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1991–92 New Jersey Devils season
National Hockey League season
National Hockey League season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1991–92 |
| year | 1991 |
| Team | New Jersey Devils |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 5th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 38–31–11 |
| HomeRecord | 24–12–4 |
| RoadRecord | 14–19–7 |
| GoalsFor | 289 |
| GoalsAgainst | 259 |
| GeneralManager | Lou Lamoriello |
| Coach | Tom McVie |
| Captain | Bruce Driver |
| AltCaptain | Scott Stevens |
| Laurie Boschman | |
| Arena | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Claude Lemieux (41) |
| AssistsLeader | Scott Stevens and Kevin Todd (42) |
| PointsLeader | Claude Lemieux (68) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Claude Vilgrain (+27) |
| PIMLeader | Randy McKay (246) |
| WinsLeader | Chris Terreri (22) |
| GAALeader | Craig Billington (3.04) |
Laurie Boschman The 1991–92 New Jersey Devils season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 10th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. For the third consecutive season, the Devils qualified for the playoffs, this time losing in the division semi-finals to the New York Rangers.
Regular season
Goaltender Martin Brodeur made his debut with the Devils. Though he would only play four games during this season, he who would go on to become the franchise goaltender of the Devils.
The Devils scored the fewest power-play goals (59) and had the fewest power-play opportunities in the NHL (338).
Season standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 5, 1991||7–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 6, 1991||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 8, 1991||6–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques||3–0–0 |- |4||W||October 12, 1991||4–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins||4–0–0 |- |5||L||October 13, 1991||2–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||4–1–0 |- |6||L||October 16, 1991||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||4–2–0 |- |7||L||October 18, 1991||5–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals||4–3–0 |- |8||L||October 19, 1991||1–5 || align="left"| Washington Capitals||4–4–0 |- |9||W||October 22, 1991||5–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings||5–4–0 |- |10||W||October 24, 1991||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||6–4–0 |- |11||W||October 26, 1991||9–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks||7–4–0 |- |12||L||October 29, 1991||3–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks||7–5–0 |- |13||W||October 30, 1991||5–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames||8–5–0
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Playoffs
Patrick Division Semifinals
(P4) New Jersey Devils vs. (P1) New York Rangers
The series opened at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers won game 1 4–2, but the Devils tied up the series in game 2 with a 7-3 drubbing over New York. Games 3 and 4 were at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. In game 3, the Devils were victorious by a score of 3–1. But in game 4, the Rangers blanked the Devils 3–0. Game 5 shifted back to New York, where the Rangers took a commanding 3–2 series lead by defeating the Devils 8–5. Game 6 was at the Meadowlands and the Devils won 5–3 tying up the series at 3 games apiece. Game 7 shifted back to Madison Square Garden where the Rangers won 8–4 over New Jersey and won the series 4–3.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 74 | 41 | 27 | 68 | 109 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 8 | |
| RW | 74 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 25 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| C | 80 | 21 | 42 | 63 | 69 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 66 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 68 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 124 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 71 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 74 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 78 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 76 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 70 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| LW | 76 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| RW | 80 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 246 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 76 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 44 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 71 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| C | 75 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 121 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 70 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 108 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 37 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 41 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 44 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 80 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 170 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3186 | 54 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 169 | 3.18 | 1 | 1511 | 1342 | .888 | |
| 1363 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 69 | 3.04 | 2 | 637 | 568 | .892 | |
| 179 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.35 | 0 | 85 | 75 | .882 | |
| 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 55 | 46 | .836 | |
| **Team:** | 4848 | 80 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 257 | 3.18 | 3 | 2288 | 2031 | .888 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3.58 | 0 | 203 | 180 | .887 | |
| 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.63 | 0 | 15 | 12 | .800 | |
| **Team:** | 418 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 3.73 | 0 | 218 | 192 | .881 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
Awards
| Player | Award | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Todd | NHL All-Rookie Team – Forward | End of regular season |
Draft picks
The Devils' draft picks at the 1991 NHL entry draft.
| [S](1991-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 17 | Rob Kruhlak | Canada | G | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
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Notes
References
References
- National Hockey League. (2010). "The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011". Triumph Books.
- "1991-92 NHL Summary".
- "1991-92 New Jersey Devils Schedule".
- "1991-92 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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