# 1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 25th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was coming off of its first-ever Stanley Cup victory in 1990–91, as they defeated the Chicago Black Hawks in the Finals in six games. The Penguins, along with the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers, had five 30-goal scorers. Seven players and three off-ice staff members from the 1991-92 team's year-end roster have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

## Off-season

In the off-season, Head Coach Bob Johnson was diagnosed with brain cancer, forcing him to step down, where the Penguins brought in former St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, and Buffalo Sabres head coach Scotty Bowman to replace Johnson. Bowman had previously led the Canadiens to five Stanley Cup championships in the 1970s. Johnson lost his battle to cancer on November 26, 1991, and the Penguins honored him by wearing a patch on the left sleeve of their jersey with his nickname "Badger" written on it along with his birth year and death year.

## Regular season

Pittsburgh started the season off very well, and through their first 38 games, they had a record of 22–12–4, earning 48 points and fighting with the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers for first in the Division. The team, along with Mario Lemieux, who missed time due to a back injury, would slump in their next 24 games, going 5–15–4 to slide down to .500 and battling with the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers for the final playoff position in the Division. The Penguins, facing losing defenseman Paul Coffey as a free agent after the season, would deal him to the Los Angeles Kings in a move that looked like they were giving up for the season, however, they would make a move to bring some more grit to the team, acquiring Rick Tocchet, Kjell Samuelsson, and Ken Wregget from Philadelphia for Mark Recchi, and the club would have a 12–5–1 record to close out the season, finishing in third place in the Division and making the playoffs for the second-straight season.
Mario Lemieux led the club offensively, despite missing 16 games to injuries, as he earned an NHL-high 131 points from 44 goals and 87 assists to win the Art Ross Trophy. Kevin Stevens led the team with 54 goals and finished second in League scoring behind Lemieux with 123 points. Joe Mullen also had a solid season, as he scored 42 goals and earned 87 points, while Jaromír Jágr continued to develop, as he recorded 69 points in 70 games. Larry Murphy put up a defense-high 77 points in his first full season with the Penguins.
In goal, Tom Barrasso played the majority of the games, earning a team high 25 victories, along with a team best 3.53 goals against average (GAA), while earning a shutout for the club.
Offensively, the Penguins led the NHL in scoring, with 343 goals for.
On October 29, 1991, the Penguins were shut out at home 8–0 by the Washington Capitals. It was the first time the Penguins had been shut-out in a regular season game since January 2, 1989, when they coincidentally lost 8–0 on the road also to the Capitals. Prior to their home loss against the Caps, the Penguins had gone 211 consecutive regular season games without being shut-out.

### Sale to Baldwin and Belzberg

Although owner Edward DeBartolo, Sr. had enjoyed his team winning the Stanley Cup, the elder DeBartolo sought to sell the Penguins, but did not have a deal in place prior to the start of the season. Minnesota North Stars co-owners Howard Baldwin and Morris Belzberg had sold their stakes in that team to fellow co-owner Norman Green following a dispute between the owners, with Baldwin having sold his interest in August and Belzberg selling off in October. Baldwin and Belzberg partnered together to purchase the Penguins, and the NHL approved the deal on November 18, 1991.

### Season standings

Patrick Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| New York Rangers | 80 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 321 | 246 | 105 |
| Washington Capitals | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 330 | 257 | 98 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 343 | 308 | 87 |
| New Jersey Devils | 80 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 289 | 259 | 87 |
| New York Islanders | 80 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 291 | 299 | 79 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 252 | 273 | 75 |
Wales Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – New York Rangers | PAT | 80 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 321 | 246 | 105 |
| 2 | Washington Capitals | PAT | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 330 | 257 | 98 |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | ADM | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 267 | 207 | 93 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | PAT | 80 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 343 | 308 | 87 |
| 5 | New Jersey Devils | PAT | 80 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 289 | 259 | 87 |
| 6 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 80 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 270 | 275 | 84 |
| 7 | New York Islanders | PAT | 80 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 291 | 299 | 79 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | PAT | 80 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 252 | 273 | 75 |
| 9 | Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 80 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 289 | 299 | 74 |
| 10 | Hartford Whalers | ADM | 80 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 247 | 283 | 65 |
| 11 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 80 | 20 | 48 | 12 | 255 | 318 | 52 |
Divisions: ADM – Adams, PAT – Patrick
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy bold – Qualified for playoffs

## Schedule and results

1991–92 Schedule :
October: 5–5–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 3–2–0), 12 Points
#OctTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPoints
147:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins5–4Buffalo SabresBuffalo Memorial Auditorium1–0–02
267:35 PMPhiladelphia Flyers2–2 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena1–0–13
3107:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins6–3Philadelphia FlyersThe Spectrum2–0–15
4127:45 PMPittsburgh Penguins1–4New Jersey DevilsBrendan Byrne Arena2–1–15
5157:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins7–6 OTNew York IslandersNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum3–1–17
6177:35 PMNew York Islanders5–8Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena4–1–19
7197:35 PMNew York Rangers5–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena4–2–19
8227:35 PMChicago Blackhawks4–4 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena4–2–210
9247:35 PMNew Jersey Devils4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena4–3–210
10268:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins1–4Montreal CanadiensMontreal Forum4–4–210
11297:35 PMWashington Capitals8–0Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena4–5–210
12317:35 PMMinnesota North Stars1–8Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena5–5–212 :
November: 8–3–2 (home: 4–1–2; road: 4–2–0), 18 Points
#NovTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPoints
1327:35 PMHartford Whalers6–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena5–6–212
1457:35 PMBoston Bruins5–5 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena5–6–313
1588:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–1Winnipeg JetsWinnipeg Arena6–6–315
1698:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–2Minnesota North StarsMet Center7–6–317
17117:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins1–3New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV)7–7–317
18137:35 PMEdmonton Oilers4–5 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena8–7–319
19158:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins2–6Washington CapitalsCapital Centre8–8–319
20187:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins7–3Quebec NordiquesColisée de Québec9–8–321
21207:35 PMPhiladelphia Flyers2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena10–8–323
22237:35 PMNew York Islanders2–2 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena10–8–424
23277:35 PMNew Jersey Devils4–8Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena11–8–426
24291:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins9–3Philadelphia FlyersThe Spectrum12–8–428
25307:35 PMPhiladelphia Flyers1–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena13–8–430 :
December: 9–5–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 6–2–0), 18 Points
#DecTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPoints
2639:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–5Edmonton OilersNorthlands Coliseum13–9–430
27510:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins8–0San Jose SharksCow Palace14–9–432
2878:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins1–6St. Louis BluesSt. Louis Arena14–10–432
29107:35 PMNew York Rangers3–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena15–10–434
30137:45 PMPittsburgh Penguins4–3New Jersey DevilsBrendan Byrne Arena16–10–436
31147:35 PMWashington Capitals7–2Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena16–11–436
32177:35 PMSan Jose Sharks2–10Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena17–11–438
33197:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins6–4Boston BruinsBoston Garden18–11–440
34217:35 PMNew York Rangers7–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena18–12–440
35237:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins6–3New York IslandersNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum19–12–442
36267:35 PMToronto Maple Leafs1–12Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena20–12–444
37287:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins6–2Washington CapitalsCapital Centre21–12–446
38297:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins6–3New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV)22–12–448
39316:05 PMNew Jersey Devils7–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena22–13–448 :
January: 3–7–1 (home: 1–4–0; road: 2–3–0), 7 Points
#JanTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPoints
4027:45 PMPittsburgh Penguins0–4New Jersey DevilsBrendan Byrne Arena22–14–448
4141:35 PMWinnipeg Jets2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena23–14–450
4277:35 PMLos Angeles Kings5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena23–15–450
43109:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins5–7Calgary FlamesOlympic Saddledome23–16–450
44125:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins4–3Vancouver CanucksPacific Coliseum24–16–452
45167:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–3 OTDetroit Red WingsJoe Louis Arena24–16–553
46237:35 PMBuffalo Sabres5–4 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena24–17–553
47252:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins5–3New York IslandersNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum25–17–555
482612:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins4–6Washington CapitalsCapital Centre25–18–555
49287:35 PMWinnipeg Jets4–0Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena25–19–555
50307:35 PMNew York Islanders8–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena25–20–555 :
February: 3–7–3 (home: 3–2–2; road: 0–5–1), 9 Points
#FebTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPoints
5111:35 PMSt. Louis Blues1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena26–20–557
5237:35 PMDetroit Red Wings4–4 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena26–20–658
5357:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–4New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV)26–21–658
5482:05 PMLos Angeles Kings4–3Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena26–22–658
5591:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–6Boston BruinsBoston Garden26–23–658
56158:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins2–5Minnesota North StarsMet Center26–24–658
57167:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–3 OTPhiladelphia FlyersThe Spectrum26–24–759
58187:35 PMToronto Maple Leafs1–7Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena27–24–761
59207:35 PMQuebec Nordiques4–4 OTPittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena27–24–862
60228:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins1–2Montreal CanadiensMontreal Forum27–25–862
61257:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–5Washington CapitalsCapital Centre27–26–862
62277:35 PMHartford Whalers8–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena27–27–862
63291:35 PMBuffalo Sabres2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena28–27–864 :
March: 10–3–1 (home: 7–0–0; road: 3–3–1), 21 Points
#MarTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPoints
6439:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins6–3Calgary FlamesOlympic Saddledome29–27–866
65610:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins7–3San Jose SharksCow Palace30–27–868
66710:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–5Los Angeles KingsGreat Western Forum30–28–868
67107:35 PMCalgary Flames2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena31–28–870
68127:35 PMNew York Islanders4–6Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena32–28–872
69148:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–6Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leaf Gardens32–29–872
70158:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins4–3Chicago BlackhawksChicago Stadium33–29–874
71177:35 PMEdmonton Oilers5–6Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena34–29–876
72197:35 PMQuebec Nordiques3–6Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena35–29–878
73227:05 PMPittsburgh Penguins2–2 OTHartford WhalersHartford Civic Center35–29–979
74247:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins3–4Detroit Red WingsJoe Louis Arena35–30–979
75267:35 PMVancouver Canucks3–7Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena36–30–981
76288:05 PMMontreal Canadiens3–6Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena37–30–983
77317:35 PMPhiladelphia Flyers5–6Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena38–30–985 :
April: 1–2–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–2–0), 2 Points
#AprTime (ET)VisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPoints
78137:45 PMPittsburgh Penguins1–5New Jersey DevilsBrendan Byrne Arena38–31–985
79157:35 PMWashington Capitals1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsCivic Arena39–31–987
80167:35 PMPittsburgh Penguins1–7New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV)39–32–987 :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

## Playoffs
### Division Semifinals

In the playoffs, the Penguins would open up against the Washington Capitals, who they defeated in the second round in the previous season en route to the Stanley Cup championship. The Capitals finished the season 11 points ahead of Pittsburgh, and had home ice for the series. Washington would open the series up with two solid victories at home, however, Pittsburgh responded with a Game 3 victory to cut the Caps series lead in half. Washington would demolish the Penguins in the fourth game, going up 3–1 in the series, and returning home in hopes of closing it out. Pittsburgh had no trouble beating the Capitals in Game 5, winning 5–2, and evened the series up at home in Game 6 with a 6–4 win. In the seventh and deciding game of the series, Tom Barrasso would step up, allowing only one goal as Pittsburgh won the final game by a 3–1 scoreline to upset the favored Capitals and complete the series comeback.

### Division Finals

Up next was the Patrick Division-winning New York Rangers, who had 18 more points than Pittsburgh during the regular season. Pittsburgh would surprise the Rangers with a 4–2 victory in the opening game, however, New York tied the series up in the second game. The Rangers took a 2–1 series lead with 6–5 overtime victory. The Penguins would tie the series up with their own overtime win in the fourth game, as the series returned to New York for the fifth game. Pittsburgh would hang on for a 3–2 victory in the fifth game, and close out the series at home with a 5–1 win, to upset the Rangers, and return to the Conference Finals.

### Conference Finals

The Penguins next opponent was the Boston Bruins, who they defeated in the playoffs the previous year in six games. The Bruins had 84 points during the regular season, three less than the Penguins, giving Pittsburgh home ice advantage. The Pens opened up the series with a 4–3 overtime win, then went up 2–0 in the series with a 5–2 win, as the series would shift to Boston. The Penguins stayed hot, winning Games 3 and 4 by identical 5–1 scorelines, to sweep the Bruins, and reach the Stanley Cup finals for the second-straight season.

### Stanley Cup Finals

Pittsburgh had to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks in hopes of a second-straight Stanley Cup. The Hawks finished the season with 87 points, the same amount as the Penguins, but since the Pens had more wins than the Hawks (39 to 36), Pittsburgh would have home ice in the Finals. Chicago had defeated the St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers en route to the Finals, entering the series with an NHL playoff record 11-game winning streak. The Penguins, however, were on their own seven-game winning streak, as they won the last three games of the Rangers series and four in the Boston series. Pittsburgh stayed hot, with a 5–4 victory in Game 1, and then defeated Chicago 3–1 in Game 2 to go up 2–0 as the series would move to Chicago Stadium. The Penguins would then shut-out Chicago 1–0 in the third game to win their tenth in a row, with Pittsburgh finishing off the sweep after a 6–5 Game 4 win, tying the Blackhawks' NHL playoff record with their own 11th-straight win as they would become the first team since the 1986–87 and 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers to win back-to-back Stanley Cups. Mario Lemieux won the Conn Smythe Trophy for the second straight year, as he recorded a League-high 34 points in just 15 playoff games.

### Playoff log

1992 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Patrick Division semi-finals vs No. 2 Washington Capitals: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTPIT goalsWSH goalsDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 19Pittsburgh1–3WashingtonLoneyBondra, Druce, BondraBarrasso (0–1)16,6890–1
2April 21Pittsburgh2–6WashingtonMurphy, StevensKhristich, Bondra, Pivonka, Cote, Ciccarelli, MillerBarrasso (0–2)17,4530–2
3April 23Washington4–6PittsburghBourque, Mullen, Jagr, Lemieux (2), Lemieux (en)Hatcher, Khristich, Iafrate, HatcherBarrasso (1–2)16,1641–2
4April 25Washington7–2PittsburghLemieux, TrottierKrygier, Ciccarelli, Kristich, Ciccarelli, Bondra, CiccarelliBarrasso (1–3)16,1641–3
5April 27Pittsburgh5–2WashingtonTrottier, Errey, Murphy, Jagr, Errey (en)Krygier, IafrateBarrasso (2–3)17,6212–3
6April 29Washington4–6PittsburghStevens (2), Mullen, Bourque, Lemieux (2)Hunter, Bondra (2), IafrateBarrasso (3–3)16,1643–3
7May 1Pittsburgh3–1WashingtonLemieux, Jagr, Mullen (en)IafrateBarrasso (4–3)17,7834–3 :
Patrick Division finals vs No. 1 New York Rangers: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTPIT goalsNYR goalsDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 3Pittsburgh4–2N.Y. RangersLoney, Murphy, Stevens, FrancisKing, AmonteBarrasso (5–3)17,7441–0
2May 5Pittsburgh2–4N.Y. RangersStevens, MurphyLeetch, Beukeboom, King, Beukeboom (en)Barrasso (5–4)18,2001–1
3May 7N.Y. Rangers6–5Pittsburgh1:29Stevens, Francis (2), Murphy, StevensGraves, Kerr, Nemchinov, Gartner, Erixon, KingBarrasso (5–5)16,1641–2
4May 9N.Y. Rangers4–5Pittsburgh2:47Needham, Francis (2), Loney, FrancisGilhen, Amonte, Messier (2)Barrasso (6–5)16,1642–2
5May 11Pittsburgh3–2N.Y. RangersTocchet, Jagr (2)Turcotte, GartnerBarrasso (7–5)18,2003–2
6May 13N.Y. Rangers1–5PittsburghTocchet, Jagr, McEachern, Tocchet (en), Francis (en)WeightBarrasso (8–5)16,1644–2 :
Wales Conference finals vs No. 2 Boston Bruins: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTPIT goalsBOS goalsDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 17Boston3–4Pittsburgh9:44Trottier, Callander, McEachern, JagrSweeney, Donato, WesleyBarrasso (9–5)16,1641–0
2May 19Boston2–5PittsburghLoney, Jagr, Tocchet, Lemieux, Lemieux (en)Murray, OatesBarrasso (10–5)16,1642–0
3May 21Pittsburgh5–1BostonStevens (3), , Trottier, StevensJuneauBarrasso (11–5)14,4483–0
4May 23Pittsburgh5–1BostonJagr, Lemieux, Stanton, Lemieux, MichaylukLeachBarrasso (12–5)14,4484–0 :
Stanley Cup Finals vs No. 2 Chicago Blackhawks: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTPIT goalsCHI goalsDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 26Chicago4–5PittsburghBourque, Tocchet, Lemieux, Jagr, LemieuxChelios, Goulet, Graham, SutterBarrasso (13–5)16,1641–0
2May 28Chicago1–3PittsburghErrey, Lemieux (2)MarchmentBarrasso (14–5)16,1642–0
3May 30Pittsburgh1–0ChicagoStevensBarrasso (15–5)18,4723–0
4June 1Pittsburgh6–5ChicagoJagr, Stevens, Lemieux, Tocchet, Murphy, FrancisGraham (3), Roenick (2)Barrasso (16–5)18,4724–0 :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :
* Scorer of game-winning goal in italics

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mario Lemieux | 64 | 44 | 87 | 131 | 27 | 94 |
| Kevin Stevens | 80 | 54 | 69 | 123 | 8 | 254 |
| Joe Mullen | 77 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 12 | 30 |
| Larry Murphy | 77 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 33 | 48 |
| Mark Recchi$^‡$ | 58 | 33 | 37 | 70 | –16 | 78 |
| Jaromir Jagr | 70 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 12 | 34 |
| Paul Coffey$^‡$ | 54 | 10 | 54 | 64 | 4 | 62 |
| Ron Francis | 70 | 21 | 33 | 54 | –7 | 30 |
| Bob Errey | 78 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 119 |
| Rick Tocchet$^†$ | 19 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 49 |
| Bryan Trottier | 63 | 11 | 18 | 29 | –11 | 54 |
| Troy Loney | 76 | 10 | 16 | 26 | –5 | 127 |
| Phil Bourque | 58 | 10 | 16 | 26 | –6 | 58 |
| Gordie Roberts | 73 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 87 |
| Jiri Hrdina | 56 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 62 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 206 |
| Ken Priestlay | 49 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Paul Stanton | 54 | 2 | 8 | 10 | –8 | 62 |
| Grant Jennings | 53 | 4 | 5 | 9 | –1 | 104 |
| Jamie Leach | 38 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –2 | 8 |
| Jim Paek | 49 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
| Peter Taglianetti | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 57 |
| Shawn McEachern | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Kjell Samuelsson$^†$ | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Jeff Chychrun$^†$ | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –8 | 35 |
| Gord Dineen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 0 |
| Glenn Mulvenna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 2 |
| Jay Caufield | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6 | 175 |
| Jeff Daniels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 343 | 591 | 934 | — | 1,863 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mario Lemieux | 15 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 2 |
| Kevin Stevens | 21 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 28 |
| Ron Francis | 21 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 6 |
| Jaromir Jagr | 21 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 6 |
| Rick Tocchet | 14 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 24 |
| Larry Murphy | 21 | 6 | 10 | 16 | –4 | 19 |
| Shawn McEachern | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Troy Loney | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 32 |
| Paul Stanton | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 42 |
| Bryan Trottier | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Phil Bourque | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –1 | 25 |
| Joe Mullen | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –4 | 4 |
| Jim Paek | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| Jock Callander | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Bob Errey | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Jiri Hrdina | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –6 | 16 |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39 |
| Gordie Roberts | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –1 | 32 |
| Dave Michayluk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Needham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Jennings | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –9 | 12 |
| Jay Caufield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 83 | 132 | 215 | — | 333 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tom Barrasso | 57 | 3329:29 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 196 | 3.53 | 1702 | 0.885 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 |
| Wendell Young | 18 | 837:40 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 3.80 | 476 | 0.889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wregget$^†$ | 9 | 448:10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4.15 | 202 | 0.847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Pietrangelo$^‡$ | 5 | 225:19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5.33 | 130 | 0.846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4840:38 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 300 | 3.72 | 2510 | 0.880 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tom Barrasso | 21 | 1232:59 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 3.00 | 622 | 0.907 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ken Wregget | 1 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.55 | 16 | 0.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1272:59 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 2.92 | 638 | 0.903 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. $^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

## Awards and records

* Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 900 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–6 loss to Hartford on November 2.
* Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 400 goals for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–6 loss to Toronto on March 14.
* Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1000 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–4 loss to Detroit on March 24.
* Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 600 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 7–3 win over Vancouver on March 26.
* Paul Coffey established franchise records for goals (108) assists (332) and points (440) by a defenseman. He had set record for each category within the previous two seasons.

### Awards

| Player | Award |
| Phil Bourque | Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award |
| Mario Lemieux | Bowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer Award Booster Club Award Foodland Most Valuable Player Award Art Ross Trophy NHL Second All-Star Team Conn Smythe Trophy |
| Troy Loney | Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award |
| Joe Mullen | Unsung Hero Award Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee Murray Hill Jewelers Player's Player Award |
| Larry Murphy | Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award |
| Jim Paek | Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award |
| Kevin Stevens | NHL First All-Star Team |

## Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season:

### Trades

| February 19, 1992 | To Los Angeles Kings Paul Coffey | To Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Benning Jeff Chychrun 1992 1st round pick |
| February 19, 1992 | To Philadelphia Flyers Brian Benning Mark Recchi 1992 1st round pick | To Pittsburgh Penguins Kjell Samuelsson Rick Tocchet Ken Wregget 1993 conditional 3rd round pick |
| March 10, 1992 | To Quebec Nordiques rights to Scott Young | To Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Fogarty |
| March 10, 1992 | To Hartford Whalers Frank Pietrangelo | To Pittsburgh Penguins 1994 3rd round pick 1994 7th round pick |

### Free agents

| Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date |
| Kim Issel | | Vancouver Canucks | August 1, 1991 |
| Barry Pederson | | Hartford Whalers | September 5, 1991 |

### Signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Bryan Trottier | August 19, 1991 | 1-year contract |
| Ron Francis | October 25, 1991 | Multi-year contract |

### Other

| Name | Date | Details |
| Bob Johnson | October 1, 1991 | Replaced as head coach due to medical condition |
| Pierre McGuire | October 1, 1991 | Hired as assistant coach |
| Scotty Bowman | October 1, 1991 | Hired as interim head coach |
| Howard Baldwin | November 19, 1991 | Transfer of ownership |
| Morris Belzberg | November 19, 1991 | Transfer of ownership |
| Tom Ruta | November 19, 1991 | Transfer of ownership |
| Craig Patrick | January 30, 1992 | Re-signed as GM and VP to a 5-year contract |
| Peter Taglianetti | June 18, 1992 | Lost in expansion draft to Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Wendell Young | June 18, 1992 | Lost in expansion draft to Tampa Bay Lightning |

## Draft picks

Pittsburgh's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 16 | Markus Naslund | Left wing | Sweden | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) |
| 2 | 38 | Rusty Fitzgerald | Center | United States | Duluth East H.S. (Minn.) |
| 3 | 60 | Shane Peacock | Defense | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 4 | 82 | Joe Tamminen | Center | United States | Virginia H.S. (Minn.) |
| 5 | 104 | Robert Melanson | Defense | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 126 | Brian Clifford | Center | United States | Nichols (N.Y. H.S.) |
| 7 | 148 | Ed Patterson | Right wing | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 8 | 170 | Peter McLaughlin | Defense | United States | Belmont Hill H.S. (Massachusetts) |
| 9 | 192 | Jeff Lembke | Goaltender | United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 10 | 214 | Chris Tok | Defense | United States | Greenway (Minn H.S.) |
| 11 | 236 | Paul Dyck | Defense | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 12 | 258 | Pasi Huura | Defense | Finland | Ilves Tampere (FNL) |
| S | 22 | Greg Carvel | Center | United States | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |

## Farm teams

The IHL's Muskegon Lumberjacks finished second in the East Division with a 41-28-13 record. They defeated the Milwaukee Admirals and Kalamazoo Wings before being swept by the Kansas City Blades in the Turner Cup Finals. This finals loss came as a result of the Penguins recalling Jock Callander, Mike Needham, and Dave Michayluk to fill open spots left by injuries to both Mario Lemieux and Joe Mullen. Michayluk still won the Ironman Award by the IHL for playing in all of his team's games while displaying outstanding offensive and defensive abilities.
The East Coast Hockey League's Knoxville Cherokees finished last overall in the standings with a record of 20-36-8.

## Media affiliates

Radio
| Flagship station | Play-by-play | Color commentator | Studio host |
| KDKA-AM 1020 (main) WDVE-FM 102.5 (backup) | Mike Lange | Paul Steigerwald | |
Some of the games broadcast on WDVE because of KDKA-AM's broadcast conflict with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Television
| Local TV | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
| KDKA-TV 2 KBL | Mike Lange | Paul Steigerwald |