1990 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs for the National Hockey League (NHL) championship began on April 5, 1990, following the 1989–90 regular season. The sixteen teams that qualified, from the top four teams of the four divisions, played best-of-seven series. The Conference Champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup.

1990 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 4–May 24, 1990
Teams16
Defending championsCalgary Flames
Final positions
ChampionsEdmonton Oilers
Runner-upBoston Bruins
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Craig Simpson (Oilers)
Mark Messier (Oilers)
(31 points)
MVPBill Ranford (Oilers)
← 1989
1991 →
The Stanley Cup.

This was the last time that the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs until 2017. They would make the playoffs for 25 consecutive seasons from 1991 to 2016, excluding 2005, when the season was cancelled.

Since entering the NHL as expansion teams in the 1967–68 NHL season this was the first and only time until 2023 that both the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs in the same season.

The playoffs concluded on May 24 with the Edmonton Oilers winning the Stanley Cup, defeating the Boston Bruins in the final series four games to one. Edmonton goaltender Bill Ranford was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.

Playoff seeds

The following teams qualified for the playoffs:

Adams Division
  1. Boston Bruins, Adams Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 101 points
  2. Buffalo Sabres – 98 points
  3. Montreal Canadiens – 93 points
  4. Hartford Whalers – 85 points

Patrick Division
  1. New York Rangers, Patrick Division champions – 85 points
  2. New Jersey Devils – 83 points
  3. Washington Capitals – 78 points
  4. New York Islanders – 73 points

Norris Division
  1. Chicago Blackhawks, Norris Division champions – 88 points
  2. St. Louis Blues – 83 points
  3. Toronto Maple Leafs – 80 points
  4. Minnesota North Stars – 76 points

Smythe Division
  1. Calgary Flames, Smythe Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions – 99 points
  2. Edmonton Oilers – 90 points
  3. Winnipeg Jets – 85 points
  4. Los Angeles Kings – 75 points

Playoff bracket
Division semifinals Division finals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals
            
A1 Boston 4
A4 Hartford 3
A1 Boston 4
A3 Montreal 1
A2 Buffalo 2
A3 Montreal 4
A1 Boston 4
Prince of Wales Conference
P3 Washington 0
P1 NY Rangers 4
P4 NY Islanders 1
P1 NY Rangers 1
P3 Washington 4
P2 New Jersey 2
P3 Washington 4
A1 Boston 1
S2 Edmonton 4
N1 Chicago 4
N4 Minnesota 3
N1 Chicago 4
N2 St. Louis 3
N2 St. Louis 4
N3 Toronto 1
N1 Chicago 2
Clarence Campbell Conference
S2 Edmonton 4
S1 Calgary 2
S4 Los Angeles 4
S4 Los Angeles 0
S2 Edmonton 4
S2 Edmonton 4
S3 Winnipeg 3

Division Semifinals

(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A4) Hartford Whalers

This was the first playoff series between these two teams.

April 5 Hartford Whalers 4–3 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Todd Krygier (1) – 05:42 First period No scoring
Dean Evason (1) – 02:41
Scott Young (1) – 06:16
Randy Ladouceur (1) – 09:19		 Second period 06:29 – Cam Neely (1)
15:46 – Bobby Carpenter (1)
No scoring Third period 19:38 – pp – Dave Poulin (1)
Peter Sidorkiewicz 33 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Rejean Lemelin 13 saves / 17 shots
April 7 Hartford Whalers 1–3 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 10:58 – pp – Ray Bourque (1)
Todd Krygier (2) – 07:42 Second period 14:06 – pp – Garry Galley (1)
No scoring Third period 06:57 – pp – Bobby Carpenter (2)
Peter Sidorkiewicz 32 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 25 saves / 26 shots
April 9 Boston Bruins 3–5 Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
Bobby Carpenter (3) – pp – 07:59
Dave Christian (1) – 17:20		 First period 12:13 – pp – Brad Shaw (1)
14:41 – pp – Pat Verbeek (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Randy Burridge (1) – 08:25 Third period 00:36 – Dave Babych (1)
02:13 – Pat Verbeek (2)
19:42 – Kevin Dineen (1)
Andy Moog 22 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Peter Sidorkiewicz 22 saves / 25 shots
April 11 Boston Bruins 6–5 Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
No scoring First period 01:18 – Dean Evason (2)
Dave Christian (2) – 04:35
Glen Wesley (1) – 10:24		 Second period 02:04 – Brad Shaw (2)
07:02 – Kevin Dineen (2)
08:29 – Yvon Corriveau (1)
16:15 – Ron Francis (1)
Dave Poulin (2) – 01:28
Bob Beers (1) – 07:00
Dave Christian (3) – 08:10
Dave Poulin (3) – 18:16		 Third period No scoring
Rejean Lemelin 17 saves / 22 shots
Andy Moog 7 saves / 7 shots		 Goalie stats Peter Sidorkiewicz 23 saves / 29 shots
April 13 Hartford Whalers 2–3 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Ulf Samuelsson (1) – 09:36 First period 15:18 – pp – Brian Propp (1)
17:27 – pp – Cam Neely (2)
Dave Tippett (1) – 15:56 Second period 18:07 – sh – Cam Neely (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Peter Sidorkiewicz 15 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 20 saves / 22 shots
April 15 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
No scoring First period 06:31 – Scott Young (2)
Dave Poulin (4) – 09:00 Second period 01:35 – Ron Francis (2)
Randy Burridge (2) – 01:05 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 12:30 – Kevin Dineen (3)
Andy Moog 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Peter Sidorkiewicz 23 saves / 25 shots
April 17 Hartford Whalers 1–3 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 01:30 – John Byce (1)
07:29 – pp – Craig Janney (1)
No scoring Second period 15:22 – Cam Neely (4)
Ron Francis (3) – pp – 13:48 Third period No scoring
Peter Sidorkiewicz 22 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 27 saves / 28 shots
Boston won series 4–3

(A2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens

This was the fourth playoff series between these two teams. Buffalo won two of the previous three meetings, including the most recent meeting in a three-game sweep in the 1983 Adams Division Semifinals.

April 5 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Brian Skrudland (1) – 07:45 Second period 06:28 – Dean Kennedy (1)
09:55 – Rick Vaive (1)
19:08 – Dave Andreychuk (1)
No scoring Third period 04:27 – Bob Corkum (1)
Patrick Roy 24 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Daren Puppa 34 saves / 35 shots
April 7 Montreal Canadiens 3–0 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Mats Näslund (1) – 04:41
Stephane Richer (1) – pp – 14:09		 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Shayne Corson (1) – 14:15 Third period No scoring
Patrick Roy 26 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Daren Puppa 33 saves / 36 shots
April 9 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Phil Housley (1) – pp – 07:15 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 10:39 – Stephane Richer (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 12:35 – Brian Skrudland (2)
Daren Puppa 31 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 30 saves / 31 shots
April 11 Buffalo Sabres 4–2 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 07:13 – Stephane Richer
Rick Vaive (2) – pp – 03:16
Doug Bodger (1) – 08:57
Pierre Turgeon (1) – 19:57		 Second period 04:21 – Brian Skrudland (3)
Pierre Turgeon (2) – 01:02 Third period No scoring
Daren Puppa 31 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 23 saves / 27 shots
April 13 Montreal Canadiens 4–2 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period 17:55 – Scott Arniel (1)
Stephane Richer (4) – 07:51
Bobby Smith (1) – 17:13
Stephane Richer (5) – 18:25		 Second period 10:58 – pp – Rick Vaive (3)
Russ Courtnall (1) – 18:39 Third period No scoring
Patrick Roy 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Daren Puppa 22 saves / 25 shots
April 15 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Rick Vaive (4) – pp – 10:22 First period 09:00 – pp – Mathieu Schneider (1)
No scoring Second period 16:22 – Brent Gilchrist (1)
Dave Andreychuk (2) – pp – 06:07 Third period 04:47 – Claude Lemieux (1)
08:48 – Russ Courtnall (2)
19:04 – Russ Courtnall (3)
Daren Puppa 24 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 22 saves / 24 shots
Montreal won series 4–2

(P1) New York Rangers vs. (P4) New York Islanders

This was the seventh playoff series meeting between these two teams. The Islanders won five of the previous six meetings. The most recent the Islanders won 3–2 in the 1984 Patrick Division Semifinals.

April 5 New York Islanders 1–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 05:14 – Bernie Nicholls (1)
Bryan Trottier (1) – 14:36 Second period 13:49 – Mark Janssens (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mark Fitzpatrick 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Mike Richter 28 saves / 29 shots
April 7 New York Islanders 2–5 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 11:28 – pp – John Ogrodnick (1)
David Volek (1) – 06:49
Tom Fitzgerald (1) – 10:32		 Second period 09:24 – Mark Janssens (2)
11:35 – pp – James Patrick (1)
13:01 – John Ogrodnick (2)
17:33 – pp – Bernie Nicholls (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mark Fitzpatrick 15 saves / 19 shots
Glenn Healy 13 saves / 14 shots		 Goalie stats Mike Richter 31 saves / 33 shots
April 9 New York Rangers 3–4 2OT New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Troy Mallette (1) – 06:51 First period 01:51 – pp – Brent Sutter (1)
James Patrick (2) – pp – 11:19
Bernie Nicholls (3) – pp – 12:40		 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 11:47 – pp – Patrick Flatley (1)
13:09 – Hubie McDonough (1)
No scoring Second overtime period 00:59 – pp – Brent Sutter (2)
John Vanbiesbrouck 45 saves / 49 shots Goalie stats Glenn Healy 34 saves / 37 shots
April 11 New York Rangers 6–1 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Brian Mullen (1) – pp – 00:41
Darren Turcotte (1) – 10:53		 First period Patrick Flatley (2) – pp – 12:25
Carey Wilson (1) – pp – 10:59
Randy Moller (1) – 12:12
John Ogrodnick (3) – 13:31		 Second period No scoring
Kelly Kisio (1) – sh – 16:31 Third period No scoring
John Vanbiesbrouck 22 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Glenn Healy 16 saves / 20 shots
Mark Fitzpatrick 4 saves / 6 shots
April 13 New York Islanders 5–6 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Jeff Norton (1) – 09:51
Rob DiMaio (1) – 10:20		 First period 02:47 – pp – Mike Gartner (1)
15:47 – pp – John Ogrodnick (4)
No scoring Second period 01:02 – sh – Normand Rochefort (1)
08:40 – pp – Mike Gartner (2)
11:34 – Carey Wilson (2)
Wayne McBean (1) – 01:50
Randy Wood (1) – 11:18
Patrick Flatley (3) – 16:53		 Third period 11:44 – Mike Gartner (3)
Mark Fitzpatrick 15 saves / 20 shots
Glenn Healy 7 saves / 8 shots		 Goalie stats Mike Richter 28 saves / 33 shots
New York Rangers won series 4–1

(P2) New Jersey Devils vs. (P3) Washington Capitals

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. New Jersey won their only previous meeting in seven games in the 1988 Patrick Division Finals.

April 5 Washington Capitals 5–4 OT New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena Recap  
Dino Ciccarelli (1) – 01:23
Dino Ciccarelli (2) – 01:47		 First period 09:14 – Bruce Driver (1)
Dale Hunter (1) – 08:12
John Druce (1) – pp – 11:01		 Second period 08:02 – Pat Conacher (1)
No scoring Third period 01:45 – sh – John MacLean (1)
08:37 – pp – Peter Šťastný (1)
Dino Ciccarelli (3) – 05:34 First overtime period No scoring
Mike Liut 26 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Sean Burke 19 saves / 24 shots
April 7 Washington Capitals 5–6 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 06:21 – Brendan Shanahan (1)
14:58 – pp – John MacLean (2)
18:26 – pp – John MacLean (3)
Dino Ciccarelli (4) – 01:06
Bob Rouse (1) – pp – 06:20		 Second period 03:37 – Ken Daneyko (1)
Kelly Miller (1) – 01:06
Bob Joyce (1) – 09:15
Dino Ciccarelli (5) – 18:54		 Third period 13:12 – Eric Weinrich (1)
16:55 – Peter Šťastný (2)
Don Beaupre 23 saves / 26 shots
Mike Liut 10 saves / 13 shots		 Goalie stats Chris Terreri 21 saves / 26 shots
April 9 New Jersey Devils 2–1 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Ken Daneyko (2) – 04:51 First period No scoring
Brendan Shanahan (2) – pp – 15:21 Second period 17:46 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (6)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Chris Terreri 20 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Mike Liut 8 saves / 10 shots
April 11 New Jersey Devils 1–3 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Kirk Muller (1) – 13:02 Second period 02:10 – pp – Scott Stevens (1)
13:17 – John Druce (2)
No scoring Third period 17:31 – Dino Ciccarelli (7)
Sean Burke 30 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 23 saves / 24 shots
April 13 Washington Capitals 4–3 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena Recap  
Dale Hunter (2) – 09:03 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 06:07 – pp – Jon Morris (1)
14:46 – Brendan Shanahan (3)
Mike Ridley (1) – 00:27
Dino Ciccarelli (8) – 04:30
Geoff Courtnall (1) – 17:04		 Third period 19:22 – Patrik Sundstrom (1)
Don Beaupre 17 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Chris Terreri 20 saves / 24 shots
April 15 New Jersey Devils 2–3 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
No scoring First period 19:49 – Stephen Leach (1)
John MacLean (4) – 13:21 Second period 03:27 – Geoff Courtnall (2)
19:06 – John Druce (3)
Peter Šťastný (3) – 05:00 Third period No scoring
Chris Terreri 29 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 32 saves / 34 shots
Washington won series 4–2

(N1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (N4) Minnesota North Stars

This was the fifth playoff series meeting between these two teams. Chicago won three of the previous four meetings, including the most recent meeting in six games in the 1985 Norris Division Finals.

April 4 Minnesota North Stars 2–1 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Brian Bellows (1) – pp – 09:57 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Brian Bellows (2) – 05:54 Third period 05:01 – pp – Denis Savard (1)
Jon Casey 30 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Greg Millen 24 saves / 26 shots
April 6 Minnesota North Stars 3–5 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Brian Bellows (3) – pp – 08:49
Shawn Chambers (1) – pp – 10:41
Neal Broten (1) – pp – 11:56		 First period 14:24 – pp – Wayne Presley (1)
No Scoring Second period 01:49 – Greg Gilbert (1)
03:53 – pp – Jeremy Roenick (1)
07:27 – pp – Steve Thomas (1)
16:39 – sh – Wayne Presley (2)
No Scoring Third period No Scoring
Jon Casey 26 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 15 saves / 15 shots
Greg Millen 2 saves / 5 shots
April 8 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
10:12 – Steve Larmer (1)
15:27 – Wayne Presley (3)		 Third period Mike Modano (1) – 19:24
Greg Millen 31 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Jon Casey 27 saves / 29 shots
April 10 Chicago Blackhawks 0–4 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period 04:24 – Don Barber (1)
11:41 – pp – Don Barber (2)
No scoring Second period 07:42 – Basil McRae (1)
No scoring Third period 03:41 – Dave Gagner (1)
Ed Belfour 26 saves / 28 shots
Greg Millen 10 saves / 12 shots		 Goalie stats Jon Casey 29 saves / 29 shots
April 12 Minnesota North Stars 1–5 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 10:17 – pp – Jeremy Roenick (2)
13:26 – Denis Savard (2)
Brian Bellows (4) – pp – 09:24 Second period 04:53 – Greg Gilbert (2)
No scoring Third period 16:37 – Michel Goulet (1)
17:48 – Steve Thomas
Jon Casey 31 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Greg Millen 26 saves / 27 shots
April 14 Chicago Blackhawks 3–5 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Greg Gilbert (3) – 12:33 First period 10:28 – Shawn Chambers (2)
17:25 – Perry Berezan (1)
18:48 – Neal Broten (2)
No scoring Second period 01:26 – Larry Murphy (1)
14:20 – pp – Dave Gagner (2)
Steve Larmer (2) – sh – 12:57
Jeremy Roenick (3) – 13:57		 Third period No scoring
Ed Belfour 31 saves / 33 shots
Greg Millen 7 saves / 10 shots		 Goalie stats Jon Casey 27 saves / 30 shots
April 16 Minnesota North Stars 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Don Barber (3) – pp – 09:02 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 03:00 – Wayne Presley (4)
04:06 – Wayne Presley (5)
12:41 – Jeremy Roenick (4)
14:06 – Jeremy Roenick (5)
Ulf Dahlen (1) – 09:58 Third period 17:10 – Greg Gilbert (4)
Jon Casey 28 saves / 33 shots
Kari Takko 0 saves / 0 shots		 Goalie stats Greg Millen 30 saves / 32 shots
Chicago won series 4–3

(N2) St. Louis Blues vs. (N3) Toronto Maple Leafs

This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Both teams split their first two meetings. Toronto won the most recent meeting in six games in the 1987 Norris Division Semifinals.

April 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 05:18 – Brett Hull (1)
17:03 – pp – Ron Wilson (1)
Brad Marsh (1) – 01:34 Second period No scoring
Wendel Clark (1) – 08:55 Third period 02:27 – Jeff Brown (1)
11:53 – Ron Wilson (2)
Allan Bester 29 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 27 saves / 29 shots
April 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Mark Osborne (1) – sh – 10:49 First period 04:52 – pp – Brett Hull (2)
No scoring Second period 09:49 – pp – Paul MacLean (1)
13:32 – sh – Rich Sutter (1)
18:50 – Paul Cavallini (1)
Daniel Marois (1) – pp – 18:13 Third period No scoring
Allan Bester 36 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Curtis Joseph 26 saves / 28 shots
April 8 St. Louis Blues 6–5 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Paul MacLean (2) – 10:50 First period 05:08 – Mark Osborne (2)
Paul MacLean (3) – pp – 02:08
Dave Lowry (1) – 07:36
Brett Hull (3) – pp – 18:34		 Second period 12:32 – Tom Fergus (1)
13:43 – pp – Daniel Marois (2)
Sergio Momesso (1) – 10:39 Third period 17:08 – Rob Ramage (1)
18:50 – Tom Fergus (2)
Sergio Momesso (2) – 06:04 First overtime period No scoring
Curtis Joseph 41 saves / 46 shots Goalie stats Allan Bester 34 saves / 40 shots
April 10 St. Louis Blues 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Rod Brind'Amour (1) – 14:20 Second period 09:25 – Scott Pearson (1)
14:00 – pp – Gary Leeman (1)
Rod Brind'Amour (2) – pp – 13:39 Third period 04:22 – Dave Hannan (1)
19:38 – Eddie Olczyk (1)
Curtis Joseph 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Jeff Reese 20 saves / 22 shots
April 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Gary Leeman (2) – pp – 19:37 First period 04:00 – Kelly Chase (1)
04:40 – Brett Hull (4)
Scott Pearson (2) – 05:00 Second period 04:14 – pp – Peter Zezel (1)
09:29 – pp – Brett Hull (5)
Gary Leeman (3) – 13:47 Third period No scoring
Jeff Reese 24 saves / 28 shots
Allan Bester 7 saves / 7 shots		 Goalie stats Vincent Riendeau 2 saves / 3 shots
Curtis Joseph 16 saves / 18 shots
St. Louis won series 4–1

(S1) Calgary Flames vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings

This was the third straight and fifth overall playoff meeting between these two teams. Both teams split the previous four meetings. Calgary won last year's Smythe Division Finals in a four-game sweep.

April 4 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome Recap  
Luc Robitaille (1) – 07:55 First period 16:52 – pp – Al MacInnis (1)
18:34 – Al MacInnis (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Todd Elik (1) – pp – 04:31
Tony Granato (1) – pp – 10:26
Luc Robitaille (2) – 10:44
Steve Kasper (1) – 19:07		 Third period 02:26 – Theoren Fleury (1)
Kelly Hrudey 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Mike Vernon 26 saves / 30 shots
April 6 Los Angeles Kings 5–8 Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome Recap  
Marty McSorley (1) – pp – 18:18 First period 01:41 – Doug Gilmour (1)
05:58 – sh – Joe Mullen (1)
Luc Robitaille (3) – 12:56
Larry Robinson (1) – 14:15		 Second period 06:40 – Gary Roberts (1)
10:42 – Joel Otto (1)
12:16 – Jim Korn (1)
18:58 – Doug Gilmour (2)
Luc Robitaille (4) – pp – 04:19
Dave Taylor (1) – pp – 12:52		 Third period 08:36 – Joe Nieuwendyk (1)
19:58 – sh – Dana Murzyn (1)
Kelly Hrudey 21 saves / 26 shots
Mario Gosselin 9 saves / 11 shots		 Goalie stats Mike Vernon 21 saves / 26 shots
April 8 Calgary Flames 1–2 OT Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 00:23 – Tomas Sandstrom (1)
Joe Mullen (2) – 14:05 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 08:37 – sh – Tony Granato (2)
Mike Vernon 30 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Kelly Hrudey 32 saves / 33 shots
April 10 Calgary Flames 4–12 Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 06:38 – Dave Taylor (2)
08:25 – Tony Granato (3)
11:06 – Tomas Sandstrom (2)
11:55 – Dave Taylor (3)
Joel Otto (2) – 09:16
Paul Ranheim (1) – 09:38
Theoren Fleury (2) – 13:25
Joe Nieuwendyk (2) – 19:05		 Second period 02:26 – Tony Granato (4)
04:20 – Jay Miller (1)
07:58 – Tomas Sandstrom (3)
10:57 – Wayne Gretzky (1)
16:44 – Todd Elik (2)
No scoring Third period 09:15 – Dave Taylor (4)
13:59 – Tomas Sandstrom (4)
17:04 – pp – Tony Granato (5)
Rick Wamsley 14 saves / 23 shots Mike Vernon 4 saves / 7 shots Goalie stats Kelly Hrudey 20 saves / 24 shots
April 12 Los Angeles Kings 1–5 Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome Recap  
No scoring First period 15:57 – Dana Murzyn (2)
No scoring Second period 02:35 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (3)
06:39 – Ric Nattress (1)
Rob Blake (1) – pp – 01:48 Third period 05:53 – Ric Nattress (2)
09:25 – Gary Roberts (2)
Kelly Hrudey 27 saves / 32 shots
Mario Gosselin 3 saves / 3 shots		 Goalie stats Mike Vernon 18 saves / 19 shots
April 14 Calgary Flames 3–4 2OT Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum Recap  
Joe Nieuwendyk (4) – 04:51 First period 01:08 – pp – Wayne Gretzky (2)
Doug Gilmour (3) – 18:17 Second period No scoring
Joe Mullen (3) – 15:48 Third period 01:01 – pp – Steve Duchesne (1)
18:17 – Steve Duchesne (2)
No scoring Second overtime period 03:14 – Mike Krushelnyski (1)
Mike Vernon 31 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Kelly Hrudey 36 saves / 39 shots
Los Angeles won series 4–2

(S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S3) Winnipeg Jets

This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won all five previous meetings, including their most recent in the 1988 Smythe Division Semifinals in five games.

April 4 Winnipeg Jets 7–5 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Dale Hawerchuk (1) – 11:44
Dave Ellett (1) – pp – 18:21		 First period 05:04 – Craig Simpson (1)
14:17 – pp – Craig Simpson (2)
16:58 – pp – Jari Kurri (1)
Moe Mantha (1) – 02:04
Dale Hawerchuk (2) – 13:46		 Second period 00:35 – sh – Mark Messier (1)
Pat Elynuik (1) – 01:46
Brent Ashton (1) – pp – 09:55
Teppo Numminen (1) – 19:36		 Third period 13:39 – pp – Petr Klima (1)
Bob Essensa 32 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 24 saves / 30 shots
April 6 Winnipeg Jets 2–3 OT Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Brent Ashton (2) – 05:39
Paul Fenton (1) – pp – 18:41		 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 03:09 – Craig Simpson (3)
12:45 – Joe Murphy (1)
No scoring First overtime period 04:21 – Mark Lamb (1)
Stephane Beauregard 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 23 saves / 25 shots
April 8 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap  
Reijo Ruotsalainen (1) – pp – 16:35 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 09:35 – pp – Paul Fenton (2)
No scoring Third period 15:30 – Dale Hawerchuk (3)
Bill Ranford 28 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Bob Essensa 15 saves / 16 shots
April 10 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 2OT Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap  
Petr Klima (2) – 02:07
Steve Smith (1) – sh – 18:01		 First period 04:55 – Mark Kumpel (1)
11:42 – Pat Elynuik (2)
12:04 – Doug Evans (1)
Esa Tikkanen (1) – 19:25 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 01:08 – pp – Dave Ellett (2)
Bill Ranford 36 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Stephane Beauregard 16 saves / 17 shots
Bob Essensa 15 saves / 17 shots
April 12 Winnipeg Jets 3–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Thomas Steen (1) – pp – 19:00 First period 08:08 – pp – Esa Tikkanen (2)
Greg Paslawski (1) – 01:55
Brent Ashton (3) – pp – 07:47		 Second period 13:57 – Craig Simpson (4)
14:10 – Mark Lamb (2)
No scoring Third period 03:53 – Mark Messier (2)
Stephane Beauregard 29 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 26 saves / 29 shots
April 14 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap  
Esa Tikkanen (3) – 05:29
Mark Messier (3) – 09:50
Randy Gregg (1) – pp – 16:52		 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 11:35 – Mark Kumpel (2)
Jari Kurri (2) – 13:10 Third period 03:44 – Doug Smail (1)
09:17 – Doug Evans (2)
Bill Ranford 23 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Bob Essensa 26 saves / 30 shots
April 16 Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Thomas Steen (2) – 09:21 First period 08:54 – Glenn Anderson (1)
17:52 – Mark Lamb (3)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 05:09 – Esa Tikkanen (4)
17:48 – Jari Kurri (3)
Stephane Beauregard 21 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 26 saves / 27 shots
Edmonton won series 4–3

Division Finals

(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens

This was the 25th playoff series meeting between these two teams. Montreal lead the all-time meetings 21–3. This was also the seventh straight year meeting in the playoffs, with Montreal winning last year's Adams Division Finals in five games.

April 19 Montreal Canadiens 0–1 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 17:37 – pp – Dave Poulin (5)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Patrick Roy 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 20 saves / 20 shots
April 21 Montreal Canadiens 4–5 OT Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Mike McPhee (1) – 01:48 First period 06:24 – Brian Propp (2)
Stephane Richer (6) – 01:54
Shayne Corson (2) – 05:30		 Second period 03:43 – Cam Neely (5)
12:28 – John Carter (1)
Stephane Richer (7) – 12:50 Third period 18:11 – pp – Cam Neely (6)
No scoring First overtime period 03:42 – Garry Galley (2)
Patrick Roy 19 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 30 saves / 34 shots
April 23 Boston Bruins 6–3 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
John Carter (2) – sh – 09:49
Ray Bourque (2) – 13:02		 First period 15:09 – Brent Gilchrist (2)
John Carter (3) – 05:30
Brian Propp (3) – 06:58
Don Sweeney (1) – pp – 13:49		 Second period 03:10 – Russ Courtnall (4)
Dave Poulin (6) – 07:48 Third period 14:23 – Russ Courtnall (5)
Andy Moog 20 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Brian Hayward 16 saves / 18 shots
Patrick Roy 8 saves / 12 shots
April 25 Boston Bruins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 11:16 – Guy Carbonneau (1)
John Carter (4) – 18:23 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 04:22 – Stéphan Lebeau (1)
11:51 – Stéphan Lebeau (2)
19:19 – Guy Carbonneau (2)
Andy Moog 32 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Patrick Roy 28 saves / 29 shots
April 27 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 10:00 – sh – Randy Burridge (3)
Stéphan Lebeau (3) – 19:27 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:47 – Glen Wesley (2)
19:55 – en – Cam Neely (7)
Patrick Roy 28 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 23 saves / 24 shots
Boston won series 4–1

(P1) New York Rangers vs. (P3) Washington Capitals

This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. New York won the only previous meeting in six games in the 1986 Patrick Division Finals.

April 19 Washington Capitals 3–7 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 11:04 – Bernie Nicholls (4)
No scoring Second period 02:44 – pp – Brian Mullen (2)
08:03 – sh – Jan Erixon (1)
Bob Rouse (2) – 03:01
John Druce (4) – 08:20
Scott Stevens (2) – 09:29		 Third period 05:55 – John Ogrodnick (5)
11:49 – Bernie Nicholls (5)
13:26 – pp – Mike Gartner (4)
17:36 – pp – Bernie Nicholls (6)
Mike Liut 31 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats John Vanbiesbrouck 32 saves / 35 shots
April 21 Washington Capitals 6–3 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Mike Ridley (2) – 07:36
John Druce (5) – pp – 08:59		 First period 10:29 – Kelly Kisio (2)
Bob Joyce (2) – 00:45
John Druce (6) – 01:10
Dale Hunter (3) – pp – 04:53		 Second period 02:27 – James Patrick (3)
19:35 – pp – Mike Gartner (5)
John Druce (7) – sh – 19:07 Third period No scoring
Don Beaupre 25 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Mike Richter 12 saves / 12 shots
John Vanbiesbrouck 7 saves / 12 shots
April 23 New York Rangers 1–7 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Paul Broten (1) – sh – 09:29 First period 06:04 – pp – John Druce (8)
08:20 – Geoff Courtnall (3)
10:33 – pp – John Druce (9)
11:29 – sh – Mike Ridley (3)
No scoring Second period 04:14 – Calle Johansson (1)
No scoring Third period 11:58 – pp – Geoff Courtnall (4)
17:05 – Stephen Leach (2)
Mike Richter 42 saves / 49 shots Goalie stats Mike Liut 17 saves / 18 shots
Don Beaupre 1 save / 1 shot
April 25 New York Rangers 3–4 OT Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Troy Mallette (2) – 10:41 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 13:13 – Tim Bergland (1)
19:13 – pp – John Druce (10)
John Ogrodnick (6) – pp – 15:57
Bernie Nicholls (7) – 18:48		 Third period 00:56 – pp – John Druce (11)
No scoring First overtime period 00:34 – Rod Langway (1)
Mike Richter 21 saves / 25 shots
John Vanbiesbrouck 0 saves / 0 shots		 Goalie stats Mike Liut 30 saves / 33 shots
April 27 Washington Capitals 2–1 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
Kelly Miller (2) – 03:16 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 01:47 – Normand Rochefort (2)
John Druce (12) – 06:48 First overtime period No scoring
Mike Liut 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats John Vanbiesbrouck 32 saves / 34 shots
Washington won series 4–1

(N1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (N2) St. Louis Blues

This was the third straight and seventh overall playoff meeting between these two teams. Chicago won five of the prior six meetings, including last year's Norris Division Finals in five games.

April 18 St. Louis Blues 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Rod Brind'Amour (3) – 05:42
Rick Meagher (1) – 18:58		 First period 09:26 – Doug Wilson (1)
Rod Brind'Amour (4) – 06:05
Brett Hull (6) – 10:59		 Second period 13:43 – pp – Trent Yawney (1)
18:24 – Adam Creighton (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Vincent Riendeau 29 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 13 saves / 13 shots
Greg Millen 9 saves / 13 shots
April 20 St. Louis Blues 3–5 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 12:39 – pp – Steve Larmer (3)
Brett Hull (7) – 00:35 Second period 06:18 – Wayne Presley (6)
Brett Hull (8) – pp – 07:06
Paul Cavallini (2) – 14:34		 Third period 08:37 – pp – Troy Murray (1)
08:47 – Steve Thomas (3)
19:46 – Jeremy Roenick (6)
Vincent Riendeau 24 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Greg Millen 24 saves / 27 shots
April 22 Chicago Blackhawks 4–5 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Doug Wilson (2) – pp – 02:12 First period 00:18 – Sergio Momesso (3)
16:46 – pp – Brett Hull (9)
Dave Manson (1) – 04:38 Second period 09:42 – pp – Jeff Brown (2)
Bob Murray (1) – 12:26
Steve Thomas (4) – 14:38		 Third period 15:24 – Brett Hull (10)
19:51 – Gino Cavallini (1)
Greg Millen 23 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Vincent Riendeau 44 saves / 48 shots
April 24 Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Wayne Presley (7) – 02:06
Michel Goulet (2) – 02:42
Trent Yawney (2) – pp – 18:09		 Second period 12:53 – Rod Brind'Amour (5)
No scoring Third period 05:26 – pp – Ron Wilson (3)
Ed Belfour 31 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Vincent Riendeau 22 saves / 25 shots
April 26 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Adam Oates (1) – pp – 14:05 First period No scoring
Brett Hull (11) – pp – 14:33 Second period 03:56 – Jocelyn Lemieux (1)
04:59 – Troy Murray (2)
06:12 – Steve Thomas (5)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Vincent Riendeau 29 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Ed Belfour 18 saves / 20 shots
April 28 Chicago Blackhawks 2–4 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 01:36 – pp – Brett Hull (12)
02:30 – Dave Lowry (2)
Denis Savard (3) – pp – 07:39
Jeremy Roenick (7) – pp – 14:32		 Second period 15:18 – Brett Hull (13)
No scoring Third period 11:07 – Rich Sutter (2)
Jacques Cloutier 24 saves / 26 shots
Ed Belfour 0 saves / 2 shots		 Goalie stats Vincent Riendeau 37 saves / 39 shots
April 30 St. Louis Blues 2–8 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
No scoring First period 02:47 – Jeremy Roenick (8)
13:03 – Jeremy Roenick (9)
Paul MacLean (4) – pp – 12:06 Second period 03:03 – sh – Steve Larmer (4)
07:28 – Denis Savard (4)
10:22 – pp – Dave Manson (2)
Adam Oates (2) – 17:19 Third period 00:35 – Greg Gilbert (5)
03:45 – sh – Adam Creighton (2)
19:49 – Duane Sutter (1)
Curtis Joseph 10 saves / 14 shots
Vincent Riendeau 11 saves / 15 shots		 Goalie stats Ed Belfour 26 saves / 28 shots
Chicago won series 4–3

(S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S4) Los Angeles Kings

This was the second straight and fifth overall playoff meeting between these two teams. The teams split the previous four meetings. Los Angeles won last year's Smythe Division Semifinals in seven games.

April 18 Los Angeles Kings 0–7 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 04:41 – Glenn Anderson (2)
09:38 – Jari Kurri (4)
No scoring Second period 14:31 – pp – Mark Messier (4)
17:47 – Martin Gelinas (1)
No scoring Third period 00:57 – Esa Tikkanen (5)
10:26 – Joe Murphy (2)
13:57 – Esa Tikkanen (6)
Kelly Hrudey 16 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 25 saves / 25 shots
April 20 Los Angeles Kings 1–6 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 09:12 – Martin Gelinas (2)
No scoring Second period 11:11 – pp – Craig Simpson (5)
Chris Kontos (1) – pp – 03:45 Third period 13:14 – pp – Jari Kurri (5)
14:29 – pp – Mark Lamb (4)
16:38 – sh – Esa Tikkanen (7)
17:39 – Craig MacTavish (1)
Kelly Hrudey 19 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 33 saves / 34 shots
Eldon Reddick 1 save / 1 shots
April 22 Edmonton Oilers 5–4 Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum Recap  
Craig Simpson (6) – pp – 15:26 First period 01:06 – Tomas Sandstrom (5)
19:20 – Larry Robinson (2)
19:31 – Todd Elik (3)
Craig Simpson (7) – 05:34
Petr Klima (3) – 06:50
Reijo Ruotsalainen (2) – 12:13
Adam Graves (1) – 15:33		 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 18:51 – Wayne Gretzky (3)
Bill Ranford 35 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Ron Scott 6 saves / 10 shots
Mario Gosselin 7 saves / 8 shots
April 24 Edmonton Oilers 6–5 OT Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum Recap  
Mark Messier (5) – 04:57
Glenn Anderson (3) – 12:02		 First period No scoring
Mark Lamb (5)- 08:28
Craig Simpson (8) – 10:38		 Second period 02:44 – Keith Crowder (1)
13:39 – Bob Kudelski (1)
17:52 – Luc Robitaille (5)
18:38 – John Tonelli (1)
Esa Tikkanen (8) – 17:05 Third period 01:15 – sh – Mike Allison (1)
Joe Murphy (3) – 04:42 First overtime period No scoring
Bill Ranford 34 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Kelly Hrudey 31 saves / 37 shots
Edmonton won series 4–0

Conference Finals
See also: NHL Conference Finals

(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (P3) Washington Capitals

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

May 3 Washington Capitals 3–5 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
John Druce (13) – pp – 10:08 First period 01:18 – Garry Galley (3)
18:37 – pp – Cam Neely (8)
John Tucker (1) – 16:18
Kelly Miller (3) – sh – 17:39		 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 01:05 – Dave Poulin (7)
14:38 – Brian Propp (4)
19:45 – Dave Poulin (8)
Mike Liut 30 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 23 saves / 26 shots
May 5 Washington Capitals 0–3 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 03:23 – Bobby Carpenter (4)
No scoring Third period 02:56 – Cam Neely (9)
06:03 – Craig Janney (2)
Don Beaupre 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 28 saves / 28 shots
May 7 Boston Bruins 4–1 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Dave Christian (4) – pp – 06:53 First period No scoring
Craig Janney (3) – 18:08 Second period 15:23 – pp – John Druce (14)
Randy Burridge (4) – 09:59
Cam Neely (10) – 19:39		 Third period No scoring
Andy Moog 25 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 20 saves / 23 shots
May 9 Boston Bruins 3–2 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
John Carter (5) – 00:53
Cam Neely (11) – pp – 18:42		 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 15:32 – Nick Kypreos (1)
Cam Neely (12) – 02:08 Third period 10:27 – Dale Hunter (4)
Andy Moog 12 saves / 14 shots Goalie stats Mike Liut 14 saves / 17 shots
Boston won series 4–0

(S2) Edmonton Oilers vs. (N1) Chicago Blackhawks

This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won both prior playoff meetings, including the most recent in six games in the 1985 Clarence Campbell Conference Final.

May 2 Chicago Blackhawks 2–5 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 09:42 – Mark Messier (6)
No scoring Second period 03:17 – Mark Lamb (6)
08:52 – Steve Smith (2)
Wayne Presley (8) – 00:57
Steve Larmer (5) – pp – 06:55		 Third period 04:43 – Steve Smith (3)
07:39 – Craig MacTavish (2)
Ed Belfour 23 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 23 saves / 25 shots
May 4 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Troy Murray (3) – 17:50 First period No scoring
Denis Savard (5) – 02:020
Steve Thomas (6) – 17:36		 Second period 09:49 – Glenn Anderson (4)
18:01 – pp – Jari Kurri (6)
Doug Wilson (3) – 18:01 Third period 02:10 – Esa Tikkanen (9)
Greg Millen 24 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 35 saves / 39 shots
May 6 Edmonton Oilers 1–5 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Craig Simpson (9) – pp – 06:01 First period 08:41 – Bob Murray (2)
12:32 – Steve Larmer (6)
No scoring Second period 03:05 – Steve Larmer (7)
No scoring Third period 07:27 – sh – Dirk Graham (1)
13:51 – Wayne Presley (9)
Bill Ranford 24 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Greg Millen 31 saves / 32 shots
May 8 Edmonton Oilers 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Glenn Anderson (5) – pp – 15:02
Mark Messier (7) – 17:25		 First period 18:22 – pp – Denis Savard (6)
Craig Simpson (10) – 00:11
Mark Messier (8) – 14:06		 Second period 07:16 – Jeremy Roenick (10)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Bill Ranford 25 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Jacques Cloutier 11 saves / 12 shots
Greg Millen 1 save / 4 shots
May 10 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Steve Konroyd (1) – 14:14 First period 02:08 – Randy Gregg (2)
12:25 – pp – Craig Simpson (11)
14:32 – Adam Graves (2)
Troy Murray (4) – 04:03
Denis Savard (7) – pp – 12:45		 Second period 18:29 – pp – Jari Kurri (7)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jacques Cloutier 30 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 18 saves / 21 shots
May 12 Edmonton Oilers 8–4 Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Esa Tikkanen (1) – sh – 02:010
Craig Simpson (12) – pp – 12:26
Petr Klima (4) – 15:11		 First period 05:01 – pp – Jeremy Roenick (11)
Adam Graves (3) – 05:17
Joe Murphy (4) – 15:22
Glenn Anderson (6) – 17:31
Mark Messier (9) – 17:48		 Second period No scoring
Steve Smith (4) – 03:06 Third period 01:31 – Adam Creighton (3)
08:11 – Steve Thomas (7)
09:04 – pp – Trent Yawney (3)
Bill Ranford 26 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Greg Millen 18 saves / 25 shots
Jacques Cloutier 2 saves / 3 shots
Edmonton won series 4–2

Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1990 Stanley Cup Finals

This was the second Finals meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won the only previous meeting sweeping the Bruins in the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals.

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins in five games. For the Oilers, it was their fifth Cup win in seven years, and their only one without Wayne Gretzky. In Game 1, Petr Klima scored at 15:13 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3–2 win. The game broke the record for longest Finals game, set in 1931 between Chicago and Montreal. This game remains the longest in Stanley Cup Finals history (Longest NHL overtime games) to date, edging both Brett Hull's cup-winner in 1999 and Igor Larionov's game-winner in 2002 by less than 30 seconds. In Game 5 at the Boston Garden on May 24, the Oilers won 4–1, with Craig Simpson scoring the game-winning goal.

May 15 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 3OT Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Adam Graves (4) – 09:46 First period No scoring
Glenn Anderson (7) – 13:00 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 03:43 – Ray Bourque (3)
18:31 – Ray Bourque (4)
Petr Klima (5) – 15:13 Third overtime period No scoring
Bill Ranford 50 saves / 52 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 28 saves / 31 shots
May 18 Edmonton Oilers 7–2 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Adam Graves (5) – 08:38
Jari Kurri (8) – pp – 10:53		 First period 19:07 – Ray Bourque (5)
Jari Kurri (9) – 04:21
Craig Simpson (13) – 15:28
Esa Tikkanen (11) – 17:10
Joe Murphy (5) – 19:12		 Second period 02:56 – pp – Greg Hawgood (1)
Jari Kurri (10) – pp – 07:27 Third period No scoring
Bill Ranford 25 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Rejean Lemelin 14 saves / 18 shots
Andy Moog 1 saves / 4 shots
May 20 Boston Bruins 2–1 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
John Byce (2) – 00:10
Greg Johnston (1) – 15:04		 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 05:54 – pp – Esa Tikkanen (12)
Andy Moog 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 20 saves / 22 shots
May 22 Boston Bruins 1–5 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 02:13 – pp – Glenn Anderson (8)
16:27 – Glenn Anderson (9)
No scoring Second period 01:00 – Craig Simpson (14)
19:15 – Esa Tikkanen (13)
John Carter (6) – 15:02 Third period 18:36 – Craig Simpson (15)
Andy Moog 28 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Bill Ranford 24 saves / 25 shots
May 24 Edmonton Oilers 4–1 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Glenn Anderson (10) – 01:17
Craig Simpson (16) – 09:31		 Second period No scoring
Steve Smith (5) – 06:09
Joe Murphy (6) – 14:53		 Third period 16:30 – Lyndon Byers (1)
Bill Ranford 29 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 18 saves / 22 shots
Edmonton won series 4–1

Playoff statistics

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.[1]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Craig SimpsonEdmonton Oilers22161531+118
Mark MessierEdmonton Oilers2292231+520
Cam NeelyBoston Bruins21121628+751
Jari KurriEdmonton Oilers22101525+1318
Esa TikkanenEdmonton Oilers22131124+1226
Glenn AndersonEdmonton Oilers22101222+1220
Steve LarmerChicago Blackhawks2071522+28
Denis SavardChicago Blackhawks2071522041
Craig JanneyBoston Bruins1831922+32
Brett HullSt. Louis Blues1213821+117

Goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[2]

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Andy MoogBoston Bruins20137484442.21.9092 1195:14
Patrick RoyMontreal Canadiens1156291262.43.9111 640:46
Bill RanfordEdmonton Oilers22166671592.53.9121 1401:13
Peter SidorkiewiczHartford Whalers734193233.21.8810 429:26
Mike LiutWashington Capitals944222283.31.8740 507:14

See also

Notes
  1. NHL.com - Skater Stats
  2. NHL.com - Goalie Stats

References
  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Total Sports Canada. ISBN 1-892129-07-8.
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