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1991–92 New York Rangers season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1991–92
year	1991
Team	New York Rangers
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	1st
Division	Patrick
DivisionRank	1st
Record	50–25–5
HomeRecord	28–8–4
RoadRecord	22–17–1
GoalsFor	321
GoalsAgainst	246
GeneralManager	Neil Smith
Coach	Roger Neilson
Captain	Mark Messier
AltCaptain	Mike Gartner
Brian Leetch
Arena	Madison Square Garden
GoalsLeader	Mike Gartner (40)
AssistsLeader	Brian Leetch (80)
PointsLeader	Mark Messier (107)
PIMLeader	Tie Domi (246)
PlusMinusLeader	James Patrick (+34)
WinsLeader	John Vanbiesbrouck (27)
GAALeader	John Vanbiesbrouck (2.85)
PresidentsTrophy	Yes
DivisionWin	Yes

Brian Leetch

The 1991–92 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 66th season. The season saw the Rangers finish in first place in the Patrick Division with a record of 50 wins, 25 losses, and 5 ties for 105 points. This was the highest points total in the league that season, netting the Rangers the Presidents' Trophy. This season marked the first time since the 1941–42 NHL season that the Rangers were the top team in the NHL. In the playoffs, they defeated their cross-river rivals, the New Jersey Devils, in seven games in the Division Semi-finals before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins in six games in the Division Finals.

The 1991–92 season was Mark Messier's first in New York, having arrived from the Edmonton Oilers via trade on October 5, 1991. He scored 35 goals and 72 assists for 107 points, winning his second Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player. Rangers defenceman Brian Leetch had a spectacular season, leading all rearguards in the NHL in scoring (22 goals and 80 assists for 102 points) and receiving the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenceman. The Rangers, along with the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, had five 30-goal scorers. New York was not shut out in any of their 80 regular-season games.

Pre-season

Main article: 1991 outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas

On September 27, 1991, the Rangers played the Los Angeles Kings in the first ever outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Caesars Palace. This was also the first NHL game in Las Vegas since 1968. The crowd on hand was 13,000 with the Kings beating the Rangers 5–2.

Regular season

Towards the end of the regular season, the NHL went on a 10-day strike, causing the league to shut down from April 1–April 12. The games that were originally scheduled to be played during that 10-day period were made up once the strike was over.

The Rangers had an effective penalty-killing unit, as they tied the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals for the fewest power-play goals allowed during the regular season, with just 60. The Rangers also led the NHL in penalty-killing percentage (84.81%).

Season standings

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || 3 || @ Boston Bruins || 5 – 3 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 5 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2 – 1 OT || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 7 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 1 OT || 2–1–0 |- | 4 || 9 || New York Islanders || 5 – 3 || 3–1–0 |- | 5 || 11 || @ Washington Capitals || 5 – 1 || 3–2–0 |- | 6 || 12 || @ Hartford Whalers || 5 – 2 || 3–3–0 |- | 7 || 14 || Washington Capitals || 5 – 3 || 3–4–0 |- | 8 || 16 || New Jersey Devils || 4 – 2 || 4–4–0 |- | 9 || 19 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5 – 4 || 5–4–0 |- | 10 || 20 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 3 || 5–5–0 |- | 11 || 23 || Los Angeles Kings || 7 – 2 || 6–5–0 |- | 12 || 26 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 5 – 3 || 7–5–0 |- | 13 || 29 || Minnesota North Stars || 3 – 2 || 8–5–0 |- | 14 || 31 || Quebec Nordiques || 5 – 4 || 9–5–0

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Playoffs

Main article: 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs

|- | 1 || April 19 || New Jersey Devils || 1 – 2 || New York Rangers || || 18,200 || New York Rangers lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || April 21 || New Jersey Devils || 7 – 3 || New York Rangers || || 18,200 || Series tied 1–1 |- | 3 || April 23 || New York Rangers || 1 – 3 || New Jersey Devils|| || 19,040 || New Jersey leads series 2–1 |- | 4 || April 25 || New York Rangers || 3 – 0 || New Jersey Devils || || 19,040 || Series tied 2–2 |- | 5 || April 27 || New Jersey Devils || 5 – 8 || New York Rangers || || 18,200 || New York Rangers lead series 3–2 |- | 6 || April 29 || New York Rangers || 3 – 5 || New Jersey Devils || || 19,040 || Series tied 3–3 |- | 7 || May 1 || New Jersey Devils || 4 – 8 || New York Rangers || || 18,200 || New York Rangers win series 4–3

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Player statistics

;Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
	79	35	72	107	31	76
	80	22	80	102	25	26
	76	40	41	81	11	55
	80	14	57	71	34	54
	79	35	34	69	12	55
	80	26	33	59	19	139
	73	30	28	58	19	15
	71	30	23	53	11	57
	55	17	13	30	6	22
	53	8	22	30	-3	23
	74	13	15	28	14	102
	79	10	9	19	13	224
	50	1	18	19	7	40
	32	7	11	18	-5	12
	46	8	9	17	13	4
	67	3	12	15	11	121
†	40	7	7	14	5	14
	51	7	4	11	-4	121
†	56	1	10	11	19	122
‡	43	2	7	9	-15	78
	52	1	8	9	33	65
	42	2	4	6	-4	246
‡	11	1	4	5	-1	10
	9	1	2	3	0	2
	26	0	2	2	-10	31
	3	0	1	1	0	2
	3	0	1	1	1	0
‡	10	0	1	1	1	15
	1	0	0	0	0	0
‡	1	0	0	0	-1	0
	3	0	0	0	-4	2
‡	4	0	0	0	-1	5
†	11	0	0	0	2	24

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
13	8	8	16	4
13	4	11	15	4
11	7	7	14	6
13	3	6	9	2
10	5	3	8	22
13	0	7	7	12
13	2	3	5	47
13	2	3	5	2
13	4	1	5	14
13	1	4	5	8
13	0	4	4	23
7	2	2	4	0
8	4	0	4	6
13	0	3	3	31
13	1	2	3	2
13	1	2	3	10
13	0	2	2	10
6	1	1	2	32
12	1	1	2	38
8	1	0	1	0
3	0	0	0	0

;Goaltenders

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
	45	2526	27	13	3	120	2.85	1331	.910	2
	41	2298	23	12	2	119	3.11	1205	.901	3

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
	7	412	4	2	24	3.50	226	.894	1
	7	368	2	5	23	3.75	179	.872	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.

Awards and records

Presidents' Trophy: New York Rangers
Hart Memorial Trophy: Mark Messier
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Brian Leetch
Lester B. Pearson Award: Mark Messier
Most assists, season – Brian Leetch (1991–92) – 80
Most points by defenseman, season – Brian Leetch (1991–92) – 102

Transactions

Trades

Draft picks

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

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	15	Alexei Kovalev	RW	Soviet Union	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
2	37	Darcy Werenka	D	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5	96	Corey Machanic	D	United States	University of Vermont (ECAC)
6	125	Fredrik Jax	RW	Sweden	Leksands IF (Elitserien)
6	128	Barry Young	D	United Kingdom	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7	147	John Rushin	C	United States	Edina Kennedy High School (USHS-MN)
8	169	Corey Hirsch	G	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
9	191	Vyacheslav Uvayev	D	Soviet Union	Spartak Moscow (Russia)
10	213	Jamie Ram	G	Canada	Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
11	235	Vitali Chinakhov	C	Soviet Union	Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
12	257	Brian Wiseman	C	Canada	University of Michigan (CCHA)

Supplemental Draft

New York's picks at the 1991 NHL supplemental draft.

Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
Steven King	RW	United States	Brown University (ECAC)

References

Lapointe, Joe. (1992-04-01). "Puck stops everywhere as players go on strike". New York Times.
"1991–92 NHL Summary".
"1991–92 New York Rangers Schedule".
"1991–92 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com.

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Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
	79	35	72	107	31	76
	80	22	80	102	25	26
	76	40	41	81	11	55
	80	14	57	71	34	54
	79	35	34	69	12	55
	80	26	33	59	19	139
	73	30	28	58	19	15
	71	30	23	53	11	57
	55	17	13	30	6	22
	53	8	22	30	-3	23
	74	13	15	28	14	102
	79	10	9	19	13	224
	50	1	18	19	7	40
	32	7	11	18	-5	12
	46	8	9	17	13	4
	67	3	12	15	11	121
†	40	7	7	14	5	14
	51	7	4	11	-4	121
†	56	1	10	11	19	122
‡	43	2	7	9	-15	78
	52	1	8	9	33	65
	42	2	4	6	-4	246
‡	11	1	4	5	-1	10
	9	1	2	3	0	2
	26	0	2	2	-10	31
	3	0	1	1	0	2
	3	0	1	1	1	0
‡	10	0	1	1	1	15
	1	0	0	0	0	0
‡	1	0	0	0	-1	0
	3	0	0	0	-4	2
‡	4	0	0	0	-1	5
†	11	0	0	0	2	24

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
13	8	8	16	4
13	4	11	15	4
11	7	7	14	6
13	3	6	9	2
10	5	3	8	22
13	0	7	7	12
13	2	3	5	47
13	2	3	5	2
13	4	1	5	14
13	1	4	5	8
13	0	4	4	23
7	2	2	4	0
8	4	0	4	6
13	0	3	3	31
13	1	2	3	2
13	1	2	3	10
13	0	2	2	10
6	1	1	2	32
12	1	1	2	38
8	1	0	1	0
3	0	0	0	0

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
	79	35	72	107	31	76
	80	22	80	102	25	26
	76	40	41	81	11	55
	80	14	57	71	34	54
	79	35	34	69	12	55
	80	26	33	59	19	139
	73	30	28	58	19	15
	71	30	23	53	11	57
	55	17	13	30	6	22
	53	8	22	30	-3	23
	74	13	15	28	14	102
	79	10	9	19	13	224
	50	1	18	19	7	40
	32	7	11	18	-5	12
	46	8	9	17	13	4
	67	3	12	15	11	121
†	40	7	7	14	5	14
	51	7	4	11	-4	121
†	56	1	10	11	19	122
‡	43	2	7	9	-15	78
	52	1	8	9	33	65
	42	2	4	6	-4	246
‡	11	1	4	5	-1	10
	9	1	2	3	0	2
	26	0	2	2	-10	31
	3	0	1	1	0	2
	3	0	1	1	1	0
‡	10	0	1	1	1	15
	1	0	0	0	0	0
‡	1	0	0	0	-1	0
	3	0	0	0	-4	2
‡	4	0	0	0	-1	5
†	11	0	0	0	2	24

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
13	8	8	16	4
13	4	11	15	4
11	7	7	14	6
13	3	6	9	2
10	5	3	8	22
13	0	7	7	12
13	2	3	5	47
13	2	3	5	2
13	4	1	5	14
13	1	4	5	8
13	0	4	4	23
7	2	2	4	0
8	4	0	4	6
13	0	3	3	31
13	1	2	3	2
13	1	2	3	10
13	0	2	2	10
6	1	1	2	32
12	1	1	2	38
8	1	0	1	0
3	0	0	0	0

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
	79	35	72	107	31	76
	80	22	80	102	25	26
	76	40	41	81	11	55
	80	14	57	71	34	54
	79	35	34	69	12	55
	80	26	33	59	19	139
	73	30	28	58	19	15
	71	30	23	53	11	57
	55	17	13	30	6	22
	53	8	22	30	-3	23
	74	13	15	28	14	102
	79	10	9	19	13	224
	50	1	18	19	7	40
	32	7	11	18	-5	12
	46	8	9	17	13	4
	67	3	12	15	11	121
†	40	7	7	14	5	14
	51	7	4	11	-4	121
†	56	1	10	11	19	122
‡	43	2	7	9	-15	78
	52	1	8	9	33	65
	42	2	4	6	-4	246
‡	11	1	4	5	-1	10
	9	1	2	3	0	2
	26	0	2	2	-10	31
	3	0	1	1	0	2
	3	0	1	1	1	0
‡	10	0	1	1	1	15
	1	0	0	0	0	0
‡	1	0	0	0	-1	0
	3	0	0	0	-4	2
‡	4	0	0	0	-1	5
†	11	0	0	0	2	24

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
13	8	8	16	4
13	4	11	15	4
11	7	7	14	6
13	3	6	9	2
10	5	3	8	22
13	0	7	7	12
13	2	3	5	47
13	2	3	5	2
13	4	1	5	14
13	1	4	5	8
13	0	4	4	23
7	2	2	4	0
8	4	0	4	6
13	0	3	3	31
13	1	2	3	2
13	1	2	3	10
13	0	2	2	10
6	1	1	2	32
12	1	1	2	38
8	1	0	1	0
3	0	0	0	0