1990–91 Washington Capitals season

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The 1990–91 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 17th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Division3rd Patrick
Conference6th Wales
1990–91 record37–36–7
Home record21–14–5
Quick facts Washington Capitals, Division ...
1990–91 Washington Capitals
Division3rd Patrick
Conference6th Wales
1990–91 record37–36–7
Home record21–14–5
Road record16–22–2
Goals for258
Goals against258
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachTerry Murray
CaptainRod Langway
Alternate captainsKevin Hatcher
Dale Hunter
ArenaCapital Centre
Team leaders
GoalsKevin Hatcher
Kelly Miller (24)
AssistsKevin Hatcher
Michal Pivonka (50)
PointsKevin Hatcher (74)
Penalty minutesAlan May (264)
Plus/minusRod Langway (+12)
WinsDon Beaupre (20)
Goals against averageDon Beaupre (2.64)
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Offseason

The Capitals acquired Peter Zezel from St. Louis for Geoff Courtnall as their main move during the offseason.

Regular season

The Capitals had the best penalty-killing unit during the regular season, allowing the fewest power-play goals (44) and finishing with the NHL's best penalty-killing percentage (85.99%).[1]

Final standings

More information GP, W ...
Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Pittsburgh Penguins804133634230588
New York Rangers8036311329726585
Washington Capitals803736725825881
New Jersey Devils8032331527226479
Philadelphia Flyers8033371025226776
New York Islanders8025451022329060
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[2]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.

More information R, Div ...
Wales Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Boston BruinsADM80442412299264100
2Montreal CanadiensADM8039301127324989
3Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK804133634230588
4New York RangersPTK8036311329726585
5Washington CapitalsPTK803736725825881
6Buffalo SabresADM8031301929227881
7New Jersey DevilsPTK8032331527226479
8Philadelphia FlyersPTK8033371025226776
9Hartford WhalersADM8031381123827673
10New York IslandersPTK8025451022329060
11Quebec NordiquesADM8016501423635446
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Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

More information Game, Result ...
1990–91 regular season[4]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 5, 19904–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)0–1–0
2WOctober 6, 19906–4Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)1–1–0
3LOctober 10, 19902–4@ New York Rangers (1990–91)1–2–0
4WOctober 12, 19903–1Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)2–2–0
5LOctober 13, 19902–5New York Rangers (1990–91)2–3–0
6LOctober 15, 19901–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)2–4–0
7LOctober 17, 19902–3@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)2–5–0
8WOctober 19, 19904–3New York Islanders (1990–91)3–5–0
9WOctober 20, 19904–0New Jersey Devils (1990–91)4–5–0
10WOctober 23, 19906–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)5–5–0
11LOctober 25, 19902–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)5–6–0
12LOctober 27, 19904–9@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)5–7–0
13WOctober 28, 19901–0@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)6–7–0
14WOctober 30, 19902–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)7–7–0
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
15WNovember 2, 19904–3Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)8–7–0
16WNovember 3, 19905–2@ New York Islanders (1990–91)9–7–0
17WNovember 6, 19904–1@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)10–7–0
18LNovember 10, 19902–4Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)10–8–0
19LNovember 11, 19903–5Boston Bruins (1990–91)10–9–0
20LNovember 14, 19903–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)10–10–0
21LNovember 16, 19903–4Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)10–11–0
22LNovember 17, 19902–4@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)10–12–0
23WNovember 19, 19903–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)11–12–0
24WNovember 21, 19905–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)12–12–0
25WNovember 23, 19907–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)13–12–0
26LNovember 24, 19902–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)13–13–0
27WNovember 28, 19906–3@ New York Rangers (1990–91)14–13–0
28LNovember 30, 19903–4Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)14–14–0
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
29WDecember 1, 19903–1@ New York Islanders (1990–91)15–14–0
30WDecember 5, 19903–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)16–14–0
31WDecember 7, 19905–2New Jersey Devils (1990–91)17–14–0
32LDecember 8, 19902–4@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)17–15–0
33WDecember 11, 19904–1Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)18–15–0
34LDecember 15, 19902–3Hartford Whalers (1990–91)18–16–0
35LDecember 17, 19903–5@ New York Rangers (1990–91)18–17–0
36LDecember 19, 19902–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)18–18–0
37TDecember 20, 19903–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)18–18–1
38LDecember 22, 19902–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)18–19–1
39LDecember 26, 19903–7Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)18–20–1
40LDecember 28, 19903–5New York Rangers (1990–91)18–21–1
41LDecember 29, 19903–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)18–22–1
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
42WJanuary 1, 19914–3New Jersey Devils (1990–91)19–22–1
43TJanuary 4, 19913–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1990–91)19–22–2
44WJanuary 5, 19915–3@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)20–22–2
45WJanuary 11, 19914–2Calgary Flames (1990–91)21–22–2
46LJanuary 12, 19911–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)21–23–2
47LJanuary 15, 19913–7@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)21–24–2
48LJanuary 17, 19912–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)21–25–2
49WJanuary 22, 19912–1 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)22–25–2
50LJanuary 24, 19911–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)22–26–2
51TJanuary 25, 19912–2 OTMinnesota North Stars (1990–91)22–26–3
52WJanuary 27, 19915–4 OTNew York Islanders (1990–91)23–26–3
53LJanuary 29, 19912–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)23–27–3
54WJanuary 31, 19914–3 OT@ New York Islanders (1990–91)24–27–3
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
55LFebruary 2, 19912–4Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)24–28–3
56WFebruary 5, 19915–3Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)25–28–3
57WFebruary 8, 19916–3Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)26–28–3
58WFebruary 10, 19915–2Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)27–28–3
59LFebruary 15, 19912–8@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)27–29–3
60LFebruary 16, 19912–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)27–30–3
61LFebruary 18, 19912–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1990–91)27–31–3
62WFebruary 22, 19913–2New York Rangers (1990–91)28–31–3
63TFebruary 24, 19915–5 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)28–31–4
64LFebruary 25, 19911–5@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)28–32–4
65TFebruary 27, 19914–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1990–91)28–32–5
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
66WMarch 2, 19913–2New York Islanders (1990–91)29–32–5
67TMarch 5, 19913–3 OTLos Angeles Kings (1990–91)29–32–6
68WMarch 8, 19912–1@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)30–32–6
69WMarch 10, 19915–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)31–32–6
70LMarch 12, 19912–3Hartford Whalers (1990–91)31–33–6
71WMarch 14, 19915–3Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)32–33–6
72WMarch 16, 19916–0Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)33–33–6
73LMarch 19, 19911–2St. Louis Blues (1990–91)33–34–6
74WMarch 21, 19916–2@ New York Islanders (1990–91)34–34–6
75WMarch 22, 19913–1Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)35–34–6
76TMarch 24, 19913–3 OTBoston Bruins (1990–91)35–34–7
77LMarch 26, 19912–4Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)35–35–7
78WMarch 28, 19913–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)36–35–7
79WMarch 30, 19914–0New Jersey Devils (1990–91)37–35–7
80LMarch 31, 19912–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)37–36–7

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

Round 1: (P2) New York Rangers vs. (P3) Washington Capitals

April 3 Washington Capitals 1–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
April 5 Washington Capitals 3–0 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
April 7 New York Rangers 6–0 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 9 New York Rangers 2–3 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 11 Washington Capitals 5–4 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
April 13 New York Rangers 2–4 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
Washington won series 4–2

Round 2: (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (P3) Washington Capitals

April 17 Washington Capitals 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena
April 19 Washington Capitals 6–7 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena
April 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Washington Capitals Capital Centre
April 25 Washington Capitals 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena
Pittsburgh won series 4–1

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Kevin HatcherD7924507469-10923
Mike RidleyC79234871269654
Michal PivonkaC79205070343604
John DruceRW80223658464714
Calle JohanssonD8011415223-2212
Kelly MillerLW802426502910423
Dale HunterC76163046234-22902
Dino CiccarelliRW5421183966-17202
Stephen LeachRW6811193099-9401
Peter BondraRW5412162847-10401
Dmitri KhristichLW/C4013142721-1100
Mikhail TatarinovD658152382-4311
Bob RouseD475152065-7100
Nick KypreosLW799918196-4003
Dave TippettLW61691524-13002
Al IafrateD306814124-1011
Tim BerglandRW47591421-1000
Peter ZezelC20751210-13600
Alan MayRW674610264-10000
Rod LangwayD561782412000
Bob JoyceLW1733683001
Mike LalorD6815661-23000
Ken SabourinD28145816000
Chris FelixD804400000
Rob MurrayC17033190000
Jeff GreenlawLW10202101001
Alfie TurcotteC61120-1001
John PurvesRW71010-3001
Joel QuennevilleD91010-8000
Mark FernerD70114-2000
Bobby BabcockD100000000
Don BeaupreG45000180000
Jim HrivnakG900000000
John KordicRW70001011000
Mike LiutG3500000000
Ken LovsinD10000-2000
Steve MaltaisLW70002-1000
Kent PaynterD1000150000
Reggie SavageC10000-1000
Steve SeftelLW40002-2000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Don Beaupre257245201831132.6451095982.897
Mike Liut183435131631143.730786672.855
Jim Hrivnak4329421263.610226200.885
Team:483880373672533.14521071854.880
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Playoffs

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Dale HunterC11191041000
Dino CiccarelliRW1154922302
Calle JohanssonD102798100
Mike RidleyC113478101
Kelly MillerLW114266010
Kevin HatcherD113368200
Michal PivonkaC112358000
Dave TippettLW102358000
Al IafrateD1013422001
Dmitri KhristichLW/C111346000
Mike LalorD1012322000
Stephen LeachRW91238000
Tim BerglandRW1111212000
John DruceRW111127100
Alan MayRW1111237001
Rod LangwayD110226000
Don BeaupreG110112000
Peter BondraRW40112000
Nick KypreosLW901138000
Jeff GreenlawLW10002000
Mike LiutG20000000
Kent PaynterD10000000
Ken SabourinD1100034000
Neil SheehyD200019000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Don Beaupre6241155292.791294265.901
Mike Liut4820145.0003026.867
Team:6721156332.951324291.898
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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;

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1990 NHL entry draft held at the BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
19John Slaney CanadaCornwall Royals (OHL)
230Rod Pasma CanadaCornwall Royals (OHL)
351Chris Long CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
472Randy Pearce CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
593Brian Sakic CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
594Mark Ouimet CanadaUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)
6114Andrei Kovalev Soviet UnionDynamo Moscow (USSR)
7135Roman Kontsek CzechoslovakiaDukla Trencin (Czechoslovakia)
8156Peter Bondra Soviet UnionVSZ Kosice (Czechoslovakia)
8159Steve Martell CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
9177Ken Klee United StatesBowling Green State University (CCHA)
10198Mike Boback United StatesProvidence College (Hockey East)
11219Alan Brown CanadaColgate University (ECAC)
12240Todd Hlushko CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
S14Martin Jiranek CanadaBowling Green State University (CCHA)
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