1991–92 Hartford Whalers season
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 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 North Carolina.
Off-season
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 |
| 1 | 9 | Patrick Poulin | Saint-Hyacinthe Laser | |
| 2 | 31 | Martin Hamrlik | AC ZPS Zlín | |
| 3 | 53 | Todd Hall | Hamden High School | |
| 3 | 59 | Michael Nylander | Huddinge IK | |
| 4 | 75 | Jim Storm | Michigan Technological University | |
| 6 | 119 | Mike Harding | Northern Michigan University | |
| 7 | 141 | Brian Mueller | South Kent School | |
| 8 | 163 | Steven Yule | Kamloops Blazers | |
| 9 | 185 | Chris Belanger | Western Michigan University | |
| 10 | 207 | Jason Currie | Clarkson University | |
| 11 | 229 | Mike Santonelli | Matignon High School | |
| 12 | 251 | Rob Peters | Ohio State University | |
| S | 15 | Shaun Gravistin | University of Alaska Anchorage |
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 77 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 141 | -28 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 76 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 243 | -16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 79 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 120 | -7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 61 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 38 | -4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |
| LW | 74 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| C | 76 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 67 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| RW | 42 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 39 | -14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 64 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 62 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 66 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 93 | -16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 75 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 64 | -13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| RW | 63 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 159 | -8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 38 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 39 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 71 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 32 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 74 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 127 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 125 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 67 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 87 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| W | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 61 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2567 | 45 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 155 | 3.62 | 3 | 1292 | 1137 | .880 | |
| 1995 | 35 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 111 | 3.34 | 2 | 940 | 829 | .882 | |
| 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 |
| LW | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 425 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 2.68 | 0 | 244 | 225 | .922 | |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.16 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .800 | |
| Team: | 444 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.70 | 0 | 249 | 229 | .920 |
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;