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The 1992 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1991–92 season, and the culmination of the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs.It was contested by the Prince of Wales Conference and defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the Clarence Campbell Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks.
The 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 18, after the conclusion of the 1991–92 NHL season. The payoffs concluded with the Pittsburgh Penguins defeating the Chicago Blackhawks in a four-game sweep to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup , and second overall in franchise history.
Larry Murphy put up a defense-high 77 points in his first full season with the Penguins. In goal, Tom Barrasso played the majority of the games, earning a team high 25 victories, along with a team best 3.53 goals against average (GAA), while earning a shutout for the club. Offensively, the Penguins led the NHL in scoring, with 343 goals for. [1]
The 1991–92 NHL season was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League.The league expanded to 22 teams with the addition of the expansion San Jose Sharks.A ten-day players' strike was called in April, delaying the final weeks of the regular season and the playoffs, and pushing the Stanley Cup Finals into June for the first time.
The 1991–92 Chicago Blackhawks season saw the Blackhawks finish second in the Norris Division with a record of 36 wins, 29 losses, and 15 ties for 87 points. They defeated the St. Louis Blues in six games in the Division Semi-finals and swept the first-place Detroit Red Wings in the Division Finals.
Nevertheless, three franchises emerged to win multiple Stanley Cups each during this period. During the decade from 2008 to 2017, the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins combined for eight Stanley Cup wins. [70] [71] At least one of the three teams or the Boston Bruins appeared in every Stanley Cup Finals in that time ...
Pittsburgh Penguins: 2 1972, 1992: 8 1–1 .500 Buffalo Sabres: 2 1975, 1980: 9 0–2 ... Chicago Blackhawks: 2 1972, 1992: 8 1–1 .500 Detroit Red Wings: 2 2008 ...
Just like in 1991 and 1992, the Penguins defeated the Capitals in the playoffs en route to the Stanley Cup. The two teams faced off at the 2011 NHL Winter Classic hosted in Pittsburgh at Heinz Field , with the Capitals emerging victorious 3–1, and a hit in the game resulted in Crosby missing nearly all of two seasons with concussion-related ...