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The 1992–93 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 76th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) and their 84th overall. Coming off of a disappointing second round playoff exit against the Boston Bruins during the 1991–92 season, the third-straight season Boston had defeated Montreal in the playoffs, the Canadiens were champions for the 1992–93 season.

Division3rd Adams
Conference4th Wales
1992–93 record48–30–6
Home record27–13–2
Quick facts Montreal Canadiens, Division ...
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
Wales Conference champions
Division3rd Adams
Conference4th Wales
1992–93 record48–30–6
Home record27–13–2
Road record21–17–4
Goals for326
Goals against280
Team information
General managerSerge Savard
CoachJacques Demers
CaptainGuy Carbonneau
Alternate captainsKirk Muller (Jan.–Apr.)
Denis Savard
Brian Skrudland (Oct.–Jan.)
ArenaMontreal Forum
Average attendance17,018
Team leaders
GoalsBrian Bellows (40)
AssistsVincent Damphousse (58)
PointsVincent Damphousse (97)
Penalty minutesLyle Odelein (205)
Plus/minusLyle Odelein (+35)
WinsPatrick Roy (31)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (3.20)
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The 1992–93 Canadiens remain the last Canadian-based team to win the Stanley Cup, having won the 1993 Stanley Cup Final.[1]

Off-season

In the off-season, the Canadiens would replace head coach Pat Burns and hire former Quebec Nordiques, St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings head coach Jacques Demers to take his spot.[2][3] The team also made some trades during the summer, acquiring Vincent Damphousse from the Edmonton Oilers, and Brian Bellows from the Minnesota North Stars.

Denis Savard is named an alternate captain, following Mike McPhee's trade to the North Stars.

Regular season

The Canadiens would get off to a quick start, sitting on top of the Adams Division with a 16–5–3 record in their opening 24 games. The team would slump to an 8–9–2 record in their next 19 games, and fall behind their provincial rivals, the Quebec Nordiques, in the standings. Montreal would get hot, going 17–4–1, to take a commanding lead in the division, but a late-season slump, as Montreal would have a record of 7–11–0 in their final 18 games, falling behind the Boston Bruins and Nordiques to finish third in the division with 102 points and a 48–30–6 record.

On January 25, 1993, rookie Ed Ronan scored just 14 seconds into the overtime period to give the Canadiens a 3–2 home win over the Boston Bruins.[4] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1992-93 NHL regular season.[5]

Four Canadiens (Brian Bellows, Vincent Damphousse, Stephan Lebeau and Kirk Muller) reached the 30-goal plateau.[6] In his first season with the team, Vincent Damphousse led the club offensively, scoring 39 goals and earning a team-high 97 points. Brian Bellows, also in his first season in Montreal, had a team-high 40 goals and finished with 88 points. Kirk Muller scored 37 goals and had 94 points, while Stephan Lebeau had a breakout season, scoring 80 points. Eric Desjardins led the blueline with 13 goals and 45 points, while Mathieu Schneider also recorded 13 goals from the blueline and finished with 44 points.

In goal, Patrick Roy played the majority of the games, leading the club with 31 wins and a 3.20 goals against average (GAA) in 62 games, as well as two shutouts. Andre Racicot backed-up Roy, winning 17 of 26 games played while posting a 3.39 GAA and a shutout.

At the beginning of the 1992–93 season, Upper Deck made Patrick Roy a spokesperson. Roy was an ideal choice as he was a hockey card collector, and his collection amounted to over 150,000 cards. An ad campaign was launched and it had an adverse effect on Roy's season. Upper Deck had a slogan called "Trade Roy", and it was posted on billboards throughout the city of Montreal.[7] A Journal de Montreal poll, published on January 13, 1993, indicated that 57% of fans favoured trading Patrick Roy.[7] Before the trading deadline, Canadiens General Manager Serge Savard insisted that he would consider a trade for Roy.[8] The Canadiens would end the season by winning only 8 of their last 19 games.[9]

All-Star Game

The 44th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played at the Montreal Forum, on February 6, 1993, where the Wales Conference beat the Campbell Conference, 16–6. Patrick Roy and Kirk Muller participated in the all-star game as members of the Wales Conference All-Stars.

Final standings

More information GP, W ...
Adams Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins8451267109332268
Quebec Nordiques84472710104351300
Montreal Canadiens8448306102326280
Buffalo Sabres8438361086335297
Hartford Whalers842652658284369
Ottawa Senators841070424202395
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[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.

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

Playoffs

In the playoffs, the Canadiens opened up against their Battle of Quebec rivals, the Quebec Nordiques. Quebec finished in second place in the division, two points ahead of Montreal. Quebec opened the series with two wins on home ice, sending the series back to Montreal. The Canadiens responded in the third game with a 2–1 overtime win, to cut the Nordiques series lead to 2–1. Montreal followed that up with a solid 3–2 win in game four to even the series as it shifted back to Quebec City. Game five was not settled in regulation time, as the Canadiens and Nordiques were tied 4–4, and Montreal stunned the Nordiques home crowd with an overtime goal to win the game 5–4, and they take control of the series with a 3–2 lead, heading back to the Forum for the sixth game. Montreal then closed out the series at home, defeating the Nordiques 6–2 and advance to the second round of the playoffs for the tenth straight season.

Up next was the Buffalo Sabres, who had upset the division-winning Boston Bruins in the opening round. Montreal finished 16 points ahead of the Sabres during the regular season. The Canadiens, who ended their series with the Nordiques with four straight wins, continued their hot streak, defeating the Sabres by identical 4–3 scores in the opening two games, winning the second game in overtime. The series then moved to Buffalo, but Montreal recorded another 4–3 overtime victory, to take a commanding 3–0 series lead. The Habs swept Buffalo, with yet another 4–3 overtime win in game four, moving to the Conference final for the first time since 1989.

The Canadiens next opponent would be the surprising New York Islanders, who had just defeated the heavily favoured Pittsburgh Penguins to earn a spot in the Conference finals. The Islanders had 87 points in the regular season, 15 less than Montreal. The Canadiens stayed red hot, with a 4–1 victory in the first game, before winning 4–3 in double overtime to take a 2–0 series lead, and extend their winning streak to 10 games. Game three on Long Island again headed into overtime, with Montreal winning again, by a score of 2–1, to win their eleventh straight playoff game, tying the NHL record which was set by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks in the 1992 playoffs. The Islanders held off the Canadiens in the fourth game to avoid the sweep and end the Canadiens' winning streak; however, Montreal closed out the series in the fifth game, and move to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in four years.

Montreal's final opponent of the playoffs was the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings, led by Wayne Gretzky, had defeated the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, and Toronto Maple Leafs to earn their first ever trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Los Angeles finished the season with 88 points, 14 less than Montreal.

The first game, held at the Forum, belonged to the Kings, as they stunned the Montreal crowd with a 4–1 victory. Montreal rebounded in game two, as a late penalty call on Marty McSorley for using an illegal stick gave the Canadiens a late powerplay, on which they scored to tie the game up at 2–2. The game headed into overtime, and Montreal again prevailed, winning the game 3–2 to tie up the series. The series moved to Los Angeles for the third game, and Montreal continued their overtime magic, with a 4–3 OT victory to take a 2–1 series lead. The fourth game again headed into overtime, and again, the Canadiens won, their NHL record tenth consecutive overtime victory, to take a 3–1 series lead with the series headed back to Montreal for the fifth game. The Canadiens had few problems with a tired Kings team in the fifth game, winning 4–1, and earning their 24th Stanley Cup in team history. Patrick Roy was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy. It remains the last time that Montreal won the Stanley Cup championship, as well as the last time a Canadian team won the Cup. Roy won two more Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and 2001.

During their playoff run the team set an NHL playoff record for most overtime wins in one playoff with 10 with the team having an overall record of 10–1 in overtime.[12]

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Date ...
1992–93 regular season[13]
October: 7–3–2 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
1October 6, 1992Montreal5–1HartfordRoy1–0–02W
2October 8, 1992Montreal3–5OttawaRoy1–1–02L
3October 10, 1992Pittsburgh3–3MontrealOTRoy1–1–13T
4October 11, 1992Montreal2–8BuffaloRacicot1–2–13L
5October 15, 1992Montreal2–5PittsburghRoy1–3–13L
6October 17, 1992Minnesota1–8MontrealRoy2–3–15W
7October 19, 1992St. Louis2–6MontrealRoy3–3–17W
8October 21, 1992San Jose4–8MontrealRoy4–3–19W
9October 23, 1992Montreal3–3NY RangersOTRoy4–3–210T
10October 24, 1992Montreal7–6PhiladelphiaRacicot5–3–212W
11October 28, 1992Tampa Bay3–4MontrealRoy6–3–214W
12October 31, 1992NY Rangers3–4MontrealRoy7–3–216W
November: 10–3–1 (home: 6–2–1; road: 4–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
13November 2, 1992Winnipeg1–2MontrealRacicot8–3–218W
14November 4, 1992Montreal4–3DetroitRoy9–3–220W
15November 7, 1992Detroit1–5MontrealRoy10–3–222W
16November 9, 1992Calgary2–5MontrealRoy11–3–224W
17November 11, 1992Montreal8–3New JerseyRoy12–3–226W
18November 14, 1992Philadelphia4–3MontrealOTRoy12–4–226L
19November 16, 1992Boston3–6MontrealRoy13–4–228W
20November 17, 1992Montreal5–3OttawaRacicot14–4–230W
21November 19, 1992Montreal3–4QuebecRoy14–5–230L
22November 21, 1992Ottawa1–3MontrealRacicot15–5–232W
23November 23, 1992Washington1–1MontrealOTRoy15–5–333T
24November 25, 1992Montreal6–1HartfordRacicot16–5–335W
25November 28, 1992Vancouver6–5MontrealRoy16–6–335W
26November 30, 1992Buffalo0–3MontrealRoy17–6–337W
December: 5–8–1 (home: 2–3–0; road: 3–5–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
27December 3, 1992Montreal3–4BostonRoy17–7–337L
28December 5, 1992Montreal3–2WinnipegOTRacicot18–7–339W
29December 6, 1992Montreal0–2ChicagoRoy18–8–339L
30December 8, 1992Montreal5–5Los Angeles
(at Phoenix, Arizona)
OTRoy18–8–440T
31December 12, 1992Boston1–5MontrealRoy19–8–442W
32December 13, 1992Montreal5–10NY RangersRacicot19–9–442L
33December 16, 1992Quebec5–1MontrealRoy19–9–442L
34December 17, 1992Montreal8–3QuebecRoy20–9–444W
35December 19, 1992Buffalo2–4MontrealRoy21–10–446W
36December 21, 1992Hartford5–2MontrealRoy21–11–446L
37December 23, 1992NY Islanders6–2MontrealRoy21–12–446L
38December 27, 1992Montreal2–5VancouverRoy21–13–446L
39December 29, 1992Montreal6–3EdmontonRacicot22–13–448W
40December 31, 1992Montreal3–5CalgaryRoy22–14–448L
January: 10–4–1 (home: 7–2–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
41January 2, 1993Montreal5–5Los AngelesOTRoy22–14–549T
42January 4, 1993San Jose1–4Montreal
(at Sacramento, California)
Racicot23–14–551W
43January 5, 1993Montreal2–1San JoseRoy24–14–553W
44January 9, 1993Toronto5–4MontrealRoy24–15–553L
45January 10, 1993Montreal7–5HartfordRacicot25–15–555W
46January 13, 1993Hartford3–7MontrealRacicot26–15–557W
47January 14, 1993Montreal5–3QuebecRoy27–15–559W
48January 16, 1993NY Rangers0–3MontrealRoy28–15–561W
49January 20, 1993New Jersey2–3MontrealRoy29–15–563W
50January 22, 1993Montreal2–6New JerseyRacicot29–16–563L
51January 23, 1993Montreal0–4TorontoRoy29–17–563L
52January 25, 1993Boston2–3MontrealOTRoy30–17–565W
53January 27, 1993Hartford6–5MontrealRoy30–18–565L
54January 30, 1993Ottawa3–5MontrealRoy31–18–567W
55January 31, 1993Philadelphia4–6MontrealRacicot32–18–569W
February: 8–1–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 4–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
56February 3, 1993Los Angeles2–7MontrealRacicot33–18–571W
NHL All-Star Game in Montreal, QC
57February 9, 1993Montreal5–3NY IslandersRoy34–18–573W
58February 11, 1993Montreal0–0PhiladelphiaOTRacicot34–18–674T
59February 13, 1993Montreal4–1OttawaRoy35–18–676W
60February 17, 1993Boston5–2MontrealRoy35–19–676L
61February 20, 1993Ottawa4–5MontrealRacicot36–19–678W
62February 21, 1993Edmonton3–4MontrealRoy37–19–680W
63February 23, 1993Montreal5–1St. LouisRoy38–19–682W
64February 26, 1993Montreal6–4BuffaloRoy39–18–684W
65February 27, 1993Buffalo4–8MontrealRoy40–18–686W
March: 6–7–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
66March 1, 1993Montreal5–2BostonRoy41–19–688W
67March 3, 1993Montreal1–3Tampa BayRoy41–20–688L
68March 6, 1993Montreal3–4MinnesotaRoy41–21–688L
69March 10, 1993NY Islanders1–5MontrealRacicot42–21–690W
70March 11, 1993Montreal2–5BostonRacicot42–22–690L
71March 13, 1993Quebec5–2MontrealRoy42–23–690L
72March 18, 1993Montreal5–2QuebecRoy43–23–692W
73March 20, 1993Chicago2–6MontrealRoy44–23–694W
74March 22, 1993Buffalo8–3MontrealRoy44–24–694L
75March 24, 1993Montreal6–5HartfordOTRacicot45–24–696W
76March 25, 1993Montreal0–2BostonRoy45–25–696L
77March 27, 1993Ottawa3–4MontrealOTRoy46–25–698W
78March 31, 1993Quebec6–2MontrealRoy46–26–698L
April: 2–4–0 (home: 0–2–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordPointsRecap
79April 2, 1993Montreal0–4WashingtonRoy46–27–698L
80April 3, 1993Montreal3–2NY IslandersRacicot47–27–6100W
81April 7, 1993Montreal3–4PittsburghOTRoy47–28–6100L
82April 10, 1993Boston5–1MontrealRoy47–29–6100L
83April 12, 1993Washington3–2MontrealOTRoy47–30–6100L
84April 13, 1993Montreal3–2BuffaloOTRacicot48–30–6102W

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

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Playoffs

More information 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
1993 Stanley Cup playoffs[13]
Adams Division Semifinals vs. (A2) Quebec Nordiques – Canadiens win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeriesRecap
1April 18, 1993Montreal2–3QuebecOTRoy0–1L
2April 20, 1993Montreal1–4QuebecRoy0–2L
3April 22, 1993Quebec1–2MontrealOTRoy1–2W
4April 24, 1993Quebec2–3MontrealRoy2–2W
5April 26, 1993Montreal5–4QuebecOTRoy3–2W
6April 28, 1993Quebec2–6MontrealRoy4–2W
Adams Division Finals vs. (A4) Buffalo Sabres – Canadiens win 4–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeriesRecap
1May 2, 1993Buffalo3–4MontrealRoy1–0W
2May 4, 1993Buffalo3–4MontrealOTRoy2–0W
3May 6, 1993Montreal4–3BuffaloOTRoy3–0W
4May 8, 1993Montreal4–3BuffaloOTRoy4–0W
Wales Conference Finals vs. (P3) New York Islanders – Canadiens win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeriesRecap
1May 16, 1993NY Islanders1–4MontrealRoy1–0W
2May 18, 1993NY Islanders3–4Montreal2OTRoy2–0W
3May 20, 1993Montreal2–1NY IslandersOTRoy3–0W
4May 22, 1993Montreal1–4NY IslandersRoy3–1L
5May 24, 1993NY Islanders2–5MontrealRoy4–1W
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (S3) Los Angeles Kings – Canadiens win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionSeriesRecap
1June 1, 1993Los Angeles4–1MontrealRoy0–1L
2June 3, 1993Los Angeles2–3MontrealOTRoy1–1W
3June 5, 1993Montreal4–3Los AngelesOTRoy2–1W
4June 7, 1993Montreal3–2Los AngelesOTRoy3–1W
5June 9, 1993Los Angeles1–4MontrealRoy4–1W

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Vincent DamphousseC84395897985938
Kirk MullerLW803757947781204
Brian BellowsLW824048884441605
Stephan LebeauC713149802023807
Mike KeaneRW771545609529001
Denis SavardC63163450901412
Gilbert DionneLW75202848635612
Eric DesjardinsD821332459820701
John LeClairLW721925443311202
Mathieu SchneiderD60133144918302
Patrice BriseboisD70102131796402
Kevin HallerD731114251177601
Benoit BrunetLW471015251913001
J. J. DaigneaultD66810185725001
Gary LeemanRW2061218149101
Guy CarbonneauC614131720-9010
Paul DiPietroC29413171411000
Lyle OdeleinD832141620535000
Todd EwenRW7559141936001
Ed RonanRW535712206001
Brian SkrudlandC23538551021
Mario RobergeLW504481422003
Sean HillD3126854-5101
Jesse BelangerC1942641000
Oleg PetrovRW9213102001
Donald DufresneD32123320000
Patrick RoyG62022160000
Andre RacicotG2601160000
Rob RamageD80118-3000
Patrik CarnbackC60002-4000
Frederic ChabotG100000000
Eric CharronD300020000
Patric KjellbergRW70002-3000
Turner StevensonRW10000-1000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy359562312551923.20218141622.894
Andre Racicot1433261751813.391682601.881
Frederic Chabot40100011.5001918.947
Team:506884483062743.24325152241.891
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Playoffs

Scoring
More information Player, Pos ...
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Vincent DamphousseC2011122316503
Kirk MullerLW201071718303
Brian BellowsLW18691518200
Mike KeaneRW19213156000
Eric DesjardinsD204101423101
Paul DiPietroC1785138001
Gilbert DionneLW20661220101
John LeClairLW20461014003
Benoit BrunetLW2028108101
Kevin HallerD1716716100
Guy CarbonneauC2033610012
Stephan LebeauC133366101
Lyle OdeleinD2015630000
Ed RonanRW1423510000
Denis SavardC140554000
J. J. DaigneaultD2013422000
Patrice BriseboisD2004418000
Gary LeemanRW111232000
Mathieu SchneiderD1112316000
Jesse BelangerC90110000
Patrick RoyG200114000
Donald DufresneD20000000
Todd EwenRW10000000
Sean HillD30004000
Oleg PetrovRW10000000
Andre RacicotG10000000
Rob RamageD70004000
Mario RobergeLW30000000
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy129320164462.130647601.929
Andre Racicot1810026.67097.778
Team:131120164482.200656608.927
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Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; 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;

Awards and records

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft.[15]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
120David Wilkie United StatesKamloops Blazers (WHL)
233Valeri Bure RussiaSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
244Keli Corpse CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
368Craig Rivet CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
482Louis Bernard CanadaDrummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
492Marc Lamothe CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5116Don Chase United StatesSpringfield Olympics (NEJHL)
6140Martin Sychra CzechoslovakiaZKL Brno (Czechoslovakia)
7164Christian Proulx CanadaSaint-Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
8188Mike Burman CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
9212Earl Cronan United StatesSt. Mark's School (USHS-MA)
10236Trent Cavicchi CanadaDartmouth Midgets (NS)
11260Hiroyuki Miura JapanKushiro High School (Japan)
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