1991–92_Detroit_Red_Wings_season

1991–92 Detroit Red Wings season

1991–92 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season

The 1991–92 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 60th season, the 66th for the franchise. The Wings made it to the second round of the playoffs before losing to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Red Wings, along with the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins, had five 30-goal scorers. This was also the first season for the now-retired NHL legend Nicklas Lidstrom.

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Offseason

In the Entry Draft, the Wings picked Martin Lapointe in the first round, tenth overall. In the third round, the Wings picked their goaltender of the future, Chris Osgood.

Regular season

The Red Wings led the NHL in short-handed goals scored, with 18.[1]

Season standings

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

Schedule and results

October

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPts
1October 3Detroit3 – 3Chicago*0–0–11
2October 5Detroit5 – 8Toronto0–1–11
3October 10Montreal4 – 1Detroit0–2–11
4October 12Detroit2 – 3Minnesota0–3–11
5October 15Edmonton1 – 3Detroit1–3–13
6October 17St. Louis3 – 6Detroit2–3–15
7October 19Detroit6 – 1Quebec3–3–17
8October 23Winnipeg3 – 2Detroit3–4–17
9October 25Toronto0 – 4Detroit4–4–19
10October 26Detroit1 – 6Toronto4–5–19
11October 28Los Angeles4 – 3Detroit4–6–19
12October 30Buffalo1 – 3Detroit5–6–111

November

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPts
13November 1Hartford5 – 8Detroit6–6–113
14November 2Detroit1 – 4Boston6–7–113
15November 5Minnesota3 – 2Detroit6–8–113
16November 7St. Louis3 – 10Detroit7–8–115
17November 8Detroit5 – 4Washington8–8–117
18November 10St. Louis4 – 6Detroit9–8–119
19November 12Detroit5 – 4Calgary*10–8–121
20November 14Detroit3 – 3San Jose*10–8–222
21November 16Detroit5 – 3Los Angeles11–8–224
22November 19Chicago1 – 4Detroit12–8–226
23November 22Minnesota3 – 4Detroit13–8–228
24November 23Detroit2 – 2Minnesota*13–8–329
25November 25Washington4 – 5Detroit14–8–331
26November 30Detroit3 – 7St. Louis14–9–331

December

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPts
27December 3Calgary2 – 5Detroit15–9–333
28December 6NY Rangers5 – 6Detroit*16–9–335
29December 7Detroit2 – 2New Jersey*16–9–436
30December 10Chicago3 – 5Detroit17–9–438
31December 12Quebec1 – 4Detroit18–9–440
32December 14Detroit4 – 3Calgary*19–9–442
33December 15Detroit4 – 1Edmonton20–9–444
34December 17Detroit1 – 2Vancouver20–10–444
35December 21Detroit5 – 2Los Angeles21–10–446
36December 28Detroit5 – 4Toronto22–10–448
37December 29Detroit6 – 4Chicago23–10–450
38December 31Boston5 – 3Detroit23–11–450

January

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPts
39January 3Toronto4 – 6Detroit24–11–452
40January 4Detroit6 – 2St. Louis25–11–454
41January 7NY Islanders5 – 2Detroit25–12–454
42January 9Minnesota4 – 9Detroit26–12–456
43January 11Edmonton5 – 5Detroit*26–12–557
44January 14Detroit2 – 6NY Islanders26–13–557
45January 16Pittsburgh3 – 3Detroit*26–13–658
46January 21Philadelphia3 – 7Detroit27–13–660
47January 23Vancouver3 – 1Detroit27–14–660
48January 25Detroit7 – 0New Jersey28–14–662
49January 29Buffalo4 – 4Detroit*28–14–763
50January 31New Jersey6 – 3Detroit28–15–763

February

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPts
51February 1Detroit3 - 4Montreal*28-16-763
52February 3Detroit4 - 4Pittsburgh*28-16-864
53February 5Washington1 - 4Detroit29-16-866
54February 7Toronto4 - 3Detroit29-17-866
55February 9Detroit5 - 5NY Rangers*29-17-967
56February 11Detroit3 - 4Toronto29-18-967
57February 12Detroit9 - 4Buffalo30-18-969
58February 15San Jose1 - 11Detroit31-18-971
59February 17St. Louis3 - 5Detroit32-18-973
60February 20Toronto2 - 3Detroit33-18-975
61February 22Chicago1 - 2Detroit34-18-977
62February 23Detroit4 - 0Hartford35-18-979
63February 27Detroit2 - 4Chicago35-19-979
64February 29Detroit3 - 2St. Louis36-19-981

March

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPts
65March 3Winnipeg4 - 3Detroit36-20-981
66March 5Minnesota4 - 2Detroit36-21-981
67March 7Detroit4 - 4Quebec*36-21-1082
68March 8Detroit1 - 4Montreal36-22-1082
69March 12Detroit5 - 4St. Louis37-22-1084
70March 14Detroit1 - 4Minnesota37-23-1084
71March 15Detroit1 - 1Winnipeg*37-23-1185
72March 17Detroit5 - 4San Jose38-23-1187
73March 20NY Rangers4 - 2Detroit38-24-1187
74March 22Philadelphia4 - 3Detroit38-25-1187
75March 24Pittsburgh2 - 4Detroit39-25-1189
76March 28Vancouver1 - 3Detroit40-25-1191
77March 29Detroit6 - 2Vancouver41-25-1193
78March 31Chicago3 - 3Detroit*41-25-1294

April

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTRecordPts
79April 12Detroit2 - 1Chicago42-25-1296
80April 14Detroit7 - 4Minnesota43-25-1298

Playoffs

Detroit finished the regular season in first place in the Norris Division for the third time in their history, qualifying for the playoffs. The Wings won the Division Semi-Finals (4–3) against the Minnesota North Stars but lost the Division Finals (0–4) to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

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Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

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Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

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Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1991-92 NHL Summary".
  2. [2]
    "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "1991-1992 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. [4]
    1991 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com
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