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The 1991–92 New Jersey Devils season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 10th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] For the third consecutive season, the Devils qualified for the playoffs, this time losing in the division semi-finals to the New York Rangers.

Division4th Patrick
Conference5th Wales
1991–92 record38–31–11
Home record24–12–4
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1991–92 New Jersey Devils
Division4th Patrick
Conference5th Wales
1991–92 record38–31–11
Home record24–12–4
Road record14–19–7
Goals for289
Goals against259
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachTom McVie
CaptainBruce Driver
Alternate captainsScott Stevens
Laurie Boschman
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Team leaders
GoalsClaude Lemieux (41)
AssistsScott Stevens and Kevin Todd (42)
PointsClaude Lemieux (68)
Penalty minutesRandy McKay (246)
Plus/minusClaude Vilgrain (+27)
WinsChris Terreri (22)
Goals against averageCraig Billington (3.04)
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Regular season

Goaltender Martin Brodeur made his debut with the Devils. Though he would only play four games during this season, he who would go on to become the franchise goaltender of the Devils.

The Devils scored the fewest power-play goals (59) and had the fewest power-play opportunities in the NHL (338).[2]

Season standings

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Patrick Division[3]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
New York Rangers8050255321246105
Washington Capitals804527833025798
Pittsburgh Penguins803932934330887
New Jersey Devils8038311128925987
New York Islanders8034351129129979
Philadelphia Flyers8032371125227375
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Wales Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – New York RangersPAT8050255321246105
2 Washington CapitalsPAT804527833025798
3 Montreal CanadiensADM8041281126720793
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsPAT803932934330887
5 New Jersey DevilsPAT8038311128925987
6 Boston BruinsADM8036321227027584
7 New York IslandersPAT8034351129129979
8 Philadelphia FlyersPAT8032371125227375
9 Buffalo SabresADM8031371228929974
10 Hartford WhalersADM8026411324728365
11 Quebec NordiquesADM8020481225531852
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Divisions: ADM – Adams, PAT – Patrick

p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy
bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

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1991–92 regular season[5]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WOctober 5, 19917–2St. Louis Blues1–0–0
2WOctober 6, 19914–2@ Chicago Blackhawks2–0–0
3WOctober 8, 19916–5Quebec Nordiques3–0–0
4WOctober 12, 19914–1Pittsburgh Penguins4–0–0
5LOctober 13, 19912–4@ Philadelphia Flyers4–1–0
6LOctober 16, 19912–4@ New York Rangers4–2–0
7LOctober 18, 19915–6@ Washington Capitals4–3–0
8LOctober 19, 19911–5Washington Capitals4–4–0
9WOctober 22, 19915–2Los Angeles Kings5–4–0
10WOctober 24, 19914–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins6–4–0
11WOctober 26, 19919–0San Jose Sharks7–4–0
12LOctober 29, 19913–4@ Vancouver Canucks7–5–0
13WOctober 30, 19915–2@ Calgary Flames8–5–0
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
14WNovember 1, 19913–1@ Edmonton Oilers9–5–0
15LNovember 4, 19912–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens9–6–0
16WNovember 8, 19913–2Montreal Canadiens10–6–0
17LNovember 9, 19910–4@ Boston Bruins10–7–0
18WNovember 12, 19915–2Philadelphia Flyers11–7–0
19LNovember 14, 19913–4New York Islanders11–8–0
20LNovember 16, 19910–1Winnipeg Jets11–9–0
21WNovember 20, 19916–5 OTWashington Capitals12–9–0
22WNovember 22, 19918–2Hartford Whalers13–9–0
23TNovember 23, 19915–5 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers13–9–1
24LNovember 27, 19914–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins13–10–1
25WNovember 30, 19914–1@ Los Angeles Kings14–10–1
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
26WDecember 5, 19916–3Calgary Flames15–10–1
27TDecember 7, 19912–2 OTDetroit Red Wings15–10–2
28TDecember 8, 19912–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers15–10–3
29LDecember 10, 19913–4@ Minnesota North Stars15–11–3
30LDecember 13, 19913–4Pittsburgh Penguins15–12–3
31TDecember 14, 19913–3 OT@ New York Islanders15–12–4
32WDecember 19, 19914–1@ Hartford Whalers16–12–4
33TDecember 21, 19911–1 OTChicago Blackhawks16–12–5
34LDecember 23, 19910–3@ New York Rangers16–13–5
35TDecember 26, 19915–5 OT@ New York Islanders16–13–6
36WDecember 28, 19913–0Buffalo Sabres17–13–6
37LDecember 29, 19913–4Washington Capitals17–14–6
38WDecember 31, 19917–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins18–14–6
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
39WJanuary 2, 19924–0Pittsburgh Penguins19–14–6
40WJanuary 4, 19926–4New York Rangers20–14–6
41WJanuary 9, 19924–3St. Louis Blues21–14–6
42LJanuary 11, 19923–4Toronto Maple Leafs21–15–6
43WJanuary 12, 19925–2Los Angeles Kings22–15–6
44TJanuary 15, 19928–8 OTBuffalo Sabres22–15–7
45WJanuary 24, 19925–2@ Washington Capitals23–15–7
46LJanuary 25, 19920–7Detroit Red Wings23–16–7
47WJanuary 29, 19924–3@ Montreal Canadiens24–16–7
48WJanuary 31, 19926–3@ Detroit Red Wings25–16–7
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
49LFebruary 1, 19924–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs25–17–7
50WFebruary 4, 19923–1Philadelphia Flyers26–17–7
51LFebruary 6, 19921–4@ St. Louis Blues26–18–7
52WFebruary 8, 19926–4@ Boston Bruins27–18–7
53WFebruary 9, 19922–1@ Quebec Nordiques28–18–7
54WFebruary 13, 19925–3Vancouver Canucks29–18–7
55WFebruary 15, 19924–1Hartford Whalers30–18–7
56WFebruary 16, 19924–2New York Rangers31–18–7
57WFebruary 18, 19924–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers32–18–7
58TFebruary 20, 19924–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks32–18–8
59LFebruary 21, 19924–6@ Winnipeg Jets32–19–8
60LFebruary 24, 19921–3Minnesota North Stars32–20–8
61TFebruary 25, 19925–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs32–20–9
62LFebruary 28, 19922–3 OTNew York Islanders32–21–9
63WFebruary 29, 19923–1@ New York Islanders33–21–9
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
64LMarch 2, 19921–7New York Rangers33–22–9
65WMarch 4, 19925–4@ New York Rangers34–22–9
66LMarch 6, 19924–5@ Buffalo Sabres34–23–9
67LMarch 7, 19922–3 OT@ Washington Capitals34–24–9
68TMarch 11, 19922–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers34–24–10
69LMarch 12, 19921–2@ Vancouver Canucks34–25–10
70LMarch 14, 19922–3@ San Jose Sharks34–26–10
71LMarch 19, 19923–5Edmonton Oilers34–27–10
72TMarch 21, 19922–2 OTNew York Islanders34–27–11
73LMarch 22, 19923–6@ New York Rangers34–28–11
74WMarch 24, 19924–3San Jose Sharks35–28–11
75WMarch 26, 19924–2Boston Bruins36–28–11
76WMarch 28, 19925–2Quebec Nordiques37–28–11
77LMarch 29, 19924–5@ Philadelphia Flyers37–29–11
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
78LApril 12, 19923–4 OTWashington Capitals37–30–11
79WApril 13, 19925–1Pittsburgh Penguins38–30–11
80LApril 15, 19920–7@ New York Islanders38–31–11

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

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Playoffs

Patrick Division Semifinals

(P4) New Jersey Devils vs. (P1) New York Rangers

The series opened at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers won game 1 4–2, but the Devils tied up the series in game 2 with a 7-3 drubbing over New York. Games 3 and 4 were at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. In game 3, the Devils were victorious by a score of 3–1. But in game 4, the Rangers blanked the Devils 3–0. Game 5 shifted back to New York, where the Rangers took a commanding 3–2 series lead by defeating the Devils 8–5. Game 6 was at the Meadowlands and the Devils won 5–3 tying up the series at 3 games apiece. Game 7 shifted back to Madison Square Garden where the Rangers won 8–4 over New Jersey and won the series 4–3.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Claude LemieuxRW7441276810991318
Stephane RicherRW7429356425-1516
Kevin ToddC80214263698202
Peter StastnyC662438624261013
Scott StevensD6817425912424712
Claude VilgrainRW711927467427111
Bruce DriverD7873542665311
Alexei KasatonovD761228407014321
Tom ChorskeLW76191736328032
Randy McKayRW801716332466201
Eric WeinrichD76725325510500
Valeri ZelepukinLW441318312811303
Doug BrownRW711117282717121
Laurie BoschmanC75820281219002
Viacheslav FetisovD703232610811001
David MaleyLW3771118580100
Dave BarrRW4161218329010
Zdeno CigerLW20651110-2100
Alexander SemakC25561105001
Pat ConacherLW447310160011
Ken DaneykoD801781707000
Troy MalletteLW17347437000
Jarrod SkaldeC152464-1002
Patrik SundstromC171348-5100
Tommy AlbelinD1904447000
Jon MorrisC71236-6100
Walt PoddubnyLW71236-1000
Myles O'ConnorD902213-2000
Neil BradyC710141000
Craig BillingtonG2601120000
Bill GuerinRW501191000
Scott NiedermayerD401121000
Chris TerreriG54011130000
Martin BrodeurG400000000
Jeff ChristianLW200020000
Jim DowdC100000000
Chad EricksonG200000000
Jason MillerLW300000000
Allan StewartLW100050000
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Goaltending
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Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Chris Terreri3186542222101693.18115111342.888
Craig Billington1363261371693.042637568.892
Martin Brodeur1794210103.3508575.882
Chad Erickson120211094.5005546.836
Team:4848803831112573.18322882031.888
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Playoffs

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Peter StastnyC7371019000
Claude LemieuxRW743726100
Zdeno CigerLW72460001
Kevin ToddC73258100
Randy McKayRW713410100
Bruce DriverD70442000
Bill GuerinRW63034000
Scott StevensD721329201
Stephane RicherRW71230000
Tom ChorskeLW70334000
Ken DaneykoD703316000
Viacheslav FetisovD60338000
Tommy AlbelinD11120000
Pat ConacherLW71124010
Alexei KasatonovD711212000
Claude VilgrainRW711217000
Valeri ZelepukinLW41122000
Janne OjanenC30220000
Eric WeinrichD70224000
Laurie BoschmanC71018001
Martin BrodeurG10000000
Alexander SemakC10000000
Chris TerreriG70000000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Chris Terreri386733233.580203180.887
Martin Brodeur3210135.6301512.800
Team:418734263.730218192.881
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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

Awards

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Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Kevin ToddNHL All-Rookie Team – ForwardEnd of regular season
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Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 1991 NHL entry draft.

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 3 Scott Niedermayer  Canada D Kamloops Blazers (WHL) [a]
1 11 Brian Rolston  United States LW Detroit Compuware (NAHL)
2 33 Donevan Hextall  Canada C Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
3 55 Fredrik Bremberg  Sweden RW Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
4 77 Brad Willner  United States D Richfield H.S. (Minnesota)
5 99 No fifth-round pick [b]
6 121 Curtis Regnier  Canada LW Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
7 143 Dave Craievich  Canada D Oshawa Generals (OHL)
8 165 Paul Wolanski  Canada D Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
9 187 Dan Reimann  United States D Anoka H.S. (Minnesota)
10 209 No tenth-round pick [c]
11 231 Kevin Riehl  Canada C Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
12 253 Jason Hehr  Canada D Kelowna Spartans (BCJHL)
S17Rob Kruhlak CanadaGNorthern Michigan University (CCHA)

Notes

  1. [a]
    The Devils acquired the 1991 first-round pick from Toronto for Tom Kurvers on October 16, 1989.
  2. [b]
    The Devils traded their 1991 fifth-round pick (used on Yan Kaminsky) to Winnipeg for Laurie Boschman on September 6, 1990.
  3. [c]
    The Devils traded their 1991 tenth-round pick (used on Rob Leask) to Washington for Peter Sundstrom on June 19, 1989.

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