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1990–91 New York Islanders
Division6th Patrick
ConferenceWales
1990–91 record25–45–10
Goals for223
Goals against290
Team information
General managerBill Torrey
CoachAl Arbour
CaptainBrent Sutter
Alternate captainsPat LaFontaine
Unknown
ArenaNassau Coliseum
Team leaders
GoalsPat LaFontaine (41)
AssistsPat LaFontaine (44)
PointsPat LaFontaine (85)
Penalty minutesKen Baumgartner (282)
Plus/minusJoe Reekie (+17)
WinsGlenn Healy (18)
Goals against averageMark Fitzpatrick (3.00)

The 1990–91 New York Islanders season was the 19th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League.

Offseason

Regular season

The Islanders finished the regular-season last in scoring (223 goals for), tied the Quebec Nordiques for fewest power-play goals scored (51) and had the fewest power-play opportunities (317).[1]

Final standings

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]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.

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


Schedule and results

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

Playoffs

The Islanders missed the playoffs for the first time since 1989 despite qualifying the previous year in the 1989-90 season.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Pat LaFontaine C 75 41 44 85 42 -6 12 2 5
David Volek W 77 22 34 56 57 -10 6 0 1
Brent Sutter C 75 21 32 53 49 -8 6 2 4
Pat Flatley RW 56 20 25 45 74 -2 8 0 4
Derek King LW 66 19 26 45 44 1 2 0 2
Randy Wood LW/C 76 24 18 42 45 -12 6 1 3
Ray Ferraro C 61 19 16 35 52 -11 5 0 1
Jeff Norton D 44 3 25 28 16 -13 2 1 0
Bill Berg LW 78 9 14 23 67 -3 0 0 0
Gary Nylund D 72 2 21 23 105 -8 0 0 0
Wayne McBean D 52 5 14 19 47 -21 2 0 0
Joe Reekie D 66 3 16 19 96 17 0 0 2
Brad Dalgarno RW 41 3 12 15 24 -10 0 0 1
Dave Chyzowski LW 56 5 9 14 61 -19 0 0 0
Hubie McDonough C 52 6 6 12 10 -14 0 1 0
Brad Lauer LW 44 4 8 12 45 -6 0 1 0
Tom Fitzgerald RW 41 5 5 10 24 -9 0 0 2
Craig Ludwig D 75 1 8 9 77 -24 0 0 0
John Tucker C 20 3 4 7 4 -1 1 0 0
Ken Baumgartner LW 78 1 6 7 282 -14 0 0 0
Doug Crossman D 16 1 6 7 12 -4 1 0 0
Mick Vukota RW 60 2 4 6 238 -13 0 0 0
Rich Pilon D 60 1 4 5 126 -12 0 0 0
Don Maloney LW 12 0 5 5 6 -3 0 0 0
Greg Parks C 20 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0
Dean Chynoweth D 25 1 1 2 59 -6 0 0 0
Paul Guay RW 3 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
Glenn Healy G 53 0 2 2 14 0 0 0 0
Richard Kromm LW 6 1 0 1 0 -2 0 1 0
Jari Gronstrand D 3 0 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0
Shawn Byram LW 4 0 0 0 14 -2 0 0 0
Rob DiMaio RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Finley D 11 0 0 0 4 -1 0 0 0
Mark Fitzpatrick G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Hackett G 30 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Alan Kerr RW 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Derek Laxdal RW 4 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Danny Lorenz G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Maneluk G 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Scott Scissons C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dennis Vaske D 5 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Glenn Healy 2999 53 18 24 9 166 3.32 0 1557 1391 .893
Jeff Hackett 1508 30 5 18 1 91 3.62 0 741 650 .877
Mark Fitzpatrick 120 2 1 1 0 6 3.00 0 60 54 .900
George Maneluk 140 4 1 1 0 15 6.43 0 94 79 .840
Danny Lorenz 80 2 0 1 0 5 3.75 0 36 31 .861
Team: 4847 80 25 45 10 283 3.50 0 2488 2205 .886

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1991.html
  2. ^ 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. ^ "1990-91 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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