1992–93 Detroit Red Wings season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1992–93
Year:	1992
Team:	Detroit Red Wings
Conferencerank:	2nd
Divisionrank:	2nd
Record:	47–28–9
Homerecord:	25–14–3
Roadrecord:	22–14–6
Goalsfor:	369
Goalsagainst:	280
Coach:	Bryan Murray
Attendance:	19,707
Goalsleader:	Steve Yzerman (58)
Assistsleader:	Steve Yzerman (79)
Pointsleader:	Steve Yzerman (137)
Plusminusleader:	Steve Yzerman (+33) Sergei Fedorov (+33)
Pimleader:	Bob Probert (292)
Winsleader:	Tim Cheveldae (34)
Gaaleader:	Vincent Riendeau (3.22)

The 1992–93 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 61st season, the franchise's 67th. During the 1992–93 season, the Red Wings qualified for the NHL playoffs.

Regular season

In addition to leading all teams with most goals scored during the regular season (369), the Red Wings also scored the most power-play goals (113) and had the best power-play conversion percentage (24.89%).^[1] For the second consecutive season, five players reached 30-goals or more.^[2]

Season standings

Playoffs

In the Norris Division Semifinals series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Red Wings outscored the Leafs 30–24 through seven games but lost the deciding game in overtime on Nikolai Borschevsky's famous deflection goal. It was the second overtime loss for Detroit (both came at Joe Louis Arena) in the series.

Schedule and results

October

	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
1	October 6	Detroit	1 – 4	Winnipeg		0–1–0	0
2	October 8	Detroit	5 – 3	Los Angeles		1–1–0	2
3	October 10	Detroit	6 – 3	San Jose		2–1–0	4
4	October 15	Quebec	4 – 2	Detroit		2–2–0	4
5	October 17	Edmonton	2 – 4	Detroit		3–2–0	6
6	October 20	Winnipeg	3 – 5	Detroit		4–2–0	8
7	October 22	Detroit	6 – 9	Pittsburgh		4–3–0	8
8	October 24	Detroit	6 – 1	St. Louis		5–3–0	10
9	October 25	Detroit	2 – 8	Chicago		5–4–0	10
10	October 28	San Jose	3 – 4	Detroit		6–4–0	12
11	October 30	Toronto	1 – 7	Detroit		7–4–0	14
12	October 31	Detroit	1 – 3	Toronto		7–5–0	14

November

	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
13	November 4	Montreal	4 – 3	Detroit		7–6–0	14
14	November 6	Hartford	2 – 5	Detroit		8–6–0	16
15	November 7	Detroit	1 – 5	Montreal		8–7–0	16
16	November 11	Detroit	4 – 6	Tampa Bay		8–8–0	16
17	November 13	Pittsburgh	0 – 8	Detroit		9–8–0	18
18	November 14	Detroit	2 – 0	Hartford		10–8–0	20
19	November 17	Chicago	4 – 5	Detroit		11–8–0	22
20	November 19	Winnipeg	5 – 3	Detroit		11–9–0	22
21	November 20	Detroit	7 – 5	Washington		12–9–0	24
22	November 23	Tampa Bay	5 – 10	Detroit		13–9–0	26
23	November 25	St. Louis	6 – 11	Detroit		14–9–0	28
24	November 27	Los Angeles	5 – 3	Detroit		14–10–0	28
25	November 28	Detroit	2 – 2	St. Louis		14–10–1	29
26	November 30	Washington	4 – 1	Detroit		14–11–1	29

December

	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
27	December 2	Detroit	3 – 5	NY Rangers		14–12–1	29
28	December 3	Minnesota	4 – 2	Detroit		14–13–1	29
29	December 5	Detroit	9 – 7	Tampa Bay		15–13–1	31
30	December 8	Chicago	3 – 2	Detroit		15–14–1	31
31	December 9	Detroit	3 – 5	Toronto		15–15–1	31
32	December 11	Philadelphia	2 – 4	Detroit		16–15–1	33
33	December 14	Calgary	3 – 0	Detroit		16–16–1	33
34	December 15	Detroit	3 – 2	Ottawa		17–16–1	35
35	December 18	Boston	1 – 6	Detroit		18–16–1	37
36	December 19	Detroit	3 – 3	Minnesota		18–16–2	38
37	December 22	Toronto	4 – 4	Detroit		18–16–3	39
38	December 26	Detroit	5 – 1	Toronto		19–16–3	41
39	December 27	Detroit	4 – 0	Chicago		20–16–3	43
40	December 29	Chicago	6 – 3	Detroit		20–17–3	43
41	December 31	Ottawa	4 – 5	Detroit		21–17–3	45

January

	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
42	January 2	Detroit	6 – 2	Quebec		22–17–3	47
43	January 4	Toronto	4 – 2	Detroit		22–18–3	47
44	January 8	Vancouver	3 – 6	Detroit		23–18–3	49
45	January 11	St. Louis	1 – 0	Detroit		23–19–3	49
46	January 13	Tampa Bay	3 – 5	Detroit		24–19–3	51
47	January 15	San Jose	3 – 6	Detroit		25–19–3	53
48	January 17	Detroit	7 – 4	Philadelphia		26–19–3	55
49	January 19	NY Rangers	2 – 2	Detroit		26–19–4	56
50	January 21	St. Louis	3 – 5	Detroit		27–19–4	58
51	January 23	Detroit	3 – 4	St. Louis		27–20–4	58
52	January 26	Detroit	9 – 1	Calgary		28–20–4	60
53	January 27	Detroit	2 – 2	Edmonton		28–20–5	61
54	January 30	Detroit	4 – 4	Vancouver		28–20–6	62

February

	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
55	February 3	Chicago	0 – 5	Detroit		29–20–6	64
56	February 9	New Jersey	5 – 8	Detroit		30–20–6	66
57	February 11	Detroit	6 – 6	Los Angeles		30–20–7	67
58	February 13	Detroit	3 – 4	St. Louis		30–21–7	67
59	February 14	Detroit	5 – 3	Chicago		31–21–7	69
60	February 17	Tampa Bay	1 – 3	Detroit		32–21–7	71
61	February 19	Calgary	3 – 3	Detroit		32–21–8	72
62	February 21	Detroit	4 – 1	Minnesota		33–21–8	74
63	February 22	Detroit	5 – 5	Philadelphia		33–21–9	75
64	February 24	Detroit	7 – 10	Buffalo		33–22–9	75
65	February 27	Chicago	2 – 1	Detroit		33–23–9	75
66	February 28	Detroit	3 – 6	New Jersey		33–24–9	75

March

	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
67	March 2	Detroit	2 – 3	NY Islanders		33–25–9	75
68	March 5	Toronto	1 – 5	Detroit		34–25–9	77
69	March 7	Detroit	7 – 1	Minnesota		35–25–9	79
70	March 10	Detroit	6 – 3	Edmonton		36–25–9	81
71	March 11	Detroit	3 – 6	Calgary		36–26–9	81
72	March 14	Detroit	4 – 1	San Jose		37–26–9	83
73	March 16	Washington	4 – 2	Detroit		37–27–9	83
74	March 18	Minnesota	1 – 5	Detroit		38–27–9	85
75	March 20	Detroit	7 – 4	Boston		39–27–9	87
76	March 21	Detroit	6 – 2	Minnesota		40–27–9	89
77	March 23	NY Islanders	2 – 3	Detroit		41–27–9	91
78	March 27	Detroit	8 – 3	Tampa Bay		42–27–9	93
79	March 29	Los Angeles	9 – 3	Detroit		42–28–9	93

April

	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
80	April 1	Detroit	3 – 1	Chicago		43–28–9	95
81	April 3	Vancouver	1 – 5	Detroit		44–28–9	97
82	April 8	Detroit	9 – 1	Tampa Bay		45–28–9	99
83	April 10	Buffalo	5 – 6	Detroit		46–28–9	101
84	April 13	Minnesota	3 – 5	Detroit		47–28–9	103

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	84	58	79	137	44
	82	41	56	97	81
	73	34	53	87	72
	70	32	34	66	29
	80	34	28	62	42
	52	25	26	51	18
	72	18	26	44	93
	80	14	29	43	292
	80	10	25	35	74
	73	15	17	32	152

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	79	12	50	62	155
	84	7	34	41	28
	80	9	31	40	80
	60	3	31	34	22
	30	4	26	30	27
	82	5	17	22	137

Goaltending

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

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
	22	13	4	2	0	3.22
	67	34	24	7	4	3.25

Playoffs

Detroit qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season, where they lost their first round series against Toronto in seven games.

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	22	Curtis Bowen		Ottawa 67's (OHL)
2	46	Darren McCarty		Belleville Bulls (OHL)
3	70	Sylvain Cloutier		Guelph Storm (OHL)
5	118	Mike Sullivan		Reading High School (USHS-MA)
6	142	Jason MacDonald		Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
7	166	Greg Scott		Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
8	183	Justin Krall		Omaha Lancers (USHL)
8	189	C. J. Denomme		Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
9	214	Jeff Walker		Peterborough Petes (OHL)
10	238	Dan McGillis		Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL)
11	262	Ryan Bach		Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)

References

• Red Wings on Hockey Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1992-93 NHL Summary.
2. Web site: 1992-93 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics.