1990–91 New Jersey Devils season

The 1990–91 New Jersey Devils season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and ninth season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] The season saw the team finish fourth in the Patrick Division and qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season, losing in the division semi-finals to the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was the first time in the franchise's 17-year history that the team qualified for the playoffs in consecutive seasons. The team would make one huge move towards their future when they drafted Martin Brodeur with their first round selection in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

1990–91 New Jersey Devils
Division4th Patrick
Conference7th Wales
1990–91 record32–33–15
Goals for272
Goals against264
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJohn Cunniff
Tom McVie
CaptainKirk Muller
Alternate captainsJohn MacLean
Patrik Sundstrom
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Team leaders
GoalsJohn MacLean (45)
AssistsKirk Muller (51)
PointsJohn MacLean (78)
Penalty minutesKen Daneyko (249)
Plus/minusAlexei Kasatonov (+23)
WinsChris Terreri (24)
Goals against averageChris Terreri (2.91)

Regular season

Season standings
Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Pittsburgh Penguins804133634230588
New York Rangers8036311329726585
Washington Capitals803736725825881
New Jersey Devils8032331527226479
Philadelphia Flyers8033371025226776
New York Islanders8025451022329060

[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
1Boston BruinsADM80442412299264100
2Montreal CanadiensADM8039301127324989
3Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK804133634230588
4New York RangersPTK8036311329726585
5Washington CapitalsPTK803736725825881
6Buffalo SabresADM8031301929227881
7New Jersey DevilsPTK8032331527226479
8Philadelphia FlyersPTK8033371025226776
9Hartford WhalersADM8031381123827673
10New York IslandersPTK8025451022329060
11Quebec NordiquesADM8016501423635446

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results
# R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOct 4, 19903–3 OTDetroit Red Wings0–0–1
2WOct 6, 19903–1Philadelphia Flyers1–0–1
3LOct 7, 19904–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins1–1–1
4WOct 9, 19905–2Minnesota North Stars2–1–1
5LOct 11, 19904–7@ Philadelphia Flyers2–2–1
6WOct 13, 19905–3Calgary Flames3–2–1
7WOct 17, 19903–2Washington Capitals4–2–1
8WOct 19, 19903–2New York Rangers5–2–1
9LOct 20, 19900–4@ Washington Capitals5–3–1
10WOct 23, 19908–1@ New York Islanders6–3–1
11WOct 25, 19905–1Buffalo Sabres7–3–1
12WOct 27, 19907–5Pittsburgh Penguins8–3–1
13LOct 30, 19903–6@ Calgary Flames8–4–1
14LNov 1, 19901–2@ Vancouver Canucks8–5–1
15WNov 3, 19905–2@ Edmonton Oilers9–5–1
16LNov 7, 19903–6New York Islanders9–6–1
17LNov 9, 19902–3New York Rangers9–7–1
18LNov 10, 19901–3@ Montreal Canadiens9–8–1
19WNov 13, 19906–3Montreal Canadiens10–8–1
20LNov 15, 19902–4Hartford Whalers10–9–1
21WNov 17, 19903–2Philadelphia Flyers11–9–1
22WNov 18, 19904–1@ Philadelphia Flyers12–9–1
23LNov 20, 19904–5@ Los Angeles Kings12–10–1
24WNov 24, 19905–3@ Minnesota North Stars13–10–1
25TNov 28, 19905–5 OTPhiladelphia Flyers13–10–2
26TNov 30, 19905–5 OTNew York Islanders13–10–3
27WDec 1, 19904–1@ St. Louis Blues14–10–3
28TDec 3, 19904–4 OT@ Winnipeg Jets14–10–4
29WDec 5, 19909–4Vancouver Canucks15–10–4
30LDec 7, 19902–5@ Washington Capitals15–11–4
31WDec 8, 19904–2Washington Capitals16–11–4
32LDec 11, 19902–3@ New York Islanders16–12–4
33LDec 13, 19905–9@ Pittsburgh Penguins16–13–4
34TDec 15, 19901–1 OT@ Boston Bruins16–13–5
35WDec 18, 19908–3Boston Bruins17–13–5
36TDec 20, 19903–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers17–13–6
37WDec 22, 19904–1@ Quebec Nordiques18–13–6
38WDec 23, 19904–2Toronto Maple Leafs19–13–6
39TDec 27, 19901–1 OTNew York Islanders19–13–7
40TDec 29, 19904–4 OTBuffalo Sabres19–13–8
41TDec 30, 19902–2 OT@ New York Rangers19–13–9
42LJan 1, 19913–4@ Washington Capitals19–14–9
43LJan 3, 19913–5@ Chicago Blackhawks19–15–9
44LJan 5, 19912–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins19–16–9
45LJan 8, 19913–5St. Louis Blues19–17–9
46LJan 12, 19914–5 OTEdmonton Oilers19–18–9
47LJan 14, 19911–6Los Angeles Kings19–19–9
48TJan 16, 19912–2 OTChicago Blackhawks19–19–10
49LJan 22, 19913–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins19–20–10
50WJan 24, 19916–1Quebec Nordiques20–20–10
51LJan 26, 19911–3Minnesota North Stars20–21–10
52WJan 28, 19916–2@ Detroit Red Wings21–21–10
53WJan 30, 19914–2@ Los Angeles Kings22–21–10
54LFeb 2, 19914–5@ St. Louis Blues22–22–10
55WFeb 5, 19912–1Calgary Flames23–22–10
56LFeb 9, 19911–3@ Quebec Nordiques23–23–10
57WFeb 10, 19912–0Vancouver Canucks24–23–10
58LFeb 13, 19913–6@ New York Rangers24–24–10
59TFeb 14, 19913–3 OTWinnipeg Jets24–24–11
60WFeb 16, 19913–2Philadelphia Flyers25–24–11
61LFeb 18, 19910–4Edmonton Oilers25–25–11
62WFeb 22, 19915–2Pittsburgh Penguins26–25–11
63LFeb 24, 19912–5@ New York Rangers26–26–11
64WFeb 25, 19915–1Washington Capitals27–26–11
65LFeb 27, 19913–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs27–27–11
66WMar 1, 19916–1@ Detroit Red Wings28–27–11
67LMar 3, 19911–3Boston Bruins28–28–11
68LMar 5, 19913–4@ New York Islanders28–29–11
69TMar 6, 19913–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres28–29–12
70LMar 10, 19913–4@ Winnipeg Jets28–30–12
71WMar 13, 19913–2Toronto Maple Leafs29–30–12
72WMar 15, 19915–2New York Rangers30–30–12
73LMar 16, 19912–6@ Hartford Whalers30–31–12
74WMar 19, 19915–4Pittsburgh Penguins31–31–12
75TMar 21, 19912–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks31–31–13
76TMar 23, 19913–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens31–31–14
77TMar 26, 19913–3 OT@ New York Rangers31–31–15
78WMar 27, 19914–3 OTHartford Whalers32–31–15
79LMar 30, 19910–4@ Washington Capitals32–32–15
80LMar 31, 19912–3New York Islanders32–33–15

Playoffs

(P4) New Jersey Devils vs. (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins

The first two games took place at Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. In game 1, the Devils won 3-1. However, in game 2, the Penguins tied the series with a 5-4 overtime win. Games 3 and 4 were at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Pittsburgh was victorious in game 3 by a score of 4-3, but the Devils won in game 4 4-1. Game 5 shifted back to Pittsburgh where the Devils beat the Penguins 4-2. Game 6 was back in New Jersey, where the series was evened again thanks to a Pittsburgh 4-3 win. Game 7 was back in Pittsburgh where the Penguins won the game 4-0 and won the series 4-3.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
John MacLeanRW7845337815081927
Kirk MullerLW80195170761703
Brendan ShanahanLW752937661414702
Peter StastnyC77184260530403
Claude LemieuxRW78301747105-81002
Patrik SundstromC71153146487411
Bruce DriverD73936456211702
Alexei KasatonovD781031417623103
Eric WeinrichD76434384810100
Doug BrownRW58141630418022
Jon MorrisC5391928279101
Zdeno CigerLW458172583201
David MaleyLW64814221519103
Laurie BoschmanC781192079-1011
Ken DaneykoD8041620249-10121
Viacheslav FetisovD6731619625100
Pat ConacherLW4951116279000
Tommy AlbelinD4721214441100
Walt PoddubnyLW144610108000
Troy CrowderRW59639182-10000
Allan StewartLW41527159-6000
Paul YsebaertC1143761100
Lee NorwoodD2832587-1100
Jeff MadillRW1440446-1000
Myles O'ConnorD22314413000
Chris TerreriG5303320000
Jamie HuscroftD8011271000
Dave MarcinyshynD901121-1000
Jarrod SkaldeC101100000
Perry AndersonLW100050000
Neil BradyC300000000
Sean BurkeG35000180000
Roland MelansonG100000000
Jason MillerLW100001000
Kevin ToddC10000-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Chris Terreri297053242171442.91113481204.893
Sean Burke18703581281123.590875763.872
Roland Melanson20100026.00075.714
Team:4860803233152583.19122301972.884

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
John MacLeanRW753820100
Brendan ShanahanLW735812200
Peter StastnyC73472102
Claude LemieuxRW740434201
Doug BrownRW72242010
Alexei KasatonovD713410000
Jon MorrisC50442000
Bruce DriverD712312100
Eric WeinrichD71236100
Laurie BoschmanC711216000
Zdeno CigerLW60224000
Pat ConacherLW70222000
Jeff MadillRW70228000
Kirk MullerLW702210000
Tommy AlbelinD30112000
Perry AndersonLW401110000
Ken DaneykoD701110000
Viacheslav FetisovD700017000
Jamie HuscroftD30006000
Lee NorwoodD400018000
Patrik SundstromC20000000
Chris TerreriG70002000
Kevin ToddC10006000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Chris Terreri428734212.940216195.903
Team:428734212.940216195.903

[4]

Note: 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 & records

Awards
Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Eric WeinrichNHL All-Rookie Team - DefenseEnd of regular season

Transactions

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 20 Martin Brodeur  Canada G Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) [lower-alpha 1]
2 24 David Harlock  Canada D University of Michigan (CCHA) [lower-alpha 1]
2 29 Chris Gotziaman  United States RW Roseau H.S. (Minnesota) [lower-alpha 1]
3 53 Mike Dunham  United States G Canterbury H.S. (Connecticut)
3 56 Brad Bombardir  Canada D Powell River Kings (BCJHL) [lower-alpha 2]
4 64 Mike Bodnarchuk  Canada RW [lower-alpha 3]
5 95 Dean Malkoc  Canada D Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5 104 Petr Kuchyna  Czechoslovakia D HC Jihlava (Czechoslovak Extraliga) [lower-alpha 4]
6 116 Lubomir Kolnik  Czechoslovakia RW HC Dukla Trenčín (Czechoslovak Extraliga)
7 137 Chris McAlpine  United States D Roseville H.S. (Minnesota)
8 158 No eighth-round pick [lower-alpha 3]
9 179 Jaroslav Modry  Czechoslovakia D HC České Budějovice (Czechoslovak Extraliga)
10 200 Corey Schwab  Canada G Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
11 221 Valeri Zelepukin  Soviet Union LW Khimik Voskresensk (Soviet League)
12 242 Todd Reirden  United States D Tabor Academy (Massachusetts)
S16Mike Haviland United StatesFElmira College (NCAA)

See also

Notes
  1. The Devils traded their first-round pick (used on Trevor Kidd) and second-round pick (used on Vesa Viitakoski) to Calgary for the Flames' first-round pick (Brodeur), Detroit's second-round pick (Harlock), and Minnesota's second-round pick (Gotziaman) on June 17, 1990.
  2. The Devils traded their 1989 seventh-round pick (used on Doug Evans) and Alain Chevrier to Winnipeg for Steve Rooney and the Jets' 1990 third-round pick (Bombardir) on June 19, 1988. The official Devils transaction page incorrectly lists Evans' pick as 1990.[5]
  3. The Devils traded their 1990 eight-round pick (used on Alexander Karpovtsev), Joe Cirella and Claude Loiselle to Quebec in exchange for the Nordiques' fourth-round pick (Bodnarchuk) and Walt Poddubny on June 17, 1989.
  4. The Devils traded Jim Korn to Calgary in exchange for the Flames' 1990 fifth-round pick (Kuchyna) on March 6, 1990.

References
  • "1990-91 National Hockey League Standings". hockeyDB. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
  • "1990-91 New Jersey Devils player statistics". hockeyDB. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
  1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  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 Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  5. Doug Evans' profile at HockeyDB.com
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