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1991–92 Washington Capitals season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1991–92 |
| year | 1991 |
| Team | Washington Capitals |
| Record | 45–27–8 |
| HomeRecord | 25–12–3 |
| RoadRecord | 20–15–5 |
| GoalsFor | 330 |
| GoalsAgainst | 275 |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 2nd |
| GeneralManager | David Poile |
| Coach | Terry Murray |
| Captain | Rod Langway |
| AltCaptain | Kevin Hatcher |
| Dale Hunter | |
| Kelly Miller | |
| Arena | Capital Centre |
| GoalsLeader | Dino Ciccarelli (38) |
| AssistsLeader | Michal Pivonka (57) |
| PointsLeader | Michal Pivonka (80) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Dmitri Khristich (+24) |
| PIMLeader | Alan May (221) |
| WinsLeader | Don Beaupre (29) |
| GAALeader | Don Beaupre (3.20) |
Dale Hunter Kelly Miller The 1991–92 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 18th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were not shut out in any of their regular-season games and playoff games.
Regular season
The Capitals tied the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers for fewest power-play goals allowed, with just 60.
Final standings
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 4, 1991||5–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 5, 1991||3–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 9, 1991||5–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) ||3–0–0 |- |4||W||October 11, 1991||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1991–92) ||4–0–0 |- |5||L||October 12, 1991||2–7 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) ||4–1–0 |- |6||W||October 14, 1991||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1991–92) ||5–1–0 |- |7||W||October 18, 1991||6–5 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1991–92) ||6–1–0 |- |8||W||October 19, 1991||5–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) ||7–1–0 |- |9||W||October 23, 1991||6–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) ||8–1–0 |- |10||L||October 24, 1991||1–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) ||8–2–0 |- |11||L||October 27, 1991||5–6 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) ||8–3–0 |- |12||W||October 29, 1991||8–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) ||9–3–0
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Playoffs
Lost Division Semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–4
Series results: April 19–at Washington: Capitals, 3–1
April 21–at Washington: Capitals, 6–2
April 23–at Pittsburgh: Penguins, 6–4
April 25–at Pittsburgh: Capitals, 7–2
April 27–at Washington: Penguins, 5–2
April 29–at Pittsburgh: Penguins, 6–4
May 1–at Washington: Penguins, 3–1
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 80 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| C | 80 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 205 | -2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 78 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 78 | -10 | 13 | 0 | 7 | |
| LW/C | 80 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 7 | |
| C | 80 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| LW | 66 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 50 | -4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| RW | 71 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 80 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 79 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 105 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 78 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 78 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 180 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 78 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 67 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 67 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 107 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 75 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 221 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 64 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 64 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 30 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 65 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 206 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3108 | 54 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 166 | 3.20 | 1 | 1435 | 1269 | .884 | |
| 1123 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 3.74 | 1 | 558 | 488 | .875 | |
| 605 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3.47 | 0 | 274 | 239 | .872 | |
| **Team:** | 4836 | 80 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 271 | 3.36 | 2 | 2267 | 1996 | .880 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW/C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 3.15 | 0 | 212 | 190 | .896 | |
| **Team:** | 419 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 3.15 | 0 | 212 | 190 | .896 |
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;
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1991 NHL entry draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Pat Peake | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL) | |
| 1 | 21 | Trevor Halverson | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | |
| 2 | 25 | Eric Lavigne | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | |
| 2 | 36 | Jeff Nelson | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | |
| 3 | 58 | Steve Konowalchuk | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | |
| 4 | 80 | Justin Morrison | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | |
| 7 | 146 | Dave Morissette | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | |
| 8 | 168 | Rick Corriveau | London Knights (OHL) | |
| 9 | 190 | Trevor Duhaime | Saint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL) | |
| 10 | 209 | Rob Leask | Hamilton Red Wings (GHJHL) | |
| 10 | 212 | Carl LeBlanc | Granby Bisons (QMJHL) | |
| 11 | 234 | Rob Puchniak | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | |
| 12 | 256 | Bill Kovacs | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | |
| [S](1991-nhl-supplemental-draft) | 20 | Mike Brewer | Brown University (ECAC) |
References
References
- "1991-92 NHL Summary".
- "1991-92 Washington Capitals Schedule".
- "1991-92 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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