1991–92 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1991–92 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 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. After the sweep, head coach Pat Burns resigned.

1991–92 Montreal Canadiens
Adams Division champions
Division1st Adams
Conference2nd Wales
1991–92 record41–28–11
Home record27–8–5
Road record14–20–6
Goals for267
Goals against207
Team information
General ManagerSerge Savard
CoachPat Burns
CaptainGuy Carbonneau
Alternate captainsMike McPhee
Brian Skrudland
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsKirk Muller (36)
AssistsDenis Savard (42)
PointsKirk Muller (77)
Penalty minutesLyle Odelein (212)
Plus/minusBrent Gilchrist (+29)
WinsPatrick Roy (36)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (2.36)

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 finished first in the Adams Division. The team played well defensively, winning the Williams M. Jennings Trophy, Patrick Roy winning the Vezina Trophy and Guy Carbonneau winning the Frank J. 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 fewest short-handed goals allowed (5).[1][2]

Final standings
Adams Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens8041281126720793
2 Boston Bruins8036321227027584
3 Buffalo Sabres8031371228929974
4 Hartford Whalers8026411324728365
5 Quebec Nordiques8020481225531852
Wales Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – New York RangersPAT8050255321246105
2 Washington CapitalsPAT804527833025798
3 Montreal CanadiensADM8041281126720793
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsPAT803932934330887
5 New Jersey DevilsPAT8038311128925987
6 Boston BruinsADM8036321227027584
7 New York IslandersPAT8034351129129979
8 Philadelphia FlyersPAT8032371125227375
9 Buffalo SabresADM8031371228929974
10 Hartford WhalersADM8026411324728365
11 Quebec NordiquesADM8020481225531852

Divisions: ADM – Adams, PAT – Patrick

p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results
# R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOct 3, 19914–3Toronto Maple Leafs1–0–0
2LOct 5, 19911–2 OTNew 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, 19913–4Hartford Whalers3–2–1
7WOct 16, 19915–1Buffalo Sabres4–2–1
8LOct 18, 19911–3@ Buffalo Sabres4–3–1
9WOct 19, 19911–0@ Philadelphia Flyers5–3–1
10WOct 23, 19913–2 OTQuebec Nordiques6–3–1
11WOct 24, 19915–0@ Quebec Nordiques7–3–1
12WOct 26, 19914–1Pittsburgh Penguins8–3–1
13WOct 30, 19916–1Winnipeg Jets9–3–1
14WNov 1, 19915–1@ Buffalo Sabres10–3–1
15WNov 2, 19915–0Buffalo Sabres11–3–1
16WNov 4, 19913–2 OTNew Jersey Devils12–3–1
17WNov 6, 19914–1@ New York Rangers13–3–1
18LNov 8, 19912–3@ New Jersey Devils13–4–1
19WNov 9, 19914–2Chicago Blackhawks14–4–1
20LNov 11, 19912–4Washington Capitals14–5–1
21TNov 14, 19912–2 OT@ Hartford Whalers14–5–2
22LNov 16, 19911–3Philadelphia Flyers14–6–2
23WNov 18, 19911–0Edmonton Oilers15–6–2
24LNov 21, 19912–5@ Quebec Nordiques15–7–2
25WNov 23, 19915–3Quebec Nordiques16–7–2
26WNov 25, 19914–3Boston 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, 19910–3Vancouver Canucks17–11–2
31WDec 5, 19915–4 OT@ New York Islanders18–11–2
32WDec 7, 19915–1Calgary Flames19–11–2
33WDec 9, 19914–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs20–11–2
34LDec 12, 19912–5@ Boston Bruins20–12–2
35WDec 14, 19914–2Buffalo Sabres21–12–2
36WDec 16, 19914–2St. Louis Blues22–12–2
37LDec 19, 19914–6@ Chicago Blackhawks22–13–2
38WDec 21, 19913–2 OTHartford Whalers23–13–2
39WDec 22, 19913–2Boston 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, 19923–2Boston Bruins28–14–2
45WJan 11, 19923–2Hartford Whalers29–14–2
46TJan 13, 19922–2 OTCalgary 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, 19923–4Buffalo Sabres30–16–4
51WJan 26, 19923–1Hartford Whalers31–16–4
52LJan 29, 19923–4New Jersey Devils31–17–4
53LJan 31, 19923–5@ Buffalo Sabres31–18–4
54WFeb 1, 19924–3 OTDetroit 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, 19928–3Vancouver Canucks33–21–4
59WFeb 12, 19926–1San Jose Sharks34–21–4
60TFeb 15, 19924–4 OTQuebec Nordiques34–21–5
61WFeb 17, 19928–0Minnesota North Stars35–21–5
62TFeb 19, 19922–2 OT@ Hartford Whalers35–21–6
63WFeb 22, 19922–1Pittsburgh Penguins36–21–6
64TFeb 23, 19923–3 OTQuebec 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, 19928–2New York Islanders39–22–8
70WMar 8, 19924–1Detroit Red Wings40–22–8
71LMar 11, 19924–5@ Quebec Nordiques40–23–8
72WMar 14, 19925–2Los Angeles Kings41–23–8
73LMar 16, 19921–4@ New York Rangers41–24–8
74LMar 18, 19923–4Philadelphia Flyers41–25–8
75TMar 21, 19923–3 OTSt. 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 OTBoston 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, resigned after the season.[5]

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Kirk MullerLW7836417786151517
Denis SavardC772842707361215
Stephan LebeauC7727315814181305
Shayne CorsonLW6417365311815302
Brent GilchristLW792327505729203
Mike KeaneRW671130416416202
Guy CarbonneauC72182139392114
Eric DesjardinsD77632385017402
Gilbert DionneLW39211334107702
Mathieu SchneiderD78824327210201
Mike McPheeLW78161531636001
Russ CourtnallRW277142166011
Petr SvobodaD5851621949103
Sylvain TurgeonLW569112039-4601
John LeClairLW5981119145300
J. J. DaigneaultD79414183616200
Sylvain LefebvreD6931417919000
Benoit BrunetLW184610144000
Paul DiPietroC334610255000
Patrice BriseboisD262810209001
Lyle OdeleinD7117821215000
Brian SkrudlandC4233636-4001
Patrick RoyG6705540000
Kevin HallerD8224174100
Chris NilanRW1713474-1000
Mario RobergeLW20213623000
Todd EwenRW461231303000
Alain CoteD13033227000
Jesse BelangerC40000-1000
Donald DufresneD300022000
Roland MelansonG900000000
Andre RacicotG900000000
Ed RonanRW300000000
Vladimir VujtekLW20000-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy393567362281552.36518061651.914
Roland Melanson4929530222.682195173.887
Andre Racicot4369033233.170219196.895
Team:4863804128112002.47722202020.910

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Denis SavardC1139128100
Kirk MullerLW1143731211
Gilbert DionneLW1134710101
Shayne CorsonLW1025715000
Eric DesjardinsD113364100
Patrice BriseboisD112466101
Brent GilchristLW112466100
Mathieu SchneiderD101456100
Stephan LebeauC81344100
J. J. DaigneaultD110334000
Guy CarbonneauC111126000
Russ CourtnallRW101124001
Mike KeaneRW811216000
John LeClairLW81124000
Mike McPheeLW81124000
Brian SkrudlandC1111220000
Sean HillD41012000
Sylvain TurgeonLW51014000
Chris NilanRW701115000
Todd EwenRW300018000
Kevin HallerD90006000
Sylvain LefebvreD20002000
Lyle OdeleinD700011000
Andre RacicotG10000000
Patrick RoyG110002000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy6861147302.621312282.904
Andre Racicot110000.000111.000
Team:6871147302.621313283.904

[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

Transactions

Roster

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 (USHS-NY)
2 43 Craig Darby C American The Albany Academy (USHS-NY)
3 61 Yves Sarault LW Canadian Saint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
4 73 Vladimir Vujtek LW Czech Tri-City Americans (WHL)
4 81 Sylvain Lapointe D Canadian Clarkson University (ECAC)
5 100 Brad Layzell D Canadian Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
5 105 Tony Prpic F American Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN)
6 127 Oleg Petrov RW Russian CSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)
7 149 Brady Kramer C American Haverford High School (USHS-PN)
8 171 Brian Savage LW Canadian Miami University (CCHA)
9 193 Scott Fraser RW Canadian Dartmouth College (ECAC)
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)
S23Jeff TorreyRWAmericanClarkson University (ECAC)

Farm teams

See also

References
Notes
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1992.html
  2. https://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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