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1991–92 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season

NHL hockey team season

FieldValue
TeamMontreal Canadiens
LeagueNHL
Season1991–92
year1991
ConferenceWales
ConferenceRank2nd
DivisionAdams
DivisionRank1st
Record41–28–11
HomeRecord27–8–5
RoadRecord14–20–6
GoalsFor267
GoalsAgainst207
GeneralManagerSerge Savard
CoachPat Burns
CaptainGuy Carbonneau
AltCaptainMike McPhee
Brian Skrudland
ArenaMontreal Forum
GoalsLeaderKirk Muller (36)
AssistsLeaderDenis Savard (42)
PointsLeaderKirk Muller (77)
PIMLeaderLyle Odelein (212)
PlusMinusLeaderBrent Gilchrist (+29)
WinsLeaderPatrick Roy (36)
GAALeaderPatrick Roy (2.36)
DivisionWinYes

Brian Skrudland

The 1991–92 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 83rd season. The season saw the Canadiens won the Adams Division and make it to the second round of the playoffs, losing to the Boston Bruins in the Adams Division final. After the sweep, head coach Pat Burns resigned.

Pre-season

The Canadiens changed their personnel in the off-season. Andrew Cassels, Tom Chorske, Stephane Richer and Ryan Walter were traded. The Canadiens picked up Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson.

Regular season

The team started well, losing just three times in October. At New Year's, the team led the league overall standings with 54 points. In February, the Canadiens reacquired Chris Nilan three years after he left Montreal. In the last 17 games of his NHL career, the veteran enforcer adds 74 penalty minutes to raise his overall total with the Canadiens to 2,248 minutes, the most in team history. In March, the team traded Petr Svoboda to Buffalo in return for Kevin Haller.

March was dismal for the team, winning only four of 11 games. On April 1, the league's players went on a ten-day strike. The regular season resumed and the Canadiens continued to struggle, slipping to fifth-place overall, but finished first in the Adams Division. The team played well defensively, winning the William M. Jennings Trophy, Patrick Roy winning the Vezina Trophy and Guy Carbonneau winning the Frank J. Selke Trophy and finished +60 in goals.

The Canadiens finished first in the NHL in goaltending, allowing only 207 goals. Furthermore, they tied the Winnipeg Jets for most shutouts, with 7, and they tied the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals for fewest power-play goals allowed, with just 60. The Canadiens were the most disciplined team during the regular season, being short-handed only 320 times. Although the Canadiens scored the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season (4), they tied the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fewest short-handed goals allowed (5).

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 3, 1991||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 5, 1991||1–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers||1–1–0 |- |3||T||October 8, 1991||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers||1–1–1 |- |4||W||October 10, 1991||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings||2–1–1 |- |5||W||October 12, 1991||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins||3–1–1 |- |6||L||October 14, 1991||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers||3–2–1 |- |7||W||October 16, 1991||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres||4–2–1 |- |8||L||October 18, 1991||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres||4–3–1 |- |9||W||October 19, 1991||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||5–3–1 |- |10||W||October 23, 1991||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques||6–3–1 |- |11||W||October 24, 1991||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques||7–3–1 |- |12||W||October 26, 1991||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins||8–3–1 |- |13||W||October 30, 1991||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets||9–3–1

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Playoffs

The Canadiens placed first in the division, and played the fourth-place Whalers in the first round. The Canadiens won the series 4–3 to advance to the second round. In the second round, the Bruins defeated the Canadiens 4–0 to eliminate the Canadiens. Coach Pat Burns, who was increasingly criticized in the media, resigned after the season.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
LW7836417786151517
C772842707361215
C7727315814181305
LW6417365311815302
LW792327505729203
RW671130416416202
C72182139392114
D77632385017402
LW39211334107702
D78824327210201
LW78161531636001
RW277142166011
D5851621949103
LW569112039-4601
LW5981119145300
D79414183616200
D6931417919000
LW184610144000
C334610255000
D262810209001
D7117821215000
C4233636-4001
G6705540000
D8224174100
RW1713474-1000
LW20213623000
RW461231303000
D13033227000
C40000-1000
D300022000
G900000000
G900000000
RW300000000
LW20000-1000

Goaltending

PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASOSASVSV%
393567362281552.36518061651.914
4929530222.682195173.887
4369033233.170219196.895
**Team:**4863804128112002.47722202020.910

Playoffs

Scoring

PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
C1139128100
LW1143731211
LW1134710101
LW1025715000
D113364100
D112466101
LW112466100
D101456100
C81344100
D110334000
C111126000
RW101124001
RW811216000
LW81124000
LW81124000
C1111220000
D41012000
LW51014000
RW701115000
RW300018000
D90006000
D20002000
D700011000
G10000000
G110002000

Goaltending

PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASOSASVSV%
6861147302.621312282.904
110000.000111.000
**Team:**6871147302.621313283.904

Awards and records

  • Patrick Roy, Vezina Trophy, William M. Jennings Trophy
  • Guy Carbonneau, Frank J. Selke Trophy

Draft picks

Round#PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/junior/club team (league)
117Brent BilodeauDSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
228Jim CampbellRWUnited StatesN.Y. Northwood Prep (USHS-NY)
243Craig DarbyCUnited StatesThe Albany Academy (USHS-NY)
361Yves SaraultLWSaint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
473Vladimir VujtekLWTri-City Americans (WHL)
481Sylvain LapointeDCanadaClarkson University (ECAC)
5100Brad LayzellDCanadaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
5105Tony PrpicFUnited StatesCulver Military Academy (USHS-IN)
6127Oleg PetrovRWCSKA Moscow (Soviet Union)
7149Brady KramerCUnited StatesHaverford High School (USHS-PN)
8171Brian SavageLWCanadaMiami University (CCHA)
9193Scott FraserRWCanadaDartmouth College (ECAC)
10215Greg MacEachernDCanadaLaval Titan (QMJHL)
11237Paul LeplerDUnited StatesRochester Mustangs (USHL)
12259Dale HooperDUnited StatesSpringfield Olympics (NEJHL)
[S](1991-nhl-supplemental-draft)23Jeff TorreyRWUnited StatesClarkson University (ECAC)

Citations

References

References

  1. "1991-92 NHL Summary".
  2. "1991-92 NHL Goalie Statistics".
  3. "1991-92 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
  4. (2009). "The Eighty-third Season". The Hockey News.
  5. "1991-92 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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