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Mario Lemieux's 1991-1992 season

Points
131
NHL#1
Goals
44
NHL#7
Assists
87
NHL#2
Plus/minus
+27
NHL#11
Games
64
80%
80% of 80

Centre Mario Lemieux was 25 years old when the 1991-1992 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 64 of a possible 80 games and scored 44 goals and 87 assists for 131 points, 2.05 points per game. The season ended with Mario Lemieux winning the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh Penguins against Chicago Blackhawks, after 15 playoff games and 34 points. He also won Art Ross Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it. He also won Conn Smythe Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1991-1992Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mario Lemieux plays the 1991-1992 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Mario was 26 years old when the 1991-1992 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT5–4BUF
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI2–2PIT
      game 2/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–3PHI
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–4NJD
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT7–6NYI
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +3P+3G
      -3+/-4SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      NYI5–8PIT
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-1SOG1SHP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NYR5–4PIT
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH8–0PIT
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–8PIT
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • November 1991
    • The game
      HFD6–5PIT
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS5–5PIT
      game 14/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–1WIN
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–2MNS
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–3NYR
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM4–5PIT
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-8SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT2–6WSH
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–3QUE
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
      29
      points
      NHL#3
      13
      goals
      NHL#5
      16
      assists
      NHL#15
      PIT
      9-8-0W-L-OT21Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI2–5PIT
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2PIT
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NJD4–8PIT
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT9–3PHI
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +5+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI1–5PIT
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • December 1991
    • The game
      PIT3–5EDM
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT8–0SJS
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +6P+2G+4A
      +1+/-5SOG5PPP
      +6 points
    • The game
      PIT1–6STL
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5PIT
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–3NJD
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      WSH7–2PIT
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS2–10PIT
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT6–4BOS
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR7–5PIT
      L
      game 34/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT6–3NYI
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-6SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      TOR1–12PIT
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +7P+2G+5A
      +6+/-6SOG3PPP
      +7 points
    • The game
      PIT6–2WSH
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG2SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT6–3NYR
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-7SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NJD7–4PIT
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT0–4NJD
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      74
      points
      NHL#1
      28
      goals
      NHL#4
      46
      assists
      NHL#1
      PIT
      22-14-0W-L-OT48Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–3DET
      game 45/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–4PIT
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–3NYI
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT4–6WSH
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-7SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WIN4–0PIT
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1992
    • The game
      PIT2–5MNS
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3PHI
      game 57/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR1–7PIT
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      QUE4–4PIT
      game 59/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT1–2MTL
      L
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8047 of 60 played
      88
      points
      NHL#4
      29
      goals
      NHL#21
      59
      assists
      NHL#4
      PIT
      27-25-0W-L-OT62Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Mario Lemieux reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · February 22

    • The game
      PIT3–5WSH
      L
      game 61/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD8–4PIT
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–5PIT
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-12SOG
      +2 goals
    • March 1992
    • The game
      PIT7–3SJS
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-9SOG1SHP
      +4 points
    • The game
      PIT3–5LAK
      L
      game 66/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY2–5PIT
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI4–6PIT
      W
      game 68/802
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +5 points
    • The game
      PIT3–6TOR
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -4+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Mario Lemieux reaches 400 career goals

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · March 14

    • The game
      PIT4–3CHI
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM5–6PIT
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      QUE3–6PIT
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT2–2HFD
      game 73/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–4DET
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Mario Lemieux reaches 1,000 career points

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · March 24

    • The game
      VAN3–7PIT
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      +6P+2G+4A
      +4+/-6SOG1PPP
      +6 points
    • The game
      MTL3–6PIT
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI5–6PIT
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      0+/-5SOG4PPP
      +4 points
    • April 1992
    • The game
      PIT1–5NJD
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Mario Lemieux closes the 1991-1992 season with 131 points

    Points
    131
    NHL#1
    Games
    64of 80
    80%
    Goals
    44
    NHL#7
    Assists
    87
    NHL#2
    P/GP
    2.05
    NHL#1
    +/-
    +27
    NHL#11
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    1,000
    career points
    500
    NHL games
    400
    career goals
    17 i rad
    games with a point · 43 pts
    6 i rad
    games with a goal
    6 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Washington Capitals

    PITvsWSH
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    • Game 2
      PIT2–6WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      WSH4–6PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      +6P+3G+3A
      +1+/-6SOG3PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      WSH7–2PIT
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT5–2WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      WSH4–6PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      0+/-4SOG4PPP
      +5 points
    • May 1992
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare3–3withWashington Capitals
    • Game 7
      PIT3–1WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    PIT4–3WSH
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet New York Rangers

    PITvsNYR
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    • Game 1
      PIT4–2NYR
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      PIT2–4NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    PIT4–2NYR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Conference final

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Boston Bruins

    PITvsBOS
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 2
      BOS2–5PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-6SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      PIT5–1BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +3 assists
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      PIT5–1BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    Conference final

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Boston Bruins out 4–0

    PIT4–0BOS
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Pittsburgh Penguins play the Stanley Cup Final against Chicago Blackhawks

    PITvsCHI
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      CHI4–5PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-9SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI1–3PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      PIT1–0CHI
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • June 1992
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      PIT6–5CHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Pittsburgh Penguins

    beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–0 in the final

    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Mario Lemieux ends the 1991-1992 playoffs with 34 points

    Points
    34
    NHL#1
    Games
    15
    Goals
    16
    NHL#1
    Assists
    18
    NHL#2
    P/GP
    2.27
    NHL#1
    +/-
    +6
    NHL#9
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    75
    playoff points
    50
    playoff assists
    7 i rad
    games with a point
    6 points
    best game
    WSH4–3→NYR4–2→BOS4–0→CHI4–0
    Honours

    Mario Lemieux won Art Ross Trophy and Conn Smythe Trophy for 1991-1992