1992–93 Buffalo Sabres season

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]

1992–93 Buffalo Sabres
Division4th Adams
Conference7th Wales
1992–93 record38–36–10
Home record25–15–2
Road record13–21–8
Goals for335
Goals against297
Team information
General managerGerry Meehan
CoachJohn Muckler
CaptainMike Ramsey (Oct)
Pat LaFontaine (Oct-May)
Alternate captainsPat LaFontaine (Oct)
Dave Andreychuk
Dale Hawerchuk
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance14,981
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Mogilny (76)
AssistsPat LaFontaine (95)
PointsPat LaFontaine (148)
Penalty minutesBrad May (242)
Plus/minusDoug Bodger (+14)
WinsGrant Fuhr, Dominik Hasek & Daren Puppa (11)
Goals against averageDominik Hasek (3.15)

Offseason

NHL Draft

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

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
111David Cooper CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
235Jozef Cierny CzechoslovakiaZTK Zvolen (Czechoslovakia)
359Ondrej Steiner CzechoslovakiaSkoda Plzen (Czechoslovakia)
480Dean Melanson CanadaSaint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
483Matthew Barnaby CanadaBeauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
5107Markus Ketterer FinlandJokerit (Finland)
5108Yuri Khmylev RussiaKrylya Sovetov (Russia)
6131Paul Rushforth CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
8179Dean Tiltgen CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
9203Todd Simon CanadaNiagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
10227Rick Kowalsky CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
11251Chris Clancy CanadaCornwall Royals (OHL)

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 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
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 8, 19924–5Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)0–1–0
2WOctober 10, 19925–2@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)1–1–0
3WOctober 11, 19928–2Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)2–1–0
4LOctober 13, 19925–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)2–2–0
5WOctober 16, 19925–4 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)3–2–0
6LOctober 17, 19924–6@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)3–3–0
7WOctober 21, 19924–1Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)4–3–0
8WOctober 23, 19925–4San Jose Sharks (1992–93)5–3–0
9TOctober 28, 19924–4 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)5–3–1
10WOctober 30, 199212–3Ottawa 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, 19927–2Boston Bruins (1992–93)7–6–2
16WNovember 13, 19928–2Hartford 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, 19923–4Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)8–10–2
21TNovember 22, 19924–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)8–10–3
22TNovember 25, 19921–1 OTQuebec Nordiques (1992–93)8–10–4
23WNovember 27, 19924–1Ottawa 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 OTNew York Islanders (1992–93)10–11–5
27LDecember 6, 19923–7New Jersey Devils (1992–93)10–12–5
28LDecember 7, 19923–4@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)10–13–5
29WDecember 9, 19925–2Boston Bruins (1992–93)11–13–5
30WDecember 11, 19929–3Hartford 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, 19925–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)14–14–6
35WDecember 23, 19924–1Washington Capitals (1992–93)15–14–6
36LDecember 27, 19922–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)15–15–6
37WDecember 31, 199211–6New York Rangers (1992–93)16–15–6
38WJanuary 2, 19937–2@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)17–15–6
39WJanuary 3, 19936–5 OTSt. Louis Blues (1992–93)18–15–6
40WJanuary 6, 19933–1@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)19–15–6
41WJanuary 8, 19936–5New York Islanders (1992–93)20–15–6
42WJanuary 10, 19935–3Calgary 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, 19936–2Quebec 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, 19934–3Washington Capitals (1992–93)25–19–6
51WJanuary 29, 19936–4New York Rangers (1992–93)26–19–6
52LJanuary 31, 19934–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (1992–93)26–20–6
53WFebruary 3, 19933–2Hartford 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, 19931–3Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)28–22–6
57WFebruary 14, 19937–4Pittsburgh 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, 199310–7Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)31–22–7
61LFebruary 26, 19934–6Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)31–23–7
62LFebruary 27, 19934–8@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)31–24–7
63LMarch 1, 19932–5Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)31–25–7
64TMarch 3, 19932–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1992–93)31–25–8
65LMarch 5, 19932–4Hartford Whalers (1992–93)31–26–8
66WMarch 7, 19932–1Winnipeg 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, 19932–4Los 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, 19930–2Boston Bruins (1992–93)35–28–10
74WMarch 25, 19936–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)36–28–10
75WMarch 28, 19933–1Ottawa Senators (1992–93)37–28–10
76LMarch 30, 19931–4@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)37–29–10
77WMarch 31, 19935–2New Jersey Devils (1992–93)38–29–10
78LApril 3, 19932–3@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)38–30–10
79LApril 4, 19930–3Boston 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, 19931–3Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)38–34–10
83LApril 13, 19932–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1992–93)38–35–10
84LApril 15, 19934–7Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)38–36–10

Playoffs

1993 Stanley Cup playoffs

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.

  • April 18 - Buffalo 5 Boston 4 (OT)
  • April 20 - Buffalo 4 Boston 0
  • April 22 - Boston 3 Buffalo 4 (OT)
  • April 24 - Boston 5 Buffalo 6 (OT)

Buffalo wins best-of-seven series 4–0

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; three of the four the games in overtime.

  • May 2 - Buffalo 3 Montreal 4
  • May 4 - Buffalo 3 Montreal 4 (OT)
  • May 6 - Montreal 4 Buffalo 3 (OT)
  • May 8 - Montreal 4 Buffalo 3 (OT)

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 LaFontaine84539514863
Alexander Mogilny77765112740
Dale Hawerchuk8116809652
Dave Andreychuk*5229326148
Bob Sweeney80212647118
Randy Wood8218254377
Yuri Khmylev6820193928
Wayne Presley7915173296
Brad May82131326242
Dave Hannan555152043
Donald Audette441271951
Bob Corkum68641038
Viktor Gordiouk163690
Colin Patterson3642622
Rob Ray68325211
Bob Errey*81344
Scott Thomas711215
Matthew Barnaby210110
Doug MacDonald51012
Peter Ciavaglia30000

* - 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 Bodger819455487
Richard Smehlik804273159
Petr Svoboda402242659
Ken Sutton638142230
Grant Ledyard502141645
Gord Donnelly603811221
Mike Ramsey*33281020
Randy Moller3527983
Bob Boughner153586
Keith Carney3024655
Philippe Boucher1804414
Greg Brown100116

* - 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 Hasek281110403.15
Grant Fuhr291115203.47
Daren Puppa24115403.58
Tom Draper1156003.70

Awards and records
  • Pat LaFontaine, NHL Second Team All-Star
  • Alexander Mogilny, NHL Second Team All-Star
  • Alexander Mogilny, club record, goals in a season (76)
  • Pat LaFontaine, club record, assists in a season (95)
  • Pat LaFontaine, club record, points in a season (148)

Transactions

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/1993.html
  2. https://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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