1992 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Playoff Series

Playoff Series

• The 1992 playoffs saw history being made, as for the first time ever, all four division winners were eliminated in the same round. In the division finals, the Norris Division champion Detroit Red Wings were swept by the Chicago Blackhawks in four straight games, and the Montreal Canadiens, who had won the Adams Division, suffered the same fate at the hands of the Boston Bruins. The Pittsburgh Penguins eliminated the Patrick Division titlists, the New York Rangers, in six games, while the Vancouver Canucks, the Smythe Division toppers, fell to the Edmonton Oilers, also in six games.

• A record 54 games were played in the first round, with six of the eight series going the full seven games. The only two series that didn't were the Oilers six game win over the Kings, and the Blackhawks six game win over the Blues.

• This was the last year the Hartford Whalers would qualify for the playoffs. The franchise would not reach the postseason again until 1999, by which time it was known as the Carolina Hurricanes.

• This was the last year the Minnesota North Stars would qualify for the playoffs. The franchise would not reach the postseason again until 1994, their first season as the Dallas Stars.

• Of the eight division semifinal series, three of them would take place again the following year (Vancouver Canucks vs. Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres, and Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues).