1993–94 Boston Bruins season

1993–94 Boston Bruins
Division 2nd Northeast
Conference 4th Eastern
1993–94 record 42–29–13
Home record 20–14–8
Road record 22–15–5
Goals for 289
Goals against 252
Team information
General Manager Harry Sinden
Coach Brian Sutter
Captain Ray Bourque
Alternate captains Cam Neely
Adam Oates
Arena Boston Garden
Team leaders
Goals Cam Neely (50)
Assists Adam Oates (80)
Points Adam Oates (112)
Penalties in minutes Glen Featherstone (152)
Wins Jon Casey (30)
Goals against average Jon Casey (2.88)

The 1993–94 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 70th season. The season involved Cam Neely scoring 50 goals in 44 games, however, the Bruins had already played 66 games; making this an unofficial record.

The Bruins reached the second round in the Stanley Cup playoffs, beating the Montreal Canadiens before losing to the New Jersey Devils.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Boston's draft picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
125Kevyn Adams United StatesMiami University (CCHA)
251Matt Alvey United StatesSpringfield Olympics (NEJHL)
488Charles Paquette CanadaSherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL)
4103Shawn Bates United StatesMedford High School (USHS-MA)
5129Andrei Sapozhnikov RussiaTraktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
6155Milt Mastad CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
7181Ryan Golden United StatesReading Memorial High School (USHS-MA)
8207Hal Gill United StatesProvidence College (Hockey East)
9233Joel Prpic CanadaWaterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
10259Joakim Persson SwedenHammarby IF (Sweden)

Regular season

The Bruins had 2,980 shots on goal during the regular season, second only to the Detroit Red Wings. They tied the Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest power-play goals against (58).[1][2] On Sunday, March 27, 1994, the Bruins scored three short-handed goals in a 6–4 win over the Washington Capitals.[3]

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Pittsburgh Penguins84442713299285101
24Boston Bruins8442291328925297
35Montreal Canadiens8441291428324896
46Buffalo Sabres844332928221895
511Quebec Nordiques843442827729276
613Hartford Whalers842748922728863
714Ottawa Senators841461920139737

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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.

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 5, 19934–3@ New York Rangers (1993–94)1–0–0
2LOctober 7, 19933–5Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)1–1–0
3WOctober 9, 19937–3Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)2–1–0
4TOctober 11, 19931–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (1993–94)2–1–1
5TOctober 15, 19931–1 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)2–1–2
6TOctober 16, 19931–1 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)2–1–3
7LOctober 19, 19934–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)2–2–3
8WOctober 22, 19933–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)3–2–3
9TOctober 23, 19933–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)3–2–4
10WOctober 28, 19936–2Ottawa Senators (1993–94)4–2–4
11LOctober 30, 19931–2St. Louis Blues (1993–94)4–3–4
12LNovember 2, 19931–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)4–4–4
13WNovember 4, 19936–3Calgary Flames (1993–94)5–4–4
14TNovember 6, 19931–1 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)5–4–5
15WNovember 7, 19934–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)6–4–5
16WNovember 11, 19935–1Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)7–4–5
17WNovember 13, 19935–2@ New York Islanders (1993–94)8–4–5
18WNovember 17, 19934–2@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)9–4–5
19WNovember 18, 19933–1San Jose Sharks (1993–94)10–4–5
20TNovember 20, 19935–5 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1993–94)10–4–6
21LNovember 24, 19933–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)10–5–6
22WNovember 26, 19933–2Florida Panthers (1993–94)11–5–6
23LNovember 27, 19932–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)11–6–6
24WNovember 30, 19935–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)12–6–6
25WDecember 2, 19937–3New York Islanders (1993–94)13–6–6
26LDecember 4, 19931–8Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)13–7–6
27LDecember 5, 19931–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)13–8–6
28LDecember 9, 19932–3 OTVancouver Canucks (1993–94)13–9–6
29LDecember 11, 19934–5Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)13–10–6
30TDecember 12, 19932–2 OTHartford Whalers (1993–94)13–10–7
31WDecember 15, 19935–4@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)14–10–7
32WDecember 18, 19935–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)15–10–7
33WDecember 19, 19932–1 OT@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)16–10–7
34LDecember 23, 19933–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)16–11–7
35WDecember 27, 19935–3@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)17–11–7
36LDecember 31, 19933–4Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)17–12–7
37WJanuary 2, 19948–2Washington Capitals (1993–94)18–12–7
38WJanuary 6, 19945–4Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)19–12–7
39TJanuary 8, 19942–2 OTFlorida Panthers (1993–94)19–12–8
40LJanuary 10, 19940–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)19–13–8
41LJanuary 11, 19944–5 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)19–14–8
42LJanuary 13, 19942–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)19–15–8
43LJanuary 15, 19942–3Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)19–16–8
44WJanuary 17, 19945–3Hartford Whalers (1993–94)20–16–8
45TJanuary 19, 19943–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)20–16–9
46WJanuary 24, 19942–1@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)21–16–9
47WJanuary 25, 19943–1@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)22–16–9
48WJanuary 28, 19943–0@ New York Islanders (1993–94)23–16–9
49WJanuary 29, 19942–1New York Islanders (1993–94)24–16–9
50WJanuary 31, 19944–3Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)25–16–9
51LFebruary 3, 19940–3New York Rangers (1993–94)25–17–9
52WFebruary 5, 19944–0Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)26–17–9
53LFebruary 6, 19940–3@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)26–18–9
54WFebruary 8, 19946–1@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)27–18–9
55TFebruary 10, 19943–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (1993–94)27–18–10
56WFebruary 12, 19945–3New Jersey Devils (1993–94)28–18–10
57WFebruary 14, 19943–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)29–18–10
58WFebruary 16, 19943–0@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)30–18–10
59LFebruary 18, 19941–3@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)30–19–10
60TFebruary 20, 19942–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)30–19–11
61WFebruary 23, 19946–3@ New York Rangers (1993–94)31–19–11
62WFebruary 25, 19947–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)32–19–11
63WFebruary 27, 19944–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)33–19–11
64WMarch 3, 19946–4Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)34–19–11
65WMarch 5, 19946–1Ottawa Senators (1993–94)35–19–11
66WMarch 7, 19946–3Washington Capitals (1993–94)36–19–11
67LMarch 8, 19943–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)36–20–11
68TMarch 10, 19942–2 OTNew York Rangers (1993–94)36–20–12
69LMarch 12, 19941–2@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)36–21–12
70LMarch 14, 19944–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)36–22–12
71LMarch 17, 19942–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)36–23–12
72LMarch 19, 19946–8New Jersey Devils (1993–94)36–24–12
73LMarch 22, 19943–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)36–25–12
74WMarch 24, 19945–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)37–25–12
75WMarch 26, 19946–3Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)38–25–12
76WMarch 27, 19946–4@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)39–25–12
77TMarch 31, 19942–2 OTDallas Stars (1993–94)39–25–13
78LApril 1, 19940–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)39–26–13
79LApril 3, 19942–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)39–27–13
80WApril 7, 19945–4Ottawa Senators (1993–94)40–27–13
81LApril 9, 19940–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)40–28–13
82WApril 10, 19944–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)41–28–13
83WApril 13, 19948–0@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)42–28–13
84LApril 14, 19942–3Hartford Whalers (1993–94)42–29–13

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Adam OatesC77328011245101623
Raymond BourqueD7220719158261031
Cam NeelyRW49502474541220013
Joe JuneauC631458723511402
Glen WesleyD81144458641611
Ted DonatoLW84223254590921
Bryan SmolinskiC83312051824435
Glen MurrayRW8118133148−1004
Brent HughesLW7713112414310101
Jozef StumpelC5981523144001
Dave ReidLW83617232510021
Steve HeinzeRW7710112132−2021
Don SweeneyD75615215029122
Dmitri KvartalnovLW391271910−9400
Stephen LeachRW425101574−10101
Al IafrateD125813206201
Daniel MaroisRW22731018−4300
Paul StantonD71371054−7101
David ShawD55191085−11000
Cam StewartLW5736966−6001
Glen FeatherstoneD58189152−5001
Gordie RobertsD5916740−13000
Fred KnipscheerC11325143001
Mariusz CzerkawskiRW42130−2100
Sergei ZholtokC242132−7100
Jon CaseyG57022140000
Darren BanksLW401190000
John GrudenD70112−3000
Jamie HuscroftD36011144−2000
Andrew McKimC290114−10000
Vincent RiendeauG1801100000
John BlueG1800070000
Jon MorrisC40000−2000
Grigori PanteleevLW100000−2000
Mikhail TatarinovD200020000
Jim WiemerD40002−3000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jon Casey319257301591532.88412891136.881
Vincent Riendeau97618761503.071415365.880
John Blue94418583472.990407360.885
Team:5112844229132502.93521111861.882

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Adam OatesC1339128−3200
Raymond BourqueD1328100−5100
Bryan SmolinskiC135494−1200
Glen MurrayRW1345914−2000
Jozef StumpelC1317840000
Ted DonatoLW1342610−1201
Mariusz CzerkawskiRW133364−1100
Glen WesleyD13336120100
Steve HeinzeRW1323576000
Al IafrateD133146−2101
Brent HughesLW1321327−3001
Fred KnipscheerC1221360001
Dave ReidLW132132−1010
Don SweeneyD122134−2001
David ShawD13123164001
Cam StewartLW803370000
Stephen LeachRW50112−2000
Daniel MaroisRW1101116−1000
Gordie RobertsD1201180000
Jon CaseyG1100000000
Glen FeatherstoneD100001000
Jamie HuscroftD400091000
Vincent RiendeauG200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jon Casey6981156342.920308274.890
Vincent Riendeau12021184.0004234.810
Team:8181367423.080350308.880

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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;

Playoffs

In the Conference Quarter-Finals the Bruins met the defending champion Montreal Canadiens led by goalie Patrick Roy. The Bruins finished the season one point ahead of the Canadiens but had a losing 1–2–2 record over the season series between the two teams. The opening round playoff series was back and forth with the Canadiens holding a 3–2 series lead by Game 5. The Bruins rallied and won the last two games of the series in order to advance to the next round.[6] This was the last time the Bruins reached at least the second round until the 1998–99 season.

In the second round Eastern Conference semifinal series the Bruins were matched with the New Jersey Devils, who under the eventual 93–94 coach of the year winner, Jacques Lemaire,[7] implemented the neutral zone trap.[8][9] The Bruins jumped ahead to a 2–0 series lead by taking the opening two games. However the Devils rebounded and eliminated the Bruins, winning the next four games straight.[6]

The Bruins were without forward and leading scorer Cam Neely due to a knee injury.[10] Their top scorer in the playoffs was center Adam Oates with 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists).

Roster

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST

Boston Bruins
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

  • GM:
  • Coach:

Awards and honors

James Norris Trophy[11]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BOS/1994.html
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  3. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199403270WSH.html
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "1993-94 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Hockey Reference 1993–94 Boston Bruins Roster and Statistics". Hockey Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Jack Adams Award (NHL)". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ GUREGIAN, KAREN (May 10, 1994). "THE NHL Sinden blasts B's Devils win; Harry rips his players". Boston Herald. p. 088. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "With season's end Jacques Lemaire retires as New Jersey Devils coach". New Jersey Newsroom. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Neely Out For The Season". Chicago Tribune. March 22, 1994. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  11. ↑ "James Norris Trophy (NHL)". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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