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.
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
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
Regular Season Player Team GP TOI W L T GA SO 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
The Stanley Cup Note: All dates in 1992
Division Semifinals Division Finals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals A1 Montreal 4 A4 Hartford 3 A1 Montreal 0 A2 Boston 4 A2 Boston 4 A3 Buffalo 3 A2 Boston 0 Prince of Wales Conference P3 Pittsburgh 4 P1 NY Rangers 4 P4 New Jersey 3 P1 NY Rangers 2 P3 Pittsburgh 4 P2 Washington 3 P3 Pittsburgh 4 P3 Pittsburgh 4 N2 Chicago 0 N1 Detroit 4 N4 Minnesota 3 N1 Detroit 0 N2 Chicago 4 N2 Chicago 4 N3 St. Louis 2 N2 Chicago 4 Clarence Campbell Conference S3 Edmonton 0 S1 Vancouver 4 S4 Winnipeg 3 S1 Vancouver 2 S3 Edmonton 4 S2 Los Angeles 2 S3 Edmonton 4
Montreal vs. Hartford Date Away Home 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 Montreal wins series 4–3
NY Rangers vs. New Jersey Date Away Home 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 NY Rangers wins series 4–3
Washington vs. Pittsburgh Date Away Home 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 Pittsburgh wins series 4–3
Detroit vs. Minnesota Date Away Home 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 Detroit wins series 4–3
Chicago vs. St. Louis Date Away Home 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 Chicago wins series 4–2
Vancouver vs. Winnipeg Date Away Home 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 Vancouver wins series 4–3
Los Angeles vs. Edmonton Date Away Home 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 Edmonton wins series 4–2
Wales Conference Montreal vs. Boston Date Away Home 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 Boston win series 4–0
NY Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Date Away Home 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 Pittsburgh wins series 4–2
Campbell Conference Detroit vs. Chicago Date Away Home May 2 Chicago 2 1 Detroit May 4 Chicago 3 1 Detroit May 6 Detroit 4 5 Chicago May 8 Detroit 0 1 Chicago Chicago wins series 4–0
Vancouver vs. Edmonton Date Away Home 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 Edmonton wins series 4–2
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
First Team Position Second Team Patrick Roy , Montreal Canadiens G Kirk McLean , Vancouver Canucks Brian Leetch , New York Rangers D Phil Housley , Winnipeg Jets Ray Bourque , Boston Bruins D Scott Stevens , New Jersey Devils Mark Messier , New York Rangers C Mario Lemieux , Pittsburgh Penguins Brett Hull , St. Louis Blues RW Mark Recchi , PIT /PHI Kevin Stevens , Pittsburgh Penguins LW Luc Robitaille , Los Angeles Kings
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.
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 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
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