1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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

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
Team leaders
GoalsKevin Stevens (41)
AssistsJaromir Jagr (67)
PointsJaromir Jagr (99)
Penalty minutesUlf Samuelsson (199)
WinsTom Barrasso (22)
Goals against averageRoberto Romano (1.44)

Offseason

Regular season

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 Brian 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
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.

Eastern Conference
R GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p-New York Rangers *8452248299231112
2 x-Pittsburgh Penguins *84442713299285101
3 New Jersey Devils84472512306220106
4 Boston Bruins8442291328925297
5 Montreal Canadiens8441291428324896
6 Buffalo Sabres844332928221895
7 Washington Capitals8439351027726388
8 New York Islanders8436361228226484
9 Florida Panthers8433341723323383
10 Philadelphia Flyers8435391029431480
11 Quebec Nordiques843442827729276
12 Tampa Bay Lightning8430431122425171
13 Hartford Whalers842748922728863
14 Ottawa Senators841461920139737
Final standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results
1993–94 Schedule
October: 7–4–1 (home: 4–1–1 ; road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
#OctVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
15Pittsburgh Penguins3–4Philadelphia Flyers0–1–00
27Montreal Canadiens1–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins1–1–02
39New York Rangers2–3Pittsburgh Penguins2–1–04
410Pittsburgh Penguins4–7Quebec Nordiques2–2–04
512Pittsburgh Penguins2–1Florida Panthers3–2–06
614Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Tampa Bay Lightning3–3–06
716Hartford Whalers3–5Pittsburgh Penguins4–3–08
819Pittsburgh Penguins3–2New York Islanders5–3–010
922Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Buffalo Sabres6–3–012
1023St. Louis Blues3–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins6–3–113
1128Quebec Nordiques7–3Pittsburgh Penguins6–4–113
1230Chicago Blackhawks3–4Pittsburgh Penguins7–4–115
November: 2–3–5 (home: 3–1–1 ; road: 2–2–4), 15 Points
#NovVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
132Pittsburgh Penguins3–3 OTSan Jose Sharks7–4–216
143Pittsburgh Penguins6–2Buffalo Sabres8–4–218
156Pittsburgh Penguins3–8Los Angeles Kings8–5–218
167Pittsburgh Penguins5–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim9–5–220
179Pittsburgh Penguins3–3 OTSt. Louis Blues9–5–321
1811Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Chicago Blackhawks9–6–321
1913Detroit Red Wings7–3Pittsburgh Penguins9–7–321
2016Philadelphia Flyers5–11Pittsburgh Penguins10–7–323
2118Washington Capitals2–3Pittsburgh Penguins11–7–325
2220Pittsburgh Penguins2–2 OTMontreal Canadiens11–7–426
2324Boston Bruins3–7Pittsburgh Penguins12–7–428
2426Pittsburgh Penguins4–4 OTWashington Capitals12–7–529
2527Ottawa Senators2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins12–7–630
December: 6–4–2 (home: 3–2–2 ; road: 3–2–0), 14 Points
#DecVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
262New Jersey Devils2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins12–7–731
274Pittsburgh Penguins7–6 OTHartford Whalers13–7–733
288Pittsburgh Penguins2–3Dallas Stars13–8–733
2911Pittsburgh Penguins6–3Tampa Bay Lightning14–8–735
3014Los Angeles Kings2–4Pittsburgh Penguins15–8–737
3116Buffalo Sabres1–2Pittsburgh Penguins16–8–739
3219New York Islanders6–3Pittsburgh Penguins16–9–739
3321Tampa Bay Lightning3–8Pittsburgh Penguins17–9–741
3423Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Boston Bruins18–9–743
3526Pittsburgh Penguins3–7Washington Capitals18–10–743
3628Philadelphia Flyers4–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins18–10–844
3731Quebec Nordiques5–4Pittsburgh Penguins18–11–844
January: 6–3–3 (home: 4–0–2 ; road: 2–3–1), 15 Points
#JanVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
382Pittsburgh Penguins2–7Hartford Whalers18–12–844
393Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Ottawa Senators19–12–846
407Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 OTBuffalo Sabres20–12–848
418Calgary Flames2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins20–12–949
4211Boston Bruins4–5 OTPittsburgh Penguins21–12–951
4313Florida Panthers2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins21–12–1052
4415Edmonton Oilers3–4Pittsburgh Penguins22–12–1054
4518Pittsburgh Penguins3–6Quebec Nordiques22–13–1054
4625Ottawa Senators2–4Pittsburgh Penguins23–13–1056
4727Quebec Nordiques0–3Pittsburgh Penguins24–13–1058
4829Pittsburgh Penguins4–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs24–13–1159
4931Pittsburgh Penguins3–5New York Rangers24–14–1159
February: 7–6–1 (home: 4–3–1 ; road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
#FebVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
501Florida Panthers1–2Pittsburgh Penguins25–14–1161
514Pittsburgh Penguins6–3Detroit Red Wings26–14–1163
525Pittsburgh Penguins3–7New Jersey Devils26–15–1163
537Montreal Canadiens4–1Pittsburgh Penguins26–16–1163
5410New York Islanders5–3Pittsburgh Penguins26–17–1163
5512Dallas Stars9–3Pittsburgh Penguins26–18–1163
5613Pittsburgh Penguins3–0Philadelphia Flyers27–18–1165
5715Winnipeg Jets3–5Pittsburgh Penguins28–18–1167
5817Hartford Whalers4–6Pittsburgh Penguins29–18–1169
5919Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Montreal Canadiens29–19–1169
6021Pittsburgh Penguins3–4 OTNew York Rangers29–20–1169
6124Mighty Ducks of Anaheim2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins29–20–1270
6226Buffalo Sabres3–4Pittsburgh Penguins30–20–1272
6328Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Florida Panthers31–20–1274
March: 9–5–1 (home: 4–2–1 ; road: 5–3–0), 19 Points
#MarVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
644Pittsburgh Penguins1–2Buffalo Sabres31–21–1274
656Pittsburgh Penguins5–3Winnipeg Jets32–21–1276
668Boston Bruins3–7Pittsburgh Penguins33–21–1278
6710Toronto Maple Leafs4–2Pittsburgh Penguins33–22–1278
6812New York Rangers2–6Pittsburgh Penguins34–22–1280
6913Pittsburgh Penguins3–2Hartford Whalers35–22–1282
7015Washington Capitals5–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins35–23–1282
7117Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Boston Bruins36–23–1284
7219Vancouver Canucks4–5Pittsburgh Penguins37–23–1286
7320Pittsburgh Penguins2–1New York Islanders38–23–1288
7422San Jose Sharks2–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins38–23–1389
7524Ottawa Senators1–5Pittsburgh Penguins39–23–1391
7626Pittsburgh Penguins3–5Calgary Flames39–24–1391
7727Pittsburgh Penguins3–5Edmonton Oilers39–25–1391
7830Pittsburgh Penguins3–1Vancouver Canucks40–25–1393
April: 4–2–0 (home: 3–0–0 ; road: 1–2–0), 8 Points
#AprVisitorScoreHomeRecordPoints
793Boston Bruins2–6Pittsburgh Penguins41–25–1395
804Tampa Bay Lightning1–2Pittsburgh Penguins42–25–1397
816New Jersey Devils1–3Pittsburgh Penguins43–25–1399
828Pittsburgh Penguins2–7New Jersey Devils43–26–1399
839Pittsburgh Penguins1–9Montreal Canadiens43–27–1399
8411Pittsburgh Penguins4–0Ottawa Senators44–27–13101
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals
April 17 Washington Capitals 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
Dmitri Khristich (1) – 04:49 First period 12:10 – Mario Lemieux (1)
14:14 – Joe Mullen (1)
Peter Bondra (1) – 11:07
Mike Ridley (1) – 13:29		 Second period No scoring
Joe Juneau (1) – 10:34
Michal Pivonka (1) – 19:26		 Third period 19:16 – Mario Lemieux (2)
Don Beaupre 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 26 saves / 31 shots
April 19 Washington Capitals 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 06:19 – pp – Mario Lemieux (3)
09:06 – Rick Tocchet (1)
Michal Pivonka (2) – pp – 00:57 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Byron Dafoe 15 saves / 17 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 34 saves / 35 shots
April 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–2 Washington Capitals USAir Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 14:11 – sh – Joe Reekie (1)
No scoring Third period 19:44 – Joe Reekie (2)
Tom Barrasso 16 saves / 17 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 27 saves / 27 shots
April 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Washington Capitals USAir Arena Recap  
Martin Straka (1) – 14:10 First period 04:51 – Dmitri Khristich (2)
No scoring Second period 13:47 – Peter Bondra (2)
No scoring Third period 01:42 – pp – Joe Juneau (2)
19:06 – Dave Poulin (1)
Tom Barrasso 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 21 saves / 22 shots
April 25 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 01:41 – Shawn McEachern (1)
Mike Ridley (2) – 05:10
Kevin Hatcher (1) – 06:45		 Second period 15:25 – Kevin Stevens (1)
No scoring Third period 09:21 – Jaromir Jagr (1)
Byron Dafoe 19 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 26 saves / 28 shots
April 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Washington Capitals USAir Arena Recap  
Jaromir Jagr (2) – 10:32
Rick Tocchet (2) – pp – 15:05		 First period 01:29 – Joe Juneau (3)
07:49 – sh – Kelly Miller (1)
09:42 – pp – John Slaney (1)
No scoring Second period 01:25 – Calle Johansson (1)
08:27 – Dave Poulin (2)
Mario Lemieux (4) – 10:42 Third period 19:41 – Michal Pivonka (3)
Tom Barrasso 16 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 26 saves / 29 shots
Washington won series 4–2

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso442481:59221551393.3613040.89320142
Ken Wregget422455:53211271383.3712910.8931018
Roberto Romano2125:0010131.44560.9460000
Rob Dopson245:2500033.96230.8700000
Total5108:174427132833.3226740.89430250
Playoffs[6]
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Tom Barrasso6356:2224172.861620.8950004
Total356:2224172.861620.8950004

†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
  • 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
PlayerAward
Tom BarrassoEdward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Ron FrancisMost Valuable Player Award
Player's Player Award
Booster Club Award
Bob Johnson Memorial Award
NHL Second team All-Star
Jaromir JagrBowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer Award
Joe MullenMolson Breweries USA Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Bob Johnson Memorial Award
Unsung Hero Award
Kevin StevensPittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee
Ken WreggetEdward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season:[7]

Trades
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
Player Acquired from Lost to Date
Steve BancroftFlorida PanthersAugust 2, 1993
Todd HawkinsToronto Maple LeafsAugust 20, 1993
Dave TippettPhiladelphia FlyersAugust 30, 1993
Doug BrownNew Jersey DevilsSeptember 28, 1993
Roberto RomanoBoston BruinsOctober 7, 1993

Waivers
Player Claimed from Lost to Date
Mike StapletonEdmonton OilersFebruary 19, 1994
Larry DePalmaNew York IslandersMarch 9, 1994

Signings
Player Date
Greg BrownSeptember 29, 1993
Ladislav KarabinOctober 10, 1993

Draft picks
See also: List of Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

The Penguins' selected eleven players at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

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[9]

Farm teams

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
  1. "1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule and Results".
  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. "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  4. "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
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  6. "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  7. "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
  8. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  9. "1993 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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