1990–91 New York Rangers season
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.
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%.Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Key: Win LossPlayer statistics
;Skaters| Player | ||||||
| 80 | 16 | 72 | 88 | 2 | 42 | |
| 71 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 5 | 96 | |
| 79 | 49 | 20 | 69 | -9 | 53 | |
| 74 | 26 | 41 | 67 | -5 | 37 | |
| 79 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 12 | 44 | |
| 74 | 10 | 49 | 59 | -5 | 58 | |
| 79 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 15 | 10 | |
| 59 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 21 | |
| ‡ | 63 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 1 | 63 |
| 51 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 3 | 58 | |
| 72 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -1 | 154 | |
| 53 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 8 | |
| 61 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 161 | |
| 71 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -8 | 252 | |
| 67 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 172 | |
| 47 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 10 | |
| 77 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 89 | |
| 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 18 | |
| 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 35 | |
| 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 12 | |
| 70 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 89 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| † | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 185 | |
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 27 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| † | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 36 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | |
| ‡ | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 61 |
| Player | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||
| 45 | 2596 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 135 | 3.12 | 1392 | .903 | 0 | |
| 40 | 2257 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 126 | 3.35 | 1154 | .891 | 3 |
| Player | |||||||||
| 6 | 313 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2.69 | 182 | .923 | 1 | |
| 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.
Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the BC Place Stadium.| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 13 | Michael Stewart | D | Michigan State University | |
| 2 | 34 | Doug Weight | C | Lake Superior State University | |
| 3 | 55 | John Vary | D | North Bay Centennials | |
| 4 | 69 | Jeff Nielsen | RW | Grand Rapids H.S. | |
| 4 | 76 | Rick Willis | LW | Pingree H.S. | |
| 5 | 85 | Sergei Zubov | D | CSKA Moscow | |
| 5 | 99 | Lubos Rob | C | HC Ceske Budejovice | |
| 6 | 118 | Jason Weinrich | D | Springfield Olympics | |
| 7 | 139 | Bryan Lonsinger | D | Choate Academy | |
| 8 | 160 | Todd Hedlund | RW | Roseau H.S. | |
| 9 | 181 | Andrew Silverman | D | Beverly H.S. | |
| 10 | 202 | Jon Hillebrandt | G | Monona Grove H.S. | |
| 11 | 223 | Brett Lievers | C | Wayzata H.S. | |
| 12 | 244 | Sergei Nemchinov | C | Krylja Sovetov |
Supplemental Draft
New York's picks at the 1990 NHL Supplemental Draft.| Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| Mike Gilmore | G | Michigan State University |