1990–91 St. Louis Blues season
The 1990–91 St. Louis Blues season was one in which Brett Hull scored 50 goals in 50 games. Hull finished with 86, the third-highest total in National Hockey League history. After finishing the regular season with the NHL's second highest point total, the Blues overcame a 3-games-to-1 series deficit against the Detroit Red Wings in the Norris Division semi-finals before losing to the Minnesota North Stars in the Norris Division Final.
Offseason
Newly acquired defenceman Scott Stevens is named team captain, replacing Rick Meagher.NHL Draft
St. Louis'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 |
| 2 | 33 | Craig Johnson | Hill-Murray School | |
| 3 | 54 | Patrice Tardif | Champlain College Lennoxville | |
| 5 | 96 | Jason Ruff | Lethbridge Hurricanes | |
| 6 | 117 | Kurtis Miller | Rochester Mustangs | |
| 7 | 138 | Wayne Conlan | Trinity-Pawling School | |
| 9 | 180 | Parris Duffus | Melfort Mustangs | |
| 10 | 201 | Steve Widmeyer | University of Maine | |
| 11 | 222 | Joe Hawley | Peterborough Petes | |
| 12 | 243 | Joe Fleming | Xaverian High School | |
| S | 16 | Geoff Sarjeant | Michigan Technological University |
Regular season
The Blues allowed the most short-handed goals in the NHL, with 18.Final standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 78 | 86 | 45 | 131 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 11 | |
| C | 61 | 25 | 90 | 115 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 67 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 66 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 56 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| C | 78 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 93 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 78 | 5 | 44 | 49 | 150 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 79 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 168 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| C | 73 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 54 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 67 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 89 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 78 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 81 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 79 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 183 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| C | 48 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 59 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 131 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 77 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 68 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 204 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 37 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 64 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 81 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 54 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2671 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 134 | 3.01 | 3 | 1241 | 1107 | .892 | |
| 1710 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 89 | 3.12 | 0 | 874 | 785 | .898 | |
| 492 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3.05 | 0 | 228 | 203 | .890 | |
| Team: | 4873 | 80 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 248 | 3.05 | 3 | 2343 | 2095 | .894 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 54 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 687 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 3.06 | 1 | 294 | 259 | .881 | |
| 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.33 | 0 | 35 | 30 | .857 | |
| Team: | 777 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 3.09 | 1 | 329 | 289 | .878 |
Playoffs
Norris Division Semi-Finals
Norris Division Finals
Roster
Awards and Records
- Hart Memorial Trophy: Brett Hull
- Jack Adams Award: Brian Sutter
- Lester B. Pearson Award: Brett Hull
- Brett Hull, NHL Leader in Goals Scored
- Brett Hull, Record of Most Goals by a Right Wing in One Season
- Brett Hull, Right Wing, NHL First All-Star Team
- Adam Oates, Center, NHL Second All-Star Team