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1992–93 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
Wales Conference champions
Division3rd Adams
Conference4th Wales
1992–93 record48–30–6
Home record27–13–2
Road record21–17–4
Goals for326 (9th)
Goals against280 (T-7th)
Team information
General managerSerge Savard
CoachJacques Demers
CaptainGuy Carbonneau
Alternate captainsKirk Muller (Jan.–Apr.)
Denis Savard
Brian Skrudland (Oct.–Jan.)
ArenaMontreal Forum
Average attendance17,018
Team leaders
GoalsBrian Bellows (40)
AssistsVincent Damphousse (58)
PointsVincent Damphousse (97)
Penalty minutesLyle Odelein (205)
Plus/minusLyle Odelein (+35)
WinsPatrick Roy (31)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (3.20)

The 1992–93 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 76th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) and their 84th overall. Coming off of a disappointing second round playoff exit against the Boston Bruins during the 1991–92 season, the third-straight season Boston had defeated Montreal in the playoffs, the Canadiens were champions for the 1992–93 season.

The 1992–93 Canadiens remain the last Canadian-based team to win the Stanley Cup, having won the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals.[1]

Off-season

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In the off-season, the Canadiens would replace head coach Pat Burns and hire former Quebec Nordiques, St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings head coach Jacques Demers to take his spot. The team also made some trades during the summer, acquiring Vincent Damphousse from the Edmonton Oilers, and Brian Bellows from the Minnesota North Stars.

Denis Savard is named an alternate captain, following Mike McPhee's trade to the North Stars.

Regular season

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The Canadiens would get off to a quick start, sitting on top of the Adams Division with a 16–5–3 record in their opening 24 games. The team would slump to an 8–9–2 record in their next 19 games, and fall behind their provincial rivals, the Quebec Nordiques, in the standings. Montreal would get hot, going 17–4–1, to take a commanding lead in the division, but a late-season slump, as Montreal would have a record of 7–11–0 in their final 18 games, falling behind the Boston Bruins and Nordiques to finish third in the division with 102 points and a 48–30–6 record.

On January 25, 1993, rookie Ed Ronan scored just 14 seconds into the overtime period to give the Canadiens a 3–2 home win over the Boston Bruins.[2] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1992-93 NHL regular season.[3]

Four Canadiens (Brian Bellows, Vincent Damphousse, Stephan Lebeau and Kirk Muller) reached the 30-goal plateau.[4] In his first season with the team, Vincent Damphousse led the club offensively, scoring 39 goals and earning a team-high 97 points. Brian Bellows, also in his first season in Montreal, had a team-high 40 goals and finished with 88 points. Kirk Muller scored 37 goals and had 94 points, while Stephan Lebeau had a breakout season, scoring 80 points. Eric Desjardins led the blueline with 13 goals and 45 points, while Mathieu Schneider also recorded 13 goals from the blueline and finished with 44 points.

In goal, Patrick Roy played the majority of the games, leading the club with 31 wins and a 3.20 goals against average (GAA) in 62 games, as well as two shutouts. Andre Racicot backed-up Roy, winning 17 of 26 games played while posting a 3.39 GAA and a shutout.

At the beginning of the 1992–93 season, Upper Deck made Patrick Roy a spokesperson. Roy was an ideal choice as he was a hockey card collector, and his collection amounted to over 150,000 cards. An ad campaign was launched and it had an adverse effect on Roy's season. Upper Deck had a slogan called "Trade Roy", and it was posted on billboards throughout the city of Montreal.[5] A Journal de Montreal poll, published on January 13, 1993, indicated that 57% of fans favoured Patrick Roy.[6] Before the trading deadline, Canadiens General Manager Serge Savard insisted that he would consider a trade for Roy.[7] The Canadiens would end the season by winning only 8 of their last 19 games.[8]

All-Star Game

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The 44th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played at the Montreal Forum, on February 6, 1993, where the Wales Conference beat the Campbell Conference, 16–6. Patrick Roy and Kirk Muller participated in the all-star game as members of the Wales Conference All-Stars.

Final standings

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Adams Division
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

[9]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[10]
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

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Regular season

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1992–93 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

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Main article: 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs
1993 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

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Playoffs

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In the playoffs, the Canadiens opened up against their Battle of Quebec rivals, the Quebec Nordiques. Quebec finished in second place in the division, two points ahead of Montreal. Quebec opened the series with two wins on home ice, sending the series back to Montreal. The Canadiens responded in the third game with a 2–1 overtime win, to cut the Nordiques series lead to 2–1. Montreal followed that up with a solid 3–2 win in game four to even the series as it shifted back to Quebec City. Game five was not settled in regulation time, as the Canadiens and Nordiques were tied 4–4, and Montreal stunned the Nordiques home crowd with an overtime goal to win the game 5–4, and they take control of the series with a 3–2 lead, heading back to the Forum for the sixth game. Montreal then closed out the series at home, defeating the Nordiques 6–2 and advance to the second round of the playoffs for the tenth straight season.

Up next was the Buffalo Sabres, who had upset the division-winning Boston Bruins in the opening round. Montreal finished 16 points ahead of the Sabres during the regular season. The Canadiens, who ended their series with the Nordiques with four straight wins, continued their hot streak, defeating the Sabres by identical 4–3 scores in the opening two games, winning the second game in overtime. The series then moved to Buffalo, but Montreal recorded another 4–3 overtime victory, to take a commanding 3–0 series lead. The Habs swept Buffalo, with yet another 4–3 overtime win in game four, moving to the Conference final for the first time since 1989.

The Canadiens next opponent would be the surprising New York Islanders, who had just defeated the heavily favoured Pittsburgh Penguins to earn a spot in the Conference finals. The Islanders had 87 points in the regular season, 15 less than Montreal. The Canadiens stayed red hot, with a 4–1 victory in the first game, before winning 4–3 in double overtime to take a 2–0 series lead, and extend their winning streak to 10 games. Game three on Long Island again headed into overtime, with Montreal winning again, by a score of 2–1, to win their eleventh straight playoff game, tying the NHL record which was set by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks in the 1992 playoffs. The Islanders held off the Canadiens in the fourth game to avoid the sweep and end the Canadiens' winning streak; however, Montreal closed out the series in the fifth game, and move to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in four years.

Montreal's final opponent of the playoffs was the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings, led by Wayne Gretzky, had defeated the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, and Toronto Maple Leafs to earn their first ever trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. Los Angeles finished the season with 88 points, 14 less than Montreal.

The first game, held at the Forum, belonged to the Kings, as they stunned the Montreal crowd with a 4–1 victory. Montreal rebounded in game two, as a late penalty call on Marty McSorley for using an illegal stick gave the Canadiens a late powerplay, on which they scored to tie the game up at 2–2. The game headed into overtime, and Montreal again prevailed, winning the game 3–2 to tie up the series. The series moved to Los Angeles for the third game, and Montreal continued their overtime magic, with a 4–3 OT victory to take a 2–1 series lead. The fourth game again headed into overtime, and again, the Canadiens won, their NHL record tenth consecutive overtime victory, to take a 3–1 series lead with the series headed back to Montreal for the fifth game. The Canadiens had few problems with a tired Kings team in the fifth game, winning 4–1, and earning their 24th Stanley Cup in team history. Patrick Roy was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy. It remains the last time that Montreal won the Stanley Cup championship, as well as the last time a Canadian team won the Cup. Roy won two more Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and 2001.

During their playoff run the team set an NHL playoff record for most overtime wins in one playoff with 10 with the team having an overall record of 10–1 in overtime.[13]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Quebec Nordiques 2

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# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 April 18 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 (OT) Quebec Nordiques 0–1
2 April 20 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 Quebec Nordiques 0–2
3 April 22 Quebec Nordiques 1–2 (OT) Montreal Canadiens 1–2
4 April 24 Quebec Nordiques 2–3 Montreal Canadiens 2–2
5 April 26 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 (OT) Quebec Nordiques 3–2
6 April 28 Quebec Nordiques 2–6 Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Montreal Canadiens 4, Buffalo Sabres 0

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# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 May 2 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Montreal Canadiens 1–0
2 May 4 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 (OT) Montreal Canadiens 2–0
3 May 6 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT) Buffalo Sabres 3–0
4 May 8 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT) Buffalo Sabres 4–0

Montreal Canadiens 4, New York Islanders 1

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# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 May 16 New York Islanders 1–4 Montreal Canadiens 1–0
2 May 18 New York Islanders 3–4 (2OT) Montreal Canadiens 2–0
3 May 20 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 (OT) New York Islanders 3–0
4 May 22 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 New York Islanders 3–1
5 May 24 New York Islanders 2–5 Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Montreal Canadiens 4, Los Angeles Kings 1

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Further information: 1993 Stanley Cup Finals
# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 June 1 Los Angeles Kings 4–1 Montreal Canadiens 0–1
2 June 3 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 (OT) Montreal Canadiens 1–1
3 June 5 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT) Los Angeles Kings 2–1
4 June 7 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT) Los Angeles Kings 3–1
5 June 9 Los Angeles Kings 1–4 Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Vincent Damphousse C 84 39 58 97 98 5 9 3 8
Kirk Muller LW 80 37 57 94 77 8 12 0 4
Brian Bellows LW 82 40 48 88 44 4 16 0 5
Stephan Lebeau C 71 31 49 80 20 23 8 0 7
Mike Keane RW 77 15 45 60 95 29 0 0 1
Denis Savard C 63 16 34 50 90 1 4 1 2
Gilbert Dionne LW 75 20 28 48 63 5 6 1 2
Eric Desjardins D 82 13 32 45 98 20 7 0 1
John LeClair LW 72 19 25 44 33 11 2 0 2
Mathieu Schneider D 60 13 31 44 91 8 3 0 2
Patrice Brisebois D 70 10 21 31 79 6 4 0 2
Kevin Haller D 73 11 14 25 117 7 6 0 1
Benoit Brunet LW 47 10 15 25 19 13 0 0 1
J. J. Daigneault D 66 8 10 18 57 25 0 0 1
Gary Leeman RW 20 6 12 18 14 9 1 0 1
Guy Carbonneau C 61 4 13 17 20 -9 0 1 0
Paul DiPietro C 29 4 13 17 14 11 0 0 0
Lyle Odelein D 83 2 14 16 205 35 0 0 0
Todd Ewen RW 75 5 9 14 193 6 0 0 1
Ed Ronan RW 53 5 7 12 20 6 0 0 1
Brian Skrudland C 23 5 3 8 55 1 0 2 1
Mario Roberge LW 50 4 4 8 142 2 0 0 3
Sean Hill D 31 2 6 8 54 -5 1 0 1
Jesse Belanger C 19 4 2 6 4 1 0 0 0
Oleg Petrov RW 9 2 1 3 10 2 0 0 1
Donald Dufresne D 32 1 2 3 32 0 0 0 0
Patrick Roy G 62 0 2 2 16 0 0 0 0
Andre Racicot G 26 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0
Rob Ramage D 8 0 1 1 8 -3 0 0 0
Patrik Carnback C 6 0 0 0 2 -4 0 0 0
Frederic Chabot G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Charron D 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Patric Kjellberg RW 7 0 0 0 2 -3 0 0 0
Turner Stevenson RW 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy 3595 62 31 25 5 192 3.20 2 1814 1622 .894
Andre Racicot 1433 26 17 5 1 81 3.39 1 682 601 .881
Frederic Chabot 40 1 0 0 0 1 1.50 0 19 18 .947
Team: 5068 84 48 30 6 274 3.24 3 2515 2241 .891

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Vincent Damphousse C 20 11 12 23 16 5 0 3
Kirk Muller LW 20 10 7 17 18 3 0 3
Brian Bellows LW 18 6 9 15 18 2 0 0
Mike Keane RW 19 2 13 15 6 0 0 0
Eric Desjardins D 20 4 10 14 23 1 0 1
Paul DiPietro C 17 8 5 13 8 0 0 1
Gilbert Dionne LW 20 6 6 12 20 1 0 1
John LeClair LW 20 4 6 10 14 0 0 3
Benoit Brunet LW 20 2 8 10 8 1 0 1
Kevin Haller D 17 1 6 7 16 1 0 0
Guy Carbonneau C 20 3 3 6 10 0 1 2
Stephan Lebeau C 13 3 3 6 6 1 0 1
Lyle Odelein D 20 1 5 6 30 0 0 0
Ed Ronan RW 14 2 3 5 10 0 0 0
Denis Savard C 14 0 5 5 4 0 0 0
J. J. Daigneault D 20 1 3 4 22 0 0 0
Patrice Brisebois D 20 0 4 4 18 0 0 0
Gary Leeman RW 11 1 2 3 2 0 0 0
Mathieu Schneider D 11 1 2 3 16 0 0 0
Jesse Belanger C 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Patrick Roy G 20 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Donald Dufresne D 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Todd Ewen RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sean Hill D 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Oleg Petrov RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andre Racicot G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Ramage D 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Mario Roberge LW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy 1293 20 16 4 46 2.13 0 647 601 .929
Andre Racicot 18 1 0 0 2 6.67 0 9 7 .778
Team: 1311 20 16 4 48 2.20 0 656 608 .927

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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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Draft picks

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Montreal's draft picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 20 David Wilkie  United States Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
2 33 Valeri Bure  Russia Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
2 44 Keli Corpse  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 68 Craig Rivet  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
4 82 Louis Bernard  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
4 92 Marc Lamothe  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5 116 Don Chase  United States Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
6 140 Martin Sychra  Czechoslovakia ZKL Brno (Czechoslovakia)
7 164 Christian Proulx  Canada Saint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
8 188 Mike Burman  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
9 212 Earl Cronan  United States St. Mark's School (USHS-MA)
10 236 Trent Cavicchi  Canada Dartmouth Midgets (NS)
11 260 Hiroyuki Miura  Japan Kushiro High School (Japan)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tim Warnsby (June 15, 2011). "Bruins win Stanley Cup". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 5, 2012. The Canucks weren't going to become the first Canadian-based team since the 1992-93 Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup with such little production.
  2. ^ "Rarity by Rookie Lifts Montreal -- Ronan's Ot Goal Sinks His Hometown Bruins".
  3. ^ "1992-93 NHL Schedule and Results".
  4. ^ "1992-93 Montreal Canadiens Roster and Statistics".
  5. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.296, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  6. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.296, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  7. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.297, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  8. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.299, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  9. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  10. ^ "1992–1993 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  11. ^ "1992–93 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  12. ^ "1992–93 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  13. ^ "NHL Records". records.nhl.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  14. ^ "1992-93 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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