1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 13th season in the NHL. The Oilers finished 3rd in the Smythe Division and lost in the Conference Finals to the Chicago Blackhawks 4 games to 0.
==Off-season==
Prior to the season, the Oilers would be involved in a couple of blockbuster deals, the first one occurring on September 19, as Edmonton would trade Grant Fuhr, Glenn Anderson and Craig Berube to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Vincent Damphousse, Peter Ing, Scott Thornton and Luke Richardson. A little over 2 weeks later, the Oilers would then deal Mark Messier to the New York Rangers for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice and Louie DeBrusk. Edmonton would also name Ted Green as head coach as John Muckler left the Oilers for a job with the Buffalo Sabres.
==Regular Season==
Vincent Damphousse would be the Oilers leader offensively, scoring a team high 38 goals and 51 assists for 89 points. Joe Murphy would have a solid season, earning 82 points. Bernie Nicholls would miss 31 games due to injury, but would record 49 points in the 49 games he played in. Defensively, Dave Manson would anchor the blueline, leading all defensemen with 15 goals and 47 points, and leading the club in penalty minutes with 220. Fellow blueliner Norm MacIver would earn 40 points in 59 games.
In goal, Bill Ranford would appear in 67 of the Oilers 80 games, winning 27 of them, and posting a GAA of 3.58, and earning a shutout along the way.
In the playoffs, the Oilers would open up against Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings, who finished 2 points ahead of Edmonton in the standings. The teams would split the first 4 games, before Edmonton took control of the series, winning game 5 in LA and taking the series with a solid 3–0 win in game 6. The Oilers would face the regular season division champion Vancouver Canucks in the 2nd round, and after splitting the opening 2 games in Vancouver, the Oilers would win the next 2 games at home to take a 3–1 series lead. The Oilers would lose game 5 in Vancouver, but win the series at home in the 6th game, setting up a matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks for the Campbell Conference championship. The Hawks would prove to be too much for the Oilers to handle, as Chicago would sweep the series, outscoring Edmonton 21–8.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 4 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–9 	Calgary Flames 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 6 	Los Angeles Kings 	2–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	0–1–1 	1
3 	October 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–6 	Los Angeles Kings 	0–2–1 	1
4 	October 10 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–3 	St. Louis Blues 	0–3–1 	1
5 	October 12 	Calgary Flames 	1–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–3–1 	3
6 	October 15 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–3 	Detroit Red Wings 	1–4–1 	3
7 	October 17 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–4 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1–5–1 	3
8 	October 19 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–2 	New York Islanders 	2–5–1 	5
9 	October 20 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–3 	New York Rangers 	3–5–1 	7
10	October 23 	Washington Capitals 	6–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–6–1 	7
11	October 26 	Vancouver Canucks 	4–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–6–1 	9
12	October 27 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–3 	Vancouver Canucks 	5–6–1 	11
13	October 30 	St. Louis Blues 	2–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–6–2 	12
14	November 1 	New Jersey Devils 	3–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–7–2 	12
15	November 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–7 	Vancouver Canucks 	5–8–2 	12
16	November 6 	New York Islanders 	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	6–8–2 	14
17	November 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–6 	San Jose Sharks 	6–9–2 	14
18	November 9 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–4 	Los Angeles Kings 	6–9–3 	15
19	November 13	Edmonton Oilers 	4–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	6–10–3 	15
20	November 14	Edmonton Oilers 	1–3 	Philadelphia Flyers 	6–11–3 	15
21	November 16	Edmonton Oilers 	6–2 	Quebec Nordiques 	7–11–3 	17
22	November 18	Edmonton Oilers 	0–1 	Montreal Canadiens 	7–12–3 	17
23	November 23	Winnipeg Jets 	4–0 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–13–3 	17
24	November 27	Chicago Blackhawks 	2–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	8–13–3 	19
25	November 29	San Jose Sharks 	4–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	8–13–4 	20
26	December 1 	Vancouver Canucks 	0–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	9–13–4 	22
27	December 3 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	10–13–4 	24
28	December 6 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–4 	Winnipeg Jets 	10–13–5 	25
29	December 8 	San Jose Sharks 	1–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	11–13–5 	27
30	December 10	Edmonton Oilers 	7–4 	Vancouver Canucks 	12–13–5 	29
31	December 12	Edmonton Oilers 	3–6 	San Jose Sharks 	12–14–5 	29
32	December 14	Winnipeg Jets 	5–7 	Edmonton Oilers 	13–14–5 	31
33	December 15	Detroit Red Wings 	4–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	13–15–5 	31
34	December 18	Edmonton Oilers 	7–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	14–15–5 	33
35	December 20	Edmonton Oilers 	4–4 	Buffalo Sabres 	14–15–6 	34
36	December 21	Edmonton Oilers 	3–6 	Boston Bruins 	14–16–6 	34
37	December 23	Calgary Flames 	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	15–16–6 	36
38	December 28	Los Angeles Kings 	9–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	15–17–6 	36
39	December 29	Montreal Canadiens 	3–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	15–18–6 	36
40	January 2 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–5 	Los Angeles Kings 	15–19–6 	36
41	January 4 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–2 	Calgary Flames 	16–19–6 	38
42	January 5 	Calgary Flames 	3–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	16–20–6 	38
43	January 8 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–5 	Winnipeg Jets 	16–21–6 	38
44	January 10 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–8 	Buffalo Sabres 	16–22–6 	38
45	January 11 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–5 	Detroit Red Wings 	16–22–7 	39
46	January 13 	Edmonton Oilers 	7–4 	Minnesota North Stars	17–22–7 	41
47	January 15 	Vancouver Canucks 	5–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	17–23–7 	41
48	January 21 	San Jose Sharks 	2–9 	Edmonton Oilers 	18–23–7 	43
49	January 23 	New York Rangers 	3–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	18–24–7 	43
50	January 25 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–5 	San Jose Sharks 	18–25–7 	43
51	January 28 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–3 	Vancouver Canucks 	19–25–7 	45
52	January 29 	Chicago Blackhawks 	4–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	19–26–7 	45
53	January 31 	Hartford Whalers 	1–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	20–26–7 	47
54	February 2 	Quebec Nordiques 	2–8 	Edmonton Oilers 	21–26–7 	49
55	February 5 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	22–26–7 	51
56	February 7 	New York Islanders 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	23–26–7 	53
57	February 11	Edmonton Oilers 	5–4 	Minnesota North Stars	24–26–7 	55
58	February 13	Edmonton Oilers 	3–1 	Hartford Whalers 	25–26–7 	57
59	February 15	Edmonton Oilers 	5–8 	Philadelphia Flyers 	25–27–7 	57
60	February 16	Edmonton Oilers 	5–7 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	25–28–7 	57
61	February 19	Los Angeles Kings 	3–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	26–28–7 	59
62	February 21	Boston Bruins 	5–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	26–29–7 	59
63	February 23	Buffalo Sabres 	2–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	27–29–7 	61
64	February 26	Winnipeg Jets 	1–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	28–29–7 	63
65	February 28	Philadelphia Flyers 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	29–29–7 	65
66	March 1 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–2 	Winnipeg Jets 	30–29–7 	67
67	March 4 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	5–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	30–30–7 	67
68	March 6 	St. Louis Blues 	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	31–30–7 	69
69	March 11 	New Jersey Devils 	2–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	31–30–8 	70
70	March 14 	Hartford Whalers 	1–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	32–30–8 	72
71	March 17 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	32–31–8 	72
72	March 19 	Edmonton Oilers 	5–3 	New Jersey Devils 	33–31–8 	74
73	March 21 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–3 	Boston Bruins 	34–31–8 	76
74	March 22 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–6 	Washington Capitals 	34–32–8 	76
75	March 24 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–4 	Calgary Flames 	34–32–9 	77
76	March 27 	Minnesota North Stars	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	35–32–9 	79
77	March 29 	Los Angeles Kings 	2–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	35–32–10	80
78	March 31 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–5 	Calgary Flames 	35–33–10	80
79	April 12 	San Jose Sharks 	4–6 	Edmonton Oilers 	36–33–10	82
80	April 14 	Winnipeg Jets 	6–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	36–34–10	82
==Playoffs==
=== Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2 ===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	April 18	Edmonton Oilers 	3–1 	Los Angeles Kings	1–0
2	April 20	Edmonton Oilers 	5–8 	Los Angeles Kings	1–1
3	April 22	Los Angeles Kings	3–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–1
4	April 24	Los Angeles Kings	4–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–2
5	April 26	Edmonton Oilers 	5–2 	Los Angeles Kings	3–2
6	April 28	Los Angeles Kings	0–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–2
=== Edmonton Oilers 4, Vancouver Canucks 2 ===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	May 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–3 	Vancouver Canucks	1–0
2	May 4 	Edmonton Oilers 	0–4 	Vancouver Canucks	1–1
3	May 6 	Vancouver Canucks	2–5 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–1
4	May 8 	Vancouver Canucks	2–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–1
5	May 10	Edmonton Oilers 	3–4 	Vancouver Canucks	3–2
6	May 12	Vancouver Canucks	0–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–2
=== Chicago Blackhawks 4, Edmonton Oilers 0 ===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	May 16	Edmonton Oilers 	2–8 	Chicago Blackhawks	0–1
2	May 18	Edmonton Oilers 	2–4 	Chicago Blackhawks	0–2
3	May 20	Chicago Blackhawks	4–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	0–3
4	May 22	Chicago Blackhawks	5–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	0–4
==Season Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Vincent Damphousse	80	38	51	89 	53
Joe Murphy 	80	35	47	82 	52
Craig Simpson 	79	24	37	61 	80
Scott Mellanby 	80	23	27	50 	197
Bernie Nicholls 	49	20	29	49 	60
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	T 	GA 	SO	Save %	GAA
Norm Foster 	10	439 	5 	3 	0 	20 	0 	.891 	2.73
Bill Ranford	67	3822	27	26	10	228	1 	.884 	3.58
Peter Ing 	12	463 	3 	4 	0 	33 	0 	.869 	4.28
Ron Tugnutt 	3 	124 	1 	1 	0 	10 	0 	.863 	4.84
==Playoff Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
Joe Murphy 	16	8	16	24 	12
Bernie Nicholls 	16	8	11	19 	25
Vincent Damphousse	16	6	8 	14 	8
Dave Manson 	16	3	9 	12 	44
Esa Tikkanen 	16	5	3 	8 	8
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Save %	GAA
Ron Tugnutt 	2 	60 	0	0	3 	0 	.912 	3.00
Bill Ranford	16	909	8	8	51	2 	.895 	3.37
==Awards and Records==
*The Oilers did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
====Trades====
May 30, 1991 	To Philadelphia FlyersJari KurriDave BrownCorey Foster 	To Edmonton OilersScott MellanbyCraig BerubeCraig Fisher
June 12, 1991 	To Winnipeg JetsJohn LeBlanc10th round pick in 1992 – Teemu Numminen	To Edmonton Oilers5th round pick in 1991 – Ryan Haggerty
September 11, 1991	To Boston Bruins6th round pick in 1992 – Jiri Dopita 	To Edmonton OilersNorm Foster
September 19, 1991	To Toronto Maple LeafsGlenn AndersonGrant FuhrCraig Berube 	To Edmonton OilersVincent DamphousseLuke RichardsonPeter IngScott ThorntonFuture considerationsCash
October 2, 1991 	To Chicago BlackhawksSteve Smith 	To Edmonton OilersDave Manson3rd round pick in 1992 – Kirk Maltby
October 4, 1991 	To New York RangersMark Messier 	To Edmonton OilersBernie NichollsSteven RiceLouie DeBrusk
October 7, 1991 	To Toronto Maple LeafsKen Linseman 	To Edmonton OilersCash
November 12, 1991 	To New York RangersJeff Beukeboom 	To Edmonton OilersDavid Shaw
January 12, 1992 	To New Jersey DevilsTroy Mallette 	To Edmonton OilersDavid Maley
January 21, 1992 	To Minnesota North StarsDavid Shaw 	To Edmonton OilersBrian Glynn
February 22, 1992 	To Detroit Red WingsMax Middendorf 	To Edmonton OilersBill McDougall
March 10, 1992 	To Quebec NordiquesMartin Rucinsky 	To Edmonton OilersRon TugnuttBrad Zavisha
====Free Agents====
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	New Team
F Brad Aitken	Toronto Maple Leafs
F Adam Graves	New York Rangers
====Draft Picks====
Edmonton made the following draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft:
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	12 	Tyler Wright 	 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
1 	20 	Martin Rucinsky 	 	Litvinov Chemopetrol (Czech.)
2 	34 	Andrew Verner 	 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 	56 	George Breen 	 	Cushing Academy (USHS)
4 	78 	Mario Nobili 	 	Verdun Collège Français (QMJHL)
5 	93 	Ryan Haggerty 	 	Westminster High School (USHS)
7 	144	David Oliver 	 	University of Michigan (NCAA)
8 	166	Gary Kitching 	 	Thunder Bay Flyers (USHL)
10 	210	Vegar Barlie 	 	Valerenga Oslo (Norway)
11 	232	Evgeny Belosheikin	 	HC CSKA Moscow (Russia)
12 	254	Juha Riihijärvi 	 	Oulu Karpat (Finland)
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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Edmonton Oilers season, 1991–92
Edmonton Oilers season, 1991–92