The 1991–92 Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

 season was the Canadiens' 83rd

Montreal Canadiens seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Montreal Canadiens professional ice hockey club. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Canadiens completed in both the National Hockey Association and the National Hockey League .-NHA :Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins,...

 season

Season (sports)

In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

. The season saw the Canadiens place first in the Adams Division

Adams Division

The NHL's Adams Division was formed in 1974 as part of the Prince of Wales Conference. The division existed for 19 seasons until 1993. It was named in honor of Charles Francis Adams, the founder of the Boston Bruins...

 and make it to the second round of the playoffs, losing to the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 in the Adams Division final. The sweep cost coach Pat Burns

Pat Burns

Patrick Burns was a National Hockey League head coach. Over 14 seasons between 1988 and 2004, he coached in 1,019 games with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils...

 his job as he was let go after the season.

Pre-season

The Canadiens changed their personnel in the off-season. Andrew Cassels

Andrew Cassels

Andrew Cassels is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Hartford Whalers, Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals...

, Tom Chorske

Tom Chorske

Thomas P. Chorske is an American retired professional ice hockey player. A forward, he played for eleven seasons in the National Hockey League . In September, 2006, he was named color commentator for New Jersey Devils radio broadcasts, a position he only held for one season before resigning...

, Stephane Richer

Stephane Richer

Stéphane Jean-Jacques Richer is a retired professional ice hockey left winger.-Playing career:Richer was drafted 29th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played in 1,054 career NHL games, scoring 421 goals and 398 assists for 819 points. Richer won the Calder Cup in...

 and Ryan Walter

Ryan Walter

Ryan William Walter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League...

 were traded. The Canadiens picked up Kirk Muller

Kirk Muller

Kirk Christopher Muller is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 19 seasons from 1984–85 until 2002–03...

 and Roland Melanson

Roland Melanson

Roland Joseph "Rollie the Goalie" Melanson is a former goaltender in the NHL and the goaltender coach for the Vancouver Canucks. He previously served as goaltender coach for the Montreal Canadiens...

.

Regular season

The team started well, losing just three times in October. At New Year's, the team led the league overall standings with 54 points. In February, the Canadiens reacquired Chris Nilan

Chris Nilan

Christopher John Nilan is a retired professional ice hockey player. Nilan played 688 NHL regular season games as a right-wing for the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1992. He won the Stanley Cup in 1986 with Montreal...

 three years after he left Montreal. In the last 17 games of his NHL career, the veteran enforcer adds 74 penalty minutes to raise his overall total with the Canadiens to 2,248 minutes, the most in team history. In March, the team traded Petr Svoboda

Petr Svoboda

Petr Svoboda is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning. He was the first Czech to play over 1,000 games in the NHL...

 to Buffalo in return for Kevin Haller

Kevin Haller

Kevin Haller is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

.

March was dismal for the team, winning only four of 11 games. On April 1, the league's players went on a ten day strike. The regular season resumed and the Canadiens continued to struggle, slipping to fifth-place overall, but win the Adams Division. The team played well defensively, winning the Jennings Trophy, Patrick Roy

Patrick Roy

Patrick Edward Armand Roy is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Nicknamed "Saint Patrick," Roy split his professional career between the Montreal Canadiens, whom he played with for 10 years, and the Colorado Avalanche, whom he played with for 8 years, both of the National Hockey League...

 winning the Vezina Trophy

Vezina Trophy

The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the 30 General Managers of the teams in the National Hockey League vote to determine the goaltender who was the most valuable to his team...

 and Guy Carbonneau

Guy Carbonneau

Guy Carbonneau is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He is also the president of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League 's Chicoutimi Saguenéens. He has two daughters Anne-Marie and Kristina, with wife Line Carbonneau. Anne-Marie married his former...

 winning the Selke Trophy and finished +60 in goals.

Game log

#	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	Oct 3, 1991	4–3	Toronto Maple Leafs	1–0–0
2	L	Oct 5, 1991	1–2 OT	New York Rangers	1–1–0
3	T	Oct 8, 1991	2–2 OT	@ Hartford Whalers	1–1–1
4	W	Oct 10, 1991	4–1	@ Detroit Red Wings	2–1–1
5	W	Oct 12, 1991	6–0	@ Boston Bruins	3–1–1
6	L	Oct 14, 1991	3–4	Hartford Whalers	3–2–1
7	W	Oct 16, 1991	5–1	Buffalo Sabres	4–2–1
8	L	Oct 18, 1991	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres	4–3–1
9	W	Oct 19, 1991	1–0	@ Philadelphia Flyers	5–3–1
10	W	Oct 23, 1991	3–2 OT	Quebec Nordiques	6–3–1
11	W	Oct 24, 1991	5–0	@ Quebec Nordiques	7–3–1
12	W	Oct 26, 1991	4–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	8–3–1
13	W	Oct 30, 1991	6–1	Winnipeg Jets	9–3–1
14	W	Nov 1, 1991	5–1	@ Buffalo Sabres	10–3–1
15	W	Nov 2, 1991	5–0	Buffalo Sabres	11–3–1
16	W	Nov 4, 1991	3–2 OT	New Jersey Devils	12–3–1
17	W	Nov 6, 1991	4–1	@ New York Rangers	13–3–1
18	L	Nov 8, 1991	2–3	@ New Jersey Devils	13–4–1
19	W	Nov 9, 1991	4–2	Chicago Blackhawks	14–4–1
20	L	Nov 11, 1991	2–4	Washington Capitals	14–5–1
21	T	Nov 14, 1991	2–2 OT	@ Hartford Whalers	14–5–2
22	L	Nov 16, 1991	1–3	Philadelphia Flyers	14–6–2
23	W	Nov 18, 1991	1–0	Edmonton Oilers	15–6–2
24	L	Nov 21, 1991	2–5	@ Quebec Nordiques	15–7–2
25	W	Nov 23, 1991	5–3	Quebec Nordiques	16–7–2
26	W	Nov 25, 1991	4–3	Boston Bruins	17–7–2
27	L	Nov 27, 1991	1–3	@ Washington Capitals	17–8–2
28	L	Nov 29, 1991	4–5 OT	@ Boston Bruins	17–9–2
29	L	Nov 30, 1991	2–3	@ Hartford Whalers	17–10–2
30	L	Dec 4, 1991	0–3	Vancouver Canucks	17–11–2
31	W	Dec 5, 1991	5–4 OT	@ New York Islanders	18–11–2
32	W	Dec 7, 1991	5–1	Calgary Flames	19–11–2
33	W	Dec 9, 1991	4–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	20–11–2
34	L	Dec 12, 1991	2–5	@ Boston Bruins	20–12–2
35	W	Dec 14, 1991	4–2	Buffalo Sabres	21–12–2
36	W	Dec 16, 1991	4–2	St. Louis Blues	22–12–2
37	L	Dec 19, 1991	4–6	@ Chicago Blackhawks	22–13–2
38	W	Dec 21, 1991	3–2 OT	Hartford Whalers	23–13–2
39	W	Dec 22, 1991	3–2	Boston Bruins	24–13–2
40	W	Dec 26, 1991	4–1	@ Quebec Nordiques	25–13–2
41	W	Dec 29, 1991	3–1	@ Edmonton Oilers	26–13–2
42	L	Dec 31, 1991	2–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames	26–14–2
43	W	Jan 4, 1992	1–0 OT	@ San Jose Sharks	27–14–2
44	W	Jan 8, 1992	3–2	Boston Bruins	28–14–2
45	W	Jan 11, 1992	3–2	Hartford Whalers	29–14–2
46	T	Jan 13, 1992	2–2 OT	Calgary Flames	29–14–3
47	L	Jan 15, 1992	2–5	@ Minnesota North Stars	29–15–3
48	T	Jan 16, 1992	6–6 OT	@ St. Louis Blues	29–15–4
49	W	Jan 23, 1992	3–1	@ Boston Bruins	30–15–4
50	L	Jan 25, 1992	3–4	Buffalo Sabres	30–16–4
51	W	Jan 26, 1992	3–1	Hartford Whalers	31–16–4
52	L	Jan 29, 1992	3–4	New Jersey Devils	31–17–4
53	L	Jan 31, 1992	3–5	@ Buffalo Sabres	31–18–4
54	W	Feb 1, 1992	4–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings	32–18–4
55	L	Feb 4, 1992	3–5	@ Vancouver Canucks	32–19–4
56	L	Feb 5, 1992	1–2	@ Edmonton Oilers	32–20–4
57	L	Feb 8, 1992	4–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	32–21–4
58	W	Feb 10, 1992	8–3	Vancouver Canucks	33–21–4
59	W	Feb 12, 1992	6–1	San Jose Sharks	34–21–4
60	T	Feb 15, 1992	4–4 OT	Quebec Nordiques	34–21–5
61	W	Feb 17, 1992	8–0	Minnesota North Stars	35–21–5
62	T	Feb 19, 1992	2–2 OT	@ Hartford Whalers	35–21–6
63	W	Feb 22, 1992	2–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	36–21–6
64	T	Feb 23, 1992	3–3 OT	Quebec Nordiques	36–21–7
65	W	Feb 26, 1992	4–1	@ Minnesota North Stars	37–21–7
66	T	Feb 28, 1992	3–3 OT	@ San Jose Sharks	37–21–8
67	L	Feb 29, 1992	3–5	@ Los Angeles Kings	37–22–8
68	W	Mar 3, 1992	4–3	@ New York Islanders	38–22–8
69	W	Mar 7, 1992	8–2	New York Islanders	39–22–8
70	W	Mar 8, 1992	4–1	Detroit Red Wings	40–22–8
71	L	Mar 11, 1992	4–5	@ Quebec Nordiques	40–23–8
72	W	Mar 14, 1992	5–2	Los Angeles Kings	41–23–8
73	L	Mar 16, 1992	1–4	@ New York Rangers	41–24–8
74	L	Mar 18, 1992	3–4	Philadelphia Flyers	41–25–8
75	T	Mar 21, 1992	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues	41–25–9
76	T	Mar 25, 1992	2–2 OT	@ Winnipeg Jets	41–25–10
77	L	Mar 27, 1992	3–4	@ Washington Capitals	41–26–10
78	L	Mar 28, 1992	3–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	41–27–10
79	L	Apr 12, 1992	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres	41–28–10
80	T	Apr 15, 1992	4–4 OT	Boston Bruins	41–28–11

Playoffs

The Canadiens placed first in the division, and played the fourth-place Whalers in the first round. The Canadiens won the series 4–3 to advance to the second round. In the second round, the Bruins defeated the Canadiens 4–0 to eliminate the Canadiens. Coach Pat Burns

Pat Burns

Patrick Burns was a National Hockey League head coach. Over 14 seasons between 1988 and 2004, he coached in 1,019 games with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils...

, who was increasingly criticized in the media, was let go after the season.

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
	LW	78	36	41	77	86	15	15	1	7
	C	77	28	42	70	73	6	12	1	5
	C	77	27	31	58	14	18	13	0	5
	LW	64	17	36	53	118	15	3	0	2
	LW	79	23	27	50	57	29	2	0	3
	RW	67	11	30	41	64	16	2	0	2
	C	72	18	21	39	39	2	1	1	4
	D	77	6	32	38	50	17	4	0	2
	LW	39	21	13	34	10	7	7	0	2
	D	78	8	24	32	72	10	2	0	1
	LW	78	16	15	31	63	6	0	0	1
	RW	27	7	14	21	6	6	0	1	1
	D	58	5	16	21	94	9	1	0	3
	LW	56	9	11	20	39
6	0	1
	LW	59	8	11	19	14	5	3	0	0
	D	79	4	14	18	36	16	2	0	0
	D	69	3	14	17	91	9	0	0	0
	LW	18	4	6	10	14	4	0	0	0
	C	33	4	6	10	25	5	0	0	0
	D	26	2	8	10	20	9	0	0	1
	D	71	1	7	8	212	15	0	0	0
	C	42	3	3	6	36
0	0	1
	G	67	0	5	5	4	0	0	0	0
	D	8	2	2	4	17	4	1	0	0
	RW	17	1	3	4	74
0	0	0
	LW	20	2	1	3	62	3	0	0	0
	RW	46	1	2	3	130	3	0	0	0
	D	13	0	3	3	22	7	0	0	0
	C	4	0	0	0	0
0	0	0
	D	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
	G	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	G	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	RW	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	LW	2	0	0	0	0
0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	3935	67	36	22	8	155	2.36	5	1806	1651	.914
	492	9	5	3	0	22	2.68	2	195	173	.887
	436	9	0	3	3	23	3.17	0	219	196	.895
Team:	4863	80	41	28	11	200	2.47	7	2220	2020	.910

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
	C	11	3	9	12	8	1	0	0
	LW	11	4	3	7	31	2	1	1
	LW	11	3	4	7	10	1	0	1
	LW	10	2	5	7	15	0	0	0
	D	11	3	3	6	4	1	0	0
	D	11	2	4	6	6	1	0	1
	LW	11	2	4	6	6	1	0	0
	D	10	1	4	5	6	1	0	0
	C	8	1	3	4	4	1	0	0
	D	11	0	3	3	4	0	0	0
	C	11	1	1	2	6	0	0	0
	RW	10	1	1	2	4	0	0	1
	RW	8	1	1	2	16	0	0	0
	LW	8	1	1	2	4	0	0	0
	LW	8	1	1	2	4	0	0	0
	C	11	1	1	2	20	0	0	0
	D	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
	LW	5	1	0	1	4	0	0	0
	RW	7	0	1	1	15	0	0	0
	RW	3	0	0	0	18	0	0	0
	D	9	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
	D	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	D	7	0	0	0	11	0	0	0
	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	G	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	686	11	4	7	30	2.62	1	312	282	.904
	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	1.000
Team:	687	11	4	7	30	2.62	1	313	283	.904

Awards and records

• Patrick Roy
  Patrick Roy
  Patrick Edward Armand Roy is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Nicknamed "Saint Patrick," Roy split his professional career between the Montreal Canadiens, whom he played with for 10 years, and the Colorado Avalanche, whom he played with for 8 years, both of the National Hockey League...
  
  , Vezina Trophy
  Vezina Trophy
  The Vezina Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position". At the end of each season, the 30 General Managers of the teams in the National Hockey League vote to determine the goaltender who was the most valuable to his team...
  
  , Jennings Trophy
• Guy Carbonneau
  Guy Carbonneau
  Guy Carbonneau is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He is also the president of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League 's Chicoutimi Saguenéens. He has two daughters Anne-Marie and Kristina, with wife Line Carbonneau. Anne-Marie married his former...
  
  , Selke Trophy

Draft picks

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	17	Brent Bilodeau Brent Bilodeau Brent Bilodeau is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the first round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens while a member of the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League....	D	American	Seattle Thunderbirds Seattle Thunderbirds The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team based in Kent, a suburb of Seattle, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, and play in the ShoWare Center...  (WHL)
2	28	Jim Campbell	RW	American	N.Y. Northwood Prep (High school)
2	43	Craig Darby Craig Darby Craig Darby is a retired American professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils.-Playing career:...	C	American	The Albany Academy The Albany Academy The Albany Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for boys in Albany, New York, USA, enrolling students from Preschool to Grade 12. It was established in 1813 by a charter signed by Mayor Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and the city council of Albany...  (High school)
3	61	Yves Sarault Yves Sarault Yves Sarault is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Sarault is currently playing with the Rivière-du-Loup CIMT of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey...	LW	Canadian	St. Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
4	73	Vladimir Vujtek Vladimir Vujtek Vladimír Vůjtek is a retired ice hockey right wing. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fourth round, 73rd overall, of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.-Career:...	LW	Czech	Tri-City Americans Tri-City Americans The Tri-City Americans are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League, based in Kennewick, Washington. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center...  (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... )
4	81	Sylvain Lapointe	D	Canadian	Clarkson University Clarkson University -The Clarkson School:The Clarkson School, a special division of Clarkson University, was founded in 1978 as a unique educational opportunity. The School offers students an early entrance opportunity into college, replacing the typical senior year of high school with a year of college...  (NCAA)
5	100	Brad Layzell	D	Canadian	R.P.I. (NCAA)
5	105	Tony Prpic	F	American	Culver Military Academy (Independent)
6	127	Oleg Petrov Oleg Petrov Oleg Mikhailovich Petrov is a professional ice hockey right winger . He currently plays for Ak Bars Kazan in Kontinental Hockey League...	RW	Russian	HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow HC CSKA Moscow is a Russian ice hockey club that plays in the Kontinental Hockey League. It is referred to in the West as "Central Red Army" or the "Red Army Team" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army, popularly known as the Red Army...  (Rus)
7	149	Brady Kramer	C	American	Haverford H.S. (High school)
8	171	Brian Savage Brian Savage Brian Savage is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers.-Playing career:...	LW	Canadian	Miami University (Ohio) Miami University Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...  (NCAA)
9	193	Scott Fraser Scott Fraser (ice hockey) Scott Fraser is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Rangers...	RW	Canadian	Dartmouth College Dartmouth College Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...  (NCAA)
10	215	Greg MacEachern	D	Canadian	Laval Titan Laval Titan The Laval Titan was one of the names used by a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League franchise that played in Laval, Quebec, between 1971 and 1998.-History:...  (QMJHL)
11	237	Paul Lepler	D	American	Rochester Mustangs Rochester Mustangs The Rochester Mustangs were a senior ice hockey team from Rochester that played in the United States Hockey League from 1961 until the senior Mustangs ceased operations after the 1969-70 season.-Notable players:...  (USHL)
12	259	Dale Hooper	D	American	Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)