1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=1992–93
Team=Pittsburgh Penguins
Conference=Prince of Wales
ConferenceRank=1st
Division=Patrick
DivisionRank=1st
Record=56–21–7
HomeRecord=32–6–4
RoadRecord=24–15–3
GoalsFor=367
GoalsAgainst=268
GeneralManager=Craig Patrick
Coach=Scotty Bowman
Captain=Mario Lemieux
AltCaptain=
Arena=Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Attendance=
GoalsLeader=Mario Lemieux (69)
AssistsLeader=Mario Lemieux (91)
PointsLeader=Mario Lemieux (160)
PIMLeader=Rick Tocchet (252)
PlusMinusLeader=Mario Lemieux (+55)
WinsLeader=Tom Barrasso (43)
GAALeader=Tom Barrasso (3.01)
PresidentsTrophy=Yes

The Pittsburgh Penguins were the best team in the NHL during the 1992–93 regular season. Their 56 wins and 119 points earned them the President's Trophy's as the league's top team. Four players on the team reached 100 points. Despite missing over a quarter of the regular season, Mario Lemieux returned later in the year to help the Penguins put together an incredible 17-game winning streak.

Offseason

NHL Draft

December

† Game was played in Atlanta.

March

Defencemen

"Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points"

Goaltending

"Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against"

Playoffs

Patrick Division Semi-Finals

Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey

The Devils had been a struggling team prior to the 1992–93 season, and in the first round of the playoffs, they met the Presidents' Trophy winners from Pittsburgh. The Penguins entered the series on an 11-game playoff winning streak, which they extended to a record 14 games in this series.

*April 18 - New Jersey 3 Pittsburgh 6
*April 20 - New Jersey 0 Pittsburgh 7
*April 22 - Pittsburgh 4 New Jersey 3
*April 25 - Pittsburgh 1 New Jersey 4
*April 26 - New Jersey 2 Pittsburgh 5

"Pittsburgh wins best-of-seven series 4–1"

Patrick Division Finals

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"

References

* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000501993.html Penguins on Hockey Database]