1992–93 Boston Bruins season

The 1992–93 Boston Bruins season was the team's 69th season.

1992–93 Boston Bruins
Adams Division champions
Division1st Adams
Conference2nd Wales
1992–93 record51–26–7
Home record29–10–3
Road record22–16–4
Goals for332
Goals against268
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachBrian Sutter
CaptainRay Bourque
Alternate captainsCam Neely
Adam Oates
ArenaBoston Garden
Average attendance14,233
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins (AHL)
Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAdam Oates (45)
AssistsAdam Oates (97)
PointsAdam Oates (142)
Penalty minutesBrent Hughes (191)
Plus/minusRay Bourque (+38)
WinsAndy Moog (37)
Goals against averageJohn Blue (2.90)

Offseason

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Regular season

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The team finished second in the regular season behind the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Bruins played well all season long and finished their final 8 regular-season games with a perfect 8–0–0 record. The Bruins had the most shots on goal (2,893) during the regular season of all 24 teams.[1] They also tied the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals allowed (8) over 84 games.[2]

Final standings

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Adams Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins 84 51 26 7 109 332 268
Quebec Nordiques 84 47 27 10 104 351 300
Montreal Canadiens 84 48 30 6 102 326 280
Buffalo Sabres 84 38 36 10 86 335 297
Hartford Whalers 84 26 52 6 58 284 369
Ottawa Senators 84 10 70 4 24 202 395

[3]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Wales Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 84 56 21 7 367 268 119
2 Boston Bruins ADM 84 51 26 7 332 268 109
3 Quebec Nordiques ADM 84 47 27 10 351 300 104
4 Montreal Canadiens ADM 84 48 30 6 326 280 102
5 Washington Capitals PTK 84 43 34 7 325 286 93
6 New York Islanders PTK 84 40 37 7 335 297 87
7 New Jersey Devils PTK 84 40 37 7 308 299 87
8 Buffalo Sabres ADM 84 38 36 10 335 297 86
9 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 84 36 37 11 319 319 83
10 New York Rangers PTK 84 34 39 11 304 308 79
11 Hartford Whalers ADM 84 26 52 6 284 369 58
12 Ottawa Senators ADM 84 10 70 4 202 395 24

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1992-93 game log: 51–26–7 (Home: 29–10–3; Road: 22–16–4)

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Playoffs

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Despite being favored to win their first-round matchup against the Buffalo Sabres, the Bruins were eliminated in the Adams Division semi-finals by Buffalo in four straight games. Three games were decided in overtime.

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Goaltending

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Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Andy Moog 55 55 3,193:49 37 14 3 168 3.16 1,357 .876 3 0 1 14
John Blue 23 21 1,322:02 9 8 4 64 2.90 597 .893 1 0 2 6
Réjean Lemelin 10 8 541:43 5 4 0 31 3.43 225 .862 0 0 0 4
Mike Bales 1 0 24:48 0 0 0 1 2.42 10 .900 0 0 0 0
Total 5,082:22 51 26 7 264 3.12 2,189 .879 4 0 3 24
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
John Blue 2 1 96:02 0 1 5 3.12 49 .898 0 0 0 0
Andy Moog 3 3 160:54 0 3 14 5.22 67 .791 0 0 0 0
Total 256:56 0 4 19 4.44 116 .836 0 0 0 0

† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

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

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  • Ray Bourque, runner up, Norris Trophy[6]

During the postseason awards ceremony, Bruin players finished as runner-up on many of the awards; Bourque for the Norris, Oates for the Art Ross and Lady Byng Trophies, Joe Juneau (who had broken the NHL record for assists in a season by a left-winger, a mark he still holds) for the Calder Trophy, Dave Poulin for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, Moog for the William M. Jennings Trophy, and coach Brian Sutter for the Jack Adams Award. Bourque was named to the NHL All-Star First Team and Juneau to the NHL All-Rookie Team, while Oates finished third in voting among centermen for the All-Star First/Second Teams. [6]

Records

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Milestones

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Regular season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

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Waivers

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Date Player Team
October 4, 1992 (1992-10-04) Doug Evans to Philadelphia Flyers in waiver draft
October 9, 1992 (1992-10-09) Bob Sweeney to Buffalo Sabres
November 20, 1992 (1992-11-20) Dominic Lavoie from Ottawa Senators

Draft picks

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Boston's draft picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 16 Dmitri Kvartalnov LW   Russia San Diego Gulls (IHL)
31 55 Sergei Zholtok C   Latvia Riga Stars (Latvia)
5 112 Scott Bailey G   Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
62 133 Jiri Dopita C   Czechoslovakia DS Olomouc (Czechoslovakia)
6 136 Grigorijs Pantelejevs LW   Latvia Riga Stars (Latvia)
8 184 Kurt Seher D   Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
9 208 Mattias Timander D   Sweden Modo Hockey (Sweden)
10 232 Chris Crombie LW   Canada London Knights (OHL)
11 256 Denis Chervyakov D   Russia HK Riga (Latvia)
113 257 Yevgeni Pavlov RW   Russia SKA Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Notes
  1. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 2, 1992 that sent Garry Galley, Wes Walz and a third-round pick in 1993 to Philadelphia in exchange for Gord Murphy, Brian Dobbin, a fourth-round pick in 1993 and this pick.
  2. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 11, 1991 that sent Norm Foster to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 8, 1992 that sent Steve Bancroft and an eleventh-round pick in 1993 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1992-93 Boston Bruins Roster and Statistics".
  2. ^ "1992-93 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  4. ^ "1992–1993 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "1992-93 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  6. ^ a b National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.