1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	1st Patrick
Conference	1st Prince of Wales
1992–93 record	56–21–7
Home record	32–6–4
Road record	24–15–3
Goals for	367
Goals against	268
Team information
General manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Scotty Bowman
Captain	Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains	Larry Murphy Kevin Stevens
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mario Lemieux (69)
Assists	Mario Lemieux (91)
Points	Mario Lemieux (160)
Penalty minutes	Rick Tocchet (252)
Plus/minus	Mario Lemieux (+55)
Wins	Tom Barrasso (43)
Goals against average	Tom Barrasso (3.01)

The Pittsburgh Penguins were the best team in the NHL during the 1992–93 regular season. Their 56 wins and 119 points earned them the President's Trophy's as the league's top team. Four players reached the 100-point plateau and, for the second consecutive season, five reached the 30-goal plateau. Despite missing over a quarter of the regular season, Mario Lemieux returned later in the year to help the Penguins put together a 17-game winning streak, an NHL record still standing today.

Off-season

New Logo

Regular Season

Mario Lemieux

It was announced during the regular season that Mario Lemieux had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease. Despite missing 24 regular-season games and the 1993 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal on Saturday, February 6, Lemieux led the league in Plus/Minus with +55 and led in scoring with 160 points (a total for which he would win the Art Ross Trophy). At the pace he was scoring goals (1.15 per game) and picking up assists (1.52 per game), he would have scored 97 goals and tallied 128 assists for 225 points had he played all 84 games. Had he achieved these totals, he would have broken Wayne Gretzky's all-time records for most goals in a season (92) and most points in a season (215). In recognition of his dedication and his achievements, Lemieux was awarded the Hart Trophy as league MVP of 1992–93.

Final Standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Pittsburgh Penguins	84	56	21	7	367	268	119
Washington Capitals	84	43	34	7	325	286	93
New York Islanders	84	40	37	7	335	297	87
New Jersey Devils	84	40	37	7	308	299	87
Philadelphia Flyers	84	36	37	11	319	319	83
New York Rangers	84	34	39	11	304	308	79

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

October

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
1	October 6	Philadelphia	3–3	Pittsburgh	*	0-0-1	1
2	October 8	NY Islanders	3–7	Pittsburgh		1-0-1	3
3	October 10	Pittsburgh	3–3	Montreal	*	1-0-2	4
4	October 13	Buffalo	5–6	Pittsburgh		2-0-2	6
5	October 15	Montreal	2–5	Pittsburgh		3-0-2	8
6	October 17	Pittsburgh	7–3	Hartford		4-0-2	10
7	October 20	Vancouver	1–5	Pittsburgh		5-0-2	12
8	October 22	Detroit	6–9	Pittsburgh		6-0-2	14
9	October 24	Pittsburgh	4–3	New Jersey		7-0-2	16
10	October 27	Pittsburgh	7–2	Ottawa		8-0-2	18
11	October 29	Pittsburgh	4–6	St. Louis		8-1-2	18

November

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
12	November 1	Pittsburgh	5–4	Tampa Bay		9-1-2	20
13	November 3	NY Islanders	0–2	Pittsburgh		10-1-2	22
14	November 5	St. Louis	4–8	Pittsburgh		11-1-2	24
15	November 7	Pittsburgh	2–4	Toronto		11-2-2	24
16	November 8	Pittsburgh	2–7	Chicago		11-3-2	24
17	November 10	Pittsburgh	4–1	Minnesota		12-3-2	26
18	November 12	Quebec	4–4	Pittsburgh	*	12-3-3	27
19	November 13	Pittsburgh	0–8	Detroit		12-4-3	27
20	November 17	Buffalo	2–4	Pittsburgh		13-4-3	29
21	November 20	Pittsburgh	4–1	New Jersey		14-4-3	31
22	November 21	New Jersey	0–2	Pittsburgh		15-4-3	33
23	November 23	Pittsburgh	5–2	NY Rangers		16-4-3	35
24	November 25	NY Rangers	11–3	Pittsburgh		16-5-3	35
25	November 27	Pittsburgh	4–6	Washington		16-6-3	35
26	November 28	Washington	3–5	Pittsburgh		17-6-3	37

December

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
27	December 1	Pittsburgh	7–3	NY Islanders		18-6-3	39
28	December 3	Pittsburgh	3–5	Los Angeles		18-7-3	39
29	December 5	Pittsburgh	9–4	San Jose		19-7-3	41
30	December 8	Winnipeg	2–5	Pittsburgh		20-7-3	43
31	December 11	Pittsburgh	1–2	New Jersey		20-8-3	43
32	December 12	New Jersey	5–6	Pittsburgh		21-8-3	45
33	December 15	Philadelphia	2–6	Pittsburgh		22-8-3	47
34	December 17	Pittsburgh	5–4	Philadelphia	*	23-8-3	49
35	December 19	NY Islanders	4–3	Pittsburgh		23-9-3	49
36	December 21	Quebec	4–7	Pittsburgh		24-9-3	51
37	December 23	Pittsburgh	4–0	Philadelphia		25-9-3	53
38	December 27	Pittsburgh	4–2	Buffalo		26-9-3	55
39	December 31	Toronto	3–3	Pittsburgh	*	26-9-4	56

January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
40	January 2	NY Rangers	2–5	Pittsburgh		27-9-4	58
41	January 5	Boston	2–6	Pittsburgh		28-9-4	60
42	January 7	Minnesota	6–3	Pittsburgh		28-10-4	60
43	January 9	Calgary	2–3	Pittsburgh		29-10-4	62
44	January 10	Pittsburgh	2–3	Winnipeg		29-11-4	62
45	January 14	Pittsburgh	0–7	Boston		29-12-4	62
46	January 16	Ottawa	1–6	Pittsburgh		30-12-4	64
47	January 19	Pittsburgh	5–2	Vancouver		31-12-4	66
48	January 22	Pittsburgh	1–2	Edmonton		31-13-4	66
49	January 23	Pittsburgh	4–3	Calgary		32-13-4	68
50	January 26	Washington	3–6	Pittsburgh		33-13-4	70
51	January 28	NY Islanders	5–2	Pittsburgh		33-14-4	70
52	January 30	Philadelphia	2–4	Pittsburgh		34-14-4	72
53	January 31	Pittsburgh	2–2	Washington	*	34-14-5	73

February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
54	February 8	Boston	0–4	Pittsburgh †		35-14-5	75
55	February 10	Pittsburgh	3–0	NY Rangers		36-14-5	77
56	February 13	Chicago	1–4	Pittsburgh		37-14-5	79
57	February 14	Pittsburgh	4–7	Buffalo		37-15-5	79
58	February 18	Edmonton	5–4	Pittsburgh		37-16-5	79
59	February 20	Pittsburgh	2–4	NY Islanders		37-17-5	79
60	February 21	Pittsburgh	4–3	Hartford		38-17-5	81
61	February 23	New Jersey	3–1	Pittsburgh		38-18-5	81
62	February 25	Pittsburgh	1–2	Ottawa		38-19-5	81
63	February 27	Tampa Bay	3–3	Pittsburgh	*	38-19-6	82
64	February 28	Pittsburgh	4–2	Washington		39-19-6	84

† Game was played in Atlanta.

March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
65	March 2	Pittsburgh	4–5	Philadelphia		39-20-6	84
66	March 5	Pittsburgh	1–3	NY Rangers		39-21-6	84
67	March 9	Boston	2–3	Pittsburgh		40-21-6	86
68	March 11	Los Angeles	3–4	Pittsburgh	*	41-21-6	88
69	March 14	Pittsburgh	3–2	NY Islanders		42-21-6	90
70	March 18	Washington	5–7	Pittsburgh		43-21-6	92
71	March 20	Philadelphia	3–9	Pittsburgh		44-21-6	94
72	March 21	Pittsburgh	6–4	Edmonton ‡		45-21-6	96
73	March 23	San Jose	2–7	Pittsburgh		46-21-6	98
74	March 25	New Jersey	3–4	Pittsburgh		47-21-6	100
75	March 27	Pittsburgh	5–3	Boston		48-21-6	102
76	March 28	Pittsburgh	4–1	Washington		49-21-6	104
77	March 30	Ottawa	4–6	Pittsburgh		50-21-6	106

‡ Game was played in Cleveland.

April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
78	April 1	Hartford	2–10	Pittsburgh		51-21-6	108
79	April 3	Pittsburgh	5–3	Quebec		52-21-6	110
80	April 4	Pittsburgh	5–2	New Jersey		53-21-6	112
81	April 7	Montreal	3–4	Pittsburgh	*	54-21-6	114
82	April 9	Pittsburgh	10–4	NY Rangers		55-21-6	116
83	April 10	NY Rangers	2–4	Pittsburgh		56-21-6	118
84	April 14	Pittsburgh	6–6	New Jersey	*	56-21-7	119

Playoffs

Patrick Division Semi-Finals

Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey

The Devils had been a struggling team prior to the 1992–93 season, and in the first round of the playoffs, they met the Presidents' Trophy winners from Pittsburgh. The Penguins entered the series on an 11-game playoff winning streak, which they extended to a record 14 games in this series.

• April 18 – New Jersey 3 Pittsburgh 6
• April 20 – New Jersey 0 Pittsburgh 7
• April 22 – Pittsburgh 4 New Jersey 3
• April 25 – Pittsburgh 1 New Jersey 4
• April 26 – New Jersey 2 Pittsburgh 5

Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4–1

Patrick Division Finals

Pittsburgh vs. New York Islanders

The Isles' improbable upset of the Penguins was capped off by David Volek's series-winning goal at 5:16 of overtime in Game 7.

• May 2 – New York Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 2
• May 4 – New York Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 3
• May 6 – Pittsburgh 3 New York Islanders 1
• May 8 – Pittsburgh 5 New York Islanders 6
• May 10 – New York Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 6
• May 12 – Pittsburgh 5 New York Islanders 7
• May 14 – New York Islanders 4 Pittsburgh 3 (OT)

New York Islanders win best-of-seven series 4–3

Player Stats

Regular Season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	C	60	69	91	160	38	55	16	6	10
Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens	LW	72	55	56	111	177	17	26	0	5
Tocchet, RickRick Tocchet	RW	80	48	61	109	252	28	20	4	5
Francis, RonRon Francis	C	84	24	76	100	68	6	9	2	4
Jágr, JaromírJaromír Jágr	RW	81	34	60	94	61	30	10	1	9
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy	D	83	22	63	85	73	45	6	2	2
Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen	RW	72	33	37	70	14	19	9	3	3
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern	RW	84	28	33	61	46	21	7	0	6
Samuelsson, UlfUlf Samuelsson	D	77	3	26	29	249	36	0	0	1
Tippett, DaveDave Tippett	LW	74	6	19	25	56	5	0	1	1
Loney, TroyTroy Loney	LW	82	5	16	21	99	1	0	0	1
Paek, JimJim Paek	D	77	3	15	18	64	13	0	0	0
Stanton, PaulPaul Stanton	D	77	4	12	16	97	7	2	0	1
Straka, MartinMartin Straka	C	42	3	13	16	29	2	0	0	1
Errey, BobBob Errey	LW	54	8	6	14	76	-2	0	0	2
Needham, MikeMike Needham	RW	56	8	5	13	14	-1	0	0	2
Stapleton, MikeMike Stapleton	C	78	4	9	13	10	-8	0	1	1
Daniels, JeffJeff Daniels	LW	58	5	4	9	14	-5	0	0	1
Samuelsson, KjellKjell Samuelsson	D	63	3	6	9	106	25	0	0	1
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	G	63	0	8	8	24	0	0	0	0
Taglianetti, PeterPeter Taglianetti	D	11	1	4	5	34	4	0	0	0
Jennings, GrantGrant Jennings	D	58	0	5	5	65	6	0	0	0
Fogarty, BryanBryan Fogarty	D	12	0	4	4	4	-3	0	0	0
Ramsey, MikeMike Ramsey	D	12	1	2	3	8	13	0	0	0
Ahola, PeterPeter Ahola	D	22	0	1	1	14	-2	0	0	0
Wregget, KenKen Wregget	G	25	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0
Caufield, JayJay Caufield	RW	26	0	0	0	60	-1	0	0	0
Chychrun, JeffJeff Chychrun	D	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
Leach, JamieJamie Leach	RW	5	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	3702	63	43	14	5	186	3.01	4	1885	1699	.901
Wregget, KenKen Wregget	1368	25	13	7	2	78	3.42	0	692	614	.887
Team:	5070	84	56	21	7	264	3.12	4	2577	2313	.898

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	C	11	8	10	18	10	3	1	1
Francis, RonRon Francis	C	12	6	11	17	19	1	0	1
Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens	LW	12	5	11	16	22	4	0	0
Tocchet, RickRick Tocchet	RW	12	7	6	13	24	1	0	0
Murphy, LarryLarry Murphy	D	12	2	11	13	10	2	0	1
Jágr, JaromírJaromír Jágr	RW	12	5	4	9	23	1	0	1
Mullen, JoeJoe Mullen	RW	12	4	2	6	6	0	1	1
Samuelsson, UlfUlf Samuelsson	D	12	1	5	6	24	0	0	0
Ramsey, MikeMike Ramsey	D	12	0	6	6	4	0	0	0
Daniels, JeffJeff Daniels	LW	12	3	2	5	0	0	0	1
McEachern, ShawnShawn McEachern	RW	12	3	2	5	10	0	0	1
Loney, TroyTroy Loney	LW	10	1	4	5	0	0	0	0
Tippett, DaveDave Tippett	LW	12	1	4	5	14	0	0	0
Straka, MartinMartin Straka	C	11	2	1	3	2	0	0	0
Taglianetti, PeterPeter Taglianetti	D	11	1	2	3	16	0	0	0
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	G	12	0	3	3	4	0	0	0
Samuelsson, KjellKjell Samuelsson	D	12	0	3	3	2	0	0	0
Needham, MikeMike Needham	RW	9	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Stanton, PaulPaul Stanton	D	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jennings, GrantGrant Jennings	D	12	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
Stapleton, MikeMike Stapleton	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Barrasso, TomTom Barrasso	722	12	7	5	35	2.91	2	370	335	.905
Team:	722	12	7	5	35	2.91	2	370	335	.905

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

Awards

Player	Award
Tom Barrasso	NHL Second All-Star Team
Ron Francis	Unsung Hero Award
Mario Lemieux	Foodland Leading Point Scorer Award Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee Player's Player Award Booster Club Award Hart Memorial Trophy Art Ross Memorial Trophy Lester B. Pearson Award Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy NHL First All-Star Team NHL Plus/Minus Award ESPY Award for NHL Player of the Year
Shawn McEachern	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award
Larry Murphy	NHL Second All-Star Team
Jim Paek	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Kevin Stevens	Baz Bastein Memorial "Good Guy" Award NHL Second All-Star Team

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1992-93 season:

Trades

November 6, 1992	To Pittsburgh Penguins Peter Ahola	To Los Angeles Kings Jeff Chychrun
February 26, 1993	To Pittsburgh Penguins Future considerations	To San Jose Sharks Peter Ahola
March 22, 1993	To Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Ramsey	To Buffalo Sabres Bob Errey
March 22, 1993	To Pittsburgh Penguins Peter Taglianetti	To Tampa Bay Lightning 3rd round draft pick in 1993 (later traded to Florida; Florida selected Steve Washburn)

Free agents signed with Pittsburgh Player Former team Date of signing Tippett, DaveDave Tippett Washington Capitals August 25, 1992 Stapleton, MikeMike Stapleton Indianapolis Ice (IHL) September 30, 1992

Lost to waivers Player New team Date of signing Leach, JamieJamie Leach Hartford Whalers November 21, 1992

Personnel

Pittsburgh Penguins
Goaltenders 31 Ken Wregget  35 Tom Barrasso		Defensemen 2 Jim Paek  3 Grant Jennings  5 Ulf Samuelsson  6 Mike Ramsey  23 Paul Stanton  28 Kjell Samuelsson  32 Peter Taglianetti  33 Bryan Fogarty  55 Larry Murphy – (A)		Wingers 7 Joe Mullen  14 Dave Tippett  15 Shawn McEachern  20 Jeff Daniels  22 Rick Tocchet  24 Troy Loney  25 Kevin Stevens – (A)  39 Mike Needham  68 Jaromír Jágr		Centers 10 Ron Francis  26 Mike Stapleton  66 Mario Lemieux – (C)  82 Martin Straka

Pittsburgh Penguins 1992–93 staff
	Executive operations Ownership – Howard Baldwin, Morris Belzberg, Thomas Ruta President – Jack Kelly Executive Vice President/General Manager – Craig Patrick			Hockey operations Head coach – Scotty Bowman Assistant Coaches – Barry Smith, Rick Kehoe, Rick Paterson

Draft Picks

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	19.	Martin Straka	Czechoslovakia	Škoda Plzeň (Czech)

Farm Teams

The Cleveland Lumberjacks relocated from Muskegon for the 1992-93 season. They finished second in the IHL's Atlantic Division which earned them a playoff spot. They lost in the first round of the playoffs to the eventual Turner Cup champion Fort Wayne Komets.

References

• Penguins on Hockey Database