1991–92 Detroit Red Wings season
1991–92 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Norris Division champions | |
Division | 1st Norris |
Conference | 1st Campbell |
1991–92 record | 43–25–12 |
Home record | 24–12–4 |
Road record | 19–13–8 |
Goals for | 320 |
Goals against | 256 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bryan Murray |
Coach | Bryan Murray |
Captain | Steve Yzerman |
Alternate captains | Gerard Gallant Brad McCrimmon Bob Probert |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Steve Yzerman (45) |
Assists | Steve Yzerman (58) |
Points | Steve Yzerman (103) |
Penalty minutes | Bob Probert (276) |
Plus/minus | Paul Ysebaert (+44) |
Wins | Tim Cheveldae (38) |
Goals against average | Vincent Riendeau (1.38) |
The 1991–92 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 60th season, the 66th for the franchise. The Wings made it to the second round of the playoffs before losing to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Red Wings, along with the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins, had five 30-goal scorers. This was also the first season for the now-retired NHL legend Nicklas Lidstrom.
Offseason
[edit ]In the Entry Draft, the Wings picked Martin Lapointe in the first round, tenth overall. In the third round, the Wings picked their goaltender of the future, Chris Osgood.
Regular season
[edit ]The Red Wings led the NHL in short-handed goals scored, with 18.[1]
Season standings
[edit ]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 320 | 256 | 98 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 257 | 236 | 87 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 279 | 266 | 83 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 246 | 278 | 70 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 30 | 43 | 7 | 234 | 294 | 67 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | NRS | 80 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 320 | 256 | 98 |
2 | Vancouver Canucks | SMY | 80 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 285 | 250 | 96 |
3 | Chicago Blackhawks | NRS | 80 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 257 | 236 | 87 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | SMY | 80 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 287 | 296 | 84 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | NRS | 80 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 279 | 266 | 83 |
6 | Edmonton Oilers | SMY | 80 | 36 | 34 | 10 | 295 | 297 | 82 |
7 | Winnipeg Jets | SMY | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 251 | 244 | 81 |
8 | Calgary Flames | SMY | 80 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 296 | 305 | 74 |
9 | Minnesota North Stars | NRS | 80 | 32 | 42 | 6 | 246 | 278 | 70 |
10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NRS | 80 | 30 | 43 | 7 | 234 | 294 | 67 |
11 | San Jose Sharks | SMY | 80 | 17 | 58 | 5 | 219 | 359 | 39 |
Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs
Schedule and results
[edit ]October
[edit ]November
[edit ]December
[edit ]January
[edit ]February
[edit ]March
[edit ]April
[edit ]Playoffs
[edit ]Detroit finished the regular season in first place in the Norris Division for the third time in their history, qualifying for the playoffs. The Wings won the Division Semi-Finals (4–3) against the Minnesota North Stars but lost the Division Finals (0–4) to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Player statistics
[edit ]Forwards
[edit ]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Steve Yzerman | 79 | 45 | 58 | 103 | 64 |
Sergei Fedorov | 80 | 32 | 54 | 86 | 72 |
Paul Ysebaert | 79 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 55 |
Jimmy Carson | 80 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 30 |
Ray Sheppard | 74 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 27 |
Shawn Burr | 79 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 118 |
Kevin Miller | 80 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 53 |
Bob Probert | 63 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 276 |
Gerard Gallant | 69 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 187 |
Keith Primeau | 35 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 83 |
Defencemen
[edit ]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Nicklas Lidstrom | 80 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 22 |
Steve Chiasson | 62 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 136 |
Vladimir Konstantinov | 79 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 172 |
Brad McCrimmon | 79 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 118 |
Yves Racine | 61 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 94 |
Doug Crossman | 26 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Brad Marsh | 55 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 53 |
Goaltending
[edit ]Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Cheveldae | 72 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3.20 |
Greg Millen | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.71 |
Awards and records
[edit ]Transactions
[edit ]Draft picks
[edit ]Detroit's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.[4]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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1 | 10 | Martin Lapointe | Canada | Laval Titan (QMJHL) |
2 | 32 | Jamie Pushor | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
3 | 54 | Chris Osgood | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
4 | 76 | Mike Knuble | Canada | Kalamazoo Wings (NAHL) |
5 | 98 | Dmitri Motkov | Soviet Union | CSKA Moscow (USSR) |
7 | 142 | Igor Malykhin | Soviet Union | CSKA Moscow (USSR) |
9 | 186 | Jim Bermingham | Canada | Laval Titan (QMJHL) |
10 | 208 | Jason Firth | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
11 | 230 | Bart Tuner | United States | Michigan State University (CCHA) |
12 | 252 | Andrew Miller | Canada | Wexford Raiders (OJHL) |
S | 16 | Kelly Sorensen | Canada | Ferris State University (CCHA) |
References
[edit ]- ^ "1991-92 NHL Summary".
- ^ "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ "1991-1992 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ 1991 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com