1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season (1st Cup win) March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1990–91 1990 Pittsburgh Penguins Wales 3rd Patrick 1st 41–33–6 25–12–3 16–21–3 342 305 Craig Patrick Bob Johnson Mario Lemieux Paul CoffeyBob ErreyRandy Hillier Civic Arena 15,927 Mark Recchi and Kevin Stevens (40) Mark Recchi (73) Mark Recchi (113) Kevin Stevens (133) Tom Barrasso (27) Tom Barrasso (3.59) Yes Yes yes The 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins 24th season in the NHL, and they were coming off of a disappointing 1989–90 season, having finished one point behind the New York Islanders for the final playoff spot in the Patrick Division, failing to qualify for post-season play for the seventh time in eight seasons. The Penguins placed first in their division, third-overall in the Wales Conference, on the way to the first-ever Stanley Cup championship for the team. Eight players and three off-ice staff members from the 1990-91 team have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. This was the first of eleven consecutive playoff appearances for the Penguins. As of 2025, the only remaining active member of the 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins is Jaromir Jagr. He is a member of Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga. Off-season In the off-season, general manager Craig Patrick, who finished the previous season coaching the club, would name Bob Johnson as the new head coach of the Penguins. Patrick also named Scotty Bowman as his director of player development and recruitment. Johnson had previously been the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 1982 to 1987. The team also acquired veteran Bryan Trottier, who helped lead the New York Islanders to four-straight Stanley Cups from 1980 to 1983, to help out with his leadership abilities. Pre-season y background:#F9F9F9; 1990–91 Preseason Game Log: 4–0–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap |- | || September 24 ||Los Angeles||4–1 || Pittsburgh || ||Young ||10,413|| || |- | || September 28 || Pittsburgh ||3–1||Minnesota|| ||Barrasso ||9,497|| || |- | || September 30 || Pittsburgh ||7–0||NY Islanders|| ||Pietrangelo ||9,873|| || |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black #ffc Tie 1px solid black Regular season The Penguins would begin the season without Mario Lemieux, as he would miss the first half of the season recovering from a back injury that he suffered in a game against the New York Rangers on February 14, 1990, which caused him to miss the remainder of the 1989–90 season. Pittsburgh would begin the season slow, and in their opening 31 games, the team had a 12–16–3 record, good for 27 points, and nine points out of a playoff spot. As the season progressed, the team began playing better, had Lemieux return to the lineup, and Patrick would make some trades, acquiring defenseman Larry Murphy from the Minnesota North Stars and Scott Young from the Hartford Whalers. The Penguins eventually came into playoff contention, and on March 4, when the team had a 32–30–4 record, sitting in third place in the Division, the club pulled off a blockbuster deal with the Whalers, trading John Cullen, Zarley Zalapski, and Jeff Parker to Hartford for Ron Francis, Ulf Samuelsson, and Grant Jennings. The deal helped the Penguins finish the season off 9–3–2, and win their first ever Division championship, finishing three points ahead of the second place New York Rangers. With Lemieux missing the majority of the season due to his back injury, Mark Recchi stepped up and had a breakout season, scoring a team-high 40 goals and 73 assists for 113 points. Kevin Stevens would tie Recchi for the team lead in goals with 40, and add 46 assists for 86 points. Rookie Jaromir Jagr had a solid season, scoring 27 goals and earning 57 points, while Lemieux recorded 19 goals and 45 points in only 26 games. Paul Coffey led the defense with 93 points in 76 games. The 342 goals the Penguins scored was the second-highest tally in the NHL, only two goals fewer than the Calgary Flames. In goal, Tom Barrasso had the majority of playing time, winning a team high 27 games and posting a 3.59 goals against average (GAA), along with one shutout. Frank Pietrangelo appeared in 25 games, finishing with a 10–11–1 record and a 3.94 GAA. Season standings PIT PIT Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1990–91 regular season1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/1991_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 27, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; October: 6–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–3–1), 13 points # Oct Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 1 || 5 || 8:05 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–4 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || 7 || 7:35 pm || New Jersey Devils || 4–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 2–0–0 || 4 |- | 3 || 9 || 8:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || St. Louis Blues || St. Louis Arena || 2–1–0 || 4 |- | 4 || 11 || 8:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Chicago Blackhawks || Chicago Stadium || 2–2–0 || 4 |- | 5 || 13 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–4 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 3–2–0 || 6 |- | 6 || 16 || 7:35 pm || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–3–0 || 6 |- | 7 || 19 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–4 OT || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 3–3–1 || 7 |- | 8 || 20 || 7:35 pm || New York Rangers || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–4–1 || 7 |- | 9 || 23 || 7:35 pm || Montreal Canadiens || 5–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 3–5–1 || 7 |- | 10 || 25 || 7:35 pm || Quebec Nordiques || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–5–1 || 9 |- | 11 || 27 || 7:45 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–7 || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 4–6–1 || 9 |- | 12 || 28 || 7:35 pm || New York Islanders || 3–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–6–1 || 11 |- | 13 || 30 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–2 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 6–6–1 || 13 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; November: 5–6–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–2–1), 11 points # Nov Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 14 || 3 || 7:35 pm || New York Rangers || 1–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 7–6–1 || 15 |- | 15 || 6 || 7:35 pm || Calgary Flames || 5–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 8–6–1 || 17 |- | 16 || 8 || 7:35 pm || St. Louis Blues || 3–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 8–7–1 || 17 |- | 17 || 10 || 7:05 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 OT|| Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 8–7–2 || 18 |- | 18 || 13 || 8:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 9–7–2 || 20 |- | 19 || 14 || 8:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–4 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena || 10–7–2 || 22 |- | 20 || 17 || 10:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 OT|| Los Angeles Kings || Great Western Forum || 10–8–2 || 22 |- | 21 || 21 || 7:35 pm || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 10–9–2 || 22 |- | 22 || 23 || 8:05 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–7 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 10–10–2 || 22 |- | 23 || 24 || 7:35 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–3 OT|| Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 11–10–2 || 24 |- | 24 || 27 || 7:35 pm || Edmonton Oilers || 7–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 11–11–2 || 24 |- | 25 || 29 || 7:35 pm || Hartford Whalers || 6–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 11–12–2 || 24 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; December: 10–6–1 (home: 6–3–1; road: 4–3–0), 21 points # Dec Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 26 || 1 || 8:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 11–13–2 || 24 |- | 27 || 3 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–4 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 12–13–2 || 26 |- | 28 || 5 || 7:35 pm || Washington Capitals || 3–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 12–14–2 || 26 |- | 29 || 7 || 7:35 pm || Vancouver Canucks || 2–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 12–14–3 || 27 |- | 30 || 8 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || Hartford Whalers || Hartford Civic Center || 12–15–3 || 27 |- | 31 || 11 || 7:35 pm || Chicago Blackhawks || 4–1 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 12–16–3 || 27 |- | 32 || 13 || 7:35 pm || New Jersey Devils || 5–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 13–16–3 || 29 |- | 33 || 14 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 14–16–3 || 31 |- | 34 || 16 || 7:35 pm || Detroit Red Wings || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 15–16–3 || 33 |- | 35 || 18 || 7:35 pm || Winnipeg Jets || 2–9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 16–16–3 || 35 |- | 36 || 20 || 7:35 pm || Minnesota North Stars || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 17–16–3 || 37 |- | 37 || 22 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 18–16–3 || 39 |- | 38 || 23 || 7:35 pm || New York Islanders || 4–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 18–17–3 || 39 |- | 39 || 26 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–3 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 19–17–3 || 41 |- | 40 || 28 || 7:35 pm || Detroit Red Wings || 0–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 20–17–3 || 43 |- | 41 || 29 || 8:05 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 20–18–3 || 43 |- | 42 || 31 || 6:05 pm || St. Louis Blues || 3–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 21–18–3 || 45 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; January: 7–4–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–3–0), 14 points # Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 43 || 3 || 7:35 pm || New York Rangers || 7–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 21–19–3 || 45 |- | 44 || 5 || 1:35 pm || New Jersey Devils || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 22–19–3 || 47 |- | 45 || 6 || 7:05 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 22–20–3 || 47 |- | 46 || 8 || 7:35 pm || Edmonton Oilers || 1–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 23–20–3 || 49 |- | 47 || 10 || 7:35 pm || Calgary Flames || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 24–20–3 || 51 |- | 48 || 15 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 24–21–3 || 51 |- | 49 || 17 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 OT || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 25–21–3 || 53 |- | 50 || 22 || 7:35 pm || New Jersey Devils || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 26–21–3 || 55 |- | 51 || 26 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 || Quebec Nordiques || Colisée de Québec || 27–21–3 || 57 |- | 52 || 29 || 7:35 pm || Washington Capitals || 2–3 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 28–21–3 || 59 |- | 53 || 31 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 28–22–3 || 59 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; February: 4–7–1 (home: 4–0–0; road: 0–7–1), 9 points # Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 54 || 2 || 1:35 pm || Boston Bruins || 2–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–22–3 || 61 |- | 55 || 3 || 7:05 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 29–23–3 || 61 |- | 56 || 8 || 8:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena || 29–24–3 || 61 |- | 57 || 11 || 9:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–7 || Edmonton Oilers || Northlands Coliseum || 29–25–3 || 61 |- | 58 || 14 || 7:35 pm || New York Islanders || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 30–25–3 || 63 |- | 59 || 16 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 30–26–3 || 63 |- | 60 || 19 || 7:35 pm || Buffalo Sabres || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 31–26–3 || 65 |- | 61 || 21 || 7:35 pm || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 32–26–3 || 67 |- | 62 || 22 || 7:45 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 32–27–3 || 67 |- | 63 || 24 || 1:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–5 OT || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 32–27–4 || 68 |- | 64 || 26 || 10:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–8 || Los Angeles Kings || Great Western Forum || 32–28–4 || 68 |- | 65 || 27 || 10:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Vancouver Canucks || Pacific Coliseum || 32–29–4 || 68 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; March: 9–4–2 (home: 4–1–2; road: 5–3–0), 20 points # Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points |- | 66 || 1 || 9:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Calgary Flames || Olympic Saddledome || 32–30–4 || 68 |- | 67 || 5 || 7:35 pm || Vancouver Canucks || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 33–30–4 || 70 |- | 68 || 7 || 7:35 pm || Los Angeles Kings || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 34–30–4 || 72 |- | 69 || 9 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–2 || Hartford Whalers || Hartford Civic Center || 35–30–4 || 74 |- | 70 || 10 || 5:05 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 36–30–4 || 76 |- | 71 || 12 || 7:35 pm || Montreal Canadiens || 4–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 36–30–5 || 77 |- | 72 || 16 || 1:35 pm || Quebec Nordiques || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 37–30–5 || 79 |- | 73 || 17 || 1:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 38–30–5 || 81 |- | 74 || 19 || 7:45 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 38–31–5 || 81 |- | 75 || 21 || 7:35 pm || New York Rangers || 4–5 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 39–31–5 || 83 |- | 76 || 23 || 1:35 pm || Chicago Blackhawks || 7–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 39–32–5 || 83 |- | 77 || 26 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 40–32–5 || 85 |- | 78 || 27 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–4 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena || 41–32–5 || 87 |- | 79 || 30 || 1:35 pm || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 41–32–6 || 88 |- | 80 || 31 || 7:35 pm || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 41–33–6 || 88 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs Division Semifinals In the playoffs, the Penguins would open up against the New Jersey Devils, who finished the year in fourth place in the Division, nine points behind Pittsburgh. The teams split the opening two games in Pittsburgh, and then split the two games in New Jersey, before the Devils won game five at Civic Arena to take a 3–2 series lead back home. The Penguins responded with a hard-fought 4–3 victory in game six to bring it back home for game seven, where Pittsburgh completed the comeback with a 4–0 shutout to win the series. Division Finals Up next was the Washington Capitals, and Washington would surprise the Penguins with a 4–2 victory in the opening game, though Pittsburgh tied the series in game two with a 7–6 overtime victory. The Pens would go into Washington for Games 3 and 4, and post back-to-back 3–1 wins to go up 3–1 in the series, and finish off Washington in the fifth game to clinch the series and advance to the Conference Finals for the first time in team history. Conference Finals The Penguins next opponent was the Boston Bruins, the defending Wales Conference champions, and the Bruins, who finished with 100 points, had home ice for the series. Boston would take control of the series early by winning the opening two games in Boston, however, the Penguins responded by winning the next two in Pittsburgh to even up the series. Pittsburgh would return to Boston for the fifth game, and surprise the Bruins with a 7–2 victory, going up 3–2 in the series and returning home for the sixth game. The Penguins finished off Boston 5–3 in the sixth game, winning the Prince of Wales Trophy and going to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in team history. Stanley Cup Final 1991 Stanley Cup Final Pittsburgh faced the surprising Minnesota North Stars in the Stanley Cup Final. While the North Stars had a 27–39–14 record during the regular season, they had been red hot in the playoffs, defeating the Presidents' Trophy winners Chicago Blackhawks, the St. Louis Blues and the defending Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers to reach the Finals. Minnesota would continue their hot streak with a 5–4 victory in game one, but the Penguins tied the series in game two as the series shifted from Pittsburgh to Minnesota. The North Stars won game three with solid goaltending, but the Penguins rebounded in game four to tie the series as it returned to Pittsburgh. Game five was a close, hard-fought game, with the Penguins winning 6–4 to take a 3–2 series lead, and in game six, Pittsburgh would defeat the North Stars 8–0 to win the series, and the first-ever Stanley Cup in club history. Mario Lemieux, recording 44 points in 23 games, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Playoff log background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 5px solid; 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; Patrick Division semi-finals vs No. 4 New Jersey Devils: 4–3 (home: 2–2; road: 2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT PIT goals NJ goals Decision Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || April 3||New Jersey||3–1||Pittsburgh|| ||Lemieux|| Šťastný (2),Boschman||Barrasso (0–1)||16,164||0–1|| |- | 2 || April 5||New Jersey||4–5||Pittsburgh||8:52||Stevens, Coffey, Bourque, Loney,Jagr||MacLean (2), Shanahan, Kasatonov||Barrasso (1–1)||16,164||1–1|| |- | 3 || April 7||Pittsburgh||4–3||New Jersey|| ||Recchi, Errey, Mullen,Recchi||Shanahan (2), Brown||Barrasso (2–1)||16,899||2–1|| |- | 4 || April 9||Pittsburgh||1–4||New Jersey|| ||Lemieux||Lemieux, Šťastný,MacLean, Lemieux||Barrasso (2–2)||16,552||2–2|| |- | 5 || April 11||New Jersey||4–2||Pittsburgh|| ||Francis, Murphy||MacLean, Driver,Lemieux, Brown (en)||Barrasso (2–3)||16,164||2–3|| |- | 6 || April 13||Pittsburgh||4–3||New Jersey|| ||Stevens (2), Jagr,Francis||MacLean, Weinrich, Lemieux||Pietrangelo (1–0)||19,040||3–3|| |- | 7 || April 15||New Jersey||0–4||Pittsburgh|| ||Hrdina, Lemieux, Hrdina, Coffey|| ||Pietrangelo (2-0)||16,164||4–3|| |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; Patrick Division finals vs No. 3 Washington Capitals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT PIT goals WSH goals Decision Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || April 17||Washington||4–2||Pittsburgh|| ||Murphy, Lemieux||Johansson, Hatcher,Iafrate, Miller (en)||Pietrangelo (1–2)||16,164||0–1|| |- | 2 || April 19||Washington||6–7||Pittsburgh||9:10||Bourque, Mullen, Recchi (2), Stevens, Gilhen,Stevens||Hunter, Druce, Ridley, Ciccarelli (2), Johansson||Pietrangelo (2–2)||16,164||1–1|| |- | 3 || April 21||Pittsburgh||3–1||Washington|| ||Lemieux,Stevens, Trottier||Ciccarelli||Barrasso (3–3)||18,130||2–1|| |- | 4 || April 23||Pittsburgh||3–1||Washington|| ||Recchi,Stevens, Bourque||Bergland||Barrasso (4–3)||17,867||3–1|| |- | 5 || April 25||Washington||1–4||Pittsburgh|| ||Mullen,Francis, Jagr, Recchi (en)||Tippett||Barrasso (5–3)||16,164||4–1|| |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; Wales Conference finals vs No. 1 Boston Bruins: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT PIT goals BOS goals Decision Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || May 1||Pittsburgh||3–6||Boston|| ||Mullen, Stevens, Errey||Janney, Neely, Sweeney,Neely, Christian, Bourque||Barrasso (5–4)||14,448||0–1|| |- | 2 || May 3||Pittsburgh||4–5||Boston||8:14||Stevens, Lemieux, Recchi, Lemieux||Neely, Wesley, Bourque, Janney,Ruzicka||Barrasso (5–5)||14,448||0–2|| |- | 3 || May 5||Boston||1–4||Pittsburgh|| ||Stevens,Francis, Jennings, Lemieux||Bourque||Barrasso (6–5)||16,164||1–2|| |- | 4 || May 7||Boston||1–4||Pittsburgh|| ||Errey,Mullen, Lemieux, Stevens||Christian||Barrasso (7–5)||16,164||2–2|| |- | 5 || May 9||Pittsburgh||7–2||Boston|| ||Stevens, Lemieux,Trottier, Stevens, Stanton, Murphy, Samuelsson||Sweeney, Janney||Barrasso (8–5)||14,448||3–2|| |- | 6 || May 11||Boston||3–5||Pittsburgh|| ||Murphy, Bourque, Roberts,Recchi, Lemieux (en)||Neely, Hodge, Jr., Sweeney||Barrasso (9–5)||16,164||4–2|| |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 2px solid; border-bottom:#FCB514 2px solid; Stanley Cup Final vs No. 4 Minnesota North Stars: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT PIT goals MIN goals Decision Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || May 15||Minnesota||5–4||Pittsburgh|| ||Samuelsson, Lemieux, Young, Mullen||Broten, Dahlen, Bureau, Broten,Smith||Barrasso (9–6)||16,164||0–1|| |- | 2 || May 17||Minnesota||1–4||Pittsburgh|| ||Errey,Stevens, Lemieux, Stevens||Modano||Barrasso (10–6)||16,164||1–1|| |- | 3 || May 19||Pittsburgh||1–3||Minnesota|| ||Bourque||Gagner,Smith, Duchesne||Barrasso (10–7)||15,378||1–2|| |- | 4 || May 21||Pittsburgh||5–3||Minnesota|| ||Stevens, Francis, Lemieux,Trottier, Bourque (en)||Gagner, Propp, Modano||Barrasso (11–7)||15,378||2–2|| |- | 5 || May 23||Minnesota||4–6||Pittsburgh|| ||Lemieux, Stevens, Recchi (2),Francis, Loney||Broten, Gagner, Dahlen, Gagner||Pietrangelo (3–2)||16,164||3–2|| |- | 6 || May 25||Pittsburgh||8–0||Minnesota|| ||Samuelsson, Lemieux, Mullen, Errey, Francis, Mullen, Paek, Murphy|| ||Barrasso (11–7)||15,378||4–2|| |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Scorer of game-winning goal in italics Player statistics Skaters + Regular season1990–1991 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19901991&gameType=2&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S NHL 2016-04-20 2016-05-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531234517/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19901991&gameType=2&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S dead Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Mark Recchi 78 40 73 113 0 48 John Cullen‡ 65 31 63 94 0 83 Paul Coffey 76 24 69 93 -18 –18 128 Kevin Stevens 80 40 46 86 -1 –1 133 Jaromir Jagr Jaromír Jágr 80 27 30 57 -4 –4 42 Zarley Zalapski‡ 66 12 36 48 15 59 Mario Lemieux 26 19 26 45 8 30 Bob Errey 79 20 22 42 11 115 Joe Mullen 47 17 22 39 9 6 Phil Bourque 78 20 14 34 7 106 Bryan Trottier 52 9 19 28 5 24 Larry Murphy Larry Murphy (ice hockey)† 44 5 23 28 2 30 Scott Young Scott Young (ice hockey, born 1967)† 43 11 16 27 3 33 Randy Gilhen 72 15 10 25 3 51 Paul Stanton Paul Stanton (ice hockey) 75 5 18 23 11 40 Jiri Hrdina Jiří Hrdina† 37 6 14 20 -2 –2 13 Tony Tanti‡ 46 6 12 18 1 44 Rob Brown Rob Brown (ice hockey)‡ 25 6 10 16 0 31 Troy Loney 44 7 9 16 10 85 Gordie Roberts† 61 3 12 15 18 70 Barry Pederson 46 6 8 14 2 21 Peter Taglianetti† 39 3 8 11 16 93 Ron Francis† 14 2 9 11 0 21 Jim Johnson Jim Johnson (ice hockey, born 1962)‡ 24 0 5 5 -3 –3 23 Ulf Samuelsson† 14 1 4 5 4 37 Grant Jennings† 13 1 3 4 2 26 Randy Hillier ice hockey 31 2 2 4 -3 –3 32 Chris Dahlquist‡ 22 1 2 3 0 30 Jay Caufield 23 1 1 2 -2 –2 71 Jamie Leach 7 2 0 2 -1 –1 0 Jeff Daniels Jeff Daniels (ice hockey) 11 0 2 2 0 2 Brad Aitken‡ 6 0 1 1 -2 –2 25 Ken Priestlay 2 0 1 1 0 0 Jim Paek 3 0 0 0 2 9 Gord Dineen 9 0 0 0 -4 –4 6 Jim Kyte‡ 1 0 0 0 0 2 Total 342 590 932 – 1,569 + Playoffs1990–1991 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19901991&gameType=3&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S NHL 2016-04-20 2016-05-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531231336/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=skatersummary&season=19901991&gameType=3&sort=points&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=S dead Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/− Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Mario Lemieux 23 16 28 44 14 16 Mark Recchi 24 10 24 34 6 33 Kevin Stevens 24 17 16 33 14 53 Larry Murphy Larry Murphy (ice hockey) 23 5 18 23 17 44 Ron Francis 24 7 10 17 13 24 Joe Mullen 22 8 9 17 17 4 Jaromir Jagr Jaromír Jágr 24 3 10 13 2 6 Phil Bourque 24 6 7 13 6 16 Paul Coffey 12 2 9 11 -1 –1 6 Scott Young Scott Young (ice hockey, born 1967) 17 1 6 7 1 2 Bryan Trottier 23 3 4 7 -1 –1 49 Bob Errey 24 5 2 7 5 29 Ulf Samuelsson 20 3 2 5 7 34 Troy Loney 24 2 2 4 -3 –3 41 Jiri Hrdina Jiří Hrdina 14 2 2 4 1 6 Gordie Roberts 24 1 2 3 13 63 Paul Stanton Paul Stanton (ice hockey) 22 1 2 3 6 24 Peter Taglianetti 19 0 3 3 7 49 Grant Jennings 13 1 1 2 3 16 Randy Gilhen 16 1 0 1 -4 –4 14 Jim Paek 8 1 0 1 2 2 Randy Hillier ice hockey 8 0 0 0 1 24 Total 95 157 252 – 555 Goaltenders + Regular Season1990–1991 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats https://www.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19901991&gameType=2&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G NHL 2016-04-20 2016-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601000420/http://www.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19901991&gameType=2&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G live Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Tom Barrasso 48 2753:51 27 16 3 165 3.59 1579 0.896 1 0 5 40 Frank Pietrangelo 25 1310:35 10 11 1 86 3.94 714 0.880 0 0 1 24 Wendell Young 18 772:57 4 6 2 52 4.04 428 0.879 0 0 1 0 Total 4837:23 41 33 6 303 3.76 2721 0.889 1 0 7 64 + Playoffs1990–1991 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19901991&gameType=3&sort=wins&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G NHL 2016-04-20 2016-05-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531225917/http://ice.nhl.com/stats/player?reportType=season&report=goaliesummary&season=19901991&gameType=3&sort=wins&aggregate=0&teamId=5&pos=G dead Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Tom Barrasso 20 1175:23 12 7 0 51 2.82 629 0.919 1 0 1 2 Frank Pietrangelo 5 287:42 4 1 0 15 2.80 148 0.899 1 0 1 2 Total 1463:05 16 8 0 66 2.71 777 0.915 2 0 2 4 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. Awards and records Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 500 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–7 loss to Edmonton on February 11. Paul Coffey established a franchise record for assists (278) and points (376) by a defenseman. He broke the previous records of 277 assists and 343 points, both held by Ron Stackhouse. Awards Player AwardPhil Bourque Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" AwardRandy Gilhen Unsung Hero AwardJaromir Jagr Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year AwardNHL All-Rookie teamMario Lemieux Donadeo Sullivan Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton NomineeConn Smythe TrophyMark Recchi Bowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer AwardMurray Hill Jewelers Player's Player AwardBooster Club AwardFoodland Most Valuable Player AwardKevin Stevens NHL second All-Star team Transactions The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1990–91 season:Hockey Transactions Search Results http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=penguins&BeginDate=1990-06-16&EndDate=1991-06-21&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 ProSportsTransactions 2014-05-10 2015-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120525/http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=penguins&BeginDate=1990-06-16&EndDate=1991-06-21&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 live Trades June 16, 1990 To Calgary Flames: 1990 second-round pick(#26–Nicolas Perreault) To Pittsburgh Penguins: Joe Mullen October 27, 1990 To St. Louis Blues: Future considerations(1992 eleventh-round pick(#259–Wade Salzman)) To Pittsburgh Penguins: Gordie Roberts December 11, 1990 To Minnesota North Stars: Jim JohnsonChris Dahlquist To Pittsburgh Penguins: Larry MurphyPeter Taglianetti December 13, 1990 To Calgary Flames: Jim Kyte To Pittsburgh Penguins: Jiri Hrdina December 21, 1990 To Hartford Whalers: Rob Brown To Pittsburgh Penguins: Scott Young March 4, 1991 To Hartford Whalers: John CullenZarley ZalapskiJeff Parker To Pittsburgh Penguins: Ron FrancisUlf SamuelssonGrant Jennings March 5, 1991 To Edmonton Oilers: Brad Aitken To Pittsburgh Penguins: Kim Issel March 5, 1991 To Buffalo Sabres: Tony Tanti To Pittsburgh Penguins: Rights to Ken Priestlay Free agents Player Acquired from Lost to Date Alain Chevrier Detroit Red Wings July 5, 1990 Bryan Trottier New York Islanders July 20, 1990 Richard Zemlak Calgary Flames November 9, 1990 Jeff Parker Winnipeg Jets February 5, 1991 Signings Player Date Contract terms Paul Coffey October 24, 1990 Multi-year contract Other Name Date Details Rod Buskas October 1, 1990 Lost to Los Angeles Kings in waiver draft Randy Gilhen May 30, 1991 Lost in expansion draft (Minnesota North Stars) Greg Carval June 21, 1991 Acquired in supplemental draft Draft picks List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1990 NHL entry draft.NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1990&team=PIT&position=&round= NHL.com July 15, 2012 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123041/http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftsearch.htm?year=1990&team=PIT&position=&round= dead Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 5 Jaromir Jagr Right wing Czechoslovakia HC Kladno (Czechoslovakia) 3 61Note1 a a Joe Dziedzic Left wing United States Edison High School (USHS–MN) 4 68 Chris Tamer Defense United States University of Michigan (CCHA) 5 89 Brian Farrell Left wing United States Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) 6 107Note2 b b Ian Moran Defense United States Belmont Hill School (USHS–MA) 6 110 Denis Casey Goaltender Canada Colorado College (WCHA) 7 130Note3 c c Mika Valila Center Sweden Tappara (Finland) 7 131 Ken Plaquin Defense Canada Michigan Tech (WCHA) 7 145Note4 d d Patrick Neaton Defense United States University of Michigan (CCHA) 8 152 Petteri Koskimaki Center Boston University (Hockey East) 9 173 Ladislav Karabin Left wing Slovan Bratislava (Czechoslovakia) 10 194 Timothy Fingerhut Left wing United States Canterbury High School (USHS–CT) 11 215 Michael Thompson Right wing Canada Michigan State University (CCHA) 12 236 Brian Bruininks Defense United States Colorado College (WCHA) S5Joe Dragon Center CanadaCornell University (ECAC) S10Savo Mitrovic CenterYugoslaviaUniversity of New Hampshire (Hockey East) Draft notes1990 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/1990.htm Pro Sports Transactions July 15, 2012 July 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120723023049/http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/DraftTrades/Years/1990.htm live The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a June 16, 1990, trade that sent Joe Mullen to the Penguins in exchange for this pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a September 1, 1989, trade that sent Wendell Young and a seventh-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for this pick. Note1 a aThe Buffalo Sabres' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a November 12, 1988, trade that sent Doug Bodger and Darrin Shannon to the Sabres in exchange for Tom Barrasso and this pick. Note2 b bThe Vancouver Canucks' sixth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of an October 24, 1989, trade that sent Rod Buskas to the Canucks in exchange for this pick. Note3 c cThe Philadelphia Flyers' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a September 1, 1989, trade that sent a third-round pick to the Flyers in exchange for Wendell Young and this pick. Note4 d dThe Buffalo Sabres' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of an October 3, 1988, trade that sent Wayne Van Dorp to the Sabres in exchange for this pick. Farm teams The IHL's Muskegon Lumberjacks finished in fourth place in the East Division with a record of 38-40-5. They lost to the Kalamazoo Wings in the first round of the playoffs 4-1. The East Coast Hockey League's Knoxville Cherokees won the Henry Brabham Cup as the team with the league's most outstanding record (46-13-5). They were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Louisville Icehawks. Don Jackson was named coach of the year, Stan Drulia was named league MVP and was leading scorer, and Dan Gauthier was the league rookie of the year. Media affiliates Radio Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator Studio host KDKA AM 1020 (main)WDVE-FM 102.5 (backup) Mike Lange Paul Steigerwald Some of the games broadcast on WDVE because of KDKA's broadcast conflict with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Television Local TV Play-by-play Color commentator KDKA-TV 2KBL Mike Lange Paul Steigerwald References National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007 External links Player stats at Hockey Database Game log at NHL Reference Category:Stanley Cup championship seasons Category:Pittsburgh Penguins seasons Category:Patrick Division champion seasons Pi Category:Eastern Conference (NHL) championship seasons Pitts Pitts Pitts