1992–93 Edmonton Oilers season

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The 1992–93 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were coming off an appearance in the Campbell Conference finals in 1991–92, losing to the Chicago Blackhawks in a four-game sweep. It was the team's third straight appearance in the conference finals, and eighth in ten years.

Division5th Smythe
Conference10th Campbell
1992–93 record26–50–8
Home record16–21–5
Quick facts Edmonton Oilers, Division ...
1992–93 Edmonton Oilers
Division5th Smythe
Conference10th Campbell
1992–93 record26–50–8
Home record16–21–5
Road record10–29–3
Goals for242
Goals against337
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachTed Green
CaptainCraig MacTavish
Alternate captainsShayne Corson
Dave Manson
Craig Simpson
Esa Tikkanen (Oct.–Mar.)
ArenaNorthlands Coliseum
Average attendance14,855 (84.9%)
Minor league affiliatesCape Breton Oilers (AHL)
Wheeling Thunderbirds (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsPetr Klima (32)
AssistsBernie Nicholls (32)
PointsPetr Klima (48)
Penalty minutesDave Manson (210)
Plus/minusMartin Gelinas (+3)
WinsBill Ranford (17)
Goals against averageBill Ranford (3.84)
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Prior to the season, the Oilers would trade away their leading scorer from the previous season, Vincent Damphousse, along with their fourth-round draft pick in 1993, to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Shayne Corson, Brent Gilchrist and Vladimir Vujtek. The loss of Damphousse hurt the Oilers offensively, as in 1992–93, they would score a franchise-low 242 goals.

The Oilers would struggle all season long. By the trade deadline, it was all but certain that they would fail to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since joining the NHL in 1979, and for the first time since the 1974–75 season the third time overall in franchise history. Edmonton would trade Esa Tikkanen to the New York Rangers for Doug Weight, Bernie Nicholls to the New Jersey Devils for Zdeno Ciger and Kevin Todd, and Craig Muni to the Chicago Blackhawks for Mike Hudson. The team was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the first time in franchise history on March 26 with a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings. They would finish the season with a franchise low 26 wins and 60 points, along with a franchise-high 50 losses, and missed the playoffs by 27 points.

The Oilers finished last in power-play goals, tied with the Ottawa Senators and San Jose Sharks, with 66.[1]

Offensively, Petr Klima would lead the Oilers with 32 goals and 48 points, while Shayne Corson chipped in with 16 goals and 47 points. Bernie Nicholls would record 40 points in 46 games before being traded. On the blueline, Dave Manson would anchor the defense, scoring 15 goals and 45 points, while posting a team high 210 penalty minutes.

In goal, Bill Ranford would appear in 67 games, winning 17 of them, while posting a 3.84 GAA and a shutout. Ron Tugnutt would back him up, winning 9 games with a 4.12 GAA.

Season standings

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Smythe Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Vancouver Canucks8446299101346278
Calgary Flames8443301197322282
Los Angeles Kings8439351088338340
Winnipeg Jets844037787322320
Edmonton Oilers842650860242337
San Jose Sharks841171224218414
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[2]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.

Schedule and results

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1992–93 regular season[3]
October: 3–8–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 6Vancouver Canucks5 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford14,0940–1–00L
2October 8Edmonton Oilers2 – 7Calgary FlamesRanford18,9950–2–00L
3October 10Edmonton Oilers2 – 5Vancouver CanucksRanford14,8790–3–00L
4October 11Toronto Maple Leafs3 – 3Edmonton OilersOTTugnutt14,5040–3–11T
5October 14Edmonton Oilers3 – 7Winnipeg JetsRanford12,3400–4–11L
6October 15Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Chicago BlackhawksOTRanford17,3311–4–13W
7October 17Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Detroit Red WingsRanford19,6351–5–13L
8October 20Edmonton Oilers1 – 6Tampa Bay LightningRanford9,1141–6–13L
9October 23Boston Bruins6 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford15,9841–7–13L
10October 25Calgary Flames4 – 0Edmonton OilersRanford15,0461–8–13L
11October 28Minnesota North Stars2 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford12,6142–8–15W
12October 31Washington Capitals2 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford13,4623–8–17W
November: 5–4–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–2–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
13November 3Ottawa Senators2 – 5Edmonton OilersTugnutt12,7384–8–19W
14November 6Edmonton Oilers6 – 1Winnipeg JetsRanford14,8255–8–111W
15November 7Edmonton Oilers2 – 2Minnesota North StarsOTRanford12,9555–8–212T
16November 10Edmonton Oilers4 – 4St. Louis BluesOTRanford15,4045–8–313T
17November 12Edmonton Oilers4 – 3San Jose SharksTugnutt11,0896–8–315W
18November 14Edmonton Oilers2 – 6Los Angeles KingsTugnutt16,0356–9–315L
19November 18Vancouver Canucks2 – 4Edmonton OilersTugnutt13,4767–9–317W
20November 21Edmonton Oilers0 – 9Vancouver CanucksRanford15,9607–10–317L
21November 22New York Islanders5 – 5Edmonton OilersOTRanford13,4847–10–418T
22November 25Los Angeles Kings3 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford13,6367–11–418L
23November 27Chicago Blackhawks8 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford14,5457–12–418L
24November 28Tampa Bay Lightning3 – 4Edmonton OilersOTTugnutt14,2108–12–420W
December: 5–9–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–6–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
25December 1Edmonton Oilers3 – 1San Jose SharksTugnutt11,0399–12–422W
26December 3Edmonton Oilers1 – 4Vancouver CanucksTugnutt15,5899–13–422L
27December 5St. Louis Blues5 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford13,8949–14–422L
28December 7Edmonton Oilers3 – 6Calgary FlamesRanford19,9229–15–422L
29December 8Calgary Flames1 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford13,68110–15–424W
30December 10Edmonton Oilers3 – 2Minnesota North StarsRanford13,07611–15–426W
31December 12Edmonton Oilers1 – 3Tampa Bay LightningRanford10,42511–16–426L
32December 13Edmonton Oilers1 – 4New York IslandersTugnutt11,11011–17–426L
33December 16Vancouver Canucks2 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford14,01112–17–428W
34December 18Los Angeles Kings5 – 5Edmonton OilersOTRanford15,25712–17–529T
35December 21Edmonton Oilers2 – 3Calgary FlamesOTRanford20,21412–18–529L
36December 23San Jose Sharks2 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford14,45713–18–531W
37December 27Calgary Flames7 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford17,50313–19–531L
38December 29Montreal Canadiens6 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford17,50313–20–531L
39December 31Edmonton Oilers2 – 3Winnipeg JetsRanford15,55413–21–531L
January: 5–6–3 (home: 4–2–2; road: 1–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
40January 2Tampa Bay Lightning1 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford14,36114–21–533W
41January 3Philadelphia Flyers2 – 2Edmonton OilersOTRanford15,21014–21–634T
42January 5Edmonton Oilers1 – 6St. Louis BluesRanford16,86314–22–634L
43January 7Edmonton Oilers3 – 3Chicago BlackhawksOTRanford17,55814–22–735T
44January 9Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Washington CapitalsRanford15,69114–23–735L
45January 10Edmonton Oilers0 – 4Philadelphia FlyersTugnutt17,21814–24–735L
46January 13Winnipeg Jets4 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford13,13214–25–735L
47January 15Hartford Whalers1 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford12,67515–25–737W
48January 17Buffalo Sabres2 – 3Edmonton OilersOTTugnutt13,13516–25–739W
49January 19Los Angeles Kings5 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford16,68616–26–739L
50January 22Pittsburgh Penguins1 – 2Edmonton OilersTugnutt17,18517–26–741W
51January 23Edmonton Oilers5 – 8Winnipeg JetsRanford15,05217–27–741L
52January 27Detroit Red Wings2 – 2Edmonton OilersOTTugnutt14,71317–27–842T
53January 31Edmonton Oilers5 – 4Buffalo SabresOTTugnutt14,45518–27–844W
February: 5–7–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
54February 2Edmonton Oilers4 – 3Boston BruinsTugnutt14,10119–27–846W
55February 3Edmonton Oilers2 – 3Ottawa SenatorsTugnutt10,42519–28–846L
56February 9Edmonton Oilers6 – 3Los Angeles KingsRanford16,00520–28–848W
57February 12San Jose Sharks0 – 6Edmonton OilersRanford15,08921–28–850W
58February 14Quebec Nordiques3 – 2Edmonton OilersOTRanford17,50321–29–850L
59February 16Edmonton Oilers2 – 7New York IslandersTugnutt9,16621–30–850L
60February 18Edmonton Oilers5 – 4Pittsburgh PenguinsRanford16,07522–30–852W
61February 20Edmonton Oilers3 – 7Hartford WhalersRanford11,67622–31–852L
62February 21Edmonton Oilers3 – 4Montreal CanadiensRanford16,62822–32–852L
63February 23Edmonton Oilers3 – 6Quebec NordiquesRanford14,01222–33–852L
64February 27New York Rangers1 – 0Edmonton OilersRanford17,50322–34–854L
65February 28San Jose Sharks1 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford13,21423–34–856W
March: 3–10–0 (home: 2–6–0; road: 1–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
66March 4Winnipeg Jets5 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford15,18023–35–856L
67March 6Edmonton Oilers1 – 6Los Angeles KingsRanford16,00523–36–856L
68March 7Edmonton Oilers1 – 6San Jose SharksTugnutt11,08923–37–856L
69March 10Detroit Red Wings6 – 3Edmonton OilersRanford14,09323–38–856L
70March 12New Jersey Devils4 – 6Edmonton OilersRanford14,41024–38–858W
71March 14Chicago Blackhawks5 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford15,12324–39–858L
72March 17Edmonton Oilers4 – 3New York RangersOTRanford18,03425–39–860W
73March 18Edmonton Oilers1 – 5New Jersey DevilsRanford12,23625–40–860L
74March 20Edmonton Oilers2 – 4Toronto Maple LeafsRanford15,72025–41–860L
75March 21Pittsburgh Penguins6 – 4Edmonton OilersTugnutt18,78225–42–860L
76March 26Los Angeles Kings4 – 1Edmonton OilersRanford17,50125–43–860L
77March 27Toronto Maple Leafs6 – 2Edmonton OilersRanford16,00525–44–860L
78March 31Minnesota North Stars2 – 5Edmonton OilersRanford12,92426–44–860W
April: 0–6–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 0–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
79April 3Winnipeg Jets6 – 4Edmonton OilersRanford15,13926–45–860L
80April 6Edmonton Oilers2 – 5San Jose SharksRanford10,85526–46–860L
81April 7Edmonton Oilers4 – 5Vancouver CanucksOTTugnutt15,85826–47–860L
82April 11Winnipeg Jets7 – 5Edmonton OilersTugnutt14,85226–48–860L
83April 13Calgary Flames4 – 2Edmonton OilersTugnutt15,43326–49–860L
84April 15Edmonton Oilers0 – 3Winnipeg JetsRanford12,22926–50–860L

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

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
85Petr KlimaRW68321648−15100
9[a]Shayne CorsonLW80163147−19209
18Craig SimpsonLW60242246−1436
24Dave MansonD83153045−28210
9Bernie Nicholls‡C4683240−1640
10Esa Tikkanen‡LW66141933−1176
27Scott MellanbyRW69151732−4147
16Kelly BuchbergerRW83121830−27133
14Craig MacTavishC82102030−16110
8Zdeno Ciger†RW3791524−56
7Martin GelinasLW65111223330
41Brent Gilchrist‡C60101020−1047
26Shjon PodeinC4013619−225
34Greg Hawgood‡D2951318−135
25Geoff SmithD7841418−1130
6Brian GlynnD6441216−1360
15Kevin Todd†C254913−510
22Luke RichardsonD8231013−18142
21Igor Kravchuk†D174812−82
2Chris JosephD3321012−948
23Vladimir VujtekLW3011011−18
28Craig Muni‡D7201111−1567
29Louie DeBruskLW518210−16205
34Todd Elik†C14191018
36Brad WerenkaD27549124
42Josef Beranek‡RW26268−728
42Doug Weight†C13268−210
19Brian Benning†D18178−159
12Steven RiceRW28257−428
20Shaun Van AllenC21145−26
41Bill McDougallC421324
30Bill RanfordG6703310
12David Maley‡LW13112−329
19Tyler WrightC7112−419
20Mike Hudson†C5011−12
17Scott ThorntonC9011−40
26Dan CurrieLW5000−44
35Francois LerouxD100004
1Ron TugnuttG260002
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Bill Ranford671738620652403.84.88413753
1Ron Tugnutt269122767934.17.87901338
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Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Dave Manson1,400th NHL PIMOctober 8, 1992
Tyler Wright1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		October 10, 1992
Shayne Corson900th NHL PIMOctober 14, 1992
Tyler Wright1st NHL AssistOctober 17, 1992
Scott Mellanby900th NHL PIMOctober 23, 1992
Martin Gelinas200th NHL GameOctober 28, 1992
David Maley800th NHL PIM
Vladimir Vujtek1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Vladimir Vujtek1st NHL AssistOctober 31, 1992
Greg Hawgood100th NHL PointNovember 3, 1992
Martin Gelinas100th NHL PointNovember 6, 1992
Esa Tikkanen700th NHL PIMNovember 10, 1992
Kelly Buchberger300th NHL GameNovember 12, 1992
Greg Hawgood200th NHL PIMNovember 21, 1992
Luke Richardson700th NHL PIM
Petr Klima500th NHL GameNovember 27, 1992
Craig Simpson500th NHL PIM
Shayne Corson300th NHL PointNovember 28, 1992
Shaun Van Allen1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		December 1, 1992
Craig MacTavish600th NHL PIMDecember 3, 1992
Craig MacTavish800th NHL GameDecember 10, 1992
Shaun Van Allen1st NHL Goal
Petr Klima400th NHL PIMDecember 12, 1992
Shayne Corson1,000th NHL PIMDecember 16, 1992
Louie DeBrusk200th NHL PIMDecember 18, 1992
Petr Klima400th NHL Point
Dave Manson200th NHL PointDecember 31, 1992
Dave Manson1,500th NHL PIMJanuary 7, 1993
Brad Werenka1st NHL Game
Shjon Podein1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		January 9, 1993
Bill Ranford300th NHL Game
Brad Werenka1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Bernie Nicholls800th NHL GameJanuary 10, 1993
Brad Werenka1st NHL GoalJanuary 13, 1993
Scott Mellanby1,000th NHL PIMJanuary 15, 1993
Craig MacTavish400th NHL PointJanuary 17, 1993
Luke Richardson400th NHL Game
Esa Tikkanen500th NHL Game
Shjon Podein1st NHL AssistJanuary 22, 1993
Kelly Buchberger1st NHL Hat-trickJanuary 31, 1993
Zdeno Ciger100th NHL GameFebruary 2, 1993
Craig Muni500th NHL GameFebruary 20, 1993
Bill McDougall1st NHL GoalMarch 18, 1993
Brian Benning200th NHL AssistMarch 20, 1993
Luke Richardson800th NHL PIMMarch 21, 1993
Kelly Buchberger100th NHL PointMarch 31, 1993
Louie DeBrusk300th NHL PIMApril 3, 1993
Scott Mellanby500th NHL GameApril 6, 1993
Brian Benning800th NHL PIMApril 7, 1993
Dave Manson1,600th NHL PIMApril 11, 1993
Shayne Corson1,100th NHL PIMApril 13, 1993
Shayne Corson500th NHL GameApril 15, 1993

Transactions

Trades

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DateDetails
June 20, 1992 (1992-06-20) To New York Rangers
4th-round pick in 1992		 To Edmonton Oilers
4th-round pick in 1992
8th-round pick in 1992
August 4, 1992 (1992-08-04) To Minnesota North Stars
Collin Bauer		 To Edmonton Oilers
Future considerations
August 27, 1992 (1992-08-27) To Montreal Canadiens
Vincent Damphousse
4th round pick in 1993		 To Edmonton Oilers
Shayne Corson
Brent Gilchrist
Vladimir Vujtek
September 25, 1992 (1992-09-25) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Future considerations		 To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Bloemberg
October 22, 1992 (1992-10-22) To Chicago Blackhawks
Joe Crowley		 To Edmonton Oilers
Justin Lafayette
December 11, 1992 (1992-12-11) To New York Rangers
Kevin Lowe		 To Edmonton Oilers
Roman Oksiuta
3rd-round pick in 1993
January 13, 1993 (1993-01-13) To New Jersey Devils
Bernie Nicholls		 To Edmonton Oilers
Kevin Todd
Zdeno Ciger
January 16, 1993 (1993-01-16) To Philadelphia Flyers
Greg Hawgood
Josef Beranek		 To Edmonton Oilers
Brian Benning
February 24, 1993 (1993-02-24) To Chicago Blackhawks
Joe Murphy		 To Edmonton Oilers
Igor Kravchuk
Dean McAmmond
March 5, 1993 (1993-03-05) To Minnesota North Stars
Brent Gilchrist		 To Edmonton Oilers
Todd Elik
March 17, 1993 (1993-03-17) To New York Rangers
Esa Tikkanen		 To Edmonton Oilers
Doug Weight
March 22, 1993 (1993-03-22) To Chicago Blackhawks
Craig Muni		 To Edmonton Oilers
Mike Hudson
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Free agents

PlayerFormer team
D Ian HerbersBuffalo Sabres
D Brian CurranBuffalo Sabres
PlayerNew team
G Mike GreenlayTampa Bay Lightning
F Stan DruliaTampa Bay Lightning

Waivers

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DatePlayerTeam
October 4, 1992 (1992-10-04)Norm Maciverto Ottawa Senators
January 1, 1993 (1993-01-01)David Maleyto San Jose Sharks
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Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft.[4]

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
113Joe Hulbig United StatesSaint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
237Martin Reichel GermanyEHC Freiburg (Germany)
361Simon Roy CanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
365Kirk Maltby CanadaOwen Sound Platers (OHL)
496Ralph Intranuovo CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5109Joaquin Gage CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7157Steve Gibson CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
8181Kyuin Shim CanadaSherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)
8190Colin Schmidt CanadaRegina Midgets (Sask.)
9205Marko Tuomainen FinlandClarkson University (ECAC)
11253Brian Rasmussen CanadaSt. Louis Park High School (USHS-MN)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Corson wore number 21 through January 17.

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