1990–91 St. Louis Blues season

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1990–91 St. Louis Blues
Division2nd Norris
Conference2nd Campbell
1990–91 record47–22–11
Home record24–9–7
Road record23–13–4
Goals for310
Goals against250
Team information
General managerRon Caron
CoachBrian Sutter
CaptainScott Stevens
Alternate captainsRick Meagher
Adam Oates
ArenaSt. Louis Arena
Team leaders
GoalsBrett Hull (86)
AssistsAdam Oates (90)
PointsBrett Hull (131)
Penalty minutesGlen Featherstone (204)
WinsVincent Riendeau (29)
Goals against averageVincent Riendeau (3.01)

The 1990–91 St. Louis Blues season was one in which Brett Hull scored 50 goals in 50 games. Hull finished with 86, the third-highest total in National Hockey League history. After finishing the regular season with the NHL's second highest point total (105), the Blues overcame a 3-games-to-1 series deficit against the Detroit Red Wings in the Norris Division semi-finals before losing to the Minnesota North Stars in the Norris Division Final.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Newly acquired defenceman Scott Stevens is named team captain, replacing Rick Meagher.

NHL Draft[edit]

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft held at the BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 33 Craig Johnson  United States Hill-Murray School (USHS-MN)
3 54 Patrice Tardif  Canada Champlain College Lennoxville (CEGEP)
5 96 Jason Ruff  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
6 117 Kurtis Miller  United States Rochester Mustangs (USHL)
7 138 Wayne Conlan  United States Trinity-Pawling School (USHS-NY)
9 180 Parris Duffus  United States Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)
10 201 Steve Widmeyer  Canada University of Maine (Hockey East)
11 222 Joe Hawley  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
12 243 Joe Fleming  United States Xaverian High School (USHS-MA)
S 17 Geoff Sarjeant  Canada Michigan Technological University (WCHA)

Regular season[edit]

The Blues allowed the most short-handed goals in the NHL, with 18.[2]

Final standings[edit]

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

[3]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

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


Schedule and results[edit]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 4, 1990 3–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 1–0–0
2 L October 6, 1990 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 1–1–0
3 W October 9, 1990 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 2–1–0
4 L October 12, 1990 0–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 2–2–0
5 L October 14, 1990 1–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 2–3–0
6 W October 16, 1990 5–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 3–3–0
7 W October 18, 1990 4–3 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 4–3–0
8 T October 20, 1990 2–2 OT Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 4–3–1
9 W October 24, 1990 8–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 5–3–1
10 W October 25, 1990 8–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 6–3–1
11 W October 27, 1990 3–0 Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 7–3–1
12 W October 30, 1990 5–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 8–3–1
13 L November 1, 1990 2–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) 8–4–1
14 W November 3, 1990 4–1 @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 9–4–1
15 W November 6, 1990 2–1 Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 10–4–1
16 W November 8, 1990 3–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 11–4–1
17 W November 10, 1990 6–1 Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 12–4–1
18 W November 13, 1990 4–2 Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 13–4–1
19 W November 17, 1990 3–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 14–4–1
20 L November 18, 1990 3–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 14–5–1
21 W November 20, 1990 4–2 Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 15–5–1
22 L November 23, 1990 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 15–6–1
23 T November 24, 1990 3–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 15–6–2
24 L November 27, 1990 3–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 15–7–2
25 T November 29, 1990 4–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 15–7–3
26 L December 1, 1990 1–4 New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 15–8–3
27 L December 2, 1990 2–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 15–9–3
28 W December 7, 1990 6–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 16–9–3
29 W December 8, 1990 2–1 Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 17–9–3
30 T December 11, 1990 3–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 17–9–4
31 W December 13, 1990 4–2 Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 18–9–4
32 W December 15, 1990 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 19–9–4
33 W December 16, 1990 5–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 20–9–4
34 T December 20, 1990 3–3 OT Washington Capitals (1990–91) 20–9–5
35 W December 22, 1990 5–0 Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 21–9–5
36 T December 26, 1990 6–6 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 21–9–6
37 L December 27, 1990 4–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 21–10–6
38 L December 29, 1990 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 21–11–6
39 L December 31, 1990 3–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 21–12–6
40 W January 3, 1991 8–7 Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 22–12–6
41 L January 5, 1991 2–3 OT New York Rangers (1990–91) 22–13–6
42 W January 8, 1991 5–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 23–13–6
43 W January 9, 1991 3–2 @ New York Rangers (1990–91) 24–13–6
44 T January 12, 1991 4–4 OT @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) 24–13–7
45 W January 13, 1991 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 25–13–7
46 W January 15, 1991 7–3 Washington Capitals (1990–91) 26–13–7
47 L January 17, 1991 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 26–14–7
48 L January 22, 1991 3–7 @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 26–15–7
49 W January 25, 1991 9–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 27–15–7
50 W January 26, 1991 5–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 28–15–7
51 W January 29, 1991 8–3 Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 29–15–7
52 W January 31, 1991 4–3 OT Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 30–15–7
53 W February 2, 1991 5–4 New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 31–15–7
54 L February 4, 1991 5–6 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 31–16–7
55 W February 6, 1991 5–4 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 32–16–7
56 W February 9, 1991 5–4 Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 33–16–7
57 W February 12, 1991 4–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 34–16–7
58 W February 14, 1991 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 35–16–7
59 L February 17, 1991 4–7 @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 35–17–7
60 W February 19, 1991 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 36–17–7
61 W February 21, 1991 7–2 New York Islanders (1990–91) 37–17–7
62 W February 23, 1991 9–2 Boston Bruins (1990–91) 38–17–7
63 L February 24, 1991 2–6 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 38–18–7
64 W February 26, 1991 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 39–18–7
65 T February 28, 1991 4–4 OT New York Rangers (1990–91) 39–18–8
66 T March 2, 1991 4–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 39–18–9
67 W March 5, 1991 4–1 @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 40–18–9
68 T March 7, 1991 5–5 OT @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) 40–18–10
69 L March 9, 1991 4–8 Calgary Flames (1990–91) 40–19–10
70 L March 10, 1991 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 40–20–10
71 T March 14, 1991 2–2 OT Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 40–20–11
72 L March 16, 1991 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 40–21–11
73 L March 17, 1991 4–6 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 40–22–11
74 W March 19, 1991 2–1 @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) 41–22–11
75 W March 21, 1991 4–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 42–22–11
76 W March 23, 1991 3–2 @ New York Islanders (1990–91) 43–22–11
77 W March 25, 1991 5–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 44–22–11
78 W March 28, 1991 3–0 New York Islanders (1990–91) 45–22–11
79 W March 30, 1991 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 46–22–11
80 W March 31, 1991 2–1 Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 47–22–11

Player statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brett Hull RW 78 86 45 131 22 23 29 0 11
Adam Oates C 61 25 90 115 29 15 3 1 3
Jeff Brown D 67 12 47 59 39 4 6 1 0
Geoff Courtnall LW 66 27 30 57 56 19 9 0 6
Rod Brind'Amour C 78 17 32 49 93 2 4 0 3
Scott Stevens D 78 5 44 49 150 23 1 0 1
Dave Lowry LW 79 19 21 40 168 19 0 2 5
Ron Wilson C 73 10 27 37 54 -1 1 2 1
Paul Cavallini D 67 10 25 35 89 19 3 0 0
Gino Cavallini LW 78 8 27 35 81 4 3 0 2
Bob Bassen C 79 16 18 34 183 17 0 2 1
Cliff Ronning C 48 14 18 32 10 2 5 0 2
Sergio Momesso LW 59 10 18 28 131 12 0 0 1
Rich Sutter RW 77 16 11 27 122 6 0 2 2
Glen Featherstone D 68 5 15 20 204 19 1 0 1
Paul MacLean RW 37 6 11 17 24 -2 0 0 2
Mario Marois D 64 2 14 16 81 17 0 0 0
Dan Quinn C 14 4 7 11 20 -5 4 0 2
Steve Tuttle RW 20 3 6 9 2 2 0 0 0
Herb Raglan RW 32 3 3 6 52 4 0 0 1
Tom Tilley D 22 2 4 6 4 5 0 0 0
Harold Snepsts D 54 1 4 5 50 3 0 0 1
Rick Meagher C 24 3 1 4 6 0 0 0 0
Robert Dirk D 41 1 3 4 100 2 0 0 0
Garth Butcher D 13 0 4 4 32 4 0 0 0
David Bruce LW 12 1 2 3 14 1 0 0 0
Dominic Lavoie D 6 1 2 3 2 4 0 0 0
Nelson Emerson RW 4 0 3 3 2 -2 0 0 0
Darin Kimble RW 26 1 1 2 128 2 0 0 1
Michel Mongeau C 7 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
Vincent Riendeau G 44 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly Chase RW 2 1 0 1 15 1 0 0 1
Pat Jablonski G 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Joseph G 30 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gordie Roberts D 3 0 1 1 8 -1 0 0 0
Dave Thomlinson LW 3 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Vincent Riendeau 2671 44 29 9 6 134 3.01 3 1241 1107 .892
Curtis Joseph 1710 30 16 10 2 89 3.12 0 874 785 .898
Pat Jablonski 492 8 2 3 3 25 3.05 0 228 203 .890
Team: 4873 80 47 22 11 248 3.05 3 2343 2095 .894

Playoffs[edit]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Adam Oates C 13 7 13 20 10 7 2 0 1
Brett Hull RW 13 11 8 19 4 5 3 0 2
Jeff Brown D 13 3 9 12 6 6 0 0 0
Dan Quinn C 13 4 7 11 32 -2 2 0 1
Rod Brind'Amour C 13 2 5 7 10 0 1 0 0
Rich Sutter RW 13 4 2 6 16 2 0 0 1
Paul Cavallini D 13 2 3 5 20 0 1 0 0
Dave Lowry LW 13 1 4 5 35 -6 0 0 0
Dave Thomlinson LW 9 3 1 4 4 2 1 0 1
Bob Bassen C 13 1 3 4 24 1 0 0 0
Gino Cavallini LW 13 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 0
Garth Butcher D 13 2 1 3 54 -1 0 0 0
Scott Stevens D 13 0 3 3 36 8 0 0 0
Steve Tuttle RW 6 0 3 3 0 -3 0 0 0
Rick Meagher C 9 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
David Bruce LW 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Kelly Chase RW 6 0 0 0 18 -1 0 0 0
Glen Featherstone D 9 0 0 0 31 -5 0 0 0
Pat Jablonski G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darin Kimble RW 13 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 0
Mario Marois D 9 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 0
Vincent Riendeau G 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harold Snepsts D 8 0 0 0 12 -1 0 0 0
Ron Wilson C 7 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Vincent Riendeau 687 13 6 7 35 3.06 1 294 259 .881
Pat Jablonski 90 3 0 0 5 3.33 0 35 30 .857
Team: 777 13 6 7 40 3.09 1 329 289 .878

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Playoffs[edit]

Norris Division Semi-Finals[edit]

St. Louis vs. Detroit
Date Away Home
April 4 Detroit 6 3 St. Louis
April 6 Detroit 2 4 St. Louis
April 8 St. Louis 2 5 Detroit
April 10 St. Louis 3 4 Detroit
April 12 Detroit 1 6 St. Louis
April 14 St. Louis 3 0 Detroit
April 16 Detroit 2 3 St. Louis
St. Louis wins series 4–3

Norris Division Finals[edit]

St. Louis vs. Minnesota
Date Away Home
April 18 Minnesota 2 1 St. Louis
April 20 Minnesota 2 5 St. Louis
April 22 St. Louis 1 5 Minnesota
April 24 St. Louis 4 8 Minnesota
April 26 Minnesota 2 4 St. Louis
April 28 St. Louis 2 3 Minnesota
Minnesota wins series 4–2

Awards and records[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1990-91 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "1990-91 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  4. ^ "1990-1991 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  5. ^ "1990-91 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  6. ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 182, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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