1992–93 New Jersey Devils season
The 1992–93 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's 11th season in New Jersey. The Devils finished fourth in the Patrick Division with a record of 40 wins, 37 losses and seven ties for 87 points. However, they lost the Patrick Division Semi-final to the Presidents' Trophy-winning Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.
The Devils were coached by Herb Brooks, who had led the U.S. men's ice hockey team to victory in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. The team was captained by defenseman Scott Stevens.
In 1992–93 the Devils debuted a new color scheme – they kept the red and white, but replaced the green with black. The red, white and black color scheme is still in use today.
Regular season
The Devils tied the Pittsburgh Penguins for most short-handed goals allowed in the NHL, with 19.Final standings
Schedule and results
Playoffs
Patrick Division Semifinals
(P4) New Jersey Devils vs. (P1) Pittsburgh Penguins
The series opened at Civic Arena. Pittsburgh won Game 1, 6–3, and Game 2, 7–0. Games 3 and 4 were at New Jersey. Pittsburgh won Game 3, 4–3, and the Devils won Game 4, 4–1. Game 5 was played back in Pittsburgh, where the Penguins won 5–3 and won the series 4–1.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 77 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 155 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 82 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 70 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| RW | 78 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 44 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
| LW | 78 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 70 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 81 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 120 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 83 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 66 | -10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 80 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 102 | -6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| C | 62 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 22 | -5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 80 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 61 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 76 | -6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 65 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 76 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 158 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 73 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 206 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 45 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 41 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| C | 23 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 50 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 25 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 64 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 62 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| C | 31 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 84 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 236 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 27 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 34 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 2389 | 42 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 146 | 3.67 | 2 | 1178 | 1032 | .876 | |
| 2672 | 48 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 151 | 3.39 | 2 | 1324 | 1173 | .886 | |
| Team: | 5061 | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 297 | 3.52 | 4 | 2502 | 2205 | .881 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 219 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4.66 | 0 | 118 | 101 | .856 | |
| 78 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.85 | 0 | 39 | 34 | .872 | |
| Team: | 297 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 4.44 | 0 | 157 | 135 | .860 |
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;
Awards and records
Awards
Transactions
Draft picks
The New Jersey Devils' picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.| Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team | Notes |
| 1 | 18 | Jason Smith | CAN | D | Regina Pats | |
| 2 | 42 | Sergei Brylin | C | CSKA Moscow | ||
| 3 | 66 | Cale Hulse | CAN | D | Portland Winter Hawks | |
| 4 | 90 | Vitaly Tomilin | C | Krylya Sovetov | ||
| 4 | 94 | Scott McCabe | USA | D | Detroit Midgets | |
| 5 | 114 | Ryan Black | CAN | LW | Peterborough Petes | |
| 6 | 138 | Dan Trebil | USA | D | Bloomington Jefferson H.S. | |
| 7 | 162 | Geordie Kinnear | CAN | D | Peterborough Petes | |
| 8 | 186 | Stephane Yelle | CAN | C | Oshawa Generals | |
| 9 | 210 | Jeff Toms | CAN | LW | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | |
| 10 | 234 | Heath Weenk | CAN | D | Regina Pats | |
| 11 | 258 | Vladislav Yakovenko | LW | Spartak Moscow |