1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season

1990–91 Edmonton Oilers
Division 3rd Smythe
Conference 5th Campbell
1990–91 record 37–37–6
Home record 22–15–3
Road record 15–22–3
Goals for 272 (T-11th)
Goals against 272 (12th)
Team information
General Manager Glen Sather
Coach John Muckler
Captain Mark Messier
Alternate captains Kevin Lowe
Craig MacTavish
Arena Northlands Coliseum
Average attendance 16,843 (96.2%)
Minor league affiliations Cape Breton Oilers (AHL)
Knoxville Cherokees (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Petr Klima (40)
Assists Mark Messier (52)
Points Esa Tikkanen (69)
Penalties in minutes Steve Smith (193)
Plus/minus Petr Klima (+24)
Wins Bill Ranford (27)
Goals against average Bill Ranford (3.20)
<1989–90 1991–92>

The 1990–91 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 12th season in the NHL, and they were coming off of their 5th Stanley Cup in the last 7 seasons, after defeating the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup finals. The Oilers would finish the season with a 37–37–6 record for 80 points, their lowest point total since 1980–81, and Edmonton would score a franchise low 272 goals, however, the Oilers would set a franchise record for fewest goals against, with 272. After a 2–11–2 start to the season, the Oilers would rebound, and finish 3rd in the Smythe Division and continue their playoff streak of making the playoffs every year they've been in the NHL.

Prior to the season, long time Oiler Jari Kurri left the team due to a contract dispute signing with Italian club Milano Devils, leaving a big hole on the teams top line. Injuries would also hurt the Oilers, as Mark Messier would miss 29 games due to injuries, and his 64 points was his lowest total since 1984–85. Messier would also match the lowest goal total of his career with 12, which matched his rookie season total back in 1979–80. Esa Tikkanen would lead the club in points with 69, while Petr Klima scored a career high 40 goals to lead Edmonton in that department. Steve Smith would lead the Oilers defense with 54 points, and his 193 penalty minutes would lead the club.

In goal, Bill Ranford had a solid season, winning a team high 27 games and posting a 3.20 GAA. Grant Fuhr returned from his substance abuse suspension near the end of the season, and put together a solid 6–4–3 record with a 3.01 GAA.

In the playoffs, the Oilers would face their Battle of Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames, who were huge favourites to win the series, as they finished with 20 more points than the Oilers did. The series went the full 7 games, with the Oilers winning the series in OT at the Saddledome in Calgary to advance to the division finals. There, they met the Los Angeles Kings, who finished 22 points better than Edmonton, however, the Oilers overtime magic continued after dropping the first game of the series, as Edmonton would win 2 games in a row in double OT to take the series lead. Edmonton would go on to win the series in 6 games, clinching the series in OT. In the Conference Finals, the Oilers would face the surprising Minnesota North Stars, who finished the season 12 games under .500, however, they defeated the Presidents Trophy winning Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues, who finished 1 point behind Chicago, to make it to the 3rd round against Edmonton. The North Stars cinderella playoff run would continue, as they defeated the Oilers in 5 games, ending Edmonton's chance for back-to-back Stanley Cups.

They finished the regular season with the fewest short-handed goals allowed (4).[1]

Season standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Los Angeles Kings 80 46 24 10 340 254 102
Calgary Flames 80 46 26 8 344 263 100
Edmonton Oilers 80 37 37 6 272 272 80
Vancouver Canucks 80 28 43 9 243 315 65
Winnipeg Jets 80 26 43 11 260 288 63

[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.

Campbell Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Chicago Blackhawks NRS 80 49 23 8 284 211 106
2 St. Louis Blues NRS 80 47 22 11 310 250 105
3 Los Angeles Kings SMY 80 46 24 10 340 254 102
4 Calgary Flames SMY 80 46 26 8 344 263 100
5 Edmonton Oilers SMY 80 37 37 6 272 272 80
6 Detroit Red Wings NRS 80 34 38 8 273 298 76
7 Minnesota North Stars NRS 80 27 39 14 256 266 68
8 Vancouver Canucks SMY 80 28 43 9 243 315 65
9 Winnipeg Jets SMY 80 26 43 11 260 288 63
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NRS 80 23 46 11 241 318 57

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

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

Schedule and results

1990–91 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1991 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Esa Tikkanen 79 27 42 69 85
Petr Klima 70 40 28 68 113
Mark Messier 53 12 52 64 34
Joe Murphy 80 27 35 62 35
Craig Simpson 75 30 27 57 66

Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L T GA SO Save % GAA
Grant Fuhr 13 778 6 4 3 39 1 .897 3.01
Bill Ranford 60 3415 27 27 3 182 0 .893 3.20
Kari Takko 11 529 4 4 0 37 0 .867 4.20
Pokey Reddick 2 120 0 2 0 9 0 .847 4.50

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Esa Tikkanen 18 12 8 20 24
Craig Simpson 18 5 11 16 12
Mark Messier 18 4 11 15 16
Petr Klima 18 7 6 13 16
Glenn Anderson 18 6 7 13 41

Goaltending

Player GP TOI W L GA SO Save % GAA
Grant Fuhr 17 1019 8 7 51 0 .895 3.00
Bill Ranford 3 135 1 2 8 0 .897 3.56

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Jeff Beukeboom 200th NHL Game October 6, 1990
Anatoli Semenov 1st NHL Game
Mark Messier 800th NHL Game October 7, 1990
Anatoli Semenov 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 11, 1990
Esa Tikkanen 5th NHL Hat-trick October 14, 1990
Dave Brown 400th NHL Game October 16, 1990
Kelly Buchberger 500th NHL PIM October 19, 1990
Steve Smith 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick
900th NHL PIM
Craig MacTavish 400th NHL PIM October 24, 1990
Tomas Srsen 1st NHL Game October 31, 1990
David Haas 1st NHL Game November 6, 1990
David Haas 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
November 8, 1990
Mark Messier 600th NHL Assist November 24, 1990
Craig Simpson 400th NHL Game December 5, 1990
Igor Vyazmikin 1st NHL Game December 12, 1990
Petr Klíma 300th NHL Point December 15, 1990
Igor Vyazmikin 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
December 18, 1990
Chris Joseph 100th NHL PIM December 20, 1990
Mark Messier 1,100th NHL PIM
Craig MacTavish ??? NHL Hat-trick December 22, 1990
Geoff Smith 100th NHL Game December 23, 1990
Dave Brown 1,300th NHL PIM December 27, 1990
Steve Smith 1,000th NHL PIM
Kevin Lowe 1,000th NHL PIM December 30, 1990
Esa Tikkanen 600th NHL PIM January 4, 1991
Jeff Beukeboom 600th NHL PIM January 9, 1991
Steve Smith 200th NHL Point January 12, 1991
Glenn Anderson 400th NHL Goal January 13, 1991
Mark Messier 1,000th NHL Point
Esa Tikkanen 200th NHL Assist
Chris Joseph 100th NHL Game January 17, 1991
Petr Klíma 300th NHL PIM
400th NHL Game
January 25, 1991
Joe Murphy 200th NHL Game
Glenn Anderson 800th NHL Game January 30, 1991
Kelly Buchberger 600th NHL PIM
Adam Graves 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick
Petr Klíma ??? NHL Hat-trick
Martin Gélinas 100th NHL Game February 3, 1991
Petr Klíma ??? NHL Hat-trick February 5, 1991
Ken Linseman 800th NHL Point
Craig Simpson 500th NHL PIM February 6, 1991
Adam Graves 300th NHL PIM February 8, 1991
Geoff Smith 100th NHL PIM
Ken Linseman 1,700th NHL PIM February 11, 1991
Shaun Van Allen 1st NHL Game February 18, 1991
Dan Currie 1st NHL Game February 22, 1991
Kevin Lowe 900th NHL Game
Joe Murphy 100th NHL Point
Adam Graves 200th NHL Game February 24, 1991
Esa Tikkanen 400th NHL Game
Kelly Buchberger 200th NHL Game March 24, 1991
Charlie Huddy 500th NHL PIM March 28, 1991
Petr Klíma ??? NHL Hat-trick March 31, 1991
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Mark Messier 150th NHL Game April 6, 1991
Craig Simpson 50th NHL Game
Glenn Anderson 150th NHL Game April 10, 1991
Jeff Beukeboom 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Kelly Buchberger 1st NHL Goal
Petr Klíma 50th NHL PIM April 12, 1991
Kevin Lowe 150th NHL Game
Grant Fuhr 100th NHL Game April 14, 1991
Charlie Huddy 100th NHL PIM
Esa Tikkanen 150th NHL PIM
Norm Maciver 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
April 16, 1991
Anatoli Semenov 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Craig Simpson 50th NHL PIM
Esa Tikkanen 2nd NHL Hat-trick
Anatoli Semenov 1st NHL Assist April 20, 1991
Jeff Beukeboom 1st NHL Goal April 22, 1991
Mark Lamb 50th NHL Game April 24, 1991
Steve Smith 200th NHL PIM April 26, 1991
Glenn Anderson 100th NHL Assist April 28, 1991
Petr Klíma ??? NHL Hat-trick
??? NHL Natural Hat-trick
May 4, 1991
Glenn Anderson 300th NHL PIM May 8, 1991
Jeff Beukeboom 50th NHL PIM May 10, 1991
Dave Brown 200th NHL PIM

Transactions

Trades

October 22, 1990 To Boston Bruins
Vladimir Ruzicka
To Edmonton Oilers
Greg Hawgood
November 10, 1990 To New Jersey Devils
9th round pick in 1991 - Brent Brekke
To Edmonton Oilers
Max Middendorf
November 22, 1990 To Minnesota North Stars
Bruce Bell
Future considerations
To Edmonton Oilers
Kari Takko
March 5, 1991 To Philadelphia Flyers
Kim Issel
To Edmonton Oilers
Brad Aitken

Free agents

Player Former Team
F Ken Linseman Philadelphia Flyers

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
117 Scott Allison  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
238 Alexander Legault  Canada Boston University (NCAA)
359 Joe Crowley  United States Lawrence Academy (USHS)
467 Joel Blain  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
5101 Greg Louder  United States Cushing Academy (USHS)
6122 Keijo Säilynoja  Finland Jokerit (SM-liiga)
7143 Mike Power  Canada Western Michigan University (NCAA)
8164 Roman Mejzlik  Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava (Czech.)
9185 Richard Žemlička  Czechoslovakia Sparta Praha (Czech.)
10206 Petr Korinek  Czechoslovakia Dukla Jihlava (Czech.)
12248 Sami Nuutinen  Finland Kiekko-Espoo (SM-liiga)

Roster

1990-91 Edmonton Oilers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

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