| 1990–91New Jersey Devils | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4thPatrick |
| Conference | 7thWales |
| 1990–91 record | 32–33–15 |
| Home record | 23–10–7 |
| Road record | 9–23–8 |
| Goals for | 272 |
| Goals against | 264 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Lou Lamoriello |
| Coach | John Cunniff Tom McVie |
| Captain | Kirk Muller |
| Alternate captains | John MacLean Patrik Sundstrom |
| Arena | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | John MacLean (45) |
| Assists | Kirk Muller (51) |
| Points | John MacLean (78) |
| Penalty minutes | Ken Daneyko (249) |
| Plus/minus | Alexei Kasatonov (+23) |
| Wins | Chris Terreri (24) |
| Goals against average | Chris Terreri (2.91) |
The1990–91 New Jersey Devils season was the17th season for theNational Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and ninth season since the franchise relocated fromColorado prior to the1982–83 NHL season.[1] The season saw the team finish fourth in thePatrick Division and qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season, losing in the division semi-finals to thePittsburgh Penguins. This was the first time in the franchise's 17-year history that the team qualified for the playoffs in consecutive seasons. The team would make one huge move towards their future when they draftedMartin Brodeur with their first round selection in the1990 NHL entry draft.
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 342 | 305 | 88 |
| New York Rangers | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 297 | 265 | 85 |
| Washington Capitals | 80 | 37 | 36 | 7 | 258 | 258 | 81 |
| New Jersey Devils | 80 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 272 | 264 | 79 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 252 | 267 | 76 |
| New York Islanders | 80 | 25 | 45 | 10 | 223 | 290 | 60 |
[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
| R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 299 | 264 | 100 |
| 2 | Montreal Canadiens | ADM | 80 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 273 | 249 | 89 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | PTK | 80 | 41 | 33 | 6 | 342 | 305 | 88 |
| 4 | New York Rangers | PTK | 80 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 297 | 265 | 85 |
| 5 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 80 | 37 | 36 | 7 | 258 | 258 | 81 |
| 6 | Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 292 | 278 | 81 |
| 7 | New Jersey Devils | PTK | 80 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 272 | 264 | 79 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 80 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 252 | 267 | 76 |
| 9 | Hartford Whalers | ADM | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 238 | 276 | 73 |
| 10 | New York Islanders | PTK | 80 | 25 | 45 | 10 | 223 | 290 | 60 |
| 11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 16 | 50 | 14 | 236 | 354 | 46 |
Divisions:PTK – Patrick,ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
The first two games took place atCivic Arena in Pittsburgh. In game 1, the Devils won 3–1. However, in game 2, the Penguins tied the series with a 5–4 overtime win. Games 3 and 4 were at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Pittsburgh was victorious in game 3 by a score of 4–3, but the Devils won in game 4 4–1. Game 5 shifted back to Pittsburgh where the Devils beat the Penguins 4–2. Game 6 was back in New Jersey, where the series was evened again thanks to a Pittsburgh 4–3 win. Game 7 was back in Pittsburgh where the Penguins won the game 4–0 and won the series 4–3.
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John MacLean | RW | 78 | 45 | 33 | 78 | 150 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 7 |
| Kirk Muller | LW | 80 | 19 | 51 | 70 | 76 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Brendan Shanahan | LW | 75 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 141 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Stastny | C | 77 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Claude Lemieux | RW | 78 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 105 | -8 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrik Sundstrom | C | 71 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Driver | D | 73 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 62 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Alexei Kasatonov | D | 78 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 76 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Weinrich | D | 76 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Brown | RW | 58 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Morris | C | 53 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zdeno Ciger | LW | 45 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| David Maley | LW | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 151 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Laurie Boschman | C | 78 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 79 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Daneyko | D | 80 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 249 | -10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | D | 67 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Conacher | LW | 49 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Albelin | D | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Poddubny | LW | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Crowder | RW | 59 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 182 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Stewart | LW | 41 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 159 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Ysebaert | C | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Norwood | D | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 87 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Madill | RW | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 46 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles O'Connor | D | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Terreri | G | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Huscroft | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Marcinyshyn | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Skalde | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Anderson | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Brady | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Burke | G | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Melanson | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Miller | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Todd | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Terreri | 2970 | 53 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 144 | 2.91 | 1 | 1348 | 1204 | .893 |
| Sean Burke | 1870 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 112 | 3.59 | 0 | 875 | 763 | .872 |
| Roland Melanson | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .714 |
| Team: | 4860 | 80 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 258 | 3.19 | 1 | 2230 | 1972 | .884 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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| John MacLean | RW | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Shanahan | LW | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Stastny | C | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Claude Lemieux | RW | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Brown | RW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexei Kasatonov | D | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Morris | C | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Driver | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Weinrich | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurie Boschman | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zdeno Ciger | LW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Conacher | LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Madill | RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Muller | LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Albelin | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Anderson | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Daneyko | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Huscroft | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Norwood | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrik Sundstrom | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Terreri | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Todd | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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| Chris Terreri | 428 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 2.94 | 0 | 216 | 195 | .903 |
| Team: | 428 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 2.94 | 0 | 216 | 195 | .903 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
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| Eric Weinrich | NHL All-Rookie Team – Defense | End of regular season | |||||||
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The Devils' draft picks at the1990 NHL entry draft.
| Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (League) | Notes |
| 1 | 20 | Martin Brodeur | G | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) | [a] | |
| 2 | 24 | David Harlock | D | University of Michigan (CCHA) | [a] | |
| 2 | 29 | Chris Gotziaman | RW | Roseau H.S. (Minnesota) | [a] | |
| 3 | 53 | Mike Dunham | G | Canterbury H.S. (Connecticut) | ||
| 3 | 56 | Brad Bombardir | D | Powell River Kings (BCJHL) | [b] | |
| 4 | 64 | Mike Bodnarchuk | RW | [c] | ||
| 5 | 95 | Dean Malkoc | D | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | ||
| 5 | 104 | Petr Kuchyna | D | HC Jihlava (Czechoslovak Extraliga) | [d] | |
| 6 | 116 | Lubomir Kolnik | RW | HC Dukla Trenčín (Czechoslovak Extraliga) | ||
| 7 | 137 | Chris McAlpine | D | Roseville H.S. (Minnesota) | ||
| 8 | 158 | No eighth-round pick | [c] | |||
| 9 | 179 | Jaroslav Modry | D | HC České Budějovice (Czechoslovak Extraliga) | ||
| 10 | 200 | Corey Schwab | G | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | ||
| 11 | 221 | Valeri Zelepukin | LW | Khimik Voskresensk (Soviet League) | ||
| 12 | 242 | Todd Reirden | D | Tabor Academy (Massachusetts) | ||
| S | 16 | Mike Haviland | F | Elmira College (NCAA) | ||