1991–92 New York Rangers season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1991–92 1991 New York Rangers Wales 1st Patrick 1st 50–25–5 28–8–4 22–17–1 321 246 Neil Smith Roger Neilson Mark Messier Mike GartnerBrian Leetch Madison Square Garden Mike Gartner (40) Brian Leetch (80) Mark Messier (107) Tie Domi (246) James Patrick (+34) John Vanbiesbrouck (27) John Vanbiesbrouck (2.85) Yes Yes The 1991–92 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 66th season. The season saw the Rangers finish in first place in the Patrick Division with a record of 50 wins, 25 losses, and 5 ties for 105 points. This was the highest points total in the league that season, netting the Rangers the Presidents' Trophy. This season marked the first time since the 1941–42 NHL season that the Rangers were the top team in the NHL. In the playoffs, they defeated their cross-river rivals, the New Jersey Devils, in seven games in the Division Semi-finals before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins in six games in the Division Finals. The 1991–92 season was Mark Messier's first in New York, having arrived from the Edmonton Oilers via trade on October 5, 1991. He scored 35 goals and 72 assists for 107 points, winning his second Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player. Rangers defenceman Brian Leetch had a spectacular season, leading all rearguards in the NHL in scoring (22 goals and 80 assists for 102 points) and receiving the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenceman. The Rangers, along with the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, had five 30-goal scorers. New York was not shut out in any of their 80 regular-season games. 2 Pre-season 1991 outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas On September 27, 1991, the Rangers played the Los Angeles Kings in the first ever outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Caesars Palace. This was also the first NHL game in Las Vegas since 1968. The crowd on hand was 13,000 with the Kings beating the Rangers 5–2. Regular season Towards the end of the regular season, the NHL went on a 10-day strike, causing the league to shut down from April 1–April 12. The games that were originally scheduled to be played during that 10-day period were made up once the strike was over.Lapointe Joe https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDC1739F931A35757C0A964958260&scp=35&sq=Bob+Goodenow&st=nyt Puck stops everywhere as players go on strike New York Times 1992-04-01 2009-03-11 The Rangers had an effective penalty-killing unit, as they tied the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals for the fewest power-play goals allowed during the regular season, with just 60.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1992.html 1991–92 NHL Summary The Rangers also led the NHL in penalty-killing percentage (84.81%). Season standings NYR NYR Schedule and results background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1991–92 regular season1991–92 New York Rangers Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYR/1992_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 30, 2025 y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; October: 9–5–0 (home: 6–2–0; road: 3–3–0) Game October Opponent Score Record |- | 1 || 3 || @ Boston Bruins || 5 – 3 || 0–1–0 |- | 2 || 5 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2 – 1 OT || 1–1–0 |- | 3 || 7 || Boston Bruins || 2 – 1 OT || 2–1–0 |- | 4 || 9 || New York Islanders || 5 – 3 || 3–1–0 |- | 5 || 11 || @ Washington Capitals || 5 – 1 || 3–2–0 |- | 6 || 12 || @ Hartford Whalers || 5 – 2 || 3–3–0 |- | 7 || 14 || Washington Capitals || 5 – 3 || 3–4–0 |- | 8 || 16 || New Jersey Devils || 4 – 2 || 4–4–0 |- | 9 || 19 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5 – 4 || 5–4–0 |- | 10 || 20 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 3 || 5–5–0 |- | 11 || 23 || Los Angeles Kings || 7 – 2 || 6–5–0 |- | 12 || 26 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 5 – 3 || 7–5–0 |- | 13 || 29 || Minnesota North Stars || 3 – 2 || 8–5–0 |- | 14 || 31 || Quebec Nordiques || 5 – 4 || 9–5–0 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; November: 6–5–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 4–3–0) Game November Opponent Score Record |- | 15 || 2 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4 – 2 || 10–5–0 |- | 16 || 4 || Calgary Flames || 4 – 0 || 11–5–0 |- | 17 || 6 || Montreal Canadiens || 4 – 1 || 11–6–0 |- | 18 || 8 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3 – 3 OT || 11–6–1 |- | 19 || 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3 – 1 || 12–6–1 |- | 20 || 13 || Washington Capitals || 5 – 3 || 12–7–1 |- | 21 || 16 || @ New York Islanders || 4 – 2 || 12–8–1 |- | 22 || 19 || @ Vancouver Canucks || 4 – 3 || 13–8–1 |- | 23 || 21 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 6 – 1 || 13–9–1 |- | 24 || 23 || @ St. Louis Blues || 3 – 0 || 14–9–1 |- | 25 || 27 || @ Winnipeg Jets || 3 – 2 || 14–10–1 |- | 26 || 29 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 5 – 4 OT || 15–10–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; December: 10–4–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 5–3–0) Game December Opponent Score Record |- | 27 || 2 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4 – 2 || 16–10–1 |- | 28 || 6 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 6 – 5 OT || 16–11–1 |- | 29 || 8 || Boston Bruins || 4 – 0 || 17–11–1 |- | 30 || 10 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 5 – 3 || 17–12–1 |- | 31 || 13 || @ Washington Capitals || 5 – 3 || 18–12–1 |- | 32 || 14 || @ Hartford Whalers || 6 – 2 || 19–12–1 |- | 33 || 16 || San Jose Sharks || 4 – 3 OT || 20–12–1 |- | 34 || 18 || Philadelphia Flyers || 6 – 3 || 21–12–1 |- | 35 || 21 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 7 – 5 || 22–12–1 |- | 36 || 23 || New Jersey Devils || 3 – 0 || 23–12–1 |- | 37 || 26 || @ Washington Capitals || 8 – 6 || 24–12–1 |- | 38 || 28 || @ New York Islanders || 5 – 4 || 24–13–1 |- | 39 || 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6 – 3 || 24–14–1 |- | 40 || 31 || @ Winnipeg Jets || 5 – 2 || 25–14–1 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; January: 8–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 5–2–1) Game January Opponent Score Record |- | 41 || 2 || @ Chicago Blackhawks || 4 – 3 || 26–14–1 |- | 42 || 4 || @ New Jersey Devils || 6 – 4 || 26–15–1 |- | 43 || 6 || Winnipeg Jets || 4 – 2 || 27–15–1 |- | 44 || 8 || St. Louis Blues || 5 – 3 || 27–16–1 |- | 45 || 11 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 7 – 2 || 28–16–1 |- | 46 || 12 || @ Buffalo Sabres || 6 – 3 || 28–17–1 |- | 47 || 14 || Buffalo Sabres || 6 – 2 || 29–17–1 |- | 48 || 16 || Calgary Flames || 6 – 4 || 30–17–1 |- | 49 || 22 || @ Calgary Flames || 4 – 4 OT || 30–17–2 |- | 50 || 23 || @ Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 1 || 31–17–2 |- | 51 || 28 || @ San Jose Sharks || 4 – 2 || 32–17–2 |- | 52 || 30 || @ Los Angeles Kings || 4 – 1 || 33–17–2 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; February: 7–3–2 (home: 6–0–2; road: 1–3–0) Game February Opponent Score Record |- | 53 || 1 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 2 – 1 || 34–17–2 |- | 54 || 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4 – 3 || 35–17–2 |- | 55 || 7 || @ Washington Capitals || 6 – 2 || 35–18–2 |- | 56 || 9 || Detroit Red Wings || 5 – 5 OT || 35–18–3 |- | 57 || 12 || Vancouver Canucks || 5 – 2 || 36–18–3 |- | 58 || 14 || New York Islanders || 9 – 2 || 37–18–3 |- | 59 || 16 || @ New Jersey Devils || 4 – 2 || 37–19–3 |- | 60 || 17 || Vancouver Canucks || 3 – 3 OT || 37–19–4 |- | 61 || 20 || @ New York Islanders || 6 – 2 || 37–20–4 |- | 62 || 21 || Minnesota North Stars || 5 – 4 || 38–20–4 |- | 63 || 23 || Philadelphia Flyers || 2 – 1 OT || 39–20–4 |- | 64 || 25 || Chicago Blackhawks || 4 – 1 || 40–20–4 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; March: 9–4–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 4–2–0) Game March Opponent Score Record |- | 65 || 1 || Hartford Whalers || 9 – 4 || 41–20–4 |- | 66 || 2 || @ New Jersey Devils || 7 – 1 || 42–20–4 |- | 67 || 4 || New Jersey Devils || 5 – 4 || 42–21–4 |- | 68 || 7 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 5 – 4 || 42–22–4 |- | 69 || 9 || Washington Capitals || 5 – 2 || 42–23–4 |- | 70 || 11 || Chicago Blackhawks || 7 – 1 || 43–23–4 |- | 71 || 14 || @ St. Louis Blues || 6 – 0 || 44–23–4 |- | 72 || 16 || Montreal Canadiens || 4 – 1 || 45–23–4 |- | 73 || 18 || New York Islanders || 1 – 1 OT || 45–23–5 |- | 74 || 20 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4 – 2 || 46–23–5 |- | 75 || 22 || New Jersey Devils || 6 – 3 || 47–23–5 |- | 76 || 24 || @ Philadelphia Flyers || 4 – 3 || 48–23–5 |- | 77 || 25 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4 – 1 || 49–23–5 |- | 78 || 28 || @ New York Islanders || 4 – 1 || 49–24–5 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; April: 1–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–1–0) Game April Opponent Score Record |- | 79 || 15 || @ Toronto Maple Leafs || 4 – 2 || 49–25–5 |- | 80 || 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7 – 1 || 50–25–5 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 5px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 5px solid; 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Division semifinals vs. (P4) New Jersey Devils – Rangers win 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Series |- | 1 || April 19 || New Jersey Devils || 1 – 2 || New York Rangers || || 18,200 || New York Rangers lead series 1–0 |- | 2 || April 21 || New Jersey Devils || 7 – 3 || New York Rangers || || 18,200 || Series tied 1–1 |- | 3 || April 23 || New York Rangers || 1 – 3 || New Jersey Devils|| || 19,040 || New Jersey leads series 2–1 |- | 4 || April 25 || New York Rangers || 3 – 0 || New Jersey Devils || || 19,040 || Series tied 2–2 |- | 5 || April 27 || New Jersey Devils || 5 – 8 || New York Rangers || || 18,200 || New York Rangers lead series 3–2 |- | 6 || April 29 || New York Rangers || 3 – 5 || New Jersey Devils || || 19,040 || Series tied 3–3 |- | 7 || May 1 || New Jersey Devils || 4 – 8 || New York Rangers || || 18,200 || New York Rangers win series 4–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0161AB 2px solid; border-bottom:#E6393F 2px solid; Division Finals vs. (P3) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Series |- | 1 || May 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4 – 2 || New York Rangers || || 17,744 || Pittsburgh leads series 1–0 |- | 2 || May 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2 – 4 || New York Rangers || || 18,200 || Series tied 1–1 |- | 3 || May 7 || New York Rangers || 6 – 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || OT || 16,164 || New York Rangers lead series 2–1 |- | 4 || May 9 || New York Rangers || 4 – 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || OT || 16,164 || Series tied 2–2 |- | 5 || May 11 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3 – 2 || New York Rangers || || 18,200 || Pittsburgh leads series 3–2 |- | 6 || May 13 || New York Rangers || 1 – 5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || || 16,164 || Pittsburgh wins series 4–2 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Mark Messier 79 35 72 107 31 76 Brian Leetch 80 22 80 102 25 26 Mike Gartner 76 40 41 81 11 55 James Patrick James Patrick (ice hockey) 80 14 57 71 34 54 Tony Amonte 79 35 34 69 12 55 Adam Graves 80 26 33 59 19 139 Sergei Nemchinov 73 30 28 58 19 15 Darren Turcotte 71 30 23 53 11 57 John Ogrodnick 55 17 13 30 6 22 Doug Weight 53 8 22 30 -3 23 Paul Broten 74 13 15 28 14 102 Kris King 79 10 9 19 13 224 Par Djoos 50 1 18 19 7 40 Tim Kerr 32 7 11 18 -5 12 Jan Erixon 46 8 9 17 13 4 Joe Cirella 67 3 12 15 11 121 Randy Gilhen† 40 7 7 14 5 14 Joey Kocur 51 7 4 11 -4 121 Jeff Beukeboom† 56 1 10 11 19 122 Randy Moller‡ 43 2 7 9 -15 78 Mark Hardy Mark Hardy (ice hockey) 52 1 8 9 33 65 Tie Domi 42 2 4 6 -4 246 Corey Millen‡ 11 1 4 5 -1 10 Rob Zamuner 9 1 2 3 0 2 Normand Rochefort 26 0 2 2 -10 31 Rick Bennett 3 0 1 1 0 2 Jeff Bloemberg 3 0 1 1 1 0 David Shaw David Shaw (ice hockey)‡ 10 0 1 1 1 15 Peter Fiorentino 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bernie Nicholls‡ 1 0 0 0 -1 0 Jody Hull 3 0 0 0 -4 2 Mark Janssens‡ 4 0 0 0 -1 5 Jay Wells† 11 0 0 0 2 24 Playoffs Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalty minutes Mike Gartner 13 8 8 16 4 Brian Leetch 13 4 11 15 4 Mark Messier 11 7 7 14 6 Tony Amonte 13 3 6 9 2 Adam Graves 10 5 3 8 22 James Patrick James Patrick (ice hockey) 13 0 7 7 12 Jeff Beukeboom 13 2 3 5 47 Jan Erixon 13 2 3 5 2 Kris King 13 4 1 5 14 Sergei Nemchinov 13 1 4 5 8 Joe Cirella 13 0 4 4 23 Doug Weight 7 2 2 4 0 Darren Turcotte 8 4 0 4 6 Mark Hardy Mark Hardy (ice hockey) 13 0 3 3 31 Randy Gilhen 13 1 2 3 2 Paul Broten 13 1 2 3 10 Jay Wells 13 0 2 2 10 Tie Domi 6 1 1 2 32 Joe Kocur 12 1 1 2 38 Tim Kerr 8 1 0 1 0 John Ogrodnick 3 0 0 0 0 Goaltenders Regular season Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss T Tie GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts John Vanbiesbrouck 45 2526 27 13 3 120 2.85 1331 .910 2 Mike Richter 41 2298 23 12 2 119 3.11 1205 .901 3 Playoffs Player GP Games played TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts Mike Richter 7 412 4 2 24 3.50 226 .894 1 John Vanbiesbrouck 7 368 2 5 23 3.75 179 .872 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. hockeydb.com 2010-08-01 1991–92 New York Rangers https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000481992.html Awards and records Presidents' Trophy: New York Rangers Hart Memorial Trophy: Mark Messier James Norris Memorial Trophy: Brian Leetch Lester B. Pearson Award: Mark Messier Most assists, season – Brian Leetch (1991–92) – 80 Most points by defenseman, season – Brian Leetch (1991–92) – 102 Transactions Trades October 4, 1991To Edmonton OilersBernie NichollsSteven RiceLouie DeBruskTo New York RangersMark Messier Draft picks New York's picks at the 1991 NHL entry draft in Buffalo, New York at the Memorial Auditorium. Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 15 Alexei Kovalev RW Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow (Russia) 2 37 Darcy Werenka D Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 5 96 Corey Machanic D United States University of Vermont (ECAC) 6 125 Fredrik Jax RW Sweden Leksands IF (Elitserien) 6 128 Barry Young D United Kingdom Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 7 147 John Rushin C United States Edina Kennedy High School (USHS-MN) 8 169 Corey Hirsch G Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 9 191 Vyacheslav Uvayev D Soviet Union Spartak Moscow (Russia) 10 213 Jamie Ram G Canada Michigan Technological University (WCHA) 11 235 Vitali Chinakhov C Soviet Union Torpedo Yaroslavl (Russia) 12 257 Brian Wiseman C Canada University of Michigan (CCHA) Supplemental Draft New York's picks at the 1991 NHL supplemental draft. Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) Steven King RW United States Brown University (ECAC) References External links Rangers on Hockey Database Category:New York Rangers seasons New York Rangers New York Rangers New York Rangers Category:1990s in Manhattan Category:Patrick Division champion seasons Category:Presidents' Trophy seasons