1992–93 New York Islanders season

The 1992–93 New York Islanders season was the 21st season in franchise history. This involved the Islanders participating in the Prince of Wales Conference finals.

1992–93 New York Islanders
Division	3rd Patrick
1992–93 record	40–37–7
Home record	20–19–3
Road record	20–18–4
Goals for	335
Goals against	297
Team information
General manager	Don Maloney
Coach	Al Arbour
Captain	Patrick Flatley
Alternate captains	Ray Ferraro Steve Thomas
Arena	Nassau Coliseum
Average attendance	12,036
Team leaders
Goals	Pierre Turgeon (58)
Assists	Pierre Turgeon (74)
Points	Pierre Turgeon (132)
Penalty minutes	Mick Vukota (216)
Plus/minus	(+): Brad Dalgarno (+17) (–): Claude Loiselle (–5)
Wins	Glenn Healy (22)
Goals against average	Glenn Healy (3.30)

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	5	Darius Kasparaitis	Defense	Lithuania	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3	56	Jarrett Deuling	Left wing	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5	104	Tomas Klimt	Center	Czechoslovakia	Škoda Plzeň (Czechoslovakia)
5	105	Ryan Duthie	Center	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6	128	Derek Armstrong	Center	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7	152	Vladimir Grachev	Right wing	Russia	Dynamo-2 Moscow (Russia)
7	159	Steve O'Rourke	Right wing	Canada	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
8	176	Jason Widmer	Defense	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
9	200	Daniel Paradis	Center	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
10	224	David Wainwright	Defense	United States	Thayer Academy (USHS-MA)
11	248	Andrei Vasilyev	Left wing	Russia	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
S	8	Chris Roy	Defense	Canada	Northeastern University (Hockey East)

Regular season

Four Islanders (Benoit Hogue, Derek King, Steve Thomas and Pierre Turgeon) reached the 30-goal plateau.[1] The team was the least penalized team during the regular season, being shorthanded only 375 times.[2] The Islanders also tied the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals allowed during the regular season, with just 8.[2]

Season standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Pittsburgh Penguins	84	56	21	7	119	367	268
Washington Capitals	84	43	34	7	93	325	286
New York Islanders	84	40	37	7	87	335	297
New Jersey Devils	84	40	37	7	87	308	299
Philadelphia Flyers	84	36	37	11	83	319	319
New York Rangers	84	34	39	11	79	304	308

[3]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.

Wales Conference[4]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Pittsburgh Penguins	PTK	84	56	21	7	367	268	119
2	Boston Bruins	ADM	84	51	26	7	332	268	109
3	Quebec Nordiques	ADM	84	47	27	10	351	300	104
4	Montreal Canadiens	ADM	84	48	30	6	326	280	102
5	Washington Capitals	PTK	84	43	34	7	325	286	93
6	New York Islanders	PTK	84	40	37	7	335	297	87
7	New Jersey Devils	PTK	84	40	37	7	308	299	87
8	Buffalo Sabres	ADM	84	38	36	10	335	297	86
9	Philadelphia Flyers	PTK	84	36	37	11	319	319	83
10	New York Rangers	PTK	84	34	39	11	304	308	79
11	Hartford Whalers	ADM	84	26	52	6	284	369	58
12	Ottawa Senators	ADM	84	10	70	4	202	395	24

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 6, 1992	3–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	0–1–0
2	L	October 8, 1992	3–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	0–2–0
3	T	October 10, 1992	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)	0–2–1
4	W	October 15, 1992	5–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	1–2–1
5	W	October 17, 1992	6–3	New York Rangers (1992–93)	2–2–1
6	L	October 18, 1992	3–4	@ New York Rangers (1992–93)	2–3–1
7	W	October 20, 1992	4–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	3–3–1
8	W	October 23, 1992	5–2	@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)	4–3–1
9	W	October 24, 1992	4–2	Hartford Whalers (1992–93)	5–3–1
10	L	October 27, 1992	3–4	Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	5–4–1
11	W	October 30, 1992	4–1	@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	6–4–1
12	L	October 31, 1992	3–5	New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	6–5–1
13	L	November 3, 1992	0–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	6–6–1
14	L	November 5, 1992	0–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)	6–7–1
15	L	November 7, 1992	5–6 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)	6–8–1
16	L	November 12, 1992	5–8	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	6–9–1
17	W	November 14, 1992	7–5	Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)	7–9–1
18	L	November 19, 1992	2–5	@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)	7–10–1
19	W	November 21, 1992	4–3	@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)	8–10–1
20	T	November 22, 1992	5–5 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	8–10–2
21	T	November 24, 1992	3–3 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	8–10–3
22	L	November 27, 1992	3–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	8–11–3
23	W	November 28, 1992	9–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	9–11–3
24	L	December 1, 1992	3–7	Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	9–12–3
25	T	December 4, 1992	5–5 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)	9–12–4
26	L	December 5, 1992	3–5	Washington Capitals (1992–93)	9–13–4
27	W	December 7, 1992	6–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)	10–13–4
28	L	December 10, 1992	3–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)	10–14–4
29	L	December 12, 1992	3–4 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	10–15–4
30	W	December 13, 1992	4–1	Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	11–15–4
31	W	December 15, 1992	4–3 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1992–93)	12–15–4
32	W	December 17, 1992	9–3	Ottawa Senators (1992–93)	13–15–4
33	W	December 19, 1992	4–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	14–15–4
34	L	December 20, 1992	3–5	@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)	14–16–4
35	W	December 23, 1992	6–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)	15–16–4
36	W	December 26, 1992	6–4	New York Rangers (1992–93)	16–16–4
37	L	December 29, 1992	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)	16–17–4
38	L	December 31, 1992	1–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1992–93)	16–18–4
39	W	January 2, 1993	3–2	Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)	17–18–4
40	L	January 5, 1993	1–2	Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)	17–19–4
41	L	January 8, 1993	5–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)	17–20–4
42	L	January 9, 1993	4–5	Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	17–21–4
43	W	January 12, 1993	8–2	Calgary Flames (1992–93)	18–21–4
44	L	January 14, 1993	0–3	Washington Capitals (1992–93)	18–22–4
45	W	January 16, 1993	5–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	19–22–4
46	W	January 17, 1993	7–2	@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)	20–22–4
47	T	January 19, 1993	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins (1992–93)	20–22–5
48	W	January 23, 1993	8–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	21–22–5
49	W	January 26, 1993	8–2	New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	22–22–5
50	W	January 28, 1993	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	23–22–5
51	L	January 30, 1993	5–6	Boston Bruins (1992–93)	23–23–5
52	T	February 1, 1993	4–4 OT	New York Rangers (1992–93)	23–23–6
53	W	February 3, 1993	3–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)	24–23–6
54	L	February 9, 1993	3–5	Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)	24–24–6
55	L	February 12, 1993	3–4	@ New York Rangers (1992–93)	24–25–6
56	W	February 13, 1993	5–2	New York Rangers (1992–93)	25–25–6
57	W	February 16, 1993	7–2	Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	26–25–6
58	L	February 18, 1993	2–4	St. Louis Blues (1992–93)	26–26–6
59	W	February 20, 1993	4–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	27–26–6
60	L	February 23, 1993	2–4	Washington Capitals (1992–93)	27–27–6
61	L	February 25, 1993	4–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)	27–28–6
62	W	February 27, 1993	3–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	28–28–6
63	W	February 28, 1993	7–6 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)	29–28–6
64	W	March 2, 1993	3–2	Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)	30–28–6
65	W	March 7, 1993	3–2	@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)	31–28–6
66	W	March 9, 1993	4–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	32–28–6
67	L	March 10, 1993	1–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)	32–29–6
68	L	March 14, 1993	2–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	32–30–6
69	W	March 16, 1993	6–0	@ San Jose Sharks (1992–93)	33–30–6
70	L	March 18, 1993	4–7	@ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	33–31–6
71	W	March 20, 1993	7–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	34–31–6
72	L	March 23, 1993	2–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)	34–32–6
73	L	March 25, 1993	2–5	Washington Capitals (1992–93)	34–33–6
74	W	March 27, 1993	7–3	San Jose Sharks (1992–93)	35–33–6
75	W	March 30, 1993	2–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	36–33–6
76	W	April 2, 1993	3–2 OT	@ New York Rangers (1992–93)	37–33–6
77	L	April 3, 1993	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)	37–34–6
78	W	April 6, 1993	3–2	@ Washington Capitals (1992–93)	38–34–6
79	L	April 8, 1993	2–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)	38–35–6
80	L	April 10, 1993	3–5	Ottawa Senators (1992–93)	38–36–6
81	W	April 11, 1993	5–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	39–36–6
82	T	April 13, 1993	3–3 OT	Hartford Whalers (1992–93)	39–36–7
83	L	April 14, 1993	4–5 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)	39–37–7
84	W	April 16, 1993	8–4	New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	40–37–7

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Pierre Turgeon C 83 58 74 132 26 -1 24 0 10 Steve Thomas LW 79 37 50 87 111 3 12 0 7 Derek King LW 77 38 38 76 47 -4 21 0 7 Benoit Hogue C 70 33 42 75 108 13 5 3 5 Patrick Flatley RW 80 13 47 60 63 5 1 2 1 Vladimir Malakhov D 64 14 38 52 59 14 7 0 0 Jeff Norton D 66 12 38 50 45 -3 5 0 0 Uwe Krupp D 80 9 29 38 67 6 2 0 2 Tom Kurvers D 52 8 30 38 38 9 3 0 0 Brian Mullen RW 81 18 14 32 28 5 1 0 1 Brad Dalgarno RW 57 15 17 32 62 17 2 0 2 Marty McInnis RW 56 10 20 30 24 7 0 1 0 Ray Ferraro C 46 14 13 27 40 0 3 0 1 Tom Fitzgerald RW 77 9 18 27 34 -2 0 3 1 Travis Green C 61 7 18 25 43 4 1 0 0 Scott Lachance D 75 7 17 24 67 -1 0 1 2 David Volek W 56 8 13 21 34 -1 2 0 1 Darius Kasparaitis D 79 4 17 21 166 15 0 0 0 Bill Berg LW 22 6 3 9 49 4 0 2 0 Claude Loiselle C 41 5 3 8 90 -5 0 0 0 Daniel Marois RW 28 2 5 7 35 -3 0 0 0 Mick Vukota RW 74 2 5 7 216 3 0 0 0 Dennis Vaske D 27 1 5 6 32 9 0 0 0 Iain Fraser C 7 2 2 4 2 -1 1 0 0 Rich Pilon D 44 1 3 4 164 -4 0 0 0 Richard Kromm LW 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 Gary Nylund D 22 1 1 2 43 -2 0 0 0 Glenn Healy G 47 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Mark Fitzpatrick G 39 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Danny Lorenz G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greg Parks C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Graeme Townshend RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Glenn Healy 2655 47 22 20 2 146 3.30 1 1316 1170 .889 Mark Fitzpatrick 2253 39 17 15 5 130 3.46 0 1066 936 .878 Danny Lorenz 157 4 1 2 0 10 3.82 0 78 68 .872 Team: 5065 84 40 37 7 286 3.39 1 2460 2174 .884

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Ray Ferraro C 18 13 7 20 18 5 0 0 0 Steve Thomas LW 18 9 8 17 37 -1 0 0 0 Derek King LW 18 3 11 14 14 3 0 0 0 Pierre Turgeon C 11 6 7 13 0 2 0 0 0 Benoit Hogue C 18 6 6 12 31 7 0 0 0 Vladimir Malakhov D 17 3 6 9 12 -3 0 0 0 Patrick Flatley RW 15 2 7 9 12 1 0 0 0 Brian Mullen RW 18 3 4 7 2 -4 0 0 0 Tom Fitzgerald RW 18 2 5 7 18 2 0 0 0 Uwe Krupp D 18 1 5 6 12 2 0 0 0 Dennis Vaske D 18 0 6 6 14 -3 0 0 0 David Volek W 10 4 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 Darius Kasparaitis D 18 0 5 5 31 2 0 0 0 Travis Green C 12 3 1 4 6 -3 0 0 0 Brad Dalgarno RW 18 2 2 4 14 -1 0 0 0 Glenn Healy G 18 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 Claude Loiselle C 18 0 3 3 10 -8 0 0 0 Jeff Norton D 10 1 1 2 4 -5 0 0 0 Tom Kurvers D 12 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 Steve Junker LW 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Marty McInnis RW 3 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 Mark Fitzpatrick G 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Greg Parks C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rich Pilon D 15 0 0 0 50 5 0 0 0 Scott Scissons C 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Mick Vukota RW 15 0 0 0 16 -4 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Glenn Healy 1109 18 9 8 59 3.19 0 524 465 .887 Mark Fitzpatrick 77 3 0 1 4 3.12 0 23 19 .826 Team: 1186 18 9 9 63 3.19 0 547 484 .885

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Note: Pos = Position; 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;

Playoffs

Washington vs. New York Islanders

Game 6 of this series was marred by a vicious check on the Islanders' leading scorer, Pierre Turgeon, by the Capitals' Dale Hunter, moments after Turgeon scored a third-period goal to put the game and the series out of reach for Washington. Hunter received a 21-game suspension for the hit, which carried over into the 1993–94 season.

• April 18 - New York Islanders 1 Washington 3
• April 20 - New York Islanders 5 Washington 4 (2OT)
• April 22 - Washington 3 New York Islanders 4 (OT)

GWG: Ray Ferraro

• April 24 - Washington 3 New York Islanders 4 (2OT)
• April 26 - New York Islanders 4 Washington 6
• April 28 - Washington 3 New York Islanders 5

NYI win best-of-seven series 4–2

Pittsburgh vs. New York Islanders

The Isles' improbable upset of the Penguins was capped off by David Volek's series-winning goal at 5:16 of overtime in Game 7.

• May 2 - New York Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 2
• May 4 - New York Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 3
• May 6 - Pittsburgh 3 New York Islanders 1
• May 8 - Pittsburgh 5 New York Islanders 6
• May 10 - New York Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 6
• May 12 - Pittsburgh 5 New York Islanders 7
• May 14 - New York Islanders 4 Pittsburgh 3 (OT)

New York Islanders win best-of-seven series 4–3

Montreal vs. New York Islanders

All teams in the Conference Finals were seeded third in their division.

Montreal's win in game three was their eleventh straight, tying the single-playoff record set a year earlier by Pittsburgh and Chicago.

• May 16 - New York Islanders 1 Montreal 4
• May 18 - New York Islanders 3 Montreal 4 (2OT)
• May 20 - Montreal 2 New York Islanders 1 (OT)
• May 22 - Montreal 1 New York Islanders 4
• May 24 - New York Islanders 2 Montreal 5

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1

Awards and records

• Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Pierre Turgeon
• Vladimir Malakhov, Defense, NHL All-Rookie Team

References

• Islanders on Hockey Database

1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYI/1993.html
2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1993.html
3. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
4. "1992–1993 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
5. "1992-93 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.