# 1990–91 Boston Bruins season

The 1990–91 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 67th season. The season involved participating in the Prince of Wales Conference finals.

## Offseason
### NHL Draft

Boston'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) |
| 1 | 21 | Bryan Smolinski | United States | Michigan State University (CCHA) |
| 3 | 64 | Cam Stewart | Canada | Elmira Sugar Kings (MWJHL) |
| 4 | 84 | Jerry Buckley | United States | Northwood School (USHS-NY) |
| 5 | 105 | Mike Bales | Canada | Ohio State University (WCHA) |
| 6 | 126 | Mark Woolf | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 7 | 147 | Jim Mackey | United States | Hotchkiss School (USHS-CT) |
| 8 | 168 | John Gruden | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 9 | 189 | Darren Wetherill | Canada | Minot Americans (SJHL) |
| 10 | 210 | Dean Capuano | United States | Mount Saint Charles Academy (USHS-RI) |
| 11 | 231 | Andy Bezeau | Canada | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 12 | 252 | Ted Miskolczi | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| S | 26 | Howie Rosenblatt | United States | Merrimack College (Hockey East) |

## Regular season
### Final standings

Adams Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Boston Bruins | 80 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 299 | 264 | 100 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 273 | 249 | 89 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 292 | 278 | 81 |
| Hartford Whalers | 80 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 238 | 276 | 73 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 16 | 50 | 14 | 236 | 354 | 46 |
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.
Wales Conference :
| 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

## Schedule and results

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

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Ray Bourque | D | 76 | 21 | 73 | 94 | 75 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Craig Janney | C | 77 | 26 | 66 | 92 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Cam Neely | RW | 69 | 51 | 40 | 91 | 98 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
| Ken Hodge | C/RW | 70 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Christian | RW | 78 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Sweeney | C/RW | 80 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 115 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Wesley | D | 80 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Burridge | LW | 62 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Garry Galley | D | 70 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wiemer | D | 61 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Sweeney | D | 77 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Poulin | C | 31 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Petri Skriko | RW | 28 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Lazaro | LW | 49 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Carpenter | C | 29 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Ruzicka | C | 29 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Walz | C | 56 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Nilan | RW | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 277 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Carter | LW | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 68 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Brickley | LW/C | 40 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Pedersen | D | 57 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephane Quintal | D | 45 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Douris | RW | 39 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Graeme Townshend | RW | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevin Markwart | LW | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hoover | C | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lyndon Byers | RW | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 82 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Byce | C | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Barahona | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarmo Kekalainen | LW | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | G | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hammond | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Beers | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt DelGuidice | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Foster | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Kluzak | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rejean Lemelin | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Shoebottom | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Stevenson | RW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Andy Moog | 2844 | 51 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 136 | 2.87 | 4 | 1307 | 1171 | .896 |
| Rejean Lemelin | 1829 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 111 | 3.64 | 1 | 841 | 730 | .868 |
| Norm Foster | 184 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4.57 | 0 | 82 | 68 | .829 |
| Matt DelGuidice | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 |
| Team: | 4867 | 80 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 261 | 3.22 | 5 | 2237 | 1976 | .883 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Ray Bourque | D | 19 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Janney | C | 18 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 11 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Neely | RW | 19 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 36 | -3 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Vladimir Ruzicka | C | 17 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Christian | RW | 19 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Wesley | D | 19 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | C/RW | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Poulin | C | 16 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petri Skriko | RW | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sweeney | C/RW | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 45 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Galley | D | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Lazaro | LW | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wiemer | D | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Sweeney | D | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Burridge | LW | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Nilan | RW | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevin Markwart | LW | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Carpenter | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Douris | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephane Quintal | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Beers | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyndon Byers | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hammond | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hoover | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rejean Lemelin | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Pedersen | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Walz | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Winnes | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Andy Moog | 1133 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 3.18 | 0 | 569 | 509 | .895 |
| Rejean Lemelin | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1.000 |
| Team: | 1165 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 3.09 | 0 | 587 | 527 | .898 |
    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
### Adams Division Semifinals
#### Boston Bruins 4, Hartford Whalers 2

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | April 3 | Hartford Whalers | 5–2 | Boston Bruins | 14,448 | 0–1 |
| 2 | April 5 | Hartford Whalers | 3–5 | Boston Bruins | 14,448 | 1–1 |
| 3 | April 7 | Boston Bruins | 6–3 | Hartford Whalers | 15,635 | 2–1 |
| 4 | April 9 | Boston Bruins | 3–4 | Hartford Whalers | 14,198 | 2–2 |
| 5 | April 11 | Hartford Whalers | 1–6 | Boston Bruins | 14,448 | 3–2 |
| 6 | April 13 | Boston Bruins | 3–1 | Hartford Whalers | 15,635 | 4–2 |

### Adams Division Finals
#### Boston Bruins 4, Montreal Canadiens 3

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | April 17 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–2 | Boston Bruins | 14,448 | 1–0 |
| 2 | April 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–3 (OT) | Boston Bruins | 14,448 | 1–1 |
| 3 | April 21 | Boston Bruins | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 17,955 | 2–1 |
| 4 | April 23 | Boston Bruins | 2–6 | Montreal Canadiens | 17,957 | 2–2 |
| 5 | April 25 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–4 | Boston Bruins | 14,448 | 3–2 |
| 6 | April 27 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 (OT) | Montreal Canadiens | 17,955 | 3–3 |
| 7 | April 29 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–2 | Boston Bruins | 14,448 | 4–3 |

### Wales Conference Finals
#### Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Boston Bruins 2

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | May 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3–6 | Boston Bruins | 14,448 | 1–0 |
| 2 | May 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–5 (OT) | Boston Bruins | 14,448 | 2–0 |
| 3 | May 5 | Boston Bruins | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 16,164 | 2–1 |
| 4 | May 7 | Boston Bruins | 1–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 16,164 | 2–2 |
| 5 | May 9 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7–2 | Boston Bruins | 14,448 | 2–3 |
| 6 | May 11 | Boston Bruins | 3–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 16,164 | 2–4 |