1993–94 NHL season

1993–94 NHL season
1993–94 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 5, 1993 – June 14, 1994
Number of games	84
Number of teams	26
TV partner(s)	CBC, TSN, SRC (Canada); ESPN, ABC, NBC (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Alexandre Daigle
Picked by	Ottawa Senators
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	New York Rangers
Season MVP	Sergei Fedorov (Red Wings)
Top scorer	Wayne Gretzky (Kings)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Brian Leetch (Rangers)
Stanley Cup
Champions	New York Rangers
Runners-up	Vancouver Canucks
NHL seasons
	← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-six teams each played 84 games. The New York Rangers were the Stanley Cup champions. It was the Rangers' fourth championship. In addition, the final game started the 1994 Stanley Cup riots in Downtown Vancouver.

The play of Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils and Dominik Hasek of the Buffalo Sabres brought in a new era of goaltending dominance in the NHL. Only three teams reached the 300-goal plateau, and only one team, the Detroit Red Wings, averaged more than four goals scored per game. Goaltenders combined for 99 shutouts during the regular season.

Regular season

This was the first and only season (as of the 2007-08 season) that all 4 former WHA teams (Edmonton, Hartford, Quebec, Winnipeg) missed the playoffs since joining in 1979.

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Eastern Conference

**Northeast Division**
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
y - Pittsburgh Penguins	84	44	27	13	101	299	285
x - Boston Bruins	84	42	29	13	97	289	252
x - Montreal Canadiens	84	41	29	14	96	283	248
x - Buffalo Sabres	84	43	32	9	95	282	218
Quebec Nordiques	84	34	42	8	76	277	292
Hartford Whalers	84	27	48	9	63	227	288
Ottawa Senators	84	14	61	9	37	201	397

Atlantic Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
z - New York Rangers	84	52	24	8	112	299	231
x - New Jersey Devils	84	47	25	12	106	306	220
x - Washington Capitals	84	39	35	10	88	277	263
x - New York Islanders	84	36	36	12	84	282	264
Florida Panthers	84	33	34	17	83	233	233
Philadelphia Flyers	84	35	39	10	80	294	314
Tampa Bay Lightning	84	30	43	11	71	224	251

Western Conference

**Central Division**
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
y - Detroit Red Wings	84	46	30	8	100	356	275
x - Toronto Maple Leafs	84	43	29	12	98	280	243
x - Dallas Stars	84	42	29	13	97	286	265
x - St. Louis Blues	84	40	33	11	91	270	283
x - Chicago Blackhawks	84	39	36	9	87	254	240
Winnipeg Jets	84	24	51	9	57	245	344

Pacific Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
y - Calgary Flames	84	42	29	13	97	302	256
x - Vancouver Canucks	84	41	40	3	85	279	276
x - San Jose Sharks	84	33	35	16	82	252	265
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	84	33	46	5	71	229	251
Los Angeles Kings	84	27	45	12	66	294	322
Edmonton Oilers	84	25	45	14	64	261	305

Note: x = clinched playoff berth, y = clinched division title, z = won Presidents' Trophy

Scoring leaders

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
Wayne Gretzky	Los Angeles	81	38	92	130
Sergei Fedorov	Detroit	82	56	64	120
Adam Oates	Boston	77	32	80	112
Doug Gilmour	Toronto	83	27	84	111
Jeremy Roenick	Chicago	84	46	61	107
Pavel Bure	Vancouver	74	60	47	107
Mark Recchi	Philadelphia	84	40	67	107
Brendan Shanahan	St. Louis	81	52	50	102
Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh	80	32	67	99
Dave Andreychuk	Toronto	83	53	46	99

Stanley Cup Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Conference Quarterfinals			Conference Semifinals			Conference Finals			Stanley Cup Finals

1	New York Rangers	4
8	New York Islanders	0
			1	New York Rangers	4

			7	Washington Capitals	1
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	2

7	Washington Capitals	4
						1	New York Rangers	4
Eastern Conference
						3	New Jersey Devils	3
3	New Jersey Devils	4

6	Buffalo Sabres	3
			3	New Jersey Devils	4

			4	Boston Bruins	2
4	Boston Bruins	4

5	Montreal Canadiens	3
									E1	New York Rangers	4

									W7	Vancouver Canucks	3
1	Detroit Red Wings	3

8	San Jose Sharks	4
			3	Toronto Maple Leafs	4

			8	San Jose Sharks	3
2	Calgary Flames	3

7	Vancouver Canucks	4
						3	Toronto Maple Leafs	1
Western Conference
						7	Vancouver Canucks	4
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	4

6	Chicago Blackhawks	2
			4	Dallas Stars	1

			7	Vancouver Canucks	4
4	Dallas Stars	4

5	St. Louis Blues	0

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

**NY Rangers (1) vs. NY Islanders (8)**
Date	Away	Home
April 17	NY Islanders 0	6 NY Rangers
April 18	NY Islanders 0	6 NY Rangers
April 21	NY Rangers 5	1 NY Islanders
April 24	NY Rangers 5	2 NY Islanders
NY Rangers wins series 4–0

**Pittsburgh (2) vs. Washington (7)**
Date	Away	Home
April 17	Washington 5	3 Pittsburgh
April 19	Washington 1	2 Pittsburgh
April 21	Pittsburgh 0	2 Washington
April 23	Pittsburgh 1	4 Washington
April 25	Washington 2	3 Pittsburgh
April 27	Pittsburgh 3	6 Washington
Washington wins series 4–2

**New Jersey (3) vs. Buffalo (6)**
Date	Away	Home	OT
April 17	Buffalo 2	0 New Jersey
April 19	Buffalo 1	2 New Jersey
April 21	New Jersey 2	1 Buffalo
April 23	New Jersey 3	5 Buffalo
April 25	Buffalo 3	5 New Jersey
April 27	New Jersey 0	1 Buffalo	4 OT
April 29	Buffalo 1	2 New Jersey
New Jersey wins series 4–3

**Boston (4) vs. Montreal (5)**
Date	Away	Home	OT
April 16	Montreal 2	3 Boston
April 18	Montreal 3	2 Boston
April 21	Boston 6	3 Montreal
April 23	Boston 2	5 Montreal
April 25	Montreal 2	1 Boston	OT
April 27	Boston 3	2 Montreal
April 29	Montreal 3	5 Boston
Boston wins series 4–3

Western Conference

**Detroit (1) vs. San Jose (8)**
Date	Away	Home
April 18	San Jose 5	4 Detroit
April 20	San Jose 0	4 Detroit
April 22	Detroit 3	2 San Jose
April 23	Detroit 3	4 San Jose
April 26	Detroit 4	6 San Jose
April 28	San Jose 1	7 Detroit
April 30	San Jose 3	2 Detroit
San Jose wins series 4–3

**Calgary (2) vs. Vancouver (7)**
Date	Away	Home	OT
April 18	Vancouver 5	0 Calgary
April 20	Vancouver 5	7 Calgary
April 22	Calgary 4	2 Vancouver
April 24	Calgary 3	2 Vancouver
April 26	Vancouver 2	1 Calgary	OT
April 28	Calgary 2	3 Vancouver	OT
April 30	Vancouver 4	3 Calgary	2 OT
Vancouver wins series 4–3

**Toronto (3) vs. Chicago (6)**
Date	Away	Home	OT
April 18	Chicago 1	5 Toronto
April 20	Chicago 0	1 Toronto	OT
April 22	Toronto 4	5 Chicago
April 24	Toronto 3	4 Chicago	OT
April 26	Chicago 0	1 Toronto
April 28	Toronto 1	0 Chicago
Toronto wins series 4–2

**Dallas (4) vs. St. Louis (5)**
Date	Away	Home	OT
April 17	St. Louis 3	5 Dallas
April 20	St. Louis 2	4 Dallas
April 22	Dallas 5	4 St. Louis	OT
April 24	Dallas 2	1 St. Louis
Dallas wins series 4–0

Conference Semifinals

**NY Rangers (1) vs. Washington (7)**
Date	Away	Home
May 1	Washington 3	6 NY Rangers
May 3	Washington 2	5 NY Rangers
May 5	NY Rangers 3	0 Washington
May 7	NY Rangers 2	4 Washington
May 9	Washington 3	4 NY Rangers
NY Rangers win series 4–1

**New Jersey (3) vs. Boston (4)**
Date	Away	Home	OT
May 1	Boston 2	1 New Jersey
May 3	Boston 6	5 New Jersey	OT
May 5	New Jersey 4	2 Boston
May 7	New Jersey 5	4 Boston	OT
May 9	Boston 0	2 New Jersey
May 11	New Jersey 5	3 Boston
New Jersey wins series 4–2

**Toronto (3) vs. San Jose (8)**
Date	Away	Home	OT
May 2	San Jose 3	2 Toronto
May 4	San Jose 1	5 Toronto
May 6	Toronto 2	5 San Jose
May 8	Toronto 8	3 San Jose
May 10	Toronto 2	5 San Jose
May 12	San Jose 2	3 Toronto	OT
May 14	San Jose 2	4 Toronto
Toronto wins series 4–3

**Dallas (4) vs. Vancouver (7)**
Date	Away	Home	OT
May 2	Vancouver 6	4 Dallas
May 4	Vancouver 3	0 Dallas
May 6	Dallas 4	3 Vancouver
May 8	Dallas 1	2 Vancouver	OT
May 10	Dallas 2	4 Vancouver
Vancouver wins series 4–1

Conference Finals

**NY Rangers (1) vs. New Jersey (3)**
Date	Away	Home	OT
May 15	New Jersey 4	3 NY Rangers	2 OT
May 17	New Jersey 0	4 NY Rangers
May 19	NY Rangers 3	2 New Jersey	2 OT
May 21	NY Rangers 1	3 New Jersey
May 23	New Jersey 4	1 NY Rangers
May 25	NY Rangers 4	2 New Jersey
May 27	New Jersey 1	2 NY Rangers	2 OT
NY Rangers wins series 4–3 and Prince of Wales Trophy

**Toronto (3) vs. Vancouver (7)**
Date	Away	Home	OT
May 16	Vancouver 2	3 Toronto	OT
May 18	Vancouver 4	3 Toronto
May 20	Toronto 0	4 Vancouver
May 22	Toronto 0	2 Vancouver
May 24	Toronto 3	4 Vancouver	2OT
Vancouver wins series 4–1 and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl

Finals

**NY Rangers (1) vs. Vancouver (7)**
Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	OT
May 31	Vancouver	3	New York	2	OT
June 2	Vancouver	1	New York	3
June 4	New York	5	Vancouver	1
June 7	New York	4	Vancouver	2
June 9	Vancouver	6	New York	3
June 11	New York	1	Vancouver	4
June 14	Vancouver	2	New York	3
New York Rangers wins series 4–3 and Stanley Cup
Brian Leetch (NY Rangers) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

NHL Awards

The NHL Awards presentation took place on June 16, 1994.

1993–94 NHL Awards
Presidents' Trophy:	New York Rangers
Prince of Wales Trophy:	New York Rangers
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Vancouver Canucks
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Cam Neely, Boston Bruins
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
Conn Smythe Trophy:	Brian Leetch, New York Rangers
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings
Jack Adams Award:	Jacques Lemaire, New Jersey Devils
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:	Adam Graves, New York Rangers
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils
Vezina Trophy:	Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Dominik Hasek and Grant Fuhr, Buffalo Sabres
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Wayne Gretzky

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Dominik Hasek, Buffalo Sabres	G	John Vanbiesbrouck, Florida Panthers
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins	D	Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames
Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils	D	Brian Leetch, New York Rangers
Sergei Fedorov, Detroit Red Wings	C	Ron Francis, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pavel Bure, Vancouver Canucks	RW	Cam Neely, Boston Bruins
Brendan Shanahan, St. Louis Blues	LW	Adam Graves, New York Rangers

First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1993–94 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):

Mariusz Czerkawski, Boston Bruins
Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings
Darren McCarty, Detroit Red Wings
Greg Johnson, Detroit Red Wings
Jason Arnott, Edmonton Oilers
Kirk Maltby, Edmonton Oilers
Rob Niedermayer, Florida Panthers
Chris Pronger, Hartford Whalers
Donald Brashear, Montreal Canadiens
Jason Smith, New Jersey Devils
Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
Zigmund Palffy, New York Islanders
Mattias Norstrom, New York Rangers
Todd Marchant, New York Rangers
Alexandre Daigle, Ottawa Senators
Alexei Yashin, Ottawa Senators
Pavol Demitra, Ottawa Senators
Mikael Renberg, Philadelphia Flyers
Markus Naslund, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jocelyn Thibault, Quebec Nordiques
Ian Laperriere, St. Louis Blues
Chris Gratton, Tampa Bay Lightning
Yanic Perreault, Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Peca, Vancouver Canucks
Jason Allison, Washington Capitals

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1993–94 (listed with their last team):

Gordie Roberts, Boston Bruins
Dave Christian, Chicago Blackhawks
Michel Goulet, Chicago Blackhawks
Mike Foligno, Florida Panthers
Brian Propp, Hartford Whalers
Dave Taylor, Los Angeles Kings
Mark Hardy, Los Angeles Kings
Keith Acton, New York Islanders
Rob Ramage, Philadelphia Flyers
Bryan Trottier, Pittsburgh Penguins

1994 Trading Deadline

Trading Deadline: MARCH 21, 1994 ^[1]
March 19, 1994: Donald Dufresne traded from Tampa Bay to Los Angeles for Los Angeles's 6th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft.
March 19, 1994: Jeff Daniels traded from Pittsburgh to Florida for Greg Hawgood.
March 19, 1994: Doug Zmolek and Mike Lalor traded from San Jose to Dallas for Ulf Dahlen.
March 21, 1994: Joe Juneau traded from Boston to Washington for Al Iafrate.
March 21, 1994: Craig Janney traded from Vancouver to St. Louis for Jeff Brown, Bret Hedican and Nathan Lafayette.
March 21, 1994: Jim Johnson traded from Dallas to Washington for Alan May and Washington's 7th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
March 21, 1994: Joe Reekie traded from Tampa Bay to Washington for Enrico Ciccone and Washington's 3rd round pick in 1994 Entry Draft and a conditional draft pick.
March 21, 1994: Steve Konroyd traded from Detroit to Ottawa for Daniel Berthiaume.
March 21, 1994: Phil Bourque traded from NY Rangers to Ottawa for future considerations.
March 21, 1994: Tony Amonte and the rights to Matt Oates traded from NY Rangers to Chicago for Stephane Matteau and Brian Noonan.
March 21, 1994: Peter Andersson traded from NY Rangers to Florida for future considerations.
March 21, 1994: Robert Dirk traded from Vancouver to Chicago for Chicago's 4th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft.
March 21, 1994: Mike Gartner traded from NY Rangers to Toronto for Glenn Anderson, the rights to Scott Malone and Toronto's 4th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft.
March 21, 1994: Craig MacTavish traded from Edmonton to NY Rangers for Todd Marchant.
March 21, 1994: Paul Ysebaert traded from Winnipeg to Chicago for Chicago's 3rd round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
March 21, 1994: Alexei Kasatonov traded from Anaheim to St. Louis for Maxim Bets and St. Louis's 6th round pick in 1995 Entry Draft.
March 21, 1994: Mike Needham traded from Pittsburgh to Dallas for Jim McKenzie.
March 21, 1994: Kevin Todd traded from Chicago to Los Angeles for Los Angeles's 4th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft.
March 21, 1994: Pelle Eklund traded from Philadelphia to Dallas for future considerations.
March 21, 1994: Roy Mitchell and Reid Simpson traded from Dallas to New Jersey for future considerations.
March 21, 1994: Steve Passmore traded from Quebec to Edmonton for Brad Werenka.

Complete List of Neutral-Site Games

Date	Score	City	Arena	Attendance
October 21, 1993	St. Louis Blues 5, San Jose Sharks 2	Sacramento, CA	ARCO Arena	7,144
October 30, 1993	New York Rangers 4, New Jersey Devils 1	Halifax, N.S.	Halifax Metro Centre	8,200
November 3, 1993	Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Buffalo Sabres 2	Sacramento, CA	ARCO Arena	10,117
November 9, 1993	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4, Dallas Stars 2	Phoenix, AZ	America West Arena	8,143
November 18, 1993	New York Islanders 5, Montréal Canadiens 1	Hamilton, ON	Copps Coliseum	17,008
December 9, 1993	Dallas Stars 6, Ottawa Senators 1	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	14,058
December 23, 1993	Vancouver Canucks 4, Calgary Flames 3	Saskatoon, Sask.	SaskPlace	11,429*
December 31, 1993	Philadelphia Flyers 4, Boston Bruins 3	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	10,855
January 4, 1994	Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Hamilton, ON	Copps Coliseum	17,526*
January 5, 1994	Montréal Canadiens 2, Québec Nordiques 0	Phoenix, AZ	America West Arena	11,393
January 6, 1994	St. Louis Blues 2, Hartford Whalers 1	Cleveland, OH	Richfield Coliseum	6,956
January 16, 1994	Detroit Red Wings 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	8,764
January 23, 1994	Vancouver Canucks 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (OT)	Saskatoon, Sask.	SaskPlace	-
January 24, 1994	Los Angeles Kings 3, Calgary Flames 3 (OT)	Phoenix, AZ	America West Arena	14,864
February 2, 1994	Washington Capitals 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2	Cleveland, OH	Richfield Coliseum	8,312
February 8, 1994	San Jose Sharks 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3	Sacramento, CA	ARCO Arena	14,182*
February 22, 1994	Florida Panthers 3, Winnipeg Jets 2	Hamilton, ON	Copps Coliseum	6,291
February 24, 1994	Detroit Red Wings 3, Hartford Whalers 0	Cleveland, OH	Richfield Coliseum	11,621
March 4, 1994	Winnipeg Jets 6, Ottawa Senators 1	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	6,388
March 8, 1994	Chicago Blackhawks 3, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0	Phoenix, AZ	America West Arena	13,847
March 9, 1994	New York Rangers 7, Washington Capitals 5	Halifax, N.S.	Halifax Metro Centre	9,200*
March 18, 1994	New York Islanders 2, Buffalo Sabres 2	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	8,016
March 23, 1994	Toronto Maple Leafs 1, Florida Panthers 1 (OT)	Hamilton, ON	Copps Coliseum	17,096*
March 27, 1994	New Jersey Devils 5, Quebec Nordiques 2	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center	6,222
April 3, 1994	Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Boston Bruins 2	Cleveland, OH	Richfield Coliseum	17,224
April 3, 1994	Los Angeles Kings 6, Edmonton Oilers 1	Sacramento, CA	ARCO Arena	10,363