1990–91 New York Rangers season

1990–91 New York Rangers
Division 2nd Patrick
Conference 4th Wales
1990–91 record 36–31–13
Goals for 297
Goals against 265
Team information
General Manager Neil Smith
Coach Roger Neilson
Captain Kelly Kisio
Arena Madison Square Garden
Team leaders
Goals Mike Gartner (49)
Assists Brian Leetch (72)
Points Brian Leetch (88)
Penalties in minutes Troy Mallette (252)
Wins Mike Richter (21)
Goals against average Mike Richter (3.12)
<1989–90 1991–92>

The 1990–91 New York Rangers season was the 65th season for the team in the National Hockey League. During the regular season, the Rangers were 36–31–13 and finished in second place in the Patrick Division, qualifying for the playoffs. In the division semi-finals, New York lost in six games to the Washington Capitals.[1]

Regular season

The Rangers' 91 power-play goals scored during the regular season were good enough for first place in the league, tied with the Calgary Flames. The Rangers finished second overall in power-play percentage, with 23.39% (91 for 389).[2]

Final standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 41 33 6 342 305 88
New York Rangers 80 36 31 13 297 265 85
Washington Capitals 80 37 36 7 258 258 81
New Jersey Devils 80 32 33 15 272 264 79
Philadelphia Flyers 80 33 37 10 252 267 76
New York Islanders 80 25 45 10 223 290 60

[3]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.

Wales Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Boston Bruins ADM 80 44 24 12 299 264 100
2 Montreal Canadiens ADM 80 39 30 11 273 249 89
3 Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 80 41 33 6 342 305 88
4 New York Rangers PTK 80 36 31 13 297 265 85
5 Washington Capitals PTK 80 37 36 7 258 258 81
6 Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 31 30 19 292 278 81
7 New Jersey Devils PTK 80 32 33 15 272 264 79
8 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 80 33 37 10 252 267 76
9 Hartford Whalers ADM 80 31 38 11 238 276 73
10 New York Islanders PTK 80 25 45 10 223 290 60
11 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 16 50 14 236 354 46

Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

1990-91 Game Log

Playoffs

Key:      Win      Loss

1991 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Leetch, BrianBrian Leetch 80 16 72 88 2 42
Nicholls, BernieBernie Nicholls 71 25 48 73 5 96
Gartner, MikeMike Gartner 79 49 20 69 -9 53
Turcotte, DarrenDarren Turcotte 74 26 41 67 -5 37
Mullen, BrianBrian Mullen 79 19 43 62 12 44
Patrick, JamesJames Patrick 74 10 49 59 -5 58
Ogrodnick, JohnJohn Ogrodnick 79 31 23 54 15 10
Sheppard, RayRay Sheppard 59 24 23 47 8 21
Miller, KevinKevin Miller 63 17 27 44 1 63
Kisio, KellyKelly Kisio 51 15 20 35 3 58
King, KrisKris King 72 11 14 25 -1 154
Erixon, JanJan Erixon 53 7 18 25 13 8
Moller, RandyRandy Moller 61 4 19 23 13 161
Mallette, TroyTroy Mallette 71 12 10 22 -8 252
Janssens, MarkMark Janssens 67 9 7 16 -1 172
Hull, JodyJody Hull 47 5 8 13 2 10
Shaw, DavidDavid Shaw 77 2 10 12 8 89
Broten, PaulPaul Broten 28 4 6 10 7 18
Rochefort, NormandNormand Rochefort 44 3 7 10 10 35
Horava, MiloslavMiloslav Horava 29 1 6 7 2 12
Hardy, MarkMark Hardy 70 1 5 6 -1 89
Millen, CoreyCorey Millen 4 3 1 4 1 0
Rice, StevenSteven Rice 11 1 1 2 2 4
Bloemberg, JeffJeff Bloemberg 3 0 2 2 3 0
Cirella, JoeJoe Cirella 19 1 0 1 1 52
Domi, TieTie Domi 28 1 0 1 -5 185
Ruff, LindyLindy Ruff 14 0 1 1 -2 27
McReynolds, BrianBrian McReynolds 1 0 0 0 -1 0
Kocur, JoeyJoey Kocur 5 0 0 0 -1 36
Bennett, RickRick Bennett 6 0 0 0 -2 6
Vial, DennisDennis Vial 21 0 0 0 -4 61

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Nicholls, BernieBernie Nicholls 5 4 3 7 8
Leetch, BrianBrian Leetch 6 1 3 4 0
Rice, StevenSteven Rice 2 2 1 3 6
Millen, CoreyCorey Millen 6 1 2 3 0
Janssens, MarkMark Janssens 6 3 0 3 6
Erixon, JanJan Erixon 6 1 2 3 0
Turcotte, DarrenDarren Turcotte 6 1 2 3 0
Kocur, JoeyJoey Kocur 6 0 2 2 21
Amonte, TonyTony Amonte 2 0 2 2 2
Cirella, JoeJoe Cirella 6 0 2 2 26
Moller, RandyRandy Moller 6 0 2 2 11
King, KrisKris King 6 2 0 2 36
Mullen, BrianBrian Mullen 6 0 2 2 0
Gartner, MikeMike Gartner 6 1 1 2 0
Hardy, MarkMark Hardy 6 0 1 1 30
Weight, DougDoug Weight 1 0 0 0 0
Broten, PaulPaul Broten 5 0 0 0 2
Shaw, DavidDavid Shaw 6 0 0 0 11
Mallette, TroyTroy Mallette 5 0 0 0 18
Ogrodnick, JohnJohn Ogrodnick 4 0 0 0 0
Patrick, JamesJames Patrick 6 0 0 0 6

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Richter, MikeMike Richter 45 2596 21 13 7 135 3.12 1392 .903 0
Vanbiesbrouck, JohnJohn Vanbiesbrouck 40 2257 15 18 6 126 3.35 1154 .891 3
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO
Richter, MikeMike Richter 6 313 2 4 14 2.69 182 .923 1
Vanbiesbrouck, JohnJohn Vanbiesbrouck 1 52 0 0 1 1.16 22 .955 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

[5]

Note:

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;

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the BC Place Stadium.[6][7]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 13 Michael Stewart D  Canada Michigan State University (NCAA)
2 34 Doug Weight C  United States Lake Superior State University (NCAA)
3 55 John Vary D  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
4 69 Jeff Nielsen RW  United States Grand Rapids H.S. (Minnesota)
4 76 Rick Willis LW  United States Pingree H.S. (Massachusetts)
5 85 Sergei Zubov D  Soviet Union CSKA Moscow (USSR)
5 99 Lubos Rob C  Czechoslovakia HC Ceske Budejovice (Czechoslovakia)
6 118 Jason Weinrich D  United States Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
7 139 Bryan Lonsinger D  United States Choate Academy (Connecticut)
8 160 Todd Hedlund RW  United States Roseau H.S. (Minnesota)
9 181 Andrew Silverman D  United States Beverly H.S. (Massachusetts)
10 202 Jon Hillebrandt G  United States Monona Grove H.S. (New York)
11 223 Brett Lievers C  United States Wayzata H.S. (Minnesota)
12 244 Sergei Nemchinov C  Soviet Union Krylja Sovetov (USSR)

Supplemental Draft

New York's picks at the 1990 NHL Supplemental Draft.[8]

Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
Mike Gilmore G  United States Michigan State University (CCHA)

See also

References

  1. "1990–91 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. "1990–91 NHL Season Summary". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  3. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  4. "1990–1991 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  5. "1990-91 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  6. "1990 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  7. "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  8. "1990 NHL Supplemental Draft". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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