1991–92 Buffalo Sabres season

1991–92 Buffalo Sabres
Division	3rd Adams
Conference	7th Prince of Wales
1991–92 record	31–37–12
Home record	22–13–5
Road record	9–24–7
Goals for	289
Goals against	299
Team information
Coach	John Muckler
Captain	Mike Ramsey
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Pat LaFontaine (46)
Assists	Dale Hawerchuk (75)
Points	Dale Hawerchuk (98)
Penalty minutes	Gord Donnelly (305)
Wins	Daren Puppa (11)
Goals against average	Tom Draper (3.21)

The 1991–92 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 22nd season in the National Hockey League. The Sabres finished 3rd in the Adams Division and lost in the Division Semi-finals to the Boston Bruins 4 games to 3.

Off-season

Draft Picks

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	13.	Philippe Boucher	Canada	Granby Bisons (QMJHL)

Regular Season

Pat LaFontaine, frustrated with his situation on Long Island, turned down a four year, $6 million contract offer and refused to report to the Islanders for the start of the 1991–92 NHL season. Three weeks into the season, on 25 October 1991, LaFontaine was traded, along with teammate Randy Wood to the Buffalo Sabres for four players, including former first overall pick Pierre Turgeon.

Final Standings

Adams Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Montreal Canadiens	80	41	28	11	267	207	93
Boston Bruins	80	36	32	12	270	275	84
Buffalo Sabres	80	31	37	12	289	299	74
Hartford Whalers	80	26	41	13	247	283	65
Quebec Nordiques	80	20	48	12	255	318	52

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
4	W	October 12, 1991	5–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)	1–2–1
5	L	October 13, 1991	1–3	Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)	1–3–1
6	L	October 16, 1991	1–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)	1–4–1
7	W	October 18, 1991	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)	2–4–1
8	L	October 19, 1991	1–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	2–5–1
9	W	October 25, 1991	3–1	San Jose Sharks (1991–92)	3–5–1
10	W	October 27, 1991	5–1	Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	4–5–1
11	L	October 30, 1991	1–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)	4–6–1
12	L	November 1, 1991	1–5	Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)	4–7–1
13	L	November 2, 1991	0–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)	4–8–1
14	L	November 7, 1991	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)	4–9–1
15	W	November 8, 1991	4–3 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)	5–9–1
16	W	November 12, 1991	7–1	@ San Jose Sharks (1991–92)	6–9–1
17	T	November 14, 1991	2–2 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92)	6–9–2
18	W	November 16, 1991	5–4	@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)	7–9–2
19	W	November 20, 1991	3–1	Boston Bruins (1991–92)	8–9–2
20	W	November 22, 1991	2–0	Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)	9–9–2
21	L	November 23, 1991	4–7	@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)	9–10–2
22	T	November 27, 1991	4–4 OT	Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)	9–10–3
23	L	November 29, 1991	4–5 OT	New York Rangers (1991–92)	9–11–3
24	L	November 30, 1991	3–4	@ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)	9–12–3
25	L	December 4, 1991	4–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)	9–13–3
26	T	December 7, 1991	6–6 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	9–13–4
27	L	December 8, 1991	2–4	Calgary Flames (1991–92)	9–14–4
28	L	December 11, 1991	3–6	St. Louis Blues (1991–92)	9–15–4
29	L	December 13, 1991	4–8	Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	9–16–4
30	L	December 14, 1991	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)	9–17–4
31	T	December 18, 1991	2–2 OT	Washington Capitals (1991–92)	9–17–5
32	T	December 20, 1991	4–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)	9–17–6
33	W	December 21, 1991	4–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)	10–17–6
34	L	December 23, 1991	3–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	10–18–6
35	W	December 27, 1991	8–1	Boston Bruins (1991–92)	11–18–6
36	L	December 28, 1991	0–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1991–92)	11–19–6
37	W	December 31, 1991	4–3	St. Louis Blues (1991–92)	12–19–6
38	W	January 3, 1992	5–2	New York Islanders (1991–92)	13–19–6
39	L	January 4, 1992	2–4	@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)	13–20–6
40	T	January 7, 1992	5–5 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92)	13–20–7
41	W	January 8, 1992	4–2	Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)	14–20–7
42	W	January 10, 1992	8–2	Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)	15–20–7
43	W	January 12, 1992	6–3	New York Rangers (1991–92)	16–20–7
44	L	January 14, 1992	2–6	@ New York Rangers (1991–92)	16–21–7
45	T	January 15, 1992	8–8 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1991–92)	16–21–8
46	L	January 21, 1992	4–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1991–92)	16–22–8
47	W	January 23, 1992	5–4 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)	17–22–8
48	W	January 25, 1992	4–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)	18–22–8
49	W	January 26, 1992	5–2	Winnipeg Jets (1991–92)	19–22–8
50	T	January 29, 1992	4–4 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)	19–22–9
51	W	January 31, 1992	5–3	Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)	20–22–9
52	T	February 1, 1992	2–2 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)	20–22–10
53	W	February 4, 1992	7–3	Washington Capitals (1991–92)	21–22–10
54	L	February 7, 1992	0–2	Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)	21–23–10
55	L	February 9, 1992	4–5	Los Angeles Kings (1991–92)	21–24–10
56	L	February 11, 1992	1–5	@ Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	21–25–10
57	L	February 12, 1992	4–9	Detroit Red Wings (1991–92)	21–26–10
58	W	February 14, 1992	7–6	San Jose Sharks (1991–92)	22–26–10
59	W	February 16, 1992	5–4	Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	23–26–10
60	L	February 19, 1992	5–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92)	23–27–10
61	L	February 23, 1992	2–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92)	23–28–10
62	W	February 25, 1992	5–3	@ Calgary Flames (1991–92)	24–28–10
63	L	February 29, 1992	2–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92)	24–29–10
64	L	March 1, 1992	1–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)	24–30–10
65	T	March 3, 1992	4–4 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)	24–30–11
66	W	March 6, 1992	5–4	New Jersey Devils (1991–92)	25–30–11
67	L	March 8, 1992	2–6	New York Islanders (1991–92)	25–31–11
68	W	March 11, 1992	6–3	Boston Bruins (1991–92)	26–31–11
69	L	March 14, 1992	1–4	@ New York Islanders (1991–92)	26–32–11
70	W	March 15, 1992	6–4	Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)	27–32–11
71	L	March 17, 1992	1–3	@ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)	27–33–11
72	W	March 19, 1992	8–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92)	28–33–11
73	W	March 22, 1992	6–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92)	29–33–11
74	W	March 25, 1992	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92)	30–33–11
75	L	March 28, 1992	3–4 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1991–92)	30–34–11
76	T	March 29, 1992	2–2 OT	Hartford Whalers (1991–92)	30–34–12
77	L	March 31, 1992	3–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92)	30–35–12
78	W	April 12, 1992	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1991–92)	31–35–12
79	L	April 14, 1992	3–7	@ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)	31–36–12
80	L	April 15, 1992	3–4	Quebec Nordiques (1991–92)	31–37–12

Playoffs

Boston Bruins 4, Buffalo Sabres 3

Date	Away	Home
April 19	Buffalo 3	2 Boston
April 21	Buffalo 2	3 Boston	OT
April 23	Boston 3	2 Buffalo
April 25	Boston 5	4 Buffalo	OT
April 27	Buffalo 2	0 Boston
April 29	Boston 3	9 Buffalo
May 1	Buffalo 2	3 Boston

Player Stats

Forwards

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

Defencemen

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

Goaltending

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

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

Awards and Records

• Led by Gord Donnelly's 305 penalty minutes, the Buffalo Sabres set an NHL record for team penalty minutes, with 2713.

References

• Sabres on Hockey Database