1992–93 Buffalo Sabres season
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The 1992–93 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 23rd season in the National Hockey League. Three Buffalo players scored at least 20 power-play goals each (Dave Andreychuk, Pat LaFontaine and Alexander Mogilny).[1] 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.[2]
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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).[3][4]
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
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 84 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 109 | 332 | 268 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 84 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 104 | 351 | 300 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 84 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 102 | 326 | 280 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 84 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 86 | 335 | 297 |
| Hartford Whalers | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 284 | 369 |
| Ottawa Senators | 84 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 24 | 202 | 395 |
[5]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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Playoffs
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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
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(1992–93) ||5–3–1 || T |- Template:Game-won |10||October 30, 1992||12–3 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||6–3–1 || W |- Template:Game-tied |11||October 31, 1992||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||6–3–2 || T |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |12||November 2, 1992||6–7 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||6–4–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost |13||November 5, 1992||5–7 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) ||6–5–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost |14||November 7, 1992||2–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) ||6–6–2 || L |- Template:Game-won |15||November 11, 1992||7–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||7–6–2 || W |- Template:Game-won |16||November 13, 1992||8–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||8–6–2 || W |- Template:Game-lost |17||November 14, 1992||5–7 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1992–93) ||8–7–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost |18||November 17, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||8–8–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost |19||November 18, 1992||2–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||8–9–2 || L |- Template:Game-lost |20||November 21, 1992||3–4 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||8–10–2 || L |- Template:Game-tied |21||November 22, 1992||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||8–10–3 || T |- Template:Game-tied |22||November 25, 1992||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||8–10–4 || T |- Template:Game-won |23||November 27, 1992||4–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||9–10–4 || W |- Template:Game-won |24||November 29, 1992||5–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||10–10–4 || W |- Template:Game-lost |25||November 30, 1992||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||10–11–4 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-tied |26||December 4, 1992||5–5 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1992–93) ||10–11–5 || T |- Template:Game-lost |27||December 6, 1992||3–7 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||10–12–5 || L |- Template:Game-lost |28||December 7, 1992||3–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||10–13–5 || L |- Template:Game-won |29||December 9, 1992||5–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||11–13–5 || W |- Template:Game-won |30||December 11, 1992||9–3 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||12–13–5 || W |- Template:Game-tied |31||December 12, 1992||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||12–13–6 || T |- Template:Game-won |32||December 15, 1992||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||13–13–6 || W |- Template:Game-lost |33||December 19, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||13–14–6 || L |- Template:Game-won |34||December 20, 1992||5–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||14–14–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |35||December 23, 1992||4–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||15–14–6 || W |- Template:Game-lost |36||December 27, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||15–15–6 || L |- Template:Game-won |37||December 31, 1992||11–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||16–15–6 || W |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won |38||January 2, 1993||7–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||17–15–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |39||January 3, 1993||6–5 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||18–15–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |40||January 6, 1993||3–1 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||19–15–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |41||January 8, 1993||6–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1992–93) ||20–15–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |42||January 10, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1992–93) ||21–15–6 || W |- Template:Game-lost |43||January 12, 1993||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||21–16–6 || L |- Template:Game-lost |44||January 15, 1993||1–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) ||21–17–6 || L |- Template:Game-lost |45||January 17, 1993||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||21–18–6 || L |- Template:Game-won |46||January 19, 1993||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) ||22–18–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |47||January 22, 1993||6–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||23–18–6 || W |- Template:Game-lost |48||January 23, 1993||3–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||23–19–6 || L |- Template:Game-won |49||January 26, 1993||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||24–19–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |50||January 27, 1993||4–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||25–19–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |51||January 29, 1993||6–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||26–19–6 || W |- Template:Game-lost |52||January 31, 1993||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||26–20–6 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won |53||February 3, 1993||3–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||27–20–6 || W |- Template:Game-lost |54||February 8, 1993||2–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||27–21–6 || L |- Template:Game-won |55||February 10, 1993||6–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) ||28–21–6 || W |- Template:Game-lost |56||February 12, 1993||1–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) ||28–22–6 || L |- Template:Game-won |57||February 14, 1993||7–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||29–22–6 || W |- Template:Game-won |58||February 17, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||30–22–6 || W |- Template:Game-tied |59||February 19, 1993||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||30–22–7 || T |- Template:Game-won |60||February 24, 1993||10–7 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||31–22–7 || W |- Template:Game-lost |61||February 26, 1993||4–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||31–23–7 || L |- Template:Game-lost |62||February 27, 1993||4–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||31–24–7 || L |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |63||March 1, 1993||2–5 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) ||31–25–7 || L |- Template:Game-tied |64||March 3, 1993||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||31–25–8 || T |- Template:Game-lost |65||March 5, 1993||2–4 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||31–26–8 || L |- Template:Game-won |66||March 7, 1993||2–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) ||32–26–8 || W |- Template:Game-won |67||March 10, 1993||7–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||33–26–8 || W |- Template:Game-tied |68||March 13, 1993||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||33–26–9 || T |- Template:Game-lost |69||March 15, 1993||2–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) ||33–27–9 || L |- Template:Game-tied |70||March 16, 1993||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||33–27–10 || T |- Template:Game-won |71||March 20, 1993||3–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) ||34–27–10 || W |- Template:Game-won |72||March 22, 1993||8–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||35–27–10 || W |- Template:Game-lost |73||March 24, 1993||0–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||35–28–10 || L |- Template:Game-won |74||March 25, 1993||6–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||36–28–10 || W |- Template:Game-won |75||March 28, 1993||3–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||37–28–10 || W |- Template:Game-lost |76||March 30, 1993||1–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||37–29–10 || L |- Template:Game-won |77||March 31, 1993||5–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||38–29–10 || W |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost |78||April 3, 1993||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||38–30–10 || L |- Template:Game-lost |79||April 4, 1993||0–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||38–31–10 || L |- Template:Game-lost |80||April 6, 1993||1–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||38–32–10 || L |- Template:Game-lost |81||April 10, 1993||5–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||38–33–10 || L |- Template:Game-lost |82||April 11, 1993||1–3 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||38–34–10 || L |- Template:Game-lost |83||April 13, 1993||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||38–35–10 || L |- Template:Game-lost |84||April 15, 1993||4–7 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||38–36–10 || L |- Template:Game log section end |- | Legend:
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Playoffs
Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-won | 1 || April 18, 1993 || 5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Sabres lead 1–0 || W |- Template:Game-won | 2 || April 20, 1993 || 4–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || Sabres lead 2–0 || W |- Template:Game-won | 3 || April 22, 1993 || 4–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins || Sabres lead 3–0 || W |- Template:Game-won | 4 || April 24, 1993 || 6–5 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins || Sabres win 4–0 || W |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- Template:Game-lost | 1 || May 2, 1993 || 3–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 1–0 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 2 || May 4, 1993 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 2–0 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 3 || May 6, 1993 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 3–0 || L |- Template:Game-lost | 4 || May 8, 1993 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens win 4–0 || L |- Template:Game log section end |- | Legend:
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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 |
* - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
* - 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 |
* - 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.[6]
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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| 1 | 11 | David Cooper | Script error: No such module "flag". | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 2 | 35 | Jozef Cierny | Script error: No such module "flag". | ZTK Zvolen (Czechoslovakia) |
| 3 | 59 | Ondrej Steiner | Script error: No such module "flag". | Skoda Plzen (Czechoslovakia) |
| 4 | 80 | Dean Melanson | Script error: No such module "flag". | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 83 | Matthew Barnaby | Script error: No such module "flag". | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 107 | Markus Ketterer | Script error: No such module "flag". | Jokerit (Finland) |
| 5 | 108 | Yuri Khmylev | Template:Flagu | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) |
| 6 | 131 | Paul Rushforth | Script error: No such module "flag". | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 8 | 179 | Dean Tiltgen | Script error: No such module "flag". | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 9 | 203 | Todd Simon | Script error: No such module "flag". | Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
| 10 | 227 | Rick Kowalsky | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 11 | 251 | Chris Clancy | Script error: No such module "flag". | Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
References
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