1992–93 New Jersey Devils season

New Jersey Devils

Industry	Professional ice hockey
Founded	1974
Headquarters	New Jersey , United States
Key people	Herb Brooks (head coach), Scott Stevens (captain)
Products	Ice hockey team

The 1992–93 New Jersey Devils season marked the franchise's 19th year in the NHL since its inception in 1974, and the 11th season following their move from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 campaign. Concluding the regular season fourth in the Patrick Division, the Devils posted a 40–37–7 record, accumulating 87 points. Their playoff run ended in the Patrick Division Semifinals, where they were ousted by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who had secured the Presidents' Trophy, losing the series in five games.

Under the guidance of head coach Herb Brooks, famed for steering the U.S. men's hockey team to Olympic gold in 1980, New Jersey was led on ice by captain and defenseman Scott Stevens. The 1992–93 season also introduced a revamped team palette featuring red, white, and black, replacing green with black—a visual identity that remains in use.

Regular season

During this season, the Devils tied with Pittsburgh for the highest number of short-handed goals conceded across the NHL, allowing 19.

Patrick Division Semifinals

The playoff series commenced at Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena, where the Penguins dominated by winning the opening two games with scores of 6–3 and 7–0. Hosting Games 3 and 4, New Jersey fell narrowly in Game 3 (4–3) but rebounded with a decisive Game 4 victory (4–1). Ultimately, Pittsburgh secured the series by defeating New Jersey 5–3 in Game 5.

Regular season

|- |1||October 6, 1992||4–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 9, 1992||4–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 10, 1992||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 12, 1992||4–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals||3–1–0 || |- |5||October 14, 1992||1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||3–2–0 || |- |6||October 17, 1992||2–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers||4–2–0 || |- |7||October 20, 1992||4–5 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers||4–3–0 || |- |8||October 22, 1992||6–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks||5–3–0 || |- |9||October 24, 1992||3–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins||5–4–0 || |- |10||October 28, 1992||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers||6–4–0 || |- |11||October 30, 1992||1–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders||6–5–0 || |- |12||October 31, 1992||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders||7–5–0 ||

|- |13||November 5, 1992||2–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings||7–6–0 || |- |14||November 7, 1992||6–1 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks||8–6–0 || |- |15||November 11, 1992||3–8 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens||8–7–0 || |- |16||November 13, 1992||3–0 || align="left"| Washington Capitals||9–7–0 || |- |17||November 14, 1992||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals||10–7–0 || |- |18||November 18, 1992||3–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres||11–7–0 || |- |19||November 20, 1992||1–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins||11–8–0 || |- |20||November 21, 1992||0–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||11–9–0 || |- |21||November 25, 1992||1–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators||11–10–0 || |- |22||November 28, 1992||6–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques||12–10–0 ||

|- 23 | December 1, 1992 |8-3 |Toronto Maple Leafs |13-10-0 | |- 24 | December 3, 1992 |3-3 OT |@Ottawa Senators |13-10-1 | |- 25 | December 5, 1992 |2-4 |Boston Bruins |13-11-1 | |- 26 | December 6, 1992 |7-3 |@Buffalo Sabres |14-11-1 | |- 27 | December 9, 1992 |2-6 |Washington Capitals |14-12-1 | |- 28 | December 11, 1992 |2-1 |Pittsburgh Penguins |15-12-1 | |- 29 | December 12, 1992 |5-6 |@Pittsburgh Penguins |15-13-1 |

Playoff Series

|- | 1 || April 18, 1993 || 3–6 || align="left"| at Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead series 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 20, 1993 || 0–7 || align="left"| at Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead series 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 22, 1993 || 3–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead series 3–0 || |- | 4 || April 25, 1993 || 4–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead series 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 26, 1993 || 3–5 || align="left"| at Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins clinch series 4–1 || |-

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Regular Season

Offensive Statistics

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Template:Sortname	RW	77	30	51	81	155	3	13	0	3
Template:Sortname	C	82	37	42	79	70	24	4	1	6
Template:Sortname	RW	78	38	35	73	44	-1	7	1	7
Template:Sortname	LW	78	23	41	64	70	19	5	1	2
Template:Sortname	D	81	12	45	57	120	14	8	0	1
Template:Sortname	D	83	14	40	54	66	-10	6	0	0
Template:Sortname	RW	80	24	24	48	102	-6	7	1	3
Template:Sortname	C	62	17	23	40	22	-5	7	0	3
Template:Sortname	D	80	11	29	40	47	8	5	0	0
Template:Sortname	C	61	20	19	39	76	-6	7	0	4
Template:Sortname	RW	65	14	20	34	63	14	0	0	2
Template:Sortname	D	76	4	23	27	(158)	(7)	(1)	(1)	(0)
Template:Sortname                                                                                                                                                                                                                RW     73     11     11     22     206     0     1     0     2
\|\|\|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|																		Goaltender Statistics Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV% align=right 2389 42 21 16 4146 3.67 2 1178 1032 .876 \|\|\|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \|\ \| Playoffs Player Statistics Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG RW 5 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 D 5 2 2 4 10 1 0 0 D 5 1 3 4 4 0 1 0 D 5 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 D 5 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 RW 5 2 0 2 19 1 0 0 RW 5 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 C 5 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 C 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0   D 5 0 2 2 4 0 0 0   C 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 0   LW 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0   RW  5  1  0  1  6  0  0  0   RW  5  0  1  1  10  0  0  0   G  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   LW  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   D  5  0  0  0  8  0  0  0   D  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   RW — Honors Regular Season Player Award Presented Scott Niedermayer NHL All-Rookie Team – Defenseman Conclusion of regular season Draft picks Below are the players chosen by the New Jersey Devils during the 1992 NHL entry draft: Round Overall Pick Player Nationality Position Previous Team (League) Remarks 1 18 Jason Smith Canada Defenseman Regina Pats (WHL) 2 42 Sergei Brylin Template:Flagcountry Center HC CSKA Moscow (Russian Superleague) 3 66 Cale Hulse Canada Defenseman Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 4 90 Vitaly Tomilin Template:Flagcountry Center Krylya Sovetov Moscow (Russian Superleague) 4 94 Scott McCabe United States Defenseman Detroit Midgets This pick was obtained by the Devils along with Lee Norwood in exchange for Paul Ysebaert on November 27, 1990. 5 114 Ryan Black Canada Left Wing Peterborough Petes (OHL) 6 138 Dan Trebil United States Defenseman Bloomington Jefferson High School (Minnesota) 7 162 Geordie Kinnear Canada Defenseman Peterborough Petes (OHL) 8 186 Stéphane Yelle Canada Center Oshawa Generals (OHL) 9 210 Jeff Toms Canada Left Wing (OHL) 10 234 Heath Weenk Canada Defenseman Regina Pats (WHL) 11 258 Vladislav Yakovenko Template:Flagcountry Left Wing HC Spartak Moscow (Russian Superleague) See also 1992–93 NHL season References