1992-93 NHL season

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Image:NationalHockeyLeague.png The 1992-93 NHL season was the 76th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the Montreal Canadiens, who won the best of seven series 4–1 against the Los Angeles Kings. To commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the Stanley Cup, each player wore a patch on their jersey throughout the 1992-93 regular season and playoffs. Twenty-four teams played 84 games each.

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Regular season

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Standings

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Wales Conference

Adams Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Image:BOS 50-95.gif Boston Bruins 84 51 26 7 109 332 268
Image:Quebec nordiques.gif Quebec Nordiques 84 47 27 10 104 351 300
Image:Montreal Canadiens.gif Montreal Canadiens 84 48 30 6 102 326 280
Image:Buffalosabreslogo80s.gif Buffalo Sabres 84 38 36 10 86 335 297
Image:Hartford Whalers 1992.gif Hartford Whalers 84 26 52 6 58 284 369
Image:Ottawa Senators.gif Ottawa Senators 84 10 70 4 24 202 395
Patrick Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Image:Pittsburghpenguinslogo90s.gif Pittsburgh Penguins 84 56 21 7 119 367 268
Image:WSH 284.gif Washington Capitals 84 43 34 7 93 325 286
Image:Newyorkislandslogo80s.gif New York Islanders 84 40 37 7 87 335 297
Image:New Jersey Devils.gif New Jersey Devils 84 40 37 7 87 308 299
Image:Philadelphia Flyers.gif Philadelphia Flyers 84 36 37 11 83 319 319
Image:NY Rangers.gif New York Rangers 84 34 39 11 79 304 308
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Campbell Conference

Norris Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Image:Chicago Blackhawks.gif Chicago Blackhawks 84 47 25 12 106 279 230
Image:Detroit Redwings.gif Detroit Red Wings 84 47 28 9 103 369 280
Image:Toronto Maple Leafs.gif Toronto Maple Leafs 84 44 29 11 99 288 241
Image:Stlouisblueslogo90s.gif St. Louis Blues 84 37 36 11 85 282 278
Image:MinnesotaNorthStars9192.gif Minnesota North Stars 84 36 38 10 82 272 293
Image:Tampa Bay Lightning.gif Tampa Bay Lightning 84 23 54 7 53 245 332
Smythe Division GP W L T Pts GF GA
Image:Vancouver Canucks 1978.gif Vancouver Canucks 84 46 29 9 101 346 278
Image:Flames 1980-1995.gif Calgary Flames 84 43 30 11 97 322 282
Image:KingsSilver Logo.gif Los Angeles Kings 84 39 35 10 88 338 340
Image:WPG-J 285.gif Winnipeg Jets 84 40 37 7 87 322 320
Image:Edmontonoilerslogo80s.gif Edmonton Oilers 84 26 50 8 60 242 337
Image:San Jose Sharks.gif San Jose Sharks 84 11 71 2 24 218 414
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Leading Scorers

Player Team GP G A PTS
Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh 60 69 91 160
Pat LaFontaine Buffalo 84 53 95 148
Adam Oates Boston 84 45 97 142
Steve Yzerman Detroit 84 58 79 137
Teemu Selanne Winnipeg 84 76 56 132
Pierre Turgeon NY Islanders 83 58 74 132
Alexander Mogilny Buffalo 77 76 51 127
Doug Gilmour Toronto 83 32 95 127
Luc Robitaille Los Angeles 84 63 62 125
Mark Recchi Philadelphia 84 53 70 123
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Leading Goaltenders

Player Team GP MIN GA SO GAA
Felix Potvin Toronto 48 2781 116 2 2.50
Ed Belfour Chicago 71 4106 177 7 2.59
Tom Barrasso Pittsburgh 63 3702 186 4 3.01
Curtis Joseph St. Louis 68 3890 196 1 3.02
Kay Whitmore Vancouver 31 1817 94 1 3.10
Dominik Hasek Buffalo 28 1429 75 0 3.15
Andy Moog Boston 55 3194 168 3 3.16
Jeff Reese Calgary 26 1311 70 1 3.20
Patrick Roy Montreal 62 3595 192 2 3.20
Daren Puppa Buffalo/Toronto 32 1785 96 2 3.23
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Stanley Cup playoffs

Image:Hhof stanley cup.jpg The 1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs started on April 18, and ended on June 9. The Presidents' Trophy-winning Pittsburgh Penguins, who had won the cup the two previous years, were the favourite to repeat.

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Division Semifinals

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Boston vs. Buffalo

Buffalo's sweep of the Bruins ended with a memorable home overtime goal by Brad May, leading to Rick Jeanneret's famous call of "May Day! May Day! May Day!"

Buffalo wins best-of-seven series 4-0

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Quebec vs. Montreal

Canadiens coach Jacques Demers held himself to a promise he made to goaltender Patrick Roy earlier in the season and kept him as the starting goalie despite a couple of weak goals allowed in the first two games of the series. With the Canadiens staring a potential 3-0 series deficit in the face, overtime in game three was marked by two disputed goals that were reviewed by the video goal judge. The first review ruled that Stephan Lebeau had knocked the puck in with a high stick, but the second upheld Montreal's winning goal, as it was directed in by the skate of Quebec defenceman Alexei Gusarov and not that of a Montreal player.

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4-2

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Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey

Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4-1

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Washington vs. New York Islanders

Game six was marred by Washington's Dale Hunter, who attacked and injured the Isles' leading scorer Pierre Turgeon after Turgeon put the game and the series out of reach. Hunter would be suspended for the first 21 games of the 1993-94 season as a result.

  • April 18 - New York Islanders 1 Washington 3
  • April 20 - New York Islanders 5 Washington 4 (2OT)
  • April 22 - Washington 3 New York Islanders 4 (OT)
  • April 24 - Washington 3 New York Islanders 4 (2OT)
  • April 26 - New York Islanders 4 Washington 6
  • April 28 - Washington 3 New York Islanders 5

New York Islanders wins best-of-seven series 4-2

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Chicago vs. St. Louis

The Blackhawks were the second division champion to be swept on an overtime goal in the 1993 playoffs. Chicago goalie Ed Belfour claimed he had been interfered with by Brett Hull on the play, but the tally stood as the series winner.

St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4-0'

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Detroit vs. Toronto

In a revival of the heated rivalry, Nikolai Borschevsky's game seven overtime goal gave Toronto the series and made them the sixth club to eliminate a team with a better regular season record in the first round of the 1993 playoffs.

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4-3

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Vancouver vs. Winnipeg

Vancouver wins best-of-seven series 4-2

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Calgary vs. Los Angeles

Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4-2

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Division Finals

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Montreal vs. Buffalo

  • May 2 - Buffalo 3 Montreal 4
  • May 4 - Buffalo 3 Montreal 4 (OT)
  • May 6 - Montreal 4 Buffalo 3 (OT)
  • May 8 - Montreal 4 Buffalo 3 (OT)

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4-0

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Pittsburgh vs. New York Islanders

The improbable upset of the Islanders over the Penguins was capped off by David Volek's series-winning goal at 5:16 of overtime in game seven.

  • 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

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Toronto vs. St. Louis

  • May 3 - St. Louis 1 Toronto 2 (2OT)
  • May 5 - St. Louis 2 Toronto 1 (2OT)
  • May 7 - Toronto 3 St. Louis 4
  • May 9 - Toronto 3 St. Louis 1
  • May 11 - St. Louis 1 Toronto 5
  • May 13 - Toronto 1 St. Louis 2
  • May 15 - St. Louis 0 Toronto 6

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4-3

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Vancouver vs. Los Angeles

  • May 2 - Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 5
  • May 5 - Los Angeles 6 Vancouver 3
  • May 7 - Vancouver 4 Los Angeles 7
  • May 9 - Vancouver 7 Los Angeles 2
  • May 11 - Los Angeles 4 Vancouver 3 (2OT)
  • May 13 - Vancouver 3 Los Angeles 5

Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4-2

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Conference Finals

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Montreal vs. New York Islanders

Montreal's win in game three was their eleventh straight, tying the single-playoff record set a year earlier by Pittsburgh and Chicago.

  • May 16 - New York Islanders 1 Montreal 4
  • May 18 - New York Islanders 3 Montreal 4 (2OT)
  • May 20 - Montreal 2 New York Islanders 1 (OT)
  • May 22 - Montreal 1 New York Islanders 4
  • May 24 - New York Islanders 2 Montreal 5

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4-1

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Toronto vs. Los Angeles

This exciting seven game series has long been remembered by hockey fans. The Toronto Maple Leafs were fielding a highly competitive team for the first time in years and hoped to break their 25 year long Stanley Cup drought. The Kings under Gretzky also had great ambitions. After a number of close games, including two that went to overtime, game six was won by an overtime goal from Gretzky. This victory created a lasting controversy in Toronto where fans thought referee Kerry Fraser should have given Gretzky a penalty just before his goal. Gretzky's three-goal performance in game seven is considered by him to be the best NHL game of his career.

  • May 17 - Los Angeles 1 Toronto 4
  • May 19 - Los Angeles 3 Toronto 2
  • May 21 - Toronto 2 Los Angeles 4
  • May 23 - Toronto 4 Los Angeles 2
  • May 25 - Los Angeles 2 Toronto 3 (OT)
  • May 27 - Toronto 4 Los Angeles 5 (OT)
  • May 29 - Los Angeles 5 Toronto 4

Los Angeles wins best-of-seven series 4-3

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Stanley Cup Final

The 1993 Stanley Cup Finals were set and on the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup, it seemed right that the NHL's greatest franchise the Montreal Canadiens and the NHL's greatest player Wayne Gretzky would play for Lord Stanley's Cup, even though Gretzky's late heroics would deny Canadian fans the dream matchup of Montreal vs Toronto. This would be the last Stanley Cup Finals series to be played in the Montreal Forum, and the last time Gretzky would play in the Finals as well. It was Montreal's first trip to the Finals since 1989, while it was the first-ever trip to the Finals for the Los Angeles franchise in its 26-year history.

The most memorable moment of the series came late in the third period of game two. With the Kings leading by a score of 2-1, Canadiens coach Jacques Demers called for a measurement of Kings defenceman Marty McSorley's stick. The stick was deemed illegal, and Montreal's Eric Desjardins scored on the ensuing power play to force overtime. Desjardins scored his third goal of the game 51 seconds into overtime to give Montreal the win and some momentum heading toward games three and four at the Great Western Forum. John Leclair would score overtime goals in both of those games, making him the first player since Maurice Richard in 1951 to score playoff overtime goals in consecutive games, and giving Montreal an NHL record ten consecutive OT wins in the 1993 playoffs. Kirk Muller scored the series-winning goal at home in game five, and Patrick Roy was awarded his second Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP.

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Montreal vs. Los Angeles

  • June 1 - Los Angeles 4 at Montreal 1
  • June 3 - Los Angeles 2 at Montreal 3 (OT)
  • June 5 - Montreal 4 at Los Angeles 3 (OT)
  • June 7 - Montreal 3 at Los Angeles 2 (OT)
  • June 9 - Los Angeles 1 at Montreal 4

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4-1

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Notable Events

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Records broken/equalled

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Team

  • Most Losses, One Season: San Jose Sharks (71)
  • Fewest Ties, One Season: San Jose Sharks (2)
  • Most Home Losses, One Season: San Jose Sharks (32)
  • Most Road Losses, One Season: Ottawa Senators (40)
  • Fewest Road Wins, One Season: Ottawa Senators (1)*
  • Longest Winning Streak: Pittsburgh Penguins (17)
  • Longest Losing Streak: San Jose Sharks (17)*
  • Longest Road Losing Streak: Ottawa Senators (38)
  • Longest Road Winless Streak: Ottawa Senators (38)
  • Most 100-or-more Point Scorers, One Season: Pittsburgh Penguins (4)
  • Fastest Three Goals from the Start of Period, One Team: Calgary Flames (0:53, February 10, 1993)
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Individual

  • Most Goals, Including Playoffs: Wayne Gretzky (875)
  • Most 30-Goal Seasons: Mike Gartner (14)*
  • Most Consecutive 30-Goal Seasons: Mike Gartner (14)
  • Most Goals, One Season, by a Left Winger: Luc Robitaille (63)
  • Most Goals, One Season, by a Rookie: Teemu Selanne (76)
  • Most Assists, One Season, by a Left Winger: Joe Juneau (70)
  • Most Assists, One Season, by a Rookie: Joe Juneau (70)*
  • Most Points, One Season, by a Left Winger: Luc Robitaille (125)
  • Most Points, One Season, by a Rookie: Teemu Selanne (132)
  • Most Assists, One Game, by a Goaltender: Jeff Reese (3, February 10, 1993)

* — Equalled existing record

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Rule Changes

  • Schedule length changed to 84 games. Two games in each team's schedule to be played in non-NHL cities.
  • Instigating a fight results in a game misconduct penalty.
  • Substitutions disallowed for coincidental minor penalties when teams are at full strength.
  • Minor penalty for diving introduced.
  • Wearing of a helmet made optional.
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Major Transactions

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NHL Awards

Presidents' Trophy: Pittsburgh Penguins
Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: Los Angeles Kings
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Calder Memorial Trophy: Teemu Selanne, Winnipeg Jets
Conn Smythe Trophy: Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
Frank J. Selke Trophy: Doug Gilmour, Toronto Maple Leafs
Hart Memorial Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jack Adams Award: Pat Burns, Toronto Maple Leafs
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Chris Chelios, Chicago Blackhawks
King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Dave Poulin, Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Pierre Turgeon, New York Islanders
Lester B. Pearson Award: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Plus/Minus Award: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Vezina Trophy: Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
William M. Jennings Trophy: Ed Belfour, Chicago Blackhawks
Lester Patrick Trophy: Frank Boucher, Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Bruce McNall, Gil Stein
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See also

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References

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