1992–93 Quebec Nordiques season
# 1992–93 Quebec Nordiques season

In the 1992–93 Quebec Nordiques season, the Nordiques qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 1986–87 season. Joe Sakic became captain (after a stint as co-captain in 1990–91). Four Nordiques (Owen Nolan, Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, and Scott Young) reached the 30-goal plateau. Nordiques goaltenders did not record a shutout during the regular season and playoffs. The Nordiques were not shut out in any game during the 84-game regular season and their six-game playoff series. In addition, the Nordiques led all teams in shorthanded goals scored during the regular season (21). The Nordiques also had the best shooting percentage in the league during the regular season, scoring 351 goals on just 2,519 shots (13.9%).

## Offseason

### NHL draft

| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Todd Warriner | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 2 | 28 | Paul Brousseau | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 29 | Tuomas Gronman | Finland | Tacoma Rockets (WHL) |
| 3 | 52 | Manny Fernandez | Canada | Laval Titan (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 76 | Ian McIntyre | Canada | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 100 | Charlie Wasley | United States | St. Paul Vulcans (NAHL) |
| 6 | 124 | Paxton Schulte | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 7 | 148 | Martin Lepage | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 172 | Mike Jickling | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 9 | 196 | Steve Passmore | Canada | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
| 10 | 220 | Anson Carter | Canada | Wexford Raiders (MetJHL) |
| 11 | 244 | Aaron Ellis | United States | Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN) |
| S | 4 | Richard Shulmistra | Canada | Miami University (CCHA) |

### The Eric Lindros trade

Eric Lindros was selected first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. Lindros had signaled in advance that he would never play for the Nordiques, citing distance, lack of marketing potential, and having to speak French. He went as far as to refuse to wear the team's jersey on draft day; the team selected him anyway.

The president of the Nordiques publicly announced that they would make Lindros the centerpiece of their franchise turnaround, and refused to trade Lindros, saying that he would not have a career in the NHL as long as he held out. Due to Lindros' popularity and hype, it is alleged that the NHL president intervened to get the Nordiques to trade him, as it would otherwise damage the image of the league. During the hold out, Lindros spent the time playing with the Oshawa Generals and also participated in the 1992 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal.

In 1992, the Nordiques worked out trades for him with both the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. Eventually an arbitrator, Larry Bertuzzi (grand-uncle of Todd Bertuzzi), ruled in favour of the Flyers, for whom he played from 1992 to 2000, most of the time as the team's captain. The trade between the Nordiques and the Rangers that was ruled invalid by the arbitrator had Lindros being traded for Doug Weight, Tony Amonte, Alexei Kovalev, John Vanbiesbrouck and three first round draft picks (1993, 1994 and 1995) and $12 million.

| June 20, 1992 | To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Eric Lindros | To Quebec Nordiques Steve Duchesne Ron Hextall Kerry Huffman Mike Ricci Chris Simon rights to Peter Forsberg 1st round pick in 1993 1st round pick in 1994 $15 million |
| - | - | - |

## Regular season

### Final standings

Adams Division :

| | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boston Bruins | 84 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 109 | 332 | 268 |
| Quebec Nordiques | 84 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 104 | 351 | 300 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 84 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 102 | 326 | 280 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 84 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 86 | 335 | 297 |
| Hartford Whalers | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 58 | 284 | 369 |
| Ottawa Senators | 84 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 24 | 202 | 395 |

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.

Wales Conference :

| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | p – Pittsburgh Penguins | PTK | 84 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 367 | 268 | 119 |
| 2 | Boston Bruins | ADM | 84 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 332 | 268 | 109 |
| 3 | Quebec Nordiques | ADM | 84 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 351 | 300 | 104 |
| 4 | Montreal Canadiens | ADM | 84 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 326 | 280 | 102 |
| 5 | Washington Capitals | PTK | 84 | 43 | 34 | 7 | 325 | 286 | 93 |
| 6 | New York Islanders | PTK | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 335 | 297 | 87 |
| 7 | New Jersey Devils | PTK | 84 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 308 | 299 | 87 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | ADM | 84 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 335 | 297 | 86 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Flyers | PTK | 84 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 319 | 319 | 83 |
| 10 | New York Rangers | PTK | 84 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 304 | 308 | 79 |
| 11 | Hartford Whalers | ADM | 84 | 26 | 52 | 6 | 284 | 369 | 58 |
| 12 | Ottawa Senators | ADM | 84 | 10 | 70 | 4 | 202 | 395 | 24 |

p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division) Divisions: PTK – Patrick, ADM – Adams

bold – Qualified for playoffs

## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | W | October 8, 1992 | 5–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) | 1–0–0 | 15,176 |
| 2 | W | October 10, 1992 | 9–2 | Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 2–0–0 | 15,399 |
| 3 | W | October 13, 1992 | 6–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) | 3–0–0 | 15,399 |
| 4 | W | October 15, 1992 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) | 4–0–0 | 19,683 |
| 5 | L | October 17, 1992 | 5–6 | St. Louis Blues (1992–93) | 4–1–0 | 15,086 |
| 6 | T | October 21, 1992 | 5–5 OT | @ St. Louis Blues (1992–93) | 4–1–1 | 14,862 |
| 7 | L | October 22, 1992 | 2–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) | 4–2–1 | 12,171 |
| 8 | L | October 24, 1992 | 2–3 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) | 4–3–1 | 9,528 |
| 9 | W | October 27, 1992 | 4–3 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) | 5–3–1 | 14,685 |
| 10 | W | October 29, 1992 | 6–3 | @ New York Rangers (1992–93) | 6–3–1 | 16,441 |
| 11 | W | October 31, 1992 | 3–2 | Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) | 7–3–1 | 15,041 |
| 12 | T | November 3, 1992 | 3–3 OT | @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) | 7–3–2 | 7,723 |
| 13 | L | November 5, 1992 | 4–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) | 7–4–2 | 13,898 |
| 14 | L | November 7, 1992 | 4–7 | Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) | 7–5–2 | 14,561 |
| 15 | T | November 8, 1992 | 5–5 OT | Calgary Flames (1992–93) | 7–5–3 | 14,844 |
| 16 | W | November 11, 1992 | 7–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 8–5–3 | 10,500 |
| 17 | T | November 12, 1992 | 4–4 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) | 8–5–4 | 16,164 |
| 18 | W | November 14, 1992 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1992–93) | 9–5–4 | 14,592 |
| 19 | W | November 17, 1992 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 10–5–4 | 17,026 |
| 20 | W | November 19, 1992 | 4–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) | 11–5–4 | 15,399 |
| 21 | W | November 21, 1992 | 8–2 | Hartford Whalers (1992–93) | 12–5–4 | 14,445 |
| 22 | L | November 22, 1992 | 4–6 | Washington Capitals (1992–93) | 12–6–4 | 14,679 |
| 23 | T | November 25, 1992 | 1–1 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) | 12–6–5 | 14,832 |
| 24 | W | November 26, 1992 | 5–4 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 13–6–5 | 15,505 |
| 25 | L | November 28, 1992 | 3–6 | New Jersey Devils (1992–93) | 13–7–5 | 14,734 |
| 26 | L | November 30, 1992 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1992–93) | 13–8–5 | 14,328 |
| 27 | L | December 3, 1992 | 2–3 OT | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) | 13–9–5 | 17,277 |
| 28 | L | December 5, 1992 | 4–7 | Minnesota North Stars (1992–93) | 13–10–5 | 14,431 |
| 29 | W | December 7, 1992 | 4–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) | 14–10–5 | 14,010 |
| 30 | W | December 10, 1992 | 5–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) | 15–10–5 | 15,221 |
| 31 | W | December 12, 1992 | 8–7 OT | @ San Jose Sharks (1992–93) | 16–10–5 | 11,089 |
| 32 | T | December 13, 1992 | 3–3 OT | @ Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) | 16–10–6 | 16,150 |
| 33 | W | December 16, 1992 | 5–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) | 17–10–6 | 17,582 |
| 34 | L | December 17, 1992 | 3–8 | Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) | 17–11–6 | 15,399 |
| 35 | W | December 20, 1992 | 5–3 | New York Islanders (1992–93) | 18–11–6 | 14,195 |
| 36 | L | December 21, 1992 | 4–7 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) | 18–12–6 | 16,164 |
| 37 | W | December 26, 1992 | 4–2 | Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 19–12–6 | 15,337 |
| 38 | W | December 27, 1992 | 6–1 | @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 20–12–6 | 10,500 |
| 39 | W | December 29, 1992 | 4–1 | New Jersey Devils (1992–93) | 21–12–6 | 15,399 |
| 40 | W | December 31, 1992 | 6–2 | @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) | 22–12–6 | 9,403 |
| 41 | L | January 2, 1993 | 2–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1992–93) | 22–13–6 | 15,399 |
| 42 | W | January 5, 1993 | 2–1 | @ New York Islanders (1992–93) | 23–13–6 | 9,168 |
| 43 | W | January 7, 1993 | 3–2 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) | 24–13–6 | 14,128 |
| 44 | L | January 9, 1993 | 2–4 | @ Hartford Whalers (1992–93) | 24–14–6 | 11,265 |
| 45 | L | January 14, 1993 | 3–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) | 24–15–6 | 15,399 |
| 46 | W | January 16, 1993 | 4–1 | San Jose Sharks (1992–93) | 25–15–6 | 15,147 |
| 47 | W | January 19, 1993 | 5–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 26–15–6 | 10,500 |
| 48 | L | January 22, 1993 | 2–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) | 26–16–6 | 16,325 |
| 49 | W | January 23, 1993 | 4–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) | 27–16–6 | 15,399 |
| 50 | T | January 26, 1993 | 4–4 OT | Boston Bruins (1992–93) | 27–16–7 | 15,082 |
| 51 | W | January 28, 1993 | 6–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) | 28–16–7 | 17,297 |
| 52 | T | January 29, 1993 | 3–3 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) | 28–16–8 | 17,818 |
| 53 | W | February 2, 1993 | 3–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1992–93) | 29–16–8 | 14,843 |
| 54 | L | February 3, 1993 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins (1992–93) | 29–17–8 | 14,287 |
| 55 | L | February 9, 1993 | 1–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1992–93) | 29–18–8 | 14,360 |
| 56 | T | February 12, 1993 | 4–4 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1992–93) | 29–18–9 | 20,214 |
| 57 | W | February 14, 1993 | 3–2 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) | 30–18–9 | 17,503 |
| 58 | W | February 17, 1993 | 6–4 | Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 31–18–9 | 14,385 |
| 59 | W | February 20, 1993 | 5–2 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1992–93) | 32–18–9 | 9,584 |
| 60 | W | February 21, 1993 | 6–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) | 33–18–9 | 5,246 |
| 61 | W | February 23, 1993 | 6–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1992–93) | 34–18–9 | 14,012 |
| 62 | W | February 25, 1993 | 6–4 | New York Islanders (1992–93) | 35–18–9 | 14,486 |
| 63 | L | February 27, 1993 | 3–5 | Hartford Whalers (1992–93) | 35–19–9 | 15,398 |
| 64 | L | February 28, 1993 | 4–6 | @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 35–20–9 | 10,500 |
| 65 | W | March 2, 1993 | 7–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1992–93) | 36–20–9 | 14,397 |
| 66 | T | March 4, 1993 | 3–3 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1992–93) | 36–20–10 | 17,490 |
| 67 | W | March 6, 1993 | 10–2 | New York Rangers (1992–93) | 37–20–10 | 15,399 |
| 68 | L | March 8, 1993 | 2–4 | Hartford Whalers (1992–93) | 37–21–10 | 15,030 |
| 69 | L | March 10, 1993 | 4–7 | Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) | 37–22–10 | 15,021 |
| 70 | W | March 13, 1993 | 5–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) | 38–22–10 | 17,954 |
| 71 | W | March 15, 1993 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1992–93) | 39–22–10 | 15,399 |
| 72 | L | March 18, 1993 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) | 39–23–10 | 15,399 |
| 73 | W | March 20, 1993 | 5–1 | @ New Jersey Devils (1992–93) | 40–23–10 | 18,524 |
| 74 | L | March 23, 1993 | 1–5 | @ Washington Capitals (1992–93) | 40–24–10 | 12,861 |
| 75 | W | March 27, 1993 | 8–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1992–93) | 41–24–10 | 15,399 |
| 76 | W | March 28, 1993 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1992–93) | 42–24–10 | 18,200 |
| 77 | W | March 31, 1993 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1992–93) | 43–24–10 | 17,959 |
| 78 | W | April 1, 1993 | 4–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 44–24–10 | 10,500 |
| 79 | L | April 3, 1993 | 3–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1992–93) | 44–25–10 | 15,399 |
| 80 | L | April 6, 1993 | 1–7 | Boston Bruins (1992–93) | 44–26–10 | 15,399 |
| 81 | L | April 8, 1993 | 2–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1992–93) | 44–27–10 | 14,448 |
| 82 | W | April 10, 1993 | 6–3 | Hartford Whalers (1992–93) | 45–27–10 | 15,399 |
| 83 | W | April 11, 1993 | 3–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1992–93) | 46–27–10 | 14,003 |
| 84 | W | April 13, 1993 | 6–2 | Ottawa Senators (1992–93) | 47–27–10 | 15,399 |

## Player statistics

Regular season :

Scoring :

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mats Sundin | C | 80 | 47 | 67 | 114 | 96 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Joe Sakic | C | 78 | 48 | 57 | 105 | 40 | −3 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 82 | 20 | 62 | 82 | 57 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Ricci | C | 77 | 27 | 51 | 78 | 123 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| Owen Nolan | RW | 73 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 185 | −1 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Andrei Kovalenko | RW | 81 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 57 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Scott Young | RW | 82 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Martin Rucinsky | LW | 77 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Valeri Kamensky | LW | 32 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Claude Lapointe | LW/C | 74 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | D | 82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 61 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Alexei Gusarov | D | 79 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 57 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Hough | LW | 77 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 69 | −11 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gino Cavallini | LW | 67 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Huffman | D | 52 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Foote | D | 81 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 168 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Pearson | LW | 41 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Finn | D | 80 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 160 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lindsay | RW | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hunter | RW | 48 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 94 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail Tatarinov | D | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wolanin | D | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Simon | LW | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 67 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephane Fiset | G | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hextall | G | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Twist | LW | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niklas Andersson | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Esau | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Karpa | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Cloutier | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Goaltending :

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ron Hextall | 2988 | 54 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 172 | 3.45 | 0 | 1529 | 1357 | .888 |
| Stephane Fiset | 1939 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 110 | 3.40 | 0 | 945 | 835 | .884 |
| Jacques Cloutier | 154 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3.90 | 0 | 65 | 55 | .846 |
| Team: | 5081 | 84 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 292 | 3.45 | 0 | 2539 | 2247 | .885 |

Playoffs :

Scoring :

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joe Sakic | C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | −3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Lapointe | LW/C | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ricci | C | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Young | RW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mats Sundin | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Rucinsky | LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Kovalenko | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Nolan | RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Foote | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexei Gusarov | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hough | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri Kamensky | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Cavallini | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephane Fiset | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hextall | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Huffman | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Karpa | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Pearson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Simon | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wolanin | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Goaltending :

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ron Hextall | 372 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 2.90 | 0 | 211 | 193 | .915 |
| Stephane Fiset | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.86 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .917 |
| Team: | 393 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 2.90 | 0 | 223 | 204 | .915 |

    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Playoffs

### Quebec vs. Montreal

Montreal head coach Jacques Demers held himself to a promise he made to goaltender Patrick Roy earlier in the season and kept him as the starting goaltender despite a couple of weak goals allowed in the first two games of the series against the Nordiques. With the Canadiens staring a potential 3–0 series deficit to the rival Nords in the face, overtime in Game 3 was marked by two disputed goals that were reviewed by the video goal judge. The first review ruled that Stephan Lebeau had knocked the puck in with a high stick, but the second upheld the Habs' winning goal, as it was directed in by the skate of Quebec defenceman Alexei Gusarov, and not that of a Montreal player.

| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | April 18 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–0 | 15,399 |
| 2 | April 20 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–0 | 15,399 |
| 3 | April 22 | Quebec Nordiques | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–1 | 17,679 |
| 4 | April 24 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–2 | 17,955 |
| 5 | April 26 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–4 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–3 | 15,399 |
| 6 | April 28 | Quebec Nordiques | 2–6 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–4 | 17,959 |

## Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1992–93 season.

### Trades

| June 30, 1992 | To Philadelphia FlyersEric Lindros | To Quebec NordiquesRon Hextall Peter Forsberg Steve Duchesne Kerry Huffman Mike Ricci Chris Simon 1st round pick in 1993 (Jocelyn Thibault) 1st round pick in 1994 (Nolan Baumgartner) $15 million |
| - | - | - |
| July 21, 1992 | To Toronto Maple LeafsKen McRae | To Quebec NordiquesLen Esau |
| August 24, 1992 | To Winnipeg JetsDan Lambert | To Quebec NordiquesShawn Cronin |
| September 9, 1992 | To Detroit Red WingsDennis Vial | To Quebec NordiquesCash |
| October 27, 1992 | To Calgary FlamesFuture Considerations | To Quebec NordiquesBryan Deasley |
| February 12, 1993 | To Tampa Bay LightningHerb Raglan | To Quebec NordiquesMichel Mongeau Martin Simard Steve Tuttle |
| June 15, 1993 | To Washington CapitalsKen Kaminski | To Quebec NordiquesMark Matier |
| June 20, 1993 | To New York IslandersRon Hextall 1st round pick in 1993 (Todd Bertuzzi) | To Quebec NordiquesMark Fitzpatrick 1st round pick in 1993 (Adam Deadmarsh) |
| June 20, 1993 | To Edmonton OilersScott Pearson | To Quebec NordiquesMartin Gelinas 6th round pick in 1993 (Nick Checco) |
| June 20, 1993 | To Washington CapitalsMike Hough | To Quebec NordiquesReggie Savage Paul MacDermid |

### Waivers

| October 4, 1992 | To Philadelphia FlyersShawn Cronin |
| - | - |

### Expansion Draft

| June 24, 1993 | To Florida PanthersMark Fitzpatrick |
| - | - |
| June 24, 1993 | To Florida PanthersBill Lindsay |

### Free agents

| Player | New Team |
| - | - |
| Dave Marcinyshyn | New York Rangers |
| Jamie Baker | Ottawa Senators |
