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1991–92 New York Rangers
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference1st Wales
1991–92 record50–25–5
Home record28–8–4
Road record22–17–1
Goals for321
Goals against246
Team information
General managerNeil Smith
CoachRoger Neilson
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsMike Gartner
Brian Leetch
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Team leaders
GoalsMike Gartner (40)
AssistsBrian Leetch (80)
PointsMark Messier (107)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (246)
Plus/minusJames Patrick (+34)
WinsJohn Vanbiesbrouck (27)
Goals against averageJohn Vanbiesbrouck (2.85)

The 1991–92 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 66th season. The season saw the Rangers finish in first place in the Patrick Division with a record of 50 wins, 25 losses, and 5 ties for 105 points. This was the highest points total in the league that season, netting the Rangers the Presidents' Trophy. This season marked the first time since the 1941–42 NHL season that the Rangers were the top team in the NHL. In the playoffs, they defeated their cross-river rivals, the New Jersey Devils, in seven games in the Division Semi-finals before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins in six games in the Division Finals.

The 1991–92 season was Mark Messier's first in New York, having arrived from the Edmonton Oilers via trade on October 5, 1991. He scored 35 goals and 72 assists for 107 points, winning his second Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player. Rangers defenceman Brian Leetch had a spectacular season, leading all rearguards in the NHL in scoring (22 goals and 80 assists for 102 points) and receiving the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenceman. The Rangers, along with the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, had five 30-goal scorers. New York was not shut out in any of their 80 regular-season games.

Pre-season

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Main article: 1991 outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas

On September 27, 1991, the Rangers played the Los Angeles Kings in the first ever outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Caesars Palace. This was also the first NHL game in Las Vegas since 1968. The crowd on hand was 13,000 with the Kings beating the Rangers 5–2.

Regular season

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Towards the end of the regular season, the NHL went on a 10-day strike, causing the league to shut down from April 1-April 12. The games that were originally scheduled to be played during that 10-day period were made up once the strike was over.[1]

The Rangers had an effective penalty-killing unit, as they tied the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals for the fewest power-play goals allowed during the regular season, with just 60.[2] The Rangers also led the NHL in penalty-killing percentage (84.81%).[2]

Season standings

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Patrick Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Rangers 80 50 25 5 321 246 105
Washington Capitals 80 45 27 8 330 257 98
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 39 32 9 343 308 87
New Jersey Devils 80 38 31 11 289 259 87
New York Islanders 80 34 35 11 291 299 79
Philadelphia Flyers 80 32 37 11 252 273 75
Wales Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – New York Rangers PAT 80 50 25 5 321 246 105
2 Washington Capitals PAT 80 45 27 8 330 257 98
3 Montreal Canadiens ADM 80 41 28 11 267 207 93
4 Pittsburgh Penguins PAT 80 39 32 9 343 308 87
5 New Jersey Devils PAT 80 38 31 11 289 259 87
6 Boston Bruins ADM 80 36 32 12 270 275 84
7 New York Islanders PAT 80 34 35 11 291 299 79
8 Philadelphia Flyers PAT 80 32 37 11 252 273 75
9 Buffalo Sabres ADM 80 31 37 12 289 299 74
10 Hartford Whalers ADM 80 26 41 13 247 283 65
11 Quebec Nordiques ADM 80 20 48 12 255 318 52

Divisions: ADM – Adams, PAT – Patrick

p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy
bold – Qualified for playoffs


Schedule and results

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1991-92 Game Log
October: 9-5-0 (Home: 6-2-0; Road: 3-3-0)
Game October Opponent Score Record
1 3 @ Boston Bruins 5 - 3 0-1-0
2 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 2 - 1 OT 1-1-0
3 7 Boston Bruins 2 - 1 OT 2-1-0
4 9 New York Islanders 5 - 3 3-1-0
5 11 @ Washington Capitals 5 - 1 3-2-0
6 12 @ Hartford Whalers 5 - 2 3-3-0
7 14 Washington Capitals 5 - 3 3-4-0
8 16 New Jersey Devils 4 - 2 4-4-0
9 19 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5 - 4 5-4-0
10 20 Edmonton Oilers 4 - 3 5-5-0
11 23 Los Angeles Kings 7 - 2 6-5-0
12 26 @ Quebec Nordiques 5 - 3 7-5-0
13 29 Minnesota North Stars 3 - 2 8-5-0
14 31 Quebec Nordiques 5 - 4 9-5-0
November: 6-5-1 (Home: 2-2-1; Road: 4-3-0)
Game November Opponent Score Record
15 2 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 2 10-5-0
16 4 Calgary Flames 4 - 0 11-5-0
17 6 Montreal Canadiens 4 - 1 11-6-0
18 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 - 3 OT 11-6-1
19 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 1 12-6-1
20 13 Washington Capitals 5 - 3 12-7-1
21 16 @ New York Islanders 4 - 2 12-8-1
22 19 @ Vancouver Canucks 4 - 3 13-8-1
23 21 @ Los Angeles Kings 6 - 1 13-9-1
24 23 @ St. Louis Blues 3 - 0 14-9-1
25 27 @ Winnipeg Jets 3 - 2 14-10-1
26 29 @ Buffalo Sabres 5 - 4 OT 15-10-1
December: 10-4-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Road: 5-3-0)
Game December Opponent Score Record
27 2 Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 2 16-10-1
28 6 @ Detroit Red Wings 6 - 5 OT 16-11-1
29 8 Boston Bruins 4 - 0 17-11-1
30 10 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5 - 3 17-12-1
31 13 @ Washington Capitals 5 - 3 18-12-1
32 14 @ Hartford Whalers 6 - 2 19-12-1
33 16 San Jose Sharks 4 - 3 OT 20-12-1
34 18 Philadelphia Flyers 6 - 3 21-12-1
35 21 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 7 - 5 22-12-1
36 23 New Jersey Devils 3 - 0 23-12-1
37 26 @ Washington Capitals 8 - 6 24-12-1
38 28 @ New York Islanders 5 - 4 24-13-1
39 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 - 3 24-14-1
40 31 @ Winnipeg Jets 5 - 2 25-14-1
January: 8-3-1 (Home: 3-1-0; Road: 5-2-1)
Game January Opponent Score Record
41 2 @ Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 3 26-14-1
42 4 @ New Jersey Devils 6 - 4 26-15-1
43 6 Winnipeg Jets 4 - 2 27-15-1
44 8 St. Louis Blues 5 - 3 27-16-1
45 11 @ Quebec Nordiques 7 - 2 28-16-1
46 12 @ Buffalo Sabres 6 - 3 28-17-1
47 14 Buffalo Sabres 6 - 2 29-17-1
48 16 Calgary Flames 6 - 4 30-17-1
49 22 @ Calgary Flames 4 - 4 OT 30-17-2
50 23 @ Edmonton Oilers 3 - 1 31-17-2
51 28 @ San Jose Sharks 4 - 2 32-17-2
52 30 @ Los Angeles Kings 4 - 1 33-17-2
February: 7-3-2 (Home: 6-0-2; Road: 1-3-0)
Game February Opponent Score Record
53 1 @ Minnesota North Stars 2 - 1 34-17-2
54 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 - 3 35-17-2
55 7 @ Washington Capitals 6 - 2 35-18-2
56 9 Detroit Red Wings 5 - 5 OT 35-18-3
57 12 Vancouver Canucks 5 - 2 36-18-3
58 14 New York Islanders 9 - 2 37-18-3
59 16 @ New Jersey Devils 4 - 2 37-19-3
60 17 Vancouver Canucks 3 - 3 OT 37-19-4
61 20 @ New York Islanders 6 - 2 37-20-4
62 21 Minnesota North Stars 5 - 4 38-20-4
63 23 Philadelphia Flyers 2 - 1 OT 39-20-4
64 25 Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 1 40-20-4
March: 9-4-1 (Home: 5-2-1; Road: 4-2-0)
Game March Opponent Score Record
65 1 Hartford Whalers 9 - 4 41-20-4
66 2 @ New Jersey Devils 7 - 1 42-20-4
67 4 New Jersey Devils 5 - 4 42-21-4
68 7 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5 - 4 42-22-4
69 9 Washington Capitals 5 - 2 42-23-4
70 11 Chicago Blackhawks 7 - 1 43-23-4
71 14 @ St. Louis Blues 6 - 0 44-23-4
72 16 Montreal Canadiens 4 - 1 45-23-4
73 18 New York Islanders 1 - 1 OT 45-23-5
74 20 @ Detroit Red Wings 4 - 2 46-23-5
75 22 New Jersey Devils 6 - 3 47-23-5
76 24 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 3 48-23-5
77 25 Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 1 49-23-5
78 28 @ New York Islanders 4 - 1 49-24-5
April: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Road: 0-1-0)
Game April Opponent Score Record
79 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4 - 2 49-25-5
80 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 7 - 1 50-25-5

Playoffs

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Main article: 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

1992 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
John Vanbiesbrouck 45 2526 27 13 3 120 2.85 1331 .910 2
Mike Richter 41 2298 23 12 2 119 3.11 1205 .901 3
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO
Mike Richter 7 412 4 2 24 3.50 226 .894 1
John Vanbiesbrouck 7 368 2 5 23 3.75 179 .872 0

†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.

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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;

Transactions

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Trades

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October 4, 1991 To Edmonton Oilers
Bernie Nicholls
Steven Rice
Louie DeBrusk 		To New York Rangers
Mark Messier

Draft picks

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New York's picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo, New York at the Memorial Auditorium.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 15 Alexei Kovalev RW  Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
2 37 Darcy Werenka D  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5 96 Corey Machanic D  United States University of Vermont (ECAC)
6 125 Fredrik Jax RW  Sweden Leksands IF (Elitserien)
6 128 Barry Young D  United Kingdom Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 147 John Rushin C  United States Edina Kennedy High School (USHS-MN)
8 169 Corey Hirsch G  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
9 191 Vyacheslav Uvayev D  Soviet Union Spartak Moscow (Russia)
10 213 Jamie Ram G  Canada Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
11 235 Vitali Chinakhov C  Soviet Union Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia)
12 257 Brian Wiseman C  Canada University of Michigan (CCHA)

Supplemental Draft

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New York's picks at the 1991 NHL Supplemental Draft.

Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
Steven King RW  United States Brown University (ECAC)

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ Lapointe, Joe (April 1, 1992). "Puck stops everywhere as players go on strike". New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "1991-92 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "1991-1992 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "1991-92 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
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