1991–92 New Jersey Devils season

1991–92 New Jersey Devils
Division 4th Patrick
Conference 5th Wales
1991–92 record 38–31–11
Home record 24–12–4
Road record 14–19–7
Goals for 289
Goals against 259
Team information
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach Tom McVie
Captain Bruce Driver
Alternate captains John MacLean
Scott Stevens
Laurie Boschman
Arena Brendan Byrne Arena
Team leaders
Goals Claude Lemieux (41)
Assists Scott Stevens and Kevin Todd (42)
Points Claude Lemieux (68)
Penalties in minutes Randy McKay (246)
Plus/minus Claude Vilgrain (+27)
Wins Chris Terreri (22)
Goals against average Craig Billington (3.04)
<1990–91 1992–93>

The 1991–92 New Jersey Devils season was the team's tenth season in New Jersey. For the third consecutive season, the Devils qualified for the playoffs, this time losing in the division semi-finals (4-3) to the New York Rangers.

Regular season

Goaltender Martin Brodeur made his debut with the Devils. Though he would only play four games during this season, he who would go on to become the franchise goaltender of the Devils.

The Devils scored the fewest power-play goals (59) and had the fewest power-play opportunities in the NHL (338).[1]

Season standings

Patrick Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 P - New York Rangers 80 50 25 5 321 246 105
2 Washington Capitals 80 45 27 8 330 257 98
3 Pittsburgh Penguins 80 39 32 9 343 308 87
4 New Jersey Devils 80 38 31 11 289 259 87
5 New York Islanders 80 34 35 11 291 299 79
6 Philadelphia Flyers 80 32 37 11 252 273 75

P - Clinched Presidents Trophy

Wales Conference[3]
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 5, 19917–2 St. Louis Blues1–0–0
2WOct 6, 19914–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks2–0–0
3WOct 8, 19916–5 Quebec Nordiques3–0–0
4WOct 12, 19914–1 Pittsburgh Penguins4–0–0
5LOct 13, 19912–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers4–1–0
6LOct 16, 19912–4 @ New York Rangers4–2–0
7LOct 18, 19915–6 @ Washington Capitals4–3–0
8LOct 19, 19911–5 Washington Capitals4–4–0
9WOct 22, 19915–2 Los Angeles Kings5–4–0
10WOct 24, 19914–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins6–4–0
11WOct 26, 19919–0 San Jose Sharks7–4–0
12LOct 29, 19913–4 @ Vancouver Canucks7–5–0
13WOct 30, 19915–2 @ Calgary Flames8–5–0
14WNov 1, 19913–1 @ Edmonton Oilers9–5–0
15LNov 4, 19912–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens9–6–0
16WNov 8, 19913–2 Montreal Canadiens10–6–0
17LNov 9, 19910–4 @ Boston Bruins10–7–0
18WNov 12, 19915–2 Philadelphia Flyers11–7–0
19LNov 14, 19913–4 New York Islanders11–8–0
20LNov 16, 19910–1 Winnipeg Jets11–9–0
21WNov 20, 19916–5 OT Washington Capitals12–9–0
22WNov 22, 19918–2 Hartford Whalers13–9–0
23TNov 23, 19915–5 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers13–9–1
24LNov 27, 19914–8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins13–10–1
25WNov 30, 19914–1 @ Los Angeles Kings14–10–1
26WDec 5, 19916–3 Calgary Flames15–10–1
27TDec 7, 19912–2 OT Detroit Red Wings15–10–2
28TDec 8, 19912–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers15–10–3
29LDec 10, 19913–4 @ Minnesota North Stars15–11–3
30LDec 13, 19913–4 Pittsburgh Penguins15–12–3
31TDec 14, 19913–3 OT @ New York Islanders15–12–4
32WDec 19, 19914–1 @ Hartford Whalers16–12–4
33TDec 21, 19911–1 OT Chicago Blackhawks16–12–5
34LDec 23, 19910–3 @ New York Rangers16–13–5
35TDec 26, 19915–5 OT @ New York Islanders16–13–6
36WDec 28, 19913–0 Buffalo Sabres17–13–6
37LDec 29, 19913–4 Washington Capitals17–14–6
38WDec 31, 19917–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins18–14–6
39WJan 2, 19924–0 Pittsburgh Penguins19–14–6
40WJan 4, 19926–4 New York Rangers20–14–6
41WJan 9, 19924–3 St. Louis Blues21–14–6
42LJan 11, 19923–4 Toronto Maple Leafs21–15–6
43WJan 12, 19925–2 Los Angeles Kings22–15–6
44TJan 15, 19928–8 OT Buffalo Sabres22–15–7
45WJan 24, 19925–2 @ Washington Capitals23–15–7
46LJan 25, 19920–7 Detroit Red Wings23–16–7
47WJan 29, 19924–3 @ Montreal Canadiens24–16–7
48WJan 31, 19926–3 @ Detroit Red Wings25–16–7
49LFeb 1, 19924–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs25–17–7
50WFeb 4, 19923–1 Philadelphia Flyers26–17–7
51LFeb 6, 19921–4 @ St. Louis Blues26–18–7
52WFeb 8, 19926–4 @ Boston Bruins27–18–7
53WFeb 9, 19922–1 @ Quebec Nordiques28–18–7
54WFeb 13, 19925–3 Vancouver Canucks29–18–7
55WFeb 15, 19924–1 Hartford Whalers30–18–7
56WFeb 16, 19924–2 New York Rangers31–18–7
57WFeb 18, 19924–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers32–18–7
58TFeb 20, 19924–4 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks32–18–8
59LFeb 21, 19924–6 @ Winnipeg Jets32–19–8
60LFeb 24, 19921–3 Minnesota North Stars32–20–8
61TFeb 25, 19925–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs32–20–9
62LFeb 28, 19922–3 OT New York Islanders32–21–9
63WFeb 29, 19923–1 @ New York Islanders33–21–9
64LMar 2, 19921–7 New York Rangers33–22–9
65WMar 4, 19925–4 @ New York Rangers34–22–9
66LMar 6, 19924–5 @ Buffalo Sabres34–23–9
67LMar 7, 19922–3 OT @ Washington Capitals34–24–9
68TMar 11, 19922–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers34–24–10
69LMar 12, 19921–2 @ Vancouver Canucks34–25–10
70LMar 14, 19922–3 @ San Jose Sharks34–26–10
71LMar 19, 19923–5 Edmonton Oilers34–27–10
72TMar 21, 19922–2 OT New York Islanders34–27–11
73LMar 22, 19923–6 @ New York Rangers34–28–11
74WMar 24, 19924–3 San Jose Sharks35–28–11
75WMar 26, 19924–2 Boston Bruins36–28–11
76WMar 28, 19925–2 Quebec Nordiques37–28–11
77LMar 29, 19924–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers37–29–11
78LApr 12, 19923–4 OT Washington Capitals37–30–11
79WApr 13, 19925–1 Pittsburgh Penguins38–30–11
80LApr 15, 19920–7 @ New York Islanders38–31–11

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Playoffs

Patrick Division Semifinals

(P4) New Jersey Devils vs. (P1) New York Rangers

The series opened at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers won game 1 4-2, but the Devils tied up the series in game 2 with a 7-3 drubbing over New York. Games 3 and 4 were at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. In game 3, the Devils were victorious by a score of 3-1. But in game 4, the Rangers blanked the Devils 3-0. Game 5 shifted back to New York, where the Rangers took a commanding 3-2 series lead by defeating the Devils 8-5. Game 6 was at the Meadowlands and the Devils won 5-3 tying up the series at 3 games apiece. Game 7 shifted back to Madison Square Garden where the Rangers won 8-4 over New Jersey and won the series 4-3.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Lemieux, ClaudeClaude Lemieux RW 74 41 27 68 10991318
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer RW 74 29 35 64 25-1516
Todd, KevinKevin Todd C 80 21 42 63 698202
Stastny, PeterPeter Stastny C 66 24 38 62 4261013
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D 68 17 42 59 12424712
Vilgrain, ClaudeClaude Vilgrain RW 71 19 27 46 7427111
Driver, BruceBruce Driver D 78 7 35 42 665311
Kasatonov, AlexeiAlexei Kasatonov D 76 12 28 40 7014321
Chorske, TomTom Chorske LW 76 19 17 36 328032
McKay, RandyRandy McKay RW 80 17 16 33 2466201
Weinrich, EricEric Weinrich D 76 7 25 32 5510500
Zelepukin, ValeriValeri Zelepukin LW 44 13 18 31 2811303
Brown, DougDoug Brown RW 71 11 17 28 2717121
Boschman, LaurieLaurie Boschman C 75 8 20 28 1219002
Fetisov, ViacheslavViacheslav Fetisov D 70 3 23 26 10811001
Maley, DavidDavid Maley LW 37 7 11 18 580100
Barr, DaveDave Barr RW 41 6 12 18 329010
Ciger, ZdenoZdeno Ciger LW 20 6 5 11 10-2100
Semak, AlexanderAlexander Semak C 25 5 6 11 05001
Conacher, PatPat Conacher LW 44 7 3 10 160011
Daneyko, KenKen Daneyko D 80 1 7 8 1707000
Mallette, TroyTroy Mallette LW 17 3 4 7 437000
Skalde, JarrodJarrod Skalde C 15 2 4 6 4-1002
Sundstrom, PatrikPatrik Sundstrom C 17 1 3 4 8-5100
Albelin, TommyTommy Albelin D 19 0 4 4 47000
Morris, JonJon Morris C 7 1 2 3 6-6100
Poddubny, WaltWalt Poddubny LW 7 1 2 3 6-1000
O'Connor, MylesMyles O'Connor D 9 0 2 2 13-2000
Brady, NeilNeil Brady C 7 1 0 1 41000
Billington, CraigCraig Billington G 26 0 1 1 20000
Guerin, BillBill Guerin RW 5 0 1 1 91000
Niedermayer, ScottScott Niedermayer D 4 0 1 1 21000
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri G 54 0 1 1 130000
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G 4 0 0 0 00000
Christian, JeffJeff Christian LW 2 0 0 0 20000
Dowd, JimJim Dowd C 1 0 0 0 00000
Erickson, ChadChad Erickson G 2 0 0 0 00000
Miller, JasonJason Miller LW 3 0 0 0 00000
Stewart, AllanAllan Stewart LW 1 0 0 0 50000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri 3186 54 22 22 10 169 3.18 115111342.888
Billington, CraigCraig Billington 1363 26 13 7 1 69 3.04 2637568.892
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 179 4 2 1 0 10 3.35 08575.882
Erickson, ChadChad Erickson 120 2 1 1 0 9 4.50 05546.836
Team: 4848 80 38 31 11 257 3.18 322882031.888

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Stastny, PeterPeter Stastny C 7 3 7 10 19000
Lemieux, ClaudeClaude Lemieux RW 7 4 3 7 26100
Ciger, ZdenoZdeno Ciger LW 7 2 4 6 0001
Todd, KevinKevin Todd C 7 3 2 5 8100
McKay, RandyRandy McKay RW 7 1 3 4 10100
Driver, BruceBruce Driver D 7 0 4 4 2000
Guerin, BillBill Guerin RW 6 3 0 3 4000
Stevens, ScottScott Stevens D 7 2 1 3 29201
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer RW 7 1 2 3 0000
Chorske, TomTom Chorske LW 7 0 3 3 4000
Daneyko, KenKen Daneyko D 7 0 3 3 16000
Fetisov, ViacheslavViacheslav Fetisov D 6 0 3 3 8000
Albelin, TommyTommy Albelin D 1 1 1 2 0000
Conacher, PatPat Conacher LW 7 1 1 2 4010
Kasatonov, AlexeiAlexei Kasatonov D 7 1 1 2 12000
Vilgrain, ClaudeClaude Vilgrain RW 7 1 1 2 17000
Zelepukin, ValeriValeri Zelepukin LW 4 1 1 2 2000
Ojanen, JanneJanne Ojanen C 3 0 2 2 0000
Weinrich, EricEric Weinrich D 7 0 2 2 4000
Boschman, LaurieLaurie Boschman C 7 1 0 1 8001
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G 1 0 0 0 0000
Semak, AlexanderAlexander Semak C 1 0 0 0 0000
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri G 7 0 0 0 0000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Terreri, ChrisChris Terreri 386 7 3 3 23 3.58 0203180.887
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 32 1 0 1 3 5.63 01512.800
Team: 418 7 3 4 26 3.73 0218192.881

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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;

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 3 Scott Niedermayer  Canada D Kamloops Blazers (WHL) [5]
1 11 Brian Rolston  United States LW Detroit Compuware (NAHL)
2 33 Donevan Hextall  Canada C Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
3 55 Fredrik Bremberg  Sweden RW Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
4 77 Brad Willner  United States D Richfield H.S. (Minnesota)
5 99 No fifth-round pick[6]
6 121 Curtis Regnier  Canada LW Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
7 143 Dave Craievich  Canada D Oshawa Generals (OHL)
8 165 Paul Wolanski  Canada D Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
9 187 Dan Reimann  United States D Anoka H.S. (Minnesota)
10 209 No tenth-round pick[7]
11 231 Kevin Riehl  Canada C Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
12 253 Jason Hehr  Canada D Kelowna Spartans (BCJHL)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1992.html
  2. ↑ "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "1991-1992 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "1991-92 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  5. ↑ The Devils acquired the 1991 first-round pick from Toronto for Tom Kurvers on October 16, 1989.
  6. ↑ The Devils traded their 1991 fifth-round pick (used on Yan Kaminsky) to Winnipeg for Laurie Boschman on September 6, 1990.
  7. ↑ The Devils traded their 1991 tenth-round pick (used on Rob Leask) to Washington for Peter Sundstrom on June 19, 1989.
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