1990–91 New York Islanders season

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

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)

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 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
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 4, 19901–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)0–1–0
2LOctober 6, 19902–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)0–2–0
3WOctober 7, 19904–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)1–2–0
4LOctober 13, 19904–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)1–3–0
5WOctober 16, 19904–1Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)2–3–0
6LOctober 19, 19903–4@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)2–4–0
7LOctober 20, 19901–3Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)2–5–0
8LOctober 23, 19901–8New Jersey Devils (1990–91)2–6–0
9LOctober 24, 19902–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)2–7–0
10WOctober 27, 19905–2Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)3–7–0
11LOctober 28, 19903–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)3–8–0
12LOctober 30, 19901–4Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)3–9–0
13WNovember 2, 19903–2@ New York Rangers (1990–91)4–9–0
14LNovember 3, 19902–5Washington Capitals (1990–91)4–10–0
15WNovember 6, 19904–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)5–10–0
16WNovember 7, 19906–3@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)6–10–0
17WNovember 10, 19905–1Calgary Flames (1990–91)7–10–0
18WNovember 15, 19904–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)8–10–0
19LNovember 16, 19902–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)8–11–0
20LNovember 18, 19901–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)8–12–0
21WNovember 22, 19903–1Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)9–12–0
22TNovember 24, 19902–2 OTNew York Rangers (1990–91)9–12–1
23LNovember 25, 19901–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)9–13–1
24LNovember 27, 19901–5Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)9–14–1
25TNovember 30, 19905–5 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)9–14–2
26LDecember 1, 19901–3Washington Capitals (1990–91)9–15–2
27LDecember 4, 19902–4Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)9–16–2
28LDecember 6, 19902–5@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)9–17–2
29WDecember 11, 19903–2New Jersey Devils (1990–91)10–17–2
30TDecember 13, 19902–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)10–17–3
31WDecember 15, 19907–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)11–17–3
32TDecember 18, 19902–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)11–17–4
33WDecember 20, 19904–2Hartford Whalers (1990–91)12–17–4
34LDecember 22, 19903–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)12–18–4
35WDecember 23, 19904–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)13–18–4
36TDecember 27, 19901–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)13–18–5
37LDecember 29, 19901–3Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)13–19–5
38WDecember 31, 19906–3Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)14–19–5
39LJanuary 2, 19914–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)14–20–5
40LJanuary 3, 19913–6Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)14–21–5
41WJanuary 5, 19913–2Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)15–21–5
42LJanuary 8, 19910–3Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)15–22–5
43LJanuary 9, 19913–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)15–23–5
44TJanuary 12, 19912–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1990–91)15–23–6
45WJanuary 13, 19914–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)16–23–6
46LJanuary 15, 19914–5Boston Bruins (1990–91)16–24–6
47LJanuary 17, 19911–6Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)16–25–6
48WJanuary 22, 19913–2New York Rangers (1990–91)17–25–6
49LJanuary 25, 19911–8@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)17–26–6
50LJanuary 27, 19914–5 OT@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)17–27–6
51WJanuary 29, 19918–1@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)18–27–6
52LJanuary 31, 19913–4 OTWashington Capitals (1990–91)18–28–6
53TFebruary 2, 19913–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1990–91)18–28–7
54TFebruary 3, 19911–1 OTHartford Whalers (1990–91)18–28–8
55LFebruary 6, 19912–5@ New York Rangers (1990–91)18–29–8
56LFebruary 8, 19914–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)18–30–8
57LFebruary 9, 19912–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)18–31–8
58WFebruary 12, 19915–4Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)19–31–8
59LFebruary 14, 19912–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)19–32–8
60WFebruary 16, 19914–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)20–32–8
61WFebruary 18, 19915–4@ New York Rangers (1990–91)21–32–8
62LFebruary 21, 19912–7@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)21–33–8
63LFebruary 23, 19913–5Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)21–34–8
64LFebruary 24, 19913–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)21–35–8
65TFebruary 26, 19911–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (1990–91)21–35–9
66LFebruary 28, 19910–5@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)21–36–9
67LMarch 2, 19912–3@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)21–37–9
68WMarch 5, 19914–3New Jersey Devils (1990–91)22–37–9
69LMarch 7, 19910–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)22–38–9
70WMarch 9, 19916–4New York Rangers (1990–91)23–38–9
71LMarch 10, 19913–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)23–39–9
72LMarch 13, 19911–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)23–40–9
73LMarch 14, 19912–4@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)23–41–9
74TMarch 16, 19914–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)23–41–10
75LMarch 21, 19912–6Washington Capitals (1990–91)23–42–10
76LMarch 23, 19912–3St. Louis Blues (1990–91)23–43–10
77LMarch 24, 19911–3@ New York Rangers (1990–91)23–44–10
78LMarch 28, 19910–3@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)23–45–10
79WMarch 30, 19915–3Boston Bruins (1990–91)24–45–10
80WMarch 31, 19913–2@ 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 LaFontaineC7541448542-61225
David VolekW7722345657-10601
Brent SutterC7521325349-8624
Pat FlatleyRW5620254574-2804
Derek KingLW66192645441202
Randy WoodLW/C7624184245-12613
Ray FerraroC6119163552-11501
Jeff NortonD443252816-13210
Bill BergLW789142367-3000
Gary NylundD7222123105-8000
Wayne McBeanD525141947-21200
Joe ReekieD66316199617002
Brad DalgarnoRW413121524-10001
Dave ChyzowskiLW56591461-19000
Hubie McDonoughC52661210-14010
Brad LauerLW44481245-6010
Tom FitzgeraldRW41551024-9002
Craig LudwigD7518977-24000
John TuckerC203474-1100
Ken BaumgartnerLW78167282-14000
Doug CrossmanD1616712-4100
Mick VukotaRW60246238-13000
Rich PilonD60145126-12000
Don MaloneyLW120556-3000
Greg ParksC2012340000
Dean ChynowethD2511259-6000
Paul GuayRW302222000
Glenn HealyG53022140000
Richard KrommLW61010-2010
Jari GronstrandD30112-2000
Shawn ByramLW400014-2000
Rob DiMaioRW100000000
Jeff FinleyD110004-1000
Mark FitzpatrickG200000000
Jeff HackettG3000040000
Alan KerrRW200050000
Derek LaxdalRW40000-1000
Danny LorenzG200000000
George ManelukG400020000
Scott ScissonsC100000000
Dennis VaskeD500024000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Glenn Healy299953182491663.32015571391.893
Jeff Hackett1508305181913.620741650.877
Mark Fitzpatrick120211063.0006054.900
George Maneluk1404110156.4309479.840
Danny Lorenz80201053.7503631.861
Team:4847802545102833.50024882205.886

[4]

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;

Draft picks

New York'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)
16Scott Scissons CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
227Chris Taylor CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
348Dan Plante United StatesEdina High School (USHS-MN)
469Jeff Nielsen United StatesGrand Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
590Chris Marinucci United StatesGrand Rapids High School (USHS-MN)
6111Joni Lehto FinlandOttawa 67's (OHL)
7132Mike Guilbert United StatesGovernor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA)
8153Sylvain Fleury CanadaLongueuil Collège Français (QJHL)
9174John Joyce United StatesAvon Old Farms (USHS-CT)
10195R. J. Enga CanadaCulver Military Academy (USHS-IN)
11216Martin Lacroix CanadaSt. Lawrence University (ECAC)
12237Andrew Shier United StatesDetroit Junior Red Wings (OHL)
S11Brandon Reed United StatesLake Superior State University (CCHA)

See also

References
  1. "1990-91 NHL Summary".
  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 July 27, 2009.
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