1991–92 Montreal Canadiens season

1991–92 Montreal Canadiens
Adams Division Champions
Division 1st Adams
Conference 2nd Wales
1991–92 record 41–28–11
Home record 27–8–5
Road record 14–20–6
Goals for 267
Goals against 207
Team information
General Manager Serge Savard
Coach Pat Burns
Captain Guy Carbonneau
Alternate captains Mike McPhee
Brian Skrudland
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Kirk Muller (36)
Assists Denis Savard (42)
Points Kirk Muller (77)
Penalties in minutes Lyle Odelein (212)
Plus/minus Brent Gilchrist (+29)
Wins Patrick Roy (36)
Goals against average Patrick Roy (2.36)
<1990–91 1992–93>

The 1991–92 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 83rd season. The season saw the Canadiens place first in the Adams Division and make it to the second round of the playoffs, losing to the Boston Bruins in the Adams Division final. The sweep cost coach Pat Burns his job as he was let go after the season.

Pre-season

The Canadiens changed their personnel in the off-season. Andrew Cassels, Tom Chorske, Stephane Richer and Ryan Walter were traded. The Canadiens picked up Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson.

Regular season

The team started well, losing just three times in October. At New Year's, the team led the league overall standings with 54 points. In February, the Canadiens reacquired Chris Nilan three years after he left Montreal. In the last 17 games of his NHL career, the veteran enforcer adds 74 penalty minutes to raise his overall total with the Canadiens to 2,248 minutes, the most in team history. In March, the team traded Petr Svoboda to Buffalo in return for Kevin Haller.

March was dismal for the team, winning only four of 11 games. On April 1, the league's players went on a ten day strike. The regular season resumed and the Canadiens continued to struggle, slipping to fifth-place overall, but win the Adams Division. The team played well defensively, winning the Jennings Trophy, Patrick Roy winning the Vezina Trophy and Guy Carbonneau winning the Selke Trophy and finished +60 in goals.

The Canadiens finished first in the NHL in goaltending, allowing only 207 goals. Furthermore, they tied the Winnipeg Jets for most shutouts, with 7, and they tied the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals for fewest power-play goals allowed, with just 60. The Canadiens were the most disciplined team during the regular season, being short-handed only 320 times. Although the Canadiens scored the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season (4), they tied the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fewst short-handed goals allowed (5).[1][2]

Final standings

Adams Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 80 41 28 11 267 207 93
2 Boston Bruins 80 36 32 12 270 275 84
3 Buffalo Sabres 80 31 37 12 289 299 74
4 Hartford Whalers 80 26 41 13 247 283 65
5 Quebec Nordiques 80 20 48 12 255 318 52
Wales Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – New York Rangers PAT 80 50 25 5 321 246 105
2 Washington Capitals PAT 80 45 27 8 330 257 98
3 Montreal Canadiens ADM 80 41 28 11 267 207 93
4 Pittsburgh Penguins PAT 80 39 32 9 343 308 87
5 New Jersey Devils PAT 80 38 31 11 289 259 87
6 Boston Bruins ADM 80 36 32 12 270 275 84
7 New York Islanders PAT 80 34 35 11 291 299 79
8 Philadelphia Flyers PAT 80 32 37 11 252 273 75
9 Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 31 37 12 289 299 74
10 Hartford Whalers ADM 80 26 41 13 247 283 65
11 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 20 48 12 255 318 52

Divisions: ADM – Adams, PAT – Patrick

p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

# R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOct 3, 19914–3 Toronto Maple Leafs1–0–0
2LOct 5, 19911–2 OT New York Rangers1–1–0
3TOct 8, 19912–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers1–1–1
4WOct 10, 19914–1 @ Detroit Red Wings2–1–1
5WOct 12, 19916–0 @ Boston Bruins3–1–1
6LOct 14, 19913–4 Hartford Whalers3–2–1
7WOct 16, 19915–1 Buffalo Sabres4–2–1
8LOct 18, 19911–3 @ Buffalo Sabres4–3–1
9WOct 19, 19911–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers5–3–1
10WOct 23, 19913–2 OT Quebec Nordiques6–3–1
11WOct 24, 19915–0 @ Quebec Nordiques7–3–1
12WOct 26, 19914–1 Pittsburgh Penguins8–3–1
13WOct 30, 19916–1 Winnipeg Jets9–3–1
14WNov 1, 19915–1 @ Buffalo Sabres10–3–1
15WNov 2, 19915–0 Buffalo Sabres11–3–1
16WNov 4, 19913–2 OT New Jersey Devils12–3–1
17WNov 6, 19914–1 @ New York Rangers13–3–1
18LNov 8, 19912–3 @ New Jersey Devils13–4–1
19WNov 9, 19914–2 Chicago Blackhawks14–4–1
20LNov 11, 19912–4 Washington Capitals14–5–1
21TNov 14, 19912–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers14–5–2
22LNov 16, 19911–3 Philadelphia Flyers14–6–2
23WNov 18, 19911–0 Edmonton Oilers15–6–2
24LNov 21, 19912–5 @ Quebec Nordiques15–7–2
25WNov 23, 19915–3 Quebec Nordiques16–7–2
26WNov 25, 19914–3 Boston Bruins17–7–2
27LNov 27, 19911–3 @ Washington Capitals17–8–2
28LNov 29, 19914–5 OT @ Boston Bruins17–9–2
29LNov 30, 19912–3 @ Hartford Whalers17–10–2
30LDec 4, 19910–3 Vancouver Canucks17–11–2
31WDec 5, 19915–4 OT @ New York Islanders18–11–2
32WDec 7, 19915–1 Calgary Flames19–11–2
33WDec 9, 19914–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs20–11–2
34LDec 12, 19912–5 @ Boston Bruins20–12–2
35WDec 14, 19914–2 Buffalo Sabres21–12–2
36WDec 16, 19914–2 St. Louis Blues22–12–2
37LDec 19, 19914–6 @ Chicago Blackhawks22–13–2
38WDec 21, 19913–2 OT Hartford Whalers23–13–2
39WDec 22, 19913–2 Boston Bruins24–13–2
40WDec 26, 19914–1 @ Quebec Nordiques25–13–2
41WDec 29, 19913–1 @ Edmonton Oilers26–13–2
42LDec 31, 19912–3 OT @ Calgary Flames26–14–2
43WJan 4, 19921–0 OT @ San Jose Sharks27–14–2
44WJan 8, 19923–2 Boston Bruins28–14–2
45WJan 11, 19923–2 Hartford Whalers29–14–2
46TJan 13, 19922–2 OT Calgary Flames29–14–3
47LJan 15, 19922–5 @ Minnesota North Stars29–15–3
48TJan 16, 19926–6 OT @ St. Louis Blues29–15–4
49WJan 23, 19923–1 @ Boston Bruins30–15–4
50LJan 25, 19923–4 Buffalo Sabres30–16–4
51WJan 26, 19923–1 Hartford Whalers31–16–4
52LJan 29, 19923–4 New Jersey Devils31–17–4
53LJan 31, 19923–5 @ Buffalo Sabres31–18–4
54WFeb 1, 19924–3 OT Detroit Red Wings32–18–4
55LFeb 4, 19923–5 @ Vancouver Canucks32–19–4
56LFeb 5, 19921–2 @ Edmonton Oilers32–20–4
57LFeb 8, 19924–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs32–21–4
58WFeb 10, 19928–3 Vancouver Canucks33–21–4
59WFeb 12, 19926–1 San Jose Sharks34–21–4
60TFeb 15, 19924–4 OT Quebec Nordiques34–21–5
61WFeb 17, 19928–0 Minnesota North Stars35–21–5
62TFeb 19, 19922–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers35–21–6
63WFeb 22, 19922–1 Pittsburgh Penguins36–21–6
64TFeb 23, 19923–3 OT Quebec Nordiques36–21–7
65WFeb 26, 19924–1 @ Minnesota North Stars37–21–7
66TFeb 28, 19923–3 OT @ San Jose Sharks37–21–8
67LFeb 29, 19923–5 @ Los Angeles Kings37–22–8
68WMar 3, 19924–3 @ New York Islanders38–22–8
69WMar 7, 19928–2 New York Islanders39–22–8
70WMar 8, 19924–1 Detroit Red Wings40–22–8
71LMar 11, 19924–5 @ Quebec Nordiques40–23–8
72WMar 14, 19925–2 Los Angeles Kings41–23–8
73LMar 16, 19921–4 @ New York Rangers41–24–8
74LMar 18, 19923–4 Philadelphia Flyers41–25–8
75TMar 21, 19923–3 OT St. Louis Blues41–25–9
76TMar 25, 19922–2 OT @ Winnipeg Jets41–25–10
77LMar 27, 19923–4 @ Washington Capitals41–26–10
78LMar 28, 19923–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins41–27–10
79LApr 12, 19921–3 @ Buffalo Sabres41–28–10
80TApr 15, 19924–4 OT Boston Bruins41–28–11

Playoffs

The Canadiens placed first in the division, and played the fourth-place Whalers in the first round. The Canadiens won the series 4–3 to advance to the second round. In the second round, the Bruins defeated the Canadiens 4–0 to eliminate the Canadiens. Coach Pat Burns, who was increasingly criticized in the media, was let go after the season.[5]

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Muller, KirkKirk Muller LW 78 36 41 77 86151517
Savard, DenisDenis Savard C 77 28 42 70 7361215
Lebeau, StephanStephan Lebeau C 77 27 31 58 14181305
Corson, ShayneShayne Corson LW 64 17 36 53 11815302
Gilchrist, BrentBrent Gilchrist LW 79 23 27 50 5729203
Keane, MikeMike Keane RW 67 11 30 41 6416202
Carbonneau, GuyGuy Carbonneau C 72 18 21 39 392114
Desjardins, EricEric Desjardins D 77 6 32 38 5017402
Dionne, GilbertGilbert Dionne LW 39 21 13 34 107702
Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider D 78 8 24 32 7210201
McPhee, MikeMike McPhee LW 78 16 15 31 636001
Courtnall, RussRuss Courtnall RW 27 7 14 21 66011
Svoboda, PetrPetr Svoboda D 58 5 16 21 949103
Turgeon, SylvainSylvain Turgeon LW 56 9 11 20 39-4601
LeClair, JohnJohn LeClair LW 59 8 11 19 145300
Daigneault, J.J.J.J. Daigneault D 79 4 14 18 3616200
Lefebvre, SylvainSylvain Lefebvre D 69 3 14 17 919000
Brunet, BenoitBenoit Brunet LW 18 4 6 10 144000
DiPietro, PaulPaul DiPietro C 33 4 6 10 255000
Brisebois, PatricePatrice Brisebois D 26 2 8 10 209001
Odelein, LyleLyle Odelein D 71 1 7 8 21215000
Skrudland, BrianBrian Skrudland C 42 3 3 6 36-4001
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy G 67 0 5 5 40000
Haller, KevinKevin Haller D 8 2 2 4 174100
Nilan, ChrisChris Nilan RW 17 1 3 4 74-1000
Roberge, MarioMario Roberge LW 20 2 1 3 623000
Ewen, ToddTodd Ewen RW 46 1 2 3 1303000
Cote, AlainAlain Cote D 13 0 3 3 227000
Belanger, JesseJesse Belanger C 4 0 0 0 0-1000
Dufresne, DonaldDonald Dufresne D 3 0 0 0 22000
Melanson, RolandRoland Melanson G 9 0 0 0 00000
Racicot, AndreAndre Racicot G 9 0 0 0 00000
Ronan, EdEd Ronan RW 3 0 0 0 00000
Vujtek, VladimirVladimir Vujtek LW 2 0 0 0 0-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy 3935 67 36 22 8 155 2.36 518061651.914
Melanson, RolandRoland Melanson 492 9 5 3 0 22 2.68 2195173.887
Racicot, AndreAndre Racicot 436 9 0 3 3 23 3.17 0219196.895
Team: 4863 80 41 28 11 200 2.47 722202020.910

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Savard, DenisDenis Savard C 11 3 9 12 8100
Muller, KirkKirk Muller LW 11 4 3 7 31211
Dionne, GilbertGilbert Dionne LW 11 3 4 7 10101
Corson, ShayneShayne Corson LW 10 2 5 7 15000
Desjardins, EricEric Desjardins D 11 3 3 6 4100
Brisebois, PatricePatrice Brisebois D 11 2 4 6 6101
Gilchrist, BrentBrent Gilchrist LW 11 2 4 6 6100
Schneider, MathieuMathieu Schneider D 10 1 4 5 6100
Lebeau, StephanStephan Lebeau C 8 1 3 4 4100
Daigneault, J.J.J.J. Daigneault D 11 0 3 3 4000
Carbonneau, GuyGuy Carbonneau C 11 1 1 2 6000
Courtnall, RussRuss Courtnall RW 10 1 1 2 4001
Keane, MikeMike Keane RW 8 1 1 2 16000
LeClair, JohnJohn LeClair LW 8 1 1 2 4000
McPhee, MikeMike McPhee LW 8 1 1 2 4000
Skrudland, BrianBrian Skrudland C 11 1 1 2 20000
Hill, SeanSean Hill D 4 1 0 1 2000
Turgeon, SylvainSylvain Turgeon LW 5 1 0 1 4000
Nilan, ChrisChris Nilan RW 7 0 1 1 15000
Ewen, ToddTodd Ewen RW 3 0 0 0 18000
Haller, KevinKevin Haller D 9 0 0 0 6000
Lefebvre, SylvainSylvain Lefebvre D 2 0 0 0 2000
Odelein, LyleLyle Odelein D 7 0 0 0 11000
Racicot, AndreAndre Racicot G 1 0 0 0 0000
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy G 11 0 0 0 2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Roy, PatrickPatrick Roy 686 11 4 7 30 2.62 1312282.904
Racicot, AndreAndre Racicot 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0111.000
Team: 687 11 4 7 30 2.62 1313283.904

[6]

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Draft picks

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 17 Brent Bilodeau D American Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
2 28 Jim Campbell RW American N.Y. Northwood Prep (High school)
2 43 Craig Darby C American The Albany Academy (High school)
3 61 Yves Sarault LW Canadian St. Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
4 73 Vladimir Vujtek LW Czech Tri-City Americans (WHL)
4 81 Sylvain Lapointe D Canadian Clarkson University (NCAA)
5 100 Brad Layzell D Canadian R.P.I. (NCAA)
5 105 Tony Prpic F American Culver Military Academy (Independent)
6 127 Oleg Petrov RW Russian HC CSKA Moscow (Rus)
7 149 Brady Kramer C American Haverford H.S. (High school)
8 171 Brian Savage LW Canadian Miami University (Ohio) (NCAA)
9 193 Scott Fraser RW Canadian Dartmouth College (NCAA)
10 215 Greg MacEachern D Canadian Laval Titan (QMJHL)
11 237 Paul Lepler D American Rochester Mustangs (USHL)
12 259 Dale Hooper D American Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)

See also

References

Notes
  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1992.html
  2. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1992_goalies.html
  3. ↑ "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "1991-1992 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Eighty-third Season". The Hockey News (Toronto, Ontario) (A Century of Montreal Canadiens): 122. 2009.
  6. ↑ "1991-92 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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