The 1992–93

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was the Sabres' 23rd season in the

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. Three Buffalo players scored at least 20 power-play goals each (Dave Andreychuk, Pat LaFontaine and Alexander Mogilny). Mogilny led all skaters in hat tricks during the regular season with 7, and Buffalo tied the Pittsburgh Penguins for most hat tricks scored by a team, with 10. The Sabres stumbled into the 1993 NHL Playoffs, losing their final 7 regular-season games.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Buffalo's draft picks at the

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held at the

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Regular season

Pat LaFontaine

LaFontaine exploded offensively in the 1992–93 season with a personal-best and team-record 148 points (53 goals and 95 assists). The 148 points are also the most points ever scored by an American-born player in one season. His play-making ability enabled his linemate,

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to set a team season record with 76 goals, (both LaFontaine's 95 assists and Mogilny's 76 goals still stand as the Sabres' team records). LaFontaine finished as runner-up to

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in the scoring race and earned a spot on the postseason NHL All-Star Second Team. He was also a finalist for the

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as NHL MVP and the

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as the most sportsmanlike player. During the 1993 playoffs, LaFontaine engineered another great moment: in spite of playing with a damaged knee, as well as having fallen onto the ice, he still managed to set up

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's overtime, series-clinching goal against the

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Season standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

1993 Stanley Cup playoffs

Adams Division semi-finals

Boston vs. Buffalo

Buffalo's four-game sweep of the Bruins ended with a memorable overtime goal by

at Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium, leading to Sabres'

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announcer

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's famous "May Day! May Day! May Day!" call. * April 18 - Buffalo 5 Boston 4 (OT) * April 20 - Buffalo 4 Boston 0 * April 22 - Boston 3 Buffalo 4 (OT) * April 24 - Boston 5 Buffalo 6 (OT) ''Buffalo wins best-of-seven series 4–0''

Adams Division Finals

Montreal vs. Buffalo

The long-awaited series between

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and

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had finally arrived. The Canadiens swept the series, winning every game by a score of 4–3; three of the four the games in overtime. * May 2 - Buffalo 3 Montreal 4 * May 4 - Buffalo 3 Montreal 4 (OT) * May 6 - Montreal 4 Buffalo 3 (OT) * May 8 - Montreal 4 Buffalo 3 (OT) ''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–0''

Player statistics

Forwards

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes'' * - player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo

Defencemen

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes'' * - player was traded during season; stats only include games played with Buffalo

Goaltending

''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average''

Awards and records

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, NHL Second Team All-Star *

, NHL Second Team All-Star * Alexander Mogilny, club record, goals in a season (76) * Pat LaFontaine, club record, assists in a season (95) * Pat LaFontaine, club record, points in a season (148)

Transactions

* Grant Fuhr was traded to Buffalo by Toronto with Toronto's 5th round choice ( Kevin Popp) in 1995 Entry Draft for

Dave Andreychuk David John Andreychuk (born September 29, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Ligh ...

Daren Puppa Daren James Puppa (born March 23, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender in the NHL. During his career, he played for the Buffalo Sabres, Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. He won the 1985 NCAA Championship ...

and Buffalo's 1st round choice (

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) in 1993 Entry Draft, February 2, 1993.

References

Sabres on Hockey Database
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