# 1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 74th season of the Toronto NHL franchise. The Leafs finished fifth and last in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Offseason
### NHL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 10 | Drake Berehowsky (D) | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 2 | 31 | Felix Potvin (G) | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 73 | Darby Hendrickson (C) | United States | Richfield High School (USHS-MN) |
| 4 | 80 | Greg Walters (C) | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 6 | 115 | Alexander Godynyuk (D) | Soviet Union | Sokil Kiev (USSR) |
| 7 | 136 | Eric Lacroix (LW) | Canada | Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA) |
| 8 | 157 | Dan Stiver (RW) | Canada | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
| 9 | 178 | Robert Horyna (G) | Czechoslovakia | Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) |
| 10 | 199 | Bob Chebator (LW) | United States | Arlington High School (USHS-MA) |
| 11 | 220 | Scott Malone (D) | United States | Northfield Mount Hermon School (USHS-MA) |
| 12 | 241 | Nicholas Vachon (LW) | Canada | Governor Dummer Academy (USHS-MA) |
| S | 15 | Martin Robitaille (C) | Canada | University of Maine (Hockey East) |

## Regular season

* Dave Reid had a career high 15 goals. He led the league with 8 shorthanded goals. In November, Reid had five shorthanded goals over four games.
* Allan Bester was traded by Maple Leafs to Detroit Red Wings for sixth-round choice (Alexander Kuzminsky) in 1991 entry draft, March 5, 1991.

### Season 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 | L | October 4, 1990 | 1–7 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) | 0–1–0 |
| 2 | L | October 6, 1990 | 1–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1990–91) | 0–2–0 |
| 3 | L | October 7, 1990 | 2–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) | 0–3–0 |
| 4 | L | October 10, 1990 | 5–8 | Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) | 0–4–0 |
| 5 | T | October 13, 1990 | 3–3 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 0–4–1 |
| 6 | L | October 17, 1990 | 1–3 | Hartford Whalers (1990–91) | 0–5–1 |
| 7 | L | October 18, 1990 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 0–6–1 |
| 8 | W | October 20, 1990 | 6–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 1–6–1 |
| 9 | L | October 22, 1990 | 1–5 | @ New York Rangers (1990–91) | 1–7–1 |
| 10 | L | October 24, 1990 | 3–8 | St. Louis Blues (1990–91) | 1–8–1 |
| 11 | L | October 25, 1990 | 5–8 | @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) | 1–9–1 |
| 12 | L | October 27, 1990 | 1–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) | 1–10–1 |
| 13 | W | October 30, 1990 | 5–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 2–10–1 |
| 14 | L | November 1, 1990 | 4–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 2–11–1 |
| 15 | L | November 3, 1990 | 3–7 | Calgary Flames (1990–91) | 2–12–1 |
| 16 | L | November 4, 1990 | 1–7 | Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) | 2–13–1 |
| 17 | L | November 6, 1990 | 3–4 | @ New York Islanders (1990–91) | 2–14–1 |
| 18 | L | November 8, 1990 | 3–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) | 2–15–1 |
| 19 | L | November 10, 1990 | 1–5 | Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 2–16–1 |
| 20 | W | November 12, 1990 | 5–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) | 3–16–1 |
| 21 | W | November 14, 1990 | 5–3 | Washington Capitals (1990–91) | 4–16–1 |
| 22 | L | November 17, 1990 | 4–8 | Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 4–17–1 |
| 23 | L | November 19, 1990 | 2–5 | Boston Bruins (1990–91) | 4–18–1 |
| 24 | L | November 21, 1990 | 3–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) | 4–19–1 |
| 25 | L | November 23, 1990 | 1–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) | 4–20–1 |
| 26 | L | November 24, 1990 | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) | 4–21–1 |
| 27 | W | November 27, 1990 | 4–3 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) | 5–21–1 |
| 28 | L | November 29, 1990 | 1–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) | 5–22–1 |
| 29 | W | December 1, 1990 | 4–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) | 6–22–1 |
| 30 | L | December 5, 1990 | 2–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 6–23–1 |
| 31 | W | December 6, 1990 | 2–1 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 7–23–1 |
| 32 | L | December 8, 1990 | 1–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 7–24–1 |
| 33 | W | December 12, 1990 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) | 8–24–1 |
| 34 | L | December 15, 1990 | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues (1990–91) | 8–25–1 |
| 35 | T | December 18, 1990 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Islanders (1990–91) | 8–25–2 |
| 36 | W | December 19, 1990 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1990–91) | 9–25–2 |
| 37 | W | December 22, 1990 | 5–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1990–91) | 10–25–2 |
| 38 | L | December 23, 1990 | 2–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) | 10–26–2 |
| 39 | W | December 27, 1990 | 6–4 | St. Louis Blues (1990–91) | 11–26–2 |
| 40 | W | December 29, 1990 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) | 12–26–2 |
| 41 | T | January 3, 1991 | 3–3 OT | @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 12–26–3 |
| 42 | L | January 5, 1991 | 2–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) | 12–27–3 |
| 43 | L | January 8, 1991 | 3–5 | Calgary Flames (1990–91) | 12–28–3 |
| 44 | L | January 10, 1991 | 2–7 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 12–29–3 |
| 45 | T | January 12, 1991 | 2–2 OT | Hartford Whalers (1990–91) | 12–29–4 |
| 46 | L | January 14, 1991 | 3–9 | Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) | 12–30–4 |
| 47 | L | January 17, 1991 | 5–6 OT | Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) | 12–31–4 |
| 48 | T | January 22, 1991 | 4–4 OT | @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) | 12–31–5 |
| 49 | L | January 23, 1991 | 3–7 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) | 12–32–5 |
| 50 | L | January 26, 1991 | 1–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 12–33–5 |
| 51 | W | January 28, 1991 | 4–0 | Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 13–33–5 |
| 52 | L | February 1, 1991 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 13–34–5 |
| 53 | L | February 2, 1991 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 13–35–5 |
| 54 | W | February 4, 1991 | 6–5 OT | St. Louis Blues (1990–91) | 14–35–5 |
| 55 | T | February 6, 1991 | 5–5 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) | 14–35–6 |
| 56 | L | February 7, 1991 | 2–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 14–36–6 |
| 57 | W | February 9, 1991 | 3–2 | New York Islanders (1990–91) | 15–36–6 |
| 58 | L | February 13, 1991 | 3–6 | Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) | 15–37–6 |
| 59 | W | February 16, 1991 | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) | 16–37–6 |
| 60 | W | February 17, 1991 | 3–0 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) | 17–37–6 |
| 61 | L | February 19, 1991 | 2–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) | 17–38–6 |
| 62 | L | February 21, 1991 | 4–11 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) | 17–39–6 |
| 63 | T | February 23, 1991 | 3–3 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) | 17–39–7 |
| 64 | L | February 25, 1991 | 4–5 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 17–40–7 |
| 65 | W | February 27, 1991 | 7–3 | New Jersey Devils (1990–91) | 18–40–7 |
| 66 | L | March 2, 1991 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1990–91) | 18–41–7 |
| 67 | T | March 3, 1991 | 4–4 OT | @ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) | 18–41–8 |
| 68 | W | March 5, 1991 | 6–3 | Boston Bruins (1990–91) | 19–41–8 |
| 69 | T | March 7, 1991 | 3–3 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) | 19–41–9 |
| 70 | L | March 9, 1991 | 0–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1990–91) | 19–42–9 |
| 71 | W | March 12, 1991 | 4–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91) | 20–42–9 |
| 72 | L | March 13, 1991 | 2–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) | 20–43–9 |
| 73 | W | March 16, 1991 | 4–3 OT | Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 21–43–9 |
| 74 | L | March 17, 1991 | 3–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) | 21–44–9 |
| 75 | T | March 20, 1991 | 4–4 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) | 21–44–10 |
| 76 | W | March 22, 1991 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 22–44–10 |
| 77 | W | March 23, 1991 | 4–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) | 23–44–10 |
| 78 | T | March 26, 1991 | 2–2 OT | Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 23–44–11 |
| 79 | L | March 28, 1991 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) | 23–45–11 |
| 80 | L | March 30, 1991 | 2–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) | 23–46–11 |

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Vincent Damphousse | C | 79 | 26 | 47 | 73 | 65 | -31 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Krushelnyski | LW/C | 59 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 48 | -6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Ellett | D | 60 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 69 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | D | 80 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 173 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Wendel Clark | LW/D | 63 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 152 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hannan | C | 74 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 82 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Marois | RW | 78 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 112 | -16 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Leeman | RW | 52 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 39 | -25 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Reid | LW | 69 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 18 | -10 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Peter Zezel | C | 32 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 4 | -7 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Michel Petit | D | 54 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 132 | -19 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Todd Gill | D | 72 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 113 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | C | 38 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 30 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Shedden | C | 23 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Iafrate | D | 42 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 113 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | RW | 37 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 65 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Fenton | LW | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Maguire | RW | 63 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 180 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Olczyk | C | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Bradley | C | 26 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Broten | LW/C | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Richardson | D | 78 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 238 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fergus | C | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Thibaudeau | C | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Osborne | LW | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Cimetta | W | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Rouse | D | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sacco | RW | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Millar | RW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Thornton | LW | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Godynyuk | D | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kurvers | D | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McIntyre | C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Franceschetti | RW | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Loiselle | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake Berehowsky | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Reese | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Shannon | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Veitch | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Bester | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Curran | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Ing | G | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Johnston | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kordic | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Pearson | LW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damian Rhodes | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Serowik | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Peter Ing | 3126 | 56 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 200 | 3.84 | 1 | 1716 | 1516 | .883 |
| Jeff Reese | 1430 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 92 | 3.86 | 1 | 695 | 603 | .868 |
| Damian Rhodes | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 26 | 25 | .962 |
| Allan Bester | 247 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4.37 | 0 | 129 | 111 | .860 |
| Team: | 4863 | 80 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 311 | 3.84 | 2 | 2566 | 2255 | .879 |
    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;

## Awards and records

* Peter Ing, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
* Dave Reid, NHL leader, 8 shorthanded goals

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Peter Zezel | 150th NHL Goal | - |

## Transactions

The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1990-91 season.

### Trades

| August 20, 1990 | To Boston BruinsKen Hammond | To Toronto Maple LeafsCash |
| November 9, 1990 | To Los Angeles KingsJohn McIntyre | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Krushelnyski |
| November 9, 1990 | To Boston BruinsSteve Bancroft | To Toronto Maple LeafsRob Cimetta |
| November 10, 1990 | To Winnipeg JetsEd Olczyk Mark Osborne | To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Ellett Paul Fenton |
| November 17, 1990 | To Quebec NordiquesScott Pearson 2nd round pick in 1991 - Eric Lavigne 2nd round pick in 1992 - Toumas Gronman | To Toronto Maple LeafsMichel Petit Lucien DeBlois Aaron Broten |
| December 17, 1990 | To Buffalo SabresLou Franceschetti Brian Curran | To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Foligno 8th round pick in 1991 - Tomas Kucharcik |
| January 12, 1991 | To Vancouver CanucksTom Kurvers | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrian Bradley |
| January 16, 1991 | To Washington CapitalsAl Iafrate | To Toronto Maple LeafsPeter Zezel Bob Rouse |
| January 22, 1991 | To Vancouver CanucksBrian Blad | To Toronto Maple LeafsTodd Hawkins |
| January 24, 1991 | To Washington CapitalsPaul Fenton John Kordic | To Toronto Maple Leafs5th round pick in 1991 - Alexei Kudashov |
| February 4, 1991 | To Detroit Red WingsBrad Marsh | To Toronto Maple Leafs8th round pick in 1991 - Robb McIntyre |
| March 5, 1991 | To Detroit Red WingsAllan Bester | To Toronto Maple Leafs6th round pick in 1991 - Alexander Kuzminski |
| March 5, 1991 | To Washington CapitalsBobby Reynolds | To Toronto Maple LeafsRob Mendel |
| March 5, 1991 | To St. Louis BluesDarren Veitch | To Toronto Maple LeafsKeith Osborne |
| March 5, 1991 | To Quebec Nordiques8th round pick in 1991 - Aaron Asp | To Toronto Maple LeafsCompensation of waiver claim for Claude Loiselle |

### Waivers

| March 5, 1991 | From Quebec NordiquesClaude Loiselle |

### Free agents

| Player | Former Team |
| Mike Millar | Boston Bruins |
| Player | New Team |
| Rick Lanz | Chicago Blackhawks |

## Farm team

* The Toronto Maple Leafs farm team was the Newmarket Saints and they were affiliated in the American Hockey League. The Saints had 26 wins, 45 losses and 9 ties. They finished 8th in the South Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs. It would be the Saints final year in Newmarket, Ontario. The franchise relocated to St. John's, Newfoundland.