1990–91 Los Angeles Kings
Smythe Division champions
Division1st Smythe
Conference3rd Campbell
1990–91 record46–24–10
Home record26–9–5
Road record20–15–5
Goals for340
Goals against254
Team information
General managerRogatien Vachon
CoachTom Webster
CaptainWayne Gretzky
Alternate captainsLarry Robinson
Dave Taylor
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Team leaders
GoalsLuc Robitaille and Tomas Sandstrom (45)
AssistsWayne Gretzky (122)
PointsWayne Gretzky (163)
Penalty minutesJay Miller (259)
Plus/minusMarty McSorley (+48)
WinsKelly Hrudey (26)
Goals against averageKelly Hrudey (2.90)

The 1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 24th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings finish first in the Smythe Division with a 46–24–10 record for 102 points. This was the only regular-season division title in Kings history, and the second-best regular-season finish in franchise history. The team defeated the Vancouver Canucks four games to two in the Smythe Division Semi-final before falling to the Edmonton Oilers four games to two in the Division Final.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft held at the BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
17Darryl Sydor CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
228Brandy Semchuk CanadaCanadian National Team
349Bob Berg CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
591David Goverde CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
6112Erik Andersson SwedenDanderyds HC (Sweden)
7133Robert Lang CzechoslovakiaHC CHZ Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
8154Dean Hulett United StatesLake Superior State University (CCHA)
9175Denis LeBlanc CanadaSaint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
10196Patrik Ross SwedenHV71 (Sweden)
11217Kevin White CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
12238Troy Mohns CanadaColgate University (ECAC)
S12Peter Sentner United StatesUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East)

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Los Angeles Kings80462410340254102
Calgary Flames8046268344263100
Edmonton Oilers803737627227280
Vancouver Canucks802843924331565
Winnipeg Jets8026431126028863

[1]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.

Campbell Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Chicago BlackhawksNRS8049238284211106
2St. Louis BluesNRS80472211310250105
3Los Angeles KingsSMY80462410340254102
4Calgary FlamesSMY8046268344263100
5Edmonton OilersSMY803737627227280
6Detroit Red WingsNRS803438827329876
7Minnesota North StarsNRS8027391425626668
8Vancouver CanucksSMY802843924331565
9Winnipeg JetsSMY8026431126028863
10Toronto Maple LeafsNRS8023461124131857

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 4, 19904–1New York Islanders (1990–91)1–0–0
2LOctober 6, 19903–6Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)1–1–0
3WOctober 9, 19906–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)2–1–0
4TOctober 11, 19905–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (1990–91)2–1–1
5WOctober 13, 19907–1Boston Bruins (1990–91)3–1–1
6WOctober 14, 19904–1St. Louis Blues (1990–91)4–1–1
7WOctober 17, 19905–2Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)5–1–1
8WOctober 19, 19905–2Hartford Whalers (1990–91)6–1–1
9WOctober 23, 19906–4Calgary Flames (1990–91)7–1–1
10LOctober 26, 19902–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)7–2–1
11WOctober 28, 19906–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)8–2–1
12WOctober 30, 19904–1@ New York Islanders (1990–91)9–2–1
13LOctober 31, 19904–9@ New York Rangers (1990–91)9–3–1
14LNovember 2, 19903–4@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)9–4–1
15WNovember 4, 19902–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)10–4–1
16WNovember 8, 19905–1Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)11–4–1
17WNovember 10, 19907–4Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)12–4–1
18WNovember 14, 19904–2Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)13–4–1
19WNovember 17, 19902–1 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)14–4–1
20WNovember 20, 19905–4New Jersey Devils (1990–91)15–4–1
21LNovember 22, 19903–6@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)15–5–1
22WNovember 24, 19904–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)16–5–1
23TNovember 25, 19904–4 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)16–5–2
24LNovember 27, 19903–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)16–6–2
25TNovember 29, 19904–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)16–6–3
26LDecember 1, 19903–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)16–7–3
27TDecember 5, 19903–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1990–91)16–7–4
28TDecember 8, 19904–4 OTWinnipeg Jets (1990–91)16–7–5
29LDecember 11, 19904–6New York Rangers (1990–91)16–8–5
30LDecember 13, 19901–4Calgary Flames (1990–91)16–9–5
31WDecember 15, 19908–3Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)17–9–5
32LDecember 18, 19903–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)17–10–5
33WDecember 20, 19904–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)18–10–5
34LDecember 22, 19903–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)18–11–5
35LDecember 27, 19905–7Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)18–12–5
36LDecember 29, 19902–3Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)18–13–5
37WDecember 31, 19904–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)19–13–5
38LJanuary 2, 19911–4@ New York Rangers (1990–91)19–14–5
39WJanuary 3, 19916–3@ New York Islanders (1990–91)20–14–5
40WJanuary 5, 19914–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)21–14–5
41WJanuary 6, 19913–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)22–14–5
42WJanuary 8, 19914–3 OTHartford Whalers (1990–91)23–14–5
43WJanuary 10, 19915–2Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)24–14–5
44WJanuary 12, 19916–2Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)25–14–5
45WJanuary 14, 19916–1@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)26–14–5
46LJanuary 16, 19913–4@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)26–15–5
47LJanuary 17, 19913–5@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)26–16–5
48LJanuary 22, 19912–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)26–17–5
49WJanuary 25, 19915–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)27–17–5
50WJanuary 26, 19915–4Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)28–17–5
51LJanuary 30, 19912–4New Jersey Devils (1990–91)28–18–5
52WFebruary 2, 19919–1Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)29–18–5
53WFebruary 4, 19916–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)30–18–5
54WFebruary 5, 19913–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)31–18–5
55TFebruary 8, 19914–4 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)31–18–6
56LFebruary 9, 19914–5@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)31–19–6
57TFebruary 12, 19914–4 OTCalgary Flames (1990–91)31–19–7
58WFebruary 14, 19914–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)32–19–7
59LFebruary 16, 19914–5 OTBoston Bruins (1990–91)32–20–7
60WFebruary 18, 19915–2Washington Capitals (1990–91)33–20–7
61WFebruary 20, 19916–1Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)34–20–7
62WFebruary 22, 19916–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)35–20–7
63WFebruary 24, 19915–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)36–20–7
64WFebruary 26, 19918–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)37–20–7
65WFebruary 28, 19914–2Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)38–20–7
66WMarch 2, 19916–3Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)39–20–7
67TMarch 5, 19913–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)39–20–8
68LMarch 7, 19912–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)39–21–8
69WMarch 9, 19913–0@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)40–21–8
70TMarch 10, 19914–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)40–21–9
71WMarch 12, 19916–0Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)41–21–9
72LMarch 14, 19913–6Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)41–22–9
73WMarch 16, 19914–3@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)42–22–9
74LMarch 17, 19914–5 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)42–23–9
75TMarch 20, 19914–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)42–23–10
76WMarch 23, 19918–4Calgary Flames (1990–91)43–23–10
77WMarch 24, 19914–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)44–23–10
78WMarch 26, 19912–0Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)45–23–10
79WMarch 28, 19916–5Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)46–23–10
80LMarch 31, 19913–5@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)46–24–10

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Wayne GretzkyC78411221631630805
Luc RobitailleLW7645469168281105
Tomas SandstromRW68454489106271606
Tony GranatoRW68303464154221113
Steve DuchesneD782141626619803
Todd ElikC742137585820204
Dave TaylorRW7323305314827602
Rob BlakeD751234461253902
Marty McSorleyD617323922148111
Bob KudelskiRW72231336469233
Brian BenningD617243112712201
John TonelliLW71141630493205
Steve KasperC6791928333011
Larry RobinsonD62122231622000
Brad JonesLW53911205711011
Jay MillerLW66812202599100
John McIntyreC5685131156010
Mike DonnellyLW537512413002
Rod BuskasD57381118214000
Scott BjugstadRW3124612-5001
Mike KrushelnyskiLW/C15156107100
Francois BreaultRW171456-1000
Bob HalkidisD341341338000
Tim WattersD45044927000
Jim ThomsonRW8101190001
Rene ChapdelaineD3011101000
Sylvain CouturierC301100000
Daniel BerthiaumeG37000100000
Rick HaywardD400050000
Kelly HrudeyG47000140000
Ilkka SinisaloRW700024000
Dennis SmithD400043000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kelly Hrudey273047261361322.90313211189.900
Daniel Berthiaume211937201141173.3111086969.892
Team:4849804624102493.08424072158.897
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Luc RobitailleLW121241622-2502
Wayne GretzkyC124111520102
Steve DuchesneD12481287100
Steve KasperC10461084010
Mike DonnellyLW1254966000
Todd ElikC1227960000
Tomas SandstromRW10448141300
John TonelliLW12246121100
Bob KudelskiRW832524000
Rob BlakeD1214526-1100
Tony GranatoRW12145281000
Larry RobinsonD12145157000
Brian BenningD1205561000
Dave TaylorRW1221312-3001
Brad JonesLW811222001
Rod BuskasD2022222000
John McIntyreC1201124-2000
Ilkka SinisaloRW201101000
Scott BjugstadRW200000000
Bob HalkidisD30000-2000
Kelly HrudeyG1200020000
Marty McSorleyD1200058-1000
Jay MillerLW800017-1000
Tim WattersD700012-4000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kelly Hrudey7981266372.780382345.903
Team:7981266372.780382345.903

[3]

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;

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1990–91 season.[4]

Trades

August 15, 1990 To Los Angeles Kings
Shawn McCosh		 To Detroit Red Wings
8th round pick in 1992 - Justin Krall
September 6, 1990 To Los Angeles Kings
Daniel Berthiaume		 To Minnesota North Stars
Craig Duncanson
September 30, 1990 To Los Angeles Kings
Mike Donnelly		 To Buffalo Sabres
Mikko Makela
November 9, 1990 To Los Angeles Kings
John McIntyre		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Krushelnyski
March 5, 1991 To Los Angeles Kings
Ilkka Sinisalo		 To Minnesota North Stars
8th round pick in 1991 - Michael Burkett

Free agent signings

July 1, 1990 From Hartford Whalers
Tom Martin
July 2, 1990 From New Jersey Devils
Jim Thomson
July 11, 1990 From Montreal Canadiens
Stéphane Richer
July 11, 1990 From Boston Bruins
Billy O'Dwyer
July 15, 1990 From Calgary Flames
Rick Hayward
July 16, 1990 From Edmonton Oilers
Steve Graves
July 27, 1990 From Boston Bruins
Brian Lawton
September 28, 1990 From Washington Capitals
Dennis Smith
April 5, 1991 From Boston University (HE)
Peter Ahola

Free agents lost

July 11, 1990 To New York Rangers
Eric Germain

Waivers

October 1, 1990 From Pittsburgh Penguins
Rod Buskas

Playoffs

Round 1: (S1) Los Angeles Kings vs. (S4) Vancouver Canucks

April 4 Vancouver Canucks 6–5 Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum
April 6 Vancouver Canucks 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum
April 8 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 OT Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum
April 10 Los Angeles Kings 6–1 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum
April 12 Vancouver Canucks 4–7 Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum
April 14 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum
Los Angeles won series 4–2

Round 2: (S1) Los Angeles Kings vs. (S3) Edmonton Oilers

April 18 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 OT Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum
April 20 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 2OT Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum
April 22 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 2OT Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum
April 24 Los Angeles Kings 2–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum
April 26 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Great Western Forum
April 28 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 OT Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum
Edmonton won series 4–2

Awards and records

  • Wayne Gretzky, Art Ross Trophy
  • Wayne Gretzky, Longest Consecutive Games Assist Streak, 23 games (48 assists during the streak)[5]
  • Marty McSorley, NHL Plus-Minus Award
  • Dave Taylor, Masterton Trophy Winner[6]
  • Tom Webster, runner-up for the Jack Adams Trophy

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ↑ "1990-1991 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ↑ "1990-91 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
  5. ↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 187, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  6. ↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.220, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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