1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference2nd Eastern
1993–94 record44–27–13
Home record25–9–8
Road record19–18–5
Goals for299
Goals against285
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachEddie Johnston
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsRon Francis
Kevin Stevens
Bryan Trottier
ArenaPittsburgh Civic Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Lumberjacks
Louisville Icehawks
Team leaders
GoalsKevin Stevens (41)
AssistsJaromir Jagr (67)
PointsJaromir Jagr (99)
Penalty minutesUlf Samuelsson (199)
Plus/minusMartin Straka (+24)
WinsTom Barrasso (22)
Goals against averageTom Barrasso (3.36)

The 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

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Regular season

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The Penguins moved into the newly formed Northeast Division (competing against the teams that made up the old Adams Division) and won their third division crown in four seasons. This season marked the return to the Penguins and to the bench of head coach Eddie Johnston. Under EJ's guidance the Pens racked up a 101-point season, their second straight 100 point season and second in franchise history. The Northeast Division title earned them a second seed and a first round playoff date with the Washington Capitals. The Caps won the series in six games, which until 2018 was the only series victory that the Capitals had earned over the rival Penguins.

Of note from the season:

  • The Penguins were not shut out in any of their 84 regular-season games.
  • Injuries limited Mario Lemieux to only 22 regular season games.
  • Rookie Markus Naslund made his NHL debut. Other rookies debuting for the Penguins were Chris Tamer, Greg Andrusak, Ed Patterson, Pat Neaton, Rob Dopson, Justin Duberman, and Ladislav Karabin.
  • Each team during the 1993-1994 season played two neutral site games. The Penguins played, and won, in Sacramento vs Buffalo and in Cleveland vs. Boston on Easter Sunday.
  • An offseason trade landed the Penguins Marty McSorely in exchange for Shawn McEachern. On February 16, the Pens and Kings made another trade, with McSorely and McEachern again involved: the Pens
  • traded McSorely and Jim Paek to LA for Tomas Sandstrom and McEachern.
  • Other trades: Paul Stanton to Boston for 3rd round pick 1994; Jeff Daniels to Florida for Greg Hawgood; Mike Needham to Dallas for Jim McKenzie
  • RW Martin Straka had his first ever 30 goal season.
  • Center Bryan Trottier unretired for one season and acted in a player/coach role, playing 41 games for the team as officially part of their coaching staff.
  • Goaltender Roberto Romano made his return to the Penguins (and to the NHL) after toiling in Italy since the 1987-1988 season. Romano went 1-0-1 in his two appearances for the Penguins, his last games in the NHL.
  • On November 16, 1993, the Penguins defeated the Flyers, 11-5. This would be the last time the Penguins scored 11 goals in a game for 29 years.

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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[3]
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[1]
October: 7–4–1 (home: 4–1–1; road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
# Oct Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
1 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 7 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 9 New York Rangers 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–7 Quebec Nordiques 2–2–0 4 Recap
5 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Florida Panthers 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–3–0 6 Recap
7 16 Hartford Whalers 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3–0 8 Recap
8 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 New York Islanders 5–3–0 10 Recap
9 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Buffalo Sabres 6–3–0 12 Recap
10 23 St. Louis Blues 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3–1 13 Recap
11 28 Quebec Nordiques 7–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4–1 13 Recap
12 30 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4–1 15 Recap
November: 2–3–5 (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–2–4), 15 Points
# Nov Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
13 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT San Jose Sharks 7–4–2 16 Recap
14 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2 Buffalo Sabres 8–4–2 18 Recap
15 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–8 Los Angeles Kings 8–5–2 18 Recap
16 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 9–5–2 20 Recap
17 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues 9–5–3 21 Recap
18 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks 9–6–3 21 Recap
19 13 Detroit Red Wings 7–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–7–3 21 Recap
20 16 Philadelphia Flyers 5–11 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–7–3 23 Recap
21 18 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–7–3 25 Recap
22 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 OT Montreal Canadiens 11–7–4 26 Recap
23 24 Boston Bruins 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–7–4 28 Recap
24 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 OT Washington Capitals 12–7–5 29 Recap
25 27 Ottawa Senators 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 12–7–6 30 Recap
December: 6–4–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 3–2–0), 14 Points
# Dec Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
26 2 New Jersey Devils 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 12–7–7 31 Recap
27 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–6 OT Hartford Whalers 13–7–7 33 Recap
28 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Dallas Stars 13–8–7 33 Recap
29 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Tampa Bay Lightning 14–8–7 35 Recap
30 14 Los Angeles Kings 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 15–8–7 37 Recap
31 16 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 16–8–7 39 Recap
32 19 New York Islanders 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 16–9–7 39 Recap
33 21 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–9–7 41 Recap
34 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Boston Bruins 18–9–7 43 Recap
35 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Washington Capitals 18–10–7 43 Recap
36 28 Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 18–10–8 44 Recap
37 31 Quebec Nordiques 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–11–8 44 Recap
January: 6–3–3 (home: 4–0–2; road: 2–3–1), 15 Points
# Jan Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
38 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 Hartford Whalers 18–12–8 44 Recap
39 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Ottawa Senators 19–12–8 46 Recap
40 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Buffalo Sabres 20–12–8 48 Recap
41 8 Calgary Flames 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 20–12–9 49 Recap
42 11 Boston Bruins 4–5 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 21–12–9 51 Recap
43 13 Florida Panthers 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 21–12–10 52 Recap
44 15 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–12–10 54 Recap
45 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Quebec Nordiques 22–13–10 54 Recap
46 25 Ottawa Senators 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–13–10 56 Recap
47 27 Quebec Nordiques 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–13–10 58 Recap
48 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs 24–13–11 59 Recap
49 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 New York Rangers 24–14–11 59 Recap
February: 7–6–1 (home: 4–3–1; road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
# Feb Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
50 1 Florida Panthers 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–14–11 61 Recap
51 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Detroit Red Wings 26–14–11 63 Recap
52 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 New Jersey Devils 26–15–11 63 Recap
53 7 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–16–11 63 Recap
54 10 New York Islanders 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–17–11 63 Recap
55 12 Dallas Stars 9–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–18–11 63 Recap
56 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 Philadelphia Flyers 27–18–11 65 Recap
57 15 Winnipeg Jets 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–18–11 67 Recap
58 17 Hartford Whalers 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–18–11 69 Recap
59 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens 29–19–11 69 Recap
60 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT New York Rangers 29–20–11 69 Recap
61 24 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 29–20–12 70 Recap
62 26 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 30–20–12 72 Recap
63 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Florida Panthers 31–20–12 74 Recap
March: 9–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 5–3–0), 19 Points
# Mar Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
64 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Buffalo Sabres 31–21–12 74 Recap
65 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Winnipeg Jets 32–21–12 76 Recap
66 8 Boston Bruins 3–7 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–21–12 78 Recap
67 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–22–12 78 Recap
68 12 New York Rangers 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 34–22–12 80 Recap
69 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Hartford Whalers 35–22–12 82 Recap
70 15 Washington Capitals 5–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 35–23–12 82 Recap
71 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Boston Bruins 36–23–12 84 Recap
72 19 Vancouver Canucks 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 37–23–12 86 Recap
73 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 New York Islanders 38–23–12 88 Recap
74 22 San Jose Sharks 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 38–23–13 89 Recap
75 24 Ottawa Senators 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 39–23–13 91 Recap
76 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Calgary Flames 39–24–13 91 Recap
77 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Edmonton Oilers 39–25–13 91 Recap
78 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Vancouver Canucks 40–25–13 93 Recap
April: 4–2–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–2–0), 8 Points
# Apr Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
79 3 Boston Bruins 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 41–25–13 95 Recap
80 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 42–25–13 97 Recap
81 6 New Jersey Devils 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 43–25–13 99 Recap
82 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 New Jersey Devils 43–26–13 99 Recap
83 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–9 Montreal Canadiens 43–27–13 99 Recap
84 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 Ottawa Senators 44–27–13 101 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[1]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Washington Capitals – Capitals win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Recap
1 April 17 Washington Capitals 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Recap
2 April 19 Washington Capitals 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Recap
3 April 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–2 Washington Capitals 1–2 Recap
4 April 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Washington Capitals 1–3 Recap
5 April 25 Washington Capitals 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Recap
6 April 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Washington Capitals 2–4 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[6]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso 44 2481:59 22 15 5 139 3.36 1304 0.893 2 0 1 42
Ken Wregget 42 2455:53 21 12 7 138 3.37 1291 0.893 1 0 1 8
Roberto Romano 2 125:00 1 0 1 3 1.44 56 0.946 0 0 0 0
Rob Dopson 2 45:25 0 0 0 3 3.96 23 0.870 0 0 0 0
Total 5108:17 44 27 13 283 3.32 2674 0.894 3 0 2 50
Playoffs[7]
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso 6 356:22 2 4 17 2.86 162 0.895 0 0 0 4
Total 356:22 2 4 17 2.86 162 0.895 0 0 0 4

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

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  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 700 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–3 tie with San Jose on November 2.
  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1200 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–5 loss to Calgary on March 26.

Awards

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Player Award
Tom Barrasso Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Ron Francis Most Valuable Player Award
Player's Player Award
Booster Club Award
Bob Johnson Memorial Award
NHL Second team All-Star
Jaromir Jagr Bowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer Award
Joe Mullen Molson Breweries USA Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Bob Johnson Memorial Award
Unsung Hero Award
Kevin Stevens Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee
Ken Wregget Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award

Transactions

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The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season:[8]

Trades

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August 27, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings:

Shawn McEachern

To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Marty McSorley

October 8, 1993 To Boston Bruins:

Paul Stanton

To Pittsburgh Penguins:

1994 third round pick (#73–Greg Crozier)

February 15, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings:

Marty McSorley
Jim Paek

To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Shawn McEachern
Tomas Sandstrom

March 19, 1994 To Florida Panthers:

Jeff Daniels

To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Greg Hawgood

March 21, 1994 To Dallas Stars:

Mike Needham

To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Jim McKenzie

Free agents

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Player Acquired from Lost to Date
Steve Bancroft Florida Panthers August 2, 1993
Todd Hawkins Toronto Maple Leafs August 20, 1993
Dave Tippett Philadelphia Flyers August 30, 1993
Doug Brown New Jersey Devils September 28, 1993
Roberto Romano Boston Bruins October 7, 1993

Waivers

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Player Claimed from Lost to Date
Mike Stapleton Edmonton Oilers February 19, 1994
Larry DePalma New York Islanders March 9, 1994

Signings

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Player Date
Greg Brown September 29, 1993
Ladislav Karabin October 10, 1993

Draft picks

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See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

The Penguins' selected eleven players at the 1993 NHL entry draft.[9]

Round Pick # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 26 Stefan Bergqvist Defense  Sweden Leksands IF (SEL)
2 52 Domenic Pittis Center  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
3 62[a] Dave Roche Left wing  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4 104 Jonas Andersson-Junkka Defense  Sweden Kiruna (Sweden)
5 130 Chris Kelleher Defense  United States St. Sebastian's (Mass. H.S.)
6 156 Patrick Lalime Goaltender  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7 182 Sean Selmser Left wing  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
8 208 Larry McMorran Center  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
9 234 Timothy Harberts Center  United States Wayzata H.S. (Minn.)
10 260 Leonid Toropchenko Center  Russia Springfield Indians (AHL)
11 286 Hans Jonsson Defense  Sweden Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL)
Draft notes[10]

Farm teams

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The IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks finished last in the Atlantic Division with a 31-36-14 record.

The Louisville Icehawks of the East Coast Hockey League finished fifth in the West Division with a 16-44-8 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They upset the Brabham Cup champion Knoxville Cherokees in the first round before being swept by the Birmingham Bulls in the second round.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  5. ^ "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  6. ^ "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  7. ^ "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  8. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
  9. ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  10. ^ "1993 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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