1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1990–91 1990 Toronto Maple Leafs Campbell 10th Norris 5th 23–46–11 15–21–4 8–25–7 241 318 Floyd Smith Doug Carpenter and Tom Watt Rob Ramage Wendel ClarkBrad Marsh Maple Leaf Gardens Vincent Damphousse (26) Vincent Damphousse (47) Vincent Damphousse (73) Luke Richardson (238) Peter Ing (16) Peter Ing (3.84) The 1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 74th season of the Toronto NHL franchise. The Leafs finished fifth and last in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1988–89 season. They finished last in the conference for the first time since the 1988–89 season. 2 Offseason NHL draft 1990 NHL entry draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team 1 10 Drake Berehowsky (D) Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 2 31 Felix Potvin (G) Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)473Darby Hendrickson (C)Richfield High School (USHS-MN)480Greg Walters (C)Ottawa 67's (OHL)6115Alexander Godynyuk (D)Sokil Kiev (USSR)7136Eric Lacroix (LW)Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA)8157Dan Stiver (RW)University of Michigan (CCHA)9178Robert Horyna (G)Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)10199Bob Chebator (LW)Arlington High School (USHS-MA)11220Scott Malone (D)Northfield Mount Hermon School (USHS-MA)12241Nicholas Vachon (LW)Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA)S15Martin Robitaille (C)University of Maine (Hockey East) Regular season Dave Reid had a career high 15 goals. He led the league with 8 shorthanded goals. In November, Reid had five shorthanded goals over four games. Allan Bester was traded by Maple Leafs to Detroit Red Wings for sixth-round choice (Alexander Kuzminsky) in 1991 entry draft, March 5, 1991. Season standings TOR TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1990–91 regular season1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1991_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 4, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 4, 1990||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) ||0–1–0 |- |2||L||October 6, 1990||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||0–2–0 |- |3||L||October 7, 1990||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||0–3–0 |- |4||L||October 10, 1990||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) ||0–4–0 |- |5||T||October 13, 1990||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||0–4–1 |- |6||L||October 17, 1990||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1990–91) ||0–5–1 |- |7||L||October 18, 1990||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||0–6–1 |- |8||W||October 20, 1990||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||1–6–1 |- |9||L||October 22, 1990||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1990–91) ||1–7–1 |- |10||L||October 24, 1990||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||1–8–1 |- |11||L||October 25, 1990||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||1–9–1 |- |12||L||October 27, 1990||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) ||1–10–1 |- |13||W||October 30, 1990||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||2–10–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |14||L||November 1, 1990||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||2–11–1 |- |15||L||November 3, 1990||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||2–12–1 |- |16||L||November 4, 1990||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) ||2–13–1 |- |17||L||November 6, 1990||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1990–91) ||2–14–1 |- |18||L||November 8, 1990||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||2–15–1 |- |19||L||November 10, 1990||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||2–16–1 |- |20||W||November 12, 1990||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) ||3–16–1 |- |21||W||November 14, 1990||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1990–91) ||4–16–1 |- |22||L||November 17, 1990||4–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||4–17–1 |- |23||L||November 19, 1990||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1990–91) ||4–18–1 |- |24||L||November 21, 1990||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) ||4–19–1 |- |25||L||November 23, 1990||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) ||4–20–1 |- |26||L||November 24, 1990||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||4–21–1 |- |27||W||November 27, 1990||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||5–21–1 |- |28||L||November 29, 1990||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||5–22–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |29||W||December 1, 1990||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||6–22–1 |- |30||L||December 5, 1990||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||6–23–1 |- |31||W||December 6, 1990||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||7–23–1 |- |32||L||December 8, 1990||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||7–24–1 |- |33||W||December 12, 1990||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) ||8–24–1 |- |34||L||December 15, 1990||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||8–25–1 |- |35||T||December 18, 1990||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1990–91) ||8–25–2 |- |36||W||December 19, 1990||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1990–91) ||9–25–2 |- |37||W||December 22, 1990||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) ||10–25–2 |- |38||L||December 23, 1990||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) ||10–26–2 |- |39||W||December 27, 1990||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||11–26–2 |- |40||W||December 29, 1990||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) ||12–26–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |41||T||January 3, 1991||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||12–26–3 |- |42||L||January 5, 1991||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||12–27–3 |- |43||L||January 8, 1991||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1990–91) ||12–28–3 |- |44||L||January 10, 1991||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||12–29–3 |- |45||T||January 12, 1991||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1990–91) ||12–29–4 |- |46||L||January 14, 1991||3–9 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) ||12–30–4 |- |47||L||January 17, 1991||5–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) ||12–31–4 |- |48||T||January 22, 1991||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) ||12–31–5 |- |49||L||January 23, 1991||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) ||12–32–5 |- |50||L||January 26, 1991||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||12–33–5 |- |51||W||January 28, 1991||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||13–33–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |52||L||February 1, 1991||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||13–34–5 |- |53||L||February 2, 1991||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||13–35–5 |- |54||W||February 4, 1991||6–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||14–35–5 |- |55||T||February 6, 1991||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) ||14–35–6 |- |56||L||February 7, 1991||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||14–36–6 |- |57||W||February 9, 1991||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1990–91) ||15–36–6 |- |58||L||February 13, 1991||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) ||15–37–6 |- |59||W||February 16, 1991||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) ||16–37–6 |- |60||W||February 17, 1991||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) ||17–37–6 |- |61||L||February 19, 1991||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||17–38–6 |- |62||L||February 21, 1991||4–11 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) ||17–39–6 |- |63||T||February 23, 1991||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) ||17–39–7 |- |64||L||February 25, 1991||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||17–40–7 |- |65||W||February 27, 1991||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1990–91) ||18–40–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |66||L||March 2, 1991||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1990–91) ||18–41–7 |- |67||T||March 3, 1991||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) ||18–41–8 |- |68||W||March 5, 1991||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1990–91) ||19–41–8 |- |69||T||March 7, 1991||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) ||19–41–9 |- |70||L||March 9, 1991||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) ||19–42–9 |- |71||W||March 12, 1991||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) ||20–42–9 |- |72||L||March 13, 1991||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) ||20–43–9 |- |73||W||March 16, 1991||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||21–43–9 |- |74||L||March 17, 1991||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) ||21–44–9 |- |75||T||March 20, 1991||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) ||21–44–10 |- |76||W||March 22, 1991||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||22–44–10 |- |77||W||March 23, 1991||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) ||23–44–10 |- |78||T||March 26, 1991||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||23–44–11 |- |79||L||March 28, 1991||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) ||23–45–11 |- |80||L||March 30, 1991||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) ||23–46–11 |- |- | 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 Vincent Damphousse C 79 26 47 73 65-311014 Mike Krushelnyski LW/C 59 17 22 39 48-6221 Dave Ellett D 60 8 30 38 69-4501 Rob Ramage D 80 10 25 35 1732502 Wendel Clark LW/D 63 18 16 34 152-5402 Dave Hannan C 74 11 23 34 82-9012 Daniel Marois RW 78 21 9 30 112-16601 Gary Leeman RW 52 17 12 29 39-25401 Dave Reid Dave Reid (ice hockey b. 1964) LW 69 15 13 28 18-10180 Peter Zezel C 32 14 14 28 4-7605 Michel Petit D 54 9 19 28 132-19312 Todd Gill D 72 2 22 24 113-4000 Lucien DeBlois C 38 10 12 22 30-4010 Doug Shedden C 23 8 10 18 102400 Al Iafrate D 42 3 15 18 113-15200 Mike Foligno RW 37 8 7 15 65-3100 Paul Fenton ice hockey LW 30 5 10 15 0-3110 Kevin Maguire ice hockey RW 63 9 5 14 180-10100 Ed Olczyk C 18 4 10 14 13-7000 Brian Bradley Brian Bradley (ice hockey, born 1965) C 26 0 11 11 20-7000 Aaron Broten LW/C 27 6 4 10 3212001 Luke Richardson D 78 1 9 10 238-28000 Tom Fergus C 14 5 4 9 8-5200 Gilles Thibaudeau C 20 2 7 9 4-7000 Mark Osborne Mark Osborne (ice hockey) LW 18 3 3 6 4-10110 Rob Cimetta W 25 2 4 6 21-5201 Bob Rouse D 13 2 4 6 10-11100 Joe Sacco Joe Sacco (ice hockey) RW 20 0 5 5 2-5000 Mike Millar RW 7 2 2 4 2-1000 Scott Thornton Scott Thornton (ice hockey) LW 33 1 3 4 30-15000 Alexander Godynyuk D 18 0 3 3 16-3000 Tom Kurvers D 19 0 3 3 8-12000 John McIntyre John McIntyre (ice hockey) C 13 0 3 3 250000 Lou Franceschetti RW 16 1 1 2 30-2000 Claude Loiselle C 7 1 1 2 20000 Drake Berehowsky D 8 0 1 1 25-6000 Jeff Reese G 30 0 1 1 00000 Darryl Shannon D 10 0 1 1 01000 Darren Veitch D 2 0 1 1 0-4000 Allan Bester G 6 0 0 0 00000 Brian Curran D 4 0 0 0 7-2000 Peter Ing G 56 0 0 0 60000 Greg Johnston Greg Johnston (ice hockey) RW 1 0 0 0 00000 John Kordic RW 3 0 0 0 90000 Brad Marsh D 22 0 0 0 15-6000 Scott Pearson LW 12 0 0 0 20-5000 Damian Rhodes G 1 0 0 0 00000 Jeff Serowik D 1 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Peter Ing 3126 56 16 29 8 200 3.84 117161516.883 Jeff Reese 1430 30 6 13 3 92 3.86 1695603.868 Damian Rhodes 60 1 1 0 0 1 1.00 02625.962 Allan Bester 247 6 0 4 0 18 4.37 0129111.860 Team: 4863 80 23 46 11 311 3.84 225662255.879 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1990-91 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1991.html Awards and records Peter Ing, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs) Dave Reid, NHL leader, 8 shorthanded goals Milestones #CFECEC Player is still active or individual record solid 1px #AAAAAA Regular season Player Milestone Reached Peter Zezel 150th NHL Goal - Transactions The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1990-91 season. Trades August 20, 1990To Boston BruinsKen HammondTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash November 9, 1990To Los Angeles KingsJohn McIntyreTo Toronto Maple LeafsMike Krushelnyski November 9, 1990To Boston BruinsSteve BancroftTo Toronto Maple LeafsRob Cimetta November 10, 1990To Winnipeg JetsEd Olczyk Mark OsborneTo Toronto Maple LeafsDave Ellett Paul Fenton November 17, 1990To Quebec NordiquesScott Pearson 2nd round pick in 1991 - Eric Lavigne 2nd round pick in 1992 - Toumas GronmanTo Toronto Maple LeafsMichel Petit Lucien DeBlois Aaron Broten December 17, 1990To Buffalo SabresLou Franceschetti Brian CurranTo Toronto Maple LeafsMike Foligno 8th round pick in 1991 - Tomas Kucharcik January 12, 1991To Vancouver CanucksTom KurversTo Toronto Maple LeafsBrian Bradley January 16, 1991To Washington CapitalsAl IafrateTo Toronto Maple LeafsPeter Zezel Bob Rouse January 22, 1991To Vancouver CanucksBrian BladTo Toronto Maple LeafsTodd Hawkins January 24, 1991To Washington CapitalsPaul Fenton John KordicTo Toronto Maple Leafs5th round pick in 1991 - Alexei Kudashov February 4, 1991To Detroit Red WingsBrad MarshTo Toronto Maple Leafs8th round pick in 1991 - Robb McIntyre March 5, 1991To Detroit Red WingsAllan BesterTo Toronto Maple Leafs6th round pick in 1991 - Alexander Kuzminski March 5, 1991To Washington CapitalsBobby ReynoldsTo Toronto Maple LeafsRob Mendel March 5, 1991To St. Louis BluesDarren VeitchTo Toronto Maple LeafsKeith Osborne March 5, 1991To Quebec Nordiques8th round pick in 1991 - Aaron AspTo Toronto Maple LeafsCompensation of waiver claim for Claude Loiselle Waivers March 5, 1991From Quebec NordiquesClaude Loiselle Free agents Player Former team Mike Millar Boston Bruins Player New team Rick Lanz Chicago Blackhawks Farm team The Toronto Maple Leafs farm team was the Newmarket Saints and they were affiliated in the American Hockey League. The Saints had 26 wins, 45 losses and 9 ties. They finished 8th in the South Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs. It would be the Saints final year in Newmarket, Ontario. The franchise relocated to St. John's, Newfoundland. References Maple Leafs on Hockey Database Game log at Database Hockey Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1990-91 Toronto