# 1990–91 St. Louis Blues season

The 1990–91 St. Louis Blues season was one in which Brett Hull scored 50 goals in 50 games. Hull finished with 86, the third-highest total in National Hockey League history. After finishing the regular season with the NHL's second highest point total (105), the Blues overcame a 3-games-to-1 series deficit against the Detroit Red Wings in the Norris Division semi-finals before losing to the Minnesota North Stars in the Norris Division Final.

## Offseason

Newly acquired defenceman Scott Stevens is named team captain, replacing Rick Meagher.

### NHL Draft

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft held at the BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 33 | Craig Johnson | United States | Hill-Murray School (USHS-MN) |
| 3 | 54 | Patrice Tardif | Canada | Champlain College Lennoxville (CEGEP) |
| 5 | 96 | Jason Ruff | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 6 | 117 | Kurtis Miller | United States | Rochester Mustangs (USHL) |
| 7 | 138 | Wayne Conlan | United States | Trinity-Pawling School (USHS-NY) |
| 9 | 180 | Parris Duffus | United States | Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) |
| 10 | 201 | Steve Widmeyer | Canada | University of Maine (Hockey East) |
| 11 | 222 | Joe Hawley | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 12 | 243 | Joe Fleming | United States | Xaverian High School (USHS-MA) |
| S | 17 | Geoff Sarjeant | Canada | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |

## Regular season

The Blues allowed the most short-handed goals in the NHL, with 18.

### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 284 | 211 | 106 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 310 | 250 | 105 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 273 | 298 | 76 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 256 | 266 | 68 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 241 | 318 | 57 |
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.
Campbell Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Chicago Blackhawks | NRS | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 284 | 211 | 106 |
| 2 | St. Louis Blues | NRS | 80 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 310 | 250 | 105 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Kings | SMY | 80 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 340 | 254 | 102 |
| 4 | Calgary Flames | SMY | 80 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 344 | 263 | 100 |
| 5 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 272 | 272 | 80 |
| 6 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 273 | 298 | 76 |
| 7 | Minnesota North Stars | NRS | 80 | 27 | 39 | 14 | 256 | 266 | 68 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 28 | 43 | 9 | 243 | 315 | 65 |
| 9 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 260 | 288 | 63 |
| 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NRS | 80 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 241 | 318 | 57 |
Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | October 4, 1990 | 3–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | October 6, 1990 | 2–5 | Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | October 9, 1990 | 4–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | L | October 12, 1990 | 0–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | L | October 14, 1990 | 1–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) | 2–3–0 |
| 6 | W | October 16, 1990 | 5–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) | 3–3–0 |
| 7 | W | October 18, 1990 | 4–3 | @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) | 4–3–0 |
| 8 | T | October 20, 1990 | 2–2 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 4–3–1 |
| 9 | W | October 24, 1990 | 8–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) | 5–3–1 |
| 10 | W | October 25, 1990 | 8–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) | 6–3–1 |
| 11 | W | October 27, 1990 | 3–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) | 7–3–1 |
| 12 | W | October 30, 1990 | 5–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 8–3–1 |
| 13 | L | November 1, 1990 | 2–3 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) | 8–4–1 |
| 14 | W | November 3, 1990 | 4–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) | 9–4–1 |
| 15 | W | November 6, 1990 | 2–1 | Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) | 10–4–1 |
| 16 | W | November 8, 1990 | 3–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) | 11–4–1 |
| 17 | W | November 10, 1990 | 6–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 12–4–1 |
| 18 | W | November 13, 1990 | 4–2 | Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) | 13–4–1 |
| 19 | W | November 17, 1990 | 3–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 14–4–1 |
| 20 | L | November 18, 1990 | 3–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) | 14–5–1 |
| 21 | W | November 20, 1990 | 4–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) | 15–5–1 |
| 22 | L | November 23, 1990 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 15–6–1 |
| 23 | T | November 24, 1990 | 3–3 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) | 15–6–2 |
| 24 | L | November 27, 1990 | 3–4 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) | 15–7–2 |
| 25 | T | November 29, 1990 | 4–4 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) | 15–7–3 |
| 26 | L | December 1, 1990 | 1–4 | New Jersey Devils (1990–91) | 15–8–3 |
| 27 | L | December 2, 1990 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 15–9–3 |
| 28 | W | December 7, 1990 | 6–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 16–9–3 |
| 29 | W | December 8, 1990 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 17–9–3 |
| 30 | T | December 11, 1990 | 3–3 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) | 17–9–4 |
| 31 | W | December 13, 1990 | 4–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 18–9–4 |
| 32 | W | December 15, 1990 | 4–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) | 19–9–4 |
| 33 | W | December 16, 1990 | 5–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) | 20–9–4 |
| 34 | T | December 20, 1990 | 3–3 OT | Washington Capitals (1990–91) | 20–9–5 |
| 35 | W | December 22, 1990 | 5–0 | Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 21–9–5 |
| 36 | T | December 26, 1990 | 6–6 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 21–9–6 |
| 37 | L | December 27, 1990 | 4–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) | 21–10–6 |
| 38 | L | December 29, 1990 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) | 21–11–6 |
| 39 | L | December 31, 1990 | 3–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) | 21–12–6 |
| 40 | W | January 3, 1991 | 8–7 | Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) | 22–12–6 |
| 41 | L | January 5, 1991 | 2–3 OT | New York Rangers (1990–91) | 22–13–6 |
| 42 | W | January 8, 1991 | 5–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) | 23–13–6 |
| 43 | W | January 9, 1991 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1990–91) | 24–13–6 |
| 44 | T | January 12, 1991 | 4–4 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) | 24–13–7 |
| 45 | W | January 13, 1991 | 3–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) | 25–13–7 |
| 46 | W | January 15, 1991 | 7–3 | Washington Capitals (1990–91) | 26–13–7 |
| 47 | L | January 17, 1991 | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) | 26–14–7 |
| 48 | L | January 22, 1991 | 3–7 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 26–15–7 |
| 49 | W | January 25, 1991 | 9–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 27–15–7 |
| 50 | W | January 26, 1991 | 5–4 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 28–15–7 |
| 51 | W | January 29, 1991 | 8–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) | 29–15–7 |
| 52 | W | January 31, 1991 | 4–3 OT | Hartford Whalers (1990–91) | 30–15–7 |
| 53 | W | February 2, 1991 | 5–4 | New Jersey Devils (1990–91) | 31–15–7 |
| 54 | L | February 4, 1991 | 5–6 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) | 31–16–7 |
| 55 | W | February 6, 1991 | 5–4 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) | 32–16–7 |
| 56 | W | February 9, 1991 | 5–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) | 33–16–7 |
| 57 | W | February 12, 1991 | 4–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) | 34–16–7 |
| 58 | W | February 14, 1991 | 3–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) | 35–16–7 |
| 59 | L | February 17, 1991 | 4–7 | @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) | 35–17–7 |
| 60 | W | February 19, 1991 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) | 36–17–7 |
| 61 | W | February 21, 1991 | 7–2 | New York Islanders (1990–91) | 37–17–7 |
| 62 | W | February 23, 1991 | 9–2 | Boston Bruins (1990–91) | 38–17–7 |
| 63 | L | February 24, 1991 | 2–6 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 38–18–7 |
| 64 | W | February 26, 1991 | 3–1 | Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 39–18–7 |
| 65 | T | February 28, 1991 | 4–4 OT | New York Rangers (1990–91) | 39–18–8 |
| 66 | T | March 2, 1991 | 4–4 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) | 39–18–9 |
| 67 | W | March 5, 1991 | 4–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) | 40–18–9 |
| 68 | T | March 7, 1991 | 5–5 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) | 40–18–10 |
| 69 | L | March 9, 1991 | 4–8 | Calgary Flames (1990–91) | 40–19–10 |
| 70 | L | March 10, 1991 | 1–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 40–20–10 |
| 71 | T | March 14, 1991 | 2–2 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 40–20–11 |
| 72 | L | March 16, 1991 | 2–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 40–21–11 |
| 73 | L | March 17, 1991 | 4–6 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 40–22–11 |
| 74 | W | March 19, 1991 | 2–1 | @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) | 41–22–11 |
| 75 | W | March 21, 1991 | 4–1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) | 42–22–11 |
| 76 | W | March 23, 1991 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (1990–91) | 43–22–11 |
| 77 | W | March 25, 1991 | 5–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 44–22–11 |
| 78 | W | March 28, 1991 | 3–0 | New York Islanders (1990–91) | 45–22–11 |
| 79 | W | March 30, 1991 | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) | 46–22–11 |
| 80 | W | March 31, 1991 | 2–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 47–22–11 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Brett Hull | RW | 78 | 86 | 45 | 131 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| Adam Oates | C | 61 | 25 | 90 | 115 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 67 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff Courtnall | LW | 66 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 56 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Rod Brind'Amour | C | 78 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 93 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Stevens | D | 78 | 5 | 44 | 49 | 150 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lowry | LW | 79 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 168 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Wilson | C | 73 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 54 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Cavallini | D | 67 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 89 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Cavallini | LW | 78 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 81 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bassen | C | 79 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 183 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cliff Ronning | C | 48 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Sergio Momesso | LW | 59 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 131 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Sutter | RW | 77 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Glen Featherstone | D | 68 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 204 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul MacLean | RW | 37 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | D | 64 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 81 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Quinn | C | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Tuttle | RW | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Raglan | RW | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Tilley | D | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | D | 54 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Meagher | C | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Dirk | D | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garth Butcher | D | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bruce | LW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Lavoie | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Emerson | RW | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darin Kimble | RW | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Mongeau | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Riendeau | G | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Chase | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Jablonski | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Joseph | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Thomlinson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Vincent Riendeau | 2671 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 134 | 3.01 | 3 | 1241 | 1107 | .892 |
| Curtis Joseph | 1710 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 89 | 3.12 | 0 | 874 | 785 | .898 |
| Pat Jablonski | 492 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3.05 | 0 | 228 | 203 | .890 |
| Team: | 4873 | 80 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 248 | 3.05 | 3 | 2343 | 2095 | .894 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Adam Oates | C | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Hull | RW | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Quinn | C | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Brind'Amour | C | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Sutter | RW | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Cavallini | D | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lowry | LW | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Thomlinson | LW | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bassen | C | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Cavallini | LW | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garth Butcher | D | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 54 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Stevens | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tuttle | RW | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Meagher | C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bruce | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Chase | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Featherstone | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Jablonski | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darin Kimble | RW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Riendeau | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Wilson | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Vincent Riendeau | 687 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 3.06 | 1 | 294 | 259 | .881 |
| Pat Jablonski | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.33 | 0 | 35 | 30 | .857 |
| Team: | 777 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 3.09 | 1 | 329 | 289 | .878 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Playoffs
### Norris Division Semi-Finals

St. Louis vs. Detroit :
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 4 | Detroit 6 | 3 St. Louis |
| April 6 | Detroit 2 | 4 St. Louis |
| April 8 | St. Louis 2 | 5 Detroit |
| April 10 | St. Louis 3 | 4 Detroit |
| April 12 | Detroit 1 | 6 St. Louis |
| April 14 | St. Louis 3 | 0 Detroit |
| April 16 | Detroit 2 | 3 St. Louis |
| St. Louis wins series 4–3 ||||

### Norris Division Finals

St. Louis vs. Minnesota :
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 18 | Minnesota 2 | 1 St. Louis |
| April 20 | Minnesota 2 | 5 St. Louis |
| April 22 | St. Louis 1 | 5 Minnesota |
| April 24 | St. Louis 4 | 8 Minnesota |
| April 26 | Minnesota 2 | 4 St. Louis |
| April 28 | St. Louis 2 | 3 Minnesota |
| Minnesota wins series 4–2 ||||

## Awards and records

* Hart Memorial Trophy: Brett Hull
* Jack Adams Award: Brian Sutter
* Lester B. Pearson Award: Brett Hull
* Brett Hull, NHL Leader in Goals Scored (86)
* Brett Hull, Record of Most Goals by a Right Wing in One Season (86)
* Brett Hull, Right Wing, NHL First All-Star Team
* Adam Oates, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team