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1991–92 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season


Sports season

FieldValue
LeagueNHL
Season1991–92
year1991
TeamDetroit Red Wings
ConferenceCampbell
ConferenceRank1st
DivisionNorris
DivisionRank1st
Record43–25–12
HomeRecord24–12–4
RoadRecord19–13–8
GoalsFor320
GoalsAgainst256
GeneralManagerBryan Murray
CoachBryan Murray
CaptainSteve Yzerman
AltCaptainGerard Gallant
Brad McCrimmon
Bob Probert
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
GoalsLeaderSteve Yzerman (45)
AssistsLeaderSteve Yzerman (58)
PointsLeaderSteve Yzerman (103)
PlusMinusLeaderPaul Ysebaert (+44)
PIMLeaderBob Probert (276)
WinsLeaderTim Cheveldae (38)
GAALeaderVincent Riendeau (1.38)
DivisionWinYes

Brad McCrimmon Bob Probert

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.

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.

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || October 3 || Detroit || 3 – 3 || Chicago || * || 0–0–1 || 1 |- | 2 || October 5 || Detroit || 5 – 8 || Toronto || || 0–1–1 || 1 |- | 3 || October 10 || Montreal || 4 – 1 || Detroit || || 0–2–1 || 1 |- | 4 || October 12 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Minnesota || || 0–3–1 || 1 |- | 5 || October 15 || Edmonton || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || 1–3–1 || 3 |- | 6 || October 17 || St. Louis || 3 – 6 || Detroit || || 2–3–1 || 5 |- | 7 || October 19 || Detroit || 6 – 1 || Quebec || || 3–3–1 || 7 |- | 8 || October 23 || Winnipeg || 3 – 2 || Detroit || || 3–4–1 || 7 |- | 9 || October 25 || Toronto || 0 – 4 || Detroit || || 4–4–1 || 9 |- | 10 || October 26 || Detroit || 1 – 6 || Toronto || || 4–5–1 || 9 |- | 11 || October 28 || Los Angeles || 4 – 3 || Detroit || || 4–6–1 || 9 |- | 12 || October 30 || Buffalo || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || 5–6–1 || 11

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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 Semifinals (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

PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Steve Yzerman79455810364
Sergei Fedorov8032548672
Paul Ysebaert7935407555
Jimmy Carson8034356930
Ray Sheppard7436266227
Shawn Burr79193251118
Kevin Miller8020264653
Bob Probert63202444276
Gerard Gallant69142236187
Keith Primeau356101683

Defensemen

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

PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Nicklas Lidstrom8011496022
Steve Chiasson62102434136
Vladimir Konstantinov7982533172
Brad McCrimmon7972229118
Yves Racine612222494
Doug Crossman2608814
Brad Marsh5534753

Goaltending

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

PlayerGPWLTSOGAA
Tim Cheveldae723823923.20
Greg Millen1032302.71

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1991 NHL entry draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team
110Martin LapointeLaval Titan (QMJHL)
232Jamie PushorLethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
354Chris OsgoodMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
476Mike KnubleKalamazoo Wings (NAHL)
598Dmitri MotkovCSKA Moscow (USSR)
7142Igor MalykhinCSKA Moscow (USSR)
9186Jim BerminghamLaval Titan (QMJHL)
10208Jason FirthKitchener Rangers (OHL)
11230Bart TunerMichigan State University (CCHA)
12252Andrew MillerWexford Raiders (OJHL)
[S](1991-nhl-supplemental-draft)16Kelly SorensenFerris State University (CCHA)

References

References

  1. "1991-92 NHL Summary".
  2. "1991-92 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
  3. [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1991e.html 1991 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com]
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