1992–93 New York Islanders season

The 1992–93 New York Islanders season was the 21st season in franchise history. This involved the Islanders participating in the Wales Conference Finals. This would be the Islanders last playoff series win until 2016.

Offseason On August 17, general manager Bill Torrey was fired and replaced by assistant general manager Don Maloney.

Regular season Four Islanders (Benoit Hogue, Derek King, Steve Thomas and Pierre Turgeon) reached the 30-goal plateau. The team was the least penalized team during the regular season, being shorthanded only 375 times. The Islanders also tied the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals allowed during the regular season, with just 8.

Season standings

Playoffs

Patrick Division Semifinals Game 6 of this series was marred by a vicious check on the Islanders' leading scorer, Pierre Turgeon, by the Capitals' Dale Hunter, moments after Turgeon scored a third-period goal to put the game and the series out of reach for Washington. Hunter received a 21-game suspension for the hit, which carried over into the 1993–94 season.

Patrick Division Finals The Isles' defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins with David Volek's series-winning goal at 5:16 of overtime in Game 7, in a reversal from 1982, when the 8th-seeded Penguins nearly eliminated the two-time defending champion Islanders in the first round.

Wales Conference Finals The Montreal Canadiens' win in game three was their eleventh straight, tying the single-playoff record set a year earlier by Pittsburgh and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|1||October 6, 1992||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||0–1–0 ||

|2||October 8, 1992||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||0–2–0 ||

|3||October 10, 1992||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||0–2–1 ||

|4||October 15, 1992||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||1–2–1 ||

|5||October 17, 1992||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||2–2–1 ||

|6||October 18, 1992||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||2–3–1 ||

|7||October 20, 1992||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||3–3–1 ||

|8||October 23, 1992||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||4–3–1 ||

|9||October 24, 1992||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||5–3–1 ||

|10||October 27, 1992||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) ||5–4–1 ||

|11||October 30, 1992||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||6–4–1 ||

|12||October 31, 1992||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||6–5–1 ||

|13||November 3, 1992||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||6–6–1 ||

|14||November 5, 1992||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||6–7–1 ||

|15||November 7, 1992||5–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) ||6–8–1 ||

|16||November 12, 1992||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||6–9–1 ||

|17||November 14, 1992||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) ||7–9–1 ||

|18||November 19, 1992||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||7–10–1 ||

|19||November 21, 1992||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) ||8–10–1 ||

|20||November 22, 1992||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||8–10–2 ||

|21||November 24, 1992||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) ||8–10–3 ||

|22||November 27, 1992||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||8–11–3 ||

|23||November 28, 1992||9–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||9–11–3 ||

|24||December 1, 1992||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||9–12–3 ||

|25||December 4, 1992||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) ||9–12–4 ||

|26||December 5, 1992||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||9–13–4 ||

|27||December 7, 1992||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) ||10–13–4 ||

|28||December 10, 1992||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||10–14–4 ||

|29||December 12, 1992||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) ||10–15–4 ||

|30||December 13, 1992||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||11–15–4 ||

|31||December 15, 1992||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||12–15–4 ||

|32||December 17, 1992||9–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||13–15–4 ||

|33||December 19, 1992||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||14–15–4 ||

|34||December 20, 1992||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||14–16–4 ||

|35||December 23, 1992||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||15–16–4 ||

|36||December 26, 1992||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||16–16–4 ||

|37||December 29, 1992||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||16–17–4 ||

|38||December 31, 1992||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||16–18–4 ||

|39||January 2, 1993||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) ||17–18–4 ||

|40||January 5, 1993||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||17–19–4 ||

|41||January 8, 1993||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) ||17–20–4 ||

|42||January 9, 1993||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) ||17–21–4 ||

|43||January 12, 1993||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1992–93) ||18–21–4 ||

|44||January 14, 1993||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||18–22–4 ||

|45||January 16, 1993||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||19–22–4 ||

|46||January 17, 1993||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||20–22–4 ||

|47||January 19, 1993||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||20–22–5 ||

|48||January 23, 1993||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||21–22–5 ||

|49||January 26, 1993||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||22–22–5 ||

|50||January 28, 1993||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||23–22–5 ||

|51||January 30, 1993||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1992–93) ||23–23–5 ||

|52||February 1, 1993||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||23–23–6 ||

|53||February 3, 1993||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) ||24–23–6 ||

|54||February 9, 1993||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||24–24–6 ||

|55||February 12, 1993||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||24–25–6 ||

|56||February 13, 1993||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1992–93) ||25–25–6 ||

|57||February 16, 1993||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) ||26–25–6 ||

|58||February 18, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1992–93) ||26–26–6 ||

|59||February 20, 1993||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||27–26–6 ||

|60||February 23, 1993||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||27–27–6 ||

|61||February 25, 1993||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1992–93) ||27–28–6 ||

|62||February 27, 1993||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||28–28–6 ||

|63||February 28, 1993||7–6 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||29–28–6 ||

|64||March 2, 1993||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||30–28–6 ||

|65||March 7, 1993||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||31–28–6 ||

|66||March 9, 1993||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||32–28–6 ||

|67||March 10, 1993||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||32–29–6 ||

|68||March 14, 1993||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) ||32–30–6 ||

|69||March 16, 1993||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) ||33–30–6 ||

|70||March 18, 1993||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) ||33–31–6 ||

|71||March 20, 1993||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) ||34–31–6 ||

|72||March 23, 1993||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) ||34–32–6 ||

|73||March 25, 1993||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||34–33–6 ||

|74||March 27, 1993||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1992–93) ||35–33–6 ||

|75||March 30, 1993||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) ||36–33–6 ||

|76||April 2, 1993||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1992–93) ||37–33–6 ||

|77||April 3, 1993||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) ||37–34–6 ||

|78||April 6, 1993||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) ||38–34–6 ||

|79||April 8, 1993||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) ||38–35–6 ||

|80||April 10, 1993||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1992–93) ||38–36–6 ||

|81||April 11, 1993||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||39–36–6 ||

|82||April 13, 1993||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||39–36–7 ||

|83||April 14, 1993||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) ||39–37–7 ||

|84||April 16, 1993||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1992–93) ||40–37–7 ||

Legend:

Playoffs

| 1 || April 18, 1993 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals || Capitals lead 1–0 ||

| 2 || April 20, 1993 || 5–4 2OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals || Series tied 1–1 ||

| 3 || April 22, 1993 || 4–3 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals || Islanders lead 2–1 ||

| 4 || April 24, 1993 || 4–3 2OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals || Islanders lead 3–1 ||

| 5 || April 26, 1993 || 4–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals || Islanders lead 3–2 ||

| 6 || April 28, 1993 || 5–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals || Islanders win 4–2 ||

| 1 || May 2, 1993 || 3–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Islanders lead 1–0 ||

| 2 || May 4, 1993 || 0–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Series tied 1–1 ||

| 3 || May 6, 1993 || 1–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 2–1 ||

| 4 || May 8, 1993 || 6–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Series tied 2–2 ||

| 5 || May 10, 1993 || 3–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 3–2 ||

| 6 || May 12, 1993 || 7–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Series tied 3–3 ||

| 7 || May 14, 1993 || 4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Islanders win 4–3 ||

| 1 || May 16, 1993 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 1–0 ||

| 2 || May 18, 1993 || 3–4 2OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 2–0 ||

| 3 || May 20, 1993 || 1–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 3–0 ||

| 4 || May 22, 1993 || 4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens lead 3–1 ||

| 5 || May 24, 1993 || 2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens || Canadiens win 4–1 ||

Legend:

Player statistics