1990–91 · October 4, 1990 – May 25, 1991

Pittsburgh wins the Stanley Cup

PIT Pittsburgh Penguins def. Minnesota North Stars 4–2 in the Final. The next season the league grew to 22 teams.

Updated 6:59 PM

Awards

Hart

Brett Hull

STL ·MVP

Vezina

Ed Belfour

CHI ·best goalie

Norris

Ray Bourque

BOS ·best defenceman

Calder

Ed Belfour

CHI ·rookie of the year

Art Ross

Wayne Gretzky

LAK ·163 points

Selke

Dirk Graham

CHI ·best defensive forward

Conn Smythe

Mario Lemieux

PIT ·playoff MVP

Not yet awarded

Rocket Richard from 1998–⁠99

Scoring leaders

regular season
PlayerTeamGAP
1Gretzky, WayneGretzky, W. LAK 41122163
2Hull, BrettHull, B. STL 8645131
3Oates, AdamOates, A. STL 2590115
4Recchi, MarkRecchi, M. PIT 4073113
5Cullen, JohnCullen, J. HFD 3971110

Best record

Presidents’ Trophy

CHIChicago Blackhawks · 49–23–8 · 106 points

The final table, as it stood after the last game on March 31, 1991, is one link away. 21 teams played 80 games each.

Games

840 in the regular season · 92 in the playoffs · each day opens its scores none1–45–910+ games

Oct134

Nov141

Dec149

Jan132

Feb131

Mar153

Apr75

May17

Opening night

BOS 4–1 PHI

Oct 4

Last day

9 games

Mar 31 · the regular season ends

Game 7

BOS 2–1 MTL

Apr 29 · second round

Cup clincher

PIT 8–0 MNS

May 25 · Final, Game 6