1992–93 Boston Bruins
Adams Division champions
Division1st Adams
Conference2nd Wales
1992–93 record51–26–7
Home record29–10–3
Road record22–16–4
Goals for332
Goals against268
Team information
General managerHarry Sinden
CoachBrian Sutter
CaptainRay Bourque
Alternate captainsCam Neely
Adam Oates
ArenaBoston Garden
Average attendance14,233
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins (AHL)
Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAdam Oates (45)
AssistsAdam Oates (97)
PointsAdam Oates (142)
Penalty minutesBrent Hughes (191)
Plus/minusRay Bourque (+38)
WinsAndy Moog (37)
Goals against averageJohn Blue (2.90)

The 1992–93 Boston Bruins season was the team's 69th season.

Offseason

Regular season

The team finished second in the regular season behind the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Bruins played well all season long and finished their final 8 regular-season games with a perfect 8–0–0 record. The Bruins had the most shots on goal (2,893) during the regular season of all 24 teams.[1] They also tied the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals allowed (8) over 84 games.[2]

Final standings

Adams Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins8451267109332268
Quebec Nordiques84472710104351300
Montreal Canadiens8448306102326280
Buffalo Sabres8438361086335297
Hartford Whalers842652658284369
Ottawa Senators841070424202395

[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
1p Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK8456217367268119
2Boston BruinsADM8451267332268109
3Quebec NordiquesADM84472710351300104
4Montreal CanadiensADM8448306326280102
5Washington CapitalsPTK844334732528693
6New York IslandersPTK844037733529787
7New Jersey DevilsPTK844037730829987
8Buffalo SabresADM8438361033529786
9Philadelphia FlyersPTK8436371131931983
10New York RangersPTK8434391130430879
11Hartford WhalersADM842652628436958
12Ottawa SenatorsADM841070420239524

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

1992-93 game log: 51–26–7 (Home: 29–10–3; Road: 22–16–4)

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Playoffs

Despite being favored to win their first-round matchup against the Buffalo Sabres, the Bruins were eliminated in the Adams Division semi-finals by Buffalo in four straight games. Three games were decided in overtime.

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltending

Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Andy Moog55553,193:49371431683.161,357.87630114
John Blue23211,322:02984642.90597.8931026
Réjean Lemelin108541:43540313.43225.8620004
Mike Bales1024:4800012.4210.9000000
Total5,082:22512672643.122,189.87940324
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
John Blue2196:020153.1249.8980000
Andy Moog33160:5403145.2267.7910000
Total256:5604194.44116.8360000

† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

  • Ray Bourque, runner up, Norris Trophy[6]

During the postseason awards ceremony, Bruin players finished as runner-up on many of the awards; Bourque for the Norris, Oates for the Art Ross and Lady Byng Trophies, Joe Juneau (who had broken the NHL record for assists in a season by a left-winger, a mark he still holds) for the Calder Trophy, Dave Poulin for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, Moog for the William M. Jennings Trophy, and coach Brian Sutter for the Jack Adams Award. Bourque was named to the NHL All-Star First Team and Juneau to the NHL All-Rookie Team, while Oates finished third in voting among centermen for the All-Star First/Second Teams. [6]

Records

Milestones

Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached

Transactions

Waivers

DatePlayerTeam
October 4, 1992Doug Evansto Philadelphia Flyers in waiver draft
October 9, 1992Bob Sweeneyto Buffalo Sabres
November 20, 1992Dominic Lavoiefrom Ottawa Senators

Draft picks

Boston's draft picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
116Dmitri KvartalnovLW RussiaSan Diego Gulls (IHL)
3155Sergei ZholtokC LatviaRiga Stars (Latvia)
5112Scott BaileyG CanadaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
62133Jiri DopitaC CzechoslovakiaDS Olomouc (Czechoslovakia)
6136Grigorijs PantelejevsLW LatviaRiga Stars (Latvia)
8184Kurt SeherD CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
9208Mattias TimanderD SwedenModo Hockey (Sweden)
10232Chris CrombieLW CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
11256Denis ChervyakovD RussiaHK Riga (Latvia)
113257Yevgeni PavlovRW RussiaSKA Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Notes
  1. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 2, 1992 that sent Garry Galley, Wes Walz and a third-round pick in 1993 to Philadelphia in exchange for Gord Murphy, Brian Dobbin, a fourth-round pick in 1993 and this pick.
  2. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on September 11, 1991 that sent Norm Foster to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.
  3. The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 8, 1992 that sent Steve Bancroft and an eleventh-round pick in 1993 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.

See also

References

  1. "1992-93 Boston Bruins Roster and Statistics".
  2. "1992-93 NHL Summary".
  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.
  5. "1992-93 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  6. 1 2 National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
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