1993–94 Los Angeles Kings season

The 1993–94 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 27th season in the National Hockey League.

1993–94 Los Angeles Kings
Division5th Pacific
Conference10th Western
1993–94 record27–45–12
Home record18–19–5
Road record9–26–7
Goals for294
Goals against322
Team information
General managerNick Beverley
CoachBarry Melrose
CaptainWayne Gretzky
Alternate captainsTony Granato
Dave Taylor
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Team leaders
GoalsLuc Robitaille (44)
AssistsWayne Gretzky (92)
PointsWayne Gretzky (130)
Penalty minutesWarren Rychel (322)
Plus/minusJohn Druce (+16)
WinsKelly Hrudey (22)
Goals against averageRobb Stauber (3.41)

The season involved Wayne Gretzky becoming the all-time leading goal scorer. Although Gretzky won the scoring title, the defending conference champions regressed on the ice. They finished in tenth place in the re-branded Western Conference (notably, five points behind their new local rivals, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) and did not qualify for the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Offseason

NHL Draft

In the Entry Draft, the Kings first pick, in the second round, was used to choose Shayne Toporowski from the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League. Their first-round pick had been dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in the Wayne Gretzky trade.

Round Pick Player Nationality Pos GP G A Pts PIM
242Shayne Toporowski CanadaRW30007
368Jeff Mitchell United StatesRW70007
494Bob Wren CanadaC50000
5105Frederik Beaubien CanadaG
5117Jason Saal United StatesG
5120Tomas Vlasak Czech RepublicLW101342
6146Jere Karalahti FinlandD1498192797
7172Justin Martin United StatesRW
8198Travis Dillabough CanadaLW
9224Martin Strbak SlovakiaD495111646
10250Kimmo Timonen FinlandD1108117454571654
11276Patrick Howald  SwitzerlandLW

Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record

  • March 20, 1994 – At 19:11 of the third period in a game against the San Jose Sharks, Wayne Gretzky scored the 801st goal of his career, tying his idol, Gordie Howe's record for the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer in a 6–6 tie.
  • March 23, 1994 – At 14:47 of the second period in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, Wayne Gretzky scored the 802nd goal of his career. With that goal, Gretzky became the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, breaking Howe's record. Unfortunately, it would come in a losing effort as the Canucks won the game 6–3.

Regular season

Final standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
13Calgary Flames8442291330225697
27Vancouver Canucks844140327927685
38San Jose Sharks8433351625226582
49Mighty Ducks of Anaheim843346522925171
510Los Angeles Kings8427451229432266
611Edmonton Oilers8425451426130564

[1] 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.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y- Detroit Red Wings *CEN8446308356275100
2x- Calgary Flames *PAC8442291330225697
3Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8443291228024398
4Dallas StarsCEN8442291328626597
5St. Louis BluesCEN8440331127028391
6Chicago BlackhawksCEN843936925424087
7Vancouver CanucksPAC844140327927685
8San Jose SharksPAC8433351625226582
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC843346522925171
10Los Angeles KingsPAC8427451229432266
11Edmonton OilersPAC8425451426130564
12Winnipeg JetsCEN842451924534457

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 19932–5Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)0–1–0
2WOctober 9, 199310–3Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)1–1–0
3WOctober 10, 19935–2San Jose Sharks (1993–94)2–1–0
4WOctober 12, 19937–5New York Islanders (1993–94)3–1–0
5TOctober 14, 19934–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (1993–94)3–1–1
6WOctober 16, 19938–4Calgary Flames (1993–94)4–1–1
7TOctober 19, 19932–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)4–1–2
8WOctober 20, 19934–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)5–1–2
9LOctober 22, 19933–6@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)5–2–2
10LOctober 24, 19932–3@ New York Rangers (1993–94)5–3–2
11LOctober 26, 19930–7@ New York Islanders (1993–94)5–4–2
12LOctober 27, 19933–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)5–5–2
13WOctober 29, 19934–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)6–5–2
14WNovember 3, 19933–2New Jersey Devils (1993–94)7–5–2
15WNovember 6, 19938–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)8–5–2
16LNovember 9, 19932–3@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)8–6–2
17LNovember 10, 19930–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)8–7–2
18WNovember 13, 19936–3St. Louis Blues (1993–94)9–7–2
19LNovember 18, 19932–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)9–8–2
20LNovember 20, 19931–4@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)9–9–2
21LNovember 21, 19934–7@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)9–10–2
22LNovember 25, 19936–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)9–11–2
23LNovember 27, 19930–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)9–12–2
24LNovember 30, 19936–8Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)9–13–2
25WDecember 2, 19933–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)10–13–2
26LDecember 4, 19934–5Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)10–14–2
27LDecember 8, 19935–6Florida Panthers (1993–94)10–15–2
28WDecember 11, 19939–1St. Louis Blues (1993–94)11–15–2
29LDecember 13, 19932–5@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)11–16–2
30LDecember 14, 19932–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)11–17–2
31LDecember 17, 19930–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)11–18–2
32LDecember 18, 19931–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)11–19–2
33WDecember 20, 19935–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)12–19–2
34LDecember 23, 19931–2Dallas Stars (1993–94)12–20–2
35WDecember 26, 19933–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)13–20–2
36WDecember 28, 19936–5Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)14–20–2
37TDecember 31, 19934–4 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)14–20–3
38WJanuary 1, 19947–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)15–20–3
39WJanuary 4, 19945–1Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)16–20–3
40LJanuary 8, 19943–6Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)16–21–3
41TJanuary 11, 19942–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)16–21–4
42WJanuary 12, 19946–4Hartford Whalers (1993–94)17–21–4
43WJanuary 15, 19945–3@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)18–21–4
44LJanuary 16, 19942–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)18–22–4
45LJanuary 18, 19943–5@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)18–23–4
46TJanuary 24, 19943–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)18–23–5
47TJanuary 25, 19944–4 OTWinnipeg Jets (1993–94)18–23–6
48LJanuary 27, 19944–5 OTNew York Rangers (1993–94)18–24–6
49WJanuary 29, 19945–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)19–24–6
50LJanuary 31, 19941–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)19–25–6
51LFebruary 2, 19944–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)19–26–6
52LFebruary 5, 19944–5 OTCalgary Flames (1993–94)19–27–6
53WFebruary 9, 19944–2Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)20–27–6
54WFebruary 11, 19945–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)21–27–6
55LFebruary 12, 19941–6Washington Capitals (1993–94)21–28–6
56LFebruary 14, 19942–3 OTBoston Bruins (1993–94)21–29–6
57LFebruary 18, 19943–4Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)21–30–6
58LFebruary 19, 19943–4@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)21–31–6
59LFebruary 21, 19944–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)21–32–6
60TFebruary 23, 19940–0 OTDallas Stars (1993–94)21–32–7
61TFebruary 25, 19945–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)21–32–8
62LFebruary 26, 19942–4@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)21–33–8
63TFebruary 28, 19943–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1993–94)21–33–9
64WMarch 2, 19944–1@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)22–33–9
65LMarch 3, 19944–6@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)22–34–9
66TMarch 6, 19943–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)22–34–10
67LMarch 9, 19940–4Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)22–35–10
68LMarch 12, 19943–5Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)22–36–10
69WMarch 15, 19947–0Ottawa Senators (1993–94)23–36–10
70LMarch 16, 19942–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)23–37–10
71WMarch 19, 19942–1San Jose Sharks (1993–94)24–37–10
72TMarch 20, 19946–6 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)24–37–11
73LMarch 23, 19943–6Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)24–38–11
74WMarch 25, 19944–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)25–38–11
75LMarch 27, 19943–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)25–39–11
76LMarch 30, 19942–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)25–40–11
77LApril 2, 19943–5Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)25–41–11
78WApril 3, 19946–1Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)26–41–11
79LApril 5, 19941–2San Jose Sharks (1993–94)26–42–11
80LApril 7, 19942–6@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)26–43–11
81LApril 9, 19943–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)26–44–11
82LApril 10, 19941–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)26–45–11
83WApril 13, 19946–4Calgary Flames (1993–94)27–45–11
84TApril 14, 19942–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (1993–94)27–45–12

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky81389213020
Luc Robitaille8344428686
Jari Kurri8131467748
Rob Blake84204868137
Alexei Zhitnik81124052101
Mike Donnelly8121214234
Tomas Sandstrom5117244159
Darryl Sydor848273594
John Druce5514173150
Pat Conacher7715132871
Shawn McEachern498132124
Tony Granato5071421150
Warren Rychel8010919322
Robert Lang329101910
Charlie Huddy795131871
Jimmy Carson2547112
Kevin Todd1238118
Marty McSorley18461055
Tim Watters60191067
Dixon Ward3462845
Doug Houda54268165
Dave Taylor3343728
Gary Shuchuk5634730
Dominic Lavoie83362
Brian McReynolds201344
Mark Hardy1603327
Dan Currie51120
Jim Paek1811210
Phil Crowe3102277
Keith Redmond1210120
Brent Thompson2410181
Kelly Hrudey640116
Bob Jay30110
Guy Leveque50112
Rob Murphy801122
Donald Dufresne900010
David Goverde10000
Justin Hocking10000
Rick Knickle40000
Marc Potvin300026
Robb Stauber2200018
Dave Thomlinson700021
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Kelly Hrudey371364223172283.6822191991.8971
Robb Stauber1144224115653.41706641.9081
Rick Knickle174412093.107162.8730
David Goverde60101077.003730.8110
Team:5091842745123093.6430332724.8982

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Playoffs

The Kings missed the playoffs for the first time since 1986, despite making it to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year.

Awards and honors

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season.[5]

Trades

June 26, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings
5th round pick in 1993 - Jason Saal
To New Jersey Devils
Corey Millen
August 27, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings
Shawn McEachern
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Marty McSorley
November 2, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings
Future considerations
To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Chychrun
November 3, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings
Doug Houda
To Hartford Whalers
Marc Potvin
January 8, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings
Dixon Ward
To Vancouver Canucks
Jimmy Carson
January 28, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings
Brad Tiley
To New York Rangers
11th round pick in 1994 - Jamie Butt
February 15, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings
Marty McSorley
Jim Paek
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Shawn McEachern
Tomas Sandstrom
March 19, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings
Donald Dufresne
To Tampa Bay Lightning
6th round pick in 1994 - Dan Juden
March 21, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings
Kevin Todd
To Chicago Blackhawks
4th round pick in 1994 - Steve McLaren

Free agent signings

July 15, 1993 From Hartford Whalers
Brian Chapman
July 16, 1993 From Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)
Bob Jay
July 16, 1993 From Edmonton Oilers
Dan Currie
July 16, 1993 From Boston Bruins
Dominic Lavoie
July 22, 1993 From New York Rangers
Dave Thomlinson
July 29, 1993 From New York Rangers
Brian McReynolds
August 2, 1993 From Winnipeg Jets
John Druce
August 2, 1993 From Ottawa Senators
Rob Murphy
October 13, 1993 From Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
Eric Lavigne
November 8, 1993 From Fort Wayne Komets (IHL)
Phil Crowe

Lost in expansion draft

June 24, 1993 To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Jim Thomson
June 24, 1993 To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Lonnie Loach

References

Sources
Notes
  1. 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.
  2. "1993-1994 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. "1993-94 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  4. Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.425, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
  5. "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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