1990–91 St. Louis Blues season

1990–91 St. Louis Blues
Division	2nd Norris
Conference	2nd Campbell
1990–91 record	47–22–11
Home record	24–9–7
Road record	23–13–4
Goals for	310
Goals against	250
Team information
General manager	Ron Caron
Coach	Brian Sutter
Captain	Scott Stevens
Alternate captains	Garth Butcher Adam Oates
Arena	St. Louis Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Brett Hull (86)
Assists	Adam Oates (90)
Points	Brett Hull (131)
Penalty minutes	Glen Featherstone (204)
Wins	Vincent Riendeau (29)
Goals against average	Vincent Riendeau (3.01)

The 1990-91 St. Louis Blues season was the 24th in franchise history. The Blues finished 2nd in the Norris Division and lost in the Division Finals to the Minnesota North Stars 4 games to 2.

Off-season

Draft Picks

See also: 1990 NHL Entry Draft

Regular Season

Brett Hull scored 50 goals in 50 games and finished with 86, the third-highest total in National Hockey League history.

Final Standings

Norris Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Chicago Blackhawks	80	49	23	8	284	211	106
St. Louis Blues	80	47	22	11	310	250	105
Detroit Red Wings	80	34	38	8	273	298	76
Minnesota North Stars	80	27	39	14	256	266	68
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	23	46	11	241	318	57

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	W	October 4, 1990	3–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	1–0–0
2	L	October 6, 1990	2–5	Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	1–1–0
3	W	October 9, 1990	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	2–1–0
4	L	October 12, 1990	0–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	2–2–0
5	L	October 14, 1990	1–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	2–3–0
6	W	October 16, 1990	5–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	3–3–0
7	W	October 18, 1990	4–3	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	4–3–0
8	T	October 20, 1990	2–2 OT	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	4–3–1
9	W	October 24, 1990	8–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	5–3–1
10	W	October 25, 1990	8–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	6–3–1
11	W	October 27, 1990	3–0	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	7–3–1
12	W	October 30, 1990	5–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	8–3–1
13	L	November 1, 1990	2–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)	8–4–1
14	W	November 3, 1990	4–1	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	9–4–1
15	W	November 6, 1990	2–1	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	10–4–1
16	W	November 8, 1990	3–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	11–4–1
17	W	November 10, 1990	6–1	Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	12–4–1
18	W	November 13, 1990	4–2	Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	13–4–1
19	W	November 17, 1990	3–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	14–4–1
20	L	November 18, 1990	3–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	14–5–1
21	W	November 20, 1990	4–2	Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	15–5–1
22	L	November 23, 1990	3–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	15–6–1
23	T	November 24, 1990	3–3 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	15–6–2
24	L	November 27, 1990	3–4 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	15–7–2
25	T	November 29, 1990	4–4 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	15–7–3
26	L	December 1, 1990	1–4	New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	15–8–3
27	L	December 2, 1990	2–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	15–9–3
28	W	December 7, 1990	6–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	16–9–3
29	W	December 8, 1990	2–1	Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	17–9–3
30	T	December 11, 1990	3–3 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	17–9–4
31	W	December 13, 1990	4–2	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	18–9–4
32	W	December 15, 1990	4–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	19–9–4
33	W	December 16, 1990	5–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)	20–9–4
34	T	December 20, 1990	3–3 OT	Washington Capitals (1990–91)	20–9–5
35	W	December 22, 1990	5–0	Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	21–9–5
36	T	December 26, 1990	6–6 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	21–9–6
37	L	December 27, 1990	4–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	21–10–6
38	L	December 29, 1990	1–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	21–11–6
39	L	December 31, 1990	3–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	21–12–6
40	W	January 3, 1991	8–7	Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	22–12–6
41	L	January 5, 1991	2–3 OT	New York Rangers (1990–91)	22–13–6
42	W	January 8, 1991	5–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	23–13–6
43	W	January 9, 1991	3–2	@ New York Rangers (1990–91)	24–13–6
44	T	January 12, 1991	4–4 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	24–13–7
45	W	January 13, 1991	3–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	25–13–7
46	W	January 15, 1991	7–3	Washington Capitals (1990–91)	26–13–7
47	L	January 17, 1991	2–4	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	26–14–7
48	L	January 22, 1991	3–7	@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	26–15–7
49	W	January 25, 1991	9–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	27–15–7
50	W	January 26, 1991	5–4 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	28–15–7
51	W	January 29, 1991	8–3	Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)	29–15–7
52	W	January 31, 1991	4–3 OT	Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	30–15–7
53	W	February 2, 1991	5–4	New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	31–15–7
54	L	February 4, 1991	5–6 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	31–16–7
55	W	February 6, 1991	5–4 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)	32–16–7
56	W	February 9, 1991	5–4	Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)	33–16–7
57	W	February 12, 1991	4–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	34–16–7
58	W	February 14, 1991	3–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	35–16–7
59	L	February 17, 1991	4–7	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	35–17–7
60	W	February 19, 1991	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	36–17–7
61	W	February 21, 1991	7–2	New York Islanders (1990–91)	37–17–7
62	W	February 23, 1991	9–2	Boston Bruins (1990–91)	38–17–7
63	L	February 24, 1991	2–6	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	38–18–7
64	W	February 26, 1991	3–1	Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	39–18–7
65	T	February 28, 1991	4–4 OT	New York Rangers (1990–91)	39–18–8
66	T	March 2, 1991	4–4 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	39–18–9
67	W	March 5, 1991	4–1	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	40–18–9
68	T	March 7, 1991	5–5 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)	40–18–10
69	L	March 9, 1991	4–8	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	40–19–10
70	L	March 10, 1991	1–4	Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	40–20–10
71	T	March 14, 1991	2–2 OT	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	40–20–11
72	L	March 16, 1991	2–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	40–21–11
73	L	March 17, 1991	4–6	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	40–22–11
74	W	March 19, 1991	2–1	@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)	41–22–11
75	W	March 21, 1991	4–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	42–22–11
76	W	March 23, 1991	3–2	@ New York Islanders (1990–91)	43–22–11
77	W	March 25, 1991	5–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	44–22–11
78	W	March 28, 1991	3–0	New York Islanders (1990–91)	45–22–11
79	W	March 30, 1991	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	46–22–11
80	W	March 31, 1991	2–1	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	47–22–11

Playoffs

St. Louis Blues 4, Detroit Red Wings 3

Date	Away	Home
April 4	Detroit 6	3 St. Louis
April 6	Detroit 2	4 St. Louis
April 8	St. Louis 2	5 Detroit
April 10	St. Louis 3	4 Detroit
April 12	Detroit 1	6 St. Louis
April 14	St. Louis 3	0 Detroit
April 16	Detroit 2	3 St. Louis

Minnesota North Stars 4, St. Louis Blues 2

Date	Away	Home
April 18	Minnesota 2	1 St. Louis
April 20	Minnesota 2	5 St. Louis
April 22	St. Louis 1	5 Minnesota
April 24	St. Louis 4	8 Minnesota
April 26	Minnesota 2	4 St. Louis
April 28	St. Louis 2	3 Minnesota

Player Stats

Regular Season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Hull, BrettBrett Hull	RW	78	86	45	131	22	23	29	0	11
Oates, AdamAdam Oates	C	61	25	90	115	29	15	3	1	3
Brown, JeffJeff Brown	D	67	12	47	59	39	4	6	1	0
Courtnall, GeoffGeoff Courtnall	LW	66	27	30	57	56	19	9	0	6
Brind'Amour, RodRod Brind'Amour	C	78	17	32	49	93	2	4	0	3
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens	D	78	5	44	49	150	23	1	0	1
Lowry, DaveDave Lowry	LW	79	19	21	40	168	19	0	2	5
Wilson, RonRon Wilson	C	73	10	27	37	54	-1	1	2	1
Cavallini, PaulPaul Cavallini	D	67	10	25	35	89	19	3	0	0
Cavallini, GinoGino Cavallini	LW	78	8	27	35	81	4	3	0	2
Bassen, BobBob Bassen	C	79	16	18	34	183	17	0	2	1
Ronning, CliffCliff Ronning	C	48	14	18	32	10	2	5	0	2
Momesso, SergioSergio Momesso	LW	59	10	18	28	131	12	0	0	1
Sutter, RichRich Sutter	RW	77	16	11	27	122	6	0	2	2
Featherstone, GlenGlen Featherstone	D	68	5	15	20	204	19	1	0	1
MacLean, PaulPaul MacLean	RW	37	6	11	17	24	-2	0	0	2
Marois, MarioMario Marois	D	64	2	14	16	81	17	0	0	0
Quinn, DanDan Quinn	C	14	4	7	11	20	-5	4	0	2
Tuttle, SteveSteve Tuttle	RW	20	3	6	9	2	2	0	0	0
Raglan, HerbHerb Raglan	RW	32	3	3	6	52	4	0	0	1
Tilley, TomTom Tilley	D	22	2	4	6	4	5	0	0	0
Snepsts, HaroldHarold Snepsts	D	54	1	4	5	50	3	0	0	1
Meagher, RickRick Meagher	C	24	3	1	4	6	0	0	0	0
Dirk, RobertRobert Dirk	D	41	1	3	4	100	2	0	0	0
Butcher, GarthGarth Butcher	D	13	0	4	4	32	4	0	0	0
Lavoie, DominicDominic Lavoie	D	6	1	2	3	2	4	0	0	0
Bruce, DavidDavid Bruce	LW	12	1	2	3	14	1	0	0	0
Emerson, NelsonNelson Emerson	RW	4	0	3	3	2	-2	0	0	0
Mongeau, MichelMichel Mongeau	C	7	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
Kimble, DarinDarin Kimble	RW	26	1	1	2	128	2	0	0	1
Riendeau, VincentVincent Riendeau	G	44	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chase, KellyKelly Chase	RW	2	1	0	1	15	1	0	0	1
Roberts, GordieGordie Roberts	D	3	0	1	1	8	-1	0	0	0
Jablonski, PatPat Jablonski	G	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph, CurtisCurtis Joseph	G	30	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thomlinson, DaveDave Thomlinson	LW	3	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Riendeau, VincentVincent Riendeau	2671	44	29	9	6	134	3.01	3	1241	1107	.892
Joseph, CurtisCurtis Joseph	1710	30	16	10	2	89	3.12	0	874	785	.898
Jablonski, PatPat Jablonski	492	8	2	3	3	25	3.05	0	228	203	.890
Team:	4873	80	47	22	11	248	3.05	3	2343	2095	.894

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Oates, AdamAdam Oates	C	13	7	13	20	10	7	2	0	1
Hull, BrettBrett Hull	RW	13	11	8	19	4	5	3	0	2
Brown, JeffJeff Brown	D	13	3	9	12	6	6	0	0	0
Quinn, DanDan Quinn	C	13	4	7	11	32	-2	2	0	1
Brind'Amour, RodRod Brind'Amour	C	13	2	5	7	10	0	1	0	0
Sutter, RichRich Sutter	RW	13	4	2	6	16	2	0	0	1
Cavallini, PaulPaul Cavallini	D	13	2	3	5	20	0	1	0	0
Lowry, DaveDave Lowry	LW	13	1	4	5	35	-6	0	0	0
Thomlinson, DaveDave Thomlinson	LW	9	3	1	4	4	2	1	0	1
Bassen, BobBob Bassen	C	13	1	3	4	24	1	0	0	0
Cavallini, GinoGino Cavallini	LW	13	1	3	4	2	2	0	0	0
Butcher, GarthGarth Butcher	D	13	2	1	3	54	-1	0	0	0
Tuttle, SteveSteve Tuttle	RW	6	0	3	3	0	-3	0	0	0
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens	D	13	0	3	3	36	8	0	0	0
Meagher, RickRick Meagher	C	9	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Bruce, DavidDavid Bruce	LW	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Chase, KellyKelly Chase	RW	6	0	0	0	18	-1	0	0	0
Wilson, RonRon Wilson	C	7	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0
Snepsts, HaroldHarold Snepsts	D	8	0	0	0	12	-1	0	0	0
Marois, MarioMario Marois	D	9	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	0
Featherstone, GlenGlen Featherstone	D	9	0	0	0	31	-5	0	0	0
Kimble, DarinDarin Kimble	RW	13	0	0	0	38	0	0	0	0
Jablonski, PatPat Jablonski	G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Riendeau, VincentVincent Riendeau	G	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Riendeau, VincentVincent Riendeau	687	13	6	7	35	3.06	1	294	259	.881
Jablonski, PatPat Jablonski	90	3	0	0	5	3.33	0	35	30	.857
Team:	777	13	6	7	40	3.09	1	329	289	.878

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

Awards and Records

• Hart Memorial Trophy: Brett Hull
• Lester B. Pearson Award: Brett Hull
• Jack Adams Award: Brian Sutter
• Brett Hull, NHL Leader in Goals Scored (86)
• Brett Hull, NHL Record, Most Goals by a Right Wing in One Season (86)
• Brett Hull, Right Wing, NHL First All-Star Team
• Adam Oates, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team

References

• Blues on Hockey Database