1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season 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.

The Kings were coached by Tom Webster and captained by Wayne Gretzky.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Los Angeles Kings	80	46	24	10	340	254	102
Calgary Flames	80	46	26	8	344	263	100
Edmonton Oilers	80	37	37	6	272	272	80
Vancouver Canucks	80	28	43	9	243	315	65
Winnipeg Jets	80	26	43	11	260	288	63

^[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
1	p – Chicago Blackhawks	NRS	80	49	23	8	284	211	106
2	St. Louis Blues	NRS	80	47	22	11	310	250	105
3	Los Angeles Kings	SMY	80	46	24	10	340	254	102
4	Calgary Flames	SMY	80	46	26	8	344	263	100
5	Edmonton Oilers	SMY	80	37	37	6	272	272	80
6	Detroit Red Wings	NRS	80	34	38	8	273	298	76
7	Minnesota North Stars	NRS	80	27	39	14	256	266	68
8	Vancouver Canucks	SMY	80	28	43	9	243	315	65
9	Winnipeg Jets	SMY	80	26	43	11	260	288	63
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NRS	80	23	46	11	241	318	57

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe

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

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 4, 1990	4–1	New York Islanders (1990–91)	1–0–0
2	L	October 6, 1990	3–6	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	1–1–0
3	W	October 9, 1990	6–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	2–1–0
4	T	October 11, 1990	5–5 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	2–1–1
5	W	October 13, 1990	7–1	Boston Bruins (1990–91)	3–1–1
6	W	October 14, 1990	4–1	St. Louis Blues (1990–91)	4–1–1
7	W	October 17, 1990	5–2	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	5–1–1
8	W	October 19, 1990	5–2	Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	6–1–1
9	W	October 23, 1990	6–4	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	7–1–1
10	L	October 26, 1990	2–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	7–2–1
11	W	October 28, 1990	6–2	@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	8–2–1
12	W	October 30, 1990	4–1	@ New York Islanders (1990–91)	9–2–1
13	L	October 31, 1990	4–9	@ New York Rangers (1990–91)	9–3–1
14	L	November 2, 1990	3–4	@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)	9–4–1
15	W	November 4, 1990	2–0	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	10–4–1
16	W	November 8, 1990	5–1	Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	11–4–1
17	W	November 10, 1990	7–4	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	12–4–1
18	W	November 14, 1990	4–2	Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)	13–4–1
19	W	November 17, 1990	2–1 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	14–4–1
20	W	November 20, 1990	5–4	New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	15–4–1
21	L	November 22, 1990	3–6	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	15–5–1
22	W	November 24, 1990	4–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	16–5–1
23	T	November 25, 1990	4–4 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	16–5–2
24	L	November 27, 1990	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	16–6–2
25	T	November 29, 1990	4–4 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)	16–6–3
26	L	December 1, 1990	3–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	16–7–3
27	T	December 5, 1990	3–3 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	16–7–4
28	T	December 8, 1990	4–4 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	16–7–5
29	L	December 11, 1990	4–6	New York Rangers (1990–91)	16–8–5
30	L	December 13, 1990	1–4	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	16–9–5
31	W	December 15, 1990	8–3	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	17–9–5
32	L	December 18, 1990	3–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	17–10–5
33	W	December 20, 1990	4–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	18–10–5
34	L	December 22, 1990	3–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	18–11–5
35	L	December 27, 1990	5–7	Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	18–12–5
36	L	December 29, 1990	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	18–13–5
37	W	December 31, 1990	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	19–13–5
38	L	January 2, 1991	1–4	@ New York Rangers (1990–91)	19–14–5
39	W	January 3, 1991	6–3	@ New York Islanders (1990–91)	20–14–5
40	W	January 5, 1991	4–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	21–14–5
41	W	January 6, 1991	3–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	22–14–5
42	W	January 8, 1991	4–3 OT	Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	23–14–5
43	W	January 10, 1991	5–2	Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)	24–14–5
44	W	January 12, 1991	6–2	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	25–14–5
45	W	January 14, 1991	6–1	@ New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	26–14–5
46	L	January 16, 1991	3–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1990–91)	26–15–5
47	L	January 17, 1991	3–5	@ Boston Bruins (1990–91)	26–16–5
48	L	January 22, 1991	2–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	26–17–5
49	W	January 25, 1991	5–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	27–17–5
50	W	January 26, 1991	5–4	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	28–17–5
51	L	January 30, 1991	2–4	New Jersey Devils (1990–91)	28–18–5
52	W	February 2, 1991	9–1	Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	29–18–5
53	W	February 4, 1991	6–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1990–91)	30–18–5
54	W	February 5, 1991	3–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	31–18–5
55	T	February 8, 1991	4–4 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1990–91)	31–18–6
56	L	February 9, 1991	4–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1990–91)	31–19–6
57	T	February 12, 1991	4–4 OT	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	31–19–7
58	W	February 14, 1991	4–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	32–19–7
59	L	February 16, 1991	4–5 OT	Boston Bruins (1990–91)	32–20–7
60	W	February 18, 1991	5–2	Washington Capitals (1990–91)	33–20–7
61	W	February 20, 1991	6–1	Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	34–20–7
62	W	February 22, 1991	6–4	@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	35–20–7
63	W	February 24, 1991	5–3	@ Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	36–20–7
64	W	February 26, 1991	8–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	37–20–7
65	W	February 28, 1991	4–2	Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	38–20–7
66	W	March 2, 1991	6–3	Winnipeg Jets (1990–91)	39–20–7
67	T	March 5, 1991	3–3 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1990–91)	39–20–8
68	L	March 7, 1991	2–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1990–91)	39–21–8
69	W	March 9, 1991	3–0	@ Quebec Nordiques (1990–91)	40–21–8
70	T	March 10, 1991	4–4 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1990–91)	40–21–9
71	W	March 12, 1991	6–0	Philadelphia Flyers (1990–91)	41–21–9
72	L	March 14, 1991	3–6	Chicago Blackhawks (1990–91)	41–22–9
73	W	March 16, 1991	4–3	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	42–22–9
74	L	March 17, 1991	4–5 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (1990–91)	42–23–9
75	T	March 20, 1991	4–4 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1990–91)	42–23–10
76	W	March 23, 1991	8–4	Calgary Flames (1990–91)	43–23–10
77	W	March 24, 1991	4–3 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	44–23–10
78	W	March 26, 1991	2–0	Edmonton Oilers (1990–91)	45–23–10
79	W	March 28, 1991	6–5	Minnesota North Stars (1990–91)	46–23–10
80	L	March 31, 1991	3–5	@ Calgary Flames (1990–91)	46–24–10

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	C	78	41	122	163	16	30	8	0	5
Robitaille, LucLuc Robitaille	LW	76	45	46	91	68	28	11	0	5
Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom	RW	68	45	44	89	106	27	16	0	6
Granato, TonyTony Granato	RW	68	30	34	64	154	22	11	1	3
Duchesne, SteveSteve Duchesne	D	78	21	41	62	66	19	8	0	3
Elik, ToddTodd Elik	C	74	21	37	58	58	20	2	0	4
Taylor, DaveDave Taylor	RW	73	23	30	53	148	27	6	0	2
Blake, RobRob Blake	D	75	12	34	46	125	3	9	0	2
McSorley, MartyMarty McSorley	D	61	7	32	39	221	48	1	1	1
Kudelski, BobBob Kudelski	RW	72	23	13	36	46	9	2	3	3
Benning, BrianBrian Benning	D	61	7	24	31	127	12	2	0	1
Tonelli, JohnJohn Tonelli	LW	71	14	16	30	49	3	2	0	5
Kasper, SteveSteve Kasper	C	67	9	19	28	33	3	0	1	1
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	D	62	1	22	23	16	22	0	0	0
Jones, BradBrad Jones	LW	53	9	11	20	57	11	0	1	1
Miller, JayJay Miller	LW	66	8	12	20	259	9	1	0	0
McIntyre, JohnJohn McIntyre	C	56	8	5	13	115	6	0	1	0
Donnelly, MikeMike Donnelly	LW	53	7	5	12	41	3	0	0	2
Buskas, RodRod Buskas	D	57	3	8	11	182	14	0	0	0
Bjugstad, ScottScott Bjugstad	RW	31	2	4	6	12	-5	0	0	1
Krushelnyski, MikeMike Krushelnyski	LW/C	15	1	5	6	10	7	1	0	0
Breault, FrancoisFrancois Breault	RW	17	1	4	5	6	-1	0	0	0
Halkidis, BobBob Halkidis	D	34	1	3	4	133	8	0	0	0
Watters, TimTim Watters	D	45	0	4	4	92	7	0	0	0
Thomson, JimJim Thomson	RW	8	1	0	1	19	0	0	0	1
Chapdelaine, ReneRene Chapdelaine	D	3	0	1	1	10	1	0	0	0
Couturier, SylvainSylvain Couturier	C	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Berthiaume, DanielDaniel Berthiaume	G	37	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0
Hayward, RickRick Hayward	D	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	G	47	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0
Sinisalo, IlkkaIlkka Sinisalo	RW	7	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0
Smith, DennisDennis Smith	D	4	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	2730	47	26	13	6	132	2.90	3	1321	1189	.900
Berthiaume, DanielDaniel Berthiaume	2119	37	20	11	4	117	3.31	1	1086	969	.892
Team:	4849	80	46	24	10	249	3.08	4	2407	2158	.897

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Robitaille, LucLuc Robitaille	LW	12	12	4	16	22	-2	5	0	2
Gretzky, WayneWayne Gretzky	C	12	4	11	15	2	0	1	0	2
Duchesne, SteveSteve Duchesne	D	12	4	8	12	8	7	1	0	0
Kasper, SteveSteve Kasper	C	10	4	6	10	8	4	0	1	0
Donnelly, MikeMike Donnelly	LW	12	5	4	9	6	6	0	0	0
Elik, ToddTodd Elik	C	12	2	7	9	6	0	0	0	0
Sandstrom, TomasTomas Sandstrom	RW	10	4	4	8	14	1	3	0	0
Tonelli, JohnJohn Tonelli	LW	12	2	4	6	12	1	1	0	0
Kudelski, BobBob Kudelski	RW	8	3	2	5	2	4	0	0	0
Blake, RobRob Blake	D	12	1	4	5	26	-1	1	0	0
Granato, TonyTony Granato	RW	12	1	4	5	28	1	0	0	0
Robinson, LarryLarry Robinson	D	12	1	4	5	15	7	0	0	0
Benning, BrianBrian Benning	D	12	0	5	5	6	1	0	0	0
Taylor, DaveDave Taylor	RW	12	2	1	3	12	-3	0	0	1
Jones, BradBrad Jones	LW	8	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	1
Buskas, RodRod Buskas	D	2	0	2	2	22	2	0	0	0
McIntyre, JohnJohn McIntyre	C	12	0	1	1	24	-2	0	0	0
Sinisalo, IlkkaIlkka Sinisalo	RW	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bjugstad, ScottScott Bjugstad	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Halkidis, BobBob Halkidis	D	3	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	G	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
McSorley, MartyMarty McSorley	D	12	0	0	0	58	-1	0	0	0
Miller, JayJay Miller	LW	8	0	0	0	17	-1	0	0	0
Watters, TimTim Watters	D	7	0	0	0	12	-4	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Hrudey, KellyKelly Hrudey	798	12	6	6	37	2.78	0	382	345	.903
Team:	798	12	6	6	37	2.78	0	382	345	.903

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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;

Awards and records

Wayne Gretzky, Art Ross Trophy
Wayne Gretzky, Longest Consecutive Games Assist Streak, 23 games (48 assists during the streak)^[4]
Marty McSorley, NHL Plus-Minus Award
Dave Taylor, Masterton Trophy Winner^[5]
Tom Webster, runner-up for the Jack Adams Trophy

References

Kings on Hockey Database

↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "1990-1991 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
↑ "1990-91 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 187, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.220, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

Los Angeles Kings

Founded in 1967 Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	History Awards Records

Personnel	Owners Philip Anschutz Edward P. Roski General manager Dean Lombardi Head coach Darryl Sutter Team captain Anze Kopitar Current roster

Arenas	Long Beach Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Great Western Forum Staples Center

Rivalries	Anaheim Ducks San Jose Sharks

Affiliates	AHL Ontario Reign ECHL Manchester Monarchs

General managers	Regan Milford Maguire Vachon Beverley McMaster Taylor Lombardi

Head coaches	Kelly Laycoe Wilson Regan Glover Pulford Stewart Berry MacDonald Perry Vachon Neilson Quinn Murphy Ftorek Webster Melrose Robinson A. Murray Torchetti Crawford T. Murray Stevens D. Sutter

Media	Broadcasters TV: FSN West/Prime Ticket Radio: KABC (790 AM)

Retired numbers	4 16 18 20 30 99

Stanley Cup Finals	1993 2012 2014

Culture/lore	1967 NHL expansion 1967 NHL Expansion Draft I Love L.A. Bailey Frozen Fury Miracle on Manchester 1991 Las Vegas outdoor game Garnet Bailey and Mark Bavis 2011 NHL Premiere 2014 NHL Stadium Series 2015 NHL Stadium Series

Los Angeles Kings seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1979–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1990–91 NHL season

Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington

Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec

Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto

Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver Winnipeg

See also	Entry Draft Supplemental Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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