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 5th in the Norris Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
===Draft Picks===
Round	Pick	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1 	10 	Drake Berehowsky (D)	 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2 	31 	Felix Potvin (G) 	 	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
==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.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season 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
==Playoffs==
*The Maple Leafs did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	79	26	47	73 	65 	-31	10 	1 	4
 	LW/C	59	17	22	39 	48 	-6 	2 	2 	1
 	D 	60	8 	30	38 	69 	-4 	5 	0 	1
 	D 	80	10	25	35 	173	2 	5 	0 	2
 	LW/D	63	18	16	34 	152	-5 	4 	0 	2
 	C 	74	11	23	34 	82 	-9 	0 	1 	2
 	RW 	78	21	9 	30 	112	-16	6 	0 	1
 	RW 	52	17	12	29 	39 	-25	4 	0 	1
 	LW 	69	15	13	28 	18 	-10	1 	8 	0
 	C 	32	14	14	28 	4 	-7 	6 	0 	5
 	D 	54	9 	19	28 	132	-19	3 	1 	2
 	D 	72	2 	22	24 	113	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	38	10	12	22 	30 	-4 	0 	1 	0
 	C 	23	8 	10	18 	10 	2 	4 	0 	0
 	D 	42	3 	15	18 	113	-15	2 	0 	0
 	RW 	37	8 	7 	15 	65 	-3 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	30	5 	10	15 	0 	-3 	1 	1 	0
 	RW 	63	9 	5 	14 	180	-10	1 	0 	0
 	C 	18	4 	10	14 	13 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	26	0 	11	11 	20 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	LW/C	27	6 	4 	10 	32 	12 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	78	1 	9 	10 	238	-28	0 	0 	0
 	C 	14	5 	4 	9 	8 	-5 	2 	0 	0
 	C 	20	2 	7 	9 	4 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	18	3 	3 	6 	4 	-10	1 	1 	0
 	W 	25	2 	4 	6 	21 	-5 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	13	2 	4 	6 	10 	-11	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	20	0 	5 	5 	2 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	7 	2 	2 	4 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	33	1 	3 	4 	30 	-15	0 	0 	0
 	D 	18	0 	3 	3 	16 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	19	0 	3 	3 	8 	-12	0 	0 	0
 	C 	13	0 	3 	3 	25 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	16	1 	1 	2 	30 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	7 	1 	1 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	0 	1 	1 	25 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	30	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	7 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	56	0 	0 	0 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	22	0 	0 	0 	15 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	12	0 	0 	0 	20 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	3126	56	16	29	8 	200	3.84	1 	1716	1516	.883
 	1430	30	6 	13	3 	92 	3.86	1 	695 	603 	.868
 	60 	1 	1 	0 	0 	1 	1.00	0 	26 	25 	.962
 	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
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 
==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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Peter Zezel 	150th NHL Goal	- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Roster==
						
Goaltenders
*
*		
Defensemen
*
*
* - C
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*		
Wingers
*
*
*
*
* - A
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*		
Centers
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*GM:
*Coach: Doug Carpenter and Tom Watt
==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 OlczykMark Osborne 	To Toronto Maple LeafsDave EllettPaul Fenton
November 17, 1990	To Quebec NordiquesScott Pearson2nd round pick in 1991 - Eric Lavigne2nd round pick in 1992 - Toumas Gronman	To Toronto Maple LeafsMichel PetitLucien DeBloisAaron Broten
December 17, 1990	To Buffalo SabresLou FranceschettiBrian Curran 	To Toronto Maple LeafsMike Foligno8th 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 ZezelBob Rouse
January 22, 1991 	To Vancouver CanucksBrian Blad 	To Toronto Maple LeafsTodd Hawkins
January 24, 1991 	To Washington CapitalsPaul FentonJohn 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===
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	Former Team
Mike Millar	Boston Bruins
==Farm Teams==
* 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.
==References==
* Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
* Game log at Database Hockey
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