1993–94 Montreal Canadiens season explained

Team:	Montreal Canadiens
League:	NHL
Season:	1993–94
Year:	1993
Conferencerank:	5th
Divisionrank:	3rd
Record:	41–29–14
Homerecord:	26–12–4
Roadrecord:	15–17–10
Goalsfor:	283
Goalsagainst:	248
Goalsleader:	Vincent Damphousse (40)
Assistsleader:	Vincent Damphousse (51)
Pointsleader:	Vincent Damphousse (91)
Plusminusleader:	John LeClair (+17)
Pimleader:	Lyle Odelein (276)
Winsleader:	Patrick Roy (35)
Gaaleader:	Patrick Roy (2.50)

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 Quarterfinals 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]

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 on a sour note. They had 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 2022.

Neutral Site Games

Date	Score	City	Arena	Attendance
November 18, 1993	New York Islanders 5, Montreal Canadiens 1	Hamilton, ON		17,008
January 5, 1994	Montreal Canadiens 2, Quebec Nordiques 0		America West Arena	11,393

Schedule and results

	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	Oct 6, 1993	4–3	Hartford Whalers	1–0–0
2	L	Oct 7, 1993	1–2 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	1–1–0
3	W	Oct 9, 1993	7–4	Buffalo Sabres	2–1–0
4	T	Oct 11, 1993	1–1	@ Boston Bruins	2–1–1
5	L	Oct 13, 1993	3–4	@ Hartford Whalers	2–2–1
6	L	Oct 16, 1993	2–5	Quebec Nordiques	2–3–1
7	W	Oct 18, 1993	4–2	@ Quebec Nordiques	3–3–1
8	W	Oct 20, 1993	5–2	Dallas Stars	4–3–1
9	W	Oct 23, 1993	4–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	5–3–1
10	W	Oct 26, 1993	2–0	@ New Jersey Devils	6–3–1
11	T	Oct 28, 1993	3–3	@ New York Rangers	6–3–2
12	W	Oct 30, 1993	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs	7–3–2
13	W	Nov 3, 1993	1–0	Tampa Bay Lightning	8–3–2
14	L	Nov 6, 1993	3–4	Calgary Flames	8–4–2
15	L	Nov 10, 1993	1–3	Florida Panthers	8–5–2
16	L	Nov 13, 1993	2–3 OT	Ottawa Senators	8–6–2
17	W	Nov 15, 1993	4–2	@ Ottawa Senators	9–6–2
18	W	Nov 17, 1993	3–1	Edmonton Oilers	10–6–2
19	L	Nov 18, 1993	1–5	New York Islanders	10–7–2
20	T	Nov 20, 1993	2–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	10–7–3
21	L	Nov 23, 1993	4–5	@ New York Rangers	10–8–3
22	L	Nov 24, 1993	2–9	@ Philadelphia Flyers	10–9–3
23	W	Nov 27, 1993	4–0	Los Angeles Kings	11–9–3
24	L	Dec 1, 1993	3–6	Ottawa Senators	11–10–3
25	T	Dec 3, 1993	2–2	@ Washington Capitals	11–10–4
26	W	Dec 4, 1993	8–1	@ Boston Bruins	12–10–4
27	W	Dec 6, 1993	4–3 OT	Vancouver Canucks	13–10–4
28	L	Dec 8, 1993	2–4	New Jersey Devils	13–11–4
29	L	Dec 11, 1993	3–5	Washington Capitals	13–12–4
30	T	Dec 14, 1993	1–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	13–12–5
31	T	Dec 15, 1993	3–3	@ Florida Panthers	13–12–6
32	W	Dec 18, 1993	8–1	Detroit Red Wings	14–12–6
33	L	Dec 22, 1993	3–5	New York Islanders	14–13–6
34	L	Dec 23, 1993	0–5	@ Buffalo Sabres	14–14–6
35	W	Dec 27, 1993	5–2	@ St. Louis Blues	15–14–6
36	L	Dec 29, 1993	3–6	@ Edmonton Oilers	15–15–6
37	W	Dec 31, 1993	5–2	@ Calgary Flames	16–15–6
38	W	Jan 2, 1994	3–2	@ Vancouver Canucks	17–15–6
39	T	Jan 4, 1994	2–2	@ San Jose Sharks	17–15–7
40	W	Jan 5, 1994	4–0	@ Quebec Nordiques	18–15–7
41	W	Jan 8, 1994	3–2	New York Rangers	19–15–7
42	W	Jan 10, 1994	4–2	Winnipeg Jets	20–15–7
43	W	Jan 12, 1994	3–2	New Jersey Devils	21–15–7
44	L	Jan 14, 1994	2–5	@ New York Islanders	21–16–7
45	L	Jan 15, 1994	2–5	Florida Panthers	21–17–7
46	W	Jan 17, 1994	3–1	Washington Capitals	22–17–7
47	T	Jan 19, 1994	3–3	Boston Bruins	22–17–8
48	L	Jan 24, 1994	3–8	@ Florida Panthers	22–18–8
49	W	Jan 26, 1994	3–0	@ Hartford Whalers	23–18–8
50	L	Jan 29, 1994	2–3	Buffalo Sabres	23–19–8
51	W	Jan 30, 1994	5–4 OT	Philadelphia Flyers	24–19–8
52	W	Feb 2, 1994	9–2	Hartford Whalers	25–19–8
53	W	Feb 4, 1994	4–0	@ Washington Capitals	26–19–8
54	W	Feb 5, 1994	4–3	@ Ottawa Senators	27–19–8
55	W	Feb 7, 1994	4–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	28–19–8
56	W	Feb 9, 1994	4–3 OT	New York Rangers	29–19–8
57	L	Feb 11, 1994	1–5	@ Buffalo Sabres	29–20–8
58	W	Feb 12, 1994	5–2	Quebec Nordiques	30–20–8
59	L	Feb 17, 1994	3–4	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	30–21–8
60	W	Feb 19, 1994	4–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	31–21–8
61	L	Feb 21, 1994	7–8	@ Philadelphia Flyers	31–22–8
62	W	Feb 23, 1994	3–1	San Jose Sharks	32–22–8
63	W	Feb 26, 1994	3–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	33–22–8
64	T	Feb 28, 1994	3–3	@ Los Angeles Kings	33–22–9
65	W	Mar 2, 1994	5–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	34–22–9
66	T	Mar 6, 1994	2–2	@ Dallas Stars	34–22–10
67	W	Mar 9, 1994	7–2	St. Louis Blues	35–22–10
68	T	Mar 10, 1994	4–4	@ Quebec Nordiques	35–22–11
69	T	Mar 12, 1994	4–4	Philadelphia Flyers	35–22–12
70	W	Mar 14, 1994	5–4	Boston Bruins	36–22–12
71	W	Mar 16, 1994	5–3	Chicago Blackhawks	37–22–12
72	W	Mar 19, 1994	5–2	Quebec Nordiques	38–22–12
73	L	Mar 23, 1994	1–3	@ Winnipeg Jets	38–23–12
74	T	Mar 24, 1994	5–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks	38–23–13
75	L	Mar 26, 1994	3–6	@ Boston Bruins	38–24–13
76	W	Mar 28, 1994	3–2	Ottawa Senators	39–24–13
77	L	Mar 29, 1994	2–5	@ New Jersey Devils	39–25–13
78	L	Apr 1, 1994	2–5	@ New York Islanders	39–26–13
79	T	Apr 2, 1994	3–3	New York Islanders	39–26–14
80	L	Apr 6, 1994	1–3	Tampa Bay Lightning	39–27–14
81	L	Apr 8, 1994	0–1	@ Buffalo Sabres	39–28–14
82	W	Apr 9, 1994	9–1	Pittsburgh Penguins	40–28–14
83	W	Apr 11, 1994	3–1	@ Hartford Whalers	41–28–14
84	L	Apr 13, 1994	0–9	@ Detroit Red Wings	41–29–14

Playoffs

Round 1: (4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Montreal Canadiens

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
	C	84	40	51	91	75	0	13	0	10
	LW	77	33	38	71	36	9	13	0	2
	LW	76	23	34	57	96	-1	9	2	3
	D	75	20	32	52	62	15	11	0	4
	RW	80	16	30	46	119	6	6	2	2
	LW	74	19	26	45	31	-9	3	0	5
	LW	74	19	24	43	32	17	1	0	1
	D	79	11	29	40	276	8	6	0	2
	C	79	14	24	38	48	16	0	0	1
	D	84	12	23	35	97	-1	6	1	3
	C	70	13	20	33	37	-2	2	0	0
	LW	71	10	20	30	20	14	0	3	1
	RW	55	12	15	27	2	7	1	0	1
	D	53	2	21	23	63	5	1	0	0
	C	34	9	7	16	8	1	4	0	2
	RW	31	4	11	15	17	5	0	0	0
	RW	61	6	8	14	42	3	0	0	1
	D	68	2	12	14	73	16	0	0	1
	D	47	2	12	14	26	10	1	0	0
	D	68	4	9	13	118	3	0	0	1
	C	48	2	10	12	12	-2	0	0	0
	LW	43	4	5	9	42	6	1	0	1
	LW	14	2	2	4	34	0	0	0	0
	D	13	1	2	3	10	-4	0	0	0
	D	7	1	2	3	20	0	0	0	0
	LW	28	1	2	3	55	-2	0	0	0
	LW	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	C	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
	D	6	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0
	G	68	0	1	1	30	0	0	0	0
	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	LW	5	0	0	0	25	-4	0	0	0
	G	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
	G	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	RW	2	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0
	G	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	3867	68	35	17	11	161	2.50	7	1956	1795	.918
	302	6	2	2	0	16	3.18	0	130	114	.877
	500	11	2	6	2	37	4.44	0	246	209	.850
	378	8	2	3	1	24	3.81	0	172	148	.860
	60	1	0	1	0	5	5.00	0	24	19	.792
Team:	5107	84	41	29	14	243	2.85	7	2528	2285	.904

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
	LW	7	6	2	8	4	3	0	2
	C	7	2	4	6	2	2	0	1
	LW	7	1	4	5	16	0	0	0
	RW	6	3	1	4	4	0	0	0
	C	7	1	3	4	4	0	0	0
	D	7	0	4	4	6	0	0	0
	LW	7	2	1	3	8	1	0	0
	LW	6	1	2	3	2	0	0	0
	C	7	1	2	3	8	0	0	0
	LW	5	1	2	3	0	0	0	0
	D	7	1	1	2	19	0	0	0
	D	7	0	2	2	4	0	0	0
	LW	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
	RW	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
	RW	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
	D	7	0	1	1	12	0	0	0
	D	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	LW	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	LW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	D	7	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
	375	6	3	3	16	2.56	0	228	212	.930
	59	1	0	1	5	5.08	0	25	20	.800
Team:	434	7	3	4	21	2.90	0	253	232	.917

^[5]

Transactions

February 20, 1994

To Montreal Canadiens Ron Tugnutt

To Anaheim Ducks Stephan Lebeau^[6]

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		TPS (Finland)
2	47	Rory Fitzpatrick	Defence		Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3	73	Sebastien Bordeleau	Centre		Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
4	85	Adam Wiesel	Defence		Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
4	99	Jean-Francois Houle	Left wing		Northwood Prep. (USHS-NY)
5	113	Jeff Lank	Defence		Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5	125	Dion Darling	Defence		Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6	151	Darcy Tucker	Right wing		Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7	177	David Ruhly	Left wing		Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN)
8	203	Alan Letang	Defence		Newmarket Royals (OHL)
9	229	Alexandre Duchesne	Left wing		Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
10	255	Brian Larochelle	Goaltender		Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS-NH)
11	281	Russell Guzior	Centre		Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN)

See also

• 1993–94 NHL season

References

• Canadiens on Hockey Database
• Canadiens on NHL Reference

Notes and References

1. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.333, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON,
2. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.317, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON,
3. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.320, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON,
4. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.321, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON,
5. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-28 . 1993-94 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.
6. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.320, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON,