1990–91 St. Louis Blues season
1990–91 St. Louis Blues | |
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Division | 2nd Norris |
Conference | 2nd Campbell |
1990–91 record | 47–22–11 |
Home record | 24–9–7 |
Road record | 23–13–4 |
Goals for | 310 |
Goals against | 250 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ron Caron |
Coach | Brian Sutter |
Captain | Scott Stevens |
Alternate captains | Rick Meagher Adam Oates |
Arena | St. Louis Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brett Hull (86) |
Assists | Adam Oates (90) |
Points | Brett Hull (131) |
Penalty minutes | Glen Featherstone (204) |
Wins | Vincent Riendeau (29) |
Goals against average | Vincent 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
Newly acquired defenceman Scott Stevens is named team captain, replacing Rick Meagher.
NHL Draft
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) |
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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
The Blues allowed the most short-handed goals in the NHL, with 18.[2]
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 284 | 211 | 106 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Chicago Blackhawks | NRS | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 284 | 211 | 106 |
2 | 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
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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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% |
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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
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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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% |
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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 |
- 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
Norris Division Semi-Finals
St. Louis vs. Detroit | |||
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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
St. Louis vs. Minnesota | |||
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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
- Hart Memorial Trophy: Brett Hull
- Jack Adams Award: Brian Sutter
- Lester B. Pearson Award: Brett Hull
- Brett Hull, NHL Leader in Goals Scored (86)
- Brett Hull, Record of Most Goals by a Right Wing in One Season (86)[7]
- Brett Hull, Right Wing, NHL First All-Star Team
- Adam Oates, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team
References
- ^ "1990-91 NHL Summary".
- ^ "1990-91 NHL Summary".
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "1990-1991 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ "1990-91 St. Louis Blues Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "1990-91 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
- ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 182, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5