1990–91 New Jersey Devils season

National Hockey League season.

The 1990–91 New Jersey Devils season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and ninth season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.^[1] The season saw the team finish fourth in the Patrick Division and qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season, losing in the division semi-finals to the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was the first time in the franchise’s 17-year history that the team qualified for the playoffs in consecutive seasons. The team would make one huge move towards their future when they drafted Martin Brodeur with their first round selection in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

^[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.

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results[edit]

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

Playoffs[edit]

Patrick Division Semifinals[edit]

(P4) New Jersey Devils vs. (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins[edit]

The first two games took place at Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. In game 1, the Devils won 3-1. However, in game 2, the Penguins tied the series with a 5-4 overtime win. Games 3 and 4 were at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Pittsburgh was victorious in game 3 by a score of 4-3, but the Devils won in game 4 4-1. Game 5 shifted back to Pittsburgh where the Devils beat the Penguins 4-2. Game 6 was back in New Jersey, where the series was evened again thanks to a Pittsburgh 4-3 win. Game 7 was back in Pittsburgh where the Penguins won the game 4-0 and won the series 4-3.

Player statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Scoring

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Chris Terreri	2970	53	24	21	7	144	2.91	1	1348	1204	.893
Sean Burke	1870	35	8	12	8	112	3.59	0	875	763	.872
Roland Melanson	20	1	0	0	0	2	6.00	0	7	5	.714
Team:	4860	80	32	33	15	258	3.19	1	2230	1972	.884

Playoffs[edit]

Scoring

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Chris Terreri	428	7	3	4	21	2.94	0	216	195	.903
Team:	428	7	3	4	21	2.94	0	216	195	.903

^[4]

Note: 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 & records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Transactions[edit]

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Draft picks[edit]

The Devils’ draft picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

See also[edit]

References[edit]