1992–93 New York Islanders season

1992–93 New York Islanders
Division3rd Patrick
Conference6th Wales
1992–93 record40–37–7
Home record20–19–3
Road record20–18–4
Goals for335
Goals against297
Team information
General managerDon Maloney
CoachAl Arbour
CaptainPatrick Flatley
Alternate captainsRay Ferraro
Steve Thomas
ArenaNassau Coliseum
Average attendance12,036
Team leaders
GoalsPierre Turgeon (58)
AssistsPierre Turgeon (74)
PointsPierre Turgeon (132)
Penalty minutesMick Vukota (216)
Plus/minusBrad Dalgarno (+17)
WinsGlenn Healy (22)
Goals against averageGlenn Healy (3.30)

The 1992–93 New York Islanders season was the 21st season in franchise history. This involved the Islanders participating in the Wales Conference Finals. This would be the Islanders last playoff series win until 2016.

Offseason

On August 17, general manager Bill Torrey was fired and replaced by assistant general manager Don Maloney.[1]

Regular season

Four Islanders (Benoit Hogue, Derek King, Steve Thomas and Pierre Turgeon) reached the 30-goal plateau.[2] The team was the least penalized team during the regular season, being shorthanded only 375 times.[3] The Islanders also tied the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals allowed during the regular season, with just 8.[3]

Season standings

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
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

[4]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[5]
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 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

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


Playoffs

Patrick Division Semifinals

Game 6 of this series was marred by a vicious check on the Islanders' leading scorer, Pierre Turgeon, by the Capitals' Dale Hunter, moments after Turgeon scored a third-period goal to put the game and the series out of reach for Washington. Hunter received a 21-game suspension for the hit, which carried over into the 1993–94 season.

Patrick Division Finals

The Isles' improbable upset of the Pittsburgh Penguins was capped off by David Volek's series-winning goal at 5:16 of overtime in Game 7, in an eerie reversal from 1982, when the 8th-seeded Penguins almost eliminated the two-time defending champion Islanders in the first round, as if the dynasty itself rose from the dead to protect its legacy.

Wales Conference Finals

The Montreal Canadiens' win in game three was their eleventh straight, tying the single-playoff record set a year earlier by Pittsburgh and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1992–93 regular season[6]
October: 6–5–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–3–1)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 October 6, 1992 3–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 0–1–0 L
2 October 8, 1992 3–7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 0–2–0 L
3 October 10, 1992 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 0–2–1 T
4 October 15, 1992 5–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 1–2–1 W
5 October 17, 1992 6–3 New York Rangers (1992–93) 2–2–1 W
6 October 18, 1992 3–4 @ New York Rangers (1992–93) 2–3–1 L
7 October 20, 1992 4–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 3–3–1 W
8 October 23, 1992 5–2 @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 4–3–1 W
9 October 24, 1992 4–2 Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 5–3–1 W
10 October 27, 1992 3–4 Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 5–4–1 L
11 October 30, 1992 4–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 6–4–1 W
12 October 31, 1992 3–5 New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 6–5–1 L
November: 3–6–2 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–5–2)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 November 3, 1992 0–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 6–6–1 L
14 November 5, 1992 0–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 6–7–1 L
15 November 7, 1992 5–6 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 6–8–1 L
16 November 12, 1992 5–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 6–9–1 L
17 November 14, 1992 7–5 Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 7–9–1 W
18 November 19, 1992 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) 7–10–1 L
19 November 21, 1992 4–3 @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) 8–10–1 W
20 November 22, 1992 5–5 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 8–10–2 T
21 November 24, 1992 3–3 OT @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 8–10–3 T
22 November 27, 1992 3–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 8–11–3 L
23 November 28, 1992 9–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 9–11–3 W
December: 7–7–1 (home: 3–4–0; road: 4–3–1)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 December 1, 1992 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 9–12–3 L
25 December 4, 1992 5–5 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 9–12–4 T
26 December 5, 1992 3–5 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 9–13–4 L
27 December 7, 1992 6–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) 10–13–4 W
28 December 10, 1992 3–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 10–14–4 L
29 December 12, 1992 3–4 OT Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) 10–15–4 L
30 December 13, 1992 4–1 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 11–15–4 W
31 December 15, 1992 4–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 12–15–4 W
32 December 17, 1992 9–3 Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 13–15–4 W
33 December 19, 1992 4–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 14–15–4 W
34 December 20, 1992 3–5 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 14–16–4 L
35 December 23, 1992 6–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 15–16–4 W
36 December 26, 1992 6–4 New York Rangers (1992–93) 16–16–4 W
37 December 29, 1992 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 16–17–4 L
38 December 31, 1992 1–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 16–18–4 L
January: 7–5–1 (home: 4–4–1; road: 3–1–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 January 2, 1993 3–2 Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) 17–18–4 W
40 January 5, 1993 1–2 Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 17–19–4 L
41 January 8, 1993 5–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) 17–20–4 L
42 January 9, 1993 4–5 Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 17–21–4 L
43 January 12, 1993 8–2 Calgary Flames (1992–93) 18–21–4 W
44 January 14, 1993 0–3 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 18–22–4 L
45 January 16, 1993 5–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 19–22–4 W
46 January 17, 1993 7–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 20–22–4 W
47 January 19, 1993 2–2 OT Boston Bruins (1992–93) 20–22–5 T
48 January 23, 1993 8–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 21–22–5 W
49 January 26, 1993 8–2 New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 22–22–5 W
50 January 28, 1993 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 23–22–5 W
51 January 30, 1993 5–6 Boston Bruins (1992–93) 23–23–5 L
February: 6–5–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–2–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 February 1, 1993 4–4 OT New York Rangers (1992–93) 23–23–6 T
53 February 3, 1993 3–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) 24–23–6 W
54 February 9, 1993 3–5 Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 24–24–6 L
55 February 12, 1993 3–4 @ New York Rangers (1992–93) 24–25–6 L
56 February 13, 1993 5–2 New York Rangers (1992–93) 25–25–6 W
57 February 16, 1993 7–2 Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) 26–25–6 W
58 February 18, 1993 2–4 St. Louis Blues (1992–93) 26–26–6 L
59 February 20, 1993 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 27–26–6 W
60 February 23, 1993 2–4 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 27–27–6 L
61 February 25, 1993 4–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) 27–28–6 L
62 February 27, 1993 3–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 28–28–6 W
63 February 28, 1993 7–6 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 29–28–6 W
March: 7–5–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 March 2, 1993 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 30–28–6 W
65 March 7, 1993 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 31–28–6 W
66 March 9, 1993 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 32–28–6 W
67 March 10, 1993 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 32–29–6 L
68 March 14, 1993 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) 32–30–6 L
69 March 16, 1993 6–0 @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 33–30–6 W
70 March 18, 1993 4–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) 33–31–6 L
71 March 20, 1993 7–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) 34–31–6 W
72 March 23, 1993 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) 34–32–6 L
73 March 25, 1993 2–5 Washington Capitals (1992–93) 34–33–6 L
74 March 27, 1993 7–3 San Jose Sharks (1992–93) 35–33–6 W
75 March 30, 1993 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) 36–33–6 W
April: 4–4–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 3–1–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
76 April 2, 1993 3–2 OT @ New York Rangers (1992–93) 37–33–6 W
77 April 3, 1993 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) 37–34–6 L
78 April 6, 1993 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) 38–34–6 W
79 April 8, 1993 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) 38–35–6 L
80 April 10, 1993 3–5 Ottawa Senators (1992–93) 38–36–6 L
81 April 11, 1993 5–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 39–36–6 W
82 April 13, 1993 3–3 OT Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 39–36–7 T
83 April 14, 1993 4–5 OT @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) 39–37–7 L
84 April 16, 1993 8–4 New Jersey Devils (1992–93) 40–37–7 W

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

Playoffs

1993 Stanley Cup playoffs[6]
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. (P2) Washington Capitals – Islanders win 4–2
Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 April 18, 1993 1–3 @ Washington Capitals Capitals lead 1–0 L
2 April 20, 1993 5–4 2OT @ Washington Capitals Series tied 1–1 W
3 April 22, 1993 4–3 OT Washington Capitals Islanders lead 2–1 W
4 April 24, 1993 4–3 2OT Washington Capitals Islanders lead 3–1 W
5 April 26, 1993 4–6 @ Washington Capitals Islanders lead 3–2 L
6 April 28, 1993 5–3 Washington Capitals Islanders win 4–2 W
Patrick Division Finals vs. (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins – Islanders win 4–3
Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 May 2, 1993 3–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Islanders lead 1–0 W
2 May 4, 1993 0–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 1–1 L
3 May 6, 1993 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 2–1 L
4 May 8, 1993 6–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 2–2 W
5 May 10, 1993 3–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 3–2 L
6 May 12, 1993 7–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 3–3 W
7 May 14, 1993 4–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins Islanders win 4–3 W
Wales Conference Finals vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–1
Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 May 16, 1993 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 1–0 L
2 May 18, 1993 3–4 2OT @ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 2–0 L
3 May 20, 1993 1–2 OT Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 3–0 L
4 May 22, 1993 4–1 Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 3–1 W
5 May 24, 1993 2–5 @ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens win 4–1 L

Legend: W Win L Loss

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Pierre Turgeon C 83 58 74 132 26 -1 24 0 10
Steve Thomas LW 79 37 50 87 111 3 12 0 7
Derek King LW 77 38 38 76 47 -4 21 0 7
Benoit Hogue C 70 33 42 75 108 13 5 3 5
Patrick Flatley RW 80 13 47 60 63 5 1 2 1
Vladimir Malakhov D 64 14 38 52 59 14 7 0 0
Jeff Norton D 66 12 38 50 45 -3 5 0 0
Uwe Krupp D 80 9 29 38 67 6 2 0 2
Tom Kurvers D 52 8 30 38 38 9 3 0 0
Brian Mullen RW 81 18 14 32 28 5 1 0 1
Brad Dalgarno RW 57 15 17 32 62 17 2 0 2
Marty McInnis RW 56 10 20 30 24 7 0 1 0
Ray Ferraro C 46 14 13 27 40 0 3 0 1
Tom Fitzgerald RW 77 9 18 27 34 -2 0 3 1
Travis Green C 61 7 18 25 43 4 1 0 0
Scott Lachance D 75 7 17 24 67 -1 0 1 2
David Volek W 56 8 13 21 34 -1 2 0 1
Darius Kasparaitis D 79 4 17 21 166 15 0 0 0
Bill Berg LW 22 6 3 9 49 4 0 2 0
Claude Loiselle C 41 5 3 8 90 -5 0 0 0
Daniel Marois RW 28 2 5 7 35 -3 0 0 0
Mick Vukota RW 74 2 5 7 216 3 0 0 0
Dennis Vaske D 27 1 5 6 32 9 0 0 0
Iain Fraser C 7 2 2 4 2 -1 1 0 0
Rich Pilon D 44 1 3 4 164 -4 0 0 0
Richard Kromm LW 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0
Gary Nylund D 22 1 1 2 43 -2 0 0 0
Glenn Healy G 47 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Mark Fitzpatrick G 39 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Danny Lorenz G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Parks C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Graeme Townshend RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Glenn Healy 2655 47 22 20 2 146 3.30 1 1316 1170 .889
Mark Fitzpatrick 2253 39 17 15 5 130 3.46 0 1066 936 .878
Danny Lorenz 157 4 1 2 0 10 3.82 0 78 68 .872
Team: 5065 84 40 37 7 286 3.39 1 2460 2174 .884
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ray Ferraro C 18 13 7 20 18 5 0 0 0
Steve Thomas LW 18 9 8 17 37 -1 0 0 0
Derek King LW 18 3 11 14 14 3 0 0 0
Pierre Turgeon C 11 6 7 13 0 2 0 0 0
Benoit Hogue C 18 6 6 12 31 7 0 0 0
Vladimir Malakhov D 17 3 6 9 12 -3 0 0 0
Patrick Flatley RW 15 2 7 9 12 1 0 0 0
Brian Mullen RW 18 3 4 7 2 -4 0 0 0
Tom Fitzgerald RW 18 2 5 7 18 2 0 0 0
Uwe Krupp D 18 1 5 6 12 2 0 0 0
Dennis Vaske D 18 0 6 6 14 -3 0 0 0
David Volek W 10 4 1 5 2 1 0 0 1
Darius Kasparaitis D 18 0 5 5 31 2 0 0 0
Travis Green C 12 3 1 4 6 -3 0 0 0
Brad Dalgarno RW 18 2 2 4 14 -1 0 0 0
Glenn Healy G 18 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Claude Loiselle C 18 0 3 3 10 -8 0 0 0
Jeff Norton D 10 1 1 2 4 -5 0 0 0
Tom Kurvers D 12 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0
Steve Junker LW 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Marty McInnis RW 3 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0
Mark Fitzpatrick G 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Greg Parks C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rich Pilon D 15 0 0 0 50 5 0 0 0
Scott Scissons C 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Mick Vukota RW 15 0 0 0 16 -4 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Glenn Healy 1109 18 9 8 59 3.19 0 524 465 .887
Mark Fitzpatrick 77 3 0 1 4 3.12 0 23 19 .826
Team: 1186 18 9 9 63 3.19 0 547 484 .885

[2]

Note: Pos = Position; 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

Draft picks

The Islanders' picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft.[7]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 5 Darius Kasparaitis D Lithuania Dynamo Moscow (CIS)
3 56 Jarrett Deuling LW  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
5 104 Tomas Klimt C Czechoslovakia Škoda Plzeň (Czechoslovakia)
5 105 Ryan Duthie C  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6 128 Derek Armstrong C  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 152 Vladimir Grachev RW  Russia Dynamo-2 Moscow (CIS-2)
7 159 Steve O'Rourke RW  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
8 176 Jason Widmer D  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
9 200 Daniel Paradis C  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
10 224 David Wainwright D  United States Thayer Academy (USHS-MA)
11 248 Andrei Vasilyev LW  Russia CSKA Moscow (CIS)
S 8 Chris Roy D  Canada Northeastern University (Hockey East)

References

  1. ^ Yannis, Alex (August 18, 1992). "HOCKEY; Cablevision Buys Islanders, and the Torrey Era Ends". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "1992-93 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "1992-93 NHL Summary".
  4. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  5. ^ "1992–1993 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "1992-93 New York Islanders Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  7. ^ "1992 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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