1992–93 New York Rangers season

The 1992–93 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 67th season.[1] The Rangers, coming off a Presidents' Trophy-winning 1991–92 season,[2] finished with a 34–39–11 record in the regular season. The team finished last in the Patrick Division and missed the playoffs.[3][4]

1992–93 New York Rangers
Division6th Patrick
Conference10th Wales
1992–93 record34–39–11
Home record20–17–5
Road record14–22–6
Goals for304
Goals against308
Team information
General managerNeil Smith
CoachRoger Neilson
Ron Smith
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsAdam Graves
Brian Leetch
Mike Gartner
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance17,585
Team leaders
GoalsMike Gartner (45)
AssistsMark Messier (66)
PointsMark Messier (91)
Penalty minutesJeff Beukeboom (153)
Plus/minus(+): Sergei Nemchinov (+15)
(–): Esa Tikkanen (–13)
WinsJohn Vanbiesbrouck (20)
Goals against averageJohn Vanbiesbrouck (3.31)

Roger Neilson entered his fourth season as Rangers head coach, but was fired midway through the season and replaced by Ron Smith.[5]

Regular season

On December 15, 1992, the Rangers were shut-out at home 3–0 by the Calgary Flames. It was the first time the Rangers had been shut out in a regular season game since December 17, 1989, when they lost at home 2–0 to the Montreal Canadiens. Prior to their loss to the Flames, the Rangers had gone 236 consecutive regular-season games without being shutout.[6][7][8][9]

Final standings
Patrick Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh Penguins8456217119367268
Washington Capitals844334793325286
New York Islanders844037787335297
New Jersey Devils844037787308299
Philadelphia Flyers8436371183319319
New York Rangers8434391179304308

[10]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Wales Conference[11]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Pittsburgh PenguinsPTK8456217367268119
2Boston BruinsADM8451267332268109
3Quebec NordiquesADM84472710351300104
4Montreal CanadiensADM8448306326280102
5Washington CapitalsPTK844334732528693
6New York IslandersPTK844037733529787
7New Jersey DevilsPTK844037730829987
8Buffalo SabresADM8438361033529786
9Philadelphia FlyersPTK8436371131931983
10New York RangersPTK8434391130430879
11Hartford WhalersADM842652628436958
12Ottawa SenatorsADM841070420239524

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results
1992–93 Game Log
October: 7–4–1 (Home: 5–1–1; Road: 2–3–0)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreRecord
19@ Washington Capitals4–21–0–0
210@ New Jersey Devils4–21–1–0
312Hartford Whalers6–22–1–0
414New Jersey Devils6–13–1–0
517@ New York Islanders6–33–2–0
618New York Islanders4–34–2–0
721Washington Capitals2–15–2–0
823Montreal Canadiens3–3 OT5–2–1
924@ Ottawa Senators3–2 OT6–2–1
1026Philadelphia Flyers8–47–2–1
1129Quebec Nordiques6–37–3–1
1231@ Montreal Canadiens4–37–4–1
November: 4–6–2 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 2–2–2)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreRecord
132Buffalo Sabres7–6 OT8–4–1
144Philadelphia Flyers3–19–4–1
157@ Boston Bruins2–2 OT9–4–2
169Tampa Bay Lightning5–19–5–2
1711Washington Capitals7–49–6–2
1814@ Quebec Nordiques6–39–7–2
1919@ Philadelphia Flyers7–39–8–2
2021@ Winnipeg Jets5–410–8–2
2123Pittsburgh Penguins5–210–9–2
2225@ Pittsburgh Penguins11–311–9–2
2327@ Minnesota North Stars4–4 OT11–9–3
2430Minnesota North Stars4–211–10–3
December: 8–6–1 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–4–1)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreRecord
252Detroit Red Wings5–312–10–3
264@ Washington Capitals8–412–11–3
276Toronto Maple Leafs6–013–11–3
289Tampa Bay Lightning6–514–11–3
2911@ Tampa Bay Lightning5–415–11–3
3013Montreal Canadiens10–516–11–3
3115Calgary Flames3–016–12–3
3217@ St. Louis Blues4–317–12–3
3319@ Hartford Whalers4–4 OT17–12–4
3421@ New Jersey Devils3–018–12–4
3523New Jersey Devils5–4 OT18–13–4
3626@ New York Islanders6–418–14–4
3727Boston Bruins6–519–14–4
3829@ Washington Capitals4–3 OT19–15–4
3931@ Buffalo Sabres11–619–16–4
January: 4–5–3 (Home: 3–0–2; Road: 1–5–1)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreRecord
402@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–219–17–4
414New Jersey Devils3–3 OT19–17–5
426Ottawa Senators6–220–17–5
439@ Philadelphia Flyers4–320–18–5
4411Vancouver Canucks3–3 OT20–18–6
4513Washington Capitals5–421–18–6
4616@ Montreal Canadiens3–021–19–6
4719@ Detroit Red Wings2–2 OT21–19–7
4823@ Los Angeles Kings8–322–19–7
4927Winnipeg Jets5–223–19–7
5029@ Buffalo Sabres6–423–20–7
5130@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–123–21–7
February: 5–4–3 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 3–3–2)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreRecord
521@ New York Islanders4–4 OT23–21–8
533Philadelphia Flyers2–2 OT23–21–9
548@ New Jersey Devils5–423–22–9
5510Pittsburgh Penguins3–023–23–9
5612New York Islanders4–324–23–9
5713@ New York Islanders5–224–24–9
5815St. Louis Blues4–125–24–9
5920@ San Jose Sharks6–426–24–9
6022@ San Jose Sharks4–027–24–9
6124@ Vancouver Canucks5–427–25–9
6226@ Calgary Flames4–4 OT27–25–10
6327@ Edmonton Oilers1–028–25–10
March: 5–6–1 (Home: 3–5–1; Road: 2–1–0)
GameMarchOpponentScoreRecord
643Buffalo Sabres2–2 OT28–25–11
655Pittsburgh Penguins3–129–25–11
666@ Quebec Nordiques10–229–26–11
679Los Angeles Kings4–330–26–11
6811@ Chicago Blackhawks4–131–26–11
6915Boston Bruins3–131–27–11
7017Edmonton Oilers4–3 OT31–28–11
7119San Jose Sharks8–132–28–11
7222@ Ottawa Senators5–433–28–11
7324Philadelphia Flyers5–433–29–11
7426Chicago Blackhawks3–133–30–11
7528Quebec Nordiques3–233–31–11
April: 1–8–0 (Home: 0–4–0; Road: 1–4–0)
GameAprilOpponentScoreRecord
762New York Islanders3–2 OT33–32–11
774@ Washington Capitals4–034–32–11
785Hartford Whalers5–434–33–11
797@ New Jersey Devils5–234–34–11
809Pittsburgh Penguins10–434–35–11
8110@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–234–36–11
8212@ Philadelphia Flyers1–034–37–11
8314Washington Capitals2–034–38–11
8416@ Washington Capitals4–234–39–11

Playoffs

The Rangers failed to qualify for the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs, missing the postseason for the first time since 1988.[1]

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player Number GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
John Vanbiesbrouck34482757201871523.311525.9004
Mike Richter35382105131931343.821180.8861
Corey Hirsch314224121143.75116.8790

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Montreal Forum.[13][14]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 24 Peter Ferraro C  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
2 48 Mattias Norstrom D  Sweden AIK IF (Elitserien)
3 72 Eric Cairns LW  Canada Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (OHL)
4 85 Chris Ferraro C  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
5 120 Dmitri Starostenko RW  Belarus CSKA Moscow (Russia)
6 144 David Dal Grande D  Canada Ottawa Jr. Senators (MOJHL)
7 168 Matt Oates LW  Canada Miami University (CCHA)
8 192 Mickey Elick D  Canada Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
9 216 Daniel Brierley D  United States Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT)
10 240 Vladimir Vorobiev RW  Russia Metallurg Cherepovets (CIS)

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