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.

### Final standings

**_Note:** W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against_

#### Wales Conference

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|Adams Division|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|T|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GF|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|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|||||||||
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|Patrick Division|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|T|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GF|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|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

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|Norris Division|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|T|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GF|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|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|||||||||

|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|Smythe Division|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|T|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GF|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|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|||||||||

### Scoring leaders

_Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points_
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30%"|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="7.5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|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_
|Player|Team|GP|TOI|W|L|T|GA|| 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_

#### Wales Conference

|bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4"|Montreal vs. Hartford||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"||||
|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||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Montreal wins series 4–3***|}|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"|
|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**|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Boston wins series 4–3***|}|||
|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"||||
|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**|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***NY Rangers wins series 4–3***|}|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"|
|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|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Pittsburgh wins series 4–3***|}|||

#### Campbell Conference

|bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4"|Detroit vs. Minnesota||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"||||
|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**|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Detroit wins series 4–3***|}|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"|
|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|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Chicago wins series 4–2***|}|||
|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"||||
|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**|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Vancouver wins series 4–3***|}|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"|
|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**|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Edmonton wins series 4–2***|}|||

### Division Finals

|bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4"|Montreal vs. Boston||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"||||
|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**|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Boston win series 4–0***|}|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"|
|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**|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Pittsburgh wins series 4–2***|}|||

|bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4"|Detroit vs. Chicago||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"||||
|May 2|**Chicago 2**|1 Detroit|||
|May 4|**Chicago 3**|1 Detroit|||
|May 6|Detroit 4|**5 Chicago**|||
|May 8|Detroit 0|**1 Chicago**|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Chicago wins series 4–0***|}|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"|
|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**|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Edmonton wins series 4–2***|}|||

### Conference Finals

|bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4"|Pittsburgh vs. Boston||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"||||
|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|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Pittsburgh wins series 4–0 and Prince of Wales Trophy***|}|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="3" border="1"|
|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|||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Chicago wins series 4–0 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl***|}|||

### Finals

|bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4"|Pittsburgh vs. Chicago||
| --- | --- | --- |
|May 26|Chicago 4|**5 Pittsburgh**|
|May 28|Chicago 1|**3 Pittsburgh**|
|May 30|**Pittsburgh 1**|0 Chicago|
|June 1|**Pittsburgh 6**|5 Chicago|
|align="center" colspan="4"|***Pittsburgh wins series 4–0 and Stanley Cup***||
|align="center" colspan="4"|***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|

### All-Star teams

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

## Throwback Uniforms

As part of the NHL's 75th anniversary celebration, throwback uniforms were worn by Original Six teams for select games, and throwbacks were also worn for the All-Star Game.

The uniform styles that were worn include:
Boston Bruins - circa 1933
Chicago Blackhawks - circa 1940
Detroit Red Wings - circa 1928
Montreal Canadiens - circa 1926
New York Rangers - circa 1940
Toronto Maple Leafs - circa 1940
Wales All-Stars - white All-Star jersey circa 1952
Campbell All-Stars - red All-Star jersey circa 1952

The throwback uniforms would have an impact on future seasons in the NHL, as several teams adopted throwbacks as alternate jerseys.  The National Football League and National Basketball Association would follow the NHL's lead, with teams wearing throwbacks to celebrate their leagues' 75th and 50th anniversaries, respectively.

## First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1991–92 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start 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

## Other websites

- Hockey Database
- NHL.com

## Infobox (sports season)

- **title**: 1991–92 NHL season
- **pixels**: 230px
- **league**: National Hockey League
- **sport**: Ice hockey
- **duration**: October 3, 1991 – June 1, 1992
- **draft**: Draft
- **draft link**: 1991 NHL Draft
- **top pick link**: List of first overall NHL draft picks
- **top pick**: Eric Lindros
- **picked by**: Quebec Nordiques
- **season**: Regular season
- **season champ name**: Presidents' Trophy
- **season champs**: New York Rangers
- **no of teams**: 22
- **no of games**: 80
- **tv**: Hockey Night in Canada, CBC, TSN Hockey, TSN, La Soirée du hockey, SRC (Canada)
NHL on SportsChannel America, SportsChannel America, NHL on NBC, NBC (United States)
- **mvp**: Mark Messier (New York Rangers, Rangers)
- **mvp link**: Hart Memorial Trophy
- **top scorer**: Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins, Penguins)
- **top scorer link**: Art Ross Trophy
- **playoffs**: Playoffs
- **playoffs link**: 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs
- **finals**: Stanley Cup
- **finals link**: 1992 Stanley Cup Finals
- **finals champ**: Pittsburgh Penguins
- **finals runner-up**: Chicago Blackhawks
- **playoffs mvp**: Mario Lemieux (Penguins)
- **playoffs mvp link**: Conn Smythe Trophy
- **nextseason year**: 1992–93 NHL season, 1992–93
- **prevseason year**: 1990–91 NHL season, 1990–91
- **seasonslistnames**: List of NHL seasons, NHL