1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season
1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Northeast Division champions | |
Division | 1st Northeast |
Conference | 2nd Eastern |
1993–94 record | 44–27–13 |
Home record | 25–9–8 |
Road record | 19–18–5 |
Goals for | 299 |
Goals against | 285 |
Team information | |
General manager | Craig Patrick |
Coach | Eddie Johnston |
Captain | Mario Lemieux |
Alternate captains | Ron Francis Kevin Stevens Bryan Trottier |
Arena | Pittsburgh Civic Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Kevin Stevens (41) |
Assists | Jaromir Jagr (67) |
Points | Jaromir Jagr (99) |
Penalty minutes | Ulf Samuelsson (199) |
Plus/minus | Martin Straka (+24) |
Wins | Tom Barrasso (22) |
Goals against average | Roberto Romano (1.44) |
The 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
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Regular season
[edit]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.
Season standings
[edit]No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 84 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 299 | 285 | 101 |
2 | 4 | Boston Bruins | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 289 | 252 | 97 |
3 | 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 84 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 283 | 248 | 96 |
4 | 6 | Buffalo Sabres | 84 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 282 | 218 | 95 |
5 | 11 | Quebec Nordiques | 84 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 277 | 292 | 76 |
6 | 13 | Hartford Whalers | 84 | 27 | 48 | 9 | 227 | 288 | 63 |
7 | 14 | Ottawa Senators | 84 | 14 | 61 | 9 | 201 | 397 | 37 |
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.
R | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p-New York Rangers * | 84 | 52 | 24 | 8 | 299 | 231 | 112 |
2 | x-Pittsburgh Penguins * | 84 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 299 | 285 | 101 |
3 | New Jersey Devils | 84 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 306 | 220 | 106 |
4 | Boston Bruins | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 289 | 252 | 97 |
5 | Montreal Canadiens | 84 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 283 | 248 | 96 |
6 | Buffalo Sabres | 84 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 282 | 218 | 95 |
7 | Washington Capitals | 84 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 277 | 263 | 88 |
8 | New York Islanders | 84 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 282 | 264 | 84 |
9 | Florida Panthers | 84 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 233 | 233 | 83 |
10 | Philadelphia Flyers | 84 | 35 | 39 | 10 | 294 | 314 | 80 |
11 | Quebec Nordiques | 84 | 34 | 42 | 8 | 277 | 292 | 76 |
12 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 84 | 30 | 43 | 11 | 224 | 251 | 71 |
13 | Hartford Whalers | 84 | 27 | 48 | 9 | 227 | 288 | 63 |
14 | Ottawa Senators | 84 | 14 | 61 | 9 | 201 | 397 | 37 |
Final standings |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader
Schedule and results
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October: 7–4–1 (home: 4–1–1 ; road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
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November: 2–3–5 (home: 3–1–1 ; road: 2–2–4), 15 Points
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December: 6–4–2 (home: 3–2–2 ; road: 3–2–0), 14 Points
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January: 6–3–3 (home: 4–0–2 ; road: 2–3–1), 15 Points
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February: 7–6–1 (home: 4–3–1 ; road: 3–3–0), 15 Points
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March: 9–5–1 (home: 4–2–1 ; road: 5–3–0), 19 Points
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April: 4–2–0 (home: 3–0–0 ; road: 1–2–0), 8 Points
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie |
Playoffs
[edit]Conference Quarterfinals
[edit]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
[edit]- Skaters
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Tom Barrasso | 44 | 2481:59 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 139 | 3.36 | 1304 | 0.893 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
Ken Wregget | 42 | 2455:53 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 138 | 3.37 | 1291 | 0.893 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Roberto Romano | 2 | 125:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.44 | 56 | 0.946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Dopson | 2 | 45:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.96 | 23 | 0.870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5108:17 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 283 | 3.32 | 2674 | 0.894 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Tom Barrasso | 6 | 356:22 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2.86 | 162 | 0.895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 356:22 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2.86 | 162 | 0.895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
†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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Player | Award |
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Tom Barrasso | Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award |
Ron Francis | Most Valuable Player Award Player's Player Award Booster Club Award Bob Johnson Memorial Award NHL Second team All-Star |
Jaromir Jagr | Bowser Pontiac Leading Point Scorer Award |
Joe Mullen | Molson Breweries USA Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award Bob Johnson Memorial Award Unsung Hero Award |
Kevin Stevens | Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee |
Ken Wregget | Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award |
Transactions
[edit]The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season:[8]
Trades
[edit]August 27, 1993 | To Los Angeles Kings:
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To Pittsburgh Penguins:
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October 8, 1993 | To Boston Bruins:
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To Pittsburgh Penguins:
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February 15, 1994 | To Los Angeles Kings:
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To Pittsburgh Penguins:
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March 19, 1994 | To Florida Panthers:
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To Pittsburgh Penguins:
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March 21, 1994 | To Dallas Stars:
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To Pittsburgh Penguins:
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Free agents
[edit]Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date |
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Steve Bancroft | Florida Panthers | August 2, 1993 | |
Todd Hawkins | Toronto Maple Leafs | August 20, 1993 | |
Dave Tippett | Philadelphia Flyers | August 30, 1993 | |
Doug Brown | New Jersey Devils | September 28, 1993 | |
Roberto Romano | Boston Bruins | October 7, 1993 |
Waivers
[edit]Player | Claimed from | Lost to | Date |
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Mike Stapleton | Edmonton Oilers | February 19, 1994 | |
Larry DePalma | New York Islanders | March 9, 1994 |
Signings
[edit]Player | Date |
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Greg Brown | September 29, 1993 |
Ladislav Karabin | October 10, 1993 |
Draft picks
[edit]The Penguins' selected eleven players at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.[9]
Round | Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 26 | Stefan Bergqvist | Defense | ![]() |
Leksands IF (SEL) |
2 | 52 | Domenic Pittis | Center | ![]() |
Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
3 | 62[a] | Dave Roche | Left wing | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
4 | 104 | Jonas Andersson-Junkka | Defense | ![]() |
Kiruna (Sweden) |
5 | 130 | Chris Kelleher | Defense | ![]() |
St. Sebastian's (Mass. H.S.) |
6 | 156 | Patrick Lalime | Goaltender | ![]() |
Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
7 | 182 | Sean Selmser | Left wing | ![]() |
Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
8 | 208 | Larry McMorran | Center | ![]() |
Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
9 | 234 | Timothy Harberts | Center | ![]() |
Wayzata H.S. (Minn.) |
10 | 260 | Leonid Toropchenko | Center | ![]() |
Springfield Indians (AHL) |
11 | 286 | Hans Jonsson | Defense | ![]() |
Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) |
- Draft notes[10]
- a The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick (from the Winnipeg Jets) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a February 19, 1992, trade that sent Mark Recchi, Brian Benning and a 1992 first-round pick to the Flyers in exchange for Kjell Samuelsson, Rick Tocchet, Ken Wregget and this pick.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a March 22, 1993, trade that sent Peter Taglianetti to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
Farm teams
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule and Results".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "1993–1994 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "1993–1994 – Playoffs – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions.
- ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ^ "1993 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.