1991–92 Washington Capitals season
The 1991–92 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 18th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were not shut out in any of their regular-season games and playoff games.
1991–92 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 2nd Patrick |
Conference | 2nd Wales |
1991–92 record | 45–27–8 |
Home record | 25-12-3 |
Road record | 20-15-5 |
Goals for | 330 |
Goals against | 275 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Terry Murray |
Captain | Rod Langway |
Alternate captains | Kevin Hatcher Dale Hunter Kelly Miller |
Arena | Capital Centre |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dino Ciccarelli (38) |
Assists | Michal Pivonka (57) |
Points | Michal Pivonka (80) |
Penalty minutes | Alan May (221) |
Plus/minus | Dmitri Khristich (+24) |
Wins | Don Beaupre (29) |
Goals against average | Don Beaupre (3.20) |
Offseason
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Regular season
editThe Capitals tied the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers for fewest power-play goals allowed, with just 60.[1]
Final standings
editGP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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New York Rangers | 80 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 321 | 246 | 105 |
Washington Capitals | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 330 | 257 | 98 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 343 | 308 | 87 |
New Jersey Devils | 80 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 289 | 259 | 87 |
New York Islanders | 80 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 291 | 299 | 79 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 252 | 273 | 75 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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
editNo. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 4, 1991 | 5–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 5, 1991 | 3–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 2–0–0 |
3 | W | October 9, 1991 | 5–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 3–0–0 |
4 | W | October 11, 1991 | 5–1 | New York Rangers (1991–92) | 4–0–0 |
5 | L | October 12, 1991 | 2–7 | Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 4–1–0 |
6 | W | October 14, 1991 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1991–92) | 5–1–0 |
7 | W | October 18, 1991 | 6–5 | New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 6–1–0 |
8 | W | October 19, 1991 | 5–1 | @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 7–1–0 |
9 | W | October 23, 1991 | 6–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) | 8–1–0 |
10 | L | October 24, 1991 | 1–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) | 8–2–0 |
11 | L | October 27, 1991 | 5–6 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) | 8–3–0 |
12 | W | October 29, 1991 | 8–0 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 9–3–0 |
13 | W | November 1, 1991 | 4–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 10–3–0 |
14 | W | November 2, 1991 | 7–4 | @ New York Islanders (1991–92) | 11–3–0 |
15 | L | November 8, 1991 | 4–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 11–4–0 |
16 | W | November 10, 1991 | 10–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 12–4–0 |
17 | W | November 11, 1991 | 4–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 13–4–0 |
18 | W | November 13, 1991 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1991–92) | 14–4–0 |
19 | W | November 15, 1991 | 6–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 15–4–0 |
20 | L | November 20, 1991 | 5–6 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 15–5–0 |
21 | W | November 22, 1991 | 6–3 | Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 16–5–0 |
22 | W | November 23, 1991 | 3–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1991–92) | 17–5–0 |
23 | L | November 25, 1991 | 4–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 17–6–0 |
24 | W | November 27, 1991 | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 18–6–0 |
25 | L | November 29, 1991 | 2–3 | New York Islanders (1991–92) | 18–7–0 |
26 | L | November 30, 1991 | 1–8 | @ New York Islanders (1991–92) | 18–8–0 |
27 | W | December 5, 1991 | 6–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 19–8–0 |
28 | W | December 7, 1991 | 4–2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 20–8–0 |
29 | L | December 8, 1991 | 3–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) | 20–9–0 |
30 | W | December 10, 1991 | 4–1 | Calgary Flames (1991–92) | 21–9–0 |
31 | L | December 13, 1991 | 3–5 | New York Rangers (1991–92) | 21–10–0 |
32 | W | December 14, 1991 | 7–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 22–10–0 |
33 | W | December 17, 1991 | 3–1 | Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 23–10–0 |
34 | T | December 18, 1991 | 2–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 23–10–1 |
35 | W | December 20, 1991 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) | 24–10–1 |
36 | L | December 22, 1991 | 3–4 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 24–11–1 |
37 | L | December 26, 1991 | 6–8 | New York Rangers (1991–92) | 24–12–1 |
38 | L | December 28, 1991 | 2–6 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 24–13–1 |
39 | W | December 29, 1991 | 4–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 25–13–1 |
40 | W | January 1, 1992 | 8–5 | New York Islanders (1991–92) | 26–13–1 |
41 | T | January 3, 1992 | 3–3 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) | 26–13–2 |
42 | T | January 4, 1992 | 2–2 OT | @ Hartford Whalers (1991–92) | 26–13–3 |
43 | L | January 7, 1992 | 3–5 | Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 26–14–3 |
44 | W | January 10, 1992 | 7–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) | 27–14–3 |
45 | L | January 12, 1992 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) | 27–15–3 |
46 | W | January 14, 1992 | 6–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) | 28–15–3 |
47 | T | January 16, 1992 | 2–2 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) | 28–15–4 |
48 | L | January 24, 1992 | 2–5 | New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 28–16–4 |
49 | W | January 26, 1992 | 6–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 29–16–4 |
50 | L | January 28, 1992 | 2–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 29–17–4 |
51 | W | February 1, 1992 | 5–2 | Calgary Flames (1991–92) | 30–17–4 |
52 | L | February 4, 1992 | 3–7 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) | 30–18–4 |
53 | L | February 5, 1992 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) | 30–19–4 |
54 | W | February 7, 1992 | 6–2 | New York Rangers (1991–92) | 31–19–4 |
55 | W | February 9, 1992 | 6–2 | San Jose Sharks (1991–92) | 32–19–4 |
56 | W | February 11, 1992 | 4–3 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) | 33–19–4 |
57 | T | February 13, 1992 | 4–4 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1991–92) | 33–19–5 |
58 | L | February 15, 1992 | 3–6 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) | 33–20–5 |
59 | W | February 18, 1992 | 4–2 | @ San Jose Sharks (1991–92) | 34–20–5 |
60 | W | February 22, 1992 | 7–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 35–20–5 |
61 | W | February 23, 1992 | 4–1 | @ New York Islanders (1991–92) | 36–20–5 |
62 | W | February 25, 1992 | 5–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 37–20–5 |
63 | L | February 27, 1992 | 3–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) | 37–21–5 |
64 | T | February 29, 1992 | 5–5 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 37–21–6 |
65 | L | March 1, 1992 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins (1991–92) | 37–22–6 |
66 | L | March 3, 1992 | 1–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) | 37–23–6 |
67 | T | March 6, 1992 | 3–3 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) | 37–23–7 |
68 | W | March 7, 1992 | 3–2 OT | New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 38–23–7 |
69 | W | March 9, 1992 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (1991–92) | 39–23–7 |
70 | L | March 14, 1992 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 39–24–7 |
71 | W | March 15, 1992 | 5–2 | New York Islanders (1991–92) | 40–24–7 |
72 | W | March 17, 1992 | 6–4 | St. Louis Blues (1991–92) | 41–24–7 |
73 | L | March 20, 1992 | 6–7 | Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) | 41–25–7 |
74 | W | March 22, 1992 | 6–2 | Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) | 42–25–7 |
75 | L | March 24, 1992 | 2–8 | Hartford Whalers (1991–92) | 42–26–7 |
76 | W | March 27, 1992 | 4–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) | 43–26–7 |
77 | W | March 29, 1992 | 7–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) | 44–26–7 |
78 | W | April 12, 1992 | 4–3 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) | 45–26–7 |
79 | T | April 13, 1992 | 1–1 OT | New York Islanders (1991–92) | 45–26–8 |
80 | L | April 15, 1992 | 1–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) | 45–27–8 |
Playoffs
editLost Division Semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–4
Series results:
April 19–at Washington: Capitals, 3–1
April 21–at Washington: Capitals, 6–2
April 23–at Pittsburgh: Penguins, 6–4
April 25–at Pittsburgh: Capitals, 7–2
April 27–at Washington: Penguins, 5–2
April 29–at Pittsburgh: Penguins, 6–4
May 1–at Washington: Penguins, 3–1
Player statistics
editRegular season
edit- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michal Pivonka | C | 80 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Dale Hunter | C | 80 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 205 | -2 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
Dino Ciccarelli | RW | 78 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 78 | -10 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
Dmitri Khristich | LW/C | 80 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
Mike Ridley | C | 80 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Randy Burridge | LW | 66 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 50 | -4 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
Peter Bondra | RW | 71 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Calle Johansson | D | 80 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Kevin Hatcher | D | 79 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 105 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Kelly Miller | LW | 78 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Al Iafrate | D | 78 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 180 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Sylvain Cote | D | 78 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
John Druce | RW | 67 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Todd Krygier | LW | 67 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 107 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Alan May | RW | 75 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 221 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rod Langway | D | 64 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Lalor | D | 64 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Tippett | LW | 30 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Kypreos | LW | 65 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 206 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul MacDermid | RW | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Bergland | RW | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Greenlaw | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Liut | G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Schlegel | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Beaupre | G | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shawn Chambers | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Hrivnak | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Sabourin | D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Woolley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Beaupre | 3108 | 54 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 166 | 3.20 | 1 | 1435 | 1269 | .884 |
Mike Liut | 1123 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 3.74 | 1 | 558 | 488 | .875 |
Jim Hrivnak | 605 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3.47 | 0 | 274 | 239 | .872 |
Team: | 4836 | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 271 | 3.36 | 2 | 2267 | 1996 | .880 |
Playoffs
edit- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Ridley | C | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dino Ciccarelli | RW | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Bondra | RW | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Al Iafrate | D | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Hatcher | D | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Michal Pivonka | C | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dmitri Khristich | LW/C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Dale Hunter | C | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Calle Johansson | D | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Krygier | LW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sylvain Cote | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Miller | LW | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Druce | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Randy Burridge | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Langway | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul MacDermid | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Schlegel | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Tippett | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Beaupre | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alan May | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Beaupre | 419 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 3.15 | 0 | 212 | 190 | .896 |
Team: | 419 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 3.15 | 0 | 212 | 190 | .896 |
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;
Awards and records
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Transactions
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Draft picks
editWashington's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 14 | Pat Peake | United States | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL) |
1 | 21 | Trevor Halverson | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
2 | 25 | Eric Lavigne | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
2 | 36 | Jeff Nelson | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
3 | 58 | Steve Konowalchuk | United States | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
4 | 80 | Justin Morrison | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
7 | 146 | Dave Morissette | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
8 | 168 | Rick Corriveau | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
9 | 190 | Trevor Duhaime | Canada | Saint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL) |
10 | 209 | Rob Leask | Canada | Hamilton Red Wings (GHJHL) |
10 | 212 | Carl LeBlanc | Canada | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) |
11 | 234 | Rob Puchniak | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
12 | 256 | Bill Kovacs | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
S | 20 | Mike Brewer | Canada | Brown University (ECAC) |
Farm teams
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1991-92 NHL Summary".
- ^ "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ "1991-1992 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ^ "1991-92 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
External links
edit- "1991–92 Washington Capitals Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.