1994 Stanley Cup playoffs

none August 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs 1994 April 16–June 14, 1994 16 Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Vancouver Canucks Scoring leader(s) Brian Leetch (Rangers) 34 points MVP Brian Leetch (Rangers) 1993 1995 right|175px|thumb|The Stanley Cup at the Hockey Hall of Fame The 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began after the conclusion of the 1993–94 NHL season. Prior to the season, the league renamed its conferences and divisions, and switched from a divisional-based to a conference-based playoff structure. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, played best-of-seven game series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships; and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. The playoffs ended when the New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the seventh game of the 1994 Stanley Cup Final.Cole Stephen The Best of Hockey Night in Canada 2004 McArthur & Company Toronto 1-55278-408-8 128 In total, an NHL record seven game sevens were played in this year's playoffs, two of which went to overtime and was later repeated in 2011 and 2014, which were also the respective years where the Canucks and the Rangers made their next appearances in the Final. For the first time since joining the NHL, all four former WHA teams (the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets) failed to make the playoffs. Wayne Gretzky also missed the playoffs for the first time in his career.Dillman Lisa 1994-04-04 Gretzky Dislikes Hopeless Feeling https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-04-sp-42153-story.html 2024-02-24 Los Angeles Times en-US Conversely, the San Jose Sharks became the first post-1990 expansion team to make the playoffs. All series played between Central and Pacific Division teams had a 2–3–2 format to reduce travel.Playoff Formats http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=25433 https://web.archive.org/web/20090417080457/http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=25433 dead April 17, 2009 NHL September 21, 2014STANLEY CUP ALTERATIONS https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/04/01/stanley-cup-alterations/d3e090c1-4fb8-4178-a2e1-94b27ea2cb18/ 2024-02-06 Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 This remains the last time that two Canadian teams made it to the Conference Finals in the same year, let alone faced each other in that particular round. Playoff seeds This was the first season of the NHL's new conference-oriented playoff format, emulating the NBA's seeding format in use then. The top eight teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. The top two seeds in each conference were awarded to the division winners; while the six remaining spots were awarded to the highest finishers in their respective conferences. The following teams qualified for the playoffs: Eastern Conference New York Rangers, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions, Presidents' Trophy winners – 112 points Pittsburgh Penguins, Northeast Division champions – 101 points New Jersey Devils – 106 points Boston Bruins – 97 points Montreal Canadiens – 96 points Buffalo Sabres – 95 points Washington Capitals – 88 points New York Islanders – 84 points Western Conference Detroit Red Wings, Central Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions – 100 points Calgary Flames, Pacific Division champions – 97 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 98 points Dallas Stars – 97 points St. Louis Blues – 91 points Chicago Blackhawks – 87 points Vancouver Canucks – 85 points San Jose Sharks – 82 points Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series. Most followed a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). All series played between Central and Pacific Division teams instead had a 2–3–2 format to reduce travel, with the sites for games five and six switched, and the team with home-ice advantage had the option to start the series on the road instead of at home. The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the two division winners seeded 1–2 based on regular season records, and the six remaining teams seeded 3–8. The NHL used "re-seeding", similar to the National Football League, instead of a fixed bracket playoff system used by the NBA. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home-ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, where home-ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. main Bracket 0 Eastern Conference Western Conference Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final 1 NY Rangers 4 8 NY Islanders 0 2 Pittsburgh 2 7 Washington 4 3 New Jersey 4 6 Buffalo 3 4 Boston 4 5 Montreal 3 1 Detroit 3 8 San Jose 4 2 Calgary 3 7 Vancouver 4 3 Toronto 4 6 Chicago 2 4 Dallas 4 5 St. Louis 0 1 NY Rangers 4 7 Washington 1 3 New Jersey 4 4 Boston 2 3 Toronto 4 8 San Jose 3 4 Dallas 1 7 Vancouver 4 1 NY Rangers 4 3 New Jersey 3 3 Toronto 1 7 Vancouver 4 E1 NY Rangers 4 W7 Vancouver 3 Conference quarterfinals Eastern Conference quarterfinals (1) New York Rangers vs. (8) New York Islanders The New York Rangers earned the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's best regular season team with 112 points. The Islanders qualified as the eighth seed earning 84 points during the regular season. This was the eighth playoff series between these two rivals, with the Islanders winning five of the previous seven series. They last met in the 1990 Patrick Division Semifinals which the Rangers won in five games. The Islanders won the season series earning six of ten points during this year's five game regular season series.https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1994-new-york-islanders-vs-new-york-rangers-eastern-conference-quarter-finals.html 1994 Eastern Conference Quarter-finals — New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers hockey-reference.com September 24, 2016 This was the last time that the Islanders got swept in a playoff series until the 2019 Eastern Conference Second Round. New York Islanders New York Rangers Nassau Coliseum Madison Square Garden April 17 0–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-nyr/1994/04/17/1993030111#game=1993030111,game_state=final No scoring 03:32 – pp – Brian Leetch (1)15:28 – pp – Steve Larmer (1) No scoring 09:13 – Mark Messier (1)12:19 – Adam Graves (1)14:05 – Alexei Kovalev (1)17:38 – Sergei Zubov (1) No scoring No scoring Ron Hextall 22 saves / 28 shotsJamie McLennan 11 saves / 11 shots Mike Richter 21 saves / 21 shots April 18 0–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-nyr/1994/04/18/1993030112#game=1993030112,game_state=final No scoring 05:41 – Alexei Kovalev (2) No scoring 00:18 – Mark Messier (2)01:38 – Kevin Lowe (1)12:29 – Craig MacTavish (1)17:06 – Stéphane Matteau (1) No scoring 04:23 – pp – Brian Noonan (1) Jamie McLennan 30 saves / 36 shots Mike Richter 29 saves / 29 shots April 21 5–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-nyi/1994/04/21/1993030113#game=1993030113,game_state=final No scoring Esa Tikkanen (1) – 02:08Brian Leetch (2) – pp – 03:40 15:28 – Ray Ferraro (1) Adam Graves (2) – pp – 10:43Alexei Kovalev (3) – pp – 18:48 No scoring Adam Graves (3) – 10:37 Ron Hextall 13 saves / 18 shots Mike Richter 21 saves / 22 shots April 24 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-nyi/1994/04/24/1993030114#game=1993030114,game_state=final 01:28 – pp – Steve Thomas (1)07:24 – Dan Plante (1) Alexei Kovalev (4) – pp – 11:59 No scoring Sergei Zubov (2) – pp – 03:42Mark Messier (3) – 10:22 No scoring Steve Larmer (2) – 08:34Mark Messier (4) – 17:08 Ron Hextall 29 saves / 34 shots Mike Richter 16 saves / 18 shots New York Rangers won series 4–0 (2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Washington Capitals The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Eastern Conference by winning the Northeast Division with 101 points. The Washington Capitals earned 88 points during the regular season to finish seventh overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the third playoff meeting between these two rivals, with Pittsburgh winning both previous series. They last met in the 1992 Patrick Division Semifinals which Pittsburgh won in seven games after erasing a 3–1 deficit. Washington won the season series earning five of eight points during this year's four game regular season series. Until their 2018 championship season, this was the only time the Capitals had defeated the Penguins in their first ten playoff series. Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins USAir Arena Civic Arena April 17 5–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/1994/04/17/1993030121#game=1993030121,game_state=final Dmitri Khristich (1) – 04:49 12:10 – Mario Lemieux (1)14:14 – Joe Mullen (1) Peter Bondra (1) – 11:07Mike Ridley (1) – 13:29 No scoring Joe Juneau (1) – 10:34Michal Pivonka (1) – 19:26 19:16 – Mario Lemieux (2) Don Beaupre 27 saves / 30 shots Tom Barrasso 26 saves / 31 shots April 19 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/1994/04/19/1993030122#game=1993030122,game_state=final No scoring 06:19 – pp – Mario Lemieux (3)09:06 – Rick Tocchet (1) Michal Pivonka (2) – pp – 00:57 No scoring No scoring No scoring Byron Dafoe 15 saves / 17 shots Tom Barrasso 34 saves / 35 shots April 21 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-wsh/1994/04/21/1993030123#game=1993030123,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 14:11 – sh – Joe Reekie (1) No scoring 19:44 – en – Joe Reekie (2) No scoring Don Beaupre 27 saves / 27 shots Tom Barrasso 16 saves / 17 shots April 23 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-wsh/1994/04/23/1993030124#game=1993030124,game_state=final 04:51 – Dmitri Khristich (2) Martin Straka (1) – 14:10 13:47 – Peter Bondra (2) No scoring 01:42 – pp – Joe Juneau (2)19:06 – en – Dave Poulin (1) No scoring Don Beaupre 21 saves / 22 shots Tom Barrasso 27 saves / 30 shots April 25 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-pit/1994/04/25/1993030125#game=1993030125,game_state=final No scoring 01:41 – Shawn McEachern (1) Mike Ridley (2) – 05:10Kevin Hatcher (1) – 06:45 15:25 – Kevin Stevens (1) No scoring 09:21 – Jaromir Jagr (1) Byron Dafoe 19 saves / 22 shots Tom Barrasso 26 saves / 28 shots April 27 3–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-wsh/1994/04/27/1993030126#game=1993030126,game_state=final 01:29 – Joe Juneau (3)07:49 – sh – Kelly Miller (1)09:42 – pp – John Slaney (1) Jaromir Jagr (2) – 10:32Rick Tocchet (2) – pp – 15:05 01:25 – Calle Johansson (1)08:27 – Dave Poulin (2) No scoring 19:41 – en – Michal Pivonka (3) Mario Lemieux (4) – 10:42 Don Beaupre 26 saves / 29 shots Tom Barrasso 16 saves / 21 shots Washington won series 4–2 (3) New Jersey Devils vs. (6) Buffalo Sabres The New Jersey Devils entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Eastern Conference with 106 points. The Buffalo Sabres earned 95 points during the regular season to finish sixth overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. New Jersey won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. Buffalo Sabres New Jersey Devils Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Brendan Byrne Arena April 17 2–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-njd/1994/04/17/1993030131#game=1993030131,game_state=final Todd Simon (1) – pp – 19:49 No scoring No scoring No scoring Alexander Mogilny (1) – en – 19:51 No scoring Dominik Hasek 30 saves / 30 shots Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 22 shots April 19 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-njd/1994/04/19/1993030132#game=1993030132,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:33 – Stephane Richer (1) Alexander Mogilny (2) – 00:38 13:39 – pp – Scott Stevens (1) Dominik Hasek 30 saves / 32 shots Martin Brodeur 23 saves / 24 shots April 21 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-buf/1994/04/21/1993030133#game=1993030133,game_state=final No scoring Stephane Richer (2) – 19:01 No scoring Tommy Albelin (1) – 15:43 04:08 – pp – Alexander Mogilny (3) No scoring Dominik Hasek 24 saves / 26 shots Martin Brodeur 29 saves / 30 shots April 23 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-buf/1994/04/23/1993030134#game=1993030134,game_state=final 15:08 – pp – Wayne Presley (1)15:42 – Yuri Khmylev (1) Bruce Driver (1) – pp – 09:11 03:16 – Yuri Khmylev (2) Claude Lemieux (1) – 01:07John MacLean (1) – pp – 18:36 00:30 – Wayne Presley (2)11:35 – Rob Ray (1) No scoring Dominik Hasek 20 saves / 23 shots Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 30 shots April 25 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-njd/1994/04/25/1993030135#game=1993030135,game_state=final Yuri Khmylev (3) – 02:30Derek Plante (1) – 10:56 07:40 – pp – John MacLean (2) Alexander Mogilny (4) – 05:42 07:59 – Claude Lemieux (2)18:05 – pp – Stephane Richer (3) No scoring 04:30 – Claude Lemieux (3)19:52 – en – John MacLean (3) Dominik Hasek 30 saves / 34 shots Martin Brodeur 17 saves / 20 shots April 27 0–1 4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-buf/1994/04/27/1993030136#game=1993030136,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 05:43 – Dave Hannan (1) No scoring Dominik Hasek 70 saves / 70 shots Martin Brodeur 49 saves / 50 shots April 29 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-njd/1994/04/29/1993030137#game=1993030137,game_state=final Philippe Boucher (1) – pp – 06:00 09:53 – pp – Bruce Driver (2) No scoring 13:49 – Claude Lemieux (4) No scoring No scoring Dominik Hasek 44 saves / 46 shots Martin Brodeur 17 saves / 18 shots New Jersey won series 4–3 (4) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Montreal Canadiens The Boston Bruins entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 97 points. The Montreal Canadiens earned 96 points during the regular season to finish fifth overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the twenty-eighth playoff meeting between these two rivals, with Montreal winning twenty-one of the previous twenty-seven series. This was also the tenth time in eleven years these two team had met in the playoffs. They last met in the 1992 Adams Division Finals, which Boston won in a four-game sweep. Montreal won the season series earning six of ten points during this year's five game regular season series. Game six was the final playoff game played at the Montreal Forum. Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Montreal Forum Boston Garden April 16 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1994/04/16/1993030141#game=1993030141,game_state=final Brian Bellows (1) – 06:55 14:51 – pp – Mariusz Czerkawski (1) Mike Keane (1) – 06:19 18:52 – pp – Adam Oates (1)19:43 – pp – Ted Donato (1) No scoring No scoring Patrick Roy 25 saves / 28 shots Jon Casey 24 saves / 26 shots April 18 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1994/04/18/1993030142#game=1993030142,game_state=final Kirk Muller (1) – pp – 04:42 No scoring No scoring 15:42 – Don Sweeney (1)19:18 – pp – Glen Wesley (1) Paul DiPietro (1) – pp – 00:18Kirk Muller (2) – 04:32 No scoring Patrick Roy 40 saves / 42 shots Jon Casey 21 saves / 24 shots April 21 6–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1994/04/21/1993030143#game=1993030143,game_state=final No scoring Bryan Smolinski (1) – pp – 08:46Fred Knipscheer (1) – 14:46Dave Reid (1) – sh – 18:12 02:25 – Benoit Brunet (1)11:50 – Mike Keane (2)11:56 – Gilbert Dionne (1) Brent Hughes (1) – 09:57Glen Murray (1) – 16:31 No scoring Dave Reid (2) – en – 18:57 Ron Tugnutt 20 saves / 25 shots Vincent Riendeau 24 saves / 27 shots April 23 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1994/04/23/1993030144#game=1993030144,game_state=final 05:40 – pp – Kirk Muller (3)10:54 – pp – Kirk Muller (4)11:34 – pp – Paul DiPietro (2) Adam Oates (2) – 13:41 19:14 – Guy Carbonneau (1) Ted Donato (2) – 02:54 03:33 – Ed Ronan (1) No scoring Patrick Roy 39 saves / 41 shots Vincent Riendeau 10 saves / 15 shots April 25 2–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1994/04/25/1993030145#game=1993030145,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring John LeClair (1) – 14:49 02:12 – Jozef Stumpel (1) Kirk Muller (5) – 17:18 No scoring Patrick Roy 60 saves / 61 shots Jon Casey 34 saves / 36 shots April 27 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-mtl/1994/04/27/1993030146#game=1993030146,game_state=final No scoring Bryan Smolinski (2) – pp – 03:00 17:50 – pp – John LeClair (2) Steve Heinze (1) – 09:36 02:57 – Kirk Muller (6) Al Iafrate (1) – 07:21 Patrick Roy 22 saves / 25 shots Jon Casey 20 saves / 22 shots April 29 3–5 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-bos/1994/04/29/1993030147 No scoring 03:43 – Glen Murray (2)11:47 – Ted Donato (3) Vincent Damphousse (1) – 05:44 01:23 – pp – Adam Oates (3)04:22 – Fred Knipscheer (2) Kevin Haller (1) – 13:12Mike Keane (3) – 14:43 05:03 – Ray Bourque (1) Patrick Roy 26 saves / 31 shots Jon Casey 26 saves / 29 shots Boston won series 4–3 Western Conference quarterfinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) San Jose Sharks The Detroit Red Wings entered the playoffs as the Western Conference regular season champions with 100 points. The San Jose Sharks earned 82 points during the regular season to finish eighth overall in the Western Conference. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. The Sharks made their first appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs in their third season since entering the league in the 1991–92 season. The most recent team to represent the San Francisco Bay Area prior to this was the Oakland Seals, who lost in the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals in 1970. Detroit won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. The Sharks shocked the top-seeded Red Wings in seven games, becoming the first eighth-seeded team in North American sports history to defeat a number one 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 Jamie Baker scored the game-winning goal with 6:35 left in the third period of game seven to pull off the historic upset. San Jose Sharks Detroit Red Wings San Jose Arena Joe Louis Arena April 18 5–4 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-det/1994/04/18/1993030151 Shawn Cronin (1) – 12:55Igor Larionov (1) – 15:28Sergei Makarov (1) – pp – 17:03 No scoring No scoring 02:24 – pp – Steve Chiasson (1)17:41 – Sheldon Kennedy (1) Jamie Baker (1) – 04:42Vlastimil Kroupa (1) – 15:36 01:34 – Darren McCarty (1)06:01 – pp – Greg Johnson (1) Arturs Irbe 33 saves / 37 shots Bob Essensa 19 saves / 24 shots April 20 0–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-det/1994/04/20/1993030152#game=1993030152,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 00:46 – Shawn Burr (1) No scoring 02:32 – Bob Probert (1)05:07 – Dino Ciccarelli (1)06:43 – pp – Nicklas Lidstrom (1) Arturs Irbe 24 saves / 28 shots Chris Osgood 22 saves / 22 shots April 22 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-sjs/1994/04/22/1993030153#game=1993030153,game_state=final No scoring Darren McCarty (2) – 01:53Dino Ciccarelli (2) – 12:53 17:14 – pp – Rob Gaudreau (1) Shawn Burr (2) – 19:31 19:28 – pp – Sergei Makarov (2) No scoring Arturs Irbe 27 saves / 30 shots Chris Osgood 22 saves / 24 shots April 23 3–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-sjs/1994/04/23/1993030154#game=1993030154,game_state=final No scoring Dino Ciccarelli (3) – 07:17Greg Johnson (2) – 10:21 03:45 – sh – Tom Pederson (1)08:01 – Igor Larionov (2)11:55 – pp – Ulf Dahlen (1) Kris Draper (1) – 06:08 06:35 – Sergei Makarov (3) No scoring Arturs Irbe 21 saves / 24 shots Chris Osgood 18 saves / 22 shots April 26 4–6 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-sjs/1994/04/26/1993030155#game=1993030155,game_state=final 02:47 – pp – Sergei Makarov (4)08:34 – Todd Elik (1) Paul Coffey (1) – 13:33Ray Sheppard (1) – 14:13 18:45 – Sergei Makarov (5) No scoring 02:08 – Ulf Dahlen (2)08:08 – Johan Garpenlov (1)16:43 – Bob Errey (1) Nicklas Lidstrom (2) – sh – 06:44Nicklas Lidstrom (3) – 15:22 Arturs Irbe 31 saves / 35 shots Bob Essensa 15 saves / 19 shotsChris Osgood 0 saves / 2 shots April 28 1–7 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-det/1994/04/28/1993030156#game=1993030156,game_state=final No scoring 02:03 – Sergei Fedorov (1)15:20 – pp – Steve Chiasson (2)16:33 – Ray Sheppard (2)16:56 – Slava Kozlov (1) Ulf Dahlen (3) – pp – 04:04 01:25 – Steve Yzerman (1)11:21 – Dino Ciccarelli (4) No scoring 08:31 – pp – Dino Ciccarelli (5) Arturs Irbe 20 saves / 26 shotsJimmy Waite 7 saves / 8 shots Chris Osgood 22 saves / 23 shots April 30 3–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-det/1994/04/30/1993030157#game=1993030157,game_state=final Johan Garpenlov (2) – 00:47Sergei Makarov (6) – 13:59 19:47 – sh – Kris Draper (2) No scoring 02:36 – Vyacheslav Kozlov (2) Jamie Baker (2) – 13:25 No scoring Arturs Irbe 28 saves / 30 shots Chris Osgood 14 saves / 17 shots San Jose won series 4–3 (2) Calgary Flames vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks The Calgary Flames entered the playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference by winning the Pacific Division with 97 points. The Vancouver Canucks earned 85 points during the regular season to finish seventh overall in the Western Conference. This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two rivals, with Calgary winning three of the previous four series. They last met in the 1989 Smythe Division Semifinals which the Flames won in seven games. Calgary won the season series earning nine of fourteen points during this year's seven game regular season series. The Canucks won the series after being down 3–1. They are the only team to date to win a series after being down 3–1 with all three games being won in overtime. Vancouver Canucks Calgary Flames Pacific Coliseum Olympic Saddledome April 18 5–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-cgy/1994/04/18/1993030161#game=1993030161,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Geoff Courtnall (1) – 01:15Cliff Ronning (1) – pp – 10:54Dave Babych (1) – 12:16 No scoring Trevor Linden (1) – 04:26Jeff Brown (1) – pp – 15:53 No scoring Kirk McLean 31 saves / 31 shots Mike Vernon 23 saves / 28 shots April 20 5–7 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-cgy/1994/04/20/1993030162#game=1993030162,game_state=final Jeff Brown (2) – 08:08 07:30 – Joe Nieuwendyk (1)09:08 – sh – Mike Sullivan (1)15:46 – pp – Al MacInnis (1)19:10 – Al MacInnis (2) Geoff Courtnall (2) – sh – 02:44Cliff Ronning (2) – pp – 13:31Martin Gelinas (1) – 18:54 10:58 – pp – Joe Nieuwendyk (2)17:46 – pp – Theoren Fleury (1) Trevor Linden (2) – 02:45 01:16 – pp – German Titov (1) Kirk McLean 27 saves / 34 shots Mike Vernon 23 saves / 28 shots April 22 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-van/1994/04/22/1993030163#game=1993030163,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 06:35 – Sergio Momesso (1)18:42 – Greg Adams (1) Wes Walz (1) – 03:33Theoren Fleury (2) – 08:29Gary Roberts (1) – 18:23Theoren Fleury (3) – en – 19:58 Kirk McLean 23 saves / 26 shots Mike Vernon 26 saves / 28 shots April 24 3–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-van/1994/04/24/1993030164#game=1993030164,game_state=final 17:54 – pp – Martin Gelinas (2) Ronnie Stern (1) – 10:07 02:06 – Trevor Linden (3) No scoring No scoring Wes Walz (2) – 00:44Theoren Fleury (4) – 03:38 Kirk McLean 25 saves / 28 shots Mike Vernon 42 saves / 44 shots April 26 2–1 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-cgy/1994/04/26/1993030165#game=1993030165,game_state=final Pavel Bure (1) – 04:48 05:53 – German Titov (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Geoff Courtnall (3) – 07:15 No scoring Kirk McLean 21 saves / 22 shots Mike Vernon 30 saves / 32 shots April 28 2–3 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/cgy-vs-van/1994/04/28/1993030166#game=1993030166,game_state=final 08:38 – Gerald Diduck (1) Gary Roberts (2) – pp – 19:59 07:10 – Jose Charbonneau (1) No scoring No scoring Wes Walz (3) – 03:24 16:43 – pp – Trevor Linden (4) No scoring Kirk McLean 30 saves / 32 shots Mike Vernon 22 saves / 25 shots April 30 4–3 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-cgy/1994/04/30/1993030167#game=1993030167,game_state=final Pavel Bure (2) – pp – 09:24Geoff Courtnall (4) – 11:44 05:04 – Theoren Fleury (5) No scoring 09:30 – Ronnie Stern (2)10:34 – Theoren Fleury (6) Greg Adams (2) – 16:23 No scoring Pavel Bure (3) – 02:20 No scoring Kirk McLean 46 saves / 49 shots Mike Vernon 31 saves / 35 shots Vancouver won series 4–3 (3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks The Toronto Maple Leafs entered the playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference with 98 points. The Chicago Blackhawks earned 87 points during the regular season to finish sixth overall in the Western Conference. This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Toronto winning five of the seven previous series. They last met in the 1986 Norris Division Semifinals which Toronto won in a three-game sweep. These teams split their six-game regular season series. Game six was the last NHL game played at Chicago Stadium. Chicago Blackhawks Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Stadium Maple Leaf Gardens April 18 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-tor/1994/04/18/1993030171#game=1993030171,game_state=final No scoring 02:33 – Wendel Clark (1)07:38 – pp – Doug Gilmour (1)11:37 – sh – Kent Manderville (1) No scoring 03:35 – Jamie Macoun (1)06:25 – pp – Dave Andreychuk (1) Chris Chelios (1) – pp – 03:17 No scoring Ed Belfour 23 saves / 28 shots Felix Potvin 27 saves / 28 shots April 20 0–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-tor/1994/04/20/1993030172#game=1993030172,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 02:15 – Todd Gill (1) Ed Belfour 37 saves / 38 shots Felix Potvin 32 saves / 32 shots April 23 4–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-chi/1994/04/23/1993030173#game=1993030173,game_state=final 00:49 – Tony Amonte (1)02:07 – pp – Tony Amonte (2)07:23 – Joe Murphy (1) Dave Ellett (1) – pp – 10:15Bill Berg (1) – 17:02 15:58 – Tony Amonte (3) Dmitri Mironov (1) – pp – 01:00 01:31 – Tony Amonte (4) Dave Ellett (2) – pp – 06:35 Ed Belfour 29 saves / 33 shots Felix Potvin 28 saves / 33 shots April 24 3–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-chi/1994/04/24/1993030174#game=1993030174,game_state=final 09:55 – Gary Suter (1)13:28 – pp – Gary Suter (2) Doug Gilmour (2) – pp – 14:55 No scoring Dave Andreychuk (2) – pp – 14:40 12:35 – pp – Gary Suter (3) Robert Pearson (1) – 02:59 01:23 – Jeremy Roenick (1) No scoring Ed Belfour 34 saves / 37 shots Felix Potvin 25 saves / 29 shots April 26 0–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-tor/1994/04/26/1993030175#game=1993030175,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 10:07 – pp – Mike Eastwood (1) Ed Belfour 36 saves / 37 shots Felix Potvin 17 saves / 17 shots April 28 1–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-chi/1994/04/28/1993030176#game=1993030176,game_state=final No scoring Mike Gartner (1) – pp – 14:49 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Ed Belfour 17 saves / 18 shots Felix Potvin 27 saves / 27 shots Toronto won series 4–2 (4) Dallas Stars vs. (5) St. Louis Blues The Dallas Stars entered the playoffs as the fourth seed in the Western Conference with 97 points. The St. Louis Blues earned 91 points during the regular season to finish fifth overall in the Western Conference. This was the tenth playoff meeting between these two teams, with St. Louis winning five of the nine previous series. They last met in the 1991 Norris Division Finals which the then Minnesota North Stars won in six games. Dallas won the season series earning seven of twelve points during this year's six game regular season series. This was the first time the city of Dallas was represented in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Game four was the last game played at the St. Louis Arena. St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars St. Louis Arena Reunion Arena April 17 3–5 2 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-dal/1994/04/17/1993030181 No scoring No scoring Alexei Kasatonov (1) – 14:06 03:50 – pp – Dave Gagner (1)05:15 – pp – Brent Gilchrist (1)15:31 – Brent Gilchrist (2) Brett Hull (1) – pp – 05:10Phil Housley (1) – pp – 14:39 16:11 – Grant Ledyard (1)18:23 – Trent Klatt (1) Curtis Joseph 40 saves / 45 shots Darcy Wakaluk 33 saves / 36 shots April 20 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-dal/1994/04/20/1993030182#game=1993030182,game_state=final Brendan Shanahan (1) – 02:06 No scoring Brett Hull (2) – 07:01 04:25 – Mike Modano (1)04:47 – Russ Courtnall (1) No scoring 02:58 – Mike Modano (2)19:49 – en – Dave Gagner (2) Curtis Joseph 47 saves / 50 shots Darcy Wakaluk 24 saves / 26 shots April 22 5–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-stl/1994/04/22/1993030183#game=1993030183,game_state=final 05:29 – Brendan Shanahan (2) No scoring 04:11 – sh – Kevin Miller (1) Trent Klatt (2) – pp – 02:33Shane Churla (1) – pp – 07:38Mike Modano (3) – 09:57 13:47 – Craig Janney (1)19:31 – Alexei Kasatonov (2) Dave Gagner (3) – 15:11 No scoring Paul Cavallini (1) – pp – 08:34 Curtis Joseph 26 saves / 31 shots Darcy Wakaluk 44 saves / 48 shots April 24 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-stl/1994/04/24/1993030184#game=1993030184,game_state=final 07:22 – pp – Phil Housley (2) No scoring No scoring Mike Modano (4) – 15:47 No scoring Mike Modano (5) – pp – 16:13 Curtis Joseph 30 saves / 32 shots Darcy Wakaluk 25 saves / 26 shots Dallas won series 4–0 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) New York Rangers vs. (7) Washington Capitals This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Washington winning two of the previous three series. They last met in the 1991 Patrick Division Semifinals, which Washington won in six games. New York won five of the six games in this year's regular season series. Brian Leetch's goal with 3:28 left in the third period of game five won the series for the Rangers and sent them to the conference finals for the first time since 1986. Washington Capitals New York Rangers USAir Arena Madison Square Garden May 1 3–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/1994/05/01/1993030211#game=1993030211,game_state=final Michal Pivonka (4) – 04:13 03:51 – Stephane Matteau (2)16:28 – Brian Noonan (2) Kelly Miller (2) – pp – 08:51 12:47 – pp – Brian Leetch (3)15:45 – Brian Noonan (3) Mike Ridley (3) – 13:32 03:06 – Greg Gilbert (1)14:30 – Mark Messier (5) Don Beaupre 18 saves / 24 shots Mike Richter 27 saves / 30 shots May 3 2–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/1994/05/03/1993030212#game=1993030212,game_state=final Kevin Hatcher (2) – 08:10 16:42 – Joey Kocur (1) Mike Ridley (4) – 04:35 01:38 – Sergei Zubov (3)10:44 – Esa Tikkanen (2) No scoring 10:47 – Adam Graves (4)11:06 – Stephane Matteau (3) Rick Tabaracci 20 saves / 25 shots Mike Richter 22 saves / 24 shots May 5 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/1994/05/05/1993030213#game=1993030213,game_state=final No scoring Brian Leetch (4) – pp – 04:35Mark Messier (6) – pp – 13:57 No scoring Steve Larmer (3) – 06:06 No scoring No scoring Don Beaupre 18 saves / 21 shots Mike Richter 21 saves / 21 shots May 7 2–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-wsh/1994/05/07/1993030214#game=1993030214,game_state=final 07:26 – Todd Krygier (1) Adam Graves (5) – 00:33 08:26 – pp – Joe Juneau (4)10:22 – Jason Woolley (1)15:26 – Todd Krygier (2) No scoring No scoring Brian Noonan (4) – pp – 17:16 Don Beaupre 25 saves / 27 shots Mike Richter 16 saves / 20 shotsGlenn Healy 3 saves / 3 shots May 9 3–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/wsh-vs-nyr/1994/05/09/1993030215#game=1993030215,game_state=final Kevin Hatcher (3) – sh – 05:33Shawn Anderson (1) – 16:20 01:46 – Adam Graves (6)08:01 – Adam Graves (7)08:56 – Esa Tikkanen (3) No scoring No scoring Sylvain Cote (1) – 00:27 16:32 – Brian Leetch (5) Rick Tabaracci 24 saves / 25 shotsDon Beaupre 8 saves / 11 shots Mike Richter 28 saves / 31 shots New York won series 4–1 (3) New Jersey Devils vs. (4) Boston Bruins This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting was in the 1988 Prince of Wales Conference Final, which Boston won in seven games. These teams split their four-game regular season series. Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils Boston Garden Brendan Byrne Arena May 1 2–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-njd/1994/05/01/1993030221#game=1993030221,game_state=final Bryan Smolinski (3) – 05:02David Shaw (1) – 07:22 13:22 – pp – Bernie Nicholls (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Jon Casey 34 saves / 35 shots Martin Brodeur 27 saves / 29 shots May 3 6–5 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-njd/1994/05/03/1993030222#game=1993030222,game_state=final Bryan Smolinski (4) – 13:08 02:23 – Valeri Zelepukin (1)16:25 – Randy McKay (1) Glen Wesley (2) – 09:03 04:09 – pp – Scott Stevens (2) Al Iafrate (2) – 06:17Ted Donato (4) – pp – 11:37Steve Heinze (2) – 13:55 08:27 – Jim Dowd (1)19:56 – Bruce Driver (3) Don Sweeney (2) – 09:08 No scoring Jon Casey 26 saves / 31 shots Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 27 shots May 5 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-bos/1994/05/05/1993030223#game=1993030223,game_state=final 08:39 – Mariusz Czerkawski (2) Jim Dowd (2) – 12:27 No scoring Tommy Albelin (2) – pp – 14:36 09:13 – pp – Al Iafrate (3) Tom Chorske (1) – 03:17Tom Chorske (2) – 19:08 Jon Casey 21 saves / 25 shots Chris Terreri 25 saves / 27 shots May 7 5–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-bos/1994/05/07/1993030224#game=1993030224,game_state=final 15:06 – Glen Murray (3) Valeri Zelepukin (2) – 08:47 10:07 – Brent Hughes (2)15:25 – pp – Ray Bourque (2) Stephane Richer (4) – pp – 06:15 10:31 – Glen Murray (4) Ben Hankinson (1) – 01:44Bernie Nicholls (2) – 12:12 No scoring Stephane Richer (5) – 14:19 Jon Casey 29 saves / 34 shots Chris Terreri 38 saves / 42 shots May 9 0–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-njd/1994/05/09/1993030225#game=1993030225,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 01:23 – Corey Millen (1)19:38 – Bobby Carpenter (1) No scoring No scoring Jon Casey 21 saves / 23 shots Martin Brodeur 22 saves / 22 shots May 11 5–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-bos/1994/05/11/1993030226#game=1993030226,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 18:31 – Mariusz Czerkawski (3) John MacLean (4) – 07:38Scott Niedermayer (1) – pp – 15:12Claude Lemieux (5) – 18:06 01:39 – Glen Wesley (3)02:08 – Bryan Smolinski (5) John MacLean (5) – 04:37Tom Chorske (3) – 19:02 Jon Casey 18 saves / 23 shots Chris Terreri 38 saves / 41 shots New Jersey won series 4–2 Western Conference semifinals (3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (8) San Jose Sharks This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. San Jose won the season series earning four of eight points during this year's four game regular season series. San Jose Sharks Toronto Maple Leafs San Jose Arena Maple Leaf Gardens May 2 3–2 1 https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-tor/1994/05/02/1993030231 Igor Larionov (3) – 07:09 02:31 – Wendel Clark (1) Pat Falloon (1) – 15:38 07:15 – Mark Osborne (1) Johan Garpenlov (3) – 17:44 No scoring Arturs Irbe 29 saves / 31 shots Felix Potvin 26 saves / 29 shots May 4 1–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-tor/1994/05/04/1993030232#game=1993030232,game_state=final No scoring 08:06 – pp – Dmitri Mironov (2) No scoring 09:31 – Mike Gartner (2)13:29 – sh – Mark Osborne (2) Gaetan Duchesne (1) – 15:04 03:25 – pp – Doug Gilmour (3)11:11 – pp – Wendel Clark (2) Arturs Irbe 33 saves / 38 shots Felix Potvin 19 saves / 20 shots May 6 2–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-sjs/1994/05/06/1993030233#game=1993030233,game_state=final 03:21 – Bob Errey (2) Nikolai Borschevsky (1) – 07:50 00:29 – Jamie Baker (3)01:58 – Ulf Dahlen (4)14:25 – pp – Ulf Dahlen (5) Nikolai Borschevsky (2) – pp – 16:59 17:38 – Ulf Dahlen (6) No scoring Arturs Irbe 19 saves / 21 shots Felix Potvin 22 saves / 27 shotsDamian Rhodes 0 saves / 0 shots May 8 8–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-sjs/1994/05/08/1993030234#game=1993030234,game_state=final No scoring Dmitri Mironov (3) – pp – 10:15Mike Eastwood (2) – 16:06Dave Andreychuk (3) – 18:47 04:48 – pp – Todd Elik (2) Wendel Clark (4) – 05:58Doug Gilmour (4) – pp – 09:13Mike Gartner (3) – 18:38 09:05 – Todd Elik (3)14:15 – sh – Rob Gaudreau (2) Dave Andreychuk (4) – sh – 00:32Mark Osborne (3) – sh – 18:51 Arturs Irbe 19 saves / 25 shotsJimmy Waite 7 saves / 9 shots Felix Potvin 27 saves / 30 shots May 10 2–5 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-sjs/1994/05/10/1993030235#game=1993030235,game_state=final 01:17 – Sergei Makarov (7)13:01 – pp – Bob Errey (3)15:03 – Sergei Makarov (8) Dmitri Mironov (4) – pp – 07:07 02:33 – Johan Garpenlov (4)14:21 – Todd Elik (4) Mike Gartner (4) – 06:34 No scoring No scoring Arturs Irbe 27 saves / 29 shots Felix Potvin 22 saves / 27 shots May 12 2–3 1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-tor/1994/05/12/1993030236#game=1993030236,game_state=final No scoring 05:26 – Wendel Clark (5) Igor Larionov (4) – 08:43 No scoring Jeff Norton (1) – 07:38 05:32 – pp – Wendel Clark (6) No scoring 08:53 – Mike Gartner (5) Arturs Irbe 21 saves / 24 shots Felix Potvin 20 saves / 22 shots May 14 2–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sjs-vs-tor/1994/05/14/1993030237#game=1993030237,game_state=final No scoring 08:58 – Wendel Clark (7) No scoring 09:30 – Wendel Clark (8) Igor Larionov (5) – 05:21Todd Elik (5) – 19:56 03:19 – Mark Osborne (4)12:15 – Doug Gilmour (5) Arturs Irbe 17 saves / 21 shots Felix Potvin 30 saves / 32 shots Toronto won series 4–3 (4) Dallas Stars vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Dallas won three of the four games in this year's regular season series. Vancouver Canucks Dallas Stars Pacific Coliseum Reunion Arena May 2 6–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-dal/1994/05/02/1993030241#game=1993030241,game_state=final Murray Craven (1) – 01:58Geoff Courtnall (5) – 05:15 11:38 – Paul Broten (1) Pavel Bure (4) – 01:23Jyrki Lumme (1) – pp – 10:23 13:40 – pp – Richard Matvichuk (1)14:14 – Mike McPhee (1) Martin Gelinas (3) – 15:21Trevor Linden (5) – en – 19:45 03:57 – Mike McPhee (2) Kirk McLean 35 saves / 39 shots Darcy Wakaluk 27 saves / 32 shots May 4 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-dal/1994/05/04/1993030242#game=1993030242,game_state=final Cliff Ronning (3) – 03:50Pavel Bure (5) – 17:20 No scoring Pavel Bure (6) – 19:39 No scoring No scoring No scoring Kirk McLean 39 saves / 39 shots Andy Moog 27 saves / 30 shots May 6 4–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-van/1994/05/06/1993030243#game=1993030243,game_state=final 01:05 – pp – Trevor Linden (6)09:26 – pp – Pavel Bure (7) Dave Gagner (4) – pp – 17:09Neal Broten (1) – 18:00 09:52 – Trevor Linden (7) Mike Modano (6) – 03:10Neal Broten (2) – 08:17 No scoring No scoring Kirk McLean 32 saves / 36 shots Andy Moog 21 saves / 24 shots May 8 1–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-van/1994/05/08/1993030244#game=1993030244,game_state=final 02:09 – Trevor Linden (8) No scoring No scoring Brent Gilchrist (3) – 15:11 No scoring No scoring 11:01 – Sergio Momesso (2) No scoring Kirk McLean 37 saves / 38 shots Andy Moog 32 saves / 34 shots May 10 2–4 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/dal-vs-van/1994/05/10/1993030245#game=1993030245,game_state=final 07:04 – Nathan LaFayette (1)09:32 – pp – Pavel Bure (8) Mike Modano (7) – pp – 17:41 05:10 – Murray Craven (2) No scoring 16:34 – Pavel Bure (9) Dave Gagner (5) – pp – 18:09 Kirk McLean 28 saves / 30 shots Andy Moog 29 saves / 33 shots Vancouver won series 4–1 Conference finals NHL conference finals Eastern Conference final (1) New York Rangers vs. (3) New Jersey Devils This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with New York winning the only previous series. They last met in the 1992 Patrick Division Semifinals, which New York won in seven games. New York made their third Semifinals/Conference Final appearance since the league began using a 16-team or greater playoff format in 1980. They were defeated in five games by the Montreal Canadiens in their most recent Conference Finals appearance in 1986. New Jersey made their second appearance in the Conference Final. Their most recent appearance was in the 1988 Prince of Wales Conference Final, which New Jersey lost against the Boston Bruins in seven games. New York won all six games in this year's regular season series. This was the first Wales/Eastern Conference Final since 1985 not to involve either the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. With a minute remaining in game one at Madison Square Garden, New York was leading 3–2. However, Devils forward Claude Lemieux tied the game on a scramble in front of New York goaltender Mike Richter. The Devils went on to win the game on Stephane Richer's breakaway goal at 15:23 of the second overtime. The Rangers evened the series winning game two in a 4–0 shutout. The series then turned to the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for games three and four. Like game one, game three went into double overtime but this time it was New York who won 3–2 on Stephane Matteau's goal at 6:13 of the second overtime period. The Devils won game four by a final score of 3–1 and evened the series at 2–2. The Devils took the series lead with a 4–1 win at Madison Square Garden in game five. Despite the fact that his team trailed in the series 3–2, Rangers captain Mark Messier made a highly publicized guarantee that New York would win game six. After trailing New Jersey by a score of 2–1 after two periods Messier himself scored a third-period hat trick to rally the Rangers to a 4–2 victory. Rangers coach Mike Keenan said of the guarantee, "Mark was sending a message to his teammates that he believed together we could win. He put on an amazing performance to make sure it happened."Morrison 2008 106 Game seven played at Madison Square Garden, was a goaltending battle between New Jersey's Martin Brodeur and New York's Mike Richter. Brian Leetch gave the Rangers a 1–0 lead in the second period. Richter shut out the Devils for over 59 minutes before conceding a goal to Devils forward Valeri Zelepukin with just 7.7 seconds remaining in regulation. The two teams played into double overtime for the third time in the series and for the second time in the series it was Stephane Matteau who scored the game winner. Matteau scored on a wrap-around at 4:24 of the second overtime period as the Rangers won the game 2–1 and the series 4–3. Many consider this one of the greatest hockey playoff series of all time.https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1994-new-jersey-devils-vs-new-york-rangers-eastern-conference-finals.html 1994 Eastern Conference Finals — New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers hockey-reference.com September 24, 2016 New Jersey Devils New York Rangers Brendan Byrne Arena Madison Square Garden May 15 4–3 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-nyr/1994/05/15/1993030311#game=1993030311,game_state=final John MacLean (6) – 18:16 03:39 – Sergei Zubov (4) No scoring 17:50 – Sergei Nemchinov (1) Bill Guerin (1) – 05:50Claude Lemieux (6) – 19:17 11:05 – pp – Steve Larmer (4) Stephane Richer (6) – 15:23 No scoring Martin Brodeur 35 saves / 38 shots Mike Richter 44 saves / 48 shots May 17 0–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-nyr/1994/05/17/1993030312#game=1993030312,game_state=final No scoring 01:13 – Mark Messier (7) No scoring No scoring No scoring 00:47 – Sergei Nemchinov (2)06:11 – Glenn Anderson (1)08:38 – pp – Adam Graves (8) Martin Brodeur 36 saves / 40 shotsChris Terreri 1 save / 1 shots Mike Richter 16 saves / 16 shots May 19 3–2 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-njd/1994/05/19/1993030313#game=1993030313,game_state=final 05:38 – Viacheslav Fetisov (1) Adam Graves (9) – 02:43 15:50 – pp – Valeri Zelepukin (3) Steve Larmer (5) – pp – 09:35 No scoring No scoring No scoring Stephane Matteau (4) – 06:13 Martin Brodeur 47 saves / 50 shots Mike Richter 29 saves / 31 shots May 21 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-njd/1994/05/21/1993030314#game=1993030314,game_state=final 10:17 – pp – Stephane Richer (7)16:54 – Bill Guerin (2) No scoring No scoring Stephane Matteau (5) – pp – 08:47 13:18 – Valeri Zelepukin (4) No scoring Martin Brodeur 21 saves / 22 shots Glenn Healy 13 saves / 14 shotsMike Richter 9 saves / 11 shots May 23 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-nyr/1994/05/23/1993030315#game=1993030315,game_state=final Bernie Nicholls (3) – sh – 06:49 No scoring No scoring No scoring Mike Peluso (1) – 02:36Bernie Nicholls (4) – pp – 10:37Tom Chorske (4) – 13:58 16:33 – Esa Tikkanen (4) Martin Brodeur 25 saves / 26 shots Mike Richter 22 saves / 26 shots May 25 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-njd/1994/05/25/1993030316#game=1993030316,game_state=final 08:03 – Scott Niedermayer (2)17:32 – Claude Lemieux (7) No scoring No scoring Alexei Kovalev (5) – 18:19 No scoring Mark Messier (8) – 02:48Mark Messier (9) – 12:12Mark Messier (10) – sh – en – 18:15 Martin Brodeur 32 saves / 35 shots Mike Richter 28 saves / 30 shots May 27 1–2 2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/njd-vs-nyr/1994/05/27/1993030317#game=1993030317,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring 09:31 – Brian Leetch (6) Valeri Zelepukin (5) – 19:52 No scoring No scoring 04:24 – Stephane Matteau (6) Martin Brodeur 46 saves / 48 shots Mike Richter 31 saves / 32 shots New York won series 4–3 Western Conference final (3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks This was the first and to date only playoff series between these two teams. Toronto made their second consecutive and second overall Conference Final appearance. They were defeated in seven games by the Los Angeles Kings in the previous year. Vancouver made their second appearance in the Conference Final. Their most recent appearance was in the 1982 Clarence Campbell Conference Final, which Vancouver won against the Chicago Black Hawks in five games. These teams split their four-game regular season series. This remains the last Conference Finals series to be played entirely in Canada by two Canadian-based teams. Toronto won game one at Maple Leaf Gardens on Peter Zezel's goal at 16:55 of the first overtime period. After that, however, the Maple Leafs could not seem to slow down the bigger, more powerful Canucks. Vancouver edged Toronto 4–3 in game two and then shut out the Maple Leafs at the Pacific Coliseum in games three and four by scores of 4–0 and 2–0 respectively. Down three games to one and facing elimination, the Maple Leafs played much better in game five, leading 3–0 after the first period. However, Vancouver would come back scoring three goals in the second period and push the game into overtime, where Vancouver forward Greg Adams beat Leafs goaltender Felix Potvin just 14 seconds into the second overtime period to give the Canucks a 4–3 win and a 4–1 series win. Vancouver Canucks Toronto Maple Leafs Pacific Coliseum Maple Leaf Gardens May 16 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-tor/1994/05/16/1993030321#game=1993030321,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Dave Babych (2) – 08:52 04:26 – pp – Dave Andreychuk (5) Trevor Linden (9) – pp – 19:30 00:38 – Peter Zezel (1) No scoring 16:55 – Peter Zezel (2) Kirk McLean 34 saves / 37 shots Felix Potvin 31 saves / 33 shots May 18 4–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-tor/1994/05/18/1993030322#game=1993030322,game_state=final Pavel Bure (10) – 18:43 No scoring Jeff Brown (3) – pp – 09:55Murray Craven (3) – 10:31 04:38 – pp – Dmitri Mironov (5)06:21 – pp – Dmitri Mironov (6) Jyrki Lumme (2) – pp – 15:46 04:37 – pp – Dave Ellett (3) Kirk McLean 37 saves / 40 shots Felix Potvin 35 saves / 39 shots May 20 0–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-van/1994/05/20/1993030323#game=1993030323,game_state=final 13:25 – Pavel Bure (11) No scoring 04:56 – pp – Greg Adams (3) No scoring 15:49 – Pavel Bure (12)19:37 – pp – Martin Gelinas (4) No scoring Kirk McLean 29 saves / 29 shots Felix Potvin 24 saves / 28 shots May 22 0–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-van/1994/05/22/1993030324#game=1993030324,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 17:35 – Cliff Ronning (4)19:27 – Pavel Bure (13) No scoring Kirk McLean 29 saves / 29 shots Felix Potvin 19 saves / 20 shots May 24 3–4 2 2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-van/1994/05/24/1993030325#game=1993030325,game_state=final No scoring Mike Eastwood (3) – 07:54Doug Gilmour (6) – pp – 11:37Wendel Clark (9) – 12:19 01:34 – Murray Craven (4)09:37 – Nathan LaFayette (2)17:57 – pp – Greg Adams (4) No scoring No scoring No scoring 00:14 – Greg Adams (5) No scoring Kirk McLean 31 saves / 34 shots Felix Potvin 43 saves / 47 shots Vancouver won series 4–1 Stanley Cup Final 1994 Stanley Cup Final This was the first and to date only playoff series between these two teams. This was Vancouver's second appearance in the Final; in their last Final appearance they were swept by the Islanders in 1982. The Rangers were making their tenth appearance in the Finals and first since losing in five games to Montreal in 1979. The Rangers last won the Stanley Cup in 1940. With the Rangers having 112 points against Vancouver's 85, the 27 point difference was the largest point differential between two teams in the Stanley Cup Final since 1982 when 41 points separated the New York Islanders (118) and Vancouver (77).The 27-point differential is the greatest, ironically, between Stanley Cup finalists since the last time the Canucks made the trip to this mega-city 12 springs ago. Paper rout for Rangers May 31, 1994 Jim Jamieson Vancouver Province A541982 Canucks were unlikeliest of heroes Olson Arv The Vancouver Sun June 1, 1994 E3 New York won both games in this year's regular season series. In a back and forth series that went the maximum seven games, one lengthy drought ended and another began. The Rangers won the Stanley Cup for their fourth title in franchise history, and first since 1940, while the Canucks were the last Canadian team to play for the Stanley Cup until the 2004 Calgary Flames.Calgary is the first Canadian team to reach the Stanley Cup finals since the 1994 Vancouver Canucks...lost...to the New York Rangers. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/flames-reach-stanley-cup-finals-1.514689 Flames reach Stanley Cup finals May 20, 2004 February 3, 2012 CBC Sports Canadian Broadcasting Corporation This was the longest streak that Canadian teams did not qualify for the Final from 1995 to 2003 (nine years).Calgary is Crazed as Playoff Finals Return to Canada Derrick Goold The St. Louis Post-Dispatch May 29, 2004 OT9 The 10 years since Vancouver lost game seven to the New York Rangers to now is the longest span Canada has ever gone without a visit from the finals. Prior to this the longest streak of Canadian teams missing the Final was just three years.https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1994-new-york-rangers-vs-vancouver-canucks-stanley-cup-finals.html 1994 Stanley Cup Finals — New York Rangers vs. Vancouver Canucks hockey-reference.com September 24, 2016 Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers Pacific Coliseum Madison Square Garden May 31 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-nyr/1994/05/31/1993030411#game=1993030411,game_state=final No scoring 03:32 – Steve Larmer (6) No scoring No scoring Bret Hedican (1) – 05:45Martin Gelinas (5) – 19:00 08:29 – Alexei Kovalev (6) Greg Adams (6) – 19:26 No scoring Kirk McLean 52 saves / 54 shots Mike Richter 28 saves / 31 shots June 2 1–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-nyr/1994/06/02/1993030412#game=1993030412,game_state=final Sergio Momesso (3) – 14:04 06:22 – Doug Lidster (1) No scoring 11:42 – sh – Glenn Anderson (2) No scoring 19:55 – en – Brian Leetch (7) Kirk McLean 37 saves / 39 shots Mike Richter 28 saves / 29 shots June 4 5–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-van/1994/06/04/1993030413#game=1993030413,game_state=final 01:03 – Pavel Bure (14) Brian Leetch (8) – 13:39Glenn Anderson (3) – 19:19 No scoring Brian Leetch (9) – 18:32 No scoring Steve Larmer (7) – 00:25Alexei Kovalev (7) – pp – 13:03 Kirk McLean 20 saves / 25 shots Mike Richter 24 saves / 25 shots June 7 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-van/1994/06/07/1993030414#game=1993030414,game_state=final 13:25 – pp – Trevor Linden (10)16:19 – Cliff Ronning (5) No scoring No scoring Brian Leetch (10) – 04:03Sergei Zubov (5) – pp – 19:44 No scoring Alexei Kovalev (8) – pp – 15:05Steve Larmer (8) – 17:56 Kirk McLean 23 saves / 27 shots Mike Richter 28 saves / 30 shots June 9 6–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-nyr/1994/06/09/1993030415#game=1993030415,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Jeff Brown (4) – 08:10 No scoring Geoff Courtnall (6) – 00:26Pavel Bure (15) – 02:48Dave Babych (3) – 09:31Geoff Courtnall (7) – 12:20Pavel Bure (16) – 13:04 03:27 – Doug Lidster (2)06:20 – Steve Larmer (9)09:02 – Mark Messier (11) Kirk McLean 35 saves / 38 shots Mike Richter 31 saves / 37 shots June 11 1–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-van/1994/06/11/1993030416#game=1993030416,game_state=final 09:42 – pp – Jeff Brown (5) No scoring 12:29 – Geoff Courtnall (8) Alexei Kovalev (9) – pp – 14:42 08:35 – Jeff Brown (6)18:28 – Geoff Courtnall (9) No scoring Kirk McLean 28 saves / 29 shots Mike Richter 27 saves / 31 shots June 14 2–3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-nyr/1994/06/14/1993030417#game=1993030417,game_state=final No scoring 11:02 – Brian Leetch (11)14:45 – pp – Adam Graves (10) Trevor Linden (11) – sh – 05:21 13:29 – pp – Mark Messier (12) Trevor Linden (12) – pp – 04:50 No scoring Kirk McLean 32 saves / 35 shots Mike Richter 28 saves / 30 shots New York won series 4–3 Playoff statistics Skaters These are the top ten skaters based on points.NHL.com - Skater Stats Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/– Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutesBrian LeetchNew York Rangers 23 11 23 34 +19 6Pavel BureVancouver Canucks 24 16 15 31 +8 40Mark MessierNew York Rangers 23 12 18 30 +14 33Doug GilmourToronto Maple Leafs 18 6 22 28 +3 42Trevor LindenVancouver Canucks 24 12 13 25 +3 18Alexei KovalevNew York Rangers 23 9 12 21 +5 18Geoff CourtnallVancouver Canucks 24 9 10 19 +10 51Sergei ZubovNew York Rangers 22 5 14 19 +10 0Claude LemieuxNew Jersey Devils 20 7 11 18 +4 44Igor LarionovSan Jose Sharks 14 5 13 18 -1 10 Goaltenders This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.NHL.com - Goalie Stats Player Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice (minutes:seconds) Dominik Hasek Dominik Hašek Buffalo Sabres 7 3 4 261 13 1.61 .950 2 483-34 483:34 Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils 17 8 9 531 38 1.95 .928 1 1170-40 1170:40 Mike Richter New York Rangers 23 16 7 623 49 2.07 .921 4 1417-29 1417:29 Kirk McLean Vancouver Canucks 24 15 9 820 59 2.29 .928 4 1543-45 1543:45 Felix Potvin Félix Potvin Toronto Maple Leafs 18 9 9 520 46 2.46 .912 3 1123-57 1123:57 References Notes Bibliography Morrison Scott Hockey Night in Canada: My Greatest Day 2008 Key Porter Books Toronto 978-1-55470-086-8 Scott Morrison (journalist) registration https://archive.org/details/mygreatestday50p0000morr See also List of Stanley Cup champions 1994 NHL entry draft 1994 in sports 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs 1995 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs