1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season

The 1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), and they were coming off a third-round playoff appearance in 1990–91, losing to the Minnesota North Stars in the Campbell Conference finals.

1991–92 Edmonton Oilers
Division3rd Smythe
Conference6th Campbell
1991–92 record36–34–10
Home record22–13–5
Road record14–21–7
Goals for295 (6th)
Goals against297 (16th)
Team information
General ManagerGlen Sather
CoachTed Green
CaptainKevin Lowe
Alternate captainsCraig MacTavish
Esa Tikkanen
ArenaNorthlands Coliseum
Average attendance16,179 (92.4%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Cape Breton Oilers (AHL)
Winston-Salem Thunderbirds (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsVincent Damphousse (38)
AssistsVincent Damphousse (51)
PointsVincent Damphousse (89)
Penalty minutesDave Manson (220)
Plus/minusNorm Maciver (+20)
WinsBill Ranford (27)
Goals against averageBill Ranford (3.58)

Prior to the season, the Oilers were involved in a couple of blockbuster deals, the first one occurring on September 19, as Edmonton traded Grant Fuhr, Glenn Anderson, and Craig Berube to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Vincent Damphousse, Peter Ing, Scott Thornton, and Luke Richardson. A little over two weeks later, the Oilers then dealt Mark Messier to the New York Rangers for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice, and Louie DeBrusk. Edmonton also named Ted Green as head coach as John Muckler left the Oilers for a job with the Buffalo Sabres.

Vincent Damphousse was the Oilers leader offensively, scoring a team high 38 goals and 51 assists for 89 points. Joe Murphy had a solid season, earning 82 points. Bernie Nicholls missed 31 games due to injury but recorded 49 points in the 49 games he played in. Defensively, Dave Manson anchored the blueline, leading all defensemen with 15 goals and 47 points and led the club in penalty minutes with 220. Fellow blueliner Norm MacIver earned 40 points in 59 games.

In goal, Bill Ranford appeared in 67 of the Oilers 80 games, winning 27 of them, and he posted a GAA of 3.58, and he earned a shutout along the way.

In the playoffs, the Oilers faced against Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings, who finished two points ahead of Edmonton in the standings. The teams split the first four games, before Edmonton took control of the series, winning Game 5 in LA and taking the series with a solid 3–0 win in Game 6. The Oilers faced the regular season division champion Vancouver Canucks in the second round, and after splitting the opening two games in Vancouver, the Oilers won the next two games at home to take a 3–1 series lead. The Oilers lost Game 5 in Vancouver but won the series at home in the sixth game, setting up a matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks for the Campbell Conference championship. Chicago proved too much for the Oilers to handle, as Chicago swept the series, outscoring Edmonton 21–8.

This was be the Oilers' eighth conference final appearance in 10 years, and their third in a row. However, the Oilers did not advance this far in the playoffs again until 2006.

Season standings
Smythe Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Vancouver Canucks8042261228525096
2 Los Angeles Kings8035311428725084
3 Edmonton Oilers8036341029529782
4 Winnipeg Jets8033321525124481
5 Calgary Flames8031371229630574
6 San Jose Sharks801758521935939
Campbell Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1Detroit Red WingsNRS8043251232025698
2Vancouver CanucksSMY8042261228525096
3Chicago BlackhawksNRS8036291525723687
4Los Angeles KingsSMY8035311428729684
5St. Louis BluesNRS8036331127926683
6Edmonton OilersSMY8036341029529782
7Winnipeg JetsSMY8033321525124481
8Calgary FlamesSMY8031371229630574
9Minnesota North StarsNRS803242624627870
10Toronto Maple LeafsNRS803043723429467
11San Jose SharksSMY801758521935939

Divisions: NRS – Norris, SMY – Smythe
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 4Edmonton Oilers2–9Calgary Flames0–1–00
2October 6Los Angeles Kings2–2Edmonton Oilers0–1–11
3October 8Edmonton Oilers3–6Los Angeles Kings0–2–11
4October 10Edmonton Oilers2–3St. Louis Blues0–3–11
5October 12Calgary Flames1–3Edmonton Oilers1–3–13
6October 15Edmonton Oilers1–3Detroit Red Wings1–4–13
7October 17Edmonton Oilers2–4Chicago Blackhawks1–5–13
8October 19Edmonton Oilers4–2New York Islanders2–5–15
9October 20Edmonton Oilers4–3New York Rangers3–5–17
10October 23Washington Capitals6–5Edmonton Oilers3–6–17
11October 26Vancouver Canucks4–5Edmonton Oilers4–6–19
12October 27Edmonton Oilers6–3Vancouver Canucks5–6–111
13October 30St. Louis Blues2–2Edmonton Oilers5–6–212
14November 1New Jersey Devils3–1Edmonton Oilers5–7–212
15November 3Edmonton Oilers2–7Vancouver Canucks5–8–212
16November 6New York Islanders3–5Edmonton Oilers6–8–214
17November 8Edmonton Oilers2–6San Jose Sharks6–9–214
18November 9Edmonton Oilers4–4Los Angeles Kings6–9–315
19November 13Edmonton Oilers4–5Pittsburgh Penguins6–10–315
20November 14Edmonton Oilers1–3Philadelphia Flyers6–11–315
21November 16Edmonton Oilers6–2Quebec Nordiques7–11–317
22November 18Edmonton Oilers0–1Montreal Canadiens7–12–317
23November 23Winnipeg Jets4–0Edmonton Oilers7–13–317
24November 27Chicago Blackhawks2–6Edmonton Oilers8–13–319
25November 29San Jose Sharks4–4Edmonton Oilers8–13–420
26December 1Vancouver Canucks0–7Edmonton Oilers9–13–422
27December 3Pittsburgh Penguins3–5Edmonton Oilers10–13–424
28December 6Edmonton Oilers4–4Winnipeg Jets10–13–525
29December 8San Jose Sharks1–3Edmonton Oilers11–13–527
30December 10Edmonton Oilers7–4Vancouver Canucks12–13–529
31December 12Edmonton Oilers3–6San Jose Sharks12–14–529
32December 14Winnipeg Jets5–7Edmonton Oilers13–14–531
33December 15Detroit Red Wings4–1Edmonton Oilers13–15–531
34December 18Edmonton Oilers7–5Toronto Maple Leafs14–15–533
35December 20Edmonton Oilers4–4Buffalo Sabres14–15–634
36December 21Edmonton Oilers3–6Boston Bruins14–16–634
37December 23Calgary Flames3–5Edmonton Oilers15–16–636
38December 28Los Angeles Kings9–4Edmonton Oilers15–17–636
39December 29Montreal Canadiens3–1Edmonton Oilers15–18–636
40January 2Edmonton Oilers3–5Los Angeles Kings15–19–636
41January 4Edmonton Oilers3–2Calgary Flames16–19–638
42January 5Calgary Flames3–2Edmonton Oilers16–20–638
43January 8Edmonton Oilers2–5Winnipeg Jets16–21–638
44January 10Edmonton Oilers2–8Buffalo Sabres16–22–638
45January 11Edmonton Oilers5–5Detroit Red Wings16–22–739
46January 13Edmonton Oilers7–4Minnesota North Stars17–22–741
47January 15Vancouver Canucks5–3Edmonton Oilers17–23–741
48January 21San Jose Sharks2–9Edmonton Oilers18–23–743
49January 23New York Rangers3–1Edmonton Oilers18–24–743
50January 25Edmonton Oilers2–5San Jose Sharks18–25–743
51January 28Edmonton Oilers5–3Vancouver Canucks19–25–745
52January 29Chicago Blackhawks4–3Edmonton Oilers19–26–745
53January 31Hartford Whalers1–4Edmonton Oilers20–26–747
54February 2Quebec Nordiques2–8Edmonton Oilers21–26–749
55February 5Montreal Canadiens1–2Edmonton Oilers22–26–751
56February 7New York Islanders2–4Edmonton Oilers23–26–753
57February 11Edmonton Oilers5–4Minnesota North Stars24–26–755
58February 13Edmonton Oilers3–1Hartford Whalers25–26–757
59February 15Edmonton Oilers5–8Philadelphia Flyers25–27–757
60February 16Edmonton Oilers5–7Toronto Maple Leafs25–28–757
61February 19Los Angeles Kings3–4Edmonton Oilers26–28–759
62February 21Boston Bruins5–3Edmonton Oilers26–29–759
63February 23Buffalo Sabres2–5Edmonton Oilers27–29–761
64February 26Winnipeg Jets1–6Edmonton Oilers28–29–763
65February 28Philadelphia Flyers2–4Edmonton Oilers29–29–765
66March 1Edmonton Oilers4–2Winnipeg Jets30–29–767
67March 4Toronto Maple Leafs5–2Edmonton Oilers30–30–767
68March 6St. Louis Blues3–5Edmonton Oilers31–30–769
69March 11New Jersey Devils2–2Edmonton Oilers31–30–870
70March 14Hartford Whalers1–3Edmonton Oilers32–30–872
71March 17Edmonton Oilers5–6Pittsburgh Penguins32–31–872
72March 19Edmonton Oilers5–3New Jersey Devils33–31–874
73March 21Edmonton Oilers4–3Boston Bruins34–31–876
74March 22Edmonton Oilers2–6Washington Capitals34–32–876
75March 24Edmonton Oilers4–4Calgary Flames34–32–977
76March 27Minnesota North Stars3–5Edmonton Oilers35–32–979
77March 29Los Angeles Kings2–2Edmonton Oilers35–32–1080
78March 31Edmonton Oilers2–5Calgary Flames35–33–1080
79April 12San Jose Sharks4–6Edmonton Oilers36–33–1082
80April 14Winnipeg Jets6–2Edmonton Oilers36–34–1082

Playoffs

Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 18Edmonton Oilers3–1Los Angeles Kings1–0
2April 20Edmonton Oilers5–8Los Angeles Kings1–1
3April 22Los Angeles Kings3–4Edmonton Oilers2–1
4April 24Los Angeles Kings4–3Edmonton Oilers2–2
5April 26Edmonton Oilers5–2Los Angeles Kings3–2
6April 28Los Angeles Kings0–3Edmonton Oilers4–2

Edmonton Oilers 4, Vancouver Canucks 2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1May 3Edmonton Oilers4–3Vancouver Canucks1–0
2May 4Edmonton Oilers0–4Vancouver Canucks1–1
3May 6Vancouver Canucks2–5Edmonton Oilers2–1
4May 8Vancouver Canucks2–3Edmonton Oilers3–1
5May 10Edmonton Oilers3–4Vancouver Canucks3–2
6May 12Vancouver Canucks0–3Edmonton Oilers4–2

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Edmonton Oilers 0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1May 16Edmonton Oilers2–8Chicago Blackhawks0–1
2May 18Edmonton Oilers2–4Chicago Blackhawks0–2
3May 20Chicago Blackhawks4–3Edmonton Oilers0–3
4May 22Chicago Blackhawks5–1Edmonton Oilers0–4

Season stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Vincent Damphousse8038518953
Joe Murphy8035478252
Craig Simpson7924376180
Scott Mellanby80232750197
Bernie Nicholls4920294960

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOSave %GAA
Norm Foster10439530200.8912.73
Bill Ranford6738222726102281.8843.58
Peter Ing12463340330.8694.28
Ron Tugnutt3124110100.8634.84

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Joe Murphy168162412
Bernie Nicholls168111925
Vincent Damphousse1668148
Dave Manson16391244
Esa Tikkanen165388

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLGASOSave %GAA
Ron Tugnutt2600030.9123.00
Bill Ranford1690988512.8953.37

Awards and Records

Awards

Records
  • 1,081: A new Oilers record for most penalty minutes in a career by defenceman by Kevin Lowe on October 8, 1991.

Transactions

Trades
May 30, 1991 To Philadelphia Flyers
Jari Kurri
Dave Brown
Corey Foster		 To Edmonton Oilers
Scott Mellanby
Craig Berube
Craig Fisher
June 12, 1991 To Winnipeg Jets
John LeBlanc
10th round pick in 1992 (Teemu Numminen)		 To Edmonton Oilers
5th round pick in 1991 (Ryan Haggerty)
September 11, 1991 To Boston Bruins
6th round pick in 1992 (Jiri Dopita)		 To Edmonton Oilers
Norm Foster
September 19, 1991 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Glenn Anderson
Grant Fuhr
Craig Berube		 To Edmonton Oilers
Vincent Damphousse
Luke Richardson
Peter Ing
Scott Thornton
Future considerations
Cash
October 2, 1991 To Chicago Blackhawks
Steve Smith		 To Edmonton Oilers
Dave Manson
3rd round pick in 1992 (Kirk Maltby)
October 4, 1991 To New York Rangers
Mark Messier		 To Edmonton Oilers
Bernie Nicholls
Steven Rice
Louie DeBrusk
October 7, 1991 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken Linseman		 To Edmonton Oilers
Cash
November 12, 1991 To New York Rangers
Jeff Beukeboom		 To Edmonton Oilers
David Shaw
January 12, 1992 To New Jersey Devils
Troy Mallette		 To Edmonton Oilers
David Maley
January 21, 1992 To Minnesota North Stars
David Shaw		 To Edmonton Oilers
Brian Glynn
February 22, 1992 To Detroit Red Wings
Max Middendorf		 To Edmonton Oilers
Bill McDougall
March 10, 1992 To Quebec Nordiques
Martin Rucinsky		 To Edmonton Oilers
Ron Tugnutt
Brad Zavisha

Free agents
PlayerNew Team
F Brad AitkenToronto Maple Leafs
F Adam GravesNew York Rangers

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, the Oilers had two picks in the first round as part of the Wayne Gretzky trade.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
112Tyler Wright CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
120Martin Rucinsky CzechoslovakiaChemopetrol Litvínov (Czechozlovakia)
234Andrew Verner CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
356George Breen United StatesCushing Academy (USHS-MA)
478Mario Nobili CanadaVerdun Collège Français (QMJHL)
593Ryan Haggerty United StatesWestminster High School (USHS-CT)
7144David Oliver CanadaUniversity of Michigan (NCAA)
8166Gary Kitching CanadaThunder Bay Flyers (USHL)
10210Vegar Barlie NorwayVålerenga (Norway)
11232Evgeny Belosheikin Soviet UnionCSKA Moscow (Russia)
12254Juha Riihijärvi FinlandOulun Kärpät (Finland)
S18Tom Holdeman United StatesMiami University (CCHA)

Roster
1991-92 Edmonton Oilers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

References
  1. "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. "1991-1992 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
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