1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs season

Offseason

NHL Draft

Regular season

• Dave Reid had a career high 15 goals. He led the league with 8 shorthanded goals. In November, Reid had five shorthanded goals over four games.
• Allan Bester was traded by Maple Leafs to Detroit Red Wings for sixth-round choice (Alexander Kuzminsky) in 1991 entry draft, March 5, 1991.

Season standings

Game Log

October

• 10/4/1990, at Winnipeg Jets, Loss, 1 – 7
• 10/6/1990, at Calgary Flames, Loss, 1 – 4
• 10/7/1990, at Edmonton Oilers, Loss, 2 – 3
• 10/10/1990, Quebec Nordiques, Loss, 5 – 8
• 10/13/1990, Detroit Red Wings, Tie, 3 – 3
• 10/17/1990, Hartford Whalers, Loss, 1 – 3
• 10/18/1990, at Chicago Blackhawks, Loss, 0 – 3
• 10/20/1990, Chicago Blackhawks, Win, 6 – 2
• 10/22/1990, at New York Rangers, Loss, 1 – 5
• 10/24/1990, St. Louis Blues, Loss, 3 – 8
• 10/25/1990, at St. Louis Blues, Loss, 5 – 8
• 10/27/1990, Buffalo Sabres, Loss, 1 – 3
• 10/30/1990, Minnesota North Stars, Win, 5 – 4
• Record for October:2–10–1
• Overall Record:2–10–1

November

• 11/1/1990, at Detroit Red Wings, Loss, 4 – 5
• 11/3/1990, Calgary Flames, Loss, 3 – 7
• 11/4/1990, Philadelphia Flyers, Loss, 1 – 7
• 11/6/1990, at New York Islanders, Loss, 3 – 4
• 11/8/1990, Vancouver Canucks, Loss, 3 – 5
• 11/10/1990, Chicago Blackhawks, Loss, 1 – 5
• 11/12/1990, Winnipeg Jets, Win, 5 – 2
• 11/14/1990, Washington Capitals, Win, 5 – 3
• 11/17/1990, Detroit Red Wings, Loss, 4 – 8
• 11/19/1990, Boston Bruins, Loss, 2 – 5
• 11/21/1990, at Washington Capitals, Loss, 3 – 5
• 11/23/1990, at Philadelphia Flyers, Loss, 1 – 4
• 11/24/1990, Edmonton Oilers, Loss, 1 – 4
• 11/27/1990, at St. Louis Blues, Win, 4 – 3
• 11/29/1990, at Vancouver Canucks, Loss, 1 – 2
• Record for November:3–12–0
• Overall Record:5–22–1

December

• 12/1/1990, at Los Angeles Kings, Win, 4 – 3
• 12/5/1990, Minnesota North Stars, Loss, 2 – 3
• 12/6/1990, at Minnesota North Stars, Win, 2 – 1
• 12/8/1990, Chicago Blackhawks, Loss, 1 – 2
• 12/12/1990, Montreal Canadiens, Win, 4 – 1
• 12/15/1990, St. Louis Blues, Loss, 2 – 4
• 12/18/1990, at New York Islanders, Tie, 2 – 2
• 12/19/1990, at New York Rangers, Win, 4 – 1
• 12/22/1990, at Washington Capitals, Win, 5 – 2
• 12/23/1990, at New Jersey Devils, Loss, 2 – 4
• 12/27/1990, St. Louis Blues, Win, 6 – 4
• 12/29/1990, Pittsburgh Penguins, Win, 6 – 3
• Record for December:7–4–1
• Overall Record:12–26–2

January

• 1/3/1991, at Minnesota North Stars, Tie, 3 – 3
• 1/5/1991, Los Angeles Kings, Loss, 2 – 4
• 1/8/1991, Calgary Flames, Loss, 3 – 5
• 1/10/1991, at Chicago Blackhawks, Loss, 2 – 7
• 1/12/1991, Hartford Whalers, Tie, 2 – 2
• 1/14/1991, Buffalo Sabres, Loss, 3 – 9
• 1/17/1991, Pittsburgh Penguins, Loss, 5 – 6
• 1/22/1991, at Quebec Nordiques, Tie, 4 – 4
• 1/23/1991, at Montreal Canadiens, Loss, 3 – 7
• 1/26/1991, at Chicago Blackhawks, Loss, 1 – 5
• 1/28/1991, Minnesota North Stars, Win, 4 – 0
• Record for January:1–7–3
• Overall Record:13–33–5

February

• 2/1/1991, at Detroit Red Wings, Loss, 1 – 4
• 2/2/1991, Detroit Red Wings, Loss, 2 – 5
• 2/4/1991, St. Louis Blues, Win, 6 – 5
• 2/6/1991, at Winnipeg Jets, Tie, 5 – 5
• 2/7/1991, at Minnesota North Stars, Loss, 2 – 4
• 2/9/1991, New York Islanders, Win, 3 – 2
• 2/13/1991, Philadelphia Flyers, Loss, 3 – 6
• 2/16/1991, Edmonton Oilers, Win, 3 – 2
• 2/17/1991, at Buffalo Sabres, Win, 3 – 0
• 2/19/1991, at St. Louis Blues, Loss, 2 – 3
• 2/21/1991, at Pittsburgh Penguins, Loss, 4 – 11
• 2/23/1991, at Montreal Canadiens, Tie, 3 – 3
• 2/25/1991, at Detroit Red Wings, Loss, 4 – 5
• 2/27/1991, New Jersey Devils, Win, 7 – 3
• Record for February:5–7–2
• Overall Record:18–40–7

March

• 3/2/1991, New York Rangers, Loss, 2 – 5
• 3/3/1991, at Hartford Whalers, Tie, 4 – 4
• 3/5/1991, Boston Bruins, Win, 6 – 3
• 3/7/1991, Vancouver Canucks, Tie, 3 – 3
• 3/9/1991, at Boston Bruins, Loss, 0 – 2
• 3/12/1991, at Quebec Nordiques, Win, 4 – 3
• 3/13/1991, at New Jersey Devils, Loss, 2 – 3
• 3/16/1991, Minnesota North Stars, Win, 4 – 3
• 3/17/1991, at Minnesota North Stars, Loss, 3 – 4
• 3/20/1991, at Los Angeles Kings, Tie, 4 – 4
• 3/22/1991, at Detroit Red Wings, Win, 3 – 1
• 3/23/1991, Detroit Red Wings, Win, 4 – 1
• 3/26/1991, Chicago Blackhawks, Tie, 2 – 2
• 3/28/1991, at Chicago Blackhawks, Loss, 3 – 5
• 3/30/1991, at St. Louis Blues, Loss, 2 – 5
• Record for March:5–6–4
• Overall Record:23–46–11

Player stats

Forwards

Defencemen

Goaltending

Roster

Trades

Awards and records

• Peter Ing, Molson Cup (Most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
• Dave Reid, NHL Leader, 8 Shorthanded Goals

Milestones

Farm Team

• The Toronto Maple Leafs farm team was the Newmarket Saints and they were affiliated in the American Hockey League. The Saints had 26 wins, 45 losses and 9 ties. They finished 8th in the South Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs. It would be the Saints final year in Newmarket, Ontario. The franchise relocated to St. John's, Newfoundland.

References

• Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
• Game Log at Database Hockey