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1992-1993 Season

Pittsburgh Penguins finished first in the 1992-93 NHL standings with 119 points. Boston Bruins (109 points) and Chicago Blackhawks (106 points) followed.

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1992-1993 NHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Pittsburgh Penguins	84	56	7	21	-	-	367	268	99	119	1.42	Conference SF loss
2.	Boston Bruins	84	51	7	26	-	-	332	268	64	109	1.30	Conference QF loss
3.	Chicago Blackhawks	84	47	12	25	-	-	279	230	49	106	1.26	Conference QF loss
4.	Québec Nordiques	84	47	10	27	-	-	351	300	51	104	1.24	Conference QF loss
5.	Detroit Red Wings	84	47	9	28	-	-	369	280	89	103	1.23	Conference QF loss
6.	Montréal Canadiens	84	48	6	30	-	-	326	280	46	102	1.21	Champion
7.	Vancouver Canucks	84	46	9	29	-	-	346	278	68	101	1.20	Conference SF loss
8.	Toronto Maple Leafs	84	44	11	29	-	-	288	241	47	99	1.18	Conference Final loss
9.	Calgary Flames	84	43	11	30	-	-	322	282	40	97	1.15	Conference QF loss
10.	Washington Capitals	84	43	7	34	-	-	325	286	39	93	1.11	Conference QF loss
11.	Los Angeles Kings	84	39	10	35	-	-	338	340	-2	88	1.05	Final loss
12.	Winnipeg Jets	84	40	7	37	-	-	322	320	2	87	1.04	Conference QF loss
13.	New York Islanders	84	40	7	37	-	-	335	297	38	87	1.04	Conference Final loss
14.	New Jersey Devils	84	40	7	37	-	-	308	299	9	87	1.04	Conference QF loss
15.	Buffalo Sabres	84	38	10	36	-	-	335	297	38	86	1.02	Conference SF loss
16.	St. Louis Blues	84	37	11	36	-	-	282	278	4	85	1.01	Conference SF loss
17.	Philadelphia Flyers	84	36	11	37	-	-	319	319	0	83	0.99	Did not make playoffs
18.	Minnesota North Stars	84	36	10	38	-	-	272	293	-21	82	0.98	Did not make playoffs
19.	New York Rangers	84	34	11	39	-	-	304	308	-4	79	0.94	Did not make playoffs
20.	Edmonton Oilers	84	26	8	50	-	-	242	337	-95	60	0.71	Did not make playoffs
21.	Hartford Whalers	84	26	6	52	-	-	284	369	-85	58	0.69	Did not make playoffs
22.	Tampa Bay Lightning	84	23	7	54	-	-	245	332	-87	53	0.63	Did not make playoffs
23.	San Jose Sharks	84	11	2	71	-	-	218	414	-196	24	0.29	Did not make playoffs
24.	Ottawa Senators	84	10	4	70	-	-	202	395	-193	24	0.29	Did not make playoffs

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1992-1993 NHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Mario Lemieux (F)	60	69	91	160	38
2.	Pat LaFontaine (F)	84	53	95	148	63
3.	Adam Oates (F)	84	45	97	142	32
4.	Steve Yzerman (F)	84	58	79	137	44
5.	Teemu Selänne (F)	84	76	56	132	45

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1992-1993 NHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Curtis Joseph (G)	68	3.02	.911
2.	Félix Potvin (G)	48	2.50	.910
3.	Ed Belfour (G)	71	2.59	.906
4.	Tom Barrasso (G)	63	3.01	.901
5.	John Vanbiesbrouck (G)	48	3.31	.900

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date	home	visiting	score
09/29/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Carolina Hurricanes	Florida Panthers	-
06/15/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Vegas Golden Knights	Carolina Hurricanes	0 - 3
06/12/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Carolina Hurricanes	Vegas Golden Knights	4 - 2
06/10/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Vegas Golden Knights	Carolina Hurricanes	3 - 5
06/07/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Vegas Golden Knights	Carolina Hurricanes	5 - 4 (OT 65:38)

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2026-2027 NHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Minnesota Wild	Vladimir Tarasenko (F)
Carolina Hurricanes	Alexander Nikishin (D)
Detroit Red Wings	James van Riemsdyk (F)
Nashville Predators	Michael Bunting (F)
Vancouver Canucks	Evander Kane (F)

2027-2028 NHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Nashville Predators	Vitali Pinchuk (F)
Winnipeg Jets	Morgan Barron (F)
Winnipeg Jets	Haydn Fleury (D)
Winnipeg Jets	Vladislav Namestnikov (F)
Winnipeg Jets	Nino Niederreiter (F)

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NHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Boston Bruins	40	10 228	6'0"	196 lbs	26.70
2.	Buffalo Sabres	37	11 735	6'0"	198 lbs	26.57
3.	Calgary Flames	34	10 973	6'0"	196 lbs	27.21
4.	Chicago Blackhawks	35	12 885	6'1"	201 lbs	27.17
5.	Detroit Red Wings	33	11 301	6'0"	196 lbs	26.42
6.	Edmonton Oilers	40	10 507	6'1"	198 lbs	25.38
7.	Hartford Whalers	37	9 464	6'0"	196 lbs	25.84
8.	Los Angeles Kings	41	12 381	6'0"	196 lbs	27.27
9.	Minnesota North Stars	32	12 228	6'0"	196 lbs	27.28
10.	Montréal Canadiens	34	9 706	6'0"	194 lbs	25.71
11.	New Jersey Devils	36	9 530	6'0"	196 lbs	26.81
12.	New York Islanders	34	9 467	6'0"	198 lbs	25.85
13.	New York Rangers	37	13 473	6'0"	198 lbs	27.19
14.	Ottawa Senators	39	9 245	6'0"	194 lbs	27.13
15.	Philadelphia Flyers	34	9 312	6'0"	194 lbs	26.32
16.	Pittsburgh Penguins	30	11 432	6'1"	203 lbs	27.87
17.	Québec Nordiques	30	6 897	6'0"	201 lbs	25.17
18.	San Jose Sharks	46	8 521	6'0"	192 lbs	26.04
19.	St. Louis Blues	33	10 942	6'0"	196 lbs	27.30
20.	Tampa Bay Lightning	44	9 875	6'0"	194 lbs	26.86
21.	Toronto Maple Leafs	34	12 877	6'0"	196 lbs	27.44
22.	Vancouver Canucks	30	10 993	6'1"	198 lbs	26.83
23.	Washington Capitals	33	11 679	6'0"	198 lbs	26.70
24.	Winnipeg Jets	40	10 308	6'0"	194 lbs	26.45

Team Comparison History

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Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nikolai Goldobin (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	8	1	12	13	2
2.	Andrej Sustr (D)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	9	0	13	13	6
3.	Justin Bailey (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	9	7	5	12	10
4.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	4	4	8	12	2
5.	Roby Järventie (F)	2026-2027	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	6	5	5	10	4
6.	Garrett Pilon (F)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	9	5	5	10	0
7.	Sheldon Rempal (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	8	4	6	10	4
8.	Roman Červenka (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	6	2	8	10	2
9.	Ty Smith (D)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	8	1	9	10	6
10.	Jesse Puljujärvi (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	6	6	3	9	2

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NHL All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1487	894	1963	2857
2.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	1733	766	1155	1921
3.	Mark Messier (F)	1756	694	1193	1887
4.	Gordie Howe (F)	1767	801	1049	1850
5.	Ron Francis (F)	1731	549	1249	1798

NHL All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	1573	929	758	1687
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1487	894	1963	2857
3.	Gordie Howe (F)	1767	801	1049	1850
4.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	1733	766	1155	1921
5.	Brett Hull (F)	1269	741	650	1391

NHL All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1487	894	1963	2857
2.	Ron Francis (F)	1731	549	1249	1798
3.	Mark Messier (F)	1756	694	1193	1887
4.	Raymond Bourque (D)	1612	410	1169	1579
5.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	1733	766	1155	1921

NHL All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Tiger Williams (F)	962	241	513	3966
2.	Dale Hunter (F)	1409	323	1020	3565
3.	Tie Domi (F)	1020	104	245	3515
4.	Marty McSorley (D)	961	108	359	3381
5.	Bob Probert (F)	935	163	384	3300

NHL All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrick Marleau (F)	1779	566	631	1197
2.	Gordie Howe (F)	1767	801	1049	1850
3.	Mark Messier (F)	1756	694	1193	1887
4.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	1733	766	1155	1921
5.	Ron Francis (F)	1731	549	1249	1798

NHL All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Oliver Bonk (D)	1	1	2	2.00
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1487	894	2857	1.92
3.	Mario Lemieux (F)	915	690	1723	1.88
4.	Newsy Lalonde (F)	99	124	166	1.68
5.	Connor McDavid (F)	794	409	1220	1.54

NHL All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1985-1986	80	52	215
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1981-1982	80	92	212
3.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1984-1985	80	73	208
4.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1983-1984	74	87	205
5.	Mario Lemieux (F)	1988-1989	76	85	199

NHL All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1981-1982	80	92	212
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1983-1984	74	87	205
3.	Brett Hull (F)	1990-1991	78	86	131
4.	Mario Lemieux (F)	1988-1989	76	85	199
5.	Phil Esposito (F)	1970-1971	78	76	152

NHL All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1985-1986	80	163	215
2.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1984-1985	80	135	208
3.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1982-1983	80	125	196
4.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1990-1991	78	122	163
5.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1986-1987	79	121	183

NHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Dave Schultz (F)	1974-1975	76	26	472
2.	Paul Baxter (D)	1981-1982	76	43	409
3.	Mike Peluso (F)	1991-1992	63	9	408
4.	Dave Schultz (F)	1977-1978	74	36	405
5.	Marty McSorley (D)	1992-1993	81	41	399

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