1993–94 New Jersey Devils season

The 1993–94 New Jersey Devils season was the franchise's 20th season, twelfth in New Jersey. 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.

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
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)

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).[1]

Final standings
Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11z-New York Rangers8452248299231112
23New Jersey Devils84472512306220106
37Washington Capitals8439351027726388
48New York Islanders8436361228226484
59Florida Panthers8433341723323383
610Philadelphia Flyers8435391029431480
712Tampa Bay Lightning8430431122425171

[2] 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
# R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOct 6, 19932–1Tampa Bay Lightning1–0–0
2WOct 8, 19936–3@ Washington Capitals2–0–0
3WOct 9, 19936–4Washington Capitals3–0–0
4WOct 12, 19937–4Winnipeg Jets4–0–0
5WOct 16, 19936–3@ New York Islanders5–0–0
6WOct 20, 19934–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim6–0–0
7WOct 23, 19932–1Florida Panthers7–0–0
8LOct 26, 19930–2Montreal Canadiens7–1–0
9WOct 30, 19935–3Philadelphia Flyers8–1–0
10LOct 31, 19931–4@ New York Rangers8–2–0
11LNov 3, 19932–3@ Los Angeles Kings8–3–0
12WNov 5, 19936–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim9–3–0
13WNov 7, 19932–1@ San Jose Sharks10–3–0
14WNov 10, 19935–3New York Islanders11–3–0
15WNov 11, 19935–3@ Philadelphia Flyers12–3–0
16LNov 13, 19932–4San Jose Sharks12–4–0
17WNov 17, 19934–0Buffalo Sabres13–4–0
18WNov 18, 19935–2@ Ottawa Senators14–4–0
19LNov 20, 19933–4 OTDetroit Red Wings14–5–0
20TNov 23, 19931–1 OT@ Quebec Nordiques14–5–1
21WNov 24, 19935–3@ Buffalo Sabres15–5–1
22TNov 26, 19936–6 OT@ St. Louis Blues15–5–2
23LNov 30, 19931–3New York Rangers15–6–2
24TDec 2, 19932–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins15–6–3
25TDec 4, 19932–2 OTChicago Blackhawks15–6–4
26LDec 5, 19931–2@ New York Rangers15–7–4
27WDec 8, 19934–2@ Montreal Canadiens16–7–4
28LDec 9, 19932–3Quebec Nordiques16–8–4
29WDec 11, 19935–2Edmonton Oilers17–8–4
30LDec 14, 19931–4@ New York Islanders17–9–4
31LDec 15, 19934–5Boston Bruins17–10–4
32WDec 18, 19936–2@ Quebec Nordiques18–10–4
33WDec 19, 19934–2Philadelphia Flyers19–10–4
34LDec 22, 19933–6@ Hartford Whalers19–11–4
35WDec 23, 19933–2Toronto Maple Leafs20–11–4
36LDec 26, 19933–8@ New York Rangers20–12–4
37WDec 28, 19934–2Hartford Whalers21–12–4
38WJan 1, 19947–1@ Ottawa Senators22–12–4
39WJan 4, 19946–3New York Islanders23–12–4
40WJan 7, 19944–1Florida Panthers24–12–4
41LJan 9, 19940–4Washington Capitals24–13–4
42LJan 12, 19942–3@ Montreal Canadiens24–14–4
43WJan 14, 19945–2@ Washington Capitals25–14–4
44LJan 15, 19943–5Los Angeles Kings25–15–4
45WJan 19, 19944–0@ Winnipeg Jets26–15–4
46WJan 24, 19946–2@ Dallas Stars27–15–4
47TJan 26, 19943–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers27–15–5
48TJan 28, 19942–2 OT@ Calgary Flames27–15–6
49LJan 29, 19943–6@ Vancouver Canucks27–16–6
50LFeb 2, 19942–3Buffalo Sabres27–17–6
51WFeb 4, 19945–2Ottawa Senators28–17–6
52WFeb 5, 19947–3Pittsburgh Penguins29–17–6
53WFeb 10, 19947–3Vancouver Canucks30–17–6
54LFeb 12, 19943–5@ Boston Bruins30–18–6
55TFeb 13, 19943–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning30–18–7
56LFeb 17, 19941–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs30–19–7
57WFeb 19, 19945–4Tampa Bay Lightning31–19–7
58TFeb 20, 19941–1 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks31–19–8
59WFeb 23, 19947–2@ Detroit Red Wings32–19–8
60LFeb 24, 19941–3New York Rangers32–20–8
61TFeb 26, 19941–1 OT@ Hartford Whalers32–20–9
62WFeb 28, 19945–1St. Louis Blues33–20–9
63WMar 2, 19943–2@ Florida Panthers34–20–9
64WMar 3, 19945–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning35–20–9
65WMar 5, 19946–3Calgary Flames36–20–9
66TMar 7, 19942–2 OTQuebec Nordiques36–20–10
67WMar 10, 19944–0Hartford Whalers37–20–10
68WMar 12, 19942–1Boston Bruins38–20–10
69WMar 13, 19944–0Dallas Stars39–20–10
70LMar 15, 19942–3@ New York Islanders39–21–10
71WMar 17, 19946–1@ Buffalo Sabres40–21–10
72WMar 19, 19948–6@ Boston Bruins41–21–10
73TMar 21, 19943–3 OT@ Florida Panthers41–21–11
74WMar 24, 19942–1Tampa Bay Lightning42–21–11
75WMar 26, 19947–2Philadelphia Flyers43–21–11
76WMar 27, 19945–2Quebec Nordiques44–21–11
77WMar 29, 19945–2Montreal Canadiens45–21–11
78LApr 1, 19941–2@ Washington Capitals45–22–11
79LApr 2, 19942–4New York Rangers45–23–11
80LApr 6, 19941–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins45–24–11
81WApr 8, 19947–2Pittsburgh Penguins46–24–11
82TApr 10, 19942–2 OT@ Florida Panthers46–24–12
83LApr 12, 19942–4@ Philadelphia Flyers46–25–12
84WApr 14, 19944–1Ottawa Senators47–25–12

Playoffs

Round 1 (3) New Jersey Devils vs (6) Buffalo Sabres

Game #AwayHomeScore
1Buffalo SabresNew Jersey Devils2-0
2Buffalo SabresNew Jersey Devils1-2
3New Jersey DevilsBuffalo Sabres2-1
4New Jersey DevilsBuffalo Sabres3-5
5Buffalo SabresNew Jersey Devils3-5
6New Jersey DevilsBuffalo Sabres0-1 (4OT)
7Buffalo SabresNew Jersey Devils1-2

New Jersey Wins Series 4-3

Round 2 (3) New Jersey Devils vs (4) Boston Bruins

Game #AwayHomeScore
1Boston BruinsNew Jersey Devils2-1
2Boston BruinsNew Jersey Devils6-5 (OT)
3New Jersey DevilsBoston Bruins4-2
4New Jersey DevilsBoston Bruins5-4 (OT)
5Boston BruinsNew Jersey Devils0-2
6New Jersey DevilsBoston Bruins5-3

New Jersey Wins Series 4-2

Round 3 (3) New Jersey Devils vs (1) New York Rangers

Game #AwayHomeScore
1New Jersey DevilsNew York Rangers4-3 (2OT)
2New Jersey DevilsNew York Rangers0-4
3New York RangersNew Jersey Devils3-2 (2OT)
4New York RangersNew Jersey Devils1-3
5New Jersey DevilsNew York Rangers4-1
6New York RangersNew Jersey Devils4-2
7New Jersey DevilsNew York Rangers1-2 (2OT)

New Jersey Loses Series 4-3

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Scott StevensD8318607811253514
Stephane RicherRW803636721631739
John MacLeanRW803733709530804
Valeri ZelepukinLW822631577036800
Corey MillenC782030505224403
Bernie NichollsC611927468624301
Scott NiedermayerD811036464234502
Bill GuerinRW8125194410114203
Claude LemieuxRW791826448613505
Tom ChorskeLW762120413214114
Bobby HolikC701320337228203
Bob CarpenterC76102333517021
Bruce DriverD66824326329310
Alexander SemakC54121729226222
Randy McKayRW7812152724424001
Mike PelusoLW694162023819000
Tommy AlbelinD62217193620101
Jaroslav ModryD41215171810200
Jim DowdC155101508200
Viacheslav FetisovD52114153014000
David EmmaC15551020102
Ken DaneykoD78191017627001
Jason SmithD41055437000
Chris TerreriG4402240000
Ben HankinsonRW13101230001
Martin BrodeurG4700020000
Scott PellerinLW100020000
Peter SidorkiewiczG300000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur262547271181052.40312381133.915
Chris Terreri234044201141062.72211411035.907
Peter Sidorkiewicz130303062.7705549.891
Team:5095844725122172.56524342217.911

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Claude LemieuxRW207111844002
John MacLeanRW206101622201
Bernie NichollsC16491328210
Stephane RicherRW2075126302
Scott StevensD20291142201
Bruce DriverD2035812200
Jim DowdC192688000
Bob CarpenterC2017820000
Valeri ZelepukinLW2052714100
Tom ChorskeLW204370001
Tommy AlbelinD2025714101
Scott NiedermayerD202248100
Bill GuerinRW1721335001
Randy McKayRW2012324000
Bobby HolikC200336000
Viacheslav FetisovD141018000
Ben HankinsonRW21014000
Corey MillenC71012001
Mike PelusoLW1710164001
Martin BrodeurG170110000
Ken DaneykoD2001145000
Alexander SemakC20000000
Jason SmithD60007000
Chris TerreriG40004000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Martin Brodeur11711789381.951531493.928
Chris Terreri20043092.700111102.919
Team:137120119472.061642595.927

[3]

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
PlayerAwardAwarded
Martin BrodeurCalder Memorial TrophyEnd of regular season
Martin BrodeurNHL All-Rookie Team - GoaltenderEnd of regular season
Jacques LemaireJack Adams TrophyEnd of regular season
Scott StevensNHL Plus-Minus AwardEnd of regular season
Scott StevensNHL First All-Star Team - DefenseEnd of regular season

Nominations
Regular Season
PlayerAwardPlace
Scott StevensJames Norris Memorial Trophy [4]Runner-Up

Transactions

Draft picks

The New Jersey Devils' picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

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) [5]
2 39 Brendan Morrison  Canada C Penticton Panthers (BCJHL)
3 65 Krzysztof Oliwa  Poland LW Welland Flames (GHJBHL)
4 91 No fourth-round pick[6]
5 110 John Guirestante  Canada RW London Knights (OHL) [7]
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

References
  • "1993-94 National Hockey League Standings". hockeyDB. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
  • "1993-94 New Jersey Devils player statistics". hockeyDB. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-11-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. "1993-94 New Jersey Devils Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  4. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
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