1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The Pittsburgh Penguins were the best team in the NHL during the 1992–93 regular season. Their 56 wins and 119 points earned them the President's Trophy's as the league's top team. Four players reached the 100-point plateau and, for the second consecutive season, five reached the 30-goal plateau. Despite missing over a quarter of the regular season, Mario Lemieux returned later in the year to help the Penguins put together a 17-game winning streak, an NHL record still standing today.
==Off-season==
Image:PittsburghPenguins1990s.png|New Logo 
==Regular Season==
===Mario Lemieux===
It was announced during the regular season that Mario Lemieux had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease. Despite missing 24 regular-season games and the 1993 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal on Saturday, February 6, Lemieux led the league in Plus/Minus with +55 and led in scoring with 160 points (a total for which he would win the Art Ross Trophy). At the pace he was scoring goals (1.15 per game) and picking up assists (1.52 per game), he would have scored 97 goals and tallied 128 assists for 225 points had he played all 84 games. Had he achieved these totals, he would have broken Wayne Gretzky's all-time records for most goals in a season (92) and most points in a season (215). In recognition of his dedication and his achievements, Lemieux was awarded the Hart Trophy as league MVP of 1992–93.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
====October====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record	Pts
1 	October 6 	Philadelphia	3–3 	Pittsburgh	* 	0-0-1 	1
2 	October 8 	NY Islanders	3–7 	Pittsburgh	 	1-0-1 	3
3 	October 10	Pittsburgh 	3–3 	Montreal 	* 	1-0-2 	4
4 	October 13	Buffalo 	5–6 	Pittsburgh	 	2-0-2 	6
5 	October 15	Montreal 	2–5 	Pittsburgh	 	3-0-2 	8
6 	October 17	Pittsburgh 	7–3 	Hartford 	 	4-0-2 	10
7 	October 20	Vancouver 	1–5 	Pittsburgh	 	5-0-2 	12
8 	October 22	Detroit 	6–9 	Pittsburgh	 	6-0-2 	14
9 	October 24	Pittsburgh 	4–3 	New Jersey	 	7-0-2 	16
10	October 27	Pittsburgh 	7–2 	Ottawa 	 	8-0-2 	18
11	October 29	Pittsburgh 	4–6 	St. Louis 	 	8-1-2 	18
====November====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record	Pts
12	November 1 	Pittsburgh 	5–4 	Tampa Bay 	 	9-1-2 	20
13	November 3 	NY Islanders	0–2 	Pittsburgh	 	10-1-2	22
14	November 5 	St. Louis 	4–8 	Pittsburgh	 	11-1-2	24
15	November 7 	Pittsburgh 	2–4 	Toronto 	 	11-2-2	24
16	November 8 	Pittsburgh 	2–7 	Chicago 	 	11-3-2	24
17	November 10	Pittsburgh 	4–1 	Minnesota 	 	12-3-2	26
18	November 12	Quebec 	4–4 	Pittsburgh	* 	12-3-3	27
19	November 13	Pittsburgh 	0–8 	Detroit 	 	12-4-3	27
20	November 17	Buffalo 	2–4 	Pittsburgh	 	13-4-3	29
21	November 20	Pittsburgh 	4–1 	New Jersey	 	14-4-3	31
22	November 21	New Jersey 	0–2 	Pittsburgh	 	15-4-3	33
23	November 23	Pittsburgh 	5–2 	NY Rangers	 	16-4-3	35
24	November 25	NY Rangers 	11–3 	Pittsburgh	 	16-5-3	35
25	November 27	Pittsburgh 	4–6 	Washington	 	16-6-3	35
26	November 28	Washington 	3–5 	Pittsburgh	 	17-6-3	37
====December====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record	Pts
27	December 1 	Pittsburgh 	7–3 	NY Islanders	 	18-6-3	39
28	December 3 	Pittsburgh 	3–5 	Los Angeles 	 	18-7-3	39
29	December 5 	Pittsburgh 	9–4 	San Jose 	 	19-7-3	41
30	December 8 	Winnipeg 	2–5 	Pittsburgh 	 	20-7-3	43
31	December 11	Pittsburgh 	1–2 	New Jersey 	 	20-8-3	43
32	December 12	New Jersey 	5–6 	Pittsburgh 	 	21-8-3	45
33	December 15	Philadelphia	2–6 	Pittsburgh 	 	22-8-3	47
34	December 17	Pittsburgh 	5–4 	Philadelphia	* 	23-8-3	49
35	December 19	NY Islanders	4–3 	Pittsburgh 	 	23-9-3	49
36	December 21	Quebec 	4–7 	Pittsburgh 	 	24-9-3	51
37	December 23	Pittsburgh 	4–0 	Philadelphia	 	25-9-3	53
38	December 27	Pittsburgh 	4–2 	Buffalo 	 	26-9-3	55
39	December 31	Toronto 	3–3 	Pittsburgh 	* 	26-9-4	56
====January====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record 	Pts
40	January 2 	NY Rangers 	2–5 	Pittsburgh	 	27-9-4 	58
41	January 5 	Boston 	2–6 	Pittsburgh	 	28-9-4 	60
42	January 7 	Minnesota 	6–3 	Pittsburgh	 	28-10-4	60
43	January 9 	Calgary 	2–3 	Pittsburgh	 	29-10-4	62
44	January 10	Pittsburgh 	2–3 	Winnipeg 	 	29-11-4	62
45	January 14	Pittsburgh 	0–7 	Boston 	 	29-12-4	62
46	January 16	Ottawa 	1–6 	Pittsburgh	 	30-12-4	64
47	January 19	Pittsburgh 	5–2 	Vancouver 	 	31-12-4	66
48	January 22	Pittsburgh 	1–2 	Edmonton 	 	31-13-4	66
49	January 23	Pittsburgh 	4–3 	Calgary 	 	32-13-4	68
50	January 26	Washington 	3–6 	Pittsburgh	 	33-13-4	70
51	January 28	NY Islanders	5–2 	Pittsburgh	 	33-14-4	70
52	January 30	Philadelphia	2–4 	Pittsburgh	 	34-14-4	72
53	January 31	Pittsburgh 	2–2 	Washington	* 	34-14-5	73
====February====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record 	Pts
54	February 8 	Boston 	0–4 	Pittsburgh †	 	35-14-5	75
55	February 10	Pittsburgh	3–0 	NY Rangers 	 	36-14-5	77
56	February 13	Chicago 	1–4 	Pittsburgh 	 	37-14-5	79
57	February 14	Pittsburgh	4–7 	Buffalo 	 	37-15-5	79
58	February 18	Edmonton 	5–4 	Pittsburgh 	 	37-16-5	79
59	February 20	Pittsburgh	2–4 	NY Islanders	 	37-17-5	79
60	February 21	Pittsburgh	4–3 	Hartford 	 	38-17-5	81
61	February 23	New Jersey	3–1 	Pittsburgh 	 	38-18-5	81
62	February 25	Pittsburgh	1–2 	Ottawa 	 	38-19-5	81
63	February 27	Tampa Bay 	3–3 	Pittsburgh 	* 	38-19-6	82
64	February 28	Pittsburgh	4–2 	Washington 	 	39-19-6	84
† Game was played in Atlanta.
====March====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record 	Pts
65	March 2 	Pittsburgh 	4–5 	Philadelphia	 	39-20-6	84
66	March 5 	Pittsburgh 	1–3 	NY Rangers 	 	39-21-6	84
67	March 9 	Boston 	2–3 	Pittsburgh 	 	40-21-6	86
68	March 11	Los Angeles 	3–4 	Pittsburgh 	* 	41-21-6	88
69	March 14	Pittsburgh 	3–2 	NY Islanders	 	42-21-6	90
70	March 18	Washington 	5–7 	Pittsburgh 	 	43-21-6	92
71	March 20	Philadelphia	3–9 	Pittsburgh 	 	44-21-6	94
72	March 21	Pittsburgh 	6–4 	Edmonton ‡ 	 	45-21-6	96
73	March 23	San Jose 	2–7 	Pittsburgh 	 	46-21-6	98
74	March 25	New Jersey 	3–4 	Pittsburgh 	 	47-21-6	100
75	March 27	Pittsburgh 	5–3 	Boston 	 	48-21-6	102
76	March 28	Pittsburgh 	4–1 	Washington 	 	49-21-6	104
77	March 30	Ottawa 	4–6 	Pittsburgh 	 	50-21-6	106
‡ Game was played in Cleveland.
====April====
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Record 	Pts
78	April 1 	Hartford 	2–10 	Pittsburgh	 	51-21-6	108
79	April 3 	Pittsburgh	5–3 	Quebec 	 	52-21-6	110
80	April 4 	Pittsburgh	5–2 	New Jersey	 	53-21-6	112
81	April 7 	Montreal 	3–4 	Pittsburgh	* 	54-21-6	114
82	April 9 	Pittsburgh	10–4 	NY Rangers	 	55-21-6	116
83	April 10	NY Rangers	2–4 	Pittsburgh	 	56-21-6	118
84	April 14	Pittsburgh	6–6 	New Jersey	* 	56-21-7	119
==Playoffs==
===Patrick Division Semi-Finals===
====Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey====
The Devils had been a struggling team prior to the 1992–93 season, and in the first round of the playoffs, they met the Presidents' Trophy winners from Pittsburgh. The Penguins entered the series on an 11-game playoff winning streak, which they extended to a record 14 games in this series.
*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
===Patrick Division Finals===
====Pittsburgh vs. New York Islanders====
The Isles' improbable upset of the Penguins was capped off by David Volek's series-winning goal at 5:16 of overtime in Game 7.
*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
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	60	69	91	160	38 	55 	16 	6 	10
 	LW 	72	55	56	111	177	17 	26 	0 	5
 	RW 	80	48	61	109	252	28 	20 	4 	5
 	C 	84	24	76	100	68 	6 	9 	2 	4
 	RW 	81	34	60	94 	61 	30 	10 	1 	9
 	D 	83	22	63	85 	73 	45 	6 	2 	2
 	RW 	72	33	37	70 	14 	19 	9 	3 	3
 	RW 	84	28	33	61 	46 	21 	7 	0 	6
 	D 	77	3 	26	29 	249	36 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	74	6 	19	25 	56 	5 	0 	1 	1
 	LW 	82	5 	16	21 	99 	1 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	77	3 	15	18 	64 	13 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	77	4 	12	16 	97 	7 	2 	0 	1
 	C 	42	3 	13	16 	29 	2 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	54	8 	6 	14 	76 	-2 	0 	0 	2
 	RW 	56	8 	5 	13 	14 	-1 	0 	0 	2
 	C 	78	4 	9 	13 	10 	-8 	0 	1 	1
 	LW 	58	5 	4 	9 	14 	-5 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	63	3 	6 	9 	106	25 	0 	0 	1
 	G 	63	0 	8 	8 	24 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	1 	4 	5 	34 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	58	0 	5 	5 	65 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	0 	4 	4 	4 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	1 	2 	3 	8 	13 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	22	0 	1 	1 	14 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	25	0 	1 	1 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	26	0 	0 	0 	60 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	3702	63	43	14	5	186	3.01	4 	1885	1699	.901
 	1368	25	13	7 	2	78 	3.42	0 	692 	614 	.887
Team: 	5070	84	56	21	7	264	3.12	4 	2577	2313	.898
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	11	8	10	18 	10 	3 	1 	1
 	C 	12	6	11	17 	19 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	12	5	11	16 	22 	4 	0 	0
 	RW 	12	7	6 	13 	24 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	12	2	11	13 	10 	2 	0 	1
 	RW 	12	5	4 	9 	23 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	12	4	2 	6 	6 	0 	1 	1
 	D 	12	1	5 	6 	24 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	0	6 	6 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	12	3	2 	5 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	12	3	2 	5 	10 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	10	1	4 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	12	1	4 	5 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	11	2	1 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	11	1	2 	3 	16 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	12	0	3 	3 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	0	3 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	9 	1	0 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	0	0 	0 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	722	12	7	5	35	2.91	2 	370	335	.905
Team: 	722	12	7	5	35	2.91	2 	370	335	.905
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage; 
==Awards and Records==
===Awards===
Player 	Award
Tom Barrasso 	NHL Second All-Star Team
Ron Francis 	Unsung Hero Award
Mario Lemieux 	Foodland Leading Point Scorer AwardPittsburgh Penguins Masterton NomineePlayer's Player AwardBooster Club AwardHart Memorial TrophyArt Ross Memorial TrophyLester B. Pearson AwardBill Masterton Memorial TrophyNHL First All-Star TeamNHL Plus/Minus AwardESPY Award for NHL Player of the Year
Shawn McEachern	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service AwardMichel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award
Larry Murphy 	NHL Second All-Star Team
Jim Paek 	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Kevin Stevens 	Baz Bastein Memorial "Good Guy" AwardNHL Second All-Star Team
==Transactions==
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1992-93 season:
;Trades
November 6, 1992 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Peter Ahola 	To Los Angeles Kings Jeff Chychrun
February 26, 1993	To Pittsburgh Penguins Future considerations	To San Jose Sharks Peter Ahola
March 22, 1993 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Ramsey 	To Buffalo Sabres Bob Errey
March 22, 1993 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Peter Taglianetti 	To Tampa Bay Lightning 3rd round draft pick in 1993 (later traded to Florida; Florida selected Steve Washburn)
;Free agents signed with Pittsburgh
Player	Former team 	Date of signing
 	Washington Capitals 	August 25, 1992
 	Indianapolis Ice (IHL)	September 30, 1992
;Lost to waivers
Player	New team 	Date of signing
 	Hartford Whalers	November 21, 1992
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*Ownership – Howard Baldwin, Morris Belzberg, Thomas Ruta
*President – Jack Kelly
*Executive Vice President/General Manager – Craig Patrick	  	 	
Hockey operations
*Head coach – Scotty Bowman
*Assistant Coaches – Barry Smith, Rick Kehoe, Rick Paterson	 	
==Draft Picks==
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1 	19.	Martin Straka	 	Škoda Plzeň (Czech)
==Farm Teams==
The Cleveland Lumberjacks relocated from Muskegon for the 1992-93 season. They finished second in the IHL's Atlantic Division which earned them a playoff spot. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the eventual Turner Cup champion Fort Wayne Komets.
==See Also==
==References==
*Penguins on Hockey Database
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