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In the 1990 Stanley Cup Final, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins four games to one. For the Oilers, it was their fifth Cup win in seven years, and the only one without Wayne Gretzky. It would turn out to be the last of eight consecutive Finals contested by a team from Alberta and the last of nine consecutive Finals contested by a team from Western Canada.
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Boston defeated the Hartford Whalers 4–3, the Montreal Canadiens 4–1, and the Washington Capitals 4–0 to advance to the Final.
Edmonton defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4–3, the Los Angeles Kings 4–0 and the Chicago Blackhawks 4–2.
In game one, Petr Klima scored at 15:13 of the third overtime period to give the Oilers a 3–2 win; this game remains the longest in Stanley Cup Finals history (Longest NHL overtime games), edging both Brett Hull's cup-winner in 1999 and Igor Larionov's game-winner in 2002 by less than 30 seconds. In game five at the Boston Garden on May 24, the Oilers won 4–1. Craig Simpson scored the game-winning goal. Oilers goaltender Bill Ranford was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP. Ray Bourque would not get to the Stanley Cup Finals again until the Colorado Avalanche won in 2001. As for the Bruins, they wouldn't return to the Stanley Cup Finals until their championship season of 2011.[1]
Though he would win two Stanley Cups as a captain,[2] Mark Messier won his only Stanley Cup as captain of the Oilers.[3] He would win his other Stanley Cup as a captain with the New York Rangers four years later, with Messier himself scoring the Cup winner.[4]
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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| Tue, May 15 | Edmonton | 3 | Boston | 2 | 3OT |
| Fri, May 18 | Edmonton | 7 | Boston | 2 | |
| Sun, May 20 | Boston | 2 | Edmonton | 1 | |
| Tue, May 22 | Boston | 1 | Edmonton | 5 | |
| Thu, May 24 | Edmonton | 4 | Boston | 1 | |
| Edmonton wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup | |||||
| Preceded by Calgary Flames 1989 |
Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Champions 1990 |
Succeeded by Pittsburgh Penguins 1991 |
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