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1992–93 Buffalo Sabres
Division4th Adams
Conference7th Wales
1992–93 record38–36–10
Home record25–15–2
Road record13–21–8
Goals for335
Goals against297
Team information
General managerGerry Meehan
CoachJohn Muckler
CaptainMike Ramsey (Oct.)
Pat LaFontaine (Oct.-May)
Alternate captainsPat LaFontaine (Oct.)
Dave Andreychuk
Dale Hawerchuk
Doug Bodger
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Average attendance14,981
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Mogilny (76)
AssistsPat LaFontaine (95)
PointsPat LaFontaine (148)
Penalty minutesBrad May (242)
Plus/minusDoug Bodger (+14)
WinsGrant Fuhr, Dominik Hasek & Daren Puppa (11)
Goals against averageDominik Hasek (3.15)

The 1992–93 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 23rd season in the National Hockey League. Three Buffalo players scored at least 20 power-play goals each (Dave Andreychuk, Pat LaFontaine and Alexander Mogilny).[1] Mogilny led all skaters in hat tricks during the regular season with 7, and Buffalo tied the Pittsburgh Penguins for most hat tricks scored by a team, with 10. The Sabres stumbled into the 1993 NHL Playoffs, losing their final 7 regular-season games.[2]

Offseason

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On August 7, Buffalo acquired goaltender Dominik Hasek from the Chicago Blackhawks for Stephane Beauregard and future considerations (a 1993 fourth round pick that was used to select Eric Daze).[3][4]

Regular season

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Pat LaFontaine

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LaFontaine exploded offensively in the 1992–93 season with a personal-best and team-record 148 points (53 goals and 95 assists). The 148 points are also the most points ever scored by an American-born player in one season. His play-making ability enabled his linemate, Alexander Mogilny to set a team season record with 76 goals, (both LaFontaine's 95 assists and Mogilny's 76 goals still stand as the Sabres' team records). LaFontaine finished as runner-up to Mario Lemieux in the scoring race and earned a spot on the postseason NHL All-Star Second Team. He was also a finalist for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Lady Byng Trophy as the most sportsmanlike player.

During the 1993 playoffs, LaFontaine engineered another great moment: in spite of playing with a damaged knee, as well as having fallen onto the ice, he still managed to set up Brad May's overtime, series-clinching goal against the Boston Bruins.

Season standings

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Adams Division
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins 84 51 26 7 109 332 268
Quebec Nordiques 84 47 27 10 104 351 300
Montreal Canadiens 84 48 30 6 102 326 280
Buffalo Sabres 84 38 36 10 86 335 297
Hartford Whalers 84 26 52 6 58 284 369
Ottawa Senators 84 10 70 4 24 202 395

[5]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[6]
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 New York Islanders 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

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See also: 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs

Adams Division Semifinals

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Buffalo's four-game sweep of the Bruins ended with a memorable overtime goal by Brad May at Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium, leading to Sabres' play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret's famous "May Day! May Day! May Day!" call.

Adams Division Finals

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The long-awaited series between Patrick Roy and Grant Fuhr had finally arrived. The Canadiens swept the series, winning every game by a score of 4–3; three of the four the games in overtime.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

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1993 Stanley Cup playoffs[2]
Adams Division Semifinals vs. (A1) Boston Bruins – Sabres win 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 18, 1993 5–4 OT @ Boston Bruins Sabres lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 20, 1993 4–0 @ Boston Bruins Sabres lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 22, 1993 4–3 OT Boston Bruins Sabres lead 3–0 Recap
4 W April 24, 1993 6–5 OT Boston Bruins Sabres win 4–0 Recap
Adams Division Finals vs. (A3) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 2, 1993 3–4 @ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 4, 1993 3–4 OT @ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 2–0 Recap
3 L May 6, 1993 3–4 OT Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 3–0 Recap
4 L May 8, 1993 3–4 OT Montreal Canadiens Canadiens win 4–0 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Forwards

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Pat LaFontaine 84 53 95 148 63
Alexander Mogilny 77 76 51 127 40
Dale Hawerchuk 81 16 80 96 52
Dave Andreychuk* 52 29 32 61 48
Bob Sweeney 80 21 26 47 118
Randy Wood 82 18 25 43 77
Yuri Khmylev 68 20 19 39 28
Wayne Presley 79 15 17 32 96
Brad May 82 13 13 26 242
Dave Hannan 55 5 15 20 43
Donald Audette 44 12 7 19 51
Bob Corkum 68 6 4 10 38
Viktor Gordiouk 16 3 6 9 0
Colin Patterson 36 4 2 6 22
Rob Ray 68 3 2 5 211
Bob Errey* 8 1 3 4 4
Scott Thomas 7 1 1 2 15
Matthew Barnaby 2 1 0 1 10
Doug MacDonald 5 1 0 1 2
Peter Ciavaglia 3 0 0 0 0

* - player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo

Defencemen

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Doug Bodger 81 9 45 54 87
Richard Smehlik 80 4 27 31 59
Petr Svoboda 40 2 24 26 59
Ken Sutton 63 8 14 22 30
Grant Ledyard 50 2 14 16 45
Gord Donnelly 60 3 8 11 221
Mike Ramsey* 33 2 8 10 20
Randy Moller 35 2 7 9 83
Bob Boughner 15 3 5 8 6
Keith Carney 30 2 4 6 55
Philippe Boucher 18 0 4 4 14
Greg Brown 10 0 1 1 6

* - player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo

Goaltending

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA
Dominik Hasek 28 11 10 4 0 3.15
Grant Fuhr 29 11 15 2 0 3.47
Daren Puppa* 24 11 5 4 0 3.58
Tom Draper 11 5 6 0 0 3.70

* - player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo

Awards and records

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  • Pat LaFontaine, NHL Second Team All-Star
  • Alexander Mogilny, NHL Second Team All-Star
  • Alexander Mogilny, club record, goals in a season (76)
  • Pat LaFontaine, club record, assists in a season (95)
  • Pat LaFontaine, club record, points in a season (148)

Transactions

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Draft picks

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Buffalo's draft picks at the 1992 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.[7]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 11 David Cooper  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
2 35 Jozef Cierny  Czechoslovakia ZTK Zvolen (Czechoslovakia)
3 59 Ondrej Steiner  Czechoslovakia Skoda Plzen (Czechoslovakia)
4 80 Dean Melanson  Canada Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
4 83 Matthew Barnaby  Canada Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
5 107 Markus Ketterer  Finland Jokerit (Finland)
5 108 Yuri Khmylev  Russia Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
6 131 Paul Rushforth  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8 179 Dean Tiltgen  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
9 203 Todd Simon  Canada Niagara Falls Thunder (OHL)
10 227 Rick Kowalsky  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
11 251 Chris Clancy  Canada Cornwall Royals (OHL)

References

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  1. ^ "1992-93 Buffalo Sabres Roster and Statistics".
  2. ^ a b c "1992-93 Buffalo Sabres Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "Blackhawks, Sabres swap goalies - UPI Archives". UPI. August 7, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Stubbs, Dave (August 7, 2022). "Hasek looks back at trade to Sabres that changed NHL career, life". NHL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  5. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 154. ISBN 9781894801225.
  6. ^ "1992–1993 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  7. ^ "1992 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
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