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1992–93 Buffalo Sabres season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 1992–93 |
| year | 1992 |
| Team | Buffalo Sabres |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 7th |
| Division | Adams |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 38–36–10 |
| HomeRecord | 25–15–2 |
| RoadRecord | 13–21–8 |
| GoalsFor | 335 |
| GoalsAgainst | 297 |
| GeneralManager | Gerry Meehan |
| Coach | John Muckler |
| Captain | Mike Ramsey (Oct.) |
| Pat LaFontaine (Oct.-May) | |
| AltCaptain | Pat LaFontaine (Oct.) |
| Dave Andreychuk | |
| Dale Hawerchuk | |
| Doug Bodger | |
| Arena | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
| Attendance | 14,981 |
| GoalsLeader | Alexander Mogilny (76) |
| AssistsLeader | Pat LaFontaine (95) |
| PointsLeader | Pat LaFontaine (148) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Doug Bodger (+14) |
| PIMLeader | Brad May (242) |
| WinsLeader | Grant Fuhr, Dominik Hasek & Daren Puppa (11) |
| GAALeader | Dominik Hasek (3.15) |
Pat LaFontaine (Oct.-May) Dave Andreychuk Dale Hawerchuk Doug Bodger
The 1992–93 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 23rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Three Buffalo players scored at least 20 power-play goals each (Dave Andreychuk, Pat LaFontaine and Alexander Mogilny). Mogilny led all skaters in hat tricks during the regular season with 7, and Buffalo tied the Pittsburgh Penguins for most hat tricks scored by a team, with 10. The Sabres stumbled into the 1993 NHL Playoffs, losing their final 7 regular-season games.
Offseason
On August 7, Buffalo acquired goaltender Dominik Hasek from the Chicago Blackhawks for Stephane Beauregard and future considerations (a 1993 fourth round pick that was used to select Eric Daze).
Regular season
Pat LaFontaine
LaFontaine exploded offensively in the 1992–93 season with a personal-best and team-record 148 points (53 goals and 95 assists). The 148 points are also the most points ever scored by an American-born player in one season. His play-making ability enabled his linemate, Alexander Mogilny to set a team season record with 76 goals, (both LaFontaine's 95 assists and Mogilny's 76 goals still stand as the Sabres' team records). LaFontaine finished as runner-up to Mario Lemieux in the scoring race and earned a spot on the postseason NHL All-Star Second Team. He was also a finalist for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Lady Byng Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player.
During the 1993 playoffs, LaFontaine engineered another great moment: in spite of playing with a damaged knee, as well as having fallen onto the ice, he still managed to set up Brad May's overtime, series-clinching goal against the Boston Bruins.
Season standings
Playoffs
Adams Division Semifinals
Buffalo's four-game sweep of the Bruins ended with a memorable overtime goal by Brad May at Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium, leading to Sabres' play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret's famous "May Day! May Day! May Day!" call.
Adams Division Finals
The long-awaited series between Patrick Roy and Grant Fuhr had finally arrived. The Canadiens swept the series, winning every game by a score of 4–3; three of the four the games in overtime.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 8, 1992||4–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||0–1–0 || |- |2||October 10, 1992||5–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 11, 1992||8–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 13, 1992||5–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||October 16, 1992||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) ||3–2–0 || |- |6||October 17, 1992||4–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||3–3–0 || |- |7||October 21, 1992||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||4–3–0 || |- |8||October 23, 1992||5–4 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1992–93) ||5–3–0 || |- |9||October 28, 1992||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||5–3–1 || |- |10||October 30, 1992||12–3 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||6–3–1 || |- |11||October 31, 1992||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||6–3–2 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 18, 1993 || 5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Sabres lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 20, 1993 || 4–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Sabres lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 22, 1993 || 4–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins || Sabres lead 3–0 || |- | 4 || April 24, 1993 || 6–5 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins || Sabres win 4–0 ||
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Player statistics
Forwards
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat LaFontaine | 84 | 53 | 95 | 148 | 63 |
| Alexander Mogilny | 77 | 76 | 51 | 127 | 40 |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 81 | 16 | 80 | 96 | 52 |
| Dave Andreychuk* | 52 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 48 |
| Bob Sweeney | 80 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 118 |
| Randy Wood | 82 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 77 |
| Yuri Khmylev | 68 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 28 |
| Wayne Presley | 79 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 96 |
| Brad May | 82 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 242 |
| Dave Hannan | 55 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 43 |
| Donald Audette | 44 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 51 |
| Bob Corkum | 68 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 38 |
| Viktor Gordiouk | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Colin Patterson | 36 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| Rob Ray | 68 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 211 |
| Bob Errey* | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Scott Thomas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Matthew Barnaby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Doug MacDonald | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Ciavaglia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo
Defencemen
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| Doug Bodger | 81 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 87 |
| Richard Smehlik | 80 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 59 |
| Petr Svoboda | 40 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 59 |
| Ken Sutton | 63 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 30 |
| Grant Ledyard | 50 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 45 |
| Gord Donnelly | 60 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 221 |
| Mike Ramsey* | 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| Randy Moller | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 83 |
| Bob Boughner | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Keith Carney | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 55 |
| Philippe Boucher | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| Greg Brown | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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- player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo
Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Hasek | 28 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Grant Fuhr | 29 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3.47 |
| Daren Puppa* | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.58 |
| Tom Draper | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 |
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- player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo
Awards and records
- Pat LaFontaine, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Alexander Mogilny, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Alexander Mogilny, club record, goals in a season (76)
- Pat LaFontaine, club record, assists in a season (95)
- Pat LaFontaine, club record, points in a season (148)
Transactions
- Grant Fuhr was traded to Buffalo by Toronto with Toronto's 5th round choice (Kevin Popp) in 1995 Entry Draft for Dave Andreychuk, Daren Puppa and Buffalo's 1st round choice (Kenny Jonsson) in 1993 Entry Draft, February 2, 1993.
Draft picks
Buffalo's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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| 1 | 11 | David Cooper | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) | |
| 2 | 35 | Jozef Cierny | ZTK Zvolen (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 3 | 59 | Ondrej Steiner | Skoda Plzen (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 4 | 80 | Dean Melanson | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) | |
| 4 | 83 | Matthew Barnaby | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) | |
| 5 | 107 | Markus Ketterer | Jokerit (Finland) | |
| 5 | 108 | Yuri Khmylev | Russia | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) |
| 6 | 131 | Paul Rushforth | North Bay Centennials (OHL) | |
| 8 | 179 | Dean Tiltgen | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | |
| 9 | 203 | Todd Simon | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) | |
| 10 | 227 | Rick Kowalsky | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) | |
| 11 | 251 | Chris Clancy | Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
References
References
- "1992-93 Buffalo Sabres Roster and Statistics".
- (August 7, 1992). "Blackhawks, Sabres swap goalies - UPI Archives".
- (August 7, 2022). "Hasek looks back at trade to Sabres that changed NHL career, life".
- "1992-93 Buffalo Sabres Schedule".
- "1992 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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