1992–93 Washington Capitals season

The 1992–93 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals' 19th season of competition.

Division2nd Patrick

Conference5th Wales

1992–93 record43–34–7

Home record21–15–6

Quick facts Washington Capitals, Division ...

1992–93 Washington Capitals
Division	2nd Patrick
Conference	5th Wales
1992–93 record	43–34–7
Home record	21–15–6
Road record	22–19–1
Goals for	325
Goals against	286
Team information
General manager	David Poile
Coach	Terry Murray
Captain	Rod Langway (Oct.–Nov.) Kevin Hatcher (Nov.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	Kevin Hatcher (Oct.–Nov.) Dale Hunter Kelly Miller
Arena	Capital Centre
Average attendance	15,540
Team leaders
Goals	Peter Bondra (37)
Assists	Dale Hunter (59)
Points	Peter Bondra (85)
Penalty minutes	Alan May (268)
Plus/minus	Dmitri Khristich (+29)
Wins	Don Beaupre (27)
Goals against average	Rick Tabaracci (1.75)
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

Close

Regular season

During the regular season, the Caps set a club record with nine 20-goal scorers, three of whom were defensemen (Sylvain Cote, Kevin Hatcher and Al Iafrate).^[1]

Washington tied the Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just 8.^[2]

On Friday, November 13, 1992, the Caps lost on the road to the New Jersey Devils by a score of 3-0. It was the first time the Caps had been shut out in a regular-season game since Sunday, October 29, 1989, when they lost on the road to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 1-0. Prior to their loss to the Devils, the Caps had gone 245 consecutive regular-season games without being shut out.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Final standings

More information GP, W ...

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Pittsburgh Penguins	84	56	21	7	119	367	268
Washington Capitals	84	43	34	7	93	325	286
New York Islanders	84	40	37	7	87	335	297
New Jersey Devils	84	40	37	7	87	308	299
Philadelphia Flyers	84	36	37	11	83	319	319
New York Rangers	84	34	39	11	79	304	308

Close

^[7]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.

More information R, Div ...

Wales Conference^[8]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Pittsburgh Penguins	PTK	84	56	21	7	367	268	119
2	Boston Bruins	ADM	84	51	26	7	332	268	109
3	Quebec Nordiques	ADM	84	47	27	10	351	300	104
4	Montreal Canadiens	ADM	84	48	30	6	326	280	102
5	Washington Capitals	PTK	84	43	34	7	325	286	93
6	New York Islanders	PTK	84	40	37	7	335	297	87
7	New Jersey Devils	PTK	84	40	37	7	308	299	87
8	Buffalo Sabres	ADM	84	38	36	10	335	297	86
9	Philadelphia Flyers	PTK	84	36	37	11	319	319	83
10	New York Rangers	PTK	84	34	39	11	304	308	79
11	Hartford Whalers	ADM	84	26	52	6	284	369	58
12	Ottawa Senators	ADM	84	10	70	4	202	395	24

Close

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Date ...

1992–93 regular season^[6]

October: 4–8–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–5–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	October 6, 1992	6–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)	1–0–0	W
2	October 9, 1992	2–4	New York Rangers (1992–93)	1–1–0	L
3	October 10, 1992	2–4	Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	1–2–0	L
4	October 12, 1992	2–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	1–3–0	L
5	October 16, 1992	5–1	Ottawa Senators (1992–93)	2–3–0	W
6	October 17, 1992	6–4	Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)	3–3–0	W
7	October 21, 1992	1–2	@ New York Rangers (1992–93)	3–4–0	L
8	October 23, 1992	2–5	New York Islanders (1992–93)	3–5–0	L
9	October 26, 1992	2–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	3–6–0	L
10	October 28, 1992	3–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	3–7–0	L
11	October 30, 1992	3–1	@ Calgary Flames (1992–93)	4–7–0	W
12	October 31, 1992	2–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	4–8–0	L

November: 7–5–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 4–2–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
13	November 3, 1992	4–1	Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)	5–8–0	W
14	November 6, 1992	2–2 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)	5–8–1	T
15	November 7, 1992	6–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)	6–8–1	W
16	November 11, 1992	7–4	@ New York Rangers (1992–93)	7–8–1	W
17	November 13, 1992	0–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	7–9–1	L
18	November 14, 1992	3–4 OT	New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	7–10–1	L
19	November 18, 1992	4–5	Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)	7–11–1	L
20	November 20, 1992	5–7	Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)	7–12–1	L
21	November 22, 1992	6–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)	8–12–1	W
22	November 23, 1992	1–1 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)	8–12–2	T
23	November 25, 1992	6–2	Boston Bruins (1992–93)	9–12–2	W
24	November 27, 1992	6–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	10–12–2	W
25	November 28, 1992	3–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	10–13–2	L
26	November 30, 1992	4–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)	11–13–2	W

December: 9–3–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 5–3–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
27	December 4, 1992	8–4	New York Rangers (1992–93)	12–13–2	W
28	December 5, 1992	5–3	@ New York Islanders (1992–93)	13–13–2	W
29	December 7, 1992	6–5	@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)	14–13–2	W
30	December 9, 1992	6–2	@ New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	15–13–2	W
31	December 11, 1992	8–6	Winnipeg Jets (1992–93)	16–13–2	W
32	December 12, 1992	5–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	17–13–2	W
33	December 16, 1992	3–6	@ Hartford Whalers (1992–93)	17–14–2	L
34	December 18, 1992	4–3	Hartford Whalers (1992–93)	18–14–2	W
35	December 19, 1992	3–4	@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)	18–15–2	L
36	December 21, 1992	4–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1992–93)	19–15–2	W
37	December 23, 1992	1–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)	19–16–2	L
38	December 26, 1992	5–5 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	19–16–3	T
39	December 29, 1992	4–3 OT	New York Rangers (1992–93)	20–16–3	W

January: 5–5–3 (home: 3–0–3; road: 2–5–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
40	January 1, 1993	9–2	New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	21–16–3	W
41	January 2, 1993	2–2 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)	21–16–4	T
42	January 7, 1993	2–8	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	21–17–4	L
43	January 9, 1993	4–3	Edmonton Oilers (1992–93)	22–17–4	W
44	January 13, 1993	4–5	@ New York Rangers (1992–93)	22–18–4	L
45	January 14, 1993	3–0	@ New York Islanders (1992–93)	23–18–4	W
46	January 17, 1993	5–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93)	24–18–4	W
47	January 21, 1993	2–6	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93)	24–19–4	L
48	January 23, 1993	6–4	Ottawa Senators (1992–93)	25–19–4	W
49	January 26, 1993	3–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	25–20–4	L
50	January 27, 1993	3–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)	25–21–4	L
51	January 29, 1993	3–3 OT	Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)	25–21–5	T
52	January 31, 1993	2–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	25–21–6	T

February: 7–3–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 5–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
53	February 2, 1993	4–6	Calgary Flames (1992–93)	25–22–6	L
54	February 9, 1993	3–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93)	26–22–6	W
55	February 11, 1993	10–6	@ St. Louis Blues (1992–93)	27–22–6	W
56	February 13, 1993	10–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	28–22–6	W
57	February 16, 1993	4–3	@ San Jose Sharks (1992–93)	29–22–6	W
58	February 20, 1993	7–3	Los Angeles Kings (1992–93)	30–22–6	W
59	February 21, 1993	5–2	St. Louis Blues (1992–93)	31–22–6	W
60	February 23, 1993	4–2	@ New York Islanders (1992–93)	32–22–6	W
61	February 27, 1993	4–5 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1992–93)	32–23–6	L
62	February 28, 1993	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	32–24–6	L

March: 7–6–1 (home: 5–4–1; road: 2–2–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
63	March 2, 1993	3–3 OT	Vancouver Canucks (1992–93)	32–24–7	T
64	March 5, 1993	0–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	32–25–7	L
65	March 7, 1993	2–3	New York Islanders (1992–93)	32–26–7	L
66	March 9, 1993	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93)	33–26–7	W
67	March 11, 1993	4–6	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	33–27–7	L
68	March 16, 1993	4–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93)	34–27–7	W
69	March 18, 1993	5–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	34–28–7	L
70	March 19, 1993	5–2	Hartford Whalers (1992–93)	35–28–7	W
71	March 21, 1993	5–3	San Jose Sharks (1992–93)	36–28–7	W
72	March 23, 1993	5–1	Quebec Nordiques (1992–93)	37–28–7	W
73	March 25, 1993	5–2	@ New York Islanders (1992–93)	38–28–7	W
74	March 27, 1993	2–5	New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	38–29–7	L
75	March 28, 1993	1–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93)	38–30–7	L
76	March 30, 1993	4–1	Buffalo Sabres (1992–93)	39–30–7	W

April: 4–4–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
77	April 2, 1993	4–0	Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)	40–30–7	W
78	April 4, 1993	0–4	New York Rangers (1992–93)	40–31–7	L
79	April 6, 1993	2–3	New York Islanders (1992–93)	40–32–7	L
80	April 8, 1993	3–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93)	40–33–7	L
81	April 10, 1993	3–5	New Jersey Devils (1992–93)	40–34–7	L
82	April 12, 1993	3–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93)	41–34–7	W
83	April 14, 1993	2–0	@ New York Rangers (1992–93)	42–34–7	W
84	April 16, 1993	4–2	New York Rangers (1992–93)	43–34–7	W

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

Close

Playoffs

More information 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...

1993 Stanley Cup playoffs^[6]

Patrick Division Semifinals vs. (P3) New York Islanders – Islanders win 4–2

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	April 18, 1993	3–1	New York Islanders	Capitals lead 1–0	W
2	April 20, 1993	4–5 2OT	New York Islanders	Series tied 1–1	L
3	April 22, 1993	3–4 OT	@ New York Islanders	Islanders lead 2–1	L
4	April 24, 1993	3–4 2OT	@ New York Islanders	Islanders lead 3–1	L
5	April 26, 1993	6–4	New York Islanders	Islanders lead 3–2	W
6	April 28, 1993	3–5	@ New York Islanders	Islanders win 4–2	L

Legend: W Win L Loss

Close

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

More information Player, Pos ...

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Peter Bondra	RW	83	37	48	85	70	8	10	0	7
Mike Ridley	C	84	26	56	82	44	5	6	2	3
Kevin Hatcher	D	83	34	45	79	114	-7	13	1	6
Dale Hunter	C	84	20	59	79	198	3	10	0	2
Michal Pivonka	C	69	21	53	74	66	14	6	1	5
Dmitri Khristich	LW/C	64	31	35	66	28	29	9	1	1
Al Iafrate	D	81	25	41	66	169	15	11	1	4
Pat Elynuik	RW	80	22	35	57	66	3	8	0	1
Sylvain Cote	D	77	21	29	50	34	28	8	2	3
Kelly Miller	LW	84	18	27	45	32	-2	3	0	3
Calle Johansson	D	77	7	38	45	56	3	6	0	0
Bobby Carpenter	C	68	11	17	28	65	-16	2	0	0
Keith Jones	RW	71	12	14	26	124	18	0	0	3
Todd Krygier	LW	77	11	12	23	60	-13	0	2	0
Paul MacDermid	RW	72	9	8	17	80	-13	1	0	3
Alan May	RW	83	6	10	16	268	1	0	0	1
Paul Cavallini	D	71	5	8	13	46	3	0	0	0
Steve Konowalchuk	LW	36	4	7	11	16	4	1	0	1
Shawn Anderson	D	60	2	6	8	18	-2	1	0	0
Reggie Savage	C	16	2	3	5	12	-4	2	0	0
Jim Hrivnak	G	27	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Miller	C	10	0	3	3	35	-4	0	0	0
Jeff Greenlaw	LW	16	1	1	2	18	-3	0	0	0
Jason Woolley	D	26	0	2	2	10	3	0	0	0
Don Beaupre	G	58	0	1	1	20	0	0	0	0
Brad Schlegel	D	7	0	1	1	6	1	0	0	0
Bobby Babcock	D	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Randy Burridge	LW	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Byron Dafoe	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Hunter	RW	7	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0
Olaf Kolzig	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rod Langway	D	21	0	0	0	20	-13	0	0	0
Rick Tabaracci	G	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0

Close

Goaltending

More information Player, MIN ...

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Don Beaupre	3282	58	27	23	5	181	3.31	1	1530	1349	.882
Jim Hrivnak	1421	27	13	9	2	83	3.50	0	677	594	.877
Rick Tabaracci	343	6	3	2	0	10	1.75	2	162	152	.938
Byron Dafoe	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Olaf Kolzig	20	1	0	0	0	2	6.00	0	7	5	.714
Team:	5067	84	43	34	7	276	3.27	3	2376	2100	.884

Close

Playoffs

Scoring

More information Player, Pos ...

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Dale Hunter	C	6	7	1	8	35	4	0	1
Dmitri Khristich	LW/C	6	2	5	7	2	1	0	0
Al Iafrate	D	6	6	0	6	4	3	0	1
Mike Ridley	C	6	1	5	6	0	1	0	0
Peter Bondra	RW	6	0	6	6	0	0	0	0
Pat Elynuik	RW	6	2	3	5	19	0	0	0
Bobby Carpenter	C	6	1	4	5	6	0	0	0
Calle Johansson	D	6	0	5	5	4	0	0	0
Kelly Miller	LW	6	0	3	3	2	0	0	0
Sylvain Cote	D	6	1	1	2	4	0	0	0
Todd Krygier	LW	6	1	1	2	4	0	1	0
Paul Cavallini	D	6	0	2	2	18	0	0	0
Michal Pivonka	C	6	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Randy Burridge	LW	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Kevin Hatcher	D	6	0	1	1	14	0	0	0
Steve Konowalchuk	LW	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alan May	RW	6	0	1	1	6	0	0	0
Shawn Anderson	D	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Beaupre	G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Savage	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keith Jones	RW	6	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
Rick Tabaracci	G	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0

Close

Goaltending

More information Player, MIN ...

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%
Don Beaupre	119	2	1	1	9	4.54	65	56	.862
Rick Tabaracci	304	4	1	3	14	2.76	160	146	.913
Team:	423	6	2	4	23	3.26	225	202	.898

Close

^[9]

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;

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.^[10]

More information Round, # ...

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	14	Sergei Gonchar	Russia	Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
2	32	Jim Carey	United States	Catholic Memorial School (USHS-MA)
3	53	Stefan Ustorf	Germany	ESV Kaufbeuren (Germany)
3	71	Martin Gendron	Canada	Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
5	119	John Varga	United States	Tacoma Rockets (WHL)
7	167	Mark Matier	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
8	191	Mike Mathers	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
9	215	Brian Stagg	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
10	239	Greg Callahan	United States	Belmont Hill High School (USHS-MA)
11	263	B. J. MacPherson	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)