1991 Stanley Cup playoffs

none August 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs 1991 April 3 – May 25, 1991 16 Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota North Stars Scoring leader(s) Mario Lemieux (Penguins) 44 points MVP Mario Lemieux (Penguins) 1990 1992 right|175px|thumb|The Stanley Cup The 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs for the National Hockey League (NHL) championship began on April 3, 1991, following the 1990–91 regular season. The 16 teams that qualified, from the top four teams of the four divisions, played best-of-seven series with re-seeding after the division finals. The Conference Champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. This was the first of the 25 consecutive years in which the Detroit Red Wings qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs until their streak finally ended in 2017. Their streak is tied for the third longest in NHL history, and while it was running, it was the longest active playoff appearance streak in the four major American professional sports. The finals concluded on May 25 with the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Minnesota North Stars in the final series four games to two. Pittsburgh forward Mario Lemieux was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player of the playoffs. This was the first NHL playoffs without any series sweeps since the 1973 playoffs. In addition, this season set the record for most playoff games played with 92, which stood until 2014.Zeisberger Mike June 14, 2014 NHL playoff highlights during this lengthy post-season http://www.torontosun.com/2014/06/14/nhl-playoff-highlights-during-this-lengthy-post-season/ July 2, 2014 Toronto Sun Playoff seeds The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, as follows: Prince of Wales Conference Adams Division Boston Bruins, Adams Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 100 points Montreal Canadiens – 89 points Buffalo Sabres – 81 points Hartford Whalers – 73 points Patrick Division Pittsburgh Penguins, Patrick Division champions – 88 points New York Rangers – 85 points Washington Capitals – 81 points New Jersey Devils – 79 points Clarence Campbell Conference Norris Division Chicago Blackhawks, Norris Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 106 points St. Louis Blues – 105 points Detroit Red Wings – 76 points Minnesota North Stars – 68 points Smythe Division Los Angeles Kings, Smythe Division champions – 102 points Calgary Flames – 100 points Edmonton Oilers – 80 points Vancouver Canucks – 65 points Playoff bracket In the division semifinals, the fourth seeded team in each division played against the division winner from their division. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. The two winning teams from each division's semifinals then met in the division finals. The two division winners of each conference then played in the conference finals. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Final. In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). Home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record, and played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary); the other team then played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). main Bracket Division semifinals Division finals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final Prince of Wales Conference Clarence Campbell Conference A1 Boston 4 A4 Hartford 2 A2 Montreal 4 A3 Buffalo 2 P1 Pittsburgh 4 P4 New Jersey 3 P2 NY Rangers 2 P3 Washington 4 N1 Chicago 2 N4 Minnesota 4 N2 St. Louis 4 N3 Detroit 3 S1 Los Angeles 4 S4 Vancouver 2 S2 Calgary 3 S3 Edmonton 4 A1 Boston 4 A2 Montreal 3 P1 Pittsburgh 4 P3 Washington 1 N4 Minnesota 4 N2 St. Louis 2 S1 Los Angeles 2 S3 Edmonton 4 A1 Boston 2 P1 Pittsburgh 4 N4 Minnesota 4 S3 Edmonton 1 P1 Pittsburgh 4 N4 Minnesota 2 Division semifinals Prince of Wales Conference (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A4) Hartford Whalers This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Adams Division Semifinals in which Boston won in seven games. Hartford Whalers Boston Bruins Hartford Civic Center Boston Garden April 3 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/hfd-vs-bos/1991/04/03/1990030111#game=1990030111,game_state=final Pat Verbeek (1) – pp – 14:11 00:23 – Jeff Lazaro (1) Kevin Dineen (1) – 02:18Rob Brown (1) – pp – 09:37 14:45 – pp – Petri Skriko (1) John Cullen (1) – 15:49Paul Cyr (1) – 16:17 No scoring Peter Sidorkiewicz 26 saves / 28 shots Andy Moog 19 saves / 24 shots April 5 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/hfd-vs-bos/1991/04/05/1990030112#game=1990030112,game_state=final Mark Hunter (1) – 05:08Pat Verbeek (2) – pp – 18:55 00:13 – Petri Skriko (2) Randy Ladouceur (1) – 18:12 09:22 – pp – Cam Neely (1) No scoring 11:39 – Cam Neely (2)16:38 – Cam Neely (3) Peter Sidorkiewicz 36 saves / 40 shots Andy Moog 24 saves / 27 shots April 7 6–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-hfd/1991/04/07/1990030113#game=1990030113,game_state=final No scoring Ray Bourque (1) – pp – 11:07 06:19 – pp – Mark Hunter (2) Glen Wesley (1) – pp – 10:38 01:59 – Pat Verbeek (3)15:21 – sh – Terry Yake (1) Garry Galley (1) – 06:49Dave Christian (1) – 07:07Bob Sweeney (1) – 10:05Craig Janney (1) – pp – 14:08 Peter Sidorkiewicz 17 saves / 23 shots Andy Moog 22 saves / 25 shots April 9 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-hfd/1991/04/09/1990030114#game=1990030114,game_state=final 02:40 – John Cullen (2)03:39 – pp – Mark Hunter (3)12:15 – pp – Mark Hunter (4)15:55 – Zarley Zalapski (1) Dave Christian (2) – 15:30Petri Skriko (3) – pp – 16:57 No scoring No scoring No scoring Ken Hodge Jr. (1) – 14:28 Peter Sidorkiewicz 32 saves / 35 shots Andy Moog 30 saves / 34 shots April 11 1–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/hfd-vs-bos/1991/04/11/1990030115#game=1990030115,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Brad Shaw (1) – 07:16 No scoring No scoring 01:20 – pp – Ray Bourque (2)01:36 – Dave Christian (3)08:05 – Jeff Lazaro (2)10:20 – pp – Cam Neely (4)16:57 – pp – Cam Neely (5)17:53 – pp – Jim Wiemer (1) Peter Sidorkiewicz 26 saves / 32 shots Andy Moog 25 saves / 26 shots April 13 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-hfd/1991/04/13/1990030116#game=1990030116,game_state=final No scoring Nevin Markwart (1) – 03:17Bob Sweeney (2) – 08:50 No scoring Dave Christian (4) – 02:34 13:01 – Mark Hunter (5) No scoring Peter Sidorkiewicz 13 saves / 16 shots Andy Moog 31 saves / 32 shots Boston won series 4–2 (A2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A3) Buffalo Sabres This was fifth playoff series between these two teams, and were meeting for the second straight year. Both teams split their previous four playoff meetings. Montreal won last year's Adams Division Semifinals in six games. Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Montreal Forum April 3 5–7 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-mtl/1991/04/03/1990030121#game=1990030121,game_state=final Benoit Hogue (1) – 01:48Grant Ledyard (1) – 02:12 10:35 – Sylvain Lefebvre (1)17:14 – pp – Russ Courtnall (1)18:07 – pp – Mathieu Schneider (1)18:33 – Russ Courtnall (2) Pierre Turgeon (1) – pp – 09:23 02:06 – Stephane Richer (1)17:25 – Brent Gilchrist (1) Rick Vaive (1) – pp – 05:030Kevin Haller (1) – 10:22 02:14 – pp – Denis Savard (1) Darcy Wakaluk 20 saves / 22 shotsDaren Puppa 10 saves / 15 shots Patrick Roy 24 saves / 29 shots April 5 4–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-mtl/1991/04/05/1990030122#game=1990030122,game_state=final Uwe Krupp (1) – pp – 02:050 No scoring Pierre Turgeon (2) – 13:44 05:09 – Brent Gilchrist (2)07:36 – pp – Mike McPhee (1) Dale Hawerchuk (1) – 02:06Darrin Shannon (1) – 04:52 00:36 – Russ Courtnall (3)09:51 – Stephane Richer (2)18:39 – Guy Carbonneau (1) Daren Puppa 26 saves / 31 shotsDarcy Wakaluk 0 saves / 0 shots Patrick Roy 23 saves / 27 shots April 7 4–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-buf/1991/04/07/1990030123#game=1990030123,game_state=final 02:20 – Tony Tanti (1)05:38 – sh – Christian Ruuttu (1) Shayne Corson (1) – pp – 04:07Brent Gilchrist (3) – 09:56Russ Courtnall (4) – pp – 11:47 04:20 – Benoit Hogue (2)11:14 – Grant Ledyard (2) Brent Gilchrist (4) – 17:58 02:38 – Mike Ramsey (1) No scoring Clint Malarchuk 18 saves / 22 shots Patrick Roy 28 saves / 33 shots April 9 4–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-buf/1991/04/09/1990030124#game=1990030124,game_state=final 05:59 – Benoit Hogue (3)08:01 – Dave Andreychuk (1)12:30 – Pierre Turgeon (3) Eric Desjardins (1) – pp – 05:23Stephane Richer (3) – 05:31 00:16 – pp – Tony Tanti (2)01:44 – Rob Ray (1) Shayne Corson (2) – 04:10Stephane Richer (4) – 14:40 06:18 – pp – Dale Hawerchuk (2) No scoring Clint Malarchuk 33 saves / 37 shots Patrick Roy 26 saves / 30 shotsAndre Racicot 11 saves / 13 shots April 11 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-mtl/1991/04/11/1990030125#game=1990030125,game_state=final Lou Franceschetti (1) – 08:12 02:14 – Mike Keane (1)06:42 – Brian Skrudland (1) Grant Ledyard (3) – 04:54 09:49 – Mike Keane (2) Dave Andreychuk (2) – pp – 16:55 No scoring No scoring 05:56 – Russ Courtnall (5) Clint Malarchuk 24 saves / 28 shots Patrick Roy 29 saves / 32 shots April 13 5–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-buf/1991/04/13/1990030126#game=1990030126,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 12:58 – sh – Dave Snuggerud (1) Brent Gilchrist (5) – 03:06Shayne Corson (3) – sh – 14:15Shayne Corson (4) – pp – 15:35 No scoring Denis Savard (2) – 00:39Stephane Richer (5) – pp – 09:19 Clint Malarchuk 24 saves / 29 shots Patrick Roy 23 saves / 24 shotsAndre Racicot 1 save / 1 shots Montreal won series 4–2 (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (P4) New Jersey Devils This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins Brendan Byrne Arena Civic Arena April 3 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-pit/1991/04/03/1990030131#game=1990030131,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Peter Stastny (1) – pp – 15:32 10:48 – pp – Mario Lemieux (1) Peter Stastny (2) – 04:12Laurie Boschman (1) – 05:02 No scoring Chris Terreri 26 saves / 27 shots Tom Barrasso 32 saves / 35 shots April 5 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-pit/1991/04/05/1990030132#game=1990030132,game_state=final John MacLean (1) – 02:50 06:54 – pp – Kevin Stevens (1) John MacLean (2) – 01:44Brendan Shanahan (1) – 11:47 10:32 – Paul Coffey (1)17:01 – Phil Bourque (1) Alexei Kasatonov (1) – 04:06 03:21 – Troy Loney (1) No scoring 08:52 – Jaromir Jagr (1) Chris Terreri 21 saves / 26 shots Tom Barrasso 36 saves / 40 shots April 7 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-njd/1991/04/07/1990030133#game=1990030133,game_state=final 12:32 – pp – Brendan Shanahan (2) Mark Recchi (1) – pp – 04:56 13:22 – pp – Brendan Shanahan (3) Bob Errey (1) – 02:05 14:46 – sh – Doug Brown (1) Joe Mullen (1) – 03:15Mark Recchi (2) – 19:10 Chris Terreri 30 saves / 34 shots Tom Barrasso 33 saves / 36 shots April 9 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-njd/1991/04/09/1990030134#game=1990030134,game_state=final 06:54 – Claude Lemieux (1)07:38 – Peter Stastny (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 16:42 – John MacLean (3)18:43 – pp – Claude Lemieux (2) Mario Lemieux (2) – pp – 04:41 Chris Terreri 28 saves / 29 shots Tom Barrasso 30 saves / 34 shots April 11 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-pit/1991/04/11/1990030135#game=1990030135,game_state=final John MacLean (4) – pp – 03:20Bruce Driver (1) – pp – 13:15 No scoring No scoring No scoring Claude Lemieux (3) – pp – 12:59Doug Brown (2) – 19:38 00:54 – Ron Francis (1)03:41 – Larry Murphy (1) Chris Terreri 39 saves / 41 shots Tom Barrasso 20 saves / 23 shots April 13 4–3 2 bigmouthsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1991-Stanley-Cup-Playoff-boxscores-PIT.pdf 03:29 – John MacLean (5) Kevin Stevens (2) – 10:49Kevin Stevens (3) – pp – 13:17Jaromir Jagr (2) – pp – 19:37 12:32 – pp – Eric Weinrich (1)13:48 – Claude Lemieux (4) Ron Francis (2) – 06:42 No scoring No scoring Chris Terreri 19 saves / 23 shots Frank Pietrangelo 28 saves / 31 shots April 15 0–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-pit/1991/04/15/1990030137#game=1990030137,game_state=final No scoring 06:17 – Jiri Hrdina (1)13:06 – pp – Mario Lemieux (3) No scoring 00:29 – Jiri Hrdina (2) No scoring 00:56 – Paul Coffey (2) Chris Terreri 32 saves / 36 shots Frank Pietrangelo 27 saves / 27 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–3 (P2) New York Rangers vs. (P3) Washington Capitals This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams, and were meeting for the second straight year. Both teams split the previous two meetings. Washington won last year's Patrick Division Finals in five games. Washington Capitals New York Rangers Capital Centre Madison Square Garden April 3 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/1991/04/03/1990030141#game=1990030141,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:20 – Jan Erixon (1)16:58 – Bernie Nicholls (1) Michal Pivonka (1) – 18:27 No scoring Don Beaupre 28 saves / 30 shots Mike Richter 28 saves / 29 shots April 5 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/1991/04/05/1990030142#game=1990030142,game_state=final Dino Ciccarelli (1) – pp – 01:40 No scoring No scoring No scoring Kelly Miller (1) – sh – 05:24Michal Pivonka (2) – 19:34 No scoring Don Beaupre 36 saves / 36 shots Mike Richter 29 saves / 31 shots April 7 6–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/1991/04/07/1990030143#game=1990030143,game_state=final No scoring Kris King (1) – 08:07Mike Gartner (1) – pp – 19:29 No scoring Bernie Nicholls (2) – 12:17Mark Janssens (1) – 15:47 No scoring Bernie Nicholls (3) – 06:34Darren Turcotte (1) – pp – 17:15 Don Beaupre 23 saves / 27 shotsMike Liut 9 saves / 11 shots Mike Richter 37 saves / 37 shots April 9 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/1991/04/09/1990030144#game=1990030144,game_state=final No scoring Bernie Nicholls (4) – 04:04 00:25 – Kevin Hatcher (1)15:31 – Dave Tippett (1) No scoring 09:27 – Alan May (1) Mark Janssens (2) – 14:32 Don Beaupre 19 saves / 21 shots Mike Richter 23 saves / 26 shots April 11 5–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/1991/04/11/1990030145#game=1990030145,game_state=final Mike Ridley (1) – 12:32 10:35 – pp – Corey Millen (1)18:51 – Brian Leetch (1) Kelly Miller (2) – 01:01Mike Lalor (1) – 15:26 18:31 – Mark Janssens (3) Kevin Hatcher (2) – pp – 12:59 09:29 – Steven Rice (1) Dino Ciccarelli (2) – 06:44 No scoring Don Beaupre 31 saves / 35 shots Mike Richter 50 saves / 55 shots April 13 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/1991/04/13/1990030146#game=1990030146,game_state=final 02:46 – Dmitri Khristich (1)04:09 – Kelly Miller (3)07:06 – Mike Ridley (2) No scoring 11:58 – Stephen Leach (1) Kris King 92) – 08:57Steven Rice (2) – pp – 18:34 No scoring No scoring Don Beaupre 23 saves / 25 shots John Vanbiesbrouck 21 saves / 22 shotsMike Richter 1 save / 4 shots Washington won series 4–2 Clarence Campbell Conference (N1) Chicago Blackhawks vs. (N4) Minnesota North Stars This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams and were meeting for the second straight year. Chicago won four of the previous five playoff meetings, including last year's Norris Division Semifinals in seven games. Minnesota North Stars Chicago Blackhawks Met Center Chicago Stadium April 4 4–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-chi/1991/04/04/1990030151#game=1990030151,game_state=final Mark Tinordi (1) – pp – 01:24Neal Broten (1) – pp – 02:08 00:13 – Jeremy Roenick (1)04:06 – pp – Doug Wilson (1) No scoring 09:08 – Dirk Graham (1) Neal Broten (2) – 06:22 No scoring Brian Propp (1) – pp – 04:14 No scoring Jon Casey 20 saves / 23 shots Ed Belfour 30 saves / 34 shots April 6 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-chi/1991/04/06/1990030152#game=1990030152,game_state=final No scoring 12:58 – Steve Larmer (1) No scoring 03:30 – pp – Jeremy Roenick (2)14:40 – pp – Warren Rychel (1)16:39 – Steve Konroyd (1) Basil McRae (1) – 16:03Brian Bellows (1) – pp – 17:46 19:11 – Steve Larmer (2) Jon Casey 21 saves / 25 shotsBrian Hayward 10 saves / 10 shots Ed Belfour 28 saves / 30 shots April 8 6–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-mns/1991/04/08/1990030153#game=1990030153,game_state=final 02:34 – pp – Bobby Smith06:10 – pp – Brian Bellows (2)10:53 – Dave Gagner (1)17:55 – pp – Dave Gagner (2)18:26 – Mike Modano (1) Steve Larmer (3) – 05:27Chris Chelios (1) – pp – 08:35 No scoring Steve Larmer (4) – pp – 00:39Doug Wilson (2) – pp – 05:03 No scoring Steve Thomas (1) – 03:48Jeremy Roenick (3) – 06:15 Jon Casey 14 saves / 18 shotsBrian Hayward 11 saves / 13 shots Ed Belfour 37 saves / 41 shotsDominik Hasek 5 saves / 6 shots April 10 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-mns/1991/04/10/1990030154#game=1990030154,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 04:48 – Neal Broten (3)11:30 – pp – Mike Craig (1)14:52 – pp – Mark Tinordi (2) No scoring No scoring Steve Larmer (5) – 15:02 Jon Casey 16 saves / 17 shots Ed Belfour 18 saves / 21 shotsDominik Hasek 13 saves / 13 shots April 12 6–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-chi/1991/04/12/1990030155#game=1990030155,game_state=final Brian Propp (2) – pp – 17:59 No scoring Mark Tinordi (3) – pp – 00:32Dave Gagner (3) – pp – 06:46Bobby Smith (2) – pp – 07:16Neal Broten (4) – 14:30 No scoring Brian Propp (3) – pp – 16:06 No scoring Jon Casey 25 saves / 25 shots Ed Belfour 19 saves / 23 shotsDominik Hasek 18 saves / 20 shots April 14 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-mns/1991/04/14/1990030156#game=1990030156,game_state=final 11:49 – Neil Wilkinson (1)12:58 – Brian Bellows (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:29 – pp – Brian Bellows (4) Keith Brown (1) – 15:51 Jon Casey 26 saves / 27 shots Ed Belfour 31 saves / 34 shots Minnesota won series 4–2 (N2) St. Louis Blues vs. (N3) Detroit Red Wings This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams. Both teams split the previous two meetings. Detroit won their most recent meeting in five games in the 1988 Norris Division Finals. Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Joe Louis Arena St. Louis Arena April 4 6–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/1991/04/04/1990030161#game=1990030161,game_state=final Brad McCrimmon (1) – 13:37 No scoring Steve Yzerman (1) – 07:08Steve Yzerman (2) – pp – 12:01 13:10 – Brett Hull (1) Sergei Fedorov (1) – 01:52Kevin Miller (1) – 09:19Steve Yzerman (3) – 14:55 10:23 – pp – Brett Hull (2)12:44 – Adam Oates (1) Tim Cheveldae 37 saves / 40 shots Vincent Riendeau 17 saves / 22 shotsPat Jablonski 4 saves / 5 shots April 6 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/1991/04/06/1990030162#game=1990030162,game_state=final Yves Racine (1) – pp – 09:08Bob Probert (1) – 16:56 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 05:28 – Jeff Brown (1)06:46 – pp – Dan Quinn (1)12:00 – Brett Hull (3)19:24 – Rich Sutter (1) Tim Cheveldae 37 saves / 40 shots Vincent Riendeau 19 saves / 21 shots April 8 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-det/1991/04/08/1990030163#game=1990030163,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 15:19 – Kevin Miller (2) Bob Bassen (1) – 11:00 01:12 – Keith Primeau (1)08:34 – Jimmy Carson (1)009:05 – Steve Chiasson (1)19:42 – sh – Kevin Miller (3) Gino Cavallini (1) – 18:39 Tim Cheveldae 21 saves / 23 shots Vincent Riendeau 19 saves / 23 shots April 10 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-det/1991/04/10/1990030164#game=1990030164,game_state=final 04:01 – Steve Chiasson (2) Dan Quinn (2) – pp – 18:10 17:05 – pp – Steve Chiasson (3) No scoring 08:58 – Rick Zombo (1)11:16 – Brent Fedyk (1) Brett Hull (4) – 05:22Brett Hull (5) – 17:09 Tim Cheveldae 26 saves / 29 shots Vincent Riendeau 30 saves / 34 shots April 12 1–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/1991/04/12/1990030165#game=1990030165,game_state=final Bobby Dollas (1) – 02:12 03:45 – Adam Oates (2)04:58 – Brett Hull (6)09:29 – Adam Oates (3) No scoring 00:40 – Paul Cavallini (1)10:33 – Adam Oates (4) No scoring 08:08 – Brett Hull (7) Tim Cheveldae 25 saves / 30 shotsAllan Bester 11 saves / 12 shots Vincent Riendeau 17 saves / 18 shots April 14 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-det/1991/04/14/1990030166#game=1990030166,game_state=final No scoring Dave Thomlinson (1) – 07:00 No scoring Jeff Brown (2) – 02:24 No scoring Dave Lowry (1) – 18:19 Tim Cheveldae 18 saves / 21 shots Vincent Riendeau 23 saves / 23 shots April 16 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-stl/1991/04/16/1990030167#game=1990030167,game_state=final No scoring 12:24 – Dan Quinn (3) Yves Racine (2) – pp – 03:24 19:39 – Brett Hull (8) Jimmy Carson (2) – 12:27 01:59 – Rich Sutter (2) Tim Cheveldae 22 saves / 25 shots Vincent Riendeau 18 saves / 20 shots St. Louis won series 4–3 (S1) Los Angeles Kings vs. (S4) Vancouver Canucks This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Vancouver won the only prior meeting in five games in the 1982 Smythe Division Finals. Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings Pacific Coliseum Great Western Forum April 4 6–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-lak/1991/04/04/1990030171#game=1990030171,game_state=final Dave Capuano (1) – 02:20Igor Larionov (1) – 07:00Geoff Courtnall (1) – 19:40 08:33 – Tomas Sandstrom (1)10:42 – Bob Kudelski (1) No scoring 06:01 – Wayne Gretzky (1)06:39 – Steve Kasper (1)14:59 – Luc Robitaille (1) Geoff Courtnall (2) – 05:00Geoff Courtnall (3) – 09:30Cliff Ronning (1) – 17:29 No scoring Troy Gamble 24 saves / 29 shots Kelly Hrudey 26 saves / 32 shots April 6 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-van/1991/04/06/1990030172#game=1990030172,game_state=final Tom Kurvers (1) – pp – 10:35 No scoring Cliff Ronning (2) – 00:31 02:47 – pp – Rob Blake (1) No scoring 03:13 – Luc Robitaille (2) No scoring 11:08 – Wayne Gretzky (2) Troy Gamble 37 saves / 40 shots Kelly Hrudey 32 saves / 34 shots April 8 1–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-van/1991/04/08/1990030173#game=1990030173,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 00:41 – pp – Cliff Ronning (3) No scoring No scoring Wayne Gretzky (3) – 11:53 03:12 – Cliff Ronning (4) No scoring Kirk McLean 30 saves / 31 shots Kelly Hrudey 37 saves / 39 shots April 10 6–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-van/1991/04/10/1990030174#game=1990030174,game_state=final 09:14 – pp – Cliff Ronning (5) Steve Kasper (2) – 08:30Wayne Gretzky (4) – pp – 13:11 No scoring Dave Taylor (1) – 10:20 No scoring Tony Granato (1) – 01:24Mike Donnelly (1) – 14:21Steve Duchesne (1) – 18:44 Kirk McLean 29 saves / 35 shots Kelly Hrudey 20 saves / 21 shots April 12 4–7 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-lak/1991/04/12/1990030175#game=1990030175,game_state=final Jyrki Lumme (1) – sh – 04:50Cliff Ronning (6) – 13:59 08:52 – pp – Luc Robitaille (3)16:48 – pp – Luc Robitaille (4)19:01 – Mike Donnelly (2) Jyrki Lumme (2) – pp – 01:37Gerald Diduck (1) – pp – 05:57 06:25 – Steve Duchesne (2)13:27 – Bradley Jones (1)16:14 – pp – Tomas Sandstrom (2) No scoring 19:17 – Bob Kudelski (2) Troy Gamble 32 saves / 38 shots Kelly Hrudey 29 saves / 33 shots April 14 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-van/1991/04/14/1990030176#game=1990030176,game_state=final No scoring Steve Duchesne (3) – 09:35 16:13 – Tom Kurvers (2) No scoring No scoring Dave Taylor (2) – 12:11Mike Donnelly (3) – 18:47Mike Donnelly (4) – 19:06 Troy Gamble 24 saves / 26 shots Kelly Hrudey 20 saves / 21 shots Los Angeles won series 4–2 (S2) Calgary Flames vs. (S3) Edmonton Oilers This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two rivals with Edmonton winning three of the four previous series. They last met in the 1988 Smythe Division Finals, which Edmonton won in a four-game sweep. These teams did not meet again in the playoffs until 2022. Esa Tikkanen's overtime goal in game seven completed a hat trick and won the series for the Oilers. Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames Northlands Coliseum Olympic Saddledome April 4 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-cgy/1991/04/04/1990030181#game=1990030181,game_state=final Esa Tikkanen (1) – 18:20 12:07 – pp – Al MacInnis (1) Petr Klima (1) – 10:18 No scoring Craig Simpson (1) – 14:35 No scoring Grant Fuhr 27 saves / 28 shots Mike Vernon 22 saves / 25 shots April 6 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-cgy/1991/04/06/1990030182#game=1990030182,game_state=final No scoring 12:53 – pp – Gary Suter (1) Adam Graves (1) – 03:10 01:53 – Doug Gilmour (1)03:53 – Paul Ranheim (1) No scoring No scoring Grant Fuhr 23 saves / 26 shots Mike Vernon 35 saves / 36 shots April 8 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-edm/1991/04/08/1990030183#game=1990030183,game_state=final 02:14 – Esa Tikkanen (2) Joe Nieuwendyk (1) – pp – 02:03 15:51 – Charlie Huddy (1) Joel Otto (1) – 10:49Gary Roberts (1) – 17:26 09:47 – Glenn Anderson (1)19:46 – Joe Murphy (1) No scoring Grant Fuhr 20 saves / 23 shots Mike Vernon 25 saves / 29 shots April 10 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-edm/1991/04/10/1990030184#game=1990030184,game_state=final No scoring Joe Nieuwendyk (2) – 00:44Sergei Makarov (1) – 14:02 01:11 – pp – Mark Messier (1)01:52 – Craig MacTavish (1)19:00 – pp – Esa Tikkanen (3) No scoring 01:47 – pp – Esa Tikkanen (4)03:38 – Kelly Buchberger (1) No scoring Grant Fuhr 29 saves / 31 shots Mike Vernon 23 saves / 27 shotsRick Wamsley 1 save / 2 shots April 12 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-cgy/1991/04/12/1990030185#game=1990030185,game_state=final Glenn Anderson (2) – pp – 15:54Adam Graves (2) – 18:13 03:28 – pp – Al MacInnis (2)07:56 – pp – Carey Wilson (1) Mark Messier (2) – 14:07 07:37 – Carey Wilson08:48 – Ric Nattress (1) No scoring 19:59 – Joe Nieuwendyk (3) Grant Fuhr 34 saves / 38 shots Mike Vernon 22 saves / 25 shots April 14 2–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-edm/1991/04/14/1990030186#game=1990030186,game_state=final 12:13 – Craig Simpson (2) No scoring No scoring Paul Ranheim (2) – 09:12 No scoring No scoring No scoring Theoren Fleury (1) – 04:40 Grant Fuhr 31 saves / 33 shots Mike Vernon 21 saves / 22 shots April 16 5–4 1 1 bigmouthsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1991-Stanley-Cup-Playoff-boxscores-PIT.pdf Esa Tikkanen (5) – 17:03 07:52 – pp – Robert Reichel (1)14:43 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (4)16:00 – Theoren Fleury (2) Glenn Anderson (3) – pp – 04:57Esa Tikkanen (6) – 10:06 No scoring Anatoli Semenov (1) – 04:38 17:50 – Ron Stern (1) Esa Tikkanen (7) – 06:58 No scoring Grant Fuhr 27 saves / 31 shots Mike Vernon 35 saves / 40 shots Edmonton won series 4–3 Division finals Prince of Wales Conference (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A2) Montreal Canadiens This was the eighth straight and 26th overall playoff meeting between these two teams. Montreal lead the all-time meetings 21–4. Boston won last year's Adams Division Finals in five games. Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Montreal Forum Boston Garden April 17 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1991/04/17/1990030211#game=1990030211,game_state=final Mike Keane (3) – 07:09 No scoring No scoring 07:04 – pp – Cam Neely (6) No scoring 10:12 – Cam Neely (7) Patrick Roy 23 saves / 25 shots Andy Moog 18 saves / 19 shots April 19 4–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1991/04/19/1990030212#game=1990030212,game_state=final No scoring 04:35 – Ray Bourque (3)11:10 – Ken Hodge Jr. (2) Shayne Corson (5) – 19:31 No scoring Russ Courtnall (6) – 04:24Stephane Richer (6) – 11:30 07:54 – Dave Christian (5) Stephane Richer (7) – 00:27 No scoring Patrick Roy 41 saves / 44 shots Andy Moog 33 saves / 37 shots April 21 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1991/04/21/1990030213#game=1990030213,game_state=final 16:31 – sh – Russ Courtnall (7) Petri Skriko (4) – pp – 04:38Bob Sweeney (3) – 05:11 No scoring No scoring 14:10 – Brian Skrudland (2) Ken Hodge Jr. (3) – 18:39 Patrick Roy 23 saves / 26 shots Andy Moog 39 saves / 41 shots April 23 2–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1991/04/23/1990030214#game=1990030214,game_state=final 05:05 – pp – Shayne Corson (6) Ray Bourque (4) – 15:49 00:49 – Stephane Richer (8)08:12 – pp – Shayne Corson (7)09:28 – Mathieu Schneider (2) Cam Neely (8) – pp – 19:59 04:09 – Stephane Richer (9)17:12 – sh – Russ Courtnall (8) No scoring Patrick Roy 23 saves / 25 shots Andy Moog 22 saves / 27 shots April 25 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1991/04/25/1990030215#game=1990030215,game_state=final Brian Skrudland (3) – pp – 19:54 19:06 – Cam Neely (9) No scoring 19:02 – pp – Vladimir Ruzicka (1) No scoring 07:58 – pp – Cam Neely (10)08:09 – Cam Neely (11) Patrick Roy 28 saves / 32 shots Andy Moog 18 saves / 19 shots April 27 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1991/04/27/1990030216#game=1990030216,game_state=final 04:44 – pp – Stephan Lebeau (1) Don Sweeney (1) – 08:06 No scoring No scoring 15:56 – Shayne Corson (8) Jeff Lazaro (3) – 01:26 17:47 – Shayne Corson (9) No scoring Patrick Roy 32 saves / 34 shots Andy Moog 38 saves / 41 shots April 29 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1991/04/29/1990030217#game=1990030217,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:30 – Dave Christian (6) Stephan Lebeau (2) – 19:00 01:59 – pp – Cam Neely (12) Patrick Roy 31 saves / 33 shots Andy Moog 35 saves / 36 shots Boston won series 4–3 (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (P3) Washington Capitals This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins Capital Centre Civic Arena April 17 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/1991/04/17/1990030221#game=1990030221,game_state=final No scoring 17:45 – pp – Larry Murphy (2) Calle Johansson (1) – pp – 06:07 13:09 – pp – Mario Lemieux (4) Kevin Hatcher (3) – pp – 01:37Al Iafrate (1) – 15:31Kelly Miller (4) – 19:10 No scoring Don Beaupre 24 saves / 26 shots Frank Pietrangelo 27 saves / 30 shots April 19 6–7 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/1991/04/19/1990030222#game=1990030222,game_state=final Dale Hunter (1) – 12:42 13:59 – Phil Bourque (2)18:11 – Joe Mullen (2) John Druce (1) – pp – 03:46Mike Ridley (3) – pp – 11:36 00:35 – pp – Mark Recchi (3)05:51 – pp – Mark Recchi (4)13:35 – Kevin Stevens (4) Dino Ciccarelli (3) – pp – 02:17Dino Ciccarelli (4) – 08:05Calle Johansson (2) – 10:26 15:25 – Randy Gilhen (1) No scoring 08:10 – Kevin Stevens (5) Don Beaupre 19 saves / 24 shotsMike Liut 17 saves / 19 shots Frank Pietrangelo 36 saves / 42 shots April 21 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-wsh/1991/04/21/1990030223#game=1990030223,game_state=final 08:25 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (5) Mario Lemieux (5) – 04:53 No scoring Kevin Stevens (6) – 09:30Bryan Trottier (1) – 15:32 No scoring No scoring Don Beaupre 19 saves / 22 shots Tom Barrasso 26 saves / 27 shots April 23 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-wsh/1991/04/23/1990030224#game=1990030224,game_state=final 09:43 – Tim Bergland (1) Mark Recchi (5) – pp – 18:01 No scoring No scoring No scoring Kevin Stevens (7) – 09:14Phil Bourque (3) – 19:28 Don Beaupre 16 saves / 18 shots Tom Barrasso 38 saves / 39 shots April 25 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/1991/04/25/1990030225#game=1990030225,game_state=final No scoring 15:38 – Joe Mullen (3) Dave Tippett (2) – 09:13 04:11 – Ron Francis (3) No scoring 07:53 – Jaromir Jagr (3)18:43 – Mark Recchi (6) Don Beaupre 27 saves / 30 shots Tom Barrasso 33 saves / 34 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–1 Clarence Campbell Conference (N2) St. Louis Blues vs. (N4) Minnesota North Stars This was the ninth playoff series between these two teams, and the last one before the North Stars relocated to Dallas. St. Louis won five of the previous eight playoff series, including the most recent one in five games in the 1989 Norris Division Semifinals. Minnesota North Stars St. Louis Blues Met Center St. Louis Arena April 18 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-stl/1991/04/18/1990030231#game=1990030231,game_state=final Dave Gagner (4) – pp – 01:46Shane Churla (1) – 19:49 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 04:35 – Rich Sutter (3) Jon Casey 31 saves / 32 shots Vincent Riendeau 25 saves / 27 shots April 20 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-stl/1991/04/20/1990030232#game=1990030232,game_state=final Stew Gavin (1) – 00:26Brian Bellows (5) – 10:06 01:06 – Garth Butcher (1) No scoring 06:35 – pp – Rod Brind'Amour (1) No scoring 07:55 – Adam Oates (5)13:41 – Jeff Brown (3)19:41 – Rich Sutter (4) Jon Casey 23 saves / 27 shots Vincent Riendeau 20 saves / 22 shots April 22 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-mns/1991/04/22/1990030233#game=1990030233,game_state=final 03:34 – Curt Giles (1)05:29 – Stew Gavin (2)07:52 – pp – Brian Bellows10:48 – pp – Neil Wilkinson (2) No scoring 07:36 – pp – Brian Propp (4) Dave Thomlinson (2) – 13:58 No scoring No scoring Jon Casey 29 saves / 30 shots Pat Jablonski 17 saves / 18 shotsVincent Riendeau 4 saves / 8 shots April 24 4–8 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-mns/1991/04/24/1990030234#game=1990030234,game_state=final 01:12 – Brian Bellows (7)03:02 – Mike Modano (2)08:53 – Mike Modano (3) Adam Oates (6) – pp – 14:06 06:26 – pp – Brian Glynn (1)10:13 – pp – Brian Propp (5)10:38 – Dave Gagner (5)14:53 – pp – Brian Bellows (8)17:46 – pp – Brian Glynn (2) Brett Hull (9) – pp – 09:08 No scoring Adam Oates (7) – pp – 00:13Brett Hull (10) – pp – 02:16 Jon Casey 32 saves / 36 shots Vincent Riendeau 14 saves / 19 shotsPat Jablonski 9 saves / 12 shots April 26 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-stl/1991/04/26/1990030235#game=1990030235,game_state=final No scoring 01:46 – Rod Brind'Amour (2) No scoring 10:43 – pp – Paul Cavallini (2)18:04 – Dan Quinn (4) Brian Propp (6) – pp – 14:04Mike Modano (4) – pp – 17:39 09:03 – pp – Dave Thomlinson (3) Jon Casey 25 saves / 29 shotsBrian Hayward 2 saves / 2 shots Vincent Riendeau 24 saves / 26 shots April 28 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-mns/1991/04/28/1990030236#game=1990030236,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 00:19 – Chris Dahlquist (1)03:50 – Bobby Smith (3)18:56 – Bobby Smith (4) Brett Hull (11) – 17:18Garth Butcher (2) – 19:43 Jon Casey 18 saves / 20 shots Vincent Riendeau 29 saves / 31 shots Minnesota won series 4–2 (S1) Los Angeles Kings vs. (S3) Edmonton Oilers This was the third straight and sixth overall playoff meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won three of the previous five meetings, including last year's Smythe Division Finals in a four-game sweep. Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings Northlands Coliseum Great Western Forum April 18 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-lak/1991/04/18/1990030241#game=1990030241,game_state=final No scoring 05:17 – Steve Kasper (3) Martin Gelinas (1) – 11:30 07:08 – pp – Tomas Sandstrom (3) Mark Messier (3) – 00:20Petr Klima (2) – 05:34 12:07 – pp – Luc Robitaille (5) No scoring 02:13 – Luc Robitaille (6) Bill Ranford 34 saves / 38 shots Kelly Hrudey 29 saves / 32 shots April 20 4–3 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-lak/1991/04/20/1990030242#game=1990030242,game_state=final Kevin Lowe (1) – 08:29Martin Gelinas (2) – 17:54 00:13 – Todd Elik (1)19:40 – Bob Kudelski (3) Anatoli Semenov (2) – 11:18 No scoring No scoring 06:32 – Luc Robitaille (7) Petr Klima (3) – 04:48 No scoring Grant Fuhr 46 saves / 49 shots Kelly Hrudey 34 saves / 38 shots April 22 3–4 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-edm/1991/04/22/1990030243#game=1990030243,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 04:48 – Jeff Beukeboom (1) Luc Robitaille (8) – pp – 18:08 11:16 – pp – Esa Tikkanen (8)14:55 – Anatoli Semenov (3) John Tonelli (1) – pp – 05:38John Tonelli (2) – 11:52 00:48 – Esa Tikkanen (9) No scoring Grant Fuhr 27 saves / 30 shots Kelly Hrudey 35 saves / 39 shots April 24 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-edm/1991/04/24/1990030244#game=1990030244,game_state=final 12:07 – Charlie Huddy (2)18:40 – pp – Joe Murphy (2)19:23 – Martin Gelinas (3) Larry Robinson (1) – 16:34 No scoring Steve Duchesne (4) – pp – 19:30 01:49 – Petr Klima (4) No scoring Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 28 shots Kelly Hrudey 26 saves / 30 shots April 26 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-lak/1991/04/26/1990030245#game=1990030245,game_state=final Anatoli Semenov (4) – 10:01 12:48 – sh – Steve Kasper (4)15:08 – Luc Robitaille (9)19:03 – pp – Luc Robitaille (10) No scoring 13:42 – Luc Robitaille (11) Glenn Anderson (4) – pp – 05:04 15:04 – Todd Elik (2) Grant Fuhr 17 saves / 22 shots Kelly Hrudey 23 saves / 25 shots April 28 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/lak-vs-edm/1991/04/28/1990030246#game=1990030246,game_state=final 07:49 – Craig Simpson (3) No scoring 02:03 – Esa Tikkanen (10) Tomas Sandstrom (4) – pp – 11:21Luc Robitaille (12) – 14:34 12:38 – Esa Tikkanen (11) Mike Donnelly (5) – 04:27 16:57 – Craig MacTavish (2) No scoring Grant Fuhr 26 saves / 29 shotsBill Ranford 12 saves / 12 shots Kelly Hrudey 34 saves / 38 shots Edmonton won series 4–2 Conference finals NHL conference finals Prince of Wales Conference final (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins This was the third playoff series between these two teams. Boston won both previous series in consecutive years, with Boston winning the most recent series 3–2 in the 1980 Preliminary Round. Boston made their second consecutive and fourth overall Conference Finals appearance; they defeated the Washington Capitals the previous year in a four-game sweep. This was the first conference final for Pittsburgh since the playoffs went to a conference format starting in 1982. Pittsburgh last played a semifinal series in 1970 where they lost to the St. Louis Blues in six games. These teams split their three-game regular season series. Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Civic Arena Boston Garden May 1 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-bos/1991/05/01/1990030311#game=1990030311,game_state=final Joe Mullen (4) – 01:25Kevin Stevens (8) – pp – 08:28 05:31 – pp – Craig Janney (2)16:02 – Cam Neely (13) No scoring 03:23 – Bob Sweeney (4)15:35 – Cam Neely (14) Bob Errey (2) – 06:08 12:17 – Dave Christian (7)16:02 – pp – Ray Bourque (5) Tom Barrasso 17 saves / 23 shots Andy Moog 31 saves / 34 shots May 3 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-bos/1991/05/03/1990030312#game=1990030312,game_state=final Kevin Stevens (9) – 05:36Mario Lemieux (6) – 16:34 05:23 – pp – Cam Neely (15)11:53 – pp – Glen Wesley (2) No scoring 00:38 – Ray Bourque (6) Mark Recchi (7) – pp – 11:01Mario Lemieux (7) – 13:00 16:49 – pp – Craig Janney (3) No scoring 08:14 – Vladimir Ruzicka (2) Tom Barrasso 25 saves / 30 shots Andy Moog 30 saves / 34 shots May 5 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-pit/1991/05/05/1990030313#game=1990030313,game_state=final 13:31 – Kevin Stevens (10) No scoring 05:01 – Ron Francis (4)10:40 – Grant Jennings (1)13:11 – Mario Lemieux (8) Ray Bourque (7) – 10:24 No scoring No scoring Tom Barrasso 27 saves / 28 shots Andy Moog 17 saves / 21 shotsRejean Lemelin 12 saves / 12 shots May 7 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-pit/1991/05/07/1990030314#game=1990030314,game_state=final 08:49 – Bob Errey (3) No scoring 12:08 – Joe Mullen (5) No scoring 10:23 – Mario Lemieux (9)17:22 – pp – Kevin Stevens (11) Dave Christian (8) – 08:38 Tom Barrasso 29 saves / 30 shots Andy Moog 34 saves / 38 shots May 9 7–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-bos/1991/05/09/1990030315#game=1990030315,game_state=final Kevin Stevens (12) – 07:55Mario Lemieux (10) – pp – 12:04Bryan Trottier (2) – 15:49 00:40 – Don Sweeney (2)19:27 – pp – Craig Janney (4) Kevin Stevens (13) – pp – 13:04Paul Stanton (1) – 17:02 No scoring Larry Murphy (3) – pp – 01:08Ulf Samuelsson (1) – 05:36 No scoring Tom Barrasso 34 saves / 36 shots Andy Moog 20 saves / 27 shotsRejean Lemelin 6 saves / 6 shots May 11 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-pit/1991/05/11/1990030316#game=1990030316,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 11:45 – pp – Larry Murphy (4)17:17 – Phil Bourque (4) Cam Neely (16) – pp – 07:16Ken Hodge Jr. (4) pp – 09:33 10:08 – Gordie Roberts (1)15:40 – Mark Recchi (8)19:32 – Mario Lemieux (11) Don Sweeney (3) – 12:13 Tom Barrasso 25 saves / 28 shots Andy Moog 23 saves / 27 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–2 Clarence Campbell Conference final (S3) Edmonton Oilers vs. (N4) Minnesota North Stars This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. Edmonton won the only previous meeting 4–0 in the 1984 Campbell Conference Finals. Edmonton made their second consecutive and seventh appearance in the Conference Finals; they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks the previous year in six games. Minnesota made their second Conference Finals appearance; they last made it to the Conference Finals in 1984, when they were swept by the Oilers in four straight. Minnesota won this year's three-game regular season series earning five of six points. Minnesota's series victory was the first time since realignment in 1981 that the Clarence Campbell Conference was not represented by a Canadian or Smythe Division team in the Stanley Cup Final, and the first time since 1982 it was not represented by an Albertan team. Minnesota North Stars Edmonton Oilers Met Center Northlands Coliseum May 2 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-edm/1991/05/02/1990030321#game=1990030321,game_state=final Neal Broten (5) – 15:11 02:15 – pp – Steve Smith (1) Dave Gagner (6) – pp – 08:05 No scoring Gaetan Duchesne (1) – 16:21 No scoring Jon Casey 27 saves / 28 shots Grant Fuhr 29 saves / 32 shots May 4 2–7 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-edm/1991/05/04/1990030322#game=1990030322,game_state=final Dave Gagner (7) – pp – 01:55 06:14 – Petr Klima (5)08:23 – pp – Petr Klima (6)11:27 – Petr Klima (7)19:27 – pp – Charlie Huddy (3) Stew Gavin (3) – sh – 10:19 16:02 – Glenn Anderson (5)17:12 – Anatoli Semenov (5) No scoring 03:06 – Glenn Anderson (6) Brian Hayward 18 saves / 21 shotsJon Casey 7 saves / 11 shots Grant Fuhr 19 saves / 21 shots May 6 3–7 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-mns/1991/05/06/1990030323#game=1990030323,game_state=final 04:00 – Mike Modano (5)09:52 – pp – Brian Propp (7)18:36 – Mark Tinordi (4) Kelly Buchberger (2) – 11:09 10:41 – Bobby Smith (5)17:25 – pp – Brian Bellows (9) Craig Simpson (4) – pp – 05:15Craig Simpson (5) – 13:37 03:23 – Brian Bellows (10)18:45 – Shane Churla (2) No scoring Jon Casey 26 saves / 29 shots Bill Ranford 24 saves / 28 shotsGrant Fuhr 5 saves / 8 shots May 8 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/edm-vs-mns/1991/05/08/1990030324#game=1990030324,game_state=final 13:07 – Marc Bureau (1)13:25 – Mike Modano (6) Craig MacTavish (3) – 08:40 01:03 – pp – Dave Gagner (8)04:57 – Neil Wilkinson (3)19:33 – pp – Neal Broten (6) No scoring No scoring No scoring Jon Casey 20 saves / 21 shots Grant Fuhr 21 saves / 26 shots May 10 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-edm/1991/05/10/1990030325#game=1990030325,game_state=final Mark Tinordi (5) – pp – 02:06Marc Bureau (2) – 12:23 No scoring No scoring 10:33 – Esa Tikkanen (12) Bobby Smith (6) – 04:59 04:18 – Mark Messier (4) Jon Casey 19 saves / 21 shots Grant Fuhr 30 saves / 33 shots Minnesota won series 4–1 Stanley Cup Final 1991 Stanley Cup Final This was the first playoff series between these two teams. Minnesota North Stars Pittsburgh Penguins Met Center Civic Arena May 15 5–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-pit/1991/05/15/1990030411#game=1990030411,game_state=final Neal Broten (7) – 06:32Ulf Dahlen (1) – 09:49 03:45 – Ulf Samuelsson (2) Marc Bureau (3) – sh – 06:53Neal Broten (8) – 17:01 03:54 – sh – Mario Lemieux (12)07:43 – pp – Scott Young (1) Bobby Smith (7) – 01:39 10:35 – Joe Mullen (6) Jon Casey 34 saves / 38 shots Tom Barrasso 24 saves / 29 shots May 17 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-pit/1991/05/17/1990030412#game=1990030412,game_state=final No scoring 14:26 – sh – Bob Errey (4)19:10 – pp – Kevin Stevens (14) Mike Modano (7) – pp – 00:55 15:04 – Mario Lemieux (13)16:32 – Kevin Stevens (15) No scoring No scoring Jon Casey 27 saves / 31 shots Tom Barrasso 39 saves / 40 shots May 19 1–3 1 bigmouthsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1991-Stanley-Cup-Playoff-boxscores-PIT.pdf No scoring No scoring 07:21 – Dave Gagner (9)07:54 – Bobby Smith (8) No scoring 02:09 – Gaetan Duchesne (2) Phil Bourque (5) – 01:23 Jon Casey 29 saves / 30 shots Tom Barrasso 30 saves / 33 shots May 21 5–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-mns/1991/05/21/1990030414#game=1990030414,game_state=final 18:22 – Dave Gagner (10) Kevin Stevens (16) – 00:58Ron Francis (5) – 02:36Mario Lemieux (14) – 02:58 13:10 – pp – Brian Propp (8)18:25 – pp – Mike Modano (8) Bryan Trottier (3) – 09:55 No scoring Phil Bourque (6) – 19:45 Jon Casey 19 saves / 23 shots Tom Barrasso 35 saves / 38 shots May 23 4–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-pit/1991/05/23/1990030415#game=1990030415,game_state=final Neal Broten (9) – sh – 14:52 05:36 – pp – Mario Lemieux (15)10:08 – pp – Kevin Stevens (17)11:45 – Mark Recchi (9)13:41 – Mark Recchi (10) Dave Gagner (11) – sh – 06:54 16:26 – Ron Francis (6) Ulf Dahlen (2) – 01:36Dave Gagner (12) – 07:42 18:21 – Troy Loney (2) Jon Casey 9 saves / 13 shotsBrian Hayward 16 saves / 18 shots Tom Barrasso 6 saves / 7 shotsFrank Pietrangelo 15 saves / 18 shots May 25 8–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-mns/1991/05/25/1990030416#game=1990030416,game_state=final No scoring 02:00 – pp – Ulf Samuelsson (3)12:19 – sh – Mario Lemieux (16)13:14 – pp – Joe Mullen (7) No scoring 13:15 – Bob Errey (5)14:28 – Ron Francis (7)18:44 – Joe Mullen No scoring 01:29 – Jim Paek (1)13:45 – pp – Larry Murphy (5) Jon Casey 13 saves / 17 shotsBrian Hayward 7 saves / 11 shots Tom Barrasso 39 saves / 39 shots Pittsburgh won series 4–2 Playoff statistics Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points.NHL.com - Skater Stats Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/– Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutesMario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins 23 16 28 44 +14 16Mark RecchiPittsburgh Penguins 24 10 24 34 +6 33Kevin StevensPittsburgh Penguins 24 17 16 33 +14 53Brian BellowsMinnesota North Stars 23 10 19 29 -6 30Dave GagnerMinnesota North Stars 23 12 15 27 -4 28Ray BourqueBoston Bruins 19 7 18 25 -4 12Brian ProppMinnesota North Stars 23 8 15 23 -4 28Larry MurphyPittsburgh Penguins 23 5 18 23 +17 44Neal BrotenMinnesota North Stars 23 9 13 22 +2 6Craig JanneyBoston Bruins 18 4 18 22 -4 11 Goaltenders This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.NHL.com - Goalie Stats Player Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice (minutes:seconds) Tom Barrasso Pittsburgh Penguins 20 12 7 629 51 2.60 .919 1 1175-23 1175:23 Kelly Hrudey Los Angeles Kings 12 6 6 382 37 2.78 .903 0 798-13 798:13 Don Beaupre Washington Capitals 11 5 5 294 29 2.79 .901 1 624-19 624:19 Chris Terreri New Jersey Devils 7 3 4 216 21 2.94 .903 0 428-06 428:06 Mike Vernon Mike Vernon (ice hockey) Calgary Flames 7 3 4 204 21 2.95 .897 0 427-28 427:28 See also 1990–91 NHL season List of NHL seasons 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Champions References playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs