1992 – 93 Vancouver Canucks season The 1992 – 93 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks ' 23rd NHL season . On September 21 , Jim Robson , who had called Canucks play - by - play action since their WHL days , was given the Foster Hewitt Award for excellence in hockey broadcasting and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame . The Canucks were looking to build on the successes of the previous season , but they would have to do so without their top line centre . Instead of re - signing with the Canucks and having Sovintersport ( the governing sports body in the former Soviet Union ) continue to draw a portion of his salary , Igor Larionov decided to play the year in Lugano , Switzerland , and then return to the NHL the following season . With the loss of Larionov , more production would be hoped for from Petr Nedved , who was entering his third NHL season . Keeping the rest of their cast in order , for the most part , the Canucks won their first four games , outscoring the opposition 24 – 9 . They slumped back to . 500 in early November but then exploded , going 20 – 5 – 2 in 27 games . During that time , Nedved racked up a club - record point - scoring streak . He recorded 24 points in 15 games before being held pointless in a 5 – 2 win over Montreal on December 27 . On January 19 , a first - place showdown took place at Pacific Coliseum , as the Canucks ( with 61 points ) , had a chance to overtake Pittsburgh as the league ' s top team . Unfortunately , the Canucks lost 5 – 2 and would never again get a chance to jump into first overall . The game also ended the club ' s amazing 18 - game home unbeaten streak ( 16 – 0 – 2 ) . Pavel Bure was scoring goals at an unprecedented pace for a Canuck and was voted to start in the 1993 NHL All - Star Game with 246 , 447 fan votes . On March 1 , in a neutral - site game in Hamilton against Buffalo , Bure became the first Canuck to score 50 goals in a season . Grant Fuhr was the goaltender and RW Dixon Ward and Robert Dirk drew the assists on the goal in a 5 – 2 win for the Canucks . Exactly a month later , Bure scored on Tampa Bay ' s Pat Jablonski to become the first Canuck to record 100 points in a season . He would then record his 60th goal into an empty - net in a 6 – 3 win over Calgary on April 11 , a game in which the Canucks clinched the division title for the second straight year . It was Bure ' s last goal of the season to go with 50 assists for 110 points — 15th in the league . The day after Bure recorded his 100th point , long - time owner Frank Griffiths was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder ' s Category . Griffiths had owned the Canucks for 19 years now , although his son Arthur Griffiths had gradually taken over the day - to - day running of the team over the past decade . A couple of other noteworthy accomplishments took place that spring . Ryan Walter played in his 1 , 000th NHL game on March 20 in a 7 – 2 home loss to the New York Islanders , and Kirk McLean recorded his 127th victory as a Canuck on April 7 , passing Richard Brodeur as the Canucks all - time wins leader , in a 5 – 4 overtime victory over Edmonton . The Canucks beat Los Angeles 8 – 6 on April 15 , the final game of the season , to record their 46th victory and 100th and 101st points of the season . It was the first time the team eclipsed the century - mark in points . It was also the first time that there were six 70 - point scorers on the team . Bure , Cliff Ronning ( 85 ) , Geoff Courtnall ( 77 ) , C Murray Craven ( 77 ) , Trevor Linden ( 72 ) , and Nedved ( 71 ) all reached that mark . As well , Gino Odjick broke his own team penalty - minutes record ( 370 ) . The Canucks finished 4th in the league in goals with 346 , had four 30 - goal scorers , and led the league in most even - strength goals scored , with 249 . Once again the Canucks matched up with Winnipeg in the opening round . The Canucks rolled to victories in Games One and Two by 4 – 2 and 3 – 2 scores before being beaten almost single - handedly by Winnipeg ' s star rookie , Teemu Selanne . Selanne , who shattered the rookie goal - scoring record during the season with 76 , scored three times in helping the Jets to a 5 – 4 win . Two nights later , the Canucks put a strangle hold on the series , winning 3 – 1 to take a series lead of the same score . It appeared that the Canucks were poised to eliminate the Jets in five , thereby avoiding the long , grinding seven - game series of a year ago which made them ill - prepared for the division finals . The Jets scrapped their way to a 3 – 3 tie through 60 minutes , though , and won in overtime when Selanne ' s centering pass hit LW Tim Hunter in the shin and re - directed past McLean . Back in Winnipeg on April 29 , the rabid fans were determined to send the series to a decisive seventh game , and the teams battled to another 3 – 3 deadlock with 3 . 4 seconds to play and a faceoff deep in Winnipeg ' s end . The Canucks won the draw and Sergio Momesso managed a shot on goal , which sneaked through Bob Essensa and into the net as time expired . The Canucks jumped off the bench , thinking they had won the game and the series , but a lengthy video review was unable to determine if the puck had crossed the line before time expired and it was ruled no goal . Eight minutes in to overtime Greg Adams drove hard to the Winnipeg net and was brought down by a Winnipeg backchecker . As he went down , the puck hit his skate and went into the net . Another replay was ordered , but this time a goal was awarded and the Canucks had won the series . There was little on - ice celebrating , though , as the incensed Winnipeg fans began littering the ice with debris , and so the teams quickly shook hands and vacated the playing surface . The Division Final began on the afternoon of May 2 with the Canucks beating Los Angeles 5 – 2 to take the series lead . The Kings looked lethargic in the game , but came out gunning three nights later , as the dreaded combination of Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri accounted for five goals in the Kings 6 – 3 victory . In Game Three , the big scorers were at it again , as the Kings ran up a 7 – 4 win to take the series lead . The Canucks ' big guns were not to be outdone , though , as they came back with an offensive onslaught have their own to win 7 – 2 in Game Four . Game Five was dominated by the Canucks , but Kelly Hrudey had his best outing of the series , keeping his Kings in a 3 – 3 tie through regulation time . Hrudey continued his theatrics in the fourth period , making several fine saves which included robbing Pavel Bure of what looked like a sure goal . But the Kings started to turn the tide in period number five and at the 6 : 31 mark Gary Shuchuk took a weak shot from a bad angle that found its way between Kirk McLean ' s arm and the goalpost to give the Kings the winning tally . The Canucks were now on the brink of elimination and played Game Six very cautiously . They lead 2 – 1 late in the second period , but Dana Murzyn picked a bad time to take a double - minor for high - sticking . The Kings scored twice on the power - play in the last two minutes of the period to take the lead . The lead was increased in the third period before Trevor Linden got one back with less than four minutes to play . With the score now 4 – 3 , the Canucks pulled McLean to try for the equalizer , but Wayne Gretzky scored into the empty net with 6 . 5 seconds to play to ice the series . For the second year in a row , the Canucks had been ousted in the second round after winning the division title . After over a decade of very modest post - season success , the fans of Vancouver were now hungry for something more . Regular season . Game log . October . Monthly record : 5 – 4 – 1 ( home 3 – 2 – 0 ; road 2 – 2 – 1 ) November . Monthly record : 9 – 5 – 1 ( home 6 – 0 – 1 ; road 3 – 5 – 0 ) December . Monthly record : 9 – 1 – 1 ( home 7 – 0 – 1 ; road 2 – 1 – 0 ) January . Monthly record : 6 – 4 – 5 ( home 3 – 1 – 2 ; road 3 – 3 – 3 ) February . Monthly record : 6 – 5 – 0 ( home 3 – 3 – 0 ; road 3 – 2 – 0 ) March . Monthly record : 5 – 8 – 1 ( home 2 – 5 – 0 ; road 3 – 3 – 1 ) April . Monthly record : 6 – 2 – 0 ( home 3 – 0 – 0 ; road 3 – 2 – 0 ) Playoffs . Smythe Division Semi - finals : vs . ( 4 ) Winnipeg Jets . Vancouver wins series 4 – 2 . Smythe Division Final : vs . ( 3 ) Los Angeles Kings . Los Angeles wins series 4 – 2 . Player stats . Scoring leaders . " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; + / - = Plus / Minus ; PIM = Penalty Minutes " Goaltending . " Note : GP = Games Played ; TOI = Time On Ice ( minutes ) ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; OT = Overtime Losses ; GA = Goals Against ; SO = Shutouts ; Sv % = Save Percentage ; GAA = Goals Against Average " Playoffs . Scoring Leaders . " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; + / - = Plus / Minus ; PIM = Penalty Minutes " Goaltending . " Note : GP = Games Played ; TOI = Time On Ice ( minutes ) ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; GA = Goals Against ; SO = Shutouts ; Sv % = Save Percentage ; GAA = Goals Against Average " Transactions . Trades . Expansion draft . Vancouver ' s losses at the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft in Montreal , Quebec . Draft picks . Vancouver ' s picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal , Quebec . Farm teams . Hamilton Canucks . Vancouver Canucks AHL affiliate that play in Hamilton , Ontario , and their home arena is the Copps Coliseum . Columbus Chill . Vancouver Canucks ECHL affiliate that play in Columbus , Ohio , and their home arena is the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum .