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GP
Games played - Number of games the team has played
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W
Wins - Games the team has won, either in regulation or in overtime
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L
Losses - Games the team has lost in regulation
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T
Ties - Games that have ended in a tie
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PTS
Points - Team points, calculated from W, L, T, OTL and SOL; used to determine standings
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GF
Goals for - Number of goals the team has scored
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GA
Goals against - Number of goals scored against the team
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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 |
Roster 34 PLAYERS
# | SKATERS |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
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G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
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A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
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PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
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25 | Vincent Damphousse | 84 | 39 | 58 | 97 |
11 | Kirk Muller | 80 | 37 | 57 | 94 |
23 | Brian Bellows | 82 | 40 | 48 | 88 |
47 | Stéphan Lebeau | 71 | 31 | 49 | 80 |
12 | Mike Keane | 77 | 15 | 45 | 60 |
# | #1 GOALIE |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
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RECORD
Record - Goalie record (W-L-T)
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SO
Shutouts - Number of games where the goaltender has not allowed a goal
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GAA
Goals against average - Mean goals-per-game scored on the goaltender
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33 | Patrick Roy | 62 | 31-25-5 | 2 | 3.20 |
DATE | AWAY | HOME |
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6/10/1992 | MTL 5 | vs | HFD 1 | |
8/10/1992 | MTL 3 | vs | OTT 5 | |
10/10/1992 | PIT 3 | vs | MTL 3 | |
11/10/1992 | MTL 2 | vs | BUF 8 | |
15/10/1992 | MTL 2 | vs | PIT 5 | |
17/10/1992 | MIN 1 | vs | MTL 8 | |
19/10/1992 | STL 2 | vs | MTL 6 | |
21/10/1992 | SJ 4 | vs | MTL 8 | |
23/10/1992 | MTL 3 | vs | NYR 3 | |
24/10/1992 | MTL 7 | vs | PHI 6 | |
28/10/1992 | TB 3 | vs | MTL 4 | |
31/10/1992 | NYR 3 | vs | MTL 4 | |
2/11/1992 | WPG 1 | vs | MTL 2 | |
4/11/1992 | MTL 4 | vs | DET 3 | |
7/11/1992 | DET 1 | vs | MTL 5 | |
9/11/1992 | CGY 2 | vs | MTL 5 | |
11/11/1992 | MTL 8 | vs | NJ 3 | |
14/11/1992 | PHI 4 | vs | MTL 3 | |
16/11/1992 | BOS 3 | vs | MTL 6 | |
17/11/1992 | MTL 5 | vs | OTT 3 | |
19/11/1992 | MTL 3 | vs | QUE 4 | |
21/11/1992 | OTT 1 | vs | MTL 3 | |
23/11/1992 | WAS 1 | vs | MTL 1 | |
25/11/1992 | MTL 6 | vs | HFD 1 | |
28/11/1992 | VAN 6 | vs | MTL 5 | |
30/11/1992 | BUF 0 | vs | MTL 3 | |
3/12/1992 | MTL 3 | vs | BOS 4 | |
5/12/1992 | MTL 3 | vs | WPG 2 | |
6/12/1992 | MTL 0 | vs | CHI 2 | |
8/12/1992 | MTL 5 | vs | LA 5 | |
12/12/1992 | BOS 1 | vs | MTL 5 | |
13/12/1992 | MTL 5 | vs | NYR 10 | |
16/12/1992 | QUE 5 | vs | MTL 1 | |
17/12/1992 | MTL 8 | vs | QUE 3 | |
19/12/1992 | BUF 2 | vs | MTL 4 | |
21/12/1992 | HFD 5 | vs | MTL 2 | |
23/12/1992 | NYI 6 | vs | MTL 2 | |
27/12/1992 | MTL 2 | vs | VAN 5 | |
29/12/1992 | MTL 6 | vs | EDM 3 | |
31/12/1992 | MTL 3 | vs | CGY 5 | |
2/01/1993 | MTL 5 | vs | LA 5 | |
4/01/1993 | SJ 1 | vs | MTL 4 | |
5/01/1993 | MTL 2 | vs | SJ 1 | |
9/01/1993 | TOR 5 | vs | MTL 4 | |
10/01/1993 | MTL 7 | vs | HFD 5 | |
13/01/1993 | HFD 3 | vs | MTL 7 | |
14/01/1993 | MTL 5 | vs | QUE 3 | |
16/01/1993 | NYR 0 | vs | MTL 3 | |
20/01/1993 | NJ 2 | vs | MTL 3 | |
22/01/1993 | MTL 2 | vs | NJ 6 | |
23/01/1993 | MTL 0 | vs | TOR 4 | |
25/01/1993 | BOS 2 | vs | MTL 3 | |
27/01/1993 | HFD 6 | vs | MTL 5 | |
30/01/1993 | OTT 3 | vs | MTL 5 | |
31/01/1993 | PHI 4 | vs | MTL 6 | |
3/02/1993 | LA 2 | vs | MTL 7 | |
9/02/1993 | MTL 5 | vs | NYI 3 | |
11/02/1993 | MTL 0 | vs | PHI 0 | |
13/02/1993 | MTL 4 | vs | OTT 1 | |
17/02/1993 | BOS 5 | vs | MTL 2 | |
20/02/1993 | OTT 4 | vs | MTL 5 | |
21/02/1993 | EDM 3 | vs | MTL 4 | |
23/02/1993 | MTL 5 | vs | STL 1 | |
26/02/1993 | MTL 6 | vs | BUF 4 | |
27/02/1993 | BUF 4 | vs | MTL 8 | |
1/03/1993 | MTL 5 | vs | BOS 2 | |
3/03/1993 | MTL 1 | vs | TB 3 | |
6/03/1993 | MTL 3 | vs | MIN 4 | |
10/03/1993 | NYI 1 | vs | MTL 5 | |
11/03/1993 | MTL 2 | vs | BOS 5 | |
13/03/1993 | QUE 5 | vs | MTL 2 | |
18/03/1993 | MTL 5 | vs | QUE 2 | |
20/03/1993 | CHI 2 | vs | MTL 6 | |
22/03/1993 | BUF 8 | vs | MTL 3 | |
24/03/1993 | MTL 6 | vs | HFD 5 | |
25/03/1993 | MTL 0 | vs | BOS 2 | |
27/03/1993 | OTT 3 | vs | MTL 4 | |
31/03/1993 | QUE 6 | vs | MTL 2 | |
2/04/1993 | MTL 0 | vs | WAS 4 | |
3/04/1993 | MTL 3 | vs | NYI 2 | |
7/04/1993 | MTL 3 | vs | PIT 4 | |
10/04/1993 | BOS 5 | vs | MTL 1 | |
12/04/1993 | WAS 3 | vs | MTL 2 | |
13/04/1993 | MTL 3 | vs | BUF 2 |

THE REGULAR SEASON
Four years after becoming the team’s head coach, Pat Burns leaves for Toronto. Jacques Demers, the former coach of the St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings, is hired to replace Burns behind the Canadiens’ bench.
The offseason features plenty of roster moves. Sylvain Turgeon goes to Ottawa, Mike McPhee heads to Minnesota, and Sylvain Lefebvre is off to Toronto.
Russ Courtnall is traded to the North Stars in exchange for Brian Bellows. The biggest deal, though, occurs on August 27 when Shayne Corson, Brent Gilchrist and Vladimir Vujtek are sent to Edmonton in exchange for center Vincent Damphousse.
The Habs soar through the early part of the season and find themselves in first place overall in late November, tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the defending Stanley Cup Champions.
In January, general manager Serge Savard makes a deal with the Calgary Flames, bringing in Gary Leeman in exchange for Brian Skrudland.
The rest of the season resembles a roller coaster ride. The team enjoys a strong January and February but slows down in March. Meanwhile, Boston and Quebec maintain a steady pace and claim the top two spots in the Adams Division. The Habs finish the regular season third in the division with 102 points.
Newcomers Damphousse and Bellows both deliver the goods during their first season in Montreal with 39 and 40 goals, respectively. Damphousse leads his team in scoring for the third straight year with three different clubs, once in a Maple Leafs jersey and later with the Oilers.
THE PLAYOFFS
In the first round, the team once again faces its provincial rivals, the Nordiques, who claim home-ice advantage, having recorded two more points during the regular season.Quebec takes full advantage of home ice and wins the first two games of the opening round. Unhappy with his performance at the outset of the series, Patrick Roy bounces back the next game and allows his team to cut the series lead with a 2-1 win in overtime. It is the first of 10 straight overtime games the team will win in the playoffs.
The Habs never look back, posting three wins in a row to claim what will prove to be the final playoff meeting between the two teams.
There is a huge media build up for the division final between Montreal and Buffalo. For the first time, Roy and Grant Fuhr will face each other in the playoffs. The duel doesn’t disappoint as the series’ four games all end 4-3 in favor of the Habs, the last three all decided in overtime.
In the conference final, the team meets the New York Islanders, who upset Pittsburgh, defeating the reigning Stanley Cup Champions in seven games.
Montreal wins the first three games. The team’s 2-1 win in Game 3 allows the Canadiens to tie the playoff record of 11 consecutive victories, held by the Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks. After losing the fourth game on the road, the Habs earn their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals with a 5-2 win in Game 5 at the Forum.
In the Finals, Montreal takes on the Los Angeles Kings, who are making their first appearance in the Final, 26 years after joining the NHL. In Game 1, Luc Robitaille scores two power-play goals and helps lead the Kings to a 4-1 victory.
The second game will be forever remembered for a momentum-changing incident. With the Habs trailing 2-1 late in the third period, Demers – acting on a tip from captain Guy Carbonneau – requests that Marty McSorley’s stick be measured for an illegal curve. Referee Kerry Fraser confirms the Canadiens’ suspicions and, with McSorley sent to the penalty box, Demers pulls Roy for an extra attacker. With a two-man advantage, Eric Desjardins scores the tying goal and sends the game to overtime. Just 51 seconds into the extra frame, Desjardins completes the first hat trick by a defenseman in Stanley Cup Finals history as he beats Kelly Hrudey.
In the following game, the team explodes out of the gate to take a 3-0 lead before the Kings mount a comeback to tie the game. In overtime, Montreal once again strikes quickly as John LeClair wins it with a goal just 34 seconds into the extra frame.
The fourth game is virtually a carbon copy of Game 3. The Habs see the Kings overcome a deficit once again and the game is tied at the end of regulation. Roy makes a series of spectacular saves, including a standout stop on Tomas Sandstrom. Roy winks at Sandstrom following the save and the image is caught by a TV cameraman, a highlight that will be replayed ad inifinitum.
LeClair once again seals the Kings’ fate and becomes the first player since Maurice Richard in 1951 to score in overtime in consecutive playoff games.
The Habs avoid making the same mistake in Game 5 and hold their 4-1 lead right to the final buzzer. The Canadiens win their 24th Stanley Cup, the last at the Forum.
Conference quarter-finals - Quebec Nordiques | ||||
Date | AWAY | HOME | ||
April 18th, 1993 | MTL 2 | QUE 3 | ||
April 20th, 1993 | MTL 1 | QUE 4 | ||
April 22nd, 1993 | QUE 1 | MTL 2 | ||
April 24th, 1993 | QUE 2 | MTL 3 | ||
April 26th, 1993 | MTL 5 | QUE 4 | ||
April 28th, 1993 | QUE 2 | MTL 6 | ||
Canadiens won best-of-seven series 4-2 |
Conference semi-finals - Buffalo Sabres | ||||
Date | AWAY | HOME | ||
May 2nd, 1993 | BUF 3 | MTL 4 | ||
May 4th, 1993 | BUF 3 | MTL 4 | ||
May 6th, 1993 | MTL 4 | BUF 3 | ||
May 8th, 1993 | MTL 4 | BUF 3 | ||
Canadiens won best-of-seven series 4-0 |
Conference finals - New York Islanders | ||||
Date | AWAY | HOME | ||
May 16th, 1993 | NYI 1 | MTL 4 | ||
May 18th, 1993 | NYI 3 | MTL 4 | ||
May 20th, 1993 | MTL 2 | NYI 1 | ||
May 22nd, 1993 | MTL 1 | NYI 4 | ||
May 24th, 1993 | NYI 2 | MTL 5 | ||
Canadiens won best-of-seven series 4-1 |
Stanley Cup Finals - Los Angeles Kings | ||||
Date | AWAY | HOME | ||
June 1st, 1993 | LA 4 | MTL 1 | ||
June 3rd, 1993 | LA 2 | MTL 3 | ||
June 5th, 1993 | MTL 4 | LA 3 | ||
June 7th, 1993 | MTL 3 | LA 2 | ||
June 9th, 1993 | LA 1 | MTL 4 | ||
Canadiens won best-of-seven series 4-1 |
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