1992–93 Buffalo Sabres season

1992–93 Buffalo Sabres
Division 4th Adams
Conference 7th Wales
1992–93 record 38–36–10
Home record 25–15–2
Road record 13–21–8
Goals for 335
Goals against 297
Team information
General Manager Gerry Meehan
Coach John Muckler
Captain Mike Ramsey (Oct)
Pat LaFontaine (Oct-May)
Arena Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals Alexander Mogilny (76)
Assists Pat LaFontaine (95)
Points Pat LaFontaine (148)
Penalties in minutes Brad May (242)
Wins Grant Fuhr, Dominik Hasek & Daren Puppa (11)
Goals against average Dominik Hasek (3.15)
<1991–92 1993–94>

The 1992–93 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 23rd season in the National Hockey League. Three Buffalo players scored at least 20 power-play goals each (Dave Andreychuk, Pat LaFontaine and Alexander Mogilny).[1] Mogilny led all skaters in hat tricks during the regular season with 7, and Buffalo tied the Pittsburgh Penguins for most hat tricks scored by a team, with 10. The Sabres stumbled into the 1993 NHL Playoffs, losing their final 7 regular-season games.[2]

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 11. David Cooper  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)

Regular season

Pat LaFontaine

LaFontaine exploded offensively in the 1992–93 season with a personal-best and team-record 148 points (53 goals and 95 assists). The 148 points are also the most points ever scored by an American-born player in one season. His play-making ability enabled his linemate, Alexander Mogilny to set a team season record with 76 goals, (both LaFontaine's 95 assists and Mogilny's 76 goals still stand as the Sabres' team records). LaFontaine finished as runner-up to Mario Lemieux in the scoring race and earned a spot on the postseason NHL All-Star Second Team. He was also a finalist for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Lady Byng Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player.

During the 1993 playoffs, LaFontaine engineered another great moment: in spite of playing with a damaged knee, as well as having fallen onto the ice, he still managed to set up Brad May's overtime, series-clinching goal against the Boston Bruins.

Season standings

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 84 51 26 7 332 268 109
Quebec Nordiques 84 47 27 10 351 300 104
Montreal Canadiens 84 48 30 6 326 280 102
Buffalo Sabres 84 38 36 10 335 297 86
Hartford Whalers 84 26 52 6 284 369 58
Ottawa Senators 84 10 70 4 202 395 24

[3]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Wales Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p Pittsburgh Penguins PTK 84 56 21 7 367 268 119
2 Boston Bruins ADM 84 51 26 7 332 268 109
3 Quebec Nordiques ADM 84 47 27 10 351 300 104
4 Montreal Canadiens ADM 84 48 30 6 326 280 102
5 Washington Capitals PTK 84 43 34 7 325 286 93
6 New York Islanders PTK 84 40 37 7 335 297 87
7 New Jersey Devils PTK 84 40 37 7 308 299 87
8 Buffalo Sabres ADM 84 38 36 10 335 297 86
9 Philadelphia Flyers PTK 84 36 37 11 319 319 83
10 New York Rangers PTK 84 34 39 11 304 308 79
11 Hartford Whalers ADM 84 26 52 6 284 369 58
12 Ottawa Senators ADM 84 10 70 4 202 395 24

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 8, 19924–5 Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 0–1–0
2WOctober 10, 19925–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 1–1–0
3WOctober 11, 19928–2 Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 2–1–0
4LOctober 13, 19925–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 2–2–0
5WOctober 16, 19925–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 3–2–0
6LOctober 17, 19924–6 @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 3–3–0
7WOctober 21, 19924–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 4–3–0
8WOctober 23, 19925–4 San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 5–3–0
9TOctober 28, 19924–4 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 5–3–1
10WOctober 30, 199212–3 Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 6–3–1
11TOctober 31, 19922–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 6–3–2
12LNovember 2, 19926–7 OT @ New York Rangers (1992–93) 6–4–2
13LNovember 5, 19925–7 @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 6–5–2
14LNovember 7, 19922–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 6–6–2
15WNovember 11, 19927–2 Boston Bruins (1992–93) 7–6–2
16WNovember 13, 19928–2 Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 8–6–2
17LNovember 14, 19925–7 @ New York Islanders (1992–93) 8–7–2
18LNovember 17, 19922–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 8–8–2
19LNovember 18, 19922–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 8–9–2
20LNovember 21, 19923–4 Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 8–10–2
21TNovember 22, 19924–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 8–10–3
22TNovember 25, 19921–1 OT Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 8–10–4
23WNovember 27, 19924–1 Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 9–10–4
24WNovember 29, 19925–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 10–10–4
25LNovember 30, 19920–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 10–11–4
26TDecember 4, 19925–5 OT New York Islanders (1992–93) 10–11–5
27LDecember 6, 19923–7 New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 10–12–5
28LDecember 7, 19923–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 10–13–5
29WDecember 9, 19925–2 Boston Bruins (1992–93) 11–13–5
30WDecember 11, 19929–3 Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 12–13–5
31TDecember 12, 19921–1 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 12–13–6
32WDecember 15, 19923–2 @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 13–13–6
33LDecember 19, 19922–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 13–14–6
34WDecember 20, 19925–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 14–14–6
35WDecember 23, 19924–1 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 15–14–6
36LDecember 27, 19922–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 15–15–6
37WDecember 31, 199211–6 New York Rangers (1992–93) 16–15–6
38WJanuary 2, 19937–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 17–15–6
39WJanuary 3, 19936–5 OT St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 18–15–6
40WJanuary 6, 19933–1 @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 19–15–6
41WJanuary 8, 19936–5 New York Islanders (1992–93) 20–15–6
42WJanuary 10, 19935–3 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 21–15–6
43LJanuary 12, 19932–5 @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 21–16–6
44LJanuary 15, 19931–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 21–17–6
45LJanuary 17, 19932–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 21–18–6
46WJanuary 19, 19933–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 22–18–6
47WJanuary 22, 19936–2 Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 23–18–6
48LJanuary 23, 19933–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 23–19–6
49WJanuary 26, 19934–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 24–19–6
50WJanuary 27, 19934–3 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 25–19–6
51WJanuary 29, 19936–4 New York Rangers (1992–93) 26–19–6
52LJanuary 31, 19934–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 26–20–6
53WFebruary 3, 19933–2 Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 27–20–6
54LFebruary 8, 19932–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 27–21–6
55WFebruary 10, 19936–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 28–21–6
56LFebruary 12, 19931–3 Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 28–22–6
57WFebruary 14, 19937–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 29–22–6
58WFebruary 17, 19935–3 @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 30–22–6
59TFebruary 19, 19933–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 30–22–7
60WFebruary 24, 199310–7 Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 31–22–7
61LFebruary 26, 19934–6 Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 31–23–7
62LFebruary 27, 19934–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 31–24–7
63LMarch 1, 19932–5 Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 31–25–7
64TMarch 3, 19932–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1992–93) 31–25–8
65LMarch 5, 19932–4 Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 31–26–8
66WMarch 7, 19932–1 Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 32–26–8
67WMarch 10, 19937–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 33–26–8
68TMarch 13, 19933–3 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 33–26–9
69LMarch 15, 19932–4 Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 33–27–9
70TMarch 16, 19932–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 33–27–10
71WMarch 20, 19933–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 34–27–10
72WMarch 22, 19938–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 35–27–10
73LMarch 24, 19930–2 Boston Bruins (1992–93) 35–28–10
74WMarch 25, 19936–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 36–28–10
75WMarch 28, 19933–1 Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 37–28–10
76LMarch 30, 19931–4 @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 37–29–10
77WMarch 31, 19935–2 New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 38–29–10
78LApril 3, 19932–3 @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 38–30–10
79LApril 4, 19930–3 Boston Bruins (1992–93) 38–31–10
80LApril 6, 19931–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 38–32–10
81LApril 10, 19935–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 38–33–10
82LApril 11, 19931–3 Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 38–34–10
83LApril 13, 19932–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 38–35–10
84LApril 15, 19934–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 38–36–10

Playoffs

1993 Stanley Cup playoffs

Adams Division semi-finals

Boston vs. Buffalo

Buffalo's four-game sweep of the Bruins ended with a memorable overtime goal by Brad May at Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium, leading to Sabres' play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret's famous "May Day! May Day! May Day!" call.

Buffalo wins best-of-seven series 4–0

Adams Division Finals

Montreal vs. Buffalo

The long-awaited series between Patrick Roy and Grant Fuhr had finally arrived. The Canadiens swept the series, winning every game by a score of 4–3.

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–0

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Pat LaFontaine 84 53 95 148 63
Alexander Mogilny 77 76 51 127 40
Dale Hawerchuk 81 16 80 96 52
Dave Andreychuk* 52 29 32 61 48
Bob Sweeney 80 21 26 47 118
Randy Wood 82 18 25 43 77
Yuri Khmylev 68 20 19 39 28
Wayne Presley 79 15 17 32 96
Brad May 82 13 13 26 242
Dave Hannan 55 5 15 20 43
Donald Audette 44 12 7 19 51
Bob Corkum 68 6 4 10 38
Viktor Gordiouk 16 3 6 9 0
Colin Patterson 36 4 2 6 22
Rob Ray 68 3 2 5 211
Bob Errey* 8 1 3 4 4
Scott Thomas 7 1 1 2 15
Matthew Barnaby 2 1 0 1 10
Doug MacDonald 5 1 0 1 2
Peter Ciavaglia 3 0 0 0 0

* - player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo

Defencemen

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Doug Bodger 81 9 45 54 87
Richard Smehlik 80 4 27 31 59
Petr Svoboda 40 2 24 26 59
Ken Sutton 63 8 14 22 30
Grant Ledyard 50 2 14 16 45
Gord Donnelly 60 3 8 11 221
Mike Ramsey* 33 2 8 10 20
Randy Moller 35 2 7 9 83
Bob Boughner 15 3 5 8 6
Keith Carney 30 2 4 6 55
Philippe Boucher 18 0 4 4 14
Greg Brown 10 0 1 1 6

* - player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo

Goaltending

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

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Dominik Hasek 28 11 10 4 0 3.15
Grant Fuhr 29 11 15 2 0 3.47
Daren Puppa 24 11 5 4 0 3.58
Tom Draper 11 5 6 0 0 3.70

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/1993.html
  2. http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/1993_games.html
  3. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  4. "1992–1993 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
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