1993–94 Montreal Canadiens season

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 Quarter-finals 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 11 years that the Canadiens did not advance past the first round of the playoffs.[1]

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
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)

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

NHL Draft

Regular season

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 with 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 2020.

Season 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.

Neutral Site Games
DateScoreCityArenaAttendance
November 18, 1993New York Islanders 5, Montreal Canadiens 1Hamilton, ONCopps Coliseum17,008
January 5, 1994Montreal Canadiens 2, Quebec Nordiques 0Phoenix, ArizonaAmerica West Arena11,393

Schedule and results
# R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOct 6, 19934–3Hartford Whalers1–0–0
2LOct 7, 19931–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins1–1–0
3WOct 9, 19937–4Buffalo Sabres2–1–0
4TOct 11, 19931–1 OT@ Boston Bruins2–1–1
5LOct 13, 19933–4@ Hartford Whalers2–2–1
6LOct 16, 19932–5Quebec Nordiques2–3–1
7WOct 18, 19934–2@ Quebec Nordiques3–3–1
8WOct 20, 19935–2Dallas Stars4–3–1
9WOct 23, 19934–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim5–3–1
10WOct 26, 19932–0@ New Jersey Devils6–3–1
11TOct 28, 19933–3 OT@ New York Rangers6–3–2
12WOct 30, 19935–2Toronto Maple Leafs7–3–2
13WNov 3, 19931–0Tampa Bay Lightning8–3–2
14LNov 6, 19933–4Calgary Flames8–4–2
15LNov 10, 19931–3Florida Panthers8–5–2
16LNov 13, 19932–3 OTOttawa Senators8–6–2
17WNov 15, 19934–2@ Ottawa Senators9–6–2
18WNov 17, 19933–1Edmonton Oilers10–6–2
19LNov 18, 19931–5New York Islanders10–7–2
20TNov 20, 19932–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins10–7–3
21LNov 23, 19934–5@ New York Rangers10–8–3
22LNov 24, 19932–9@ Philadelphia Flyers10–9–3
23WNov 27, 19934–0Los Angeles Kings11–9–3
24LDec 1, 19933–6Ottawa Senators11–10–3
25TDec 3, 19932–2 OT@ Washington Capitals11–10–4
26WDec 4, 19938–1@ Boston Bruins12–10–4
27WDec 6, 19934–3 OTVancouver Canucks13–10–4
28LDec 8, 19932–4New Jersey Devils13–11–4
29LDec 11, 19933–5Washington Capitals13–12–4
30TDec 14, 19931–1 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning13–12–5
31TDec 15, 19933–3 OT@ Florida Panthers13–12–6
32WDec 18, 19938–1Detroit Red Wings14–12–6
33LDec 22, 19933–5New York Islanders14–13–6
34LDec 23, 19930–5@ Buffalo Sabres14–14–6
35WDec 27, 19935–2@ St. Louis Blues15–14–6
36LDec 29, 19933–6@ Edmonton Oilers15–15–6
37WDec 31, 19935–2@ Calgary Flames16–15–6
38WJan 2, 19943–2@ Vancouver Canucks17–15–6
39TJan 4, 19942–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks17–15–7
40WJan 5, 19944–0@ Quebec Nordiques18–15–7
41WJan 8, 19943–2New York Rangers19–15–7
42WJan 10, 19944–2Winnipeg Jets20–15–7
43WJan 12, 19943–2New Jersey Devils21–15–7
44LJan 14, 19942–5@ New York Islanders21–16–7
45LJan 15, 19942–5Florida Panthers21–17–7
46WJan 17, 19943–1Washington Capitals22–17–7
47TJan 19, 19943–3 OTBoston Bruins22–17–8
48LJan 24, 19943–8@ Florida Panthers22–18–8
49WJan 26, 19943–0@ Hartford Whalers23–18–8
50LJan 29, 19942–3Buffalo Sabres23–19–8
51WJan 30, 19945–4 OTPhiladelphia Flyers24–19–8
52WFeb 2, 19949–2Hartford Whalers25–19–8
53WFeb 4, 19944–0@ Washington Capitals26–19–8
54WFeb 5, 19944–3@ Ottawa Senators27–19–8
55WFeb 7, 19944–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins28–19–8
56WFeb 9, 19944–3 OTNew York Rangers29–19–8
57LFeb 11, 19941–5@ Buffalo Sabres29–20–8
58WFeb 12, 19945–2Quebec Nordiques30–20–8
59LFeb 17, 19943–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning30–21–8
60WFeb 19, 19944–1Pittsburgh Penguins31–21–8
61LFeb 21, 19947–8@ Philadelphia Flyers31–22–8
62WFeb 23, 19943–1San Jose Sharks32–22–8
63WFeb 26, 19943–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs33–22–8
64TFeb 28, 19943–3 OT@ Los Angeles Kings33–22–9
65WMar 2, 19945–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim34–22–9
66TMar 6, 19942–2 OT@ Dallas Stars34–22–10
67WMar 9, 19947–2St. Louis Blues35–22–10
68TMar 10, 19944–4 OT@ Quebec Nordiques35–22–11
69TMar 12, 19944–4 OTPhiladelphia Flyers35–22–12
70WMar 14, 19945–4Boston Bruins36–22–12
71WMar 16, 19945–3Chicago Blackhawks37–22–12
72WMar 19, 19945–2Quebec Nordiques38–22–12
73LMar 23, 19941–3@ Winnipeg Jets38–23–12
74TMar 24, 19945–5 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks38–23–13
75LMar 26, 19943–6@ Boston Bruins38–24–13
76WMar 28, 19943–2Ottawa Senators39–24–13
77LMar 29, 19942–5@ New Jersey Devils39–25–13
78LApr 1, 19942–5@ New York Islanders39–26–13
79TApr 2, 19943–3 OTNew York Islanders39–26–14
80LApr 6, 19941–3Tampa Bay Lightning39–27–14
81LApr 8, 19940–1@ Buffalo Sabres39–28–14
82WApr 9, 19949–1Pittsburgh Penguins40–28–14
83WApr 11, 19943–1@ Hartford Whalers41–28–14
84LApr 13, 19940–9@ Detroit Red Wings41–29–14

Playoffs

Round 1: (4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Montreal Canadiens
Boston won series 4–3

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Vincent DamphousseC8440519175013010
Brian BellowsLW773338713691302
Kirk MullerLW7623345796-1923
Mathieu SchneiderD7520325262151104
Mike KeaneRW801630461196622
Gilbert DionneLW7419264531-9305
John LeClairLW741924433217101
Lyle OdeleinD791129402768602
Guy CarbonneauC791424384816001
Eric DesjardinsD8412233597-1613
Paul DiPietroC7013203337-2200
Benoit BrunetLW711020302014031
Oleg PetrovRW5512152727101
Patrice BriseboisD5322123635100
Stephan LebeauC34971681402
Gary LeemanRW3141115175000
Ed RonanRW616814423001
J. J. DaigneaultD68212147316001
Peter PopovicD47212142610100
Kevin HallerD6849131183001
Ron WilsonC482101212-2000
Pierre SevignyLW43459426101
Donald BrashearLW14224340000
Bryan FogartyD1312310-4000
Christian ProulxD7123200000
Mario RobergeLW2812355-2000
Brian SavageLW310100000
Craig FergusonC201101000
Rob RamageD60112-1000
Patrick RoyG68011300000
Frederic ChabotG100000000
Gerry FlemingLW500025-4000
Les KuntarG600020000
Andre RacicotG1100000000
Turner StevensonRW20002-2000
Ron TugnuttG800000000
Lindsay VallisD100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy3867683517111612.50719561795.918
Les Kuntar3026220163.180130114.877
Andre Racicot50011262374.440246209.850
Ron Tugnutt3788231243.810172148.860
Frederic Chabot60101055.0002419.792
Team:5107844129142432.85725282285.904

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Kirk MullerLW76284302
Paul DiPietroC72462201
Benoit BrunetLW714516000
Mike KeaneRW63144000
Guy CarbonneauC71344000
Patrice BriseboisD70446000
John LeClairLW72138100
Brian BellowsLW61232000
Vincent DamphousseC71238000
Gilbert DionneLW51230000
Kevin HallerD711219000
Eric DesjardinsD70224000
Brian SavageLW30220000
Turner StevensonRW30220000
Ed RonanRW71010000
J. J. DaigneaultD701112000
Peter PopovicD60110000
Pierre SevignyLW30110000
Donald BrashearLW20000000
Gary LeemanRW10000000
Lyle OdeleinD700017000
Oleg PetrovRW20000000
Patrick RoyG60000000
Mathieu SchneiderD10000000
Ron TugnuttG10000000
Ron WilsonC40000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy375633162.560228212.930
Ron Tugnutt5910155.0802520.800
Team:434734212.900253232.917

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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

Transactions
February 20, 1994 To Montreal Canadiens
Ron Tugnutt		 To Anaheim Ducks
Stephan Lebeau[7]

Roster

Draft picks

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

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)

Farm teams

See also

References
  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. "1993-94 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  7. 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
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