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1990-91 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Pittsburgh Penguins

Hart Memorial Trophy: Brett Hull (86 G, 45 A, 131 P)
Vezina Trophy: Ed Belfour (43-19-7, 2.47 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Ed Belfour (43-19-7, 2.47 GAA)

Goals Leader: Brett Hull (86)
Assists Leader: Wayne Gretzky (122)
Points Leader: Wayne Gretzky (163)

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Clarence Campbell Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Norris Division                    
Chicago Blackhawks* 80 49 23 8 106 .663 284 211 0.85 -0.06
St. Louis Blues* 80 47 22 11 105 .656 310 250 0.70 -0.05
Detroit Red Wings* 80 34 38 8 76 .475 273 298 -0.27 0.05
Minnesota North Stars* 80 27 39 14 68 .425 256 266 -0.10 0.03
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 23 46 11 57 .356 241 318 -0.86 0.11
Smythe Division                    
Los Angeles Kings* 80 46 24 10 102 .638 340 254 1.04 -0.04
Calgary Flames* 80 46 26 8 100 .625 344 263 0.98 -0.03
Edmonton Oilers* 80 37 37 6 80 .500 272 272 0.06 0.06
Vancouver Canucks* 80 28 43 9 65 .406 243 315 -0.76 0.14
Winnipeg Jets 80 26 43 11 63 .394 260 288 -0.26 0.09
Prince of Wales Conference GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Adams Division                    
Boston Bruins* 80 44 24 12 100 .625 299 264 0.32 -0.12
Montreal Canadiens* 80 39 30 11 89 .556 273 249 0.20 -0.10
Buffalo Sabres* 80 31 30 19 81 .506 292 278 0.08 -0.09
Hartford Whalers* 80 31 38 11 73 .456 238 276 -0.51 -0.03
Quebec Nordiques 80 16 50 14 46 .288 236 354 -1.42 0.06
Patrick Division                    
Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 41 33 6 88 .550 342 305 0.42 -0.04
New York Rangers* 80 36 31 13 85 .531 297 265 0.36 -0.04
Washington Capitals* 80 37 36 7 81 .506 258 258 0.00 0.00
New Jersey Devils* 80 32 33 15 79 .494 272 264 0.09 -0.01
Philadelphia Flyers 80 33 37 10 76 .475 252 267 -0.18 0.01
New York Islanders 80 25 45 10 60 .375 223 290 -0.77 0.06

League Playoff Series

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-2): Pittsburgh Penguins over Minnesota North Stars  
 
Conference Finals (4-1): Minnesota North Stars over Edmonton Oilers  
Conference Finals (4-2): Pittsburgh Penguins over Boston Bruins  
 
Division Finals (4-2): Edmonton Oilers over Los Angeles Kings  
Division Finals (4-2): Minnesota North Stars over St. Louis Blues  
Division Finals (4-1): Pittsburgh Penguins over Washington Capitals  
Division Finals (4-3): Boston Bruins over Montreal Canadiens  
 
Division Semi-Finals (4-3): Edmonton Oilers over Calgary Flames  
Division Semi-Finals (4-2): Los Angeles Kings over Vancouver Canucks  
Division Semi-Finals (4-3): St. Louis Blues over Detroit Red Wings  
Division Semi-Finals (4-2): Minnesota North Stars over Chicago Blackhawks  
Division Semi-Finals (4-2): Washington Capitals over New York Rangers  
Division Semi-Finals (4-3): Pittsburgh Penguins over New Jersey Devils  
Division Semi-Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Buffalo Sabres  
Division Semi-Finals (4-2): Boston Bruins over Hartford Whalers  

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Chicago Blackhawks* 80 49 23 8 106 .663 284 211 0.85 -0.06 6.19 87 393 22.14 68 425 84.00 20 10
2 St. Louis Blues* 80 47 22 11 105 .656 310 250 0.70 -0.05 7.00 70 348 20.11 55 339 83.78 10 18
3 Los Angeles Kings* 80 46 24 10 102 .638 340 254 1.04 -0.04 7.43 80 391 20.46 63 370 82.97 8 18
4 Boston Bruins* 80 44 24 12 100 .625 299 264 0.32 -0.12 7.04 74 351 21.08 64 368 82.61 11 8
5 Calgary Flames* 80 46 26 8 100 .625 344 263 0.98 -0.03 7.59 91 384 23.70 77 420 81.67 17 8
6 Montreal Canadiens* 80 39 30 11 89 .556 273 249 0.20 -0.10 6.53 66 357 18.49 54 282 80.85 6 10
7 Pittsburgh Penguins* 80 41 33 6 88 .550 342 305 0.42 -0.04 8.09 89 388 22.94 73 351 79.20 12 12
8 New York Rangers* 80 36 31 13 85 .531 297 265 0.36 -0.04 7.03 91 389 23.39 73 362 79.83 9 10
9 Washington Capitals* 80 37 36 7 81 .506 258 258 0.00 0.00 6.45 64 340 18.82 44 314 85.99 13 15
10 Buffalo Sabres* 80 31 30 19 81 .506 292 278 0.08 -0.09 7.13 73 400 18.25 62 368 83.15 15 8
11 Edmonton Oilers* 80 37 37 6 80 .500 272 272 0.06 0.06 6.80 63 361 17.45 80 388 79.38 13 4
12 New Jersey Devils* 80 32 33 15 79 .494 272 264 0.09 -0.01 6.70 69 347 19.88 80 394 79.70 8 13
13 Philadelphia Flyers 80 33 37 10 76 .475 252 267 -0.18 0.01 6.49 68 338 20.12 72 376 80.85 2 16
14 Detroit Red Wings* 80 34 38 8 76 .475 273 298 -0.27 0.05 7.14 57 347 16.43 89 399 77.69 17 5
15 Hartford Whalers* 80 31 38 11 73 .456 238 276 -0.51 -0.03 6.43 73 403 18.11 72 369 80.49 5 9
16 Minnesota North Stars* 80 27 39 14 68 .425 256 266 -0.10 0.03 6.53 76 382 19.90 75 378 80.16 9 7
17 Vancouver Canucks* 80 28 43 9 65 .406 243 315 -0.76 0.14 6.98 65 391 16.62 76 339 77.58 10 16
18 Winnipeg Jets 80 26 43 11 63 .394 260 288 -0.26 0.09 6.85 74 381 19.42 57 351 83.76 8 12
19 New York Islanders 80 25 45 10 60 .375 223 290 -0.77 0.06 6.41 51 317 16.09 78 353 77.90 9 12
20 Toronto Maple Leafs 80 23 46 11 57 .356 241 318 -0.86 0.11 6.99 61 346 17.63 83 368 77.45 16 6
21 Quebec Nordiques 80 16 50 14 46 .288 236 354 -1.42 0.06 7.38 51 328 15.55 98 368 73.37 10 11
League Average 80 35 35 11 80 .500 276 276 0.00 0.00 6.91 71 366 19.44 71 366 80.56 11 11

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Brett Hull*-STL 86
2. Cam Neely*-BOS 51
  Theoren Fleury-CGY 51
  Steve Yzerman*-DET 51
5. Mike Gartner*-NYR 49
Assists
1. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 122
2. Adam Oates-STL 90
3. Al MacInnis*-CGY 75
4. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 73
  Mark Recchi-PIT 73
Points
1. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 163
2. Brett Hull*-STL 131
3. Adam Oates-STL 115
4. Mark Recchi-PIT 113
5. John Cullen-TOT 110
Goals Created
1. Brett Hull*-STL 58.0
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 55.2
3. Joe Sakic-QUE 43.3
4. Steve Yzerman*-DET 42.8
5. Theoren Fleury-CGY 42.0
Plus/Minus
1. Marty McSorley-LAK 48
  Theoren Fleury-CGY 48
3. Al MacInnis*-CGY 42
4. Jeremy Roenick-CHI 38
5. Steve Larmer-CHI 37
Penalties in Minutes
1. Rob Ray-BUF 350
2. Mike Peluso-CHI 320
3. Bob Probert-DET 315
4. Gino Odjick-VAN 296
5. Craig Berube-PHI 293
Even Strength Goals
1. Brett Hull*-STL 57
2. Theoren Fleury-CGY 35
3. Luc Robitaille*-LAK 34
4. Joe Sakic-QUE 33
  Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 33
  Steve Yzerman*-DET 33
Power Play Goals
1. Brett Hull*-STL 29
2. Mike Gartner*-NYR 22
  Joe Nieuwendyk*-CGY 22
4. Dave Gagner-MNS 20
5. John MacLean-NJD 19
Short-Handed Goals
1. Dave Reid-TOR 8
2. Theoren Fleury-CGY 7
3. Craig MacTavish-EDM 6
  Dirk Graham-CHI 6
  Steve Yzerman*-DET 6
Game-Winning Goals
1. Brett Hull*-STL 11
2. Jeremy Roenick-CHI 10
3. Theoren Fleury-CGY 9
  Steve Larmer-CHI 9
  Mark Recchi-PIT 9
Shots
1. Brett Hull*-STL 389
2. Steve Yzerman*-DET 326
3. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 323
4. Al MacInnis*-CGY 305
5. Brian Bellows-MNS 296
Shooting Percentage
1. Sergei Makarov-CGY 32.3
2. Peter Zezel-TOT 23.3
3. Brett Hull*-STL 22.1
4. Ken Hodge-BOS 21.9
5. Mark Recchi-PIT 21.7
Goals Per Game
1. Brett Hull*-STL 1.10
2. Cam Neely*-BOS 0.74
3. Tomas Sandstrom-LAK 0.66
4. Theoren Fleury-CGY 0.65
5. Steve Yzerman*-DET 0.64
Assists Per Game
1. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 1.56
2. Adam Oates-STL 1.48
3. Mark Messier*-EDM 0.98
4. Al MacInnis*-CGY 0.96
5. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 0.96
Points Per Game
1. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 2.09
2. Adam Oates-STL 1.89
3. Brett Hull*-STL 1.68
4. Mark Recchi-PIT 1.45
5. John Cullen-TOT 1.41
Goals Created Per Game
1. Brett Hull*-STL 0.74
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 0.71
3. Adam Oates-STL 0.61
4. Cam Neely*-BOS 0.57
5. Joe Sakic-QUE 0.54
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 200
2. Al MacInnis*-CGY 185
3. Brian Leetch*-NYR 178
4. Paul Coffey*-PIT 174
5. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 173
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Brian Leetch*-NYR 87
2. Al MacInnis*-CGY 83
3. Paul Coffey*-PIT 78
  Gary Suter-CGY 78
5. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 70
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Joe Sakic-QUE 164
2. Steve Yzerman*-DET 141
3. Randy Velischek-QUE 139
4. Craig Wolanin-QUE 133
  Doug Lidster-VAN 133
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Randy Velischek-QUE 62
2. Joe Sakic-QUE 54
3. Kjell Samuelsson-PHI 49
  Doug Lidster-VAN 49
  Rick Zombo-DET 49
  Steve Yzerman*-DET 49
Games Played
1. Ed Belfour*-CHI 74
2. Tim Cheveldae-DET 65
3. Bill Ranford-EDM 60
4. Ron Tugnutt-QUE 56
  Peter Ing-TOR 56
Wins
1. Ed Belfour*-CHI 43
2. Mike Vernon-CGY 31
3. Tim Cheveldae-DET 30
4. Vincent Riendeau-STL 29
5. Tom Barrasso-PIT 27
  Bill Ranford-EDM 27
Losses
1. Ron Tugnutt-QUE 29
  Peter Ing-TOR 29
3. Bill Ranford-EDM 27
4. Tim Cheveldae-DET 26
5. Bob Essensa-WIN 24
  Glenn Healy-NYI 24
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Jon Casey-MNS 11
2. Clint Malarchuk-BUF 10
  Ron Tugnutt-QUE 10
4. Andy Moog-BOS 9
  Glenn Healy-NYI 9
Goals Against
1. Tim Cheveldae-DET 214
2. Ron Tugnutt-QUE 212
3. Peter Ing-TOR 200
4. Bill Ranford-EDM 182
5. Mike Vernon-CGY 172
Shots Against
1. Ed Belfour*-CHI 1883
2. Ron Tugnutt-QUE 1851
3. Peter Ing-TOR 1716
  Tim Cheveldae-DET 1716
5. Bill Ranford-EDM 1705
Saves
1. Ed Belfour*-CHI 1713
2. Ron Tugnutt-QUE 1639
3. Bill Ranford-EDM 1523
4. Peter Ing-TOR 1516
5. Tim Cheveldae-DET 1502
Save Percentage
1. Ed Belfour*-CHI .910
2. Patrick Roy*-MTL .906
3. Mike Richter-NYR .903
4. Pete Peeters-PHI .902
5. Kelly Hrudey-LAK .900
Goals Against Average
1. Ed Belfour*-CHI 2.47
2. Don Beaupre-WSH 2.64
3. Patrick Roy*-MTL 2.71
4. Andy Moog-BOS 2.87
5. Pete Peeters-PHI 2.88
Shutouts
1. Don Beaupre-WSH 5
2. Bob Essensa-WIN 4
  Ed Belfour*-CHI 4
  Andy Moog-BOS 4
5. John Vanbiesbrouck-NYR 3
  Jon Casey-MNS 3
  Kelly Hrudey-LAK 3
  Vincent Riendeau-STL 3
Minutes
1. Ed Belfour*-CHI 4127
2. Tim Cheveldae-DET 3615
3. Bill Ranford-EDM 3415
4. Jon Casey-MNS 3185
5. Ron Tugnutt-QUE 3144
Offensive Point Shares
1. Brett Hull*-STL 13.8
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 13.0
3. Joe Sakic-QUE 9.5
4. Steve Yzerman*-DET 9.4
5. Theoren Fleury-CGY 9.2
Defensive Point Shares
1. Chris Chelios-CHI 5.9
2. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 5.6
3. Dave Manson-CHI 5.6
4. Al MacInnis*-CGY 5.5
5. Ulf Samuelsson-TOT 5.3
Goalie Point Shares
1. Ed Belfour*-CHI 14.0
2. Bill Ranford-EDM 10.4
3. Ron Tugnutt-QUE 10.1
4. Tom Barrasso-PIT 9.9
5. Patrick Roy*-MTL 9.7
Point Shares
1. Brett Hull*-STL 15.4
2. Wayne Gretzky*-LAK 14.5
3. Al MacInnis*-CGY 14.1
4. Ed Belfour*-CHI 14.0
5. Raymond Bourque*-BOS 13.2
 

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Ed Belfour*
D: Raymond Bourque*
D: Al MacInnis*
C: Wayne Gretzky*
LW: Luc Robitaille*
RW: Brett Hull*
 2nd Team
G: Patrick Roy*
D: Chris Chelios
D: Brian Leetch*
C: Adam Oates
LW: Kevin Stevens
RW: Cam Neely*

NHL All-Rookie Team

1st Team
G: Ed Belfour*
D: Rob Blake
D: Eric Weinrich
F: Sergei Fedorov
F: Ken Hodge
F: Jaromir Jagr