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 began 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
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Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs
- Campbell Conference
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Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Playoffs
Playoff bracket
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Conference Finals |
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Stanley Cup Finals |
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A1 |
Boston |
4 |
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A4 |
Hartford |
2 |
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Boston |
4 |
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A2 |
Montreal |
3 |
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A2 |
Montreal |
4 |
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A3 |
Buffalo |
2 |
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A1 |
Boston |
2 |
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Prince of Wales Conference |
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P1 |
Pittsburgh |
4 |
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P1 |
Pittsburgh |
4 |
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P4 |
New Jersey |
3 |
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P1 |
Pittsburgh |
4 |
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P3 |
Washington |
1 |
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P2 |
NY Rangers |
2 |
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P3 |
Washington |
4 |
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P1 |
Pittsburgh |
4 |
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N4 |
Minnesota |
2 |
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N1 |
Chicago |
2 |
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N4 |
Minnesota |
4 |
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N4 |
Minnesota |
4 |
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N2 |
St. Louis |
2 |
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N2 |
St. Louis |
4 |
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N3 |
Detroit |
3 |
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N4 |
Minnesota |
4 |
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Clarence Campbell Conference |
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S3 |
Edmonton |
1 |
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S1 |
Los Angeles |
4 |
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S4 |
Vancouver |
2 |
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Los Angeles |
2 |
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S3 |
Edmonton |
4 |
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Calgary |
3 |
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S3 |
Edmonton |
4 |
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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.
Stanley Cup Finals
May 15 |
Minnesota North Stars |
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5–4 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins |
Civic Arena |
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May 17 |
Minnesota North Stars |
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1–4 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins |
Civic Arena |
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May 19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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1–3 |
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Minnesota North Stars |
Met Center |
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May 21 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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5–3 |
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Minnesota North Stars |
Met Center |
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May 23 |
Minnesota North Stars |
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4–6 |
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Pittsburgh Penguins |
Civic Arena |
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May 25 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
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8–0 |
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Minnesota North Stars |
Met Center |
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Pittsburgh won series 4–2 |
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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 |
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Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens |
Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks |
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Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins |
Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames |
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Paul Coffey, Pittsburgh Penguins |
Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings |
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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
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Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
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):
- Robert Reichel, Calgary Flames
- Dominik Hasek, Chicago Blackhawks
- Keith Primeau, Detroit Red Wings
- Mike Sillinger, Detroit Red Wings
- Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings
- Bobby Holik, Hartford Whalers
- Geoff Sanderson, Hartford Whalers
- John LeClair, Montreal Canadiens
- Patrice Brisebois, Montreal Canadiens
- Sean Hill*, Montreal Canadiens
- Doug Weight*, New York Rangers
- Tony Amonte*, New York Rangers
- Mike Ricci, Philadelphia Flyers
- Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Mats Sundin, Quebec Nordiques
- Owen Nolan, Quebec Nordiques
- Petr Nedved, Vancouver Canucks
- Dmitri Khristich, Washington Capitals
- Peter Bondra, Washington Capitals
- Kris Draper, Winnipeg Jets
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):
- Gord Kluzak, Boston Bruins
- Tony McKegney, Chicago Blackhawks
- Glen Hanlon, Detroit Red Wings
- Don Maloney, New York Islanders
- Lindy Ruff, New York Rangers
- Pete Peeters, Philadelphia Flyers
- Guy Lafleur, Quebec Nordiques
- Harold Snepsts, St. Louis Blues
- Paul MacLean, St. Louis Blues
- Rick Meagher, St. Louis Blues
- Stan Smyl, Vancouver Canucks
- Joel Quenneville, Washington Capitals
Trading deadline
- Trading Deadline: March 5, 1991[5]
- March 4, 1991: Ron Francis, Grant Jennings, and Ulf Samuelsson traded from Hartford to Pittsburgh for John Cullen, Jeff Parker, and Zarley Zalapski.
- March 5, 1991: Allan Bester traded from Toronto to Detroit for Detroit's sixth round pick in 1991 Entry Draft.
- March 5, 1991: Geoff Courtnall, Robert Dirk, Sergio Momesso, Cliff Ronning, and future considerations traded from St. Louis to Vancouver for Dan Quinn and Garth Butcher.
- March 5, 1991: Mark Hunter traded from Calgary to Hartford for Carey Wilson.
- March 5, 1991: Mark Pederson traded from Montreal to Philadelphia for Philadelphia's second round pick in 1991 Entry Draft and future considerations.
- March 5, 1991: Keith Osborne traded from St. Louis to Toronto for Darren Veitch and future considerations.
- March 5, 1991: Ken Priestlay traded from Buffalo to Pittsburgh for Tony Tanti.
- March 5, 1991: Dana Murzyn traded from Calgary to Vancouver for Ron Stern, Kevan Guy and future considerations.
- March 5, 1991: Kim Issel traded from Edmonton to Pittsburgh for Brad Aitken.
- March 5, 1991: Steve Weeks traded from Vancouver to Buffalo for future considerations.
- March 5, 1991: Marc Bureau traded from Calgary to Minnesota for Minnesota's third round choice in 1991 Entry Draft.
- March 5, 1991: Joey Kocur and Per Djoos traded from Detroit to NY Rangers for Kevin Miller, Jim Cummins, and Dennis Vial.
- March 5, 1991: Bobby Reynolds traded from Toronto to Washington for Robert Mendel.
- March 5, 1991: Mike McNeill and Ryan McGill traded from Chicago to Quebec for Paul Gillis and Daniel Vincelette.
- March 5, 1991: Ilkka Sinisalo traded from Minnesota to Los Angeles for Los Angeles' eighth round choice in 1991 Entry Draft.
References
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, NY: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
- Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
- Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
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