1990–91 Quebec Nordiques season

The 1990–91 Quebec Nordiques season was the team's 12th season in the National Hockey League. The Nordiques finished 5th in the Adams Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
This was the last season that Guy Lafleur played in the NHL.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
3 	L	October 7, 1990 	2–5 	Boston Bruins (1990–91) 	0–2–1
4 	W	October 10, 1990 	8–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 	1–2–1
5 	W	October 12, 1990 	4–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 	2–2–1
6 	T	October 13, 1990 	4–4 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 	2–2–2
7 	T	October 16, 1990 	1–1 OT	Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 	2–2–3
8 	L	October 18, 1990 	4–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 	2–3–3
9 	W	October 20, 1990 	5–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 	3–3–3
10 	L	October 21, 1990 	2–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 	3–4–3
11 	L	October 25, 1990 	3–6 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 	3–5–3
12 	L	October 27, 1990 	1–4 	New York Rangers (1990–91) 	3–6–3
13 	L	October 29, 1990 	0–5 	@ New York Rangers (1990–91) 	3–7–3
14 	L	November 1, 1990 	2–6 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 	3–8–3
15 	L	November 3, 1990 	0–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 	3–9–3
16 	L	November 6, 1990 	1–4 	Washington Capitals (1990–91) 	3–10–3
17 	L	November 8, 1990 	2–3 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	3–11–3
18 	L	November 10, 1990	2–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 	3–12–3
19 	L	November 11, 1990	4–5 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 	3–13–3
20 	L	November 13, 1990	2–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 	3–14–3
21 	L	November 15, 1990	0–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91) 	3–15–3
22 	L	November 17, 1990	2–7 	Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 	3–16–3
23 	L	November 19, 1990	2–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 	3–17–3
24 	T	November 21, 1990	4–4 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 	3–17–4
25 	L	November 24, 1990	4–11 	Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 	3–18–4
26 	T	November 25, 1990	4–4 OT	Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 	3–18–5
27 	W	November 28, 1990	4–3 	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 	4–18–5
28 	W	December 1, 1990 	4–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 	5–18–5
29 	T	December 2, 1990 	5–5 OT	Calgary Flames (1990–91) 	5–18–6
30 	L	December 5, 1990 	2–3 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 	5–19–6
31 	W	December 7, 1990 	5–3 	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 	6–19–6
32 	W	December 10, 1990	3–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 	7–19–6
33 	L	December 13, 1990	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 	7–20–6
34 	L	December 15, 1990	2–7 	New York Islanders (1990–91) 	7–21–6
35 	W	December 18, 1990	6–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 	8–21–6
36 	T	December 19, 1990	1–1 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 	8–21–7
37 	L	December 22, 1990	1–4 	New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 	8–22–7
38 	L	December 23, 1990	3–10 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 	8–23–7
39 	L	December 26, 1990	1–4 	Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 	8–24–7
40 	W	December 29, 1990	4–3 	Washington Capitals (1990–91) 	9–24–7
41 	L	December 31, 1990	3–6 	@ New York Islanders (1990–91) 	9–25–7
42 	L	January 3, 1991 	7–8 	@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 	9–26–7
43 	L	January 5, 1991 	0–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 	9–27–7
44 	W	January 8, 1991 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1990–91) 	10–27–7
45 	L	January 10, 1991 	3–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91) 	10–28–7
46 	T	January 12, 1991 	4–4 OT	St. Louis Blues (1990–91) 	10–28–8
47 	L	January 13, 1991 	3–4 	New York Islanders (1990–91) 	10–29–8
48 	L	January 17, 1991 	1–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91) 	10–30–8
49 	T	January 22, 1991 	4–4 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 	10–30–9
50 	L	January 24, 1991 	1–6 	@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 	10–31–9
51 	L	January 26, 1991 	5–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 	10–32–9
52 	L	January 29, 1991 	2–5 	Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 	10–33–9
53 	W	January 31, 1991 	4–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 	11–33–9
54 	L	February 2, 1991 	4–6 	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91) 	11–34–9
55 	L	February 7, 1991 	1–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 	11–35–9
56 	W	February 9, 1991 	3–1 	New Jersey Devils (1990–91) 	12–35–9
57 	L	February 10, 1991	4–7 	Boston Bruins (1990–91) 	12–36–9
58 	T	February 12, 1991	4–4 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 	12–36–10
59 	L	February 14, 1991	1–2 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91) 	12–37–10
60 	L	February 17, 1991	0–6 	@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91) 	12–38–10
61 	T	February 18, 1991	3–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91) 	12–38–11
62 	L	February 20, 1991	1–6 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 	12–39–11
63 	L	February 23, 1991	8–10 	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91) 	12–40–11
64 	L	February 24, 1991	3–6 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 	12–41–11
65 	L	February 28, 1991	1–5 	Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 	12–42–11
66 	T	March 2, 1991 	3–3 OT	Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 	12–42–12
67 	L	March 5, 1991 	3–6 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91) 	12–43–12
68 	W	March 7, 1991 	4–2 	New York Rangers (1990–91) 	13–43–12
69 	L	March 9, 1991 	0–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1990–91) 	13–44–12
70 	W	March 10, 1991 	2–1 	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 	14–44–12
71 	L	March 12, 1991 	3–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91) 	14–45–12
72 	L	March 14, 1991 	3–5 	@ Washington Capitals (1990–91) 	14–46–12
73 	L	March 16, 1991 	3–6 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91) 	14–47–12
74 	L	March 19, 1991 	6–7 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91) 	14–48–12
75 	T	March 21, 1991 	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91) 	14–48–13
76 	W	March 23, 1991 	7–3 	Hartford Whalers (1990–91) 	15–48–13
77 	L	March 26, 1991 	4–7 	Boston Bruins (1990–91) 	15–49–13
78 	T	March 28, 1991 	4–4 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91) 	15–49–14
79 	L	March 30, 1991 	3–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 	15–50–14
80 	W	March 31, 1991 	4–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91) 	16–50–14
==Playoffs==
*The Nordiques did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	80	48	61	109	24 	-26	12 	3 	7
 	C 	80	23	36	59 	58 	-24	4 	0 	0
 	C 	70	16	32	48 	16 	-22	6 	0 	0
 	C 	48	13	27	40 	30 	6 	3 	1 	2
 	LW 	50	17	16	33 	44 	-25	7 	0 	2
 	LW 	63	13	20	33 	111	-7 	1 	1 	1
 	D 	45	9 	22	31 	24 	-11	3 	0 	2
 	RW 	59	12	16	28 	2 	-10	3 	0 	0
 	D 	71	6 	13	19 	228	-26	0 	0 	0
 	D 	80	5 	13	18 	89 	-13	0 	1 	0
 	LW 	35	11	4 	15 	86 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	59	5 	10	15 	86 	-20	0 	2 	0
 	D 	31	3 	10	13 	21 	2 	2 	0 	0
 	RW 	59	3 	10	13 	109	-19	0 	0 	0
 	D 	36	3 	9 	12 	12 	-4 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	39	2 	10	12 	59 	-28	0 	0 	0
 	D 	79	2 	10	12 	42 	-19	0 	0 	0
 	D 	19	4 	7 	11 	47 	-15	3 	0 	0
 	C 	49	3 	8 	11 	91 	-19	0 	1 	0
 	LW 	29	5 	5 	10 	41 	-15	1 	0 	0
 	D 	55	3 	7 	10 	49 	-19	2 	0 	1
 	LW/C	20	5 	4 	9 	6 	-3 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	13	4 	3 	7 	7 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	19	3 	4 	7 	2 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	34	3 	4 	7 	10 	-15	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	14	2 	5 	7 	4 	5 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	35	2 	5 	7 	114	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	10	3 	1 	4 	4 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	LW/C	13	2 	2 	4 	4 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	14	2 	2 	4 	13 	1 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	15	1 	3 	4 	30 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	14	0 	4 	4 	6 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	18	2 	0 	2 	8 	-4 	0 	1 	0
 	LW 	4 	1 	0 	1 	30 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	16	0 	1 	1 	38 	-10	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	9 	0 	0 	0 	24 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	12	0 	0 	0 	36 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	0 	0 	0 	4 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	24	0 	0 	0 	104	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	13	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	15	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	56	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Note: Pos = Position; 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==
*The Nordiques did not win any awards this season.
==References==
* Nordiques on Hockey Database
Quebec Nordiques season, 1990–91
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