1992–93 Washington Capitals season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1992–93 1992 Washington Capitals 43–34–7 21–15–6 22–19–1 Wales 5th Patrick 2nd 325 286 David Poile Terry Murray Rod Langway (Oct.–Nov.) Kevin Hatcher (Nov.–Apr.) Kevin Hatcher (Oct.–Nov.) Dale HunterKelly Miller Capital Centre 15,540 Peter Bondra (37) Dale Hunter (59) Peter Bondra (85) Dmitri Khristich (+29) Alan May (268) Don Beaupre (27) Rick Tabaracci (1.75) The 1992–93 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals' 19th season of competition. 2 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).https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/1993.html 1992-93 Washington Capitals Roster and Statistics Washington tied the Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just 8.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1993.html 1992-93 NHL Summary 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.https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/1990_games.html 1989-90 Washington Capitals Schedule and Resultshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/1991_games.html 1990-91 Washington Capitals Schedule and Resultshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/1992_games.html 1991-92 Washington Capitals Schedule and Results Final standings WAS WSH Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#D50032 5px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 5px solid; 1992–93 regular season1992-93 Washington Capitals Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/1993_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 8, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#D50032 2px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 2px solid; October: 4–8–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–5–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 6, 1992||6–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||1–0–0 || 1992020008 W |- |2||October 9, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||1–1–0 || 1992020018 L |- |3||October 10, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||1–2–0 || 1992020025 L |- |4||October 12, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||1–3–0 || 1992020037 L |- |5||October 16, 1992||5–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||2–3–0 || 1992020056 W |- |6||October 17, 1992||6–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) ||3–3–0 || 1992020060 W |- |7||October 21, 1992||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||3–4–0 || 1992020083 L |- |8||October 23, 1992||2–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1992–93) ||3–5–0 || 1992020094 L |- |9||October 26, 1992||2–6 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) ||3–6–0 || 1992020108 L |- |10||October 28, 1992||3–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) ||3–7–0 || 1992020116 L |- |11||October 30, 1992||3–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) ||4–7–0 || 1992020126 W |- |12||October 31, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||4–8–0 || 1992020137 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#D50032 2px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 2px solid; November: 7–5–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 4–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |13||November 3, 1992||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||5–8–0 || 1992020148 W |- |14||November 6, 1992||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) ||5–8–1 || 1992020162 T |- |15||November 7, 1992||6–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||6–8–1 || 1992020165 W |- |16||November 11, 1992||7–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||7–8–1 || 1992020189 W |- |17||November 13, 1992||0–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||7–9–1 || 1992020200 L |- |18||November 14, 1992||3–4 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||7–10–1 || 1992020207 L |- |19||November 18, 1992||4–5 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||7–11–1 || 1992020226 L |- |20||November 20, 1992||5–7 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||7–12–1 || 1992020238 L |- |21||November 22, 1992||6–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||8–12–1 || 1992020251 W |- |22||November 23, 1992||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||8–12–2 || 1992020254 T |- |23||November 25, 1992||6–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||9–12–2 || 1992020260 W |- |24||November 27, 1992||6–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||10–12–2 || 1992020275 W |- |25||November 28, 1992||3–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||10–13–2 || 1992020284 L |- |26||November 30, 1992||4–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||11–13–2 || 1992020294 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#D50032 2px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 2px solid; December: 9–3–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 5–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |27||December 4, 1992||8–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||12–13–2 || 1992020312 W |- |28||December 5, 1992||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1992–93) ||13–13–2 || 1992020319 W |- |29||December 7, 1992||6–5 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||14–13–2 || 1992020329 W |- |30||December 9, 1992||6–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||15–13–2 || 1992020340 W |- |31||December 11, 1992||8–6 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) ||16–13–2 || 1992020352 W |- |32||December 12, 1992||5–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||17–13–2 || 1992020360 W |- |33||December 16, 1992||3–6 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||17–14–2 || 1992020376 L |- |34||December 18, 1992||4–3 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||18–14–2 || 1992020386 W |- |35||December 19, 1992||3–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||18–15–2 || 1992020390 L |- |36||December 21, 1992||4–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||19–15–2 || 1992020405 W |- |37||December 23, 1992||1–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) ||19–16–2 || 1992020415 L |- |38||December 26, 1992||5–5 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||19–16–3 || 1992020425 T |- |39||December 29, 1992||4–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||20–16–3 || 1992020444 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#D50032 2px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 2px solid; January: 5–5–3 (home: 3–0–3; road: 2–5–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |40||January 1, 1993||9–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||21–16–3 || 1992020459 W |- |41||January 2, 1993||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||21–16–4 || 1992020468 T |- |42||January 7, 1993||2–8 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||21–17–4 || 1992020491 L |- |43||January 9, 1993||4–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||22–17–4 || 1992020506 W |- |44||January 13, 1993||4–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||22–18–4 || 1992020525 L |- |45||January 14, 1993||3–0 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1992–93) ||23–18–4 || 1992020532 W |- |46||January 17, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) ||24–18–4 || 1992020552 W |- |47||January 21, 1993||2–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||24–19–4 || 1992020569 L |- |48||January 23, 1993||6–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||25–19–4 || 1992020580 W |- |49||January 26, 1993||3–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||25–20–4 || 1992020597 L |- |50||January 27, 1993||3–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) ||25–21–4 || 1992020602 L |- |51||January 29, 1993||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||25–21–5 || 1992020614 T |- |52||January 31, 1993||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||25–21–6 || 1992020628 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#D50032 2px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 2px solid; February: 7–3–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 5–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |53||February 2, 1993||4–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1992–93) ||25–22–6 || 1992020636 L |- |54||February 9, 1993||3–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||26–22–6 || 1992020656 W |- |55||February 11, 1993||10–6 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||27–22–6 || 1992020664 W |- |56||February 13, 1993||10–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) ||28–22–6 || 1992020678 W |- |57||February 16, 1993||4–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) ||29–22–6 || 1992020692 W |- |58||February 20, 1993||7–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) ||30–22–6 || 1992020715 W |- |59||February 21, 1993||5–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||31–22–6 || 1992020720 W |- |60||February 23, 1993||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1992–93) ||32–22–6 || 1992020731 W |- |61||February 27, 1993||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||32–23–6 || 1992020747 L |- |62||February 28, 1993||2–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||32–24–6 || 1992020761 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#D50032 2px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 2px solid; 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|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) ||32–24–7 || 1992020771 T |- |64||March 5, 1993||0–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||32–25–7 || 1992020785 L |- |65||March 7, 1993||2–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1992–93) ||32–26–7 || 1992020796 L |- |66||March 9, 1993||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||33–26–7 || 1992020805 W |- |67||March 11, 1993||4–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||33–27–7 || 1992020814 L |- |68||March 16, 1993||4–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||34–27–7 || 1992020845 W |- |69||March 18, 1993||5–7 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||34–28–7 || 1992020892 L |- |70||March 19, 1993||5–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||35–28–7 || 1992020857 W |- |71||March 21, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1992–93) ||36–28–7 || 1992020869 W |- |72||March 23, 1993||5–1 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||37–28–7 || 1992020877 W |- |73||March 25, 1993||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1992–93) ||38–28–7 || 1992020832 W |- |74||March 27, 1993||2–5 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||38–29–7 || 1992020903 L |- |75||March 28, 1993||1–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||38–30–7 || 1992020909 L |- |76||March 30, 1993||4–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) ||39–30–7 || 1992020915 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#D50032 2px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 2px solid; April: 4–4–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 2–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |77||April 2, 1993||4–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||40–30–7 || 1992020930 W |- |78||April 4, 1993||0–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||40–31–7 || 1992020945 L |- |79||April 6, 1993||2–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1992–93) ||40–32–7 || 1992020952 L |- |80||April 8, 1993||3–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||40–33–7 || 1992020963 L |- |81||April 10, 1993||3–5 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||40–34–7 || 1992020974 L |- |82||April 12, 1993||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||41–34–7 || 1992020987 W |- |83||April 14, 1993||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||42–34–7 || 1992020998 W |- |84||April 16, 1993||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||43–34–7 || 1992020826 W |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#D50032 5px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 5px solid; 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#D50032 2px solid; border-bottom:#003DA5 2px solid; Patrick Division Semifinals vs. (P3) New York Islanders – Islanders win 4–2 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- | 1 || April 18, 1993 || 3–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders || Capitals lead 1–0 || 1992030141 W |- | 2 || April 20, 1993 || 4–5 2OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders || Series tied 1–1 || 1992030142 L |- | 3 || April 22, 1993 || 3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders || Islanders lead 2–1 || 1992030143 L |- | 4 || April 24, 1993 || 3–4 2OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders || Islanders lead 3–1 || 1992030144 L |- | 5 || April 26, 1993 || 6–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders || Islanders lead 3–2 || 1992030145 W |- | 6 || April 28, 1993 || 3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders || Islanders win 4–2 || 1992030146 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Peter Bondra RW 83 37 48 85 7081007 Mike Ridley C 84 26 56 82 445623 Kevin Hatcher D 83 34 45 79 114-71316 Dale Hunter C 84 20 59 79 19831002 Michal Pivonka C 69 21 53 74 6614615 Dmitri Khristich LW/C 64 31 35 66 2829911 Al Iafrate D 81 25 41 66 169151114 Pat Elynuik RW 80 22 35 57 663801 Sylvain Cote D 77 21 29 50 3428823 Kelly Miller ice hockey, born 1963 LW 84 18 27 45 32-2303 Calle Johansson D 77 7 38 45 563600 Bobby Carpenter ice hockey C 68 11 17 28 65-16200 Keith Jones ice hockey RW 71 12 14 26 12418003 Todd Krygier LW 77 11 12 23 60-13020 Paul MacDermid RW 72 9 8 17 80-13103 Alan May RW 83 6 10 16 2681001 Paul Cavallini D 71 5 8 13 463000 Steve Konowalchuk LW 36 4 7 11 164101 Shawn Anderson D 60 2 6 8 18-2100 Reggie Savage C 16 2 3 5 12-4200 Jim Hrivnak G 27 0 3 3 00000 Kevin Miller ice hockey C 10 0 3 3 35-4000 Jeff Greenlaw LW 16 1 1 2 18-3000 Jason Woolley D 26 0 2 2 103000 Don Beaupre G 58 0 1 1 200000 Brad Schlegel D 7 0 1 1 61000 Bobby Babcock ice hockey D 1 0 0 0 20000 Randy Burridge LW 4 0 0 0 01000 Byron Dafoe G 1 0 0 0 00000 Mark Hunter ice hockey RW 7 0 0 0 141000 Olaf Kolzig G 1 0 0 0 00000 Rod Langway D 21 0 0 0 20-13000 Rick Tabaracci G 6 0 0 0 40000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Don Beaupre 3282 58 27 23 5 181 3.31 115301349.882 Jim Hrivnak 1421 27 13 9 2 83 3.50 0677594.877 Rick Tabaracci 343 6 3 2 0 10 1.75 2162152.938 Byron Dafoe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 000 Olaf Kolzig 20 1 0 0 0 2 6.00 075.714 Team: 5067 84 43 34 7 276 3.27 323762100.884 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Dale Hunter C 6 7 1 8 35401 Dmitri Khristich LW/C 6 2 5 7 2100 Al Iafrate D 6 6 0 6 4301 Mike Ridley C 6 1 5 6 0100 Peter Bondra RW 6 0 6 6 0000 Pat Elynuik RW 6 2 3 5 19000 Bobby Carpenter ice hockey C 6 1 4 5 6000 Calle Johansson D 6 0 5 5 4000 Kelly Miller ice hockey, born 1963 LW 6 0 3 3 2000 Sylvain Cote D 6 1 1 2 4000 Todd Krygier LW 6 1 1 2 4010 Paul Cavallini D 6 0 2 2 18000 Michal Pivonka C 6 0 2 2 0000 Randy Burridge LW 4 1 0 1 0000 Kevin Hatcher D 6 0 1 1 14000 Steve Konowalchuk LW 2 0 1 1 0000 Alan May RW 6 0 1 1 6000 Shawn Anderson D 6 0 0 0 0000 Don Beaupre G 2 0 0 0 0000 Reggie Savage C 2 0 0 0 0000 Keith Jones ice hockey RW 6 0 0 0 10000 Rick Tabaracci G 4 0 0 0 4000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SOSASVSV% Don Beaupre 119 2 1 1 9 4.54 06556.862 Rick Tabaracci 304 4 1 3 14 2.76 0160146.913 Team: 423 6 2 4 23 3.26 0225202.898 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-01 1992-93 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/1993.html 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.1992 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1992e.html www.hockeydb.com March 8, 2025 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)114Sergei GoncharRussia 1991Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)232Jim CareyCatholic Memorial School (USHS-MA)353Stefan UstorfESV Kaufbeuren (Germany)371Martin GendronSaint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)5119John VargaTacoma Rockets (WHL)7167Mark MatierSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)8191Mike MathersKamloops Blazers (WHL)9215Brian StaggKingston Frontenacs (OHL)10239Greg CallahanBelmont Hill High School (USHS-MA)11263B. J. MacPhersonOshawa Generals (OHL) See also 1992–93 NHL season References Wash Category:Washington Capitals seasons Cap Cap