1990 Stanley Cup playoffs
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The 1990 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the National Hockey League (NHL) championship began on April 5, 1990, following the 1989–90 regular season. The sixteen teams that qualified, from the top four teams of the four divisions, played best-of-seven series with re-seeding after the division finals. The Conference Champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup.
This was the last time that the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs, They have since made the playoffs for 22 consecutive seasons.
The playoffs concluded on May 24 with the Edmonton Oilers winning the Stanley Cup, defeating the Boston Bruins in the final series four games to one. Edmonton goaltender Bill Ranford was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.
For the first and (as of the present) only time in history, both the Flyers and the Penguins missed the playoffs in the same season.
Playoff bracket [edit]
| Division Semi-finals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| A1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Hartford Whalers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Buffalo Sabres | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| P3 | Washington Capitals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| P1 | New York Rangers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| P4 | New York Islanders | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| P1 | New York Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| P3 | Washington Capitals | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| P2 | New Jersey Devils | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| P3 | Washington Capitals | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Boston Bruins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Minnesota North Stars | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | St. Louis Blues | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | St. Louis Blues | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Calgary Flames | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Los Angeles Kings | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Los Angeles Kings | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Winnipeg Jets | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Series [edit]
Division Semifinals [edit]
(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A4) Hartford Whalers [edit]
| April 5 | Hartford Whalers | 4-3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| April 7 | Hartford Whalers | 1-3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| April 9 | Boston Bruins | 3-5 | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | ||||
| April 11 | Boston Bruins | 6-5 | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | ||||
| April 13 | Hartford Whalers | 2-3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| April 15 | Boston Bruins | 2-3 | OT | Hartford Whalers | Hartford Civic Center | |||
| April 17 | Hartford Whalers | 1-3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| Boston won series 4-3 | |
(A2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens [edit]
| April 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 1-4 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 7 | Montreal Canadiens | 3-0 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 9 | Buffalo Sabres | 1-2 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | |||
| April 11 | Buffalo Sabres | 4-2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | ||||
| April 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 4-2 | Buffalo Sabres | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | ||||
| April 15 | Buffalo Sabres | 2-5 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | ||||
| Montreal won series 4-2 | |
(P1) New York Rangers vs. (P4) New York Islanders [edit]
| April 5 | New York Islanders | 1-2 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | ||||
| April 7 | New York Islanders | 2-5 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | ||||
| April 9 | New York Rangers | 3-4 | 2OT | New York Islanders | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
| April 11 | New York Rangers | 6-1 | New York Islanders | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||||
| April 13 | New York Islanders | 5-6 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | ||||
| New York Rangers won series 4-1 | |
(P2) New Jersey Devils vs. (P3) Washington Capitals [edit]
| April 5 | Washington Capitals | 5-4 | OT | New Jersey Devils | Brendan Byrne Arena | |||
| April 7 | Washington Capitals | 5-6 | New Jersey Devils | Brendan Byrne Arena | ||||
| April 9 | New Jersey Devils | 2-1 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre | ||||
| April 11 | New Jersey Devils | 1-3 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre | ||||
| April 13 | Washington Capitals | 4-3 | New Jersey Devils | Brendan Byrne Arena | ||||
| April 15 | New Jersey Devils | 2-3 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre | ||||
| Washington won series 4-2 | |
(N1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (N4) Minnesota North Stars [edit]
| April 4 | Minnesota North Stars | 2-1 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| April 6 | Minnesota North Stars | 3-5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
| Bellows 3 (Dahlen, Murphy) - pp - 8:49 Chambers 1 (Gagner, A. Broten) - pp - 10:41 N. Broten 1 (Dahlen, Barber) - pp -11:56 |
First period | 14:24 - pp - Presley 1 (Manson, Brown) | ||||||
| No Scoring | Second period | 1:49 - Gilbert 1 (Thomas, Lemieux) 3:53 - pp - Roenick 1 (B. Murray, Larmer) 7:25 - pp - Thomas 1 (Wilson, B. Murray) 16:39 - sh - Presley 2 (Lemieux) |
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| No Scoring | Third period | No Scoring | ||||||
| Casey ( 26 saves / 31 shots ) | Goalie stats | Millen ( 17 saves / 20 shots ) | ||||||
| April 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-1 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | ||||
| April 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0-4 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | ||||
| April 12 | Minnesota North Stars | 1-5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| April 14 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3-5 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | ||||
| April 16 | Minnesota North Stars | 2-5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| Chicago won series 4-3 | |
(N2) St. Louis Blues vs. (N3) Toronto Maple Leafs [edit]
| April 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-4 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| April 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-4 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| April 8 | St. Louis Blues | 6-5 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | |||
| April 10 | St. Louis Blues | 2-4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | ||||
| April 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-4 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| St. Louis won series 4-1 | |
(S1) Calgary Flames vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings [edit]
| April 4 | Los Angeles Kings | 5-3 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | ||||
| April 6 | Los Angeles Kings | 5-8 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | ||||
| April 8 | Calgary Flames | 1-2 | OT | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | |||
| April 10 | Calgary Flames | 4-12 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | ||||
| April 12 | Los Angeles Kings | 1-5 | Calgary Flames | Olympic Saddledome | ||||
| April 14 | Calgary Flames | 3-4 | 2OT | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | |||
| Los Angeles won series 4-2 | |
(S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S3) Winnipeg Jets [edit]
| April 4 | Winnipeg Jets | 7-5 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | ||||
| April 6 | Winnipeg Jets | 2-3 | OT | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | |||
| April 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 1-2 | Winnipeg Jets | Winnipeg Arena | ||||
| April 10 | Edmonton Oilers | 3-4 | 2OT | Winnipeg Jets | Winnipeg Arena | |||
| April 12 | Winnipeg Jets | 3-4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | ||||
| April 14 | Edmonton Oilers | 4-3 | Winnipeg Jets | Winnipeg Arena | ||||
| April 16 | Winnipeg Jets | 1-4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | ||||
| Edmonton won series 4-3 | |
Division Finals [edit]
(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens [edit]
| April 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 0-1 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| April 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 4-5 | OT | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | |||
| April 23 | Boston Bruins | 6-3 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | ||||
| April 25 | Boston Bruins | 1-4 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | ||||
| April 27 | Montreal Canadiens | 1-3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| Boston won series 4-1 | |
(P1) New York Rangers vs. (P3) Washington Capitals [edit]
| April 19 | Washington Capitals | 3-7 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | ||||
| April 21 | Washington Capitals | 6-3 | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | ||||
| April 23 | New York Rangers | 1-7 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre | ||||
| April 25 | New York Rangers | 3-4 | OT | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre | |||
| April 27 | Washington Capitals | 2-1 | OT | New York Rangers | Madison Square Garden | |||
| Washington won series 4-1 | |
(N1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (N2) St. Louis Blues [edit]
| April 18 | St. Louis Blues | 4-3 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| April 20 | St. Louis Blues | 3-5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| April 22 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-5 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| April 24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3-2 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| April 26 | St. Louis Blues | 2-3 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| April 28 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-4 | St. Louis Blues | St. Louis Arena | ||||
| April 30 | St. Louis Blues | 2-8 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| Chicago won series 4-3 | |
(S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings [edit]
| April 18 | Los Angeles Kings | 0-7 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | ||||
| April 20 | Los Angeles Kings | 1-6 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | ||||
| April 22 | Edmonton Oilers | 5-4 | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | ||||
| April 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 6-5 | OT | Los Angeles Kings | Great Western Forum | |||
| Edmonton won series 4-0 | |
Conference Finals [edit]
(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (P3) Washington Capitals [edit]
| May 3 | Washington Capitals | 3-5 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| May 5 | Washington Capitals | 0-3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| May 7 | Boston Bruins | 4-1 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre | ||||
| May 9 | Boston Bruins | 3-2 | Washington Capitals | Capital Centre | ||||
| Boston won series 4-0 | |
(N1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (S2) Edmonton Oilers [edit]
| May 2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-5 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | Recap |
| May 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-3 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | ||||
| May 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 1-5 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| May 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 4-2 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| May 10 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3-4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | ||||
| May 12 | Edmonton Oilers | 8-4 | Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Stadium | ||||
| Edmonton won series 4-2 | |
Final [edit]
Main article: 1990 Stanley Cup Finals
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins in the Final series, four games to one. For the Oilers, it was their fifth Cup win in seven years, and their only one without Wayne Gretzky. In game one, Petr Klima scored at 15:13 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3–2 win. The game broke the record for longest Final game, set in 1931 between Chicago and Montreal. This game remains the longest in Stanley Cup Final history (Longest NHL overtime games) till date, edging both Brett Hull's cup-winner in 1999 and Igor Larionov's game-winner in 2002 by less than 30 seconds. In game five at the Boston Garden on May 24, the Oilers won 4–1. Craig Simpson scored the game-winning goal.
| May 15 | Edmonton Oilers | 3-2 | 3OT | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | |||
| May 18 | Edmonton Oilers | 7-2 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| May 20 | Boston Bruins | 2-1 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | ||||
| May 22 | Boston Bruins | 1-5 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum | ||||
| May 24 | Edmonton Oilers | 4-1 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | ||||
| Edmonton won series 4-1 | |
See also [edit]
Notes [edit]
References [edit]
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This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2011) |
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Total Sports Canada. ISBN 1-892129-07-8.
| Preceded by 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs |
Stanley Cup Champions | Succeeded by 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs |
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