (St. Louis)
Top scorer Wayne Gretzky, (Los Angeles)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Pittsburgh Penguins
  Eastern runners-up Boston Bruins
Western champions Minnesota North Stars
  Western runners-up Edmonton Oilers
Playoffs Playoffs MVP Mario Lemieux, (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup
Champions Pittsburgh Penguins
  Runners-up Minnesota North Stars

The 1990–91 NHL season was the 74th season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won the best of seven series 4–2 against the Minnesota North Stars. This was the last NHL season to end in the month of May.

League business

At meetings in Florida in December, the NHL Board of Governors awarded provisional franchises to groups from Ottawa and Tampa. The Ottawa franchise marked a return to one of the original cities of the NHL, while Tampa meant the first franchise in the sunbelt state of Florida. In a later book published by NHL president Gil Stein, Stein revealed that the two groups were the only ones of the applicants who agreed to the $50 million expansion fee without question.[1] The Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning begin play in the 1992–93 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Wales Conference
Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 80 44 24 12 299 264 100
Montreal Canadiens 80 39 30 11 273 249 89
Buffalo Sabres 80 31 30 19 292 278 81
Hartford Whalers 80 31 38 11 238 276 73
Quebec Nordiques 80 16 50 14 236 354 46

[2]

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 41 33 6 342 305 88
New York Rangers 80 36 31 13 297 265 85
Washington Capitals 80 37 36 7 258 258 81
New Jersey Devils 80 32 33 15 272 264 79
Philadelphia Flyers 80 33 37 10 252 267 76
New York Islanders 80 25 45 10 223 290 60

[2]

Wales Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Boston Bruins ADM 80 44 24 12 299 264 100
2 Montreal Canadiens ADM 80 39 30 11 273 249 89
3 Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 80 41 33 6 342 305 88
4 New York Rangers PTK 80 36 31 13 297 265 85
5 Washington Capitals PTK 80 37 36 7 258 258 81
6 Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 31 30 19 292 278 81
7 New Jersey Devils PTK 80 32 33 15 272 264 79
8 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 33 37 10 252 267 76
9 Hartford Whalers ADM 80 31 38 11 238 276 73
10 New York Islanders PTK 80 25 45 10 223 290 60
11 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 16 50 14 236 354 46

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Campbell Conference
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Blackhawks 80 49 23 8 284 211 106
St. Louis Blues 80 47 22 11 310 250 105
Detroit Red Wings 80 34 38 8 273 298 76
Minnesota North Stars 80 27 39 14 256 266 68
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 23 46 11 241 318 57

[2]

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Los Angeles Kings 80 46 24 10 340 254 102
Calgary Flames 80 46 26 8 344 263 100
Edmonton Oilers 80 37 37 6 272 272 80
Vancouver Canucks 80 28 43 9 243 315 65
Winnipeg Jets 80 26 43 11 260 288 63

[2]

Campbell Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Chicago Blackhawks NRS 80 49 23 8 284 211 106
2 St. Louis Blues NRS 80 47 22 11 310 250 105
3 Los Angeles Kings SMY 80 46 24 10 340 254 102
4 Calgary Flames SMY 80 46 26 8 344 263 100
5 Edmonton Oilers SMY 80 37 37 6 272 272 80
6 Detroit Red Wings NRS 80 34 38 8 273 298 76
7 Minnesota North Stars NRS 80 27 39 14 256 266 68
8 Vancouver Canucks SMY 80 28 43 9 243 315 65
9 Winnipeg Jets SMY 80 26 43 11 260 288 63
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NRS 80 23 46 11 241 318 57

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

  Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals
                                     
A1  Boston 4  
A4  Hartford 2  
  A1  Boston 4  
  A2  Montreal 3  
A2  Montreal 4
A3  Buffalo 2  
  A1  Boston 2  
Prince of Wales Conference
  P1  Pittsburgh 4  
P1  Pittsburgh 4  
P4  New Jersey 3  
  P1  Pittsburgh 4
  P3  Washington 1  
P2  NY Rangers 2
P3  Washington 4  
  P1  Pittsburgh 4
  N4  Minnesota 2
N1  Chicago 2  
N4  Minnesota 4  
  N4  Minnesota 4
  N2  St. Louis 2  
N2  St. Louis 4
N3  Detroit 3  
  N4  Minnesota 4
Clarence Campbell Conference
  S3  Edmonton 1  
S1  Los Angeles 4  
S4  Vancouver 2  
  S1  Los Angeles 2
  S3  Edmonton 4  
S2  Calgary 3
S3  Edmonton 4  

The North Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers to become the first Norris Division team to appear in the Stanley Cup Finals since the 1981 realignment. At the time a record of 92 playoff games were played, and for the first time since the 1973 playoffs, no team was swept in a playoff series, it would not happen again until the playoffs of 2002.

Stanley Cup Finals

Pittsburgh won series 4–2

Awards

Presidents' Trophy: Chicago Blackhawks
Prince of Wales Trophy: Pittsburgh Penguins
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: Minnesota North Stars
Art Ross Trophy: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings
Calder Memorial Trophy: Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
Conn Smythe Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Frank J. Selke Trophy: Dirk Graham, Chicago Blackhawks
Hart Memorial Trophy: Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues
Jack Adams Award: Brian Sutter, St. Louis Blues
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
Lester B. Pearson Award: Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues
NHL Plus/Minus Award: Marty McSorley, Los Angeles Kings & Theo Fleury, Calgary Flames
Vezina Trophy: Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
William M. Jennings Trophy: Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
Lester Patrick Trophy: Rod Gilbert, Mike Ilitch

All-Star teams

First Team   Position   Second Team
Mike Vernon, Calgary Flames G Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks D Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames D Paul Coffey, Pittsburgh Penguins
Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings C Adam Oates, St. Louis Blues
Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues RW Cam Neely, Boston Bruins
Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings LW Kevin Stevens, Pittsburgh Penguins

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes, PPG = Powerplay goals, SHG = Shorthanded goals, GWG = Game winning goals

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Wayne Gretzky Los Angeles Kings 78 41 122 163 16 +30 8 0 5
Brett Hull St. Louis Blues 78 86 45 131 22 +23 29 0 11
Adam Oates St. Louis Blues 61 25 90 115 29 +15 3 1 3
Mark Recchi Pittsburgh Penguins 78 40 73 113 48 0 12 0 9
John Cullen Pittsburgh Penguins/Hartford Whalers 78 39 71 110 101 -6 14 0 3
Joe Sakic Quebec Nordiques 80 48 61 109 24 -26 12 3 7
Steve Yzerman Detroit Red Wings 80 51 57 108 34 -2 12 6 4
Theoren Fleury Calgary Flames 79 51 53 104 136 +48 9 7 9
Al MacInnis Calgary Flames 78 28 75 103 90 +42 17 0 1
Steve Larmer Chicago Blackhawks 80 44 57 101 79 +37 17 2 9

[2]

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Min W L T SO GAA
Ed Belfour Chicago Blackhawks 74 4127 43 19 7 4 2.47
Tim Cheveldae Detroit Red Wings 65 3615 30 26 5 2 3.55
Bill Ranford Edmonton Oilers 60 3415 27 27 3 0 3.2
Ron Tugnutt Quebec Nordiques 56 3144 12 29 10 0 4.05
Peter Ing Toronto Maple Leafs 56 3126 16 29 8 1 3.84
Jon Casey Minnesota North Stars 55 3185 21 20 11 3 2.98
Bob Essensa Winnipeg Jets 55 2916 19 24 6 4 3.15
Mike Vernon Calgary Flames 54 3121 31 19 3 1 3.31
Glenn Healy New York Islanders 53 2999 18 24 9 0 3.32
Chris Terreri New Jersey Devils 53 2970 24 21 7 1 2.91

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1990–91 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1990–91 (listed with their last team):

Trading deadline

See also

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Stein, Gil (1997). Power Play: An Inside Look at the Big Business of the National Hockey League. Birch Lane Press.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ↑ "1990–1991 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ "1990-1991 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  5. ↑ NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out

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