1991–92 Hartford Whalers season

1991–92 Hartford Whalers
Division4th Adams
Conference10th Wales
1991–92 record26–41–13
Home record13–17–10
Road record13–24–3
Goals for247
Goals against283
Team information
General managerEddie Johnston
CoachJim Roberts
CaptainRandy Ladouceur
Alternate captainsJohn Cullen
Pat Verbeek
ArenaHartford Civic Center
Average attendance10,896 (69.7%) [1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Indians (AHL)
Louisville IceHawks (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Cullen (26)
AssistsJohn Cullen (51)
PointsJohn Cullen (77)
Penalty minutesPat Verbeek (243)
Plus/minusMikael Andersson (+18)
WinsKay Whitmore (14)
Goals against averagePeter Sidorkiewicz (3.34)

The 1991–92 Hartford Whalers season saw the Whalers finish in fourth place in the Adams Division with a record of 26 wins, 41 losses, and 13 ties for 65 points. They lost the Adams Division semi-finals in seven games to the Montreal Canadiens, with Russ Courtnall scoring in double overtime of Game 7 at the Montreal Forum to end Hartford's season. This was the last time that the Whalers made the playoffs before moving to Raleigh.

Off-season

On May 29, the Whalers announced that head coach Rick Ley was relieved of his duties as head coach of the team. In two seasons, Ley led Hartford to a 69–71–20 record, earning two playoff berths.

On the following day, May 30, the Whalers lost Dave Babych to the Minnesota North Stars at the 1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts. Babych appeared in only eight games with Hartford during the 1990-91 season, earning six assists. In 349 career games with the Whalers, Babych scored 44 goals and earned 240 points since joining the team in the 1985-86 season.

The Whalers announced the hiring of Jimmy Roberts as the new head coach of the club on June 7. Roberts was the head coach of the Springfield Indians from 1988 to 1991, leading the club to two Calder Cup championships in 1989-90 and 1990-91. Roberts had previous NHL head coaching experience with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1982-83 season, as he led the club to a 21–16–8 record in 45 games. As a player, Roberts played in 1006 career games with the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues in a career that spanned from 1963 to 1978. Roberts won five Stanley Cups as a player.

On June 21, the Whalers selected goaltender Shaun Gravistin from the University of Alaska Anchorage in the 1991 NHL Supplemental Draft.

The next day, the Whalers participated at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. With the ninth overall selection in the first round, the club selected Patrick Poulin from the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In 56 games during the 1990-91 season, Poulin scored 32 goals and 70 points. In the third round, with the 59th overall selection, the Whalers selected Michael Nylander from Huddinge IK. In 33 games, Nylander scored 14 goals and 34 points. The only other player from the draft that would eventually play in the NHL was Jim Storm, who the Whalers selected in the fourth round.

On August 26, the Whalers acquired Paul Fenton from the Calgary Flames in exchange for future considerations. The future considerations would be a sixth round draft pick in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Fenton scored 10 goals and 27 points in 61 games as he split the 1990-91 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames.

The Whalers signed free agent Mario Gosselin on September 4. Gosselin played with the Phoenix Roadrunners of the IHL, posting a 24–15–4 record with a 3.86 GAA during the 1990-91 season. In 218 career NHL games, Gosselin earned a record of 86-94-13 with a 3.69 GAA while playing with the Quebec Nordiques and Los Angeles Kings from 1983 to 1990.

The very next day, on September 5, the club announced the signing of Barry Pederson. Pederson spent the 1990-91 season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring six goals and 14 points in 46 games. In 1982-83, Pederson scored a career high 46 goals while with the Boston Bruins. The next season with the Bruins in 1983-84, Pederson scored a career high 116 points. In 1986, the Bruins traded him to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Cam Neely and the Canucks first round selection at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, in which Boston selected Glen Wesley.

On September 8, the Whalers traded Sylvain Cote to the Washington Capitals for future considerations. In 382 career games with Hartford, Cote scored 31 goals and 92 points since he broke into the NHL during the 1983-84 season. To complete the trade, the Capitals sent their second round draft pick in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.

The Whalers remained busy in September, as on September 17, the club acquired Andrew Cassels from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the Whalers second round selection in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Cassels, the Canadiens first round draft pick with the 17th overall selection in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, scored six goals and 25 points in 51 games with Montreal during the 1990-91 season.

On October 2, the Whalers acquired Dan Keczmer from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for recently signed free agent Paul Fenton. Keczmer appeared in nine games with the Minnesota North Stars during the 1990-91, earning an assist. In 60 games with the Kalamazoo Wings of the IHL, Keczmer scored four goals and 24 points.

The next day, on October 3, the Whalers traded Todd Krygier to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a fourth round draft pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Krygier scored 13 goals and 30 points in 72 games with the Whalers in the 1990-91 season. On the same day, Hartford acquired Lee Norwood from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for the Whalers fifth round draft pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Norwood split the 1990-91 season between the Detroit Red Wings and the Devils, as in 49 games, he scored six goals and 15 points.

NHL draft

Hartford's draft picks at the 1991 NHL Entry Draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Patrick Poulin  Canada Saint-Hyacinthe Laser (QMJHL)
2 31 Martin Hamrlik  Czechoslovakia AC ZPS Zlín (Czechoslovakia)
3 53 Todd Hall  United States Hamden High School (USHS-CT)
3 59 Michael Nylander  Sweden Huddinge IK (Sweden)
4 75 Jim Storm  United States Michigan Technological University (WCHA)
6 119 Mike Harding  Canada Northern Michigan University (WCHA)
7 141 Brian Mueller  United States South Kent School (USHS-CT)
8 163 Steven Yule  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
9 185 Chris Belanger  Canada Western Michigan University (CCHA)
10 207 Jason Currie  Canada Clarkson University (ECAC)
11 229 Mike Santonelli  United States Matignon High School (USHS-MA)
12 251 Rob Peters  United States Ohio State University (CCHA)
S 15 Shaun Gravistin  Canada University of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division[2]
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

Schedule and results

Regular season

1991–92 game log
October: 5–3–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 2–2–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 5, 1991 @ Quebec 2–4 Quebec Coliseum 0–1–0 0 [3] L1
2 October 8, 1991 Montreal 2–2 OT Hartford Civic Center 0–1–1 1 [4] T1
3 October 12, 1991 NY Rangers 5–2 Hartford Civic Center 1–1–1 3 [5] W1
4 October 14, 1991 @ Montreal 4–3 Montreal Forum 2–1–1 5 [6] W2
5 October 16, 1991 @ Winnipeg 3–2 Winnipeg Arena 3–1–1 7 [7] W3
6 October 19, 1991 Buffalo 4–1 Hartford Civic Center 4–1–1 9 [8] W4
7 October 23, 1991 San Jose 3–0 Hartford Civic Center 5–1–1 11 [9] W5
8 October 26 7:35 p.m. EDT Chicago 2–4 Whitmore Hartford Civic Center 11,038 5–2–1 11 [10] L1
9 October 27, 1991 @ Buffalo 1–5 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 5–3–1 11 [11] L2
10 October 30, 1991 Los Angeles 4–4 OT Hartford Civic Center 5–3–2 12 [12] T1
November: 6–7–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 4–4–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
11 November 1, 1991 @ Detroit 5–8 Hartford Civic Center 5–4–2 12 [13] L1
12 November 2 7:35 p.m. EST @ Pittsburgh 6–5 Sidorkiewicz Pittsburgh Civic Arena 16,164 6–4–2 14 [14] W1
13 November 6, 1991 Calgary 2–3 Hartford Civic Center 6–5–2 14 [15] L1
14 November 9, 1991 @ St. Louis 4–3 St. Louis Arena 7–5–2 16 [16] W1
15 November 10 8:35 p.m. EST @ Chicago 0–3 Whitmore Chicago Stadium 17,687 7–6–2 16 [17] L1
16 November 12, 1991 Quebec 5–4 Hartford Civic Center 8–6–2 18 [18] W1
17 November 14, 1991 Montreal 2–2 OT Hartford Civic Center 8–6–3 19 [19] T1
18 November 16 7:35 p.m. EST Boston 4–5 OT Whitmore Hartford Civic Center 15,635 8–7–3 19 [20] L1
19 November 17, 1991 @ Toronto 3–1 Maple Leaf Gardens 9–7–3 21 [21] W1
20 November 22, 1991 @ New Jersey 2–8 Brendan Byrne Arena 9–8–3 21 [22] L1
21 November 23, 1991 Washington 2–3 Hartford Civic Center 9–9–3 21 [23] L2
22 November 25, 1991 @ Quebec 2–5 Quebec Coliseum 9–10–3 21 [24] L3
23 November 27, 1991 @ Philadelphia 7–3 The Spectrum 10–10–3 23 [25] W1
24 November 30, 1991 Montreal 3–2 Hartford Civic Center 11–10–3 25 [26] W2
December: 3–8–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 1–4–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
25 December 1 7:05 p.m. EST @ Boston 4–5 Whitmore Boston Garden 13,871 11–11–3 25 [27] L1
26 December 4, 1991 Toronto 0–3 Hartford Civic Center 11–12–3 25 [28] L2
27 December 7, 1991 Buffalo 6–6 OT Hartford Civic Center 11–12–4 26 [29] T1
28 December 13, 1991 @ Buffalo 8–4 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 12–12–4 28 [30] W1
29 December 14, 1991 NY Rangers 2–6 Hartford Civic Center 12–13–4 28 [31] L1
30 December 17, 1991 NY Islanders 2–4 Hartford Civic Center 12–14–4 28 [32] L2
31 December 19, 1991 New Jersey 1–4 Hartford Civic Center 12–15–4 28 [33] L3
32 December 21, 1991 @ Montreal 2–3 OT Montreal Forum 12–16–4 28 [34] L4
33 December 23, 1991 Buffalo 4–3 Hartford Civic Center 13–16–4 30 [35] W1
34 December 26 7:35 p.m. EST @ Boston 2–3 Whitmore Boston Garden 14,448 13–17–4 30 [36] L1
35 December 28, 1991 @ Quebec 1–4 Quebec Coliseum 13–18–4 30 [37] L2
36 December 29, 1991 NY Islanders 6–4 Hartford Civic Center 14–18–4 32 [38] W1
January: 1–7–3 (home: 1–2–3; road: 0–5–0)
Game Time (ET) Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
37 January 2, 1992 Quebec 4–1 Hartford Civic Center 15–18–4 34 [39] W2
38 January 4, 1992 Washington 2–2 OT Hartford Civic Center 15–18–5 35 [40] T1
39 January 9, 1992 @ NY Islanders 1–2 Nassau Coliseum 15–19–5 35 [41] L1
40 January 11, 1992 @ Montreal 2–3 Montreal Forum 15–20–5 35 [42] L2
41 January 15 7:35 p.m. EST Boston 3–4 Sidorkiewicz Hartford Civic Center 13,307 15–21–5 35 [43] L3
42 January 16 7:35 p.m. EST @ Boston 3–4 OT Sidorkiewicz Boston Garden 14,194 15–22–5 35 [44] L4
43rd All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
43 January 21, 1992 Winnipeg 3–3 OT Hartford Civic Center 15–22–6 36 [45] T1
44 January 25 1:35 p.m. EST Boston 4–4 OT Sidorkiewicz Hartford Civic Center 15,635 15–22–7 37 [46] T2
45 January 26, 1992 @ Montreal 1–3 Montreal Forum 15–23–7 37 [47] L1
46 January 28, 1992 Minnesota 3–4 Hartford Civic Center 15–24–7 37 [48] L2
47 January 31 9:35 p.m. EST @ Edmonton 1–4 Sidorkiewicz Northlands Coliseum 15,581 15–25–7 37 [49] L3
February: 4–6–4 (home: 2–3–2; road: 2–3–2)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
48 February 1, 1992 @ Vancouver 4–4 OT Pacific Coliseum 15–25–8 38 [50] T1
49 February 4, 1992 @ San Jose 5–6 Cow Palace 15–26–8 38 [51] L1
50 February 6, 1992 @ Los Angeles 5–5 OT Great Western Forum 15–26–9 39 [52] T1
51 February 9, 1992 Minnesota 4–4 OT Hartford Civic Center 15–26–10 40 [53] T2
52 February 11, 1992 Buffalo 5–1 Hartford Civic Center 16–26–10 42 [54] W1
53 February 13 7:35 p.m. EST Edmonton 1–3 Whitmore Hartford Civic Center 9,303 16–27–10 42 [55] L1
54 February 15, 1992 @ New Jersey 1–4 Hartford Civic Center 16–28–10 44 [56] W1
55 February 16, 1992 @ Buffalo 4–5 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16–29–10 44 [57] L1
56 February 19, 1992 Montreal 2–2 OT Hartford Civic Center 16–29–11 45 [58] T1
57 February 22, 1992 Quebec 4–0 Hartford Civic Center 17–29–11 45 [59] L1
58 February 23, 1992 Detroit 0–4 Hartford Civic Center 17–30–11 45 [60] L2
59 February 25, 1992 St. Louis 2–5 Hartford Civic Center 17–31–11 45 [61] L3
60 February 27 7:35 p.m. EST @ Pittsburgh 8–4 Sidorkiewicz Pittsburgh Civic Arena 16,164 18–31–11 47 [62] W1
61 February 29, 1992 @ Minnesota 5–4 Met Center 19–31–11 49 [63] W2
March: 6–9–2 (home: 3–4–1; road: 3–5–1)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
62 March 1, 1992 @ NY Rangers 4–9 Madison Square Garden 19–32–11 49 [64] L1
63 March 3 7:35 p.m. EST Boston 4–0 Sidorkiewicz Hartford Civic Center 12,686 20–32–11 51 [65] W1
64 March 5, 1992 Quebec 4–10 Hartford Civic Center 20–33–11 51 [66] L1
65 March 7, 1992 Vancouver 1–5 Hartford Civic Center 20–34–11 51 [67] L2
66 March 9, 1992 @ Quebec 0–2 Quebec Coliseum 20–35–11 51 [68] L3
67 March 11, 1992 Los Angeles 4–0 Hartford Civic Center 21–35–11 53 [69] W1
68 March 13, 1992 @ Winnipeg 1–0 Winnipeg Arena 22–35–11 55 [70] W2
69 March 14 8:05 p.m. EST @ Edmonton 1–3 Sidorkiewicz Northlands Coliseum 16,684 22–36–11 55 [71] L1
70 March 16, 1992 @ Calgary 4–3 Olympic Saddledome 23–36–11 57 [72] W1
71 March 18, 1992 @ Vancouver 2–3 Pacific Coliseum 23–37–11 57 [73] L1
72 March 21, 1992 San Jose 4–5 Hartford Civic Center 23–38–11 57 [74] L2
73 March 22 7:05 p.m. EST Pittsburgh 2–2 OT Sidorkiewicz Hartford Civic Center 10,640 23–38–12 58 [75] T1
74 March 24, 1992 @ Washington 8–2 Capital Centre 24–38–12 60 [76] W1
75 March 26, 1992 @ St. Louis 2–7 Hartford Civic Center 24–39–12 60 [77] L1
76 March 28 7:35 p.m. EST Chicago 1–3 Sidorkiewicz Hartford Civic Center 11,324 24–40–12 60 [78] L2
77 March 29, 1992 @ Buffalo 2–2 OT Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 24–40–13 61 [79] T1
April: 2–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
Game Date Time (ET) Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
78 April 12, 1992 Philadelphia 4–2 Hartford Civic Center 25–40–13 63 [80] W1
79 April 13 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Boston 3–6 Sidorkiewicz Boston Garden 12,675 25–41–13 63 [81] L1
80 April 15, 1992 @ Philadelphia 4–3 OT The Spectrum 26–41–13 65 [82] W1
1991–92 schedule

  Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs
1992 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Game officials

Pre season

Regular season

Game Date Opponent Referee Linesmen
8 10–26–1991 CHI Kerry Fraser Kevin Collins
Brian Murphy
12 11–2–1991 @ PIT Lance Roberts Ron Asselstine
Ron Finn
15 11–10–1991 @ CHI Ron Hoggarth Brad Lazarowich
Leon Stickle
18 11–16–1991 BOS Don Koharski Wayne Bonney
Brian Murphy
25 12–1–1991 @ BOS Kerry Fraser Brian Murphy
Ray Scapinello
34 12–26–1991 @ BOS Paul Stewart Kevin Collins
Bernard DeGrace
41 1–15–1992 BOS Kerry Fraser Pierre Champoux
Kevin Collins
42 1–16–1992 @ BOS Andy van Hellemond Wayne Bonney
Brian Murphy
44 1–25–1992 BOS Ron Hoggarth Pierre Champoux
Kevin Collins
47 1–31–1992 @ EDM Don Koharski Ryan Bozak
Randy Mitton
53 2–13–1992 EDM Andy van Hellemond Kevin Collins
Nark Pare
60 2–27–1992 @ PIT Denis Morel Pierre Champoux
Ray Scapinello
63 3–3–1992 BOS Bill McCreary Pat Dapuzzo
Bob Hodges
69 3–14–1992 @ EDM Andy van Hellemond Mike Cvic
Randy Mitton
73 3–22–1992 PIT Mark Faucette Mark Pare
Jerry Pateman
76 3–28–1992 CHI Paul Stewart Pierre Champoux
Gerard Gauthier
79 4–13–1992 @ BOS Paul Devorski Kevin Collins
Brian Murphy

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
John Cullen C 77 26 51 77 141 -28 10 0 4
Pat Verbeek RW 76 22 35 57 243 -16 10 0 3
Zarley Zalapski D 79 20 37 57 120 -7 4 0 3
Murray Craven LW 61 24 30 54 38 -4 8 4 1
Mikael Andersson LW 74 18 29 47 14 18 1 3 1
Bobby Holik C 76 21 24 45 44 4 1 0 2
Andrew Cassels C 67 11 30 41 18 3 2 2 3
Rob Brown RW 42 16 15 31 39 -14 13 0 2
Geoff Sanderson LW 64 13 18 31 18 5 2 0 1
Brad Shaw D 62 3 22 25 44 1 0 0 0
Adam Burt D 66 9 15 24 93 -16 4 0 1
Marc Bergevin D 75 7 17 24 64 -13 4 1 1
Mark Hunter RW 63 10 13 23 159 -8 5 0 0
Yvon Corriveau LW 38 12 8 20 36 5 3 0 0
Randy Cunneyworth LW 39 7 10 17 71 -5 0 0 1
Steve Konroyd D 33 2 10 12 32 -5 1 0 0
James Black LW 30 4 6 10 10 -4 1 0 1
Randy Ladouceur D 74 1 9 10 127 -1 0 0 0
Doug Houda D 56 3 6 9 125 -2 1 0 1
Michel Picard LW 25 3 5 8 6 -2 1 0 0
Jim McKenzie LW 67 5 1 6 87 -6 0 0 0
Kevin Dineen RW 16 4 2 6 23 -6 1 0 1
Mark Greig RW 17 0 5 5 6 7 0 0 0
Barry Pederson C 5 2 2 4 0 -2 1 0 0
Ed Kastelic W 25 1 3 4 61 -4 0 0 0
John Stevens D 21 0 4 4 19 -4 0 0 0
Paul Cyr LW 17 0 3 3 19 -4 0 0 0
Joe Day C 24 0 3 3 10 -2 0 0 0
Daniel Shank RW 13 2 0 2 18 -4 0 0 0
Terry Yake C 15 1 1 2 4 -2 0 0 0
Paul Gillis C 12 0 2 2 48 0 0 0 0
Peter Sidorkiewicz G 35 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kay Whitmore G 45 0 1 1 16 0 0 0 0
Jergus Baca D 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Dan Keczmer D 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Lee Norwood D 6 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0
Frank Pietrangelo G 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patrick Poulin C 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Todd Richards D 6 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Chris Tancill C 10 0 0 0 2 -6 0 0 0
Mike Tomlak C/LW 6 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Kay Whitmore 2567 45 14 21 6 155 3.62 3 1292 1137 .880
Peter Sidorkiewicz 1995 35 9 19 6 111 3.34 2 940 829 .882
Frank Pietrangelo 306 5 3 1 1 12 2.35 0 156 144 .923
Team: 4868 80 26 41 13 278 3.43 5 2388 2110 .884

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Murray Craven LW 7 3 3 6 6 0 1 0
Andrew Cassels C 7 2 4 6 6 1 0 0
Yvon Corriveau LW 7 3 2 5 18 2 0 1
Zarley Zalapski D 7 2 3 5 6 0 0 0
Randy Cunneyworth LW 7 3 0 3 9 1 1 1
John Cullen C 7 2 1 3 12 1 0 1
Patrick Poulin C 7 2 1 3 0 1 0 0
Todd Richards D 5 0 3 3 4 0 0 0
Mikael Andersson LW 7 0 2 2 6 0 0 0
Doug Houda D 6 0 2 2 13 0 0 0
Pat Verbeek RW 7 0 2 2 12 0 0 0
Geoff Sanderson LW 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Paul Gillis C 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bobby Holik C 7 0 1 1 6 0 0 0
Steve Konroyd D 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Randy Ladouceur D 7 0 1 1 11 0 0 0
Brad Shaw D 3 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Marc Bergevin D 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Adam Burt D 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Hunter RW 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Frank Pietrangelo G 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Shank RW 5 0 0 0 22 0 0 0
Kay Whitmore G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Frank Pietrangelo 425 7 3 4 19 2.68 0 244 225 .922
Kay Whitmore 19 1 0 0 1 3.16 0 5 4 .800
Team: 444 7 3 4 20 2.70 0 249 229 .920

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Playoffs

Canadiens 4, Whalers 3

Adams Division Semi-finals

(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) Hartford Whalers
April 19 Hartford Whalers 0 – 2 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 16:18 - pp - Dionne (1) - (Keane, Savard)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 15:55 - Dionne (2) - (Savard, Gilchrist)
Pietrangelo (0-1) (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Roy (1-0) (32 saves / 32 shots)
April 21 Hartford Whalers 2 – 5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Cullen (1) - pp - (Konroyd, Shaw) - 7:16 First period 2:46 - pp - Gilchrist (1) - (Savard, Desjardins)
Cunneyworth (1) - (Gillis) - 15:07 Second period 10:54 - Gilchrist (2) - (Savard, Muller)
12:31 - pp - Muller (1) - (Schneider, Savard)
15:42 - Carbonneau (1) - (Brisebois, Savard)
No scoring Third period 19:45 - pp - en - Desjardins (1) - (Unassisted)
Pietrangelo (0-2) (23 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Roy (2-0) (15 saves / 17 shots)
April 23 Montreal Canadiens 2 – 5 Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
Brisebois (1) - pp - (Muller, Lebeau) - 17:52 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 4:29 - Zalapski (1) - (Craven, Richards)
10:19 - sh - Craven (1) - (Cassels, Houda)
19:09 - Cullen (2) - (Verbeek)
Lebeau (1) - pp - (Dionne, Corson) - 19:23 Third period 2:38 - Craven (2) - (Cassels)
16:06 - pp - Poulin (1) - (Verbeek, Zalapski)
Roy (2-1) (18 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Pietrangelo (1-2) (32 saves / 34 shots)
April 25 Montreal Canadiens 1 – 3 Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
No scoring First period 12:18 - pp - Corriveau (1) - (Craven, Cassels)
No scoring Second period 7:26 - pp - Cunneyworth (2) - (Corriveau)
Muller (2) - (Savard, Gilchrist) - 7:28 Third period 19:41 - en - Craven (3) - (Corriveau, Richards)
Roy (2-2) (33 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Pietrangelo (2-2) (24 saves / 25 shots)
April 27 Hartford Whalers 4 – 7 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Cunneyworth (3) - sh - (Andersson, Ladouceur) - 4:03
Corriveau (2) - pp - (Cullen, Zalapski) - 12:42 		First period 19:47 - Turgeon (1) - (Carbonneau, Brisebois)
Cassels (1) - pp - (Craven, Richards) - 8:33 Second period 15:01 - sh - Muller (3) - (Savard, Desjardins)
15:37 - Skrudland (1) - (Corson, Brisebois)
17:41 - pp - Muller (4) - (Daigneault)
19:55 - Brisebois (2) - (Corson)
Poulin (2) - (Zalapski) - 3:00 Third period 1:24 - LeClair (1) - (Daigneault)
12:19 - Corson (1) - (LeClair)
Pietrangelo (2-3) (23 saves / 29 shots)
Whitmore (4 saves / 5 shots) 		Goalie stats Roy (3-2) (19 saves / 23 shots)
April 29 Montreal Canadiens 1 – 2 OT Hartford Whalers Hartford Civic Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Savard (1) - (Schneider, Daigenault) - 4:39 Second period 1:48 - Zalapski (2) - (Andersson, Houda)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 0:24 - Corriveau (3) - (Cassels)
Roy (3-3) (24 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Pietrangelo (3-3) (42 saves / 43 shots)
May 1 Hartford Whalers 2 – 3 2OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 6:08 - pp - Schneider (1) - (Savard, Gilchrist)
11:07 - Dionne (3) - (Lebeau)
Cassels (2) - (Unassisted) - 8:13
Sanderson (1) - (Poulin, Holík) - 15:36 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 5:26 - Courtnall (1) - (Corson, Dionne)
Pietrangelo (3-4) (53 saves / 56 shots) Goalie stats Roy (4-3) (39 saves / 41 shots)
Montreal wins series 4 – 3


Transactions

The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1991–92 season.

Trades

June 22, 1991 To Winnipeg Jets
Ray Neufeld 		To Hartford Whalers
Dave Babych
June 22, 1991 To Minnesota North Stars
5th round pick in 1991 - Mike Kennedy 		To Hartford Whalers
Future Considerations - Jukka Suomalainen on Nov. 21/91
August 26, 1991 To Calgary Flames
6th round pick in 1992 - Joel Bouchard 		To Hartford Whalers
Paul Fenton
September 8, 1991 To Washington Capitals
Sylvain Cote 		To Hartford Whalers
2nd round pick in 1992 - Andrei Nikolishin
September 17, 1991 To Montreal Canadiens
2nd round pick in 1992 - Valeri Bure 		To Hartford Whalers
Andrew Cassels
October 2, 1991 To San Jose Sharks
Dean Evason 		To Hartford Whalers
Dan Keczmer
October 3, 1991 To New Jersey Devils
5th round pick in 1993 - John Guirestante 		To Hartford Whalers
Lee Norwood
October 3, 1991 To Washington Capitals
Todd Krygier 		To Hartford Whalers
4th round pick in 1993 - Jason Smith
October 18, 1991 To San Jose Sharks
Paul Fenton 		To Hartford Whalers
Mike McHugh
November 13, 1991 To St. Louis Blues
Lee Norwood 		To Hartford Whalers
5th round pick in 1993 - Nolan Pratt
November 13, 1991 To Philadelphia Flyers
Kevin Dineen 		To Hartford Whalers
Murray Craven
4th round pick in 1992 - Kevin Smyth
November 14, 1991 To Boston Bruins
Barry Pederson 		To Hartford Whalers
Future Considerations
December 18, 1991 To Detroit Red Wings
Chris Tancill 		To Hartford Whalers
Daniel Shank
January 24, 1992 To Chicago Blackhawks
Rob Brown 		To Hartford Whalers
Steve Konroyd
January 27, 1992 To Chicago Blackhawks
Paul Gillis 		To Hartford Whalers
Future Considerations
March 10, 1992 To Pittsburgh Penguins
3rd round pick in 1994 - Sven Butenschon
7th round pick in 1994 - Serge Aubin 		To Hartford Whalers
Frank Pietrangelo

Free agents

Player Former Team
Shawn Evans Boston Bruins
Mario Gosselin Los Angeles Kings
Barry Pederson Pittsburgh Penguins
Player New Team
Chris Lindberg Calgary Flames

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