1990–91 Buffalo Sabres season

1990–91 Buffalo Sabres
Division	3rd Adams
1990–91 record	31–30–19
Team information
General manager	Gerry Meehan
Coach	Rick Dudley
Captain	Mike Foligno (Oct-Dec) Vacant (Dec-Jan) Mike Ramsey (Jan-Apr)
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Dave Andreychuk (36)
Assists	Dale Hawerchuk (58)
Points	Dale Hawerchuk (89)
Penalty minutes	Rob Ray (350)
Wins	Daren Puppa (15)
Goals against average	Darcy Wakaluk (3.33)

The 1990–91 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 21st season in the National Hockey League. The Sabres finished 3rd in the Adams Division and lost in the Division Semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2.

Regular Season

Final Standings

Adams Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Boston Bruins	80	44	24	12	299	264	100
Montreal Canadiens	80	39	30	11	273	249	89
Buffalo Sabres	80	31	30	19	292	278	81
Hartford Whalers	80	31	38	11	238	276	73
Quebec Nordiques	80	16	50	14	236	354	46

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 4, 1990	3–3 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	0–0–1
2	L	October 6, 1990	5–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	0–1–1
3	L	October 10, 1990	3–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	0–2–1
4	L	October 12, 1990	2–4	Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	0–3–1
5	T	October 13, 1990	4–4 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	0–3–2
6	L	October 17, 1990	3–4	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	0–4–2
7	T	October 19, 1990	4–4 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	0–4–3
8	W	October 20, 1990	3–1	@ New York Islanders (1990–91)	1–4–3
9	L	October 25, 1990	1–5	@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	1–5–3
10	W	October 27, 1990	3–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	2–5–3
11	W	October 28, 1990	5–0	Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	3–5–3
12	T	October 31, 1990	3–3 OT	Boston Bruins (1990–91)	3–5–4
13	W	November 3, 1990	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)	4–5–4
14	W	November 4, 1990	2–1	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	5–5–4
15	L	November 7, 1990	2–6	@ New York Rangers (1990–91)	5–6–4
16	W	November 9, 1990	7–1	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	6–6–4
17	W	November 10, 1990	4–2	@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)	7–6–4
18	L	November 14, 1990	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	7–7–4
19	L	November 16, 1990	2–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	7–8–4
20	T	November 17, 1990	3–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	7–8–5
21	T	November 21, 1990	5–5 OT	New York Rangers (1990–91)	7–8–6
22	W	November 23, 1990	3–2 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	8–8–6
23	L	November 26, 1990	0–5	@ New York Rangers (1990–91)	8–9–6
24	W	November 28, 1990	2–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	9–9–6
25	L	December 1, 1990	2–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	9–10–6
26	T	December 2, 1990	3–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	9–10–7
27	W	December 6, 1990	4–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	10–10–7
28	L	December 7, 1990	3–4 OT	Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	10–11–7
29	L	December 9, 1990	2–3	Boston Bruins (1990–91)	10–12–7
30	L	December 11, 1990	3–8	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	10–13–7
31	L	December 14, 1990	3–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	10–14–7
32	L	December 16, 1990	3–5	St. Louis Blues (1990–91)	10–15–7
33	W	December 18, 1990	4–3 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	11–15–7
34	L	December 20, 1990	1–4	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)	11–16–7
35	W	December 23, 1990	10–3	Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	12–16–7
36	T	December 26, 1990	3–3 OT	Boston Bruins (1990–91)	12–16–8
37	W	December 28, 1990	5–0	Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	13–16–8
38	T	December 29, 1990	4–4 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	13–16–9
39	W	December 31, 1990	5–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	14–16–9
40	W	January 2, 1991	5–4	New York Islanders (1990–91)	15–16–9
41	W	January 4, 1991	4–1	Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	16–16–9
42	T	January 8, 1991	3–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	16–16–10
43	L	January 10, 1991	2–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	16–17–10
44	W	January 12, 1991	5–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	17–17–10
45	W	January 14, 1991	9–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	18–17–10
46	W	January 16, 1991	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	19–17–10
47	W	January 22, 1991	6–4	Boston Bruins (1990–91)	20–17–10
48	W	January 24, 1991	5–4	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	21–17–10
49	L	January 26, 1991	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	21–18–10
50	L	January 27, 1991	4–5	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	21–19–10
51	L	January 29, 1991	3–8	@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)	21–20–10
52	L	January 31, 1991	1–4	Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	21–21–10
53	L	February 3, 1991	2–3	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	21–22–10
54	L	February 6, 1991	4–5 OT	St. Louis Blues (1990–91)	21–23–10
55	T	February 8, 1991	4–4 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	21–23–11
56	W	February 10, 1991	2–0	@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	22–23–11
57	T	February 12, 1991	4–4 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	22–23–12
58	T	February 13, 1991	6–6 OT	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	22–23–13
59	T	February 15, 1991	2–2 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	22–23–14
60	L	February 17, 1991	0–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	22–24–14
61	L	February 19, 1991	3–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	22–25–14
62	W	February 23, 1991	5–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	23–25–14
63	T	February 24, 1991	5–5 OT	Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	23–25–15
64	T	February 26, 1991	1–1 OT	@ New York Islanders (1990–91)	23–25–16
65	W	February 28, 1991	5–1	@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	24–25–16
66	W	March 2, 1991	7–4	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)	25–25–16
67	T	March 6, 1991	3–3 OT	New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	25–25–17
68	L	March 8, 1991	3–5	Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	25–26–17
69	L	March 10, 1991	5–7	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	25–27–17
70	L	March 12, 1991	2–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	25–28–17
71	W	March 13, 1991	6–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	26–28–17
72	L	March 16, 1991	4–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	26–29–17
73	W	March 17, 1991	6–1	Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	27–29–17
74	W	March 20, 1991	3–2 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	28–29–17
75	L	March 23, 1991	3–6	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)	28–30–17
76	W	March 24, 1991	6–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	29–30–17
77	W	March 26, 1991	4–2	@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)	30–30–17
78	T	March 28, 1991	4–4 OT	Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	30–30–18
79	T	March 30, 1991	5–5 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	30–30–19
80	W	March 31, 1991	5–2	Washington Capitals (1990–91)	31–30–19

Awards and Records

• The Sabres did not win any awards this season.

Game Ads

Exhibition @ Albany, New York

See Also

• 1990–91 NHL season