1990–91 Boston Bruins season
The 1990–91 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 67th season. The season involved participating in the Prince of Wales Conference finals.
Offseason
NHL Draft
Boston'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 |
| 1 | 21 | Bryan Smolinski | Michigan State University | |
| 3 | 64 | Cam Stewart | Elmira Sugar Kings | |
| 4 | 84 | Jerry Buckley | Northwood School | |
| 5 | 105 | Mike Bales | Ohio State University | |
| 6 | 126 | Mark Woolf | Spokane Chiefs | |
| 7 | 147 | Jim Mackey | Hotchkiss School | |
| 8 | 168 | John Gruden | Waterloo Black Hawks | |
| 9 | 189 | Darren Wetherill | Minot Americans | |
| 10 | 210 | Dean Capuano | Mount Saint Charles Academy | |
| 11 | 231 | Andy Bezeau | Niagara Falls Thunder | |
| 12 | 252 | Ted Miskolczi | Belleville Bulls | |
| S | 25 | Howie Rosenblatt | Merrimack College |
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| D | 76 | 21 | 73 | 94 | 75 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 77 | 26 | 66 | 92 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | |
| RW | 69 | 51 | 40 | 91 | 98 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 8 | |
| C/RW | 70 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | |
| RW | 78 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
| C/RW | 80 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 115 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 80 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| LW | 62 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 70 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 61 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 77 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| C | 31 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| RW | 28 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 49 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 29 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 29 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 56 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 277 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 50 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 68 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW/C | 40 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 57 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 45 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 39 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 82 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2844 | 51 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 136 | 2.87 | 4 | 1307 | 1171 | .896 | |
| 1829 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 111 | 3.64 | 1 | 841 | 730 | .868 | |
| 184 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4.57 | 0 | 82 | 68 | .829 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | |
| Team: | 4867 | 80 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 261 | 3.22 | 5 | 2237 | 1976 | .883 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| D | 19 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 18 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 11 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 19 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 36 | -3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 17 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 19 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 19 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 16 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 45 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 1133 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 3.18 | 0 | 569 | 509 | .895 | |
| 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1.000 | |
| Team: | 1165 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 3.09 | 0 | 587 | 527 | .898 |