1990–91 Montreal Canadiens
Division2nd Adams
Conference2nd Wales
1990–91 record39–30–11
Home record23–12–5
Road record16–18–6
Goals for273
Goals against249
Team information
General managerSerge Savard
CoachPat Burns
CaptainGuy Carbonneau
Alternate captainsMike McPhee
Brian Skrudland
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsStephane Richer (31)
AssistsRuss Courtnall (50)
PointsRuss Courtnall (76)
Penalty minutesLyle Odelein (259)
Plus/minusBrian Skrudland (+12)
WinsPatrick Roy (25)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (2.71)

The 1990–91 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 82nd season. The Canadiens finished second in both the division and the conference to the Boston Bruins. Montreal defeated the Buffalo Sabres in the first round before losing to Boston in the Adams Division Finals in seven games.

Offseason

Co-Captain Chris Chelios was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Denis Savard, in August 1990. With Chelios' departure, Guy Carbonneau continued as Canadiens captain.

Mats Naslund resumes his playing career in Europe. Veteran forwards Brian Skrudland and Mike McPhee are named alternate captains.

NHL Draft

Montreal'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)
112Turner Stevenson CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
239Ryan Kuwabara CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
358Charles Poulin CanadaSaint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
360Robert Guillet CanadaLongueuil College Francais (QMJHL)
481Gilbert Dionne CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
5102Paul DiPietro CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
6123Craig Conroy United StatesNorthwood School (USHS-NY)
7144Stephen Rohr United StatesCulver Military Academy (USHS-IN)
8165Brent Fleetwood CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
9186Derek Maguire United StatesDelbarton School (USHS-NJ)
10207Mark Kettelhut United StatesEast High School (USHS-MN)
11228John Uniac CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
12249Sergei Martinyuk Soviet UnionTorpedo Yaroslavl (USSR)
S23Bruce Coles CanadaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)

Regular season

In terms of injuries, Patrick Roy missed the most games due to injury during the 90-91 season. Backup goalies Andre Racicot and Jean-Claude Bergeron appeared in 25 games.

  • December 12, 1990: Petr Svoboda and Toronto Maple Leafs winger Wendel Clark fell on Patrick Roy's left knee.[1] Roy suffered strained ligaments.
  • January 27, 1991: Donald Dufresne checked Bruins right winger Graeme Townshend. He fell on Patrick Roy's left ankle. Roy suffered a ruptured ligament and missed fourteen games.[2] Roy would re-injure the ankle on March 16.

The Canadiens finished the regular season as the league's most disciplined team, being short-handed only 282 times.[3]

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins80442412299264100
Montreal Canadiens8039301127324989
Buffalo Sabres8031301929227881
Hartford Whalers8031381123827673
Quebec Nordiques8016501423635446

[4]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[5]
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

Playoffs

The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated in the Adams Division final by the Boston Bruins, four games to three.

Schedule and results

# R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOct 4, 19903–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres0–0–1
2WOct 6, 19906–5Buffalo Sabres1–0–1
4LOct 12, 19900–3@ New York Rangers2–1–1
5LOct 13, 19902–5@ Hartford Whalers2–2–1
6WOct 15, 19903–1Washington Capitals3–2–1
7WOct 17, 19904–3@ Buffalo Sabres4–2–1
8LOct 18, 19902–5@ Detroit Red Wings4–3–1
9LOct 20, 19903–5Philadelphia Flyers4–4–1
10WOct 23, 19905–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–4–1
11WOct 24, 19908–2New York Islanders6–4–1
12LOct 27, 19900–3@ St. Louis Blues6–5–1
13LOct 28, 19901–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks6–6–1
14WOct 31, 19904–2@ Hartford Whalers7–6–1
15WNov 3, 19905–2Detroit Red Wings8–6–1
16TNov 4, 19902–2 OTMinnesota North Stars8–6–2
17LNov 7, 19900–2Boston Bruins8–7–2
18WNov 10, 19903–1New Jersey Devils9–7–2
19WNov 11, 19905–4 OTQuebec Nordiques10–7–2
20LNov 13, 19903–6@ New Jersey Devils10–8–2
21LNov 15, 19901–4@ Philadelphia Flyers10–9–2
22TNov 17, 19901–1 OT@ Boston Bruins10–9–3
23WNov 19, 19905–2@ Quebec Nordiques11–9–3
24LNov 24, 19902–4Los Angeles Kings11–10–3
25WNov 25, 19904–3Winnipeg Jets12–10–3
26LNov 28, 19901–2Buffalo Sabres12–11–3
27WNov 30, 19904–3@ Washington Capitals13–11–3
28LDec 1, 19903–5Calgary Flames13–12–3
29LDec 3, 19902–4Hartford Whalers13–13–3
30WDec 5, 19904–3@ Hartford Whalers14–13–3
31WDec 6, 19906–4@ Boston Bruins15–13–3
32WDec 8, 19907–1Boston Bruins16–13–3
33LDec 12, 19901–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs16–14–3
34LDec 15, 19902–4@ Winnipeg Jets16–15–3
35LDec 18, 19904–6@ Quebec Nordiques16–16–3
36TDec 19, 19901–1 OTQuebec Nordiques16–16–4
37WDec 22, 19903–1New York Rangers17–16–4
38TDec 23, 19904–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers17–16–5
39WDec 27, 19907–5@ Vancouver Canucks18–16–5
40WDec 29, 19903–2@ Los Angeles Kings19–16–5
41LDec 31, 19902–7@ Calgary Flames19–17–5
42WJan 2, 19913–0@ Edmonton Oilers20–17–5
43WJan 5, 19913–0Quebec Nordiques21–17–5
44WJan 6, 19916–3Pittsburgh Penguins22–17–5
45WJan 9, 19914–3 OTNew York Islanders23–17–5
46WJan 12, 19914–1Washington Capitals24–17–5
47LJan 13, 19911–3St. Louis Blues24–18–5
48WJan 15, 19915–1@ Minnesota North Stars25–18–5
49WJan 17, 19914–2@ St. Louis Blues26–18–5
50WJan 23, 19917–3Toronto Maple Leafs27–18–5
51WJan 26, 19914–1Buffalo Sabres28–18–5
52LJan 27, 19911–3Boston Bruins28–19–5
53WJan 30, 19918–4Winnipeg Jets29–19–5
54LJan 31, 19912–5@ Boston Bruins29–20–5
55TFeb 2, 19913–3 OT@ New York Islanders29–20–6
56WFeb 4, 19915–3Minnesota North Stars30–20–6
57LFeb 6, 19913–8Chicago Blackhawks30–21–6
58WFeb 7, 19915–1@ Quebec Nordiques31–21–6
59WFeb 9, 19916–4New York Rangers32–21–6
60LFeb 13, 19914–7Boston Bruins32–22–6
61TFeb 15, 19912–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres32–22–7
62LFeb 16, 19911–2Hartford Whalers32–23–7
63LFeb 20, 19913–5@ Hartford Whalers32–24–7
64TFeb 23, 19913–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs32–24–8
65LFeb 27, 19913–5@ Detroit Red Wings32–25–8
66WMar 1, 19917–1@ Vancouver Canucks33–25–8
67WMar 2, 19913–1@ Edmonton Oilers34–25–8
68LMar 4, 19912–3 OT@ Calgary Flames34–26–8
69WMar 6, 19915–3@ Chicago Blackhawks35–26–8
70WMar 9, 19914–2Vancouver Canucks36–26–8
71TMar 10, 19914–4 OTLos Angeles Kings36–26–9
72TMar 12, 19914–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins36–26–10
73LMar 14, 19912–3@ Boston Bruins36–27–10
74WMar 16, 19916–4Buffalo Sabres37–27–10
75LMar 17, 19912–4Edmonton Oilers37–28–10
76LMar 20, 19912–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres37–29–10
77TMar 23, 19913–3 OTNew Jersey Devils37–29–11
78WMar 25, 19913–2 OTHartford Whalers38–29–11
79WMar 30, 19914–3Quebec Nordiques39–29–11
80LMar 31, 19911–4@ Quebec Nordiques39–30–11

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Russ CourtnallRW79265076295515
Stephane RicherRW75313061530904
Denis SavardC7028315952-1720
Stephan LebeauC73223153244802
Shayne CorsonLW712324471389702
Guy CarbonneauC7820244463-1413
Mike McPheeLW64222143566204
Mike KeaneRW73132336506212
Brian SkrudlandC571519348512112
Mathieu SchneiderD69102030637503
Petr SvobodaD6042226525301
Eric DesjardinsD6271825277001
Andrew CasselsC5461925202103
Mark PedersonLW4781523183402
Sylvain LefebvreD635182330-11101
Tom ChorskeLW579112032-8301
J.J. DaigneaultD513161931-2200
Brent GilchristLW51691510-3101
Donald DufresneD5321315555000
Sylvain TurgeonLW19571220-2101
John LeClairLW1025721001
Alain CoteD28066268000
Todd EwenRW283251284000
Benoit BrunetLW171340-1000
Gerald DiduckD32123393000
Patrick LebeauLW211200000
Patrice BriseboisD1002241000
Lyle OdeleinD520222597000
Patrick RoyG4802260000
Jean-Claude BergeronG1801100000
Andre RacicotG2101100000
Ryan WalterC/LW2501112-3000
Frederic ChabotG300000000
Gilbert DionneLW20000-2000
Luc GauthierD300021000
Mario RobergeLW500021-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy283548251561282.71113621234.906
Jean-Claude Bergeron94118762593.760426367.862
Andre Racicot97521792523.201479427.891
Frederic Chabot108300163.3304539.867
Team:4859803930112453.03223122067.894

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Shayne CorsonLW13961536413
Stephane RicherRW1395146101
Brian SkrudlandC133101342100
Denis SavardC132111335100
Russ CourtnallRW1383117221
Mathieu SchneiderD1327918100
Brent GilchristLW135386001
Mike McPheeLW1317812100
Guy CarbonneauC1315610001
Mike KeaneRW123256000
Eric DesjardinsD131458100
Stephan LebeauC72132000
Andrew CasselsC80222000
Alain CoteD1102226000
Sylvain LefebvreD111016000
J.J. DaigneaultD50110000
Donald DufresneD1001121000
Petr SvobodaD20112000
Sean HillD10000000
John LeClairLW30000000
Lyle OdeleinD1200054000
Andre RacicotG20000000
Mario RobergeLW1200024000
Patrick RoyG130002000
Sylvain TurgeonLW50002000
Ryan WalterC/LW50002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy7851375403.060394354.898
Andre Racicot12201210.0001412.857
Team:7971376423.160408366.897

[6]

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;

Transactions

  • In November 1990, Brian Hayward was traded to the Minnesota North Stars for defenseman Jayson More.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.279, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  2. 1 2 Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.278, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  3. ↑ "1990-91 NHL Summary".
  4. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. ↑ "1990–1991 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "1990-91 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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