1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1991–92
Team=Edmonton Oilers
Conference=Campbell
ConferenceRank=6th
Division=Smythe
DivisionRank=3rd
Record=36–34–10
HomeRecord=22–13–5
RoadRecord=14–21–7
GoalsFor=295 (6th)
GoalsAgainst=297 (16th)
GeneralManager=Glen Sather
Coach=Ted Green
Captain=Kevin Lowe
AltCaptain=Craig MacTavish
Esa Tikkanen
Arena=Northlands Coliseum
Attendance=16,179
GoalsLeader=Vincent Damphousse (38)
AssistsLeader=Vincent Damphousse (51)
PointsLeader=Vincent Damphousse (89)
PlusMinusLeader=Norm Maciver (+20)
PIMLeader=Dave Manson (220)
WinsLeader=Bill Ranford (27)
GAALeader=Bill Ranford (3.58)
DivisionWin=Yes
ConferenceWin=
StanleyCup=

The 1991–92 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 13th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 3rd round playoff appearance in 1990–91, losing to the Minnesota North Stars in the Campbell Conference finals.

Prior to the season, the Oilers would be involved in a couple of blockbuster deals, the first one occurring on September 19, as Edmonton would trade Grant Fuhr, Glenn Anderson and Craig Berube to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Vincent Damphousse, Peter Ing, Scott Thornton and Luke Richardson. A little over 2 weeks later, the Oilers would then deal Mark Messier to the New York Rangers for Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice and Louie DeBrusk. Edmonton would also name Ted Green as head coach as John Muckler left the Oilers for a job with the Buffalo Sabres.

Vincent Damphousse would be the Oilers leader offensively, scoring a team high 38 goals and 51 assists for 89 points. Joe Murphy would have a solid season, earning 82 points. Bernie Nicholls would miss 31 games due to injury, but would record 49 points in the 49 games he played in. Defensively, Dave Manson would anchor the blueline, leading all defensemen with 15 goals and 47 points, and leading the club in penalty minutes with 220. Fellow blueliner Norm MacIver would earn 40 points in 59 games.

In goal, Bill Ranford would appear in 67 of the Oilers 80 games, winning 27 of them, and posting a GAA of 3.58, and earning a shutout along the way.

In the playoffs, the Oilers would open up against Wayne Gretzky and the Los Angeles Kings, who finished 2 points ahead of Edmonton in the standings. The teams would split the first 4 games, before Edmonton took control of the series, winning game 5 in LA and taking the series with a solid 3–0 win in game 6. The Oilers would face the regular season division champion Vancouver Canucks in the 2nd round, and after splitting the opening 2 games in Vancouver, the Oilers would win the next 2 games at home to take a 3–1 series lead. The Oilers would lose game 5 in Vancouver, but win the series at home in the 6th game, setting up a matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks for the Campbell Conference championship. The Hawks would prove to be too much for the Oilers to handle, as Chicago would sweep the series, outscoring Edmonton 21–8.

eason standings

Edmonton Oilers 4, Vancouver Canucks 2

Goaltending

Transactions

Trades

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft

References

* [http://www.shrpsports.com SHRP Sports]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com The Internet Hockey Database]
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007