1992–93 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 6th Patrick |
Conference | 10th Wales |
1992–93 record | 34–39–11 |
Home record | 20–17–5 |
Road record | 14–22–6 |
Goals for | 304 |
Goals against | 308 |
Team information | |
General manager | Neil Smith |
Coach |
Roger Neilson Ron Smith |
Captain | Mark Messier |
Alternate captains |
Adam Graves Brian Leetch Mike Gartner |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Average attendance | 17,585 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mike Gartner (45) |
Assists | Mark Messier (66) |
Points | Mark Messier (91) |
Penalty minutes | Jeff Beukeboom (153) |
Plus/minus | (+):
Sergei Nemchinov (+15) (−): Esa Tikkanen (−13) |
Wins | John Vanbiesbrouck (20) |
Goals against average | John Vanbiesbrouck (3.31) |
The 1992–93 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 67th season. [1] The Rangers, coming off a Presidents' Trophy-winning 1991–92 season, [2] finished with a 34–39–11 record in the regular season. The team finished last in the Patrick Division and missed the playoffs. [3] [4]
Roger Neilson entered his fourth season as Rangers head coach, but was fired midway through the season and replaced by Ron Smith. [5]
On December 15, 1992, the Rangers were shut-out at home 3–0 by the Calgary Flames. It was the first time the Rangers had been shut out in a regular season game since December 17, 1989, when they lost at home 2–0 to the Montreal Canadiens. Prior to their loss to the Flames, the Rangers had gone 236 consecutive regular-season games without being shutout. [6] [7] [8] [9]
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Pittsburgh Penguins | 84 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 119 | 367 | 268 |
Washington Capitals | 84 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 93 | 325 | 286 |
New York Islanders | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 87 | 335 | 297 |
New Jersey Devils | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 87 | 308 | 299 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 84 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 83 | 319 | 319 |
New York Rangers | 84 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 79 | 304 | 308 |
[10]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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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
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October: 7–4–1 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–3–0)
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November: 4–6–2 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 2–2–2)
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December: 8–6–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–4–1)
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January: 4–5–3 (Home: 3–0–2; Road: 1–5–1)
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February: 5–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–3–2)
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March: 5–6–1 (Home: 3–5–1; Road: 2–1–0)
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April: 1–8–0 (Home: 0–4–0; Road: 1–4–0)
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The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs, missing the postseason for the first time since 1988. [1]
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Player | Number | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
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John Vanbiesbrouck | 34 | 48 | 2757 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 152 | 3.31 | 1525 | .900 | 4 |
Mike Richter | 35 | 38 | 2105 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 134 | 3.82 | 1180 | .886 | 1 |
Corey Hirsch | 31 | 4 | 224 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3.75 | 116 | .879 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
New York's picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum. [13] [14]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 24 | Peter Ferraro | C | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks ( USHL) |
2 | 48 | Mattias Norstrom | D | Sweden | AIK IF ( Elitserien) |
3 | 72 | Eric Cairns | LW | Canada | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors ( OHL) |
4 | 85 | Chris Ferraro | C | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
5 | 120 | Dmitri Starostenko | RW | Belarus | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
6 | 144 | David Dal Grande | D | Canada | Ottawa Jr. Senators (MOJHL) |
7 | 168 | Matt Oates | LW | Canada | Miami University ( CCHA) |
8 | 192 | Mickey Elick | D | Canada | Calgary Canucks ( AJHL) |
9 | 216 | Daniel Brierley | D | United States | Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT) |
10 | 240 | Vladimir Vorobiev | RW | Russia | Metallurg Cherepovets (CIS) |