1992-93 Results

The Canucks were hard pressed to improve on the previous season, but they managed to do so. For the first time in their history, the Canucks finished the season with over 100 points (101). Forget the fact that they had four more games to do it in than in previous seasons. Pavel Bure emerged as one of the premiere snipers in the league, scoring 60 goals and recording 110 points (both Canuck team records). Once again, the Canucks finished first in the Smythe Division and met Winnipeg in the first round of the playoffs. This time they needed only six games to finish off the Jets, although the series was close. In the second round, they met the Los Angeles Kings who knocked the Canucks out of the playoffs in six games.

Regular Season

 DATE  H/A OPPOSITION   SCORE OT GP  W  L  T  GF  GA PTS  AVG        HISTORICAL NOTES         
OCT  6  A  EDMONTON     5-4 W     1  1  0  0   5   4   2 1.000 Ward, Slegr make NHL debuts    
OCT 10  H  EDMONTON     5-2 W     2  2  0  0  10   6   4 1.000 Courtnall records three points 
OCT 12  H  WINNIPEG     8-1 W     3  3  0  0  18   7   6 1.000 Bure scores four, adds assist  
OCT 16  A  WINNIPEG     6-2 W     4  4  0  0  24   9   8 1.000 Whitmore plays first as Canuck 
OCT 18  A  CHICAGO      1-3 L     5  4  1  0  25  12   8 0.800 Diduck scores lone marker      
OCT 20  A  PITTSBURGH   1-5 L     6  4  2  0  26  17   8 0.667 Nedved only Canuck to score    
OCT 22  A  PHILADELPHIA 4-4 T OT  7  4  2  1  30  21   9 0.643 Canucks trail 4-2 in third     
OCT 25  H  BOSTON       3-5 L     8  4  3  1  33  26   9 0.563 Bure scores two of the goals   
OCT 28  H  WASHINGTON   4-3 W     9  5  3  1  37  29  11 0.611 Ronning records three points   
OCT 30  H  MINNESOTA    2-3 L    10  5  4  1  39  32  11 0.550 Lidster, Momesso score         
NOV  2  A  CALGARY      3-5 L    11  5  5  1  42  37  11 0.500 Bure records the hat trick     
NOV  4  H  CALGARY      5-5 T OT 12  5  5  2  47  42  12 0.500 Ward records four points       
NOV  6  H  OTTAWA       4-1 W    13  6  5  2  51  43  14 0.538 Semenov makes Canuck debut     
NOV  8  H  WINNIPEG     6-1 W    14  7  5  2  57  44  16 0.571 Ronning records 100th point    
NOV 10  H  SAN JOSE     6-2 W    15  8  5  2  63  46  18 0.600 Adams records three assists    
NOV 12  A  LOS ANGELES  4-7 L    16  8  6  2  67  53  18 0.563 Odjick 47 minutes in one call  
NOV 14  A  SAN JOSE     5-2 W    17  9  6  2  72  55  20 0.588 Semenov records three points   
NOV 16  H  LOS ANGELES  6-3 W    18 10  6  2  78  58  22 0.611 Adams has a four point night   
NOV 18  A  EDMONTON     2-4 L    19 10  7  2  80  62  22 0.579 Bure scores both goals         
NOV 19  A  CALGARY      3-4 L    20 10  8  2  83  66  22 0.550 Canucks down 4-1 in third      
NOV 21  H  EDMONTON     9-0 W    21 11  8  2  92  66  24 0.571 Team responds to Quinn tantrum 
NOV 23  H  CHICAGO      5-2 W    22 12  8  2  97  68  26 0.591 Odjick records three points    
NOV 25  A  MINNESOTA    4-2 W    23 13  8  2 101  70  28 0.609 Momesso gets winner in second  
NOV 26  A  ST. LOUIS    5-7 L    24 13  9  2 106  77  28 0.583 Semenov 12 game point streak   
NOV 28  A  MONTREAL     6-5 W    25 14  9  2 112  82  30 0.600 Nedved records three points    
DEC  3  H  EDMONTON     4-1 W    26 15  9  2 116  83  32 0.615 Adams pops winner in second    
DEC  7  H  ST. LOUIS    4-3 W    27 16  9  2 120  86  34 0.630 Canucks trail 2-0 in second    
DEC  9  H  SAN JOSE     8-3 W    28 17  9  2 128  89  36 0.643 Linden records four points     
DEC 13  H  QUEBEC       3-3 T OT 29 17  9  3 131  92  37 0.638 Canucks lead 3-1 in third      
DEC 16  A  EDMONTON     2-4 L    30 17 10  3 133  96  37 0.617 Nedved, Ronning score          
DEC 18  H  SAN JOSE     8-1 W    31 18 10  3 141  97  39 0.629 Bure 100 points in 96 games    
DEC 19  A  SAN JOSE     6-3 W    32 19 10  3 147 100  41 0.641 Courtnall records four points  
DEC 22  A  LOS ANGELES  6-2 W    33 20 10  3 153 102  43 0.652 Two shorthanded goals in 0:21  
DEC 27  H  MONTREAL     5-2 W    34 21 10  3 158 104  45 0.662 Slegr scores first NHL goal    
DEC 29  H  SAN JOSE     7-5 W    35 22 10  3 165 109  47 0.671 Canucks up 5-0 after first     
DEC 31  H  LOS ANGELES  4-0 W    36 23 10  3 169 109  49 0.681 McLean records another shutout 
JAN  2  A  SAN JOSE     2-2 T OT 37 23 10  4 171 111  50 0.676 Ronning, Linden score          
JAN  4  H  TAMPA BAY    7-0 W    38 24 10  4 178 111  52 0.684 Postponed from January 3 (snow)
JAN  6  A  TORONTO      5-2 W    39 25 10  4 183 113  54 0.692 Canucks regain first in Smythe 
JAN  8  A  DETROIT      3-6 L    40 25 11  4 186 119  54 0.675 Nedved scores a pair of goals  
JAN  9  A  NY ISLANDERS 5-4 W    41 26 11  4 191 123  56 0.683 Canucks down 3-0 in first      
JAN 11  A  NY RANGERS   3-3 T OT 42 26 11  5 194 126  57 0.679 Second puck causes confusion   
JAN 12  A  NEW JERSEY   2-3 L    43 26 12  5 196 129  57 0.663 Linden, Adams score            
JAN 15  H  BUFFALO      4-1 W    44 27 12  5 200 130  59 0.670 Bure in on all four goals      
JAN 16  H  HARTFORD     8-3 W    45 28 12  5 208 133  61 0.678 Kron returns and gets 4 points 
JAN 19  H  PITTSBURGH   2-5 L    46 28 13  5 210 138  61 0.663 Morin makes debut as Canuck    
JAN 21  A  LOS ANGELES  5-4 W    47 29 13  5 215 142  63 0.670 McLean outshot 46 to 29        
JAN 23  A  MINNESOTA    3-3 T OT 48 29 13  6 218 145  64 0.667 Canucks trail 3-1 after second 
JAN 24  A  CHICAGO      2-6 L    49 29 14  6 220 151  64 0.653 Lidster, Walter score          
JAN 27  H  CHICAGO      4-4 T OT 50 29 14  7 224 155  65 0.650 Nedved records three points    
JAN 30  H  DETROIT      4-4 T OT 51 29 14  8 228 159  66 0.647 Valk ties game in third        
FEB  1  H  MINNESOTA    4-5 L    52 29 15  8 232 164  66 0.635 Ward records two assists       
FEB  3  H  TAMPA BAY    4-2 W    53 30 15  8 236 166  68 0.642 Linden records 300th point     
FEB  9  A  QUEBEC       5-1 W    54 31 15  8 241 167  70 0.648 Bure scores goals 45 and 46    
FEB 11  A  TORONTO      2-5 L    55 31 16  8 243 172  70 0.636 Bure, Linden score             
FEB 12  A  BUFFALO      3-1 W    56 32 16  8 246 173  72 0.643 Bure records three assists     
FEB 15  A  LOS ANGELES  0-3 L    57 32 17  8 246 176  72 0.632 All scoring in third period    
FEB 18  H  PHILADELPHIA 2-3 L    58 32 18  8 248 179  72 0.621 Kron, Bure score               
FEB 20  H  WINNIPEG     4-2 W    59 33 18  8 252 181  74 0.627 Ronning's 100th NHL goal winner
FEB 22  H  TORONTO      1-8 L    60 33 19  8 253 189  74 0.617 Worst home loss in 8 seasons   
FEB 24  H  NY RANGERS   5-4 W    61 34 19  8 258 193  76 0.623 Nedved gets winner late        
FEB 26  A  WINNIPEG     7-4 W    62 35 19  8 265 197  78 0.629 Bure's 50th nullified by replay
MAR  1 N-A BUFFALO      5-2 W    63 36 19  8 270 199  80 0.635 Bure gets 50th in Hamilton     
MAR  2  A  WASHINGTON   3-3 T OT 64 36 19  9 273 202  81 0.633 Kron ties it in third          
MAR  4  A  BOSTON       3-4 L    65 36 20  9 276 206  81 0.623 Canucks down 4-1 in third      
MAR  6  A  HARTFORD     1-5 L    66 36 21  9 277 211  81 0.614 Dirk suffers bruised ribs      
MAR  9  H  NEW JERSEY   7-2 W    67 37 21  9 284 213  83 0.619 Bure gets 92nd point of season 
MAR 11 N-H MINNESOTA    3-4 L    68 37 22  9 287 217  83 0.610 Game played in Saskatoon       
MAR 12  A  WINNIPEG     3-2 W    69 38 22  9 290 219  85 0.616 Courtnall gets winner in third 
MAR 14  A  CALGARY      2-3 L    70 38 23  9 292 222  85 0.607 Ward suffers sprained ankle    
MAR 18  H  WINNIPEG     2-5 L    71 38 24  9 294 227  85 0.599 Dirk returns to lineup         
MAR 20  H  NY ISLANDERS 2-7 L    72 38 25  9 296 234  85 0.590 Fergus, Nedved score           
MAR 22  H  ST. LOUIS    1-3 L    73 38 26  9 297 237  85 0.582 Ronning scores lone marker     
MAR 24  H  LOS ANGELES  6-2 W    74 39 26  9 303 239  87 0.588 Murray Craven joins the Canucks
MAR 26  H  CALGARY      1-3 L    75 39 27  9 304 242  87 0.580 Slegr scores lone tally        
MAR 30  A  ST. LOUIS    6-3 W    76 40 27  9 310 245  89 0.586 Lumme records three points     
APR  1  A  TAMPA BAY    5-3 W    77 41 27  9 315 248  91 0.591 Bure hits the 100 point mark   
APR  3  A  DETROIT      1-5 L    78 41 28  9 316 253  91 0.583 Ronning gets the lone goal     
APR  4  A  OTTAWA       3-0 W    79 42 28  9 319 253  93 0.589 Whitmore gets a shutout        
APR  7  H  EDMONTON     5-4 W OT 80 43 28  9 324 257  95 0.594 Bure gets three points in third
APR  9  A  CALGARY      1-8 L    81 43 29  9 325 265  95 0.586 Odjick passes 1,000 minutes    
APR 11  H  CALGARY      6-3 W    82 44 29  9 331 268  97 0.591 Canucks clinch Smythe title    
APR 13  H  LOS ANGELES  7-4 W    83 45 29  9 338 272  99 0.596 Canucks score three in 0:48    
APR 15  A  LOS ANGELES  8-6 W    84 46 29  9 346 278 101 0.601 Ronning has five point period  

                            Canucks finish first in Smythe Division                 

Playoffs

 DATE  H/A OPPOSITION   SCORE OT GP  W  L  T  GF  GA PTS  AVG        HISTORICAL NOTES         
APR 19  H  WINNIPEG     4-2 W     1  1  0  0   4   2   2 1.000 Linden gets winner in third    
APR 21  H  WINNIPEG     3-2 W     2  2  0  0   7   4   4 1.000 Bure scores winning goal       
APR 23  A  WINNIPEG     4-5 L     3  2  1  0  11   9   4 0.667 Linden scores two in 45 seconds
APR 25  A  WINNIPEG     3-1 W     4  3  1  0  14  10   6 0.750 McLean outshot 30-21           
APR 27  H  WINNIPEG     3-4 L OT  5  3  2  0  17  14   6 0.600 Canucks can't finish at home   
APR 29  A  WINNIPEG     4-3 W OT  6  4  2  0  21  17   8 0.667 Adams wins it in overtime      
                       VANCOUVER WINS BEST OF SEVEN SERIES FOUR GAMES TO TWO           

MAY  2  H  LOS ANGELES  5-2 W     7  5  2  0  26  19  10 0.714 Courtnall gets winner in first 
MAY  5  H  LOS ANGELES  3-6 L     8  5  3  0  29  25  10 0.625 Kings earn split on road       
MAY  7  A  LOS ANGELES  4-7 L     9  5  4  0  33  32  10 0.556 Game tied at two after two     
MAY  9  A  LOS ANGELES  7-2 W    10  6  4  0  40  34  12 0.600 Seven different Canucks score  
MAY 11  H  LOS ANGELES  3-4 L OT 11  6  5  0  43  38  12 0.545 Kings win in double overtime   
MAY 13  A  LOS ANGELES  3-5 L    12  6  6  0  46  43  12 0.500 Canucks up 2-1 in second       
                        Los Angeles wins best of seven series four games to two