1991-92 NHL SEASON

The '1991-92 NHL season' was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-two teams each played 80 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won the best of seven series 4–0 against the Chicago Blackhawks. The championship was the second in a row for the Penguins.
This was the first season for the San Jose Sharks, the first expansion team in the NHL since 1979.
This was also the last season for John Ziegler as NHL President. He would be succeeded by Gil Stein.
For the first time, the NHL season ended in the month of June.

Contents

Regular season

Final standings

Wales Conference

Campbell Conference

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

Division semi-finals

Wales Conference

Campbell Conference

Division Finals

Conference Finals

Stanley Cup Finals

NHL Awards

All-Star teams

Debuts

Last games

See also

References

Regular season

Final standings

Wales Conference

Adams Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
'Montreal Canadiens'	80	41	28	11	93	267	207
'Boston Bruins'	80	36	32	12	84	270	275
'Buffalo Sabres'	80	31	37	12	74	289	299
'Hartford Whalers'	80	26	41	13	65	247	283
'Quebec Nordiques'	80	20	48	12	52	255	318

Patrick Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
'New York Rangers'	80	50	25	5	105	321	246
'Washington Capitals'	80	45	27	8	98	330	275
'Pittsburgh Penguins'	80	39	32	9	87	343	308
'New Jersey Devils'	80	38	31	11	87	289	259
'New York Islanders'	80	34	35	11	79	291	299
'Philadelphia Flyers'	80	32	37	11	75	252	273

Campbell Conference

Norris Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
'Detroit Red Wings'	80	43	25	12	98	320	256
'Chicago Blackhawks'	80	36	29	15	87	257	236
'St. Louis Blues'	80	36	33	11	83	279	266
'Minnesota North Stars'	80	32	42	6	70	246	278
'Toronto Maple Leafs'	80	30	43	7	67	234	294

Smythe Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
'Vancouver Canucks'	80	42	26	12	96	285	250
'Los Angeles Kings'	80	35	31	14	84	287	296
'Edmonton Oilers'	80	36	34	10	82	295	297
'Winnipeg Jets'	80	33	32	15	81	251	244
'Calgary Flames'	80	31	37	12	74	296	305
'San Jose Sharks'	80	17	58	5	39	219	359

'''Note:' W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against''

Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points''

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh	64	44	87	131
Kevin Stevens	Pittsburgh	80	54	69	123
Wayne Gretzky	Los Angeles	74	31	90	121
Brett Hull	St. Louis	73	70	39	109
Luc Robitaille	Los Angeles	80	44	63	107
Mark Messier	NY Rangers	79	35	72	107
Jeremy Roenick	Chicago	80	53	50	103
Steve Yzerman	Detroit	79	45	58	103
Brian Leetch	NY Rangers	80	22	80	102
Adam Oates	St. Louis/Boston	80	20	79	99

Leading goaltenders

''Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average''

'Regular Season'

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Patrick Roy	Montreal	67	3935	36	22	8	155	5	.914	2.36
Ed Belfour	Chicago	52	2928	21	18	10	132	5	.894	2.70
Kirk McLean	Vancouver	65	3852	38	17	9	176	5	.901	2.74
John Vanbiesbrouck	NY Rangers	45	2526	27	13	3	120	2	.910	2.85
Bob Essensa	Winnipeg	47	2627	21	17	6	126	5	.910	2.88

Stanley Cup playoffs

''Note: All dates in 1992''

Playoff bracket

Division semi-finals

Wales Conference

Montreal vs. Hartford Date Away Home April 19 Hartford 0 '2 Montreal' April 21 Hartford 2 '5 Montreal' April 23 Montreal 2 '5 Hartford' April 25 Montreal 1 '3 Hartford' April 27 Hartford 4 '7 Montreal' April 29 Montreal 1 '2 Hartford' OT May 1 Hartford 2 '3 Montreal' 2OT '''Montreal wins series 4–3'''	Boston vs. Buffalo Date Away Home April 19 'Buffalo 3' 2 Boston April 21 Buffalo 2 '3 Boston' OT April 23 'Boston 3' 2 Buffalo April 25 'Boston 5' 4 Buffalo OT April 27 'Buffalo 2' 0 Boston April 29 Boston 3 '9 Buffalo' May 1 Buffalo 2 '3 Boston' '''Boston wins series 4–3'''
NY Rangers vs. New Jersey Date Away Home April 19 New Jersey 1 '2 NY Rangers' April 21 'New Jersey 7' 3 NY Rangers April 23 NY Rangers 1 '3 New Jersey' April 25 'NY Rangers 3' 0 New Jersey April 27 New Jersey 5 '8 NY Rangers' April 29 NY Rangers 3 '5 New Jersey' May 1 New Jersey 4 '8 NY Rangers' '''NY Rangers wins series 4–3'''	Washington vs. Pittsburgh Date Away Home April 19 Pittsburgh 1 '3 Washington' April 21 Pittsburgh 2 '6 Washington' April 23 Washington 4 '6 Pittsburgh' April 25 'Washington 7' 2 Pittsburgh April 27 'Pittsburgh 5' 2 Washington April 29 Washington 4 '6 Pittsburgh' May 1 'Pittsburgh 3' 1 Washington '''Pittsburgh wins series 4–3'''

Campbell Conference

Detroit vs. Minnesota Date Away Home April 18 'Minnesota 4' 3 Detroit April 20 'Minnesota 4' 2 Detroit April 22 'Detroit 5' 4 Minnesota OT April 24 Detroit 4 '5 Minnesota' April 26 Minnesota 0 '3 Detroit' April 28 'Detroit 1' 0 Minnesota OT April 30 Minnesota 2 '5 Detroit' '''Detroit wins series 4–3'''	Chicago vs. St. Louis Date Away Home April 18 St. Louis 1 '3 Chicago' April 20 'St. Louis 5' 3 Chicago April 22 Chicago 4 '5 St. Louis' 2OT April 24 'Chicago 5' 3 St. Louis April 26 St. Louis 4 '6 Chicago' April 28 'Chicago 2' 1 St. Louis '''Chicago wins series 4–2'''
Vancouver vs. Winnipeg Date Away Home April 18 'Winnipeg 3' 2 Vancouver April 20 Winnipeg 2 '3 Vancouver' April 22 Vancouver 2 '4 Winnipeg' April 24 Vancouver 1 '3 Winnipeg' April 26 Winnipeg 2 '8 Vancouver' April 28 'Vancouver 8' 3 Winnipeg April 30 Winnipeg 0 '5 Vancouver' '''Vancouver wins series 4–3'''	Los Angeles vs. Edmonton Date Away Home April 18 'Edmonton 3' 1 Los Angeles April 20 Edmonton 5 '8 Los Angeles' April 22 Los Angeles 3 '4 Edmonton' April 24 'Los Angeles 4' 3 Edmonton April 26 'Edmonton 5' 2 Los Angeles April 28 Los Angeles 0 '3 Edmonton' '''Edmonton wins series 4–2'''

Division Finals

'Wales Conference'

Montreal vs. Boston Date Away Home May 3 'Boston 6' 4 Montreal May 5 'Boston 3' 2 Montreal OT May 7 Montreal 2 '3 Boston' May 9 Montreal 0 '2 Boston' '''Boston win series 4–0'''

NY Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Date Away Home May 3 'Pittsburgh 4' 2 NY Rangers May 5 Pittsburgh 2 '4 NY Rangers' May 7 'NY Rangers 6' 5 Pittsburgh OT May 9 NY Rangers 4 '5 Pittsburgh' OT May 11 'Pittsburgh 3' 2 NY Rangers May 13 NY Rangers 1 '5 Pittsburgh' '''Pittsburgh wins series 4–2'''

'Campbell Conference'

Detroit vs. Chicago Date Away Home May 2 'Chicago 2' 1 Detroit May 4 'Chicago 3' 1 Detroit May 6 Detroit 4 '5 Chicago' May 8 Detroit 0 '1 Chicago' '''Chicago wins series 4–0'''

Vancouver vs. Edmonton Date Away Home May 3 'Edmonton 4' 3 Vancouver OT May 4 Edmonton 0 '4 Vancouver' May 6 Vancouver 2 '5 Edmonton' May 8 Vancouver 2 '3 Edmonton' May 10 Edmonton 3 '4 Vancouver' May 12 Vancouver 0 '3 Edmonton' '''Edmonton wins series 4–2'''

Conference Finals

'Wales Conference' Pittsburgh vs. Boston Date Away Home May 17 Boston 3 '4 Pittsburgh' OT May 19 Boston 2 '5 Pittsburgh' May 21 'Pittsburgh 5' 1 Boston May 21 'Pittsburgh 5' 1 Boston '''Pittsburgh wins series 4–0 and Prince of Wales Trophy'''

'Campbell Conference' Chicago vs. Edmonton Date Away Home May 16 Edmonton 2 '8 Chicago' May 18 Edmonton 2 '4 Chicago' May 20 'Chicago 4' 3 Edmonton OT May 22 'Chicago 5' 1 Edmonton '''Chicago wins series 4–0 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl'''

Stanley Cup Finals

Main articles: 1992 Stanley Cup Finals

Pittsburgh vs. Chicago Date Away Home May 26 Chicago 4 '5 Pittsburgh' May 28 Chicago 1 '3 Pittsburgh' May 30 'Pittsburgh 1' 0 Chicago June 1 'Pittsburgh 6' 5 Chicago '''Pittsburgh wins series 4–0 and Stanley Cup''' '''Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh) wins Conn Smythe Trophy'''

NHL Awards

Presidents' Trophy:	New York Rangers
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Pittsburgh Penguins
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Chicago Blackhawks
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Mark Fitzpatrick, New York Islanders
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Pavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Guy Carbonneau, Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Mark Messier, New York Rangers
Jack Adams Award:	Pat Quinn, Vancouver Canucks
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Brian Leetch, New York Rangers
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:	Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Mark Messier, New York Rangers
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Paul Ysebaert, Detroit Red Wings
Vezina Trophy:	Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Al Arbour, Art Berglund, Lou Lamoriello

Although not an award ''per se'', the Buffalo Sabres set an NHL record for team penalty minutes, with 2713.

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens	G	Kirk McLean, Vancouver Canucks
Brian Leetch, New York Rangers	D	Phil Housley, Winnipeg Jets
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins	D	Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils
Mark Messier, New York Rangers	C	Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Brett Hull, St. Louis Blues	RW	Mark Recchi, PIT/PHI
Kevin Stevens, Pittsburgh Penguins	LW	Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1991-92 (listed with their first team, asterisk(
★ ) marks debut in playoffs):

★ Glen Murray, Boston Bruins

★ Joe Juneau, Boston Bruins

★ Jozef Stumpel, Boston Bruins

★ Brad May, Buffalo Sabres

★ Keith Carney, Buffalo Sabres

★ Dean McAmmond, Chicago Blackhawks

★ Martin Lapointe, Detroit Red Wings

★ Vyacheslav Kozlov, Detroit Red Wings

★ Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings

★ Vladimir Konstantinov, Detroit Red Wings

★ Martin Rucinsky, Edmonton Oilers

★ Darryl Sydor, Los Angeles Kings

★ Derian Hatcher, Minnesota North Stars

★ Bill Guerin, New Jersey Devils

★ Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils

★ Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey Devils

★ Adam Foote, Quebec Nordiques

★ Valeri Kamensky, Quebec Nordiques

★ Arturs Irbe, San Jose Sharks

★ Pat Falloon, San Jose Sharks

★ Ray Whitney, San Jose Sharks

★ Bret Hedican, St. Louis Blues

★ Guy Hebert, St. Louis Blues

★ Felix Potvin, Toronto Maple Leafs

★ Pavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks

★ Steve Konowalchuk, Washington Capitals

★ Keith Tkachuk, Winnipeg Jets

★ Stu Barnes, Winnipeg Jets

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1991-92 (listed with their last team):

★ Barry Pederson, Boston Bruins

★ Rick Vaive, Buffalo Sabres

★ Tony Tanti, Buffalo Sabres

★ Clint Malarchuk, Buffalo Sabres

★ Greg Millen, Detroit Red Wings

★ Ilkka Sinisalo, Los Angeles Kings

★ Larry Robinson, Los Angeles Kings

★ Chris Nilan, Montreal Canadiens

★ Patrik Sundstrom, New Jersey Devils

★ Rick Green, New York Islanders

★ John Tonelli, Quebec Nordiques

★ Mark Pavelich, San Jose Sharks

★ Ken Linseman, Toronto Maple Leafs

★ Mike Bullard, Toronto Maple Leafs

★ Randy Gregg, Vancouver Canucks

★ Mike Liut, Washington Capitals

★ Mario Marois, Winnipeg Jets

★ Lucien DeBlois, Winnipeg Jets

★ Aaron Broten, Winnipeg Jets

See also

★ List of Stanley Cup champions

★ 1991 NHL Entry Draft

★ 1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts

★ 43rd National Hockey League All-Star Game

★ National Hockey League All-Star Game

★ NHL All-Rookie Team

★ Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics

★ 1991 Canada Cup

★ 1991 in sports

★ 1992 in sports

References

★ Hockey Database

★ http://nhl.com/