| League: | NHL |
| Season: | 1991–92 |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Conferencerank: | 4th |
| Divisionrank: | 3rd |
| Record: | 39–32–9 |
| Homerecord: | 21–13–6 |
| Roadrecord: | 18–19–3 |
| Goalsfor: | 343 (1st) |
| Goalsagainst: | 308 (20th) |
| Attendance: | 15,993 |
| Goalsleader: | Kevin Stevens (54) |
| Assistsleader: | Mario Lemieux (87) |
| Pointsleader: | Mario Lemieux (131) |
| Plusminusleader: | Larry Murphy (+33) |
| Pimleader: | Kevin Stevens (252) |
| Winsleader: | Tom Barrasso (25) |
| Gaaleader: | Tom Barrasso (3.53) |
| Conferencewin: | Yes |
| Stanleycup: | Yes |
The 1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 25th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was coming off of its first-ever Stanley Cup victory in 1990–91, as they defeated the Minnesota North Stars in the Finals in six games. The Penguins, along with the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers, had five 30-goal scorers. Seven players and three off-ice staff members from the 1991-92 team's year-end roster have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
In the off-season, Head Coach Bob Johnson was diagnosed with brain cancer, forcing him to step down, where the Penguins brought in former St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, and Buffalo Sabres head coach Scotty Bowman to replace Johnson. Bowman had previously led the Canadiens to five Stanley Cup championships in the 1970s. Johnson lost his battle to cancer on November 26, 1991, and the Penguins honored him by wearing a patch on the left sleeve of their jersey with his nickname "Badger" written on it along with his birth year and death year.
Pittsburgh started the season off very well, and through their first 38 games, they had a record of 22–12–4, earning 48 points and fighting with the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers for first in the Division. The team, along with Mario Lemieux, who missed time due to a back injury, would slump in their next 24 games, going 5–15–4 to slide down to .500 and battling with the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers for the final playoff position in the Division. The Penguins, facing losing defenseman Paul Coffey as a free agent after the season, would deal him to the Los Angeles Kings in a move that looked like they were giving up for the season, however, they would make a move to bring some more grit to the team, acquiring Rick Tocchet, Kjell Samuelsson, and Ken Wregget from Philadelphia for Mark Recchi, and the club would have a 12–5–1 record to close out the season, finishing in third place in the Division and making the playoffs for the second-straight season.
Mario Lemieux led the club offensively, despite missing 16 games to injuries, as he earned an NHL-high 131 points from 44 goals and 87 assists to win the Art Ross Trophy. Kevin Stevens led the team with 54 goals and finished second in League scoring behind Lemieux with 123 points. Joe Mullen also had a solid season, as he scored 42 goals and earned 87 points, while Jaromír Jágr continued to develop, as he recorded 69 points in 70 games. Larry Murphy put up a defense-high 77 points in his first full season with the Penguins.
In goal, Tom Barrasso played the majority of the games, earning a team high 25 victories, along with a team best 3.53 goals against average (GAA), while earning a shutout for the club.
Offensively, the Penguins led the NHL in scoring, with 343 goals for.[1]
On October 29, 1991, the Penguins were shut out at home 8–0 by the Washington Capitals. It was the first time the Penguins had been shut-out in a regular season game since January 2, 1989, when they coincidentally lost 8–0 on the road also to the Capitals. Prior to their home loss against the Caps, the Penguins had gone 211 consecutive regular season games without being shut-out.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Although owner Edward DeBartolo, Sr. had enjoyed his team winning the Stanley Cup, the elder DeBartolo sought to sell the Penguins, but did not have a deal in place prior to the start of the season. Minnesota North Stars co-owners Howard Baldwin and Morris Belzberg had sold their stakes in that team to fellow co-owner Norman Green following a dispute between the owners, with Baldwin having sold his interest in August and Belzberg selling off in October. Baldwin and Belzberg partnered together to purchase the Penguins, and the NHL approved the deal on November 18, 1991.[6]
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || 4 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–4 || Buffalo Sabres || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 1–0–0 || 2|- style="background:#ffc;"| 2 || 6 || 7:35 PM || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 1–0–1 || 3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || 10 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 2–0–1 || 5|- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || 12 || 7:45 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 2–1–1 || 5|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || 15 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–6 OT || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 3–1–1 || 7|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || 17 || 7:35 PM || New York Islanders || 5–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–1–1 || 9|- style="background:#fcf;"| 7 || 19 || 7:35 PM || New York Rangers || 5–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–2–1 || 9|- style="background:#ffc;"| 8 || 22 || 7:35 PM || Chicago Blackhawks || 4–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–2–2 || 10|- style="background:#fcf;"| 9 || 24 || 7:35 PM || New Jersey Devils || 4–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–3–2 || 10|- style="background:#fcf;"| 10 || 26 || 8:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–4 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 4–4–2 || 10|- style="background:#fcf;"| 11 || 29 || 7:35 PM || Washington Capitals || 8–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 4–5–2 || 10|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12 || 31 || 7:35 PM || Minnesota North Stars || 1–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–5–2 || 12|-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 13 || 2 || 7:35 PM || Hartford Whalers || 6–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–6–2 || 12|- style="background:#ffc;"| 14 || 5 || 7:35 PM || Boston Bruins || 5–5 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 5–6–3 || 13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15 || 8 || 8:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–1 || Winnipeg Jets || Winnipeg Arena || 6–6–3 || 15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 16 || 9 || 8:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–2 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 7–6–3 || 17|- style="background:#fcf;"| 17 || 11 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–3 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 7–7–3 || 17|- style="background:#cfc;"| 18 || 13 || 7:35 PM || Edmonton Oilers || 4–5 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 8–7–3 || 19|- style="background:#fcf;"| 19 || 15 || 8:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–6 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 8–8–3 || 19|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20 || 18 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–3 || Quebec Nordiques || Colisée de Québec || 9–8–3 || 21|- style="background:#cfc;"| 21 || 20 || 7:35 PM || Philadelphia Flyers || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 10–8–3 || 23|- style="background:#ffc;"| 22 || 23 || 7:35 PM || New York Islanders || 2–2 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 10–8–4 || 24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23 || 27 || 7:35 PM || New Jersey Devils || 4–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 11–8–4 || 26|- style="background:#cfc;"| 24 || 29 || 1:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–3 || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 12–8–4 || 28|- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || 30 || 7:35 PM || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 13–8–4 || 30|-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 26 || 3 || 9:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || Edmonton Oilers || Northlands Coliseum || 13–9–4 || 30|- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || 5 || 10:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 8–0 || San Jose Sharks || Cow Palace || 14–9–4 || 32|- style="background:#fcf;"| 28 || 7 || 8:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–6 || St. Louis Blues || St. Louis Arena || 14–10–4 || 32|- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || 10 || 7:35 PM || New York Rangers || 3–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 15–10–4 || 34|- style="background:#cfc;"| 30 || 13 || 7:45 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 16–10–4 || 36|- style="background:#fcf;"| 31 || 14 || 7:35 PM || Washington Capitals || 7–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 16–11–4 || 36|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32 || 17 || 7:35 PM || San Jose Sharks || 2–10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 17–11–4 || 38|- style="background:#cfc;"| 33 || 19 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–4 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 18–11–4 || 40|- style="background:#fcf;"| 34 || 21 || 7:35 PM || New York Rangers || 7–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 18–12–4 || 40|- style="background:#cfc;"| 35 || 23 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 19–12–4 || 42|- style="background:#cfc;"| 36 || 26 || 7:35 PM || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 20–12–4 || 44|- style="background:#cfc;"| 37 || 28 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–2 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 21–12–4 || 46|- style="background:#cfc;"| 38 || 29 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 22–12–4 || 48|- style="background:#fcf;"| 39 || 31 || 6:05 PM || New Jersey Devils || 7–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 22–13–4 || 48|-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 40 || 2 || 7:45 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 0–4 || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 22–14–4 || 48|- style="background:#cfc;"| 41 || 4 || 1:35 PM || Winnipeg Jets || 2–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 23–14–4 || 50|- style="background:#fcf;"| 42 || 7 || 7:35 PM || Los Angeles Kings || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 23–15–4 || 50|- style="background:#fcf;"| 43 || 10 || 9:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–7 || Calgary Flames || Olympic Saddledome || 23–16–4 || 50|- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || 12 || 5:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Vancouver Canucks || Pacific Coliseum || 24–16–4 || 52|- style="background:#ffc;"| 45 || 16 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 OT || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena || 24–16–5 || 53|- style="background:#fcf;"| 46 || 23 || 7:35 PM || Buffalo Sabres || 5–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 24–17–5 || 53|- style="background:#cfc;"| 47 || 25 || 2:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 5–3 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 25–17–5 || 55|- style="background:#fcf;"| 48 || 26 || 12:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–6 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 25–18–5 || 55|- style="background:#fcf;"| 49 || 28 || 7:35 PM || Winnipeg Jets || 4–0 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 25–19–5 || 55|- style="background:#fcf;"| 50 || 30 || 7:35 PM || New York Islanders || 8–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 25–20–5 || 55|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 51 || 1 || 1:35 PM || St. Louis Blues || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 26–20–5 || 57|- style="background:#ffc;"| 52 || 3 || 7:35 PM || Detroit Red Wings || 4–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 26–20–6 || 58|- style="background:#fcf;"| 53 || 5 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 26–21–6 || 58|- style="background:#fcf;"| 54 || 8 || 2:05 PM || Los Angeles Kings || 4–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 26–22–6 || 58|- style="background:#fcf;"| 55 || 9 || 1:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 26–23–6 || 58|- style="background:#fcf;"| 56 || 15 || 8:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || Minnesota North Stars || Met Center || 26–24–6 || 58|- style="background:#ffc;"| 57 || 16 || 7:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 OT || Philadelphia Flyers || The Spectrum || 26–24–7 || 59|- style="background:#cfc;"| 58 || 18 || 7:35 PM || Toronto Maple Leafs || 1–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 27–24–7 || 61|- style="background:#ffc;"| 59 || 20 || 7:35 PM || Quebec Nordiques || 4–4 OT || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 27–24–8 || 62|- style="background:#fcf;"| 60 || 22 || 8:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–2 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 27–25–8 || 62|- style="background:#fcf;"| 61 || 25 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 27–26–8 || 62|- style="background:#fcf;"| 62 || 27 || 7:35 PM || Hartford Whalers || 8–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 27–27–8 || 62|- style="background:#cfc;"| 63 || 29 || 1:35 PM || Buffalo Sabres || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 28–27–8 || 64|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || 3 || 9:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–3 || Calgary Flames || Olympic Saddledome || 29–27–8 || 66|- style="background:#cfc;"| 65 || 6 || 10:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–3 || San Jose Sharks || Cow Palace || 30–27–8 || 68|- style="background:#fcf;"| 66 || 7 || 10:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–5 || Los Angeles Kings || Great Western Forum || 30–28–8 || 68|- style="background:#cfc;"| 67 || 10 || 7:35 PM || Calgary Flames || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 31–28–8 || 70|- style="background:#cfc;"| 68 || 12 || 7:35 PM || New York Islanders || 4–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 32–28–8 || 72|- style="background:#fcf;"| 69 || 14 || 8:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–6 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 32–29–8 || 72|- style="background:#cfc;"| 70 || 15 || 8:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–3 || Chicago Blackhawks || Chicago Stadium || 33–29–8 || 74|- style="background:#cfc;"| 71 || 17 || 7:35 PM || Edmonton Oilers || 5–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 34–29–8 || 76|- style="background:#cfc;"| 72 || 19 || 7:35 PM || Quebec Nordiques || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 35–29–8 || 78|- style="background:#ffc;"| 73 || 22 || 7:05 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–2 OT || Hartford Whalers || Hartford Civic Center || 35–29–9 || 79|- style="background:#fcf;"| 74 || 24 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–4 || Detroit Red Wings || Joe Louis Arena || 35–30–9 || 79|- style="background:#cfc;"| 75 || 26 || 7:35 PM || Vancouver Canucks || 3–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 36–30–9 || 81|- style="background:#cfc;"| 76 || 28 || 8:05 PM || Montreal Canadiens || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 37–30–9 || 83|- style="background:#cfc;"| 77 || 31 || 7:35 PM || Philadelphia Flyers || 5–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 38–30–9 || 85|-|- style="background:#fcf;"| 78 || 13 || 7:45 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–5 || New Jersey Devils || Brendan Byrne Arena || 38–31–9 || 85|- style="background:#cfc;"| 79 || 15 || 7:35 PM || Washington Capitals || 1–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 39–31–9 || 87|- style="background:#fcf;"| 80 || 16 || 7:35 PM || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–7 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 39–32–9 || 87|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie
See main article: 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs.
In the playoffs, the Penguins would open up against the Washington Capitals, who they defeated in the second round in the previous season en route to the Stanley Cup championship. The Capitals finished the season 11 points ahead of Pittsburgh, and had home ice for the series. Washington would open the series up with two solid victories at home, however, Pittsburgh responded with a Game 3 victory to cut the Caps series lead in half. Washington would demolish the Penguins in the fourth game, going up 3–1 in the series, and returning home in hopes of closing it out. Pittsburgh had no trouble beating the Capitals in Game 5, winning 5–2, and evened the series up at home in Game 6 with a 6–4 win. In the seventh and deciding game of the series, Tom Barrasso would step up, allowing only one goal as Pittsburgh won the final game by a 3–1 scoreline to upset the favored Capitals and complete the series comeback.
Up next was the Patrick Division-winning New York Rangers, who had 18 more points than Pittsburgh during the regular season. Pittsburgh would surprise the Rangers with a 4–2 victory in the opening game, however, New York tied the series up in the second game. The Rangers took a 2–1 series lead with 6–5 overtime victory. The Penguins would tie the series up with their own overtime win in the fourth game, as the series returned to New York for the fifth game. Pittsburgh would hang on for a 3–2 victory in the fifth game, and close out the series at home with a 5–1 win, to upset the Rangers, and return to the Conference Finals.
The Penguins next opponent was the Boston Bruins, who they defeated in the playoffs the previous year in six games. The Bruins had 84 points during the regular season, three less than the Penguins, giving Pittsburgh home ice advantage. The Pens opened up the series with a 4–3 overtime win, then went up 2–0 in the series with a 5–2 win, as the series would shift to Boston. The Penguins stayed hot, winning Games 3 and 4 by identical 5–1 scorelines, to sweep the Bruins, and reach the Stanley Cup finals for the second-straight season.
See main article: 1992 Stanley Cup Finals. Pittsburgh had to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks in hopes of a second-straight Stanley Cup. The Hawks finished the season with 87 points, the same amount as the Penguins, but since the Pens had more wins than the Hawks (39 to 36), Pittsburgh would have home ice in the Finals. Chicago had defeated the St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers en route to the Finals, entering the series with an NHL playoff record 11-game winning streak. The Penguins, however, were on their own seven-game winning streak, as they won the last three games of the Rangers series and four in the Boston series. Pittsburgh stayed hot, with a 5–4 victory in Game 1, and then defeated Chicago 3–1 in Game 2 to go up 2–0 as the series would move to Chicago Stadium. The Penguins would then shut-out Chicago 1–0 in the third game to win their tenth in a row, with Pittsburgh finishing off the sweep after a 6–5 Game 4 win, tying the Blackhawks' NHL playoff record with their own 11th-straight win as they would become the first team since the 1986–87 and 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers to win back-to-back Stanley Cups. Mario Lemieux won the Conn Smythe Trophy for the second straight year, as he recorded a League-high 34 points in just 15 playoff games.
|- style="background:#fcf;"| 1 || April 19||Pittsburgh||1–3||Washington|| ||Loney||Bondra,
Druce, Bondra||Barrasso (0–1)||16,689||0–1|||- style="background:#fcf;"| 2 || April 21||Pittsburgh||2–6||Washington|| ||Murphy, Stevens||Khristich, Bondra,
Pivonka, Cote, Ciccarelli, Miller||Barrasso (0–2)||17,453||0–2|||- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || April 23||Washington||4–6||Pittsburgh|| ||Bourque, Mullen, Jagr,
Lemieux (2), Lemieux (en)||Hatcher, Khristich, Iafrate, Hatcher||Barrasso (1–2)||16,164||1–2|||- style="background:#fcf;"| 4 || April 25||Washington||7–2||Pittsburgh|| ||Lemieux, Trottier||Krygier, Ciccarelli,
Kristich, Ciccarelli, Bondra, Ciccarelli||Barrasso (1–3)||16,164||1–3|||- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || April 27||Pittsburgh||5–2||Washington|| ||Trottier, Errey,
Murphy, Jagr, Errey (en)||Krygier, Iafrate||Barrasso (2–3)||17,621||2–3|||- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || April 29||Washington||4–6||Pittsburgh|| ||Stevens (2), Mullen, Bourque,
Lemieux (2)||Hunter, Bondra (2), Iafrate||Barrasso (3–3)||16,164||3–3|||- style="background:#cff;"| 7 || May 1||Pittsburgh||3–1||Washington|| ||Lemieux,
Jagr, Mullen (en)||Iafrate||Barrasso (4–3)||17,783||4–3|||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || May 3||Pittsburgh||4–2||N.Y. Rangers|| ||Loney, Murphy,
Stevens, Francis||King, Amonte||Barrasso (5–3)||17,744||1–0|||- style="background:#fcf;"| 2 || May 5||Pittsburgh||2–4||N.Y. Rangers|| ||Stevens, Murphy||Leetch, Beukeboom,
King, Beukeboom (en)||Barrasso (5–4)||18,200||1–1|||- style="background:#fcf;"| 3 || May 7||N.Y. Rangers||6–5||Pittsburgh||1:29||Stevens, Francis (2), Murphy, Stevens||Graves, Kerr, Nemchinov, Gartner, Erixon,
King||Barrasso (5–5)||16,164||1–2|||- style="background:#cfc;"| 4 || May 9||N.Y. Rangers||4–5||Pittsburgh||2:47||Needham, Francis (2), Loney,
Francis||Gilhen, Amonte, Messier (2)||Barrasso (6–5)||16,164||2–2|||- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || May 11||Pittsburgh||3–2||N.Y. Rangers|| ||Tocchet,
Jagr (2)||Turcotte, Gartner||Barrasso (7–5)||18,200||3–2|||- style="background:#cff;"| 6 || May 13||N.Y. Rangers||1–5||Pittsburgh|| ||Tocchet,
Jagr, McEachern, Tocchet (en), Francis (en)||Weight||Barrasso (8–5)||16,164||4–2|||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || May 17||Boston||3–4||Pittsburgh||9:44||Trottier, Callander, McEachern,
Jagr||Sweeney, Donato, Wesley||Barrasso (9–5)||16,164||1–0|||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || May 19||Boston||2–5||Pittsburgh|| ||Loney, Jagr,
Tocchet, Lemieux, Lemieux (en)||Murray, Oates||Barrasso (10–5)||16,164||2–0|||- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || May 21||Pittsburgh||5–1||Boston|| ||Stevens (3),
, Trottier, Stevens||Juneau||Barrasso (11–5)||14,448||3–0|||- style="background:#cff;"| 4 || May 23||Pittsburgh||5–1||Boston|| ||Jagr,
Lemieux, Stanton, Lemieux, Michayluk||Leach||Barrasso (12–5)||14,448||4–0|||-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1 || May 26||Chicago||4–5||Pittsburgh|| ||Bourque, Tocchet, Lemieux, Jagr,
Lemieux||Chelios, Goulet, Graham, Sutter||Barrasso (13–5)||16,164||1–0|||- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || May 28||Chicago||1–3||Pittsburgh|| ||Errey,
Lemieux (2)||Marchment||Barrasso (14–5)||16,164||2–0|||- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || May 30||Pittsburgh||1–0||Chicago|| ||Stevens|| ||Barrasso (15–5)||18,472||3–0|||- style="background:#cff;"| 4 || June 1||Pittsburgh||6–5||Chicago|| ||Jagr, Stevens, Lemieux, Tocchet, Murphy,
Francis||Graham (3), Roenick (2)||Barrasso (16–5)||18,472||4–0|||-|-| Legend: = Win = Loss = Playoff series win
| Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 44 | 87 | 131 | 27 | 94 | ||
| 80 | 54 | 69 | 123 | 8 | 254 | ||
| 77 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 12 | 30 | ||
| 77 | 21 | 56 | 77 | 33 | 48 | ||
| ‡ | 58 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 78 | ||
| 70 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 12 | 34 | ||
| ‡ | 54 | 10 | 54 | 64 | 4 | 62 | |
| 70 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 30 | |||
| 78 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 119 | ||
| † | 19 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 49 | |
| 63 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 54 | |||
| 76 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 127 | |||
| 58 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 58 | |||
| 73 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 87 | ||
| 56 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 62 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 206 | ||
| 49 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 54 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 62 | |||
| 53 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 104 | |||
| 38 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |||
| 49 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 57 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| † | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 | |
| † | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 343 | 591 | 934 | — | 1,863 | ||
| Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 21 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 21 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 21 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 32 | ||
| 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 42 | ||
| 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |||
| 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39 | ||
| 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 83 | 132 | 215 | — | 333 | ||
| Player | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 3329:29 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 196 | 3.53 | 1702 | 0.885 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | ||
| 18 | 837:40 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 3.80 | 476 | 0.889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| † | 9 | 448:10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4.15 | 202 | 0.847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| ‡ | 5 | 225:19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5.33 | 130 | 0.846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4840:38 | 39 | 32 | 9 | 300 | 3.72 | 2510 | 0.880 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | ||
| Player | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1232:59 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 3.00 | 622 | 0.907 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.55 | 16 | 0.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1272:59 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 2.92 | 638 | 0.903 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Player | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award | ||
| Bowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer Award Booster Club Award Foodland Most Valuable Player Award Art Ross Trophy NHL Second All-Star Team Conn Smythe Trophy | ||
| Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award | ||
| Unsung Hero Award Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee Murray Hill Jewelers Player's Player Award | ||
| Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award | ||
| Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award | ||
| NHL First All-Star Team |
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season:[11]
| February 19, 1992 | To Los Angeles Kings----Paul Coffey | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Brian Benning Jeff Chychrun 1992 1st round pick | |
| February 19, 1992 | To Philadelphia Flyers----Brian Benning Mark Recchi 1992 1st round pick | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Kjell Samuelsson Rick Tocchet Ken Wregget 1993 conditional 3rd round pick | |
| March 10, 1992 | To Quebec Nordiques----rights to Scott Young | To Pittsburgh Penguins----Bryan Fogarty | |
| March 10, 1992 | To Hartford Whalers----Frank Pietrangelo | To Pittsburgh Penguins----1994 3rd round pick 1994 7th round pick |
| Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1, 1991 | ||||
| September 5, 1991 |
| Player | Date | Contract terms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 19, 1991 | 1-year contract | ||
| October 25, 1991 | Multi-year contract |
| Name | Date | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 1991 | Replaced as head coach due to medical condition | ||
| October 1, 1991 | Hired as assistant coach | ||
| October 1, 1991 | Hired as interim head coach | ||
| November 19, 1991 | Transfer of ownership | ||
| Morris Belzberg | |||
| Tom Ruta | |||
| January 30, 1992 | Re-signed as GM and VP to a 5-year contract | ||
| June 18, 1992 | Lost in expansion draft to Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| June 18, 1992 | Lost in expansion draft to Tampa Bay Lightning |
Pittsburgh's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.[12]
| Round | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | align=center | 16 | Markus Naslund | Left wing | Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) | ||
| align=center | 2 | align=center | 38 | Rusty Fitzgerald | Center | Duluth East H.S. (Minn.) | ||
| align=center | 3 | align=center | 60 | Shane Peacock | Defense | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) | ||
| align=center | 4 | align=center | 82 | Joe Tamminen | Center | Virginia H.S. (Minn.) | ||
| align=center | 5 | align=center | 104 | Robert Melanson | Defense | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | ||
| align=center | 6 | align=center | 126 | Brian Clifford | Center | Nichols (N.Y. H.S.) | ||
| align=center | 7 | align=center | 148 | Ed Patterson | Right wing | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) | ||
| align=center | 8 | align=center | 170 | Peter McLaughlin | Defense | Belmont Hill H.S. (Massachusetts) | ||
| align=center | 9 | align=center | 192 | Jeff Lembke | Goaltender | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | ||
| align=center | 10 | align=center | 214 | Chris Tok | Defense | Greenway (Minn H.S.) | ||
| align=center | 11 | align=center | 236 | Paul Dyck | Defense | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | ||
| align=center | 12 | align=center | 258 | Pasi Huura | Defense | Ilves Tampere (FNL) | ||
| align=center | S | align=center | 22 | Greg Carvel | Center | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
The IHL's Muskegon Lumberjacks finished second in the East Division with a 41-28-13 record. They defeated the Milwaukee Admirals and Kalamazoo Wings before being swept by the Kansas City Blades in the Turner Cup Finals. This finals loss came as a result of the Penguins recalling Jock Callander, Mike Needham, and Dave Michayluk to fill open spots left by injuries to both Mario Lemieux and Joe Mullen. Michayluk still won the Ironman Award by the IHL for playing in all of his team's games while displaying outstanding offensive and defensive abilities.
The East Coast Hockey League's Knoxville Cherokees finished last overall in the standings with a record of 20-36-8.
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