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1993–94 Detroit Red Wings season
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National Hockey League team season
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NHL
1993–94
1993
Detroit Red Wings
Western
1st
Central
1st
Yes
46–30–8
23–13–6
23–17–2
356
275
Bryan Murray
Scotty Bowman
Steve Yzerman
Steve ChiassonPaul CoffeyBob Probert
Joe Louis Arena
Adirondack Red WingsToledo StormDetroit Falcons
Sergei Fedorov (56)
Sergei Fedorov (64)
Sergei Fedorov (120)
Sergei Fedorov (48)
Bob Probert (275)
Chris Osgood (23)
Bob Essensa (2.62)
The 1993–94 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in first place in the Central Division with a record of 46 wins, 30 losses, and 8 ties for 100 points. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the San Jose Sharks in seven games.
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Offseason
On June 15, Scotty Bowman was named the team's new head coach.SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Scotty Bowman Gets His (Red) Wings https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/16/sports/sports-people-hockey-scotty-bowman-gets-his-red-wings.html The New York Times March 3, 2025 June 16, 1993
Regular season
The Red Wings led the NHL in goals (356), even-strength goals (249), short-handed goals (22) and shots on goal (2,990).https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1994.html 1993-94 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com 2013-11-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130929125153/http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1994.html 2013-09-29 https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1994.html 1993-94 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics Four Red Wings reached the 30-goal plateau and six reached the 70-point plateau. On Friday, February 11, 1994, the Red Wings scored three short-handed goals in a 6–3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199402110DET.html Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings Box Score — February 11, 1994
Final standings
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Playoffs
The Red Wings, having finished 1st in the Western Conference and first in the NHL in scoring, were heavily favored to win in their first-round matchup against the eighth-seeded San Jose Sharks, who were making their first playoff appearance in franchise history. Despite outshooting San Jose 218–153 and outscoring them 27–21 in the series, the Red Wings were upset in seven games for the second consecutive playoff year, becoming the first top-seeded team in North American sports history to ever lose to an eighth seed.https://sportsthenandnow.com/2011/04/12/the-greatest-first-round-upsets-in-nhl-history/ Foss A.J. The Greatest First Round Upsets in NHL History Sports Then and Now April 12, 2011 January 19, 2024 In Game 7, played on April 30, 1994, the Sharks edged the Wings 3–2 to advance to the second round.https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199404300DET.html San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings Box Score — April 30, 1994https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SJS/1994.html 1993-94 San Jose Sharks Roster and Statisticshttps://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1994.html 1993-94 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics
Schedule and results
Regular season
background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1993–94 regular season1993-94 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1994_games.html Hockey-Reference.com February 12, 2025
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|1||October 5, 1993||4–6 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) ||0–1–0 || 1993020003 L
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|2||October 8, 1993||7–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||1–1–0 || 1993020020 W
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|3||October 9, 1993||3–10 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||1–2–0 || 1993020031 L
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|4||October 13, 1993||2–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||1–3–0 || 1993020049 L
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|5||October 15, 1993||3–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||1–4–0 || 1993020058 L
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|6||October 16, 1993||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||1–5–0 || 1993020066 L
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|7||October 18, 1993||6–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) ||2–5–0 || 1993020074 W
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|8||October 21, 1993||6–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||3–5–0 || 1993020092 W
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|9||October 23, 1993||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||3–6–0 || 1993020108 L
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|10||October 25, 1993||3–5 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1993–94) ||3–7–0 || 1993020115 L
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|11||October 27, 1993||8–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||4–7–0 || 1993020125 W
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|12||October 30, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) ||5–7–0 || 1993020144 W
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|13||November 2, 1993||6–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1993–94) ||6–7–0 || 1993020160 W
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|14||November 4, 1993||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||6–7–1 || 1993020173 T
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|15||November 9, 1993||2–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||6–8–1 || 1993020196 L
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|16||November 13, 1993||7–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) ||7–8–1 || 1993020216 W
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|17||November 17, 1993||1–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||7–9–1 || 1993020243 L
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|18||November 20, 1993||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) ||8–9–1 || 1993020260 W
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|19||November 21, 1993||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||8–9–2 || 1993020268 T
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|20||November 23, 1993||4–6 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) ||8–10–2 || 1993020277 L
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|21||November 24, 1993||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||9–10–2 || 1993020288 W
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|22||November 27, 1993||10–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1993–94) ||10–10–2 || 1993020305 W
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|23||November 28, 1993||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1993–94) ||11–10–2 || 1993020308 W
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|24||December 1, 1993||3–5 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) ||11–11–2 || 1993020320 L
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|25||December 3, 1993||8–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1993–94) ||12–11–2 || 1993020334 W
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|26||December 5, 1993||4–6 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||12–12–2 || 1993020348 L
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|27||December 6, 1993||6–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||13–12–2 || 1993020353 W
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|28||December 9, 1993||3–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||14–12–2 || 1993020370 W
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|29||December 11, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1993–94) ||15–12–2 || 1993020382 W
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|30||December 14, 1993||5–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||16–12–2 || 1993020396 W
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|31||December 17, 1993||6–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1993–94) ||17–12–2 || 1993020411 W
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|32||December 18, 1993||1–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) ||17–13–2 || 1993020417 L
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|33||December 21, 1993||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||18–13–2 || 1993020437 W
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|34||December 23, 1993||3–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) ||19–13–2 || 1993020449 W
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|35||December 27, 1993||6–0 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) ||20–13–2 || 1993020467 W
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|36||December 31, 1993||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||20–13–3 || 1993020488 T
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|37||January 4, 1994||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||20–13–4 || 1993020511 T
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|38||January 6, 1994||10–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) ||21–13–4 || 1993020524 W
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|39||January 8, 1994||6–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||22–13–4 || 1993020538 W
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|40||January 10, 1994||6–4 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||23–13–4 || 1993020547 W
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|41||January 12, 1994||2–4 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) ||23–14–4 || 1993020556 L
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|42||January 14, 1994||9–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1993–94) ||24–14–4 || 1993020569 W
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|43||January 15, 1994||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) ||25–14–4 || 1993020572 W
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|44||January 17, 1994||6–3 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) ||26–14–4 || 1993020590 W
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|45||January 19, 1994||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||26–14–5 || 1993020603 T
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|46||January 25, 1994||0–5 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||26–15–5 || 1993020616 L
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|47||January 27, 1994||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||27–15–5 || 1993020629 W
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|48||January 29, 1994||7–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||28–15–5 || 1993020643 W
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|49||January 30, 1994||3–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1993–94) ||28–16–5 || 1993020651 L
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|50||February 2, 1994||3–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) ||29–16–5 || 1993020665 W
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|51||February 4, 1994||3–6 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) ||29–17–5 || 1993020676 L
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|52||February 5, 1994||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||30–17–5 || 1993020685 W
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|53||February 8, 1994||3–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||30–18–5 || 1993020701 L
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|54||February 11, 1994||6–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) ||31–18–5 || 1993020716 W
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|55||February 12, 1994||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||32–18–5 || 1993020727 W
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|56||February 15, 1994||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||32–19–5 || 1993020743 L
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|57||February 16, 1994||7–3 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1993–94) ||33–19–5 || 1993020747 W
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|58||February 18, 1994||5–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||34–19–5 || 1993020758 W
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|59||February 20, 1994||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) ||35–19–5 || 1993020772 W
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|60||February 23, 1994||2–7 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1993–94) ||35–20–5 || 1993020787 L
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|61||February 24, 1994||3–0 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1993–94) ||36–20–5 || 1993020796 W
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|62||February 26, 1994||2–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1993–94) ||37–20–5 || 1993020809 W
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y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March: 7–7–1 (home: 4–4–1; road: 3–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
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|63||March 1, 1994||5–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||38–20–5 || 1993020825 W
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|64||March 4, 1994||5–6 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||38–21–5 || 1993020843 L
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|65||March 6, 1994||2–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) ||38–22–5 || 1993020853 L
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|66||March 7, 1994||6–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1993–94) ||39–22–5 || 1993020859 W
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|67||March 9, 1994||5–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||40–22–5 || 1993020873 W
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|68||March 11, 1994||2–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||40–23–5 || 1993020886 L
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|69||March 15, 1994||5–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||41–23–5 || 1993020908 W
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|70||March 17, 1994||1–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1993–94) ||41–24–5 || 1993020920 L
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|71||March 19, 1994||2–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||41–25–5 || 1993020931 L
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|72||March 22, 1994||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||42–25–5 || 1993020947 W
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|73||March 23, 1994||4–5 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1993–94) ||42–26–5 || 1993020952 L
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|74||March 25, 1994||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (1993–94) ||42–26–6 || 1993020964 T
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|75||March 27, 1994||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||43–26–6 || 1993020980 W
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|76||March 29, 1994||6–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1993–94) ||44–26–6 || 1993020991 W
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|77||March 31, 1994||2–4 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) ||44–27–6 || 1993021001 L
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y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; April: 2–3–2 (home: 1–0–2; road: 1–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap
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|78||April 2, 1994||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||44–27–7 || 1993021016 T
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|79||April 3, 1994||3–3 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||44–27–8 || 1993021022 T
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|80||April 5, 1994||8–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||45–27–8 || 1993021032 W
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|81||April 9, 1994||2–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||45–28–8 || 1993021056 L
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|82||April 10, 1994||3–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||45–29–8 || 1993021066 L
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|83||April 13, 1994||9–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) ||46–29–8 || 1993021079 W
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|84||April 14, 1994||3–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) ||46–30–8 || 1993021091 L
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Legend:
#cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W
#fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L
#ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T
Playoffs
background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs
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|1||April 18, 1994||4–5 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks ||Sharks lead 1–0 || 1993030151 L
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|2||April 20, 1994||4–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks ||Series tied 1–1 || 1993030152 W
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|3||April 22, 1994||3–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks ||Red Wings lead 2–1 || 1993030153 W
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|4||April 23, 1994||3–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks ||Series tied 2–2 || 1993030154 L
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|5||April 26, 1994||4–6 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks ||Sharks lead 3–2 || 1993030155 L
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|6||April 28, 1994||7–1 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks ||Series tied 3–3 || 1993030156 W
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|7||April 30, 1994||2–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks ||Sharks win 4–3 || 1993030157 L
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Legend:
#cfc Win 1px solid black W
#fcc Loss 1px solid black L
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Sergei Fedorov C 82 56 64 120 344813410 Ray Sheppard RW 82 52 41 93 26131905 Steve Yzerman C 58 24 58 82 3611733 Paul Coffey D 80 14 63 77 10628503 Vyacheslav Kozlov LW 77 34 39 73 5027826 Keith Primeau C 78 31 42 73 17334734 Dino Ciccarelli RW 66 28 29 57 73101201 Nicklas Lidstrom Nicklas Lidström D 84 10 46 56 2643403 Steve Chiasson D 82 13 33 46 12217412 Vladimir Konstantinov D 80 12 21 33 13830133 Dallas Drake RW 47 10 22 32 375012 Mike Sillinger C 62 8 21 29 102011 Darren McCarty RW 67 9 17 26 18112002 Mark Howe D 44 4 20 24 816100 Shawn Burr LW/C 51 10 12 22 3112011 Bob Probert LW 66 7 10 17 275-1100 Greg Johnson ice hockey C 52 6 11 17 22-7110 Martin Lapointe RW 50 8 8 16 557200 Sheldon Kennedy RW 61 6 7 13 30-2010 Kris Draper C 39 5 8 13 3111010 Micah Aivazoff C 59 4 4 8 38-1000 Terry Carkner D 68 1 6 7 13013000 Bob Halkidis D 28 1 4 5 93-1000 Jason York D 7 1 2 3 20000 Bob Essensa G 13 0 2 2 00000 Tim Taylor ice hockey, born 1969 C 1 1 0 1 0-1000 Aaron Ward ice hockey D 5 1 0 1 42000 Tim Cheveldae G 30 0 1 1 00000 Steve Maltais LW 4 0 1 1 0-1000 Sergei Bautin D 1 0 0 0 01000 Peter Ing G 3 0 0 0 00000 Steve Konroyd D 19 0 0 0 101000 Gord Kruppke D 9 0 0 0 12-4000 Chris Osgood G 41 0 0 0 20000 Mark Pederson LW 2 0 0 0 2-1000 Vincent Riendeau G 8 0 0 0 00000
Goaltending
Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Chris Osgood 2206 41 23 8 5 105 2.86 2999894.895 Tim Cheveldae 1572 30 16 9 1 91 3.47 1727636.875 Bob Essensa 778 13 4 7 2 34 2.62 1337303.899 Vincent Riendeau 345 8 2 4 0 23 4.00 0131108.824 Peter Ing 170 3 1 2 0 15 5.29 010287.853 Team: 5071 84 46 30 8 268 3.17 422962028.883
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Sergei Fedorov C 7 1 7 8 6000 Dino Ciccarelli RW 7 5 2 7 14100 Vyacheslav Kozlov LW 7 2 5 7 12000 Paul Coffey D 7 1 6 7 8000 Nicklas Lidstrom Nicklas Lidström D 7 3 2 5 0110 Steve Chiasson D 7 2 3 5 2201 Kris Draper C 7 2 2 4 4010 Greg Johnson ice hockey C 7 2 2 4 2100 Darren McCarty RW 7 2 2 4 8000 Steve Yzerman C 3 1 3 4 0000 Ray Sheppard RW 7 2 1 3 4000 Sheldon Kennedy RW 7 1 2 3 0000 Shawn Burr LW/C 7 2 0 2 6002 Bob Probert LW 7 1 1 2 8000 Vladimir Konstantinov D 7 0 2 2 4000 Keith Primeau C 7 0 2 2 6000 Mark Howe D 6 0 1 1 0000 Terry Carkner D 7 0 0 0 4000 Bob Essensa G 2 0 0 0 0000 Bob Halkidis D 1 0 0 0 2000 Martin Lapointe RW 4 0 0 0 6000 Chris Osgood G 6 0 0 0 0000
Goaltending
Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Chris Osgood 307 6 3 2 12 2.35 111098.891 Bob Essensa 109 2 0 2 9 4.95 04334.791 Team: 416 7 3 4 21 3.03 1153132.863
hockey-reference.com 2009-06-02 1993-94 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1994.html
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;
Draft picks
Detroit's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.1993 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1993e.html www.hockeydb.com February 12, 2025
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)122Anders ErikssonMODO (Sweden)248Jon ColemanAndover Academy (USHS-MA)374Kevin HiltonUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)497John JakopinSt. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL)4100Benoit LaroseLaval Titan (QMJHL)5126Norm MaracleSaskatoon Blades (WHL)6152Tim SpitzigKitchener Rangers (OHL)7178Yuri YereskoRussia 1991CSKA Moscow (Russia)8204Vitezslav SkutaTJ Vitkovice (Czech Republic)9230Ryan ShanahanSudbury Wolves (OHL)10256Jamie KoseckiBerkshire School (USHS-MA)11282Gordy HuntDetroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL)
References
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