1991–92 Washington Capitals season

1991–92 Washington Capitals
Division2nd Patrick
Conference2nd Wales
1991–92 record45–27–8
Home record25–12–3
Road record20–15–5
Goals for330
Goals against275
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachTerry Murray
CaptainRod Langway
Alternate captainsKevin Hatcher
Dale Hunter
Kelly Miller
ArenaCapital Centre
Team leaders
GoalsDino Ciccarelli (38)
AssistsMichal Pivonka (57)
PointsMichal Pivonka (80)
Penalty minutesAlan May (221)
Plus/minusDmitri Khristich (+24)
WinsDon Beaupre (29)
Goals against averageDon Beaupre (3.20)

The 1991–92 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 18th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were not shut out in any of their regular-season games and playoff games.

Offseason

Regular season

The Capitals tied the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers for fewest power-play goals allowed, with just 60.[1]

Final standings

Patrick Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Rangers 80 50 25 5 321 246 105
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[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – New York Rangers PAT 80 50 25 5 321 246 105
2 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

1991–92 regular season[4]
October
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 4, 1991 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) 1–0–0
2 W October 5, 1991 3–1 Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) 2–0–0
3 W October 9, 1991 5–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) 3–0–0
4 W October 11, 1991 5–1 New York Rangers (1991–92) 4–0–0
5 L October 12, 1991 2–7 Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) 4–1–0
6 W October 14, 1991 5–3 @ New York Rangers (1991–92) 5–1–0
7 W October 18, 1991 6–5 New Jersey Devils (1991–92) 6–1–0
8 W October 19, 1991 5–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) 7–1–0
9 W October 23, 1991 6–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) 8–1–0
10 L October 24, 1991 1–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) 8–2–0
11 L October 27, 1991 5–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) 8–3–0
12 W October 29, 1991 8–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) 9–3–0
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
13 W November 1, 1991 4–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) 10–3–0
14 W November 2, 1991 7–4 @ New York Islanders (1991–92) 11–3–0
15 L November 8, 1991 4–5 Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 11–4–0
16 W November 10, 1991 10–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) 12–4–0
17 W November 11, 1991 4–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) 13–4–0
18 W November 13, 1991 5–3 @ New York Rangers (1991–92) 14–4–0
19 W November 15, 1991 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) 15–4–0
20 L November 20, 1991 5–6 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) 15–5–0
21 W November 22, 1991 6–3 Boston Bruins (1991–92) 16–5–0
22 W November 23, 1991 3–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1991–92) 17–5–0
23 L November 25, 1991 4–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 17–6–0
24 W November 27, 1991 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) 18–6–0
25 L November 29, 1991 2–3 New York Islanders (1991–92) 18–7–0
26 L November 30, 1991 1–8 @ New York Islanders (1991–92) 18–8–0
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
27 W December 5, 1991 6–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) 19–8–0
28 W December 7, 1991 4–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 20–8–0
29 L December 8, 1991 3–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) 20–9–0
30 W December 10, 1991 4–1 Calgary Flames (1991–92) 21–9–0
31 L December 13, 1991 3–5 New York Rangers (1991–92) 21–10–0
32 W December 14, 1991 7–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) 22–10–0
33 W December 17, 1991 3–1 Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) 23–10–0
34 T December 18, 1991 2–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) 23–10–1
35 W December 20, 1991 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) 24–10–1
36 L December 22, 1991 3–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) 24–11–1
37 L December 26, 1991 6–8 New York Rangers (1991–92) 24–12–1
38 L December 28, 1991 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) 24–13–1
39 W December 29, 1991 4–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) 25–13–1
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
40 W January 1, 1992 8–5 New York Islanders (1991–92) 26–13–1
41 T January 3, 1992 3–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) 26–13–2
42 T January 4, 1992 2–2 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1991–92) 26–13–3
43 L January 7, 1992 3–5 Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 26–14–3
44 W January 10, 1992 7–4 Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) 27–14–3
45 L January 12, 1992 2–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) 27–15–3
46 W January 14, 1992 6–1 @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 28–15–3
47 T January 16, 1992 2–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) 28–15–4
48 L January 24, 1992 2–5 New Jersey Devils (1991–92) 28–16–4
49 W January 26, 1992 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) 29–16–4
50 L January 28, 1992 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) 29–17–4
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
51 W February 1, 1992 5–2 Calgary Flames (1991–92) 30–17–4
52 L February 4, 1992 3–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) 30–18–4
53 L February 5, 1992 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) 30–19–4
54 W February 7, 1992 6–2 New York Rangers (1991–92) 31–19–4
55 W February 9, 1992 6–2 San Jose Sharks (1991–92) 32–19–4
56 W February 11, 1992 4–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) 33–19–4
57 T February 13, 1992 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (1991–92) 33–19–5
58 L February 15, 1992 3–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) 33–20–5
59 W February 18, 1992 4–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1991–92) 34–20–5
60 W February 22, 1992 7–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) 35–20–5
61 W February 23, 1992 4–1 @ New York Islanders (1991–92) 36–20–5
62 W February 25, 1992 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) 37–20–5
63 L February 27, 1992 3–7 @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 37–21–5
64 T February 29, 1992 5–5 OT @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) 37–21–6
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
65 L March 1, 1992 1–4 Boston Bruins (1991–92) 37–22–6
66 L March 3, 1992 1–3 Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) 37–23–6
67 T March 6, 1992 3–3 OT Winnipeg Jets (1991–92) 37–23–7
68 W March 7, 1992 3–2 OT New Jersey Devils (1991–92) 38–23–7
69 W March 9, 1992 5–2 @ New York Rangers (1991–92) 39–23–7
70 L March 14, 1992 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) 39–24–7
71 W March 15, 1992 5–2 New York Islanders (1991–92) 40–24–7
72 W March 17, 1992 6–4 St. Louis Blues (1991–92) 41–24–7
73 L March 20, 1992 6–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) 41–25–7
74 W March 22, 1992 6–2 Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) 42–25–7
75 L March 24, 1992 2–8 Hartford Whalers (1991–92) 42–26–7
76 W March 27, 1992 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) 43–26–7
77 W March 29, 1992 7–4 Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) 44–26–7
April
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
78 W April 12, 1992 4–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) 45–26–7
79 T April 13, 1992 1–1 OT New York Islanders (1991–92) 45–26–8
80 L April 15, 1992 1–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) 45–27–8

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

Playoffs

Lost Division Semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–4

Series results: April 19–at Washington: Capitals, 3–1
April 21–at Washington: Capitals, 6–2
April 23–at Pittsburgh: Penguins, 6–4
April 25–at Pittsburgh: Capitals, 7–2
April 27–at Washington: Penguins, 5–2
April 29–at Pittsburgh: Penguins, 6–4
May 1–at Washington: Penguins, 3–1

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Michal Pivonka C 80 23 57 80 47 10 7 4 2
Dale Hunter C 80 28 50 78 205 -2 13 0 4
Dino Ciccarelli RW 78 38 38 76 78 -10 13 0 7
Dmitri Khristich LW/C 80 36 37 73 35 24 14 1 7
Mike Ridley C 80 29 40 69 38 3 5 5 3
Randy Burridge LW 66 23 44 67 50 -4 9 0 3
Peter Bondra RW 71 28 28 56 42 16 4 0 3
Calle Johansson D 80 14 42 56 49 2 5 2 2
Kevin Hatcher D 79 17 37 54 105 18 8 1 2
Kelly Miller LW 78 14 38 52 49 20 0 1 3
Al Iafrate D 78 17 34 51 180 1 6 0 1
Sylvain Cote D 78 11 29 40 31 7 6 0 2
John Druce RW 67 19 18 37 39 14 1 0 3
Todd Krygier LW 67 13 17 30 107 -1 1 0 1
Alan May RW 75 6 9 15 221 -7 0 0 1
Rod Langway D 64 0 13 13 22 11 0 0 0
Mike Lalor D 64 5 7 12 64 14 0 0 1
Dave Tippett LW 30 2 10 12 16 2 0 0 0
Nick Kypreos LW 65 4 6 10 206 -3 0 0 0
Paul MacDermid RW 15 2 5 7 43 2 0 0 0
Tim Bergland RW 22 1 4 5 2 -3 0 0 0
Jeff Greenlaw LW 5 0 1 1 34 -1 0 0 0
Mike Liut G 21 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Brad Schlegel D 15 0 1 1 0 -4 0 0 0
Don Beaupre G 54 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0
Shawn Chambers D 2 0 0 0 2 -3 0 0 0
Jim Hrivnak G 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Konowalchuk LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Sabourin D 19 0 0 0 48 -5 0 0 0
Jason Woolley D 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Don Beaupre 3108 54 29 17 6 166 3.20 1 1435 1269 .884
Mike Liut 1123 21 10 7 2 70 3.74 1 558 488 .875
Jim Hrivnak 605 12 6 3 0 35 3.47 0 274 239 .872
Team: 4836 80 45 27 8 271 3.36 2 2267 1996 .880

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Mike Ridley C 7 0 11 11 0 0 0 0
Dino Ciccarelli RW 7 5 4 9 14 1 0 0
Peter Bondra RW 7 6 2 8 4 1 0 0
Al Iafrate D 7 4 2 6 14 1 0 0
Kevin Hatcher D 7 2 4 6 19 0 1 0
Michal Pivonka C 7 1 5 6 13 1 0 1
Dmitri Khristich LW/C 7 3 2 5 15 3 0 1
Dale Hunter C 7 1 4 5 16 0 0 0
Calle Johansson D 7 0 5 5 4 0 0 0
Todd Krygier LW 5 2 1 3 4 0 0 0
Sylvain Cote D 7 1 2 3 4 0 0 0
Kelly Miller LW 7 1 2 3 4 0 0 0
John Druce RW 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 1
Randy Burridge LW 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Rod Langway D 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Paul MacDermid RW 7 0 1 1 22 0 0 0
Brad Schlegel D 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Dave Tippett LW 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Don Beaupre G 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alan May RW 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Don Beaupre 419 7 3 4 22 3.15 0 212 190 .896
Team: 419 7 3 4 22 3.15 0 212 190 .896

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1991 NHL entry draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 14 Pat Peake  United States Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL)
1 21 Trevor Halverson  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
2 25 Eric Lavigne  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
2 36 Jeff Nelson  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
3 58 Steve Konowalchuk  United States Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4 80 Justin Morrison  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
7 146 Dave Morissette  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
8 168 Rick Corriveau  Canada London Knights (OHL)
9 190 Trevor Duhaime  Canada Saint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
10 209 Rob Leask  Canada Hamilton Red Wings (GHJHL)
10 212 Carl LeBlanc  Canada Granby Bisons (QMJHL)
11 234 Rob Puchniak  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
12 256 Bill Kovacs  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
S 20 Mike Brewer  Canada Brown University (ECAC)

See also

References

  1. ^ "1991-92 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "1991-1992 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "1991-1992 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "1991-92 Washington Capitals Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "1991-92 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
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