1991–92 Montreal Canadiens | |
Division | 1st Adams |
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Conference | 2nd Prince of Wales |
1991–92 record | 41–28–11 |
Home record | 27–8–5 |
Road record | 14–20–6 |
Goals for | 267 |
Goals against | 207 |
Team information | |
General manager | Serge Savard |
Coach | Pat Burns |
Captain | Guy Carbonneau |
Alternate captains | Mike McPhee Brian Skrudland |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Kirk Muller (36) |
Assists | Denis Savard (42) |
Points | Kirk Muller (77) |
Penalty minutes | Lyle Odelein (212) |
Plus/minus | Brent Gilchrist (+29) |
Wins | Patrick Roy (36) |
Goals against average | Patrick Roy (2.36) |
The 1991–92 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 83rd season. The Canadiens finished 1st in the Adams Division and lost in the Division Final to the Boston Bruins 4 games to 0. The sweep cost coach Pat Burns his job as he was let go after the season.
Off-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 win the Adams Division. The team played well defensively, winning the Jennings Trophy, Patrick Roy winning the Vezina Trophy and Guy Carbonneau winning the Selke Trophy and finished +60 in plus/minus.
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 267 | 207 | 93 |
Boston Bruins | 80 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 270 | 275 | 84 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 289 | 299 | 74 |
Hartford Whalers | 80 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 247 | 283 | 65 |
Quebec Nordiques | 80 | 20 | 48 | 12 | 255 | 318 | 52 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | Oct 3, 1991 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | Oct 5, 1991 | 1–2 OT | New York Rangers | 1–1–0 |
3 | T | Oct 8, 1991 | 2–2 OT | @ Hartford Whalers | 1–1–1 |
4 | W | Oct 10, 1991 | 4–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 2–1–1 |
5 | W | Oct 12, 1991 | 6–0 | @ Boston Bruins | 3–1–1 |
6 | L | Oct 14, 1991 | 3–4 | Hartford Whalers | 3–2–1 |
7 | W | Oct 16, 1991 | 5–1 | Buffalo Sabres | 4–2–1 |
8 | L | Oct 18, 1991 | 1–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 4–3–1 |
9 | W | Oct 19, 1991 | 1–0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 5–3–1 |
10 | W | Oct 23, 1991 | 3–2 OT | Quebec Nordiques | 6–3–1 |
11 | W | Oct 24, 1991 | 5–0 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 7–3–1 |
12 | W | Oct 26, 1991 | 4–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 8–3–1 |
13 | W | Oct 30, 1991 | 6–1 | Winnipeg Jets | 9–3–1 |
14 | W | Nov 1, 1991 | 5–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 10–3–1 |
15 | W | Nov 2, 1991 | 5–0 | Buffalo Sabres | 11–3–1 |
16 | W | Nov 4, 1991 | 3–2 OT | New Jersey Devils | 12–3–1 |
17 | W | Nov 6, 1991 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers | 13–3–1 |
18 | L | Nov 8, 1991 | 2–3 | @ New Jersey Devils | 13–4–1 |
19 | W | Nov 9, 1991 | 4–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 14–4–1 |
20 | L | Nov 11, 1991 | 2–4 | Washington Capitals | 14–5–1 |
21 | T | Nov 14, 1991 | 2–2 OT | @ Hartford Whalers | 14–5–2 |
22 | L | Nov 16, 1991 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 14–6–2 |
23 | W | Nov 18, 1991 | 1–0 | Edmonton Oilers | 15–6–2 |
24 | L | Nov 21, 1991 | 2–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 15–7–2 |
25 | W | Nov 23, 1991 | 5–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 16–7–2 |
26 | W | Nov 25, 1991 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins | 17–7–2 |
27 | L | Nov 27, 1991 | 1–3 | @ Washington Capitals | 17–8–2 |
28 | L | Nov 29, 1991 | 4–5 OT | @ Boston Bruins | 17–9–2 |
29 | L | Nov 30, 1991 | 2–3 | @ Hartford Whalers | 17–10–2 |
30 | L | Dec 4, 1991 | 0–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 17–11–2 |
31 | W | Dec 5, 1991 | 5–4 OT | @ New York Islanders | 18–11–2 |
32 | W | Dec 7, 1991 | 5–1 | Calgary Flames | 19–11–2 |
33 | W | Dec 9, 1991 | 4–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 20–11–2 |
34 | L | Dec 12, 1991 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins | 20–12–2 |
35 | W | Dec 14, 1991 | 4–2 | Buffalo Sabres | 21–12–2 |
36 | W | Dec 16, 1991 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues | 22–12–2 |
37 | L | Dec 19, 1991 | 4–6 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 22–13–2 |
38 | W | Dec 21, 1991 | 3–2 OT | Hartford Whalers | 23–13–2 |
39 | W | Dec 22, 1991 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins | 24–13–2 |
40 | W | Dec 26, 1991 | 4–1 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 25–13–2 |
41 | W | Dec 29, 1991 | 3–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 26–13–2 |
42 | L | Dec 31, 1991 | 2–3 OT | @ Calgary Flames | 26–14–2 |
43 | W | Jan 4, 1992 | 1–0 OT | @ San Jose Sharks | 27–14–2 |
44 | W | Jan 8, 1992 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins | 28–14–2 |
45 | W | Jan 11, 1992 | 3–2 | Hartford Whalers | 29–14–2 |
46 | T | Jan 13, 1992 | 2–2 OT | Calgary Flames | 29–14–3 |
47 | L | Jan 15, 1992 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 29–15–3 |
48 | T | Jan 16, 1992 | 6–6 OT | @ St. Louis Blues | 29–15–4 |
49 | W | Jan 23, 1992 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins | 30–15–4 |
50 | L | Jan 25, 1992 | 3–4 | Buffalo Sabres | 30–16–4 |
51 | W | Jan 26, 1992 | 3–1 | Hartford Whalers | 31–16–4 |
52 | L | Jan 29, 1992 | 3–4 | New Jersey Devils | 31–17–4 |
53 | L | Jan 31, 1992 | 3–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 31–18–4 |
54 | W | Feb 1, 1992 | 4–3 OT | Detroit Red Wings | 32–18–4 |
55 | L | Feb 4, 1992 | 3–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks | 32–19–4 |
56 | L | Feb 5, 1992 | 1–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 32–20–4 |
57 | L | Feb 8, 1992 | 4–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 32–21–4 |
58 | W | Feb 10, 1992 | 8–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 33–21–4 |
59 | W | Feb 12, 1992 | 6–1 | San Jose Sharks | 34–21–4 |
60 | T | Feb 15, 1992 | 4–4 OT | Quebec Nordiques | 34–21–5 |
61 | W | Feb 17, 1992 | 8–0 | Minnesota North Stars | 35–21–5 |
62 | T | Feb 19, 1992 | 2–2 OT | @ Hartford Whalers | 35–21–6 |
63 | W | Feb 22, 1992 | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 36–21–6 |
64 | T | Feb 23, 1992 | 3–3 OT | Quebec Nordiques | 36–21–7 |
65 | W | Feb 26, 1992 | 4–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 37–21–7 |
66 | T | Feb 28, 1992 | 3–3 OT | @ San Jose Sharks | 37–21–8 |
67 | L | Feb 29, 1992 | 3–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 37–22–8 |
68 | W | Mar 3, 1992 | 4–3 | @ New York Islanders | 38–22–8 |
69 | W | Mar 7, 1992 | 8–2 | New York Islanders | 39–22–8 |
70 | W | Mar 8, 1992 | 4–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 40–22–8 |
71 | L | Mar 11, 1992 | 4–5 | @ Quebec Nordiques | 40–23–8 |
72 | W | Mar 14, 1992 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings | 41–23–8 |
73 | L | Mar 16, 1992 | 1–4 | @ New York Rangers | 41–24–8 |
74 | L | Mar 18, 1992 | 3–4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 41–25–8 |
75 | T | Mar 21, 1992 | 3–3 OT | St. Louis Blues | 41–25–9 |
76 | T | Mar 25, 1992 | 2–2 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets | 41–25–10 |
77 | L | Mar 27, 1992 | 3–4 | @ Washington Capitals | 41–26–10 |
78 | L | Mar 28, 1992 | 3–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 41–27–10 |
79 | L | Apr 12, 1992 | 1–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres | 41–28–10 |
80 | T | Apr 15, 1992 | 4–4 OT | Boston Bruins | 41–28–11 |
Playoffs[]
Montreal Canadiens 4, Hartford Whalers 3[]
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.
Boston Bruins 4, Montreal Canadiens 0[]
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, was let go after the season.[1]
Player Stats[]
Regular Season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Kirk Muller | LW | 78 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 86 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
Denis Savard | C | 77 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 73 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
Stephan Lebeau | C | 77 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
Shayne Corson | LW | 64 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 118 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Brent Gilchrist | LW | 79 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 57 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Mike Keane | RW | 67 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 64 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 72 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Eric Desjardins | D | 77 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Gilbert Dionne | LW | 39 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Mathieu Schneider | D | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 72 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Mike McPhee | LW | 78 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Russ Courtnall | RW | 27 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Petr Svoboda | D | 58 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Sylvain Turgeon | LW | 56 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 39 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
John LeClair | LW | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
J.J. Daigneault | D | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sylvain Lefebvre | D | 69 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Benoit Brunet | LW | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul DiPietro | C | 33 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrice Brisebois | D | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lyle Odelein | D | 71 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 212 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Skrudland | C | 42 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 36 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Patrick Roy | G | 67 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Haller | D | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 74 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mario Roberge | LW | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Ewen | RW | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 130 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alain Cote | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vladimir Vujtek | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donald Dufresne | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Ronan | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jesse Belanger | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roland Melanson | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Racicot | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Patrick Roy | 3935 | 67 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 155 | 2.36 | 5 | 1806 | 1651 | .914 |
Roland Melanson | 492 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2.68 | 2 | 195 | 173 | .887 |
Andre Racicot | 436 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3.17 | 0 | 219 | 196 | .895 |
Team: | 4863 | 80 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 200 | 2.47 | 7 | 2220 | 2020 | .910 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Denis Savard | C | 11 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kirk Muller | LW | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Gilbert Dionne | LW | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Shayne Corson | LW | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Desjardins | D | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Patrice Brisebois | D | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brent Gilchrist | LW | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mathieu Schneider | D | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stephan Lebeau | C | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J.J. Daigneault | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Keane | RW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John LeClair | LW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McPhee | LW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Russ Courtnall | RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Guy Carbonneau | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Skrudland | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sean Hill | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sylvain Turgeon | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Nilan | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sylvain Lefebvre | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Ewen | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lyle Odelein | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Haller | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Racicot | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Patrick Roy | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Patrick Roy | 686 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 2.62 | 1 | 312 | 282 | .904 |
Andre Racicot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
Team: | 687 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 2.62 | 1 | 313 | 283 | .904 |
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[]
Transactions[]
Draft Picks[]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 17 | Brent Bilodeau | D | American | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
2 | 28 | Jim Campbell | RW | American | N.Y. Northwood Prep (High school) |
2 | 43 | Craig Darby | C | American | The Albany Academy (High school) |
3 | 61 | Yves Sarault | LW | Canadian | St. Jean Lynx (QMJHL) |
4 | 73 | Vladimir Vujtek | LW | Czech | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
4 | 81 | Sylvain Lapointe | D | Canadian | Clarkson University (NCAA) |
5 | 100 | Brad Layzell | D | Canadian | R.P.I. (NCAA) |
5 | 105 | Tony Prpic | F | American | Culver Military Academy (Independent) |
6 | 127 | Oleg Petrov | RW | Russian | HC CSKA Moscow (Rus) |
7 | 149 | Brady Kramer | C | American | Haverford H.S. (High school) |
8 | 171 | Brian Savage | LW | Canadian | Miami University (Ohio) (NCAA) |
9 | 193 | Scott Fraser | RW | Canadian | Dartmouth College (NCAA) |
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) |
Farm Teams[]
See Also[]
References[]
- Notes
- ↑ (2009) "The Eighty-third Season". The Hockey News (A Century of Montreal Canadiens).
- ↑ 1991-92 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.
Montreal Canadiens | |
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Franchise | Franchise • Original Six • Players • Coaches • General Managers • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • Award Winners |
Arenas | Jubilee Arena • Montreal Arena • Mount Royal Arena • Montreal Forum • Bell Centre |
Affiliates | Laval Rocket (AHL) |
1991–92 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Washington |
Adams | Boston • Buffalo • Hartford • Montreal • Quebec |
Norris | Chicago • Detroit • Minnesota • St. Louis • Toronto |
Smythe | Calgary • Edmonton • Los Angeles • San Jose • Winnipeg • Vancouver |
See also | 1991 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • 1992 Stanley Cup Finals |
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