ˈæftɚ mˈɪsɪŋ ðə plˈeɪɔfs ðə pɹˈiːviəs sˈiːzən, ðə dʒˈɛts wɛnt θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ɪlˈɛvən fɔːɹ ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv pˈɔɪnts ænd θˈɜːd ɪnðə smˈaɪð dᵻvˈɪʒən, mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti stˈænli kˈʌp plˈeɪɔfs bˌʌt lˈuːzɪŋ tə ðɪ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl stˈænli kˈʌp tʃˈæmpiən, ðɪ ˈɛdmɔntən ˈɔɪlɚz, ɪn sˈɛvən ɡˈeɪmz.
After missing the playoffs the previous season, the Jets went 37–32–11 for 85 points and third in the Smythe Division, making the 1990 Stanley Cup playoffs but losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champion, the Edmonton Oilers, in seven games.