The 1992–93 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 61st season, the franchise's 67th. During the 1992–93 season, the Red Wings qualified for the NHL playoffs for the third consecutive season, where they lost their first round series against Toronto in seven games.
Offseason
Regular season
In addition to leading all teams with most goals scored during the regular season (369), the Red Wings also scored the most power-play goals (113) and had the best power-play conversion percentage (24.89%).[1] For the second consecutive season, five players reached 30-goals or more.[2]
Season standings
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Chicago Blackhawks | 84 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 106 | 279 | 230 |
Detroit Red Wings | 84 | 47 | 28 | 9 | 103 | 369 | 280 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 84 | 44 | 29 | 11 | 99 | 288 | 241 |
St. Louis Blues | 84 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 85 | 282 | 278 |
Minnesota North Stars | 84 | 36 | 38 | 10 | 82 | 272 | 293 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | 84 | 23 | 54 | 7 | 53 | 245 | 332 |
[3]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.
Playoffs
In the Norris Division Semifinals series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Red Wings outscored the Leafs 30–24 through seven games but lost the deciding game in overtime on Nikolai Borschevsky's famous deflection goal. It was the second overtime loss for Detroit (both came at Joe Louis Arena) in the series.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 7–5–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 3–4–0)
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November: 7–6–1 (home: 5–4–0; road: 2–2–1)
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December: 7–6–2 (home: 3–4–1; road: 4–2–1)
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January: 7–3–3 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–1–2)
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February: 5–4–3 (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–3–2)
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March: 9–4–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 6–2–0)
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April: 5–0–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 2–0–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Norris Division Semifinals vs. (N3) Toronto Maple Leafs: Maple Leafs win 4–3
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Red Wings only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
19 | Steve Yzerman | C | 84 | 58 | 79 | 137 | 33 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
22 | Dino Ciccarelli | RW | 82 | 41 | 56 | 97 | 12 | 81 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −6 | 16 |
91 | Sergei Fedorov | C | 73 | 34 | 53 | 87 | 33 | 72 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
26 | Ray Sheppard | RW | 70 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
21 | Paul Ysebaert | LW | 80 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 19 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Steve Chiasson | D | 79 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 14 | 155 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 19 |
12 | Jimmy Carson‡ | C | 52 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Dallas Drake | LW | 72 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 15 | 93 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
24 | Bob Probert | RW | 80 | 14 | 29 | 43 | −9 | 292 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 10 |
5 | Nicklas Lidstrom | D | 84 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
33 | Yves Racine | D | 80 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 10 | 80 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
11 | Shawn Burr | LW | 80 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 18 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
4 | Mark Howe | D | 60 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
55 | Keith Primeau | C | 73 | 15 | 17 | 32 | −6 | 152 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
15 | Sheldon Kennedy | C | 68 | 19 | 11 | 30 | −1 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
17 | Gerard Gallant | LW | 67 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 188 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 4 |
77 | Paul Coffey† | D | 30 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −3 | 2 |
16 | Vladimir Konstantinov | D | 82 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 137 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 8 |
23 | Mike Sillinger | C | 51 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Brad McCrimmon | D | 60 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25[a] | John Ogrodnick | LW | 19 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
14 | Jim Hiller† | RW | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
13 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | C | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
32 | Tim Cheveldae | G | 67 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
27 | Jim Cummins | RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Chris Tancill | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Steve Konroyd† | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
29 | Dennis Vial | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | Bobby Dollas | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Gord Kruppke | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | Martin Lapointe | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | Vincent Riendeau | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
38 | Jason York | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
32 | Tim Cheveldae | 67 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 1897 | 210 | 3.25 | .889 | 4 | 3880 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 200 | 24 | 3.40 | .880 | 0 | 423 |
37 | Vincent Riendeau | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 522 | 64 | 3.22 | .877 | 0 | 1193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.[5]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 22 | Curtis Bowen | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
2 | 46 | Darren McCarty | ![]() |
Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
3 | 70 | Sylvain Cloutier | ![]() |
Guelph Storm (OHL) |
5 | 118 | Mike Sullivan | ![]() |
Reading High School (USHS-MA) |
6 | 142 | Jason MacDonald | ![]() |
Owen Sound Platers (OHL) |
7 | 166 | Greg Scott | ![]() |
Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL) |
8 | 183 | Justin Krall | ![]() |
Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
8 | 189 | C. J. Denomme | ![]() |
Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
9 | 214 | Jeff Walker | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
10 | 238 | Dan McGillis | ![]() |
Hawkesbury Hawks (CJHL) |
11 | 262 | Ryan Bach | ![]() |
Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) |
Notes
- ^ Ogrodnick wore number 18 in his first five games.
References
- ^ "1992-93 NHL Summary".
- ^ "1992-93 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics".
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ a b "1992-93 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ^ "1992 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
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