1992–93 New York Rangers season

The 1992–93 New York Rangers season was the 67th season for the team in the National Hockey League.[1] The Rangers, coming off a season where they won the Presidents' Trophy,[2] finished with a 34–39–11 record in the regular season. The team finished last in the Patrick Division and missed the playoffs.[3][4]

1992–93 New York Rangers
Division6th Patrick
Conference10th Wales
1992–93 record34–39–11
Home record20–17–5
Road record14–22–6
Goals for304
Goals against308
Team information
General managerNeil Smith
CoachRoger Neilson
Ron Smith
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsAdam Graves
Brian Leetch
Mike Gartner
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance17,585
Team leaders
GoalsMike Gartner (45)
AssistsMark Messier (66)
PointsMark Messier (91)
Penalty minutesJeff Beukeboom (153)
Plus/minus(+): Sergei Nemchinov (+15)
(–): Esa Tikkanen (–13)
WinsJohn Vanbiesbrouck (20)
Goals against averageJohn Vanbiesbrouck (3.31)

Roger Neilson entered his fourth season as Rangers head coach, but was fired midway through the season and replaced by Ron Smith.[5]

Regular season

On December 15, 1992, the Rangers were shut-out at home 3–0 by the Calgary Flames. It was the first time the Rangers had been shut out in a regular season game since December 17, 1989, when they lost at home 2–0 to the Montreal Canadiens. Prior to their loss to the Flames, the Rangers had gone 236 consecutive regular-season games without being shut-out.[6][7][8][9]

Final standings

Patrick Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh Penguins8456217119367268
Washington Capitals844334793325286
New York Islanders844037787335297
New Jersey Devils844037787308299
Philadelphia Flyers8436371183319319
New York Rangers8434391179304308

[10]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[11]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK8456217367268119
2Boston BruinsADM8451267332268109
3Quebec NordiquesADM84472710351300104
4Montreal CanadiensADM8448306326280102
5Washington CapitalsPTK844334732528693
6New York IslandersPTK844037733529787
7New Jersey DevilsPTK844037730829987
8Buffalo SabresADM8438361033529786
9Philadelphia FlyersPTK8436371131931983
10New York RangersPTK8434391130430879
11Hartford WhalersADM842652628436958
12Ottawa SenatorsADM841070420239524

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

Schedule and results

1992–93 Game Log

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs, missing the postseason for the first time since 1988.[1]

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player Number GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
John Vanbiesbrouck34482757201871523.311525.9004
Mike Richter35382105131931343.821180.8861
Corey Hirsch314224121143.75116.8790

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.

[12]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum.[13][14]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 24 Peter Ferraro C  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
2 48 Mattias Norstrom D  Sweden AIK IF (Elitserien)
3 72 Eric Cairns LW  Canada Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL)
4 85 Chris Ferraro C  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
5 120 Dmitri Starostenko RW  Belarus CSKA Moscow (Russia)
6 144 David Dal Grande D  Canada Ottawa Jr. Senators (MOJHL)
7 168 Matt Oates LW  Canada Miami University (CCHA)
8 192 Mickey Elick D  Canada Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
9 216 Daniel Brierley D  United States Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT)
10 240 Vladimir Vorobiev RW  Russia Metallurg Cherepovets (CIS)

References

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