1990–91 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1990–91 1990 Wales 2nd Adams 2nd 39–30–11 23–12–5 16–18–6 273 249 Serge Savard Pat Burns Guy Carbonneau Mike McPheeBrian Skrudland Montreal Forum Stephane Richer (31) Russ Courtnall (50) Russ Courtnall (76) Brian Skrudland (+12) Lyle Odelein (259) Patrick Roy (25) Patrick 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. 2 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 StevensonSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)239Ryan KuwabaraOttawa 67's (OHL)358Charles PoulinSaint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)360Robert GuilletLongueuil College Francais (QMJHL)481Gilbert DionneKitchener Rangers (OHL)5102Paul DiPietroSudbury Wolves (OHL)6123Craig ConroyNorthwood School (USHS-NY)7144Stephen RohrCulver Military Academy (USHS-IN)8165Brent FleetwoodPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)9186Derek MaguireDelbarton School (USHS-NJ)10207Mark KettelhutEast High School (USHS-MN)11228John UniacKitchener Rangers (OHL)12249Sergei MartinyukTorpedo Yaroslavl (USSR)S23Bruce ColesRensselaer 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.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.279, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 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.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.278, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 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.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1991.html 1990-91 NHL Summary Final standings MON MON Playoffs The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated in the Adams Division final by the Boston Bruins, four games to three. Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1990–91 regular season1990-91 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1991_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 6, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||October 4, 1990||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres||0–0–1 |- |2||W||October 6, 1990||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 8, 1990||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers||2–0–1 |- |4||L||October 12, 1990||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 13, 1990||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers||2–2–1 |- |6||W||October 15, 1990||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals||3–2–1 |- |7||W||October 17, 1990||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres||4–2–1 |- |8||L||October 18, 1990||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings||4–3–1 |- |9||L||October 20, 1990||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers||4–4–1 |- |10||W||October 23, 1990||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||5–4–1 |- |11||W||October 24, 1990||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders||6–4–1 |- |12||L||October 27, 1990||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues||6–5–1 |- |13||L||October 28, 1990||1–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks||6–6–1 |- |14||W||October 31, 1990||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers||7–6–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |15||W||November 3, 1990||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings||8–6–1 |- |16||T||November 4, 1990||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars||8–6–2 |- |17||L||November 7, 1990||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins||8–7–2 |- |18||W||November 10, 1990||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils||9–7–2 |- |19||W||November 11, 1990||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques||10–7–2 |- |20||L||November 13, 1990||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils||10–8–2 |- |21||L||November 15, 1990||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||10–9–2 |- |22||T||November 17, 1990||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins||10–9–3 |- |23||W||November 19, 1990||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques||11–9–3 |- |24||L||November 24, 1990||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings||11–10–3 |- |25||W||November 25, 1990||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets||12–10–3 |- |26||L||November 28, 1990||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres||12–11–3 |- |27||W||November 30, 1990||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals||13–11–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |28||L||December 1, 1990||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames||13–12–3 |- |29||L||December 3, 1990||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers||13–13–3 |- |30||W||December 5, 1990||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers||14–13–3 |- |31||W||December 6, 1990||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins||15–13–3 |- |32||W||December 8, 1990||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins||16–13–3 |- |33||L||December 12, 1990||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||16–14–3 |- |34||L||December 15, 1990||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets||16–15–3 |- |35||L||December 18, 1990||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques||16–16–3 |- |36||T||December 19, 1990||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques||16–16–4 |- |37||W||December 22, 1990||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers||17–16–4 |- |38||T||December 23, 1990||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||17–16–5 |- |39||W||December 27, 1990||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks||18–16–5 |- |40||W||December 29, 1990||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings||19–16–5 |- |41||L||December 31, 1990||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames||19–17–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |42||W||January 2, 1991||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers||20–17–5 |- |43||W||January 5, 1991||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques||21–17–5 |- |44||W||January 6, 1991||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins||22–17–5 |- |45||W||January 9, 1991||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders||23–17–5 |- |46||W||January 12, 1991||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals||24–17–5 |- |47||L||January 13, 1991||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues||24–18–5 |- |48||W||January 15, 1991||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars||25–18–5 |- |49||W||January 17, 1991||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues||26–18–5 |- |50||W||January 23, 1991||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs||27–18–5 |- |51||W||January 26, 1991||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres||28–18–5 |- |52||L||January 27, 1991||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins||28–19–5 |- |53||W||January 30, 1991||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets||29–19–5 |- |54||L||January 31, 1991||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins||29–20–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |55||T||February 2, 1991||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders||29–20–6 |- |56||W||February 4, 1991||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars||30–20–6 |- |57||L||February 6, 1991||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks||30–21–6 |- |58||W||February 7, 1991||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques||31–21–6 |- |59||W||February 9, 1991||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers||32–21–6 |- |60||L||February 13, 1991||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins||32–22–6 |- |61||T||February 15, 1991||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres||32–22–7 |- |62||L||February 16, 1991||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers||32–23–7 |- |63||L||February 20, 1991||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers||32–24–7 |- |64||T||February 23, 1991||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs||32–24–8 |- |65||L||February 27, 1991||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings||32–25–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |66||W||March 1, 1991||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks||33–25–8 |- |67||W||March 2, 1991||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers||34–25–8 |- |68||L||March 4, 1991||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames||34–26–8 |- |69||W||March 6, 1991||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks||35–26–8 |- |70||W||March 9, 1991||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks||36–26–8 |- |71||T||March 10, 1991||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings||36–26–9 |- |72||T||March 12, 1991||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||36–26–10 |- |73||L||March 14, 1991||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins||36–27–10 |- |74||W||March 16, 1991||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres||37–27–10 |- |75||L||March 17, 1991||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers||37–28–10 |- |76||L||March 20, 1991||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres||37–29–10 |- |77||T||March 23, 1991||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils||37–29–11 |- |78||W||March 25, 1991||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers||38–29–11 |- |79||W||March 30, 1991||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques||39–29–11 |- |80||L||March 31, 1991||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques||39–30–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Russ Courtnall RW 79 26 50 76 295515 Stephane Richer Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward) RW 75 31 30 61 530904 Denis Savard C 70 28 31 59 52-1720 Stephan Lebeau C 73 22 31 53 244802 Shayne Corson LW 71 23 24 47 1389702 Guy Carbonneau C 78 20 24 44 63-1413 Mike McPhee LW 64 22 21 43 566204 Mike Keane RW 73 13 23 36 506212 Brian Skrudland C 57 15 19 34 8512112 Mathieu Schneider D 69 10 20 30 637503 Petr Svoboda D 60 4 22 26 525301 Eric Desjardins D 62 7 18 25 277001 Andrew Cassels C 54 6 19 25 202103 Mark Pederson LW 47 8 15 23 183402 Sylvain Lefebvre D 63 5 18 23 30-11101 Tom Chorske LW 57 9 11 20 32-8301 J.J. Daigneault D 51 3 16 19 31-2200 Brent Gilchrist LW 51 6 9 15 10-3101 Donald Dufresne D 53 2 13 15 555000 Sylvain Turgeon LW 19 5 7 12 20-2101 John LeClair LW 10 2 5 7 21001 Alain Cote Alain Côté (ice hockey b. 1967) D 28 0 6 6 268000 Todd Ewen RW 28 3 2 5 1284000 Benoit Brunet LW 17 1 3 4 0-1000 Gerald Diduck D 32 1 2 3 393000 Patrick Lebeau LW 2 1 1 2 00000 Patrice Brisebois D 10 0 2 2 41000 Lyle Odelein D 52 0 2 2 2597000 Patrick Roy G 48 0 2 2 60000 Jean-Claude Bergeron G 18 0 1 1 00000 Andre Racicot G 21 0 1 1 00000 Ryan Walter C/LW 25 0 1 1 12-3000 Frederic Chabot G 3 0 0 0 00000 Gilbert Dionne LW 2 0 0 0 0-2000 Luc Gauthier D 3 0 0 0 21000 Mario Roberge LW 5 0 0 0 21-2000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Patrick Roy 2835 48 25 15 6 128 2.71 113621234.906 Jean-Claude Bergeron 941 18 7 6 2 59 3.76 0426367.862 Andre Racicot 975 21 7 9 2 52 3.20 1479427.891 Frederic Chabot 108 3 0 0 1 6 3.33 04539.867 Team: 4859 80 39 30 11 245 3.03 223122067.894 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Shayne Corson LW 13 9 6 15 36413 Stephane Richer Stéphane Richer (ice hockey forward) RW 13 9 5 14 6101 Brian Skrudland C 13 3 10 13 42100 Denis Savard C 13 2 11 13 35100 Russ Courtnall RW 13 8 3 11 7221 Mathieu Schneider D 13 2 7 9 18100 Brent Gilchrist LW 13 5 3 8 6001 Mike McPhee LW 13 1 7 8 12100 Guy Carbonneau C 13 1 5 6 10001 Mike Keane RW 12 3 2 5 6000 Eric Desjardins D 13 1 4 5 8100 Stephan Lebeau C 7 2 1 3 2000 Andrew Cassels C 8 0 2 2 2000 Alain Cote Alain Côté (ice hockey b. 1967) D 11 0 2 2 26000 Sylvain Lefebvre D 11 1 0 1 6000 J.J. Daigneault D 5 0 1 1 0000 Donald Dufresne D 10 0 1 1 21000 Petr Svoboda D 2 0 1 1 2000 Sean Hill Sean Hill (ice hockey) D 1 0 0 0 0000 John LeClair LW 3 0 0 0 0000 Lyle Odelein D 12 0 0 0 54000 Andre Racicot G 2 0 0 0 0000 Mario Roberge LW 12 0 0 0 24000 Patrick Roy G 13 0 0 0 2000 Sylvain Turgeon LW 5 0 0 0 2000 Ryan Walter C/LW 5 0 0 0 2000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SOSASVSV% Patrick Roy 785 13 7 5 40 3.06 0394354.898 Andre Racicot 12 2 0 1 2 10.00 01412.857 Team: 797 13 7 6 42 3.16 0408366.897 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1990-91 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1991.html Transactions In November 1990, Brian Hayward was traded to the Minnesota North Stars for defenseman Jayson More. 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