The 1992–93 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 67th season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.
After reaching the 1992 Stanley Cup Finals, the Blackhawks did not stand pat and again made several moves. The most significant move was arguably head coach Mike Keenan replacing himself in the position with his hand-picked successor, Darryl Sutter. The other significant off-season move was trading future Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Dominik Hasek to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Stephane Beauregard, who never ultimately played for the Blackhawks, and a fourth-round draft pick in 1993 with which Chicago selected future player Eric Daze.
Over the regular season, the Blackhawks led the NHL in most shutouts for (9), fewest goals against (230) and fewest even-strength goals against (139). They also had the most power-play opportunities (510). Goaltender Ed Belfour led all goaltenders in games (71), shutouts (7) and minutes played (4,106).[1]
[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
The Hawks fell in the first round to St. Louis 4 games to 0.
Game 1:
St. Louis 4 Chicago 3
Game 2:
St. Louis 2 Chicago 0
Game 3:
Chicago 0 St. Louis 3
Game 4:
Chicago 3 St. Louis 4 (OT)
Chicago's draft picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.