1993–94 New Jersey Devils season

1993–94 New Jersey Devils
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference3rd Eastern
1993–94 record47–25–12
Home record29–11–2
Road record18–14–10
Goals for306
Goals against220
Team information
General managerLou Lamoriello
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainScott Stevens
Alternate captainsBruce Driver
John MacLean
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Albany River Rats
Raleigh IceCaps
Team leaders
GoalsJohn MacLean (37)
AssistsScott Stevens (60)
PointsScott Stevens (78)
Penalty minutesRandy McKay (224)
Plus/minusScott Stevens (+53)
WinsMartin Brodeur (27)
Goals against averageMartin Brodeur (2.40)

The 1993–94 New Jersey Devils season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 12th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1] For the fourth consecutive season, the Devils qualified for the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Devils made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Final where they came within a game of advancing to the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. Goaltender Martin Brodeur won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top rookie and new coach Jacques Lemaire won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach.

Regular season

The New Jersey Devils opened the 1993–94 season with 7 consecutive wins. They finished second in scoring and in goaltending. They also set team records in wins (47) and points (106). Captain Scott Stevens led the league in +/- with +53.

During the regular season, the Devils allowed the fewest even-strength goals (141) and had the fewest power-play opportunities (333).[2]

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 New York Rangers 84 52 24 8 299 231 112
2 3 84 47 25 12 306 220 106
3 7 Washington Capitals 84 39 35 10 277 263 88
4 8 New York Islanders 84 36 36 12 282 264 84
5 9 Florida Panthers 84 33 34 17 233 233 83
6 10 Philadelphia Flyers 84 35 39 10 294 314 80
7 12 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 224 251 71

[3] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[4]
R GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p-New York Rangers * 84 52 24 8 299 231 112
2 x-Pittsburgh Penguins * 84 44 27 13 299 285 101
3 84 47 25 12 306 220 106
4 Boston Bruins 84 42 29 13 289 252 97
5 Montreal Canadiens 84 41 29 14 283 248 96
6 Buffalo Sabres 84 43 32 9 282 218 95
7 Washington Capitals 84 39 35 10 277 263 88
8 New York Islanders 84 36 36 12 282 264 84
9 Florida Panthers 84 33 34 17 233 233 83
10 Philadelphia Flyers 84 35 39 10 294 314 80
11 Quebec Nordiques 84 34 42 8 277 292 76
12 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 224 251 71
13 Hartford Whalers 84 27 48 9 227 288 63
14 Ottawa Senators 84 14 61 9 201 397 37
Final standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

Regular season

1993–94 regular season[5]
October: 8–2–0 (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 October 6, 1993 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–0–0 W
2 October 8, 1993 6–3 @ Washington Capitals 2–0–0 W
3 October 9, 1993 6–4 Washington Capitals 3–0–0 W
4 October 12, 1993 7–4 Winnipeg Jets 4–0–0 W
5 October 16, 1993 6–3 @ New York Islanders 5–0–0 W
6 October 20, 1993 4–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 6–0–0 W
7 October 23, 1993 2–1 Florida Panthers 7–0–0 W
8 October 26, 1993 0–2 Montreal Canadiens 7–1–0 L
9 October 30, 1993 5–3 Philadelphia Flyers 8–1–0 W
10 October 31, 1993 1–4 @ New York Rangers 8–2–0 L
November: 7–4–2 (home: 2–3–0; road: 5–1–2)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 November 3, 1993 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings 8–3–0 L
12 November 5, 1993 6–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 9–3–0 W
13 November 7, 1993 2–1 @ San Jose Sharks 10–3–0 W
14 November 10, 1993 5–3 New York Islanders 11–3–0 W
15 November 11, 1993 5–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 12–3–0 W
16 November 13, 1993 2–4 San Jose Sharks 12–4–0 L
17 November 17, 1993 4–0 Buffalo Sabres 13–4–0 W
18 November 18, 1993 5–2 @ Ottawa Senators 14–4–0 W
19 November 20, 1993 3–4 OT Detroit Red Wings 14–5–0 L
20 November 23, 1993 1–1 OT @ Quebec Nordiques 14–5–1 T
21 November 24, 1993 5–3 @ Buffalo Sabres 15–5–1 W
22 November 26, 1993 6–6 OT @ St. Louis Blues 15–5–2 T
23 November 30, 1993 1–3 New York Rangers 15–6–2 L
December: 6–6–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 2–4–1)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 December 2, 1993 2–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins 15–6–3 T
25 December 4, 1993 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks 15–6–4 T
26 December 5, 1993 1–2 @ New York Rangers 15–7–4 L
27 December 8, 1993 4–2 @ Montreal Canadiens 16–7–4 W
28 December 9, 1993 2–3 Quebec Nordiques 16–8–4 L
29 December 11, 1993 5–2 Edmonton Oilers 17–8–4 W
30 December 14, 1993 1–4 @ New York Islanders 17–9–4 L
31 December 15, 1993 4–5 Boston Bruins 17–10–4 L
32 December 18, 1993 6–2 @ Quebec Nordiques 18–10–4 W
33 December 19, 1993 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers 19–10–4 W
34 December 22, 1993 3–6 @ Hartford Whalers 19–11–4 L
35 December 23, 1993 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 20–11–4 W
36 December 26, 1993 3–8 @ New York Rangers 20–12–4 L
37 December 28, 1993 4–2 Hartford Whalers 21–12–4 W
January: 6–4–2 (home: 2–2–0; road: 4–2–2)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 January 1, 1994 7–1 @ Ottawa Senators 22–12–4 W
39 January 4, 1994 6–3 New York Islanders 23–12–4 W
40 January 7, 1994 4–1 Florida Panthers 24–12–4 W
41 January 9, 1994 0–4 Washington Capitals 24–13–4 L
42 January 12, 1994 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens 24–14–4 L
43 January 14, 1994 5–2 @ Washington Capitals 25–14–4 W
44 January 15, 1994 3–5 Los Angeles Kings 25–15–4 L
45 January 19, 1994 4–0 @ Winnipeg Jets 26–15–4 W
46 January 24, 1994 6–2 @ Dallas Stars 27–15–4 W
47 January 26, 1994 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers 27–15–5 T
48 January 28, 1994 2–2 OT @ Calgary Flames 27–15–6 T
49 January 29, 1994 3–6 @ Vancouver Canucks 27–16–6 L
February: 6–4–3 (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–2–3)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
50 February 2, 1994 2–3 Buffalo Sabres 27–17–6 L
51 February 4, 1994 5–2 Ottawa Senators 28–17–6 W
52 February 5, 1994 7–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–17–6 W
53 February 10, 1994 7–3 Vancouver Canucks 30–17–6 W
54 February 12, 1994 3–5 @ Boston Bruins 30–18–6 L
55 February 13, 1994 3–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning 30–18–7 T
56 February 17, 1994 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 30–19–7 L
57 February 19, 1994 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning 31–19–7 W
58 February 20, 1994 1–1 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks 31–19–8 T
59 February 23, 1994 7–2 @ Detroit Red Wings 32–19–8 W
60 February 24, 1994 1–3 New York Rangers 32–20–8 L
61 February 26, 1994 1–1 OT @ Hartford Whalers 32–20–9 T
62 February 28, 1994 5–1 St. Louis Blues 33–20–9 W
March: 12–1–2 (home: 8–0–1; road: 4–1–1)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
63 March 2, 1994 3–2 @ Florida Panthers 34–20–9 W
64 March 3, 1994 5–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning 35–20–9 W
65 March 5, 1994 6–3 Calgary Flames 36–20–9 W
66 March 7, 1994 2–2 OT Quebec Nordiques 36–20–10 T
67 March 10, 1994 4–0 Hartford Whalers 37–20–10 W
68 March 12, 1994 2–1 Boston Bruins 38–20–10 W
69 March 13, 1994 4–0 Dallas Stars 39–20–10 W
70 March 15, 1994 2–3 @ New York Islanders 39–21–10 L
71 March 17, 1994 6–1 @ Buffalo Sabres 40–21–10 W
72 March 19, 1994 8–6 @ Boston Bruins 41–21–10 W
73 March 21, 1994 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers 41–21–11 T
74 March 24, 1994 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning 42–21–11 W
75 March 26, 1994 7–2 Philadelphia Flyers 43–21–11 W
76 March 27, 1994 5–2 Quebec Nordiques 44–21–11 W
77 March 29, 1994 5–2 Montreal Canadiens 45–21–11 W
April: 2–4–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 0–3–1)
Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 April 1, 1994 1–2 @ Washington Capitals 45–22–11 L
79 April 2, 1994 2–4 New York Rangers 45–23–11 L
80 April 6, 1994 1–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 45–24–11 L
81 April 8, 1994 7–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 46–24–11 W
82 April 10, 1994 2–2 OT @ Florida Panthers 46–24–12 T
83 April 12, 1994 2–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 46–25–12 L
84 April 14, 1994 4–1 Ottawa Senators 47–25–12 W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Buffalo Sabres – Devils win 4–3
Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 April 17, 1994 0–2 Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 1–0 L
2 April 19, 1994 2–1 Buffalo Sabres Series tied 1–1 W
3 April 21, 1994 2–1 @ Buffalo Sabres Devils lead 2–1 W
4 April 23, 1994 3–5 @ Buffalo Sabres Series tied 2–2 L
5 April 25, 1994 5–3 Buffalo Sabres Devils lead 3–2 W
6 April 27, 1994 0–1 4OT @ Buffalo Sabres Series tied 3–3 L
7 April 29, 1994 2–1 Buffalo Sabres Devils win 4–3 W
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Boston Bruins – Devils win 4–2
Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 May 1, 1994 1–2 Boston Bruins Bruins lead 1–0 L
2 May 3, 1994 5–6 OT Boston Bruins Bruins lead 2–0 L
3 May 5, 1994 4–2 @ Boston Bruins Bruins lead 2–1 W
4 May 7, 1994 5–4 OT @ Boston Bruins Series tied 2–2 W
5 May 9, 1994 2–0 Boston Bruins Devils win 3–2 W
6 May 11, 1994 5–3 @ Boston Bruins Devils win 4–2 W
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (1) New York Rangers – Rangers win 4–3
Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 May 15, 1994 4–3 2OT @ New York Rangers Devils lead 1–0 W
2 May 17, 1994 0–4 @ New York Rangers Series tied 1–1 L
3 May 19, 1994 2–3 2OT New York Rangers Rangers lead 2–1 L
4 May 21, 1994 3–1 New York Rangers Series tied 2–2 W
5 May 23, 1994 4–1 @ New York Rangers Devils lead 3–2 W
6 May 25, 1994 2–4 New York Rangers Series tied 3–3 L
7 May 27, 1994 1–2 2OT @ New York Rangers Rangers win 4–3 L

Legend: W Win L Loss

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Scott Stevens D 83 18 60 78 112 53 5 1 4
Stephane Richer RW 80 36 36 72 16 31 7 3 9
John MacLean RW 80 37 33 70 95 30 8 0 4
Valeri Zelepukin LW 82 26 31 57 70 36 8 0 0
Corey Millen C 78 20 30 50 52 24 4 0 3
Bernie Nicholls C 61 19 27 46 86 24 3 0 1
Scott Niedermayer D 81 10 36 46 42 34 5 0 2
Bill Guerin RW 81 25 19 44 101 14 2 0 3
Claude Lemieux RW 79 18 26 44 86 13 5 0 5
Tom Chorske LW 76 21 20 41 32 14 1 1 4
Bobby Holík C 70 13 20 33 72 28 2 0 3
Bob Carpenter C 76 10 23 33 51 7 0 2 1
Bruce Driver D 66 8 24 32 63 29 3 1 0
Alexander Semak C 54 12 17 29 22 6 2 2 2
Randy McKay RW 78 12 15 27 244 24 0 0 1
Mike Peluso LW 69 4 16 20 238 19 0 0 0
Tommy Albelin D 62 2 17 19 36 20 1 0 1
Jaroslav Modrý D 41 2 15 17 18 10 2 0 0
Jim Dowd C 15 5 10 15 0 8 2 0 0
Viacheslav Fetisov D 52 1 14 15 30 14 0 0 0
David Emma C 15 5 5 10 2 0 1 0 2
Ken Daneyko D 78 1 9 10 176 27 0 0 1
Jason Smith D 41 0 5 5 43 7 0 0 0
Chris Terreri G 44 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Ben Hankinson RW 13 1 0 1 23 0 0 0 1
Martin Brodeur G 47 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Scott Pellerin LW 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Peter Sidorkiewicz G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur 2625 47 27 11 8 105 2.40 3 1238 1133 .915
Chris Terreri 2340 44 20 11 4 106 2.72 2 1141 1035 .907
Peter Sidorkiewicz 130 3 0 3 0 6 2.77 0 55 49 .891
Team: 5095 84 47 25 12 217 2.56 5 2434 2217 .911

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Claude Lemieux RW 20 7 11 18 44 0 0 2
John MacLean RW 20 6 10 16 22 2 0 1
Bernie Nicholls C 16 4 9 13 28 2 1 0
Stephane Richer RW 20 7 5 12 6 3 0 2
Scott Stevens D 20 2 9 11 42 2 0 1
Bruce Driver D 20 3 5 8 12 2 0 0
Jim Dowd C 19 2 6 8 8 0 0 0
Bob Carpenter C 20 1 7 8 20 0 0 0
Valeri Zelepukin LW 20 5 2 7 14 1 0 0
Tom Chorske LW 20 4 3 7 0 0 0 1
Tommy Albelin D 20 2 5 7 14 1 0 1
Scott Niedermayer D 20 2 2 4 8 1 0 0
Bill Guerin RW 17 2 1 3 35 0 0 1
Randy McKay RW 20 1 2 3 24 0 0 0
Bobby Holík C 20 0 3 3 6 0 0 0
Viacheslav Fetisov D 14 1 0 1 8 0 0 0
Ben Hankinson RW 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0
Corey Millen C 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 1
Mike Peluso LW 17 1 0 1 64 0 0 1
Martin Brodeur G 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ken Daneyko D 20 0 1 1 45 0 0 0
Alexander Semak C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Smith D 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
Chris Terreri G 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur 1171 17 8 9 38 1.95 1 531 493 .928
Chris Terreri 200 4 3 0 9 2.70 0 111 102 .919
Team: 1371 20 11 9 47 2.06 1 642 595 .927

[6]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Martin Brodeur Calder Memorial Trophy End of regular season
Martin Brodeur NHL All-Rookie Team – Goaltender End of regular season
Jacques Lemaire Jack Adams Trophy End of regular season
Scott Stevens NHL Plus-Minus Award End of regular season
Scott Stevens NHL First All-Star Team – Defense End of regular season

Nominations

Regular Season
Player Award Place
Scott Stevens James Norris Memorial Trophy[7] Runner-Up

Transactions

Draft picks

New Jersey's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.[8]

Rd # Pick # Player Nat Pos Team (League) Notes
1 13 Denis Pederson  Canada C Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2 32 Jay Pandolfo  United States LW Boston University (Hockey East) [a]
2 39 Brendan Morrison  Canada C Penticton Panthers (BCJHL)
3 65 Krzysztof Oliwa  Poland LW Welland Flames (GHJBHL)
4 91 No fourth-round pick [b]
5 110 John Guirestante  Canada RW London Knights (OHL) [c]
6 143 Steve Brule  Canada RW St. Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
7 169 Nikolai Zavarukhin  Russia C Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL)
8 195 Thom Cullen  Canada D Wexford Raiders (MJHL)
9 221 Judd Lambert  Canada G Chilliwack Chiefs (BCJHL)
10 247 Jimmy Provencher  Canada RW St. Jean Lynx (QMJHL)
11 273 Mike Legg  Canada RW London (MOJHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Devils acquired the 1993 second-round pick, Bobby Holik, and a conditional 1994 draft pick from Hartford for Sean Burke and Eric Weinrich on August 28, 1992.
  2. ^ The Devils traded their 1993 fourth-round pick (used on Cosmo Dupual), along with Craig Billington and Troy Mallette to Ottawa for Peter Sidorkiewicz and future considerations (later became Mike Peluso) on June 20, 1993.
  3. ^ The Devils acquired the 1993 fifth-round pick from Hartford for Lee Norwood on October 3, 1991. The Devils had traded their original fifth-round pick (used on Jason Saal) to Los Angeles for Corey Millen on June 26, 1993.

References

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  3. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
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  7. ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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