1992–93 NHL season

The **1992–93 NHL season** was the 76th regular season of the National Hockey League. Each player wore a patch on their jersey throughout the 1992–93 regular season and playoffs to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the Stanley Cup. Twenty-four teams played 84 games each. It proved, at the time, to be the highest-scoring regular season in NHL history, as a total of 7,311 goals were scored. Twenty of the twenty-four teams scored three goals or more per game, and only two teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Blackhawks, allowed fewer than three goals per game. Only 63 shutouts were recorded during the regular season. The Montreal Canadiens won their league-leading 24th Cup by defeating the Los Angeles Kings four games to one.   As of the end of the 2007–08 season, this is the last time that a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup.

### Final standings

***Note:** W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points_

#### Prince of Wales Conference

|width="150"|Team|width="20"|GP|width="20"|W|width="20"|L|width="20"|T|width="25"|Pts|width="25"|GF|width="25"|GA|
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|valign="top"|{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"|||||||||||||||
|x - Boston Bruins|84|51|26|7|**109**|332|268|||||||||
|x - Quebec Nordiques|84|47|27|10|**104**|351|300|||||||||
|x - Montreal Canadiens|84|48|30|6|**102**|326|280|||||||||
|x - Buffalo Sabres|84|38|36|10|**86**|335|297|||||||||
|Hartford Whalers|84|26|52|6|**58**|284|369|||||||||
|Ottawa Senators|84|10|70|4|**24**|202|395|||||||||
|}|valign="top"|{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"||||||||||||||
|z - Pittsburgh Penguins|84|56|21|7|**119**|367|268|||||||||
|x - Washington Capitals|84|43|34|7|**93**|325|286|||||||||
|x - New York Islanders|84|40|37|7|**87**|335|297|||||||||
|x - New Jersey Devils|84|40|37|7|**87**|308|299|||||||||
|Philadelphia Flyers|84|36|37|11|**83**|319|319|||||||||
|New York Rangers|84|34|39|11|**79**|304|308|}||||||||

#### Clarence Campbell Conference

|width="150"|Team|width="20"|GP|width="20"|W|width="20"|L|width="20"|T|width="25"|Pts|width="25"|GF|width="25"|GA|
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|valign="top"|{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"|||||||||||||||
|x - Chicago Blackhawks|84|47|25|12|**106**|279|230|||||||||
|x - Detroit Red Wings|84|47|28|9|**103**|369|280|||||||||
|x - Toronto Maple Leafs|84|44|29|11|**99**|288|241|||||||||
|x - St. Louis Blues|84|37|36|11|**85**|282|278|||||||||
|Minnesota North Stars|84|36|38|10|**82**|272|293|||||||||
|Tampa Bay Lightning|84|23|54|7|**53**|245|332|}|valign="top"|{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"||||||
|x - Vancouver Canucks|84|46|29|9|**101**|346|278|||||||||
|x - Calgary Flames|84|43|30|11|**97**|322|282|||||||||
|x - Los Angeles Kings|84|39|35|10|**88**|338|340|||||||||
|x - Winnipeg Jets|84|40|37|7|**87**|322|320|||||||||
|Edmonton Oilers|84|26|50|8|**60**|242|337|||||||||
|San Jose Sharks|84|11|71|2|**24**|218|414|}||||||||
<span style="font-size:x-small;">***Note:** x = clinched playoff berth, z = won Presidents' Trophy_</span>

### Scoring leaders

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="37.5%"|Player|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|G|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|A|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%"|PTS|
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|Mario Lemieux|Pittsburgh|60|69|91|160|||||||
|Pat LaFontaine|Buffalo|84|53|95|148|||||||
|Adam Oates|Boston|84|45|97|142|||||||
|Steve Yzerman|Detroit|84|58|79|137|||||||
|Teemu Selanne|Winnipeg|84|76|56|132|||||||
|Pierre Turgeon|NY Islanders|83|58|74|132|||||||
|Alexander Mogilny|Buffalo|77|76|51|127|||||||
|Doug Gilmour|Toronto|83|32|95|127|||||||
|Luc Robitaille|Los Angeles|84|63|62|125|||||||
|Mark Recchi|Philadelphia|84|53|70|123|||||||
|Mats Sundin|Quebec|80|47|67|114|||||||

### Leading Goaltenders

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="32%"|Player|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="22%"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="11%"|MIN|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8.5%"|GA|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="6%"|SO|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9.5%"|GAA|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Felix Potvin|Toronto|48|2781|116|2|2.50||||||||
|Ed Belfour|Chicago|71|4106|177|7|2.59||||||||
|Tom Barrasso|Pittsburgh|63|3702|186|4|3.01||||||||
|Curtis Joseph|St. Louis|68|3890|196|1|3.02||||||||
|Kay Whitmore|Vancouver|31|1817|94|1|3.10||||||||
|Dominik Hasek|Buffalo|28|1429|75|0|3.15||||||||
|Andy Moog|Boston|55|3194|168|3|3.16||||||||
|Jeff Reese|Calgary|26|1311|70|1|3.20||||||||
|Patrick Roy|Montreal|62|3595|192|2|3.20||||||||
|Daren Puppa|Buffalo/Toronto|32|1785|96|2|3.23||||||||

#### Boston vs. Buffalo

- April 18 - **Buffalo 5** Boston 4 (OT)
- April 20 - **Buffalo 4** Boston 0
- April 22 - Boston 3 **Buffalo 4** (OT)
- April 24 - Boston 5 **Buffalo 6** (OT)

_Buffalo wins best-of-seven series 4–0_

#### Quebec vs. Montreal

- April 18 - Montreal 2 **Quebec 3** (OT)
- April 20 - Montreal 1 **Quebec 4**
- April 22 - Quebec 1 **Montreal 2** (OT)
- April 24 - Quebec 2 **Montreal 3**
- April 26 - **Montreal 5** Quebec 4 (OT)
- April 28 - Quebec 2 **Montreal 6**

_Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–2_

#### Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey

- April 18 - New Jersey 3 **Pittsburgh 6**
- April 20 - New Jersey 0 **Pittsburgh 7**
- April 22 - **Pittsburgh 4** New Jersey 3
- April 25 - Pittsburgh 1 **New Jersey 4**
- April 26 - New Jersey 2 **Pittsburgh 5**

_Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4–1_

#### Washington vs. New York Islanders

- April 18 - New York Islanders 1 **Washington 3**
- April 20 - **New York Islanders 5** Washington 4 (2OT)
- April 22 - Washington 3 **New York Islanders 4** (OT)
- April 24 - Washington 3 **New York Islanders 4** (2OT)
- April 26 - New York Islanders 4 **Washington 6**
- April 28 - Washington 3 **New York Islanders 5**

_NYI win best-of-seven series 4–2_

#### Chicago vs. St. Louis

- April 18 - **St. Louis 4** Chicago 3
- April 21 - **St. Louis 2** Chicago 0
- April 23 - Chicago 0 **St. Louis 3**
- April 25 - Chicago 3 **St. Louis 4** (OT)

_St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4–0_

#### Detroit vs. Toronto

- April 19 - Toronto 3 **Detroit 6**
- April 21 - Toronto 2 **Detroit 6**
- April 23 - Detroit 2 **Toronto 4**
- April 25 - Detroit 2 **Toronto 3**
- April 27 - **Toronto 5** Detroit 4 (OT)
- April 29 - **Detroit 7** Toronto 3
- May 1 - **Toronto 4** Detroit 3 (OT)

_Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–3_

#### Vancouver vs. Winnipeg

- April 19 - Winnipeg 2 **Vancouver 4**
- April 21 - Winnipeg 2 **Vancouver 3**
- April 23 - Vancouver 4 **Winnipeg 5**
- April 25 - **Vancouver 3** Winnipeg 1
- April 27 - **Winnipeg 4** Vancouver 3 (OT)
- April 29 - **Vancouver 4** Winnipeg 3 (OT)

_Vancouver wins best-of-seven series 4–2_

#### Calgary vs. Los Angeles

- April 18 - **Los Angeles 6** Calgary 3
- April 21 - Los Angeles 4 **Calgary 9**
- April 23 - **Calgary 5** Los Angeles 2
- April 25 - Calgary 1 **Los Angeles 3**
- April 27 - **Los Angeles 9** Calgary 4
- April 29 - Calgary 6 **Los Angeles 9**

_Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4–2_

#### Montreal vs. Buffalo

- May 2 - Buffalo 3 **Montreal 4**
- May 4 - Buffalo 3 **Montreal 4** (OT)
- May 6 - **Montreal 4** Buffalo 3 (OT)
- May 8 - **Montreal 4** Buffalo 3 (OT)

_Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–0_

#### Pittsburgh vs. New York Islanders

- May 2 - **New York Islanders 3** Pittsburgh 2
- May 4 - New York Islanders 0 **Pittsburgh 3**
- May 6 - **Pittsburgh 3** New York Islanders 1
- May 8 - Pittsburgh 5 **New York Islanders 6**
- May 10 - New York Islanders 3 **Pittsburgh 6**
- May 12 - Pittsburgh 5 **New York Islanders 7**
- May 14 - **New York Islanders 4** Pittsburgh 3 (OT)

_New York Islanders win best-of-seven series 4–3_

#### Toronto vs. St. Louis

- May 3 - St. Louis 1 **Toronto 2** (2OT)
- May 5 - **St. Louis 2** Toronto 1 (2OT)
- May 7 - Toronto 3 **St. Louis 4**
- May 9 - **Toronto 4** St. Louis 1
- May 11 - St. Louis 1 **Toronto 5**
- May 13 - Toronto 1 **St. Louis 2**
- May 15 - St. Louis 0 **Toronto 6**

_Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–3_

#### Vancouver vs. Los Angeles

- May 2 - Los Angeles 2 **Vancouver 5**
- May 5 - **Los Angeles 6** Vancouver 3
- May 7 - Vancouver 4 **Los Angeles 7**
- May 9 - **Vancouver 7** Los Angeles 2
- May 11 - **Los Angeles 4** Vancouver 3 (2OT)
- May 13 - Vancouver 3 **Los Angeles 5**

_Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4–2_

#### Montreal vs. New York Islanders

- May 16 - New York Islanders 1 **Montreal 4**
- May 18 - New York Islanders 3 **Montreal 4** (2OT)
- May 20 - **Montreal 2** New York Islanders 1 (OT)
- May 22 - Montreal 1 **New York Islanders 4**
- May 24 - New York Islanders 2 **Montreal 5**

_Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1_

#### Toronto vs. Los Angeles

- May 17 - Los Angeles 1 **Toronto 4**
- May 19 - **Los Angeles 3** Toronto 2
- May 21 - Toronto 2 **Los Angeles 4**
- May 23 - **Toronto 4** Los Angeles 2
- May 25 - Los Angeles 2 **Toronto 3** (OT)
- May 27 - Toronto 4 **Los Angeles 5** (OT)
- May 29 - **Los Angeles 5** Toronto 4

_Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4–3_

#### Montreal vs. Los Angeles

|Date|Away|Score|Home|Score|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|June 1|**Los Angeles**|**4**|Montreal|1||
|June 3|Los Angeles|2|**Montreal**|**3**|(OT)|
|June 5|**Montreal**|**4**|Los Angeles|3|(OT)|
|June 7|**Montreal**|**3**|Los Angeles|2|(OT)|
|June 9|Los Angeles|1|**Montreal**|**4**||
_Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1. Patrick Roy (Montreal) wins Conn Smythe Trophy_

#### Complete List of Neutral-Site Games

|Date|Score|City|Arena|Attendance||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|October 13, 1992|Calgary Flames 4, Minnesota North Stars 3|Saskatoon, Sask.|SaskPlace|8,783||
|October 20, 1992|Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Ottawa Senators 3|Hamilton, ON|Copps Coliseum|7,186||
|November 3, 1992|Washington Capitals 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1|Indianapolis, IN|Market Square Arena|8,792||
|November 17, 1992|Quebec Nordiques 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1|Hamilton, ON|Copps Coliseum|17,026*||
|November 18, 1992|New Jersey Devils 3, Buffalo Sabres 2|Hamilton, ON|Copps Coliseum|6,972||
|December 1, 1992|Los Angeles Kings 6, Chicago Blackhawks 3|Milwaukee, WI|Bradley Center|-||
|December 8, 1992|Montréal Canadiens 5, Los Angeles Kings 5 (OT)|Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum|12,276||
|December 9, 1992|New York Rangers 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 5|Miami, FL|Miami Arena|12,842||
|December 13, 1992|New York Islanders 4, Edmonton Oilers 1|Oklahoma City, OK|Myriad Convention Center|11,110||
|December 15, 1992|St. Louis Blues 4, New York Islanders 3|Dallas, TX|Reunion Arena|-||
|January 4, 1993|Montréal Canadiens 2, San Jose Sharks 1|Sacramento, CA|ARCO Arena|11,814||
|January 18, 1993|Winnipeg Jets 8, Hartford Whalers 7|Saskatoon, Sask.|SaskPlace|7,756||
|February 8, 1993|Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Boston Bruins 0|Atlanta, GA|The Omni|12,572||
|February 9, 1993|St. Louis Blues 3, Hartford Whalers 1|Peoria, IL|Carver Arena|9,013|original date Dec. 29th in Birmingham, AL|
|February 16, 1993|Calgary Flames 4, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (OT)|Cincinnati, OH|Riverfront Coliseum|-||
|February 19, 1993|Quebec Nordiques 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 2|Halifax, N.S.|Halifax Metro Centre|9,584||
|February 22, 1993|Detroit Red Wings 5, Philadelphia Flyers 5 (OT)|Cleveland, OH|Richfield Coliseum|13,382||
|February 22, 1993|New York Rangers 4, San Jose Sharks 0|Sacramento, CA|ARCO Arena|13,633||
|February 23, 1993|Winnipeg Jets 8, Ottawa Senators 2|Saskatoon, Sask.|SaskPlace|-||
|March 1, 1993|Vancouver Canucks 5, Buffalo Sabres 2|Hamilton, Ont.|Copps Coliseum|17,098*||
|March 11, 1993|Minnesota North Stars 4, Vancouver Canucks 3|Saskatoon, Sask.|SaskPlace|12,006*||
|March 16, 1993|Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 2|Milwaukee, WI|Bradley Center|-||
|March 16, 1993|Boston Bruins 3, New Jersey Devils 1|Providence, RI|Providence Civic Center|-||
|March 21, 1993|Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Edmonton Oilers 4|Cleveland, OH|Richfield Coliseum|18,782*||

## NHL Awards

|Presidents' Trophy:|Pittsburgh Penguins|
| --- | --- |
|Prince of Wales Trophy:|Montreal Canadiens|
|Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:|Los Angeles Kings|
|Art Ross Memorial Trophy:|Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins|
|Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:|Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins|
|Calder Memorial Trophy:|Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets|
|Conn Smythe Trophy:|Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens|
|Frank J. Selke Trophy:|Doug Gilmour, Toronto Maple Leafs|
|Hart Memorial Trophy:|Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins|
|Jack Adams Award:|Pat Burns, Toronto Maple Leafs|
|James Norris Memorial Trophy:|Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks|
|King Clancy Memorial Trophy:|Dave Poulin, Boston Bruins|
|Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:|Pierre Turgeon, New York Islanders|
|Lester B. Pearson Award:|Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins|
|NHL Plus/Minus Award:|Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins|
|Vezina Trophy:|Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks|
|William M. Jennings Trophy:|Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks|
|Lester Patrick Trophy:|Frank Boucher, Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Bruce McNall, Gil Stein|

### All-Star teams

|First Team|Position|Second Team||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks|align=center|G|Tom Barrasso, Pittsburgh Penguins|
|Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks|align=center|D|Larry Murphy, Pittsburgh Penguins|
|Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins|align=center|D|Al Iafrate, Washington Capitals|
|Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins|align=center|C|Pat LaFontaine, Buffalo Sabres|
|Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets|align=center|RW|Alexander Mogilny, Buffalo Sabres|
|Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings|align=center|LW|Kevin Stevens, Pittsburgh Penguins|

## First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1992–93 (listed with their first team):
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
- Bryan Smolinski, Boston Bruins
- Matthew Barnaby, Buffalo Sabres
- Philippe Boucher, Buffalo Sabres
- Michael Nylander, Hartford Whalers
- Alexei Zhitnik, Los Angeles Kings
- Robert Lang, Los Angeles Kings
- Darius Kasparaitis, New York Islanders
- Vladimir Malakhov, New York Islanders
- Alexei Kovalev, New York Rangers
</div><div style="float:right; width:48%;">
- Sergei Zubov, New York Rangers
- Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers
- Martin Straka, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Sandis Ozolinsh, San Jose Sharks
- Roman Hamrlik, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Byron Dafoe, Washington Capitals
- Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets
- Alexei Zhamnov, Winnipeg Jets
</div>

## Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1992–93 (listed with their last team):
<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
- Reggie Lemelin, Boston Bruins
- Carey Wilson, Calgary Flames
- Brent Ashton, Calgary Flames
- John Ogrodnick, Detroit Red Wings
- Tim Kerr, Hartford Whalers
- Bobby Smith, Minnesota North Stars
- Brian Mullen, New York Islanders
- Brad Marsh, Ottawa Senators
</div><div style="float:right; width:48%;">
- Laurie Boschman, Ottawa Senators
- Brian Hayward, San Jose Sharks
- Brian Lawton, San Jose Sharks
- Petri Skriko, San Jose Sharks
- Doug Wilson, San Jose Sharks
- Rick Wamsley, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Steve Kasper, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Ryan Walter, Vancouver Canucks
- Rod Langway, Washington Capitals
- Randy Carlyle, Winnipeg Jets
</div>

## 1993 Trading Deadline

- Trading Deadline: MARCH 22, 1993
- March 22, 1993: Mark Hardy and Ottawa's 5th round choice in 1993 Entry Draft (previously acquired from Ottawa) traded from NY Rangers to Los Angeles for John McIntyre.
- March 22, 1993: Jim Hrivnak and future considerations traded from Washington to Winnipeg for Rick Tabaracci.
- March 22, 1993: Peter Taglianetti traded from Tampa Bay to Pittsburgh for Pittsburgh's 3rd round choice in 1993 Entry Draft.
- March 22, 1993: Steve Konroyd traded from Hartford to Detroit for Detroit's 6th round choice in 1993 Entry Draft.
- March 22, 1993: Vancouver's 9th round choice in 1993 Entry Draft traded from Vancouver to Winnipeg for Dan Ratushny.
- March 22, 1993: Mike Hartman traded from Tampa Bay to New York Rangers for Randy Gilhen.
- March 22, 1993: Murray Craven and Vancouver's 5th round choice in 1993 Entry Draft (previously acquired from Vancouver) traded from Hartford to Vancouver for Robert Kron, Vancouver's 3rd round choice in 1993 Entry Draft and future considerations.
- March 22, 1993: Mike Ramsey traded from Buffalo to Pittsburgh for Bob Errey.
- March 22, 1993: Craig Muni traded from Edmonton to Chicago for Mike Hudson.

## Other websites

- Hockey Database
- NHL.com

## Infobox (sports season)

- **title**: 1992–93 NHL season
- **league**: National Hockey League
- **sport**: Ice hockey
- **duration**: October 6, 1992 – June 9, 1993
- **draft**: Draft
- **draft link**: 1992 NHL Draft
- **top pick link**: List of first overall NHL draft picks
- **top pick**: Roman Hamrlík, Roman Hamrlik
- **picked by**: Tampa Bay Lightning
- **no of teams**: 24
- **no of games**: 84
- **tv**: Hockey Night in Canada, CBC, TSN Hockey, TSN, La Soirée du hockey, SRC (Canada)
NHL on ESPN, ESPN, NHL on ABC, ABC, NHL on NBC, NBC (United States)
- **season**: Regular season
- **season champ name**: Presidents' Trophy
- **season champs**: Pittsburgh Penguins
- **mvp**: Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins, Penguins)
- **mvp link**: Hart Memorial Trophy
- **top scorer**: Mario Lemieux (Penguins)
- **top scorer link**: Art Ross Trophy
- **playoffs**: Playoffs
- **playoffs link**: 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs
- **finals**: Stanley Cup
- **finals link**: 1993 Stanley Cup Finals
- **finals champ**: Montreal Canadiens
- **finals runner-up**: Los Angeles Kings
- **playoffs mvp**: Patrick Roy (Montreal Canadiens, Canadiens)
- **playoffs mvp link**: Conn Smythe Trophy
- **nextseason year**: 1993–94 NHL season, 1993–94
- **prevseason year**: 1991–92 NHL season, 1991–92
- **seasonslistnames**: List of NHL seasons, NHL