1990–91 St. Louis Blues season

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]

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 captainsGarth Butcher
Adam Oates
Team leaders
GoalsBrett Hull (86)
AssistsAdam Oates (90)
PointsBrett Hull (131)
Penalty minutesGlen Featherstone (204)
WinsVincent Riendeau (29)
Goals against averageVincent Riendeau (3.01)

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)
233Craig Johnson United StatesHill-Murray School (USHS-MN)
354Patrice Tardif CanadaChamplain College Lennoxville (CEGEP)
596Jason Ruff CanadaLethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
6117Kurtis Miller United StatesRochester Mustangs (USHL)
7138Wayne Conlan United StatesTrinity-Pawling School (USHS-NY)
9180Parris Duffus United StatesMelfort Mustangs (SJHL)
10201Steve Widmeyer CanadaUniversity of Maine (Hockey East)
11222Joe Hawley CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
12243Joe Fleming United StatesXaverian High School (USHS-MA)
S16Geoff Sarjeant United StatesMichigan Technological University (WCHA)

Regular season

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

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Blackhawks8049238284211106
St. Louis Blues80472211310250105
Detroit Red Wings803438827329876
Minnesota North Stars8027391425626668
Toronto Maple Leafs8023461124131857

[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
1p – Chicago BlackhawksNRS8049238284211106
2St. Louis BluesNRS80472211310250105
3Los Angeles KingsSMY80462410340254102
4Calgary FlamesSMY8046268344263100
5Edmonton OilersSMY803737627227280
6Detroit Red WingsNRS803438827329876
7Minnesota North StarsNRS8027391425626668
8Vancouver CanucksSMY802843924331565
9Winnipeg JetsSMY8026431126028863
10Toronto Maple LeafsNRS8023461124131857

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 4, 19903–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)1–0–0
2LOctober 6, 19902–5Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)1–1–0
3WOctober 9, 19904–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)2–1–0
4LOctober 12, 19900–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)2–2–0
5LOctober 14, 19901–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)2–3–0
6WOctober 16, 19905–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)3–3–0
7WOctober 18, 19904–3@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)4–3–0
8TOctober 20, 19902–2 OTMinnesota North Stars (1990–91)4–3–1
9WOctober 24, 19908–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)5–3–1
10WOctober 25, 19908–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)6–3–1
11WOctober 27, 19903–0Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)7–3–1
12WOctober 30, 19905–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)8–3–1
13LNovember 1, 19902–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)8–4–1
14WNovember 3, 19904–1@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)9–4–1
15WNovember 6, 19902–1Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)10–4–1
16WNovember 8, 19903–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)11–4–1
17WNovember 10, 19906–1Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)12–4–1
18WNovember 13, 19904–2Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)13–4–1
19WNovember 17, 19903–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)14–4–1
20LNovember 18, 19903–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)14–5–1
21WNovember 20, 19904–2Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)15–5–1
22LNovember 23, 19903–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)15–6–1
23TNovember 24, 19903–3 OTVancouver Canucks (1990–91)15–6–2
24LNovember 27, 19903–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)15–7–2
25TNovember 29, 19904–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1990–91)15–7–3
26LDecember 1, 19901–4New Jersey Devils (1990–91)15–8–3
27LDecember 2, 19902–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)15–9–3
28WDecember 7, 19906–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)16–9–3
29WDecember 8, 19902–1Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)17–9–3
30TDecember 11, 19903–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1990–91)17–9–4
31WDecember 13, 19904–2Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)18–9–4
32WDecember 15, 19904–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)19–9–4
33WDecember 16, 19905–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)20–9–4
34TDecember 20, 19903–3 OTWashington Capitals (1990–91)20–9–5
35WDecember 22, 19905–0Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)21–9–5
36TDecember 26, 19906–6 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)21–9–6
37LDecember 27, 19904–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)21–10–6
38LDecember 29, 19901–3Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)21–11–6
39LDecember 31, 19903–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)21–12–6
40WJanuary 3, 19918–7Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)22–12–6
41LJanuary 5, 19912–3 OTNew York Rangers (1990–91)22–13–6
42WJanuary 8, 19915–3@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)23–13–6
43WJanuary 9, 19913–2@ New York Rangers (1990–91)24–13–6
44TJanuary 12, 19914–4 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)24–13–7
45WJanuary 13, 19913–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)25–13–7
46WJanuary 15, 19917–3Washington Capitals (1990–91)26–13–7
47LJanuary 17, 19912–4Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)26–14–7
48LJanuary 22, 19913–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)26–15–7
49WJanuary 25, 19919–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)27–15–7
50WJanuary 26, 19915–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (1990–91)28–15–7
51WJanuary 29, 19918–3Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)29–15–7
52WJanuary 31, 19914–3 OTHartford Whalers (1990–91)30–15–7
53WFebruary 2, 19915–4New Jersey Devils (1990–91)31–15–7
54LFebruary 4, 19915–6 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)31–16–7
55WFebruary 6, 19915–4 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)32–16–7
56WFebruary 9, 19915–4Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)33–16–7
57WFebruary 12, 19914–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)34–16–7
58WFebruary 14, 19913–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)35–16–7
59LFebruary 17, 19914–7@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)35–17–7
60WFebruary 19, 19913–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)36–17–7
61WFebruary 21, 19917–2New York Islanders (1990–91)37–17–7
62WFebruary 23, 19919–2Boston Bruins (1990–91)38–17–7
63LFebruary 24, 19912–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)38–18–7
64WFebruary 26, 19913–1Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)39–18–7
65TFebruary 28, 19914–4 OTNew York Rangers (1990–91)39–18–8
66TMarch 2, 19914–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)39–18–9
67WMarch 5, 19914–1@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)40–18–9
68TMarch 7, 19915–5 OT@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)40–18–10
69LMarch 9, 19914–8Calgary Flames (1990–91)40–19–10
70LMarch 10, 19911–4Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)40–20–10
71TMarch 14, 19912–2 OTMinnesota North Stars (1990–91)40–20–11
72LMarch 16, 19912–3Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)40–21–11
73LMarch 17, 19914–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)40–22–11
74WMarch 19, 19912–1@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)41–22–11
75WMarch 21, 19914–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)42–22–11
76WMarch 23, 19913–2@ New York Islanders (1990–91)43–22–11
77WMarch 25, 19915–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)44–22–11
78WMarch 28, 19913–0New York Islanders (1990–91)45–22–11
79WMarch 30, 19915–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)46–22–11
80WMarch 31, 19912–1Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)47–22–11

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Brett HullRW788645131222329011
Adam OatesC6125901152915313
Jeff BrownD67124759394610
Geoff CourtnallLW662730575619906
Rod Brind'AmourC78173249932403
Scott StevensD785444915023101
Dave LowryLW7919214016819025
Ron WilsonC7310273754-1121
Paul CavalliniD671025358919300
Gino CavalliniLW7882735814302
Bob BassenC7916183418317021
Cliff RonningC48141832102502
Sergio MomessoLW5910182813112001
Rich SutterRW771611271226022
Glen FeatherstoneD685152020419101
Paul MacLeanRW376111724-2002
Mario MaroisD64214168117000
Dan QuinnC14471120-5402
Steve TuttleRW2036922000
Herb RaglanRW32336524001
Tom TilleyD2224645000
Harold SnepstsD54145503001
Rick MeagherC2431460000
Robert DirkD411341002000
Garth ButcherD13044324000
David BruceLW12123141000
Dominic LavoieD612324000
Nelson EmersonRW40332-2000
Darin KimbleRW261121282001
Michel MongeauC711201100
Vincent RiendeauG4402200000
Kelly ChaseRW2101151001
Pat JablonskiG801100000
Curtis JosephG3001100000
Gordie RobertsD30118-1000
Dave ThomlinsonLW30000-3000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Vincent Riendeau26714429961343.01312411107.892
Curtis Joseph17103016102893.120874785.898
Pat Jablonski4928233253.050228203.890
Team:4873804722112483.05323432095.894

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Adam OatesC1371320107201
Brett HullRW131181945302
Jeff BrownD13391266000
Dan QuinnC13471132-2201
Rod Brind'AmourC13257100100
Rich SutterRW13426162001
Paul CavalliniD13235200100
Dave LowryLW1314535-6000
Dave ThomlinsonLW931442101
Bob BassenC13134241000
Gino CavalliniLW1313422000
Garth ButcherD1321354-1000
Scott StevensD13033368000
Steve TuttleRW60330-3000
Rick MeagherC901120000
David BruceLW200020000
Kelly ChaseRW600018-1000
Glen FeatherstoneD900031-5000
Pat JablonskiG300000000
Darin KimbleRW13000380000
Mario MaroisD9000370000
Vincent RiendeauG1300000000
Harold SnepstsD800012-1000
Ron WilsonC7000280000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Vincent Riendeau6871367353.061294259.881
Pat Jablonski9030053.3303530.857
Team:7771367403.091329289.878

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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

Norris Division Semi-Finals

St. Louis vs. Detroit
DateAwayHome
April 4Detroit 63 St. Louis
April 6Detroit 24 St. Louis
April 8St. Louis 25 Detroit
April 10St. Louis 34 Detroit
April 12Detroit 16 St. Louis
April 14St. Louis 30 Detroit
April 16Detroit 23 St. Louis
St. Louis wins series 4–3

Norris Division Finals

St. Louis vs. Minnesota
DateAwayHome
April 18Minnesota 21 St. Louis
April 20Minnesota 25 St. Louis
April 22St. Louis 15 Minnesota
April 24St. Louis 48 Minnesota
April 26Minnesota 24 St. Louis
April 28St. Louis 23 Minnesota
Minnesota wins series 4–2

Roster

Awards and Records

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References

  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1991.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1991.html
  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 2009-06-15.
  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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