1993–94 Montreal Canadiens season

1993–94 Montreal Canadiens
Division3rd Northeast
Conference5th Eastern
1993–94 record41–29–14
Home record26–12–4
Road record15–17–10
Goals for283
Goals against248
Team information
General managerSerge Savard
CoachJacques Demers
CaptainGuy Carbonneau
Alternate captainsJ. J. Daigneault
Kirk Muller
ArenaMontreal Forum
Minor league affiliate(s)Fredericton Canadiens
Wheeling Thunderbirds
Team leaders
GoalsVincent Damphousse (40)
AssistsVincent Damphousse (51)
PointsVincent Damphousse (91)
Penalty minutesLyle Odelein (276)
Plus/minusJohn LeClair (+17)
WinsPatrick Roy (35)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (2.50)

The 1993–94 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 85th season of play. The defending Stanley Cup champions could not repeat, being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals by the Boston Bruins four games to three. It was the last time at the Forum that the playoffs were played. In addition, it was the first time in eleven years that the Canadiens did not advance past the first round of the playoffs.[1]

Off-season

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  • In the off-season, Patrick Roy signed a new four-year, $16 million contract.[2]

Regular season

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For the season, Roy had 35 wins, 17 losses and 11 ties. Without him in net, the Canadiens had 6 wins, 12 losses and 3 ties.[3] The Canadiens ended the season on a sour note. They had 3 wins and 9 losses in their last 12 games, including a 9–0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.[4] Vincent Damphousse finished the season with 40 goals, the last time a Canadiens player achieved the feat as of 2024.

Season standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 84 44 27 13 299 285 101
2 4 Boston Bruins 84 42 29 13 289 252 97
3 5 Montreal Canadiens 84 41 29 14 283 248 96
4 6 Buffalo Sabres 84 43 32 9 282 218 95
5 11 Quebec Nordiques 84 34 42 8 277 292 76
6 13 Hartford Whalers 84 27 48 9 227 288 63
7 14 Ottawa Senators 84 14 61 9 201 397 37

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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[6]
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 New Jersey Devils 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

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Regular season

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1993–94 regular season[7]
October: 7–3–2 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–2–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 6, 1993 4–3 Hartford Whalers 1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 7, 1993 1–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1–0 Recap
3 W October 9, 1993 7–4 Buffalo Sabres 2–1–0 Recap
4 T October 11, 1993 1–1 @ Boston Bruins 2–1–1 Recap
5 L October 13, 1993 3–4 @ Hartford Whalers 2–2–1 Recap
6 L October 16, 1993 2–5 Quebec Nordiques 2–3–1 Recap
7 W October 18, 1993 4–2 @ Quebec Nordiques 3–3–1 Recap
8 W October 20, 1993 5–2 Dallas Stars 4–3–1 Recap
9 W October 23, 1993 4–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5–3–1 Recap
10 W October 26, 1993 2–0 @ New Jersey Devils 6–3–1 Recap
11 T October 28, 1993 3–3 @ New York Rangers 6–3–2 Recap
12 W October 30, 1993 5–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3–2 Recap
November: 4–6–1 (home: 3–4–1; road: 1–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 W November 3, 1993 1–0 Tampa Bay Lightning 8–3–2 Recap
14 L November 6, 1993 3–4 Calgary Flames 8–4–2 Recap
15 L November 10, 1993 1–3 Florida Panthers 8–5–2 Recap
16 L November 13, 1993 2–3 OT Ottawa Senators 8–6–2 Recap
17 W November 15, 1993 4–2 @ Ottawa Senators 9–6–2 Recap
18 W November 17, 1993 3–1 Edmonton Oilers 10–6–2 Recap
19[a] L November 18, 1993 1–5 New York Islanders 10–7–2 Recap
20 T November 20, 1993 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–7–3 Recap
21 L November 23, 1993 4–5 @ New York Rangers 10–8–3 Recap
22 L November 24, 1993 2–9 @ Philadelphia Flyers 10–9–3 Recap
23 W November 27, 1993 4–0 Los Angeles Kings 11–9–3 Recap

Notes:
a Neutral site game played at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.

December: 5–6–3 (home: 2–4–0; road: 3–2–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 L December 1, 1993 3–6 Ottawa Senators 11–10–3 Recap
25 T December 3, 1993 2–2 @ Washington Capitals 11–10–4 Recap
26 W December 4, 1993 8–1 @ Boston Bruins 12–10–4 Recap
27 W December 6, 1993 4–3 OT Vancouver Canucks 13–10–4 Recap
28 L December 8, 1993 2–4 New Jersey Devils 13–11–4 Recap
29 L December 11, 1993 3–5 Washington Capitals 13–12–4 Recap
30 T December 14, 1993 1–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 13–12–5 Recap
31 T December 15, 1993 3–3 @ Florida Panthers 13–12–6 Recap
32 W December 18, 1993 8–1 Detroit Red Wings 14–12–6 Recap
33 L December 22, 1993 3–5 New York Islanders 14–13–6 Recap
34 L December 23, 1993 0–5 @ Buffalo Sabres 14–14–6 Recap
35 W December 27, 1993 5–2 @ St. Louis Blues 15–14–6 Recap
36 L December 29, 1993 3–6 @ Edmonton Oilers 15–15–6 Recap
37 W December 31, 1993 5–2 @ Calgary Flames 16–15–6 Recap
January: 8–4–2 (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 W January 2, 1994 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks 17–15–6 Recap
39 T January 4, 1994 2–2 @ San Jose Sharks 17–15–7 Recap
40[b] W January 5, 1994 4–0 @ Quebec Nordiques 18–15–7 Recap
41 W January 8, 1994 3–2 New York Rangers 19–15–7 Recap
42 W January 10, 1994 4–2 Winnipeg Jets 20–15–7 Recap
43 W January 12, 1994 3–2 New Jersey Devils 21–15–7 Recap
44 L January 14, 1994 2–5 @ New York Islanders 21–16–7 Recap
45 L January 15, 1994 2–5 Florida Panthers 21–17–7 Recap
46 W January 17, 1994 3–1 Washington Capitals 22–17–7 Recap
47 T January 19, 1994 3–3 Boston Bruins 22–17–8 Recap
48 L January 24, 1994 3–8 @ Florida Panthers 22–18–8 Recap
49 W January 26, 1994 3–0 @ Hartford Whalers 23–18–8 Recap
50 L January 29, 1994 2–3 Buffalo Sabres 23–19–8 Recap
51 W January 30, 1994 5–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers 24–19–8 Recap

Notes:
b Neutral site game played at the America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

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

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

Playoffs

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1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[7]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Boston Bruins – Bruins win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 16, 1994 2–3 @ Boston Bruins Bruins lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 18, 1994 3–2 @ Boston Bruins Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L April 21, 1994 3–6 Boston Bruins Bruins lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 23, 1994 5–2 Boston Bruins Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W April 25, 1994 2–1 OT @ Boston Bruins Canadiens lead 3–2 Recap
6 L April 27, 1994 2–3 Boston Bruins Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L April 29, 1994 3–5 @ Boston Bruins Bruins win 4–3 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Vincent Damphousse C 84 40 51 91 75 0 13 0 10
Brian Bellows LW 77 33 38 71 36 9 13 0 2
Kirk Muller LW 76 23 34 57 96 -1 9 2 3
Mathieu Schneider D 75 20 32 52 62 15 11 0 4
Mike Keane RW 80 16 30 46 119 6 6 2 2
Gilbert Dionne LW 74 19 26 45 31 -9 3 0 5
John LeClair LW 74 19 24 43 32 17 1 0 1
Lyle Odelein D 79 11 29 40 276 8 6 0 2
Guy Carbonneau C 79 14 24 38 48 16 0 0 1
Eric Desjardins D 84 12 23 35 97 -1 6 1 3
Paul DiPietro C 70 13 20 33 37 -2 2 0 0
Benoit Brunet LW 71 10 20 30 20 14 0 3 1
Oleg Petrov RW 55 12 15 27 2 7 1 0 1
Patrice Brisebois D 53 2 21 23 63 5 1 0 0
Stephan Lebeau C 34 9 7 16 8 1 4 0 2
Gary Leeman RW 31 4 11 15 17 5 0 0 0
Ed Ronan RW 61 6 8 14 42 3 0 0 1
J. J. Daigneault D 68 2 12 14 73 16 0 0 1
Peter Popovic D 47 2 12 14 26 10 1 0 0
Kevin Haller D 68 4 9 13 118 3 0 0 1
Ron Wilson C 48 2 10 12 12 -2 0 0 0
Pierre Sevigny LW 43 4 5 9 42 6 1 0 1
Donald Brashear LW 14 2 2 4 34 0 0 0 0
Bryan Fogarty D 13 1 2 3 10 -4 0 0 0
Christian Proulx D 7 1 2 3 20 0 0 0 0
Mario Roberge LW 28 1 2 3 55 -2 0 0 0
Brian Savage LW 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Ferguson C 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rob Ramage D 6 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0
Patrick Roy G 68 0 1 1 30 0 0 0 0
Frederic Chabot G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerry Fleming LW 5 0 0 0 25 -4 0 0 0
Les Kuntar G 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Andre Racicot G 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turner Stevenson RW 2 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Ron Tugnutt G 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lindsay Vallis D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy 3867 68 35 17 11 161 2.50 7 1956 1795 .918
Les Kuntar 302 6 2 2 0 16 3.18 0 130 114 .877
Andre Racicot 500 11 2 6 2 37 4.44 0 246 209 .850
Ron Tugnutt 378 8 2 3 1 24 3.81 0 172 148 .860
Frederic Chabot 60 1 0 1 0 5 5.00 0 24 19 .792
Team: 5107 84 41 29 14 243 2.85 7 2528 2285 .904

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Kirk Muller LW 7 6 2 8 4 3 0 2
Paul DiPietro C 7 2 4 6 2 2 0 1
Benoit Brunet LW 7 1 4 5 16 0 0 0
Mike Keane RW 6 3 1 4 4 0 0 0
Guy Carbonneau C 7 1 3 4 4 0 0 0
Patrice Brisebois D 7 0 4 4 6 0 0 0
John LeClair LW 7 2 1 3 8 1 0 0
Brian Bellows LW 6 1 2 3 2 0 0 0
Vincent Damphousse C 7 1 2 3 8 0 0 0
Gilbert Dionne LW 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Kevin Haller D 7 1 1 2 19 0 0 0
Eric Desjardins D 7 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
Brian Savage LW 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Turner Stevenson RW 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Ed Ronan RW 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. J. Daigneault D 7 0 1 1 12 0 0 0
Peter Popovic D 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Pierre Sevigny LW 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Donald Brashear LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Leeman RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lyle Odelein D 7 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
Oleg Petrov RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patrick Roy G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mathieu Schneider D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Tugnutt G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ron Wilson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy 375 6 3 3 16 2.56 0 228 212 .930
Ron Tugnutt 59 1 0 1 5 5.08 0 25 20 .800
Team: 434 7 3 4 21 2.90 0 253 232 .917

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Note:
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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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February 20, 1994 To Montreal Canadiens
Ron Tugnutt 		To Anaheim Ducks
Stephan Lebeau[9]

Draft picks

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Montreal's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.[10]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 21 Saku Koivu Centre  Finland TPS (Finland)
2 47 Rory Fitzpatrick Defence  United States Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3 73 Sebastien Bordeleau Centre  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
4 85 Adam Wiesel Defence  United States Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
4 99 Jean-Francois Houle Left wing  Canada Northwood Prep. (USHS-NY)
5 113 Jeff Lank Defence  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5 125 Dion Darling Defence  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6 151 Darcy Tucker Right wing  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7 177 David Ruhly Left wing  United States Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN)
8 203 Alan Letang Defence  Canada Newmarket Royals (OHL)
9 229 Alexandre Duchesne Left wing  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
10 255 Brian Larochelle Goaltender  United States Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS-NH)
11 281 Russell Guzior Centre  United States Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.333, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  2. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.317, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  3. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.320, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  4. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.321, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "1993-94 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "1993-94 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  9. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.320, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  10. ^ "1993 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
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