# 1990–91 Nationalliga A season

The 1990–91 NLA season was the 53rd regular season of the Nationalliga A, the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Pts :
| 1. | SC Bern | 36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 177 | 81 | 62 |
| 2. | HC Lugano | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 172 | 94 | 56 |
| 3. | EHC Kloten | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 180 | 128 | 47 |
| 4. | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 36 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 167 | 147 | 40 |
| 5. | HC Ambri-Piotta | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 155 | 175 | 32 |
| 6. | Zürcher SC | 36 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 138 | 165 | 29 |
| 7. | EHC Biel | 36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 151 | 173 | 28 |
| 8. | EV Zug | 36 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 136 | 179 | 25 |
| 9. | HC Sierre | 36 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 133 | 189 | 24 |
| 10. | EHC Olten | 36 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 111 | 189 | 17 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player | Team | G | A | Pts |
| Vyacheslav Bykov | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 32 | 51 | 83 |
| Andrei Khomutov | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 42 | 39 | 81 |
| Kent Nilsson | EHC Kloten | 36 | 38 | 74 |
| Peter Jaks | HC Ambri-Piotta | 35 | 34 | 69 |
| Mike Bullard | HC Ambri-Piotta | 37 | 30 | 67 |
| Mats Näslund | HC Lugano | 27 | 28 | 55 |
| Kelly Glowa | HC Sierre | 33 | 18 | 51 |
| Mike Richard | Zürcher SC | 28 | 23 | 51 |
| Normand Dupont | EHC Biel | 23 | 26 | 49 |
| Jörg Eberle | HC Lugano | 28 | 17 | 45 |

## Playoffs
### Quarterfinals

SC Bern (1) vs. EV Zug (8) :
| Away | Home |
| EV Zug 1 | 4 SC Bern |
| SC Bern 4 | 2 EV Zug |
| EV Zug 2 | 7 SC Bern |
| SC Bern wins series 3–0 ||||
HC Lugano (2) vs. EHC Biel (7) :
| Away | Home |
| EHC Biel 3 | 4 HC Lugano |
| HC Lugano 3 | 1 EHC Biel |
| EHC Biel 3 | 4 HC Lugano |
| HC Lugano wins series 3–0 ||||
EHC Kloten (3) vs. Zürcher SC (6) :
| Away | Home |
| Zürcher SC 0 | 7 EHC Kloten |
| EHC Kloten 4 | 6 Zürcher SC |
| Zürcher SC 3 | 9 EHC Kloten |
| EHC Kloten 7 | 6 Zürcher SC |
| EHC Kloten wins series 3–1 ||||
Fribourg-Gottéron (4) vs. HC Ambri-Piotta (5) :
| Away | Home |
| HC Ambri-Piotta 6 | 5 Fribourg-Gottéron |
| Fribourg-Gottéron 4 | 7 HC Ambri-Piotta |
| HC Ambri-Piotta 2 | 10 Fribourg-Gottéron |
| Fribourg-Gottéron 9 | 8 HC Ambri-Piotta |
| HC Ambri-Piotta 2 | 7 Fribourg-Gottéron |
| Fribourg-Gottéron wins series 3–2 ||||

### Semifinals

SC Bern vs. Fribourg-Gottéron :
| Away | Home |
| Fribourg-Gottéron 2 | 5 SC Bern |
| SC Bern 5 | 2 Fribourg-Gottéron |
| Fribourg-Gottéron 5 | 6 SC Bern |
| SC Bern wins series 3–0 ||||
HC Lugano vs. EHC Kloten :
| Away | Home |
| EHC Kloten 1 | 5 HC Lugano | |
| HC Lugano 2 | 3 EHC Kloten | OT |
| EHC Kloten 3 | 6 HC Lugano | |
| HC Lugano 7 | 6 EHC Kloten | OT |
| HC Lugano wins series 3–1 ||||

### Finals

SC Bern vs. HC Lugano :
| Away | Home |
| HC Lugano 2 | 3 SC Bern | |
| SC Bern 4 | 3 HC Lugano | OT |
| HC Lugano 4 | 2 SC Bern | |
| SC Bern 2 | 1 HC Lugano | OT |
| SC Bern wins series 3–1 ||||

### Scoring leaders

Note: G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
| Player | Team | G | A | Pts |
| Andrei Khomutov | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Vyacheslav Bykov | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Patrick Howald | SC Bern | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | SC Bern | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Alfred Lüthi | HC Lugano | 6 | 6 | 12 |