1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins 24th season in the NHL. The Penguins finished 1st in the Patrick Division and defeated the Minnesota North Stars in the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals 4 games to 2.
==Off-season==
In the off-season, General Manager Craig Patrick, who finished the previous season coaching the club, named Bob Johnson as the new head coach of the Penguins. Patrick also named Scotty Bowman as his director of player development and recruitment. Johnson had previously been the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 1982–87. The team also acquired veteran Bryan Trottier, who helped lead the New York Islanders to 4 straight Stanley Cups from 1980–83, to help out with his leadership abilities.
==Regular Season==
The Penguins began the season without Mario Lemieux, as he missed the first half of the season recovering from a back injury that he suffered in a game against the New York Rangers on February 14, 1990, which caused him to miss the rest of the 1989–90 season.
Pittsburgh began the season slow, and in their opening 31 games, the team had a 12–16–3, good for 27 points, and 9 points out of a playoff spot. As the season progressed, the team began playing better, had Mario Lemieux return to the lineup, and Patrick made some trades, acquiring defenceman Larry Murphy from the Minnesota North Stars and Scott Young from the Hartford Whalers. The Penguins eventually came into playoff contention, and on March 4, when the team had a 32–30–4 record, sitting in 3rd place in the division, the club pulled off a blockbuster deal with the Whalers, trading John Cullen, Zarley Zalapski, and Jeff Parker to Hartford for Ron Francis, Ulf Samuelsson, and Grant Jennings. The deal helped the Penguins finish the season off 9–3–2, and win their first ever Division championship, finishing 3 points ahead of the 2nd place New York Rangers.
With Mario Lemieux missing the majority of the season due to his back injury, Mark Recchi stepped up, and had a breakout season, scoring a team high 40 goals and 73 assists for 113 points. Kevin Stevens would tie Recchi for the team lead in goals with 40, and add 46 assists for 86 points. Rookie Jaromír Jágr had a solid season, scoring 27 goals and earning 57 points, while Lemieux recorded 19 goals and 45 points in only 26 games. Paul Coffey led the defense with 93 points in 76 games. The 342 goals the Penguins scored was the 2nd highest toal in the league, only 2 goals less than the Calgary Flames
In goal, Tom Barrasso had the majority of playing time, winning a team high 27 games and posting a 3.59 GAA, along with a shutout. Frank Pietrangelo appeared in 25 games, finishing with a 10–11–1 record and a 3.94 GAA.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
See also 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins: Head-to-Head Results
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	7–4 	Washington Capitals 	1–0–0 	2
2 	October 7 	New Jersey Devils 	4–7 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2–0–0 	4
3 	October 9 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–4 	St. Louis Blues 	2–1–0 	4
4 	October 11 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–4 	Chicago Blackhawks 	2–2–0 	4
5 	October 13 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	6–4 	New York Islanders 	3–2–0 	6
6 	October 16 	Philadelphia Flyers 	5–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–3–0 	6
7 	October 19 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–4 	Buffalo Sabres 	3–3–1 	7
8 	October 20 	New York Rangers 	4–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–4–1 	7
9 	October 23 	Montreal Canadiens 	5–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–5–1 	7
10	October 25 	Quebec Nordiques 	3–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–5–1 	9
11	October 27 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	5–7 	New Jersey Devils 	4–6–1 	9
12	October 28 	New York Islanders 	3–8 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	5–6–1 	11
13	October 30 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	6–2 	Philadelphia Flyers 	6–6–1 	13
14	November 3 	New York Rangers 	1–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	7–6–1 	15
15	November 6 	Calgary Flames 	5–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	8–6–1 	17
16	November 8 	St. Louis Blues 	3–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	8–7–1 	17
17	November 10	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–3 	Boston Bruins 	8–7–2 	18
18	November 13	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–1 	Minnesota North Stars	9–7–2 	20
19	November 14	Pittsburgh Penguins 	6–4 	Winnipeg Jets 	10–7–2 	22
20	November 17	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–2 	Los Angeles Kings 	10–8–2 	22
21	November 21	Philadelphia Flyers 	5–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	10–9–2 	22
22	November 23	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–7 	Washington Capitals 	10–10–2	22
23	November 24	Washington Capitals 	2–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	11–10–2	24
24	November 27	Edmonton Oilers 	7–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	11–11–2	24
25	November 29	Hartford Whalers 	6–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	11–12–2	24
26	December 1 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–6 	Minnesota North Stars	11–13–2	24
27	December 3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	9–4 	New York Rangers 	12–13–2	26
28	December 5 	Washington Capitals 	3–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	12–14–2	26
29	December 7 	Vancouver Canucks 	2–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	12–14–3	27
30	December 8 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–3 	Hartford Whalers 	12–15–3	27
31	December 11	Chicago Blackhawks 	4–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	12–16–3	27
32	December 13	New Jersey Devils 	5–9 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	13–16–3	29
33	December 14	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–3 	Buffalo Sabres 	14–16–3	31
34	December 16	Detroit Red Wings 	1–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	15–16–3	33
35	December 18	Winnipeg Jets 	2–9 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	16–16–3	35
36	December 20	Minnesota North Stars	3–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	17–16–3	37
37	December 22	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–3 	New York Islanders 	18–16–3	39
38	December 23	New York Islanders 	4–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	18–17–3	39
39	December 26	Pittsburgh Penguins 	7–3 	Washington Capitals 	19–17–3	41
40	December 28	Detroit Red Wings 	0–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	20–17–3	43
41	December 29	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	20–18–3	43
42	December 31	St. Louis Blues 	3–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	21–18–3	45
43	January 3 	New York Rangers 	7–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	21–19–3	45
44	January 5 	New Jersey Devils 	2–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	22–19–3	47
45	January 6 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–6 	Montreal Canadiens 	22–20–3	47
46	January 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	23–20–3	49
47	January 10 	Calgary Flames 	1–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	24–20–3	51
48	January 15 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–5 	Philadelphia Flyers 	24–21–3	51
49	January 17 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	6–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	25–21–3	53
50	January 22 	New Jersey Devils 	3–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	26–21–3	55
51	January 26 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	6–5 	Quebec Nordiques 	27–21–3	57
52	January 29 	Washington Capitals 	2–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	28–21–3	59
53	January 31 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2–4 	Philadelphia Flyers 	28–22–3	59
54	February 2 	Boston Bruins 	2–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	29–22–3	61
55	February 3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–6 	Boston Bruins 	29–23–3	61
56	February 8 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2–6 	Winnipeg Jets 	29–24–3	61
57	February 11	Pittsburgh Penguins 	5–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	29–25–3	61
58	February 14	New York Islanders 	2–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	30–25–3	63
59	February 16	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–4 	New York Islanders 	30–26–3	63
60	February 19	Buffalo Sabres 	3–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	31–26–3	65
61	February 21	Toronto Maple Leafs 	4–11 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	32–26–3	67
62	February 22	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2–5 	New Jersey Devils 	32–27–3	67
63	February 24	Pittsburgh Penguins 	5–5 	Washington Capitals 	32–27–4	68
64	February 26	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2–8 	Los Angeles Kings 	32–28–4	68
65	February 27	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–4 	Vancouver Canucks 	32–29–4	68
66	March 1 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2–6 	Calgary Flames 	32–30–4	68
67	March 5 	Vancouver Canucks 	1–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	33–30–4	70
68	March 7 	Los Angeles Kings 	2–3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	34–30–4	72
69	March 9 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	5–2 	Hartford Whalers 	35–30–4	74
70	March 10 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–3 	New York Islanders 	36–30–4	76
71	March 12 	Montreal Canadiens 	4–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	36–30–5	77
72	March 16 	Quebec Nordiques 	3–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	37–30–5	79
73	March 17 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–2 	New York Rangers 	38–30–5	81
74	March 19 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–5 	New Jersey Devils 	38–31–5	81
75	March 21 	New York Rangers 	4–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	39–31–5	83
76	March 23 	Chicago Blackhawks 	7–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	39–32–5	83
77	March 26 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–1 	Philadelphia Flyers 	40–32–5	85
78	March 27 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	7–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	41–32–5	87
79	March 30 	Philadelphia Flyers 	4–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	41–32–6	88
80	March 31 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–6 	New York Rangers 	41–33–6	88
==Playoffs==
===Pittsburgh Penguins 4, New Jersey Devils 3===
In the playoffs, the Penguins would open up against the New Jersey Devils, who finished the year in 4th place in the division, 9 points behind Pittsburgh. The teams split the opening 2 games in Pittsburgh, and then split the 2 games in New Jersey, before the Devils won game 5 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena to take a 3–2 series lead back home. The Penguins responded with a hard fought 4–3 victory in game 6 to bring it back home for game 7, where Pittsburgh completed the comeback with a 4–0 shutout to win the series.
===Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Washington Capitals 1===
Up next was the Washington Capitals, and Washington would surprise the Penguins with a 4–2 victory in the opening game, however, Pittsburgh tied the series up in game 2 with a 7–6 overtime victory. The Pens would go into Washington for games 3 and 4, and post back-to-back 3–1 wins to go up 3–1 in the series, and finish off Washington in the 5th game to clinch the series and advance to the Conference Finals for the 1st time in team history.
===Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Boston Bruins 2===
The Penguins next opponent was the Boston Bruins, the defending Wales Conference champions, and the Bruins, who finished with 100 points, had home ice for the series. Boston would take control of the series early by winning the opening 2 games in Boston, however, the Penguins responded by winning the next 2 in Pittsburgh to even up the series. Pittsburgh would return to Boston for the 5th game, and surprise the Bruins with a 7–2 victory, going up 3–2 in the series and returning home for the 6th game. The Penguins finished off Boston in the 6th game, winning the Prince of Wales Trophy and going to the Stanley Cup finals for the 1st time in team history.
===Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Minnesota North Stars 2===
Pittsburgh faced the surprising Minnesota North Stars in the Stanley Cup finals. While the North Stars had a 27–39–14 record during the regular season, they had been red hot in the playoffs, defeating the President's Trophy winners Chicago Blackhawks, the St. Louis Blues and the defending Stanley Cup champions Edmonton Oilers to reach the finals. Minnesota would continue their hot streak with a 5–4 victory in game 1, however, the Penguins tied the series up in game 2 as the series shifted from Pittsburgh to Minnesota. The North Stars won game 3 with solid goaltending, but the Penguins rebounded in game 4 to tie it back up as they returned to Pittsburgh. Game 5 was a close, hard fought game, with the Penguins winning 6–4 to take a 3–2 series lead, and in game 6, the Pittsburgh Penguins would pummel the North Stars 8–0 to win the series, and the first-ever Stanley Cup in club history. Mario Lemieux, recording 44 points in 23 games, won the Conn Smythe Trophy.
* Green background indicates win
* Red indicates loss.
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Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)	Conference Quarter-finals vs New Jersey: 4–3 (Home: 2–2 ; Road: 2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Series 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	April 3 	New Jersey 	3 – 1 	Pittsburgh 	0–1 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	April 5 	New Jersey 	4 – 5 (OT) 	Pittsburgh 	1–1 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	April 7 	Pittsburgh 	4 – 3 	New Jersey 	2–1 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	April 9 	Pittsburgh 	1 – 4 	New Jersey 	2–2 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	April 11 	New Jersey 	2 – 4 	Pittsburgh 	2–3 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	April 13 	Pittsburgh 	4 – 3 	New Jersey 	3–3 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	April 15 	New Jersey 	0 – 4 	Pittsburgh 	4–3 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	78	40	73	113	48 	0 	12 	0 	9
 	C 	65	31	63	94 	83 	0 	10 	0 	2
 	D 	76	24	69	93 	128	-18	8 	0 	3
 	LW 	80	40	46	86 	133	-1 	18 	0 	6
 	RW 	80	27	30	57 	42 	-4 	7 	0 	4
 	D 	66	12	36	48 	59 	15 	5 	1 	1
 	C 	26	19	26	45 	30 	8 	6 	1 	2
 	LW 	79	20	22	42 	115	11 	0 	1 	2
 	RW 	47	17	22	39 	6 	9 	8 	0 	2
 	LW 	78	20	14	34 	106	7 	1 	4 	0
 	C 	52	9 	19	28 	24 	5 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	44	5 	23	28 	30 	2 	2 	0 	0
 	RW 	43	11	16	27 	33 	3 	3 	1 	3
 	C 	72	15	10	25 	51 	3 	1 	2 	1
 	D 	75	5 	18	23 	40 	11 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	37	6 	14	20 	13 	-2 	1 	1 	0
 	RW 	46	6 	12	18 	44 	1 	3 	0 	0
 	LW 	44	7 	9 	16 	85 	10 	0 	0 	2
 	RW 	25	6 	10	16 	31 	0 	2 	0 	0
 	D 	61	3 	12	15 	70 	18 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	46	6 	8 	14 	21 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	39	3 	8 	11 	93 	16 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	14	2 	9 	11 	21 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	14	1 	4 	5 	37 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	48	0 	5 	5 	40 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	24	0 	5 	5 	23 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	31	2 	2 	4 	32 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	1 	3 	4 	26 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	22	1 	2 	3 	30 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	7 	2 	0 	2 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	23	1 	1 	2 	71 	-2 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	11	0 	2 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	0 	1 	1 	25 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	18	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	25	0 	1 	1 	24 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	9 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	9 	0 	0 	0 	6 	-4 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	2754	48	27	16	3	165	3.59	1 	1579	1414	.896
 	1311	25	10	11	1	86 	3.94	0 	714 	628 	.880
 	773 	18	4 	6 	2	52 	4.04	0 	428 	376 	.879
Team: 	4838	80	41	33	6	303	3.76	1 	2721	2418	.889
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	23	16	28	44 	16 	6 	2 	0
 	RW 	24	10	24	34 	33 	5 	0 	2
 	LW 	24	17	16	33 	53 	7 	0 	4
 	D 	23	5 	18	23 	44 	4 	0 	0
 	RW 	22	8 	9 	17 	4 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	24	7 	10	17 	24 	0 	0 	4
 	LW 	24	6 	7 	13 	16 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	24	3 	10	13 	6 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	12	2 	9 	11 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	24	5 	2 	7 	29 	0 	1 	0
 	C 	23	3 	4 	7 	49 	0 	0 	2
 	RW 	17	1 	6 	7 	2 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	20	3 	2 	5 	34 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	14	2 	2 	4 	6 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	24	2 	2 	4 	41 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	22	1 	2 	3 	24 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	24	1 	2 	3 	63 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	19	0 	3 	3 	49 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	1 	1 	2 	16 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	1 	0 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	16	1 	0 	1 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	20	0 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	0 	0 	0 	24 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	1175	20	12	7	51	2.60	1 	629	578	.919
 	288 	5 	4 	1	15	3.12	1 	148	133	.899
Team: 	1463	24	16	8	66	2.71	2 	777	711	.915
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==
Player 	Award
Phil Bourque 	Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Randy Gilhen 	Unsung Hero Award
Jaromir Jagr 	Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year AwardNHL All-Rookie Team
Mario Lemieux	Donadeo Sullivan Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton NomineeConn Smythe Trophy
Mark Recchi 	Bowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer AwardMurray Hill Jewelers Player's Player AwardBooster Club AwardFoodland Most Valuable Player Award
Kevin Stevens	Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
Paul Coffey 	Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
Pittsburgh's draft picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	5 	Jaromir Jagr 	 	HC Kladno (Czech.)
3 	61 	Joe Dziedzic 	 	Edison High School (USHS)
4 	68 	Chris Tamer 	 	Michigan Wolverines (NCAA)
5 	89 	Brian Farrell 	 	Avon Old Farms (USHS)
6 	107	Ian Moran 	 	Belmont High School (USHS)
6 	110	Denis Casey 	 	Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
7 	130	Mika Valila 	 	Tappara (Finland)
7 	131	Ken Plaquin 	 	Michigan Tech Huskies (NCAA)
7 	145	Patrick Neaton 	 	Michigan Wolverines (NCAA)
8 	152	Petteri Koskimaki	 	Boston University Terriers (NCAA)
9 	173	Ladislav Karabin 	 	HC Slovan Bratislava (Czech.)
10 	194	Tim Fingerhut 	 	Canterbury School (USHS)
11 	215	Michael Thompson 	 	Michigan State Spartans (NCAA)
12 	236	Brian Bruininks 	 	Colorado College Tigers (NCAA)
==Pittsburgh Penguins 1991 Stanley Cup Champions==
==Farm Teams==
The IHL's Muskegon Lumberjacks finished in fourth place in the East Division with a record of 38-40-5. They lost to the Kalamazoo Wings in the first round of the playoffs 4-1.
The East Coast Hockey League's Knoxville Cherokees won the Henry Brabham Cup as the team with the league's most outstanding record (46-13-5). They were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Louisville Icehawks. Don Jackson was named coach of the year, Stan Drulia was named league MVP and was leading scorer, and Daniel Gauthier was the league rookie of the year.
==References==
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
==External Links==
*Player stats at Hockey Database
*Game log at NHL Reference
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