1991–92 New York Rangers season
| 1991–92 New York Rangers | |
|---|---|
Presidents' Trophy winners | |
Patrick Division champions | |
| Division | 1st Patrick |
| Conference | 1st Wales |
| 1991–92 record | 50–25–5 |
| Home record | 28–8–4 |
| Road record | 22–17–1 |
| Goals for | 321 |
| Goals against | 246 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Neil Smith |
| Coach | Roger Neilson |
| Captain | Mark Messier |
| Alternate captains | Mike Gartner Brian Leetch |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Mike Gartner (40) |
| Assists | Brian Leetch (80) |
| Points | Mark Messier (107) |
| Penalty minutes | Tie Domi (246) |
| Plus/minus | James Patrick (+34) |
| Wins | John Vanbiesbrouck (27) |
| Goals against average | John Vanbiesbrouck (2.85) |
The 1991–92 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 66th season. The season saw the Rangers finish in first place in the Patrick Division with a record of 50 wins, 25 losses, and 5 ties for 105 points. This was the highest points total in the league that season, netting the Rangers the Presidents' Trophy. This season marked the first time since the 1941–42 NHL season that the Rangers were the top team in the NHL. In the playoffs, they defeated their cross-river rivals, the New Jersey Devils, in seven games in the Division Semi-finals before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins in six games in the Division Finals.
The 1991–92 season was Mark Messier's first in New York, having arrived from the Edmonton Oilers via trade on October 5, 1991. He scored 35 goals and 72 assists for 107 points, winning his second Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's Most Valuable Player. Rangers defenceman Brian Leetch had a spectacular season, leading all rearguards in the NHL in scoring (22 goals and 80 assists for 102 points) and receiving the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenceman. The Rangers, along with the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, had five 30-goal scorers. New York was not shut out in any of their 80 regular-season games.