1993–94 Dallas Stars season

Ice hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1993–94 1993 Dallas Stars Western 4th Central 3rd 42–29–13 23–12–7 19–17–6 286 265 Bob Gainey Bob Gainey Mark Tinordi Neal BrotenMike Modano Reunion Arena 16,0701993-94 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN https://www.espn.com/nhl/?year=1994 ESPN(42 games) Kalamazoo WingsDayton Bombers Mike Modano (50) Russ Courtnall (57) Mike Modano (93) Derian Hatcher (+19) Shane Churla (333) Andy Moog (24) Darcy Wakaluk (2.64) 1992–93 (Minnesota) The 1993–94 Dallas Stars season was the franchise's 27th season, and the team's first season in Dallas. The Stars improved on their final season in Minnesota, finishing third in the Central Division with a record of 42 wins, 29 losses, and 13 ties for 97 points and returning to the playoffs after a one year absence, and earning a winning season for the first time since 1985-86. They swept the St. Louis Blues in the Conference Quarterfinals before losing the Conference Semifinals in five games to the Vancouver Canucks. 2 Regular season Season standings DAL DAL Playoffs The Stars managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1992 when they were known as the Minnesota North Stars. They swept St. Louis in the first round 4-0, but lost in the second round to Vancouver 4-1. Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#154734 5px solid; 1993–94 regular season1993-94 Dallas Stars Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DAL/1994_games.html Hockey-Reference.com February 12, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#154734 2px solid; October: 6–4–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 3–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 5, 1993||6–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||1–0–0 || 1993020003 W |- |2||October 7, 1993||3–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||1–1–0 || 1993020015 L |- |3||October 9, 1993||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||1–1–1 || 1993020029 T |- |4||October 12, 1993||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||1–1–2 || 1993020044 T |- |5||October 16, 1993||4–0 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||2–1–2 || 1993020067 W |- |6||October 18, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||3–1–2 || 1993020076 W |- |7||October 20, 1993||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) ||3–2–2 || 1993020085 L |- |8||October 21, 1993||6–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1993–94) ||4–2–2 || 1993020089 W |- |9||October 23, 1993||2–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) ||4–3–2 || 1993020103 L |- |10||October 25, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||5–3–2 || 1993020115 W |- |11||October 27, 1993||5–1 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1993–94) ||6–3–2 || 1993020126 W |- |12||October 30, 1993||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1993–94) ||6–4–2 || 1993020147 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#154734 2px solid; November: 6–5–4 (home: 4–0–3; road: 2–5–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |13||November 1, 1993||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||6–4–3 || 1993020156 T |- |14||November 3, 1993||4–5 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||6–5–3 || 1993020170 L |- |15||November 5, 1993||2–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) ||6–6–3 || 1993020177 L |- |16||November 7, 1993||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||6–6–4 || 1993020190 T |- |17||November 9, 1993||2–4 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||6–7–4 || 1993020200 L |- |18||November 11, 1993||4–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1993–94) ||7–7–4 || 1993020213 W |- |19||November 13, 1993||3–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||8–7–4 || 1993020224 W |- |20||November 14, 1993||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||8–8–4 || 1993020229 L |- |21||November 17, 1993||4–3 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) ||9–8–4 || 1993020242 W |- |22||November 20, 1993||4–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||10–8–4 || 1993020264 W |- |23||November 21, 1993||7–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||11–8–4 || 1993020269 W |- |24||November 24, 1993||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1993–94) ||11–8–5 || 1993020284 T |- |25||November 27, 1993||4–10 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||11–9–5 || 1993020305 L |- |26||November 29, 1993||6–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||12–9–5 || 1993020313 W |- |27||November 30, 1993||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||12–9–6 || 1993020318 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#154734 2px solid; December: 8–4–1 (home: 4–3–1; road: 4–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |28||December 4, 1993||3–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||12–10–6 || 1993020342 L |- |29||December 5, 1993||4–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||13–10–6 || 1993020347 W |- |30||December 8, 1993||3–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) ||14–10–6 || 1993020365 W |- |31||December 9, 1993||6–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1993–94) ||15–10–6 || 1993020371 W |- |32||December 12, 1993||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (1993–94) ||15–10–7 || 1993020387 T |- |33||December 15, 1993||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||15–11–7 || 1993020403 L |- |34||December 17, 1993||2–3 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||15–12–7 || 1993020412 L |- |35||December 19, 1993||3–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||16–12–7 || 1993020431 W |- |36||December 22, 1993||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||17–12–7 || 1993020444 W |- |37||December 23, 1993||2–1 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||18–12–7 || 1993020455 W |- |38||December 27, 1993||0–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||18–13–7 || 1993020467 L |- |39||December 29, 1993||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||19–13–7 || 1993020479 W |- |40||December 31, 1993||5–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||20–13–7 || 1993020489 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#154734 2px solid; January: 7–6–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 3–2–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |41||January 2, 1994||4–6 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) ||20–14–7 || 1993020504 L |- |42||January 4, 1994||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) ||20–15–7 || 1993020512 L |- |43||January 6, 1994||8–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) ||21–15–7 || 1993020523 W |- |44||January 9, 1994||2–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||22–15–7 || 1993020542 W |- |45||January 11, 1994||5–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||23–15–7 || 1993020552 W |- |46||January 13, 1994||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||23–16–7 || 1993020563 L |- |47||January 14, 1994||3–9 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||23–17–7 || 1993020569 L |- |48||January 16, 1994||2–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) ||23–18–7 || 1993020584 L |- |49||January 18, 1994||5–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||24–18–7 || 1993020596 W |- |50||January 24, 1994||2–6 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1993–94) ||24–19–7 || 1993020609 L |- |51||January 26, 1994||3–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||25–19–7 || 1993020623 W |- |52||January 27, 1994||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||26–19–7 || 1993020630 W |- |53||January 29, 1994||5–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||27–19–7 || 1993020646 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#154734 2px solid; February: 7–2–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 4–0–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |54||February 2, 1994||7–3 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||28–19–7 || 1993020666 W |- |55||February 6, 1994||1–7 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1993–94) ||28–20–7 || 1993020690 L |- |56||February 9, 1994||4–2 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||29–20–7 || 1993020705 W |- |57||February 12, 1994||9–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) ||30–20–7 || 1993020722 W |- |58||February 13, 1994||5–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) ||31–20–7 || 1993020731 W |- |59||February 16, 1994||0–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1993–94) ||31–21–7 || 1993020748 L |- |60||February 18, 1994||4–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||32–21–7 || 1993020760 W |- |61||February 21, 1994||6–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) ||33–21–7 || 1993020780 W |- |62||February 23, 1994||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) ||33–21–8 || 1993020789 T |- |63||February 26, 1994||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1993–94) ||34–21–8 || 1993020810 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#154734 2px solid; March: 5–5–4 (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–4–3) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |64||March 2, 1994||2–4 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) ||34–22–8 || 1993020831 L |- |65||March 4, 1994||1–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||34–23–8 || 1993020844 L |- |66||March 6, 1994||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) ||34–23–9 || 1993020855 T |- |67||March 8, 1994||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) ||35–23–9 || 1993020866 W |- |68||March 9, 1994||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||35–24–9 || 1993020872 L |- |69||March 12, 1994||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) ||35–24–10 || 1993020888 T |- |70||March 13, 1994||0–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) ||35–25–10 || 1993020898 L |- |71||March 18, 1994||6–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1993–94) ||36–25–10 || 1993020926 W |- |72||March 20, 1994||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||37–25–10 || 1993020940 W |- |73||March 22, 1994||4–3 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) ||38–25–10 || 1993020949 W |- |74||March 25, 1994||3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||38–26–10 || 1993020965 L |- |75||March 27, 1994||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) ||38–26–11 || 1993020979 T |- |76||March 28, 1994||5–4 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) ||39–26–11 || 1993020986 W |- |77||March 31, 1994||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) ||39–26–12 || 1993020999 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#154734 2px solid; April: 3–3–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |78||April 1, 1994||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1993–94) ||39–27–12 || 1993021007 L |- |79||April 3, 1994||6–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1993–94) ||40–27–12 || 1993021021 W |- |80||April 5, 1994||4–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) ||40–28–12 || 1993021031 L |- |81||April 8, 1994||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1993–94) ||40–29–12 || 1993021046 L |- |82||April 10, 1994||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||40–29–13 || 1993021065 T |- |83||April 12, 1994||9–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1993–94) ||41–29–13 || 1993021076 W |- |84||April 14, 1994||4–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||42–29–13 || 1993021091 W |- |- | 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:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#154734 5px solid; 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#154734 2px solid; Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues – Stars win 4–0 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- | 1 || April 17, 1994 || 5–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Stars lead 1–0 || 1993030181 W |- | 2 || April 20, 1994 || 4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Stars lead 2–0 || 1993030182 W |- | 3 || April 22, 1994 || 5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Stars lead 3–0 || 1993030183 W |- | 4 || April 24, 1994 || 2–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Stars win 4–0 || 1993030184 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#154734 2px solid; Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks – Canucks win 4–1 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- | 1 || May 2, 1994 || 4–6 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks || Canucks lead 1–0 || 1993030241 L |- | 2 || May 4, 1994 || 0–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks || Canucks lead 2–0 || 1993030242 L |- | 3 || May 6, 1994 || 4–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks || Canucks lead 2–1 || 1993030243 W |- | 4 || May 8, 1994 || 1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks || Canucks lead 3–1 || 1993030244 L |- | 5 || May 10, 1994 || 2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks || Canucks win 4–1 || 1993030245 L |- |- | 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 Mike Modano C 76 50 43 93 54-81804 Russ Courtnall RW 84 23 57 80 596504 Dave Gagner C 76 32 29 61 83131006 Ulf Dahlen LW 65 19 38 57 10-11203 Neal Broten C 79 17 35 52 6210211 Grant Ledyard D 84 9 37 46 427601 Paul Cavallini D 74 11 33 44 8213603 Dean Evason C 80 11 33 44 66-12322 Trent Klatt RW 61 14 24 38 3013302 Mike Craig ice hockey, born 1971 RW 72 13 24 37 139-14302 Mike McPhee LW 79 20 15 35 368131 Brent Gilchrist LW 76 17 14 31 310315 Derian Hatcher D 83 12 19 31 21119212 Paul Broten RW 64 12 12 24 3018003 Mark Tinordi D 61 6 18 24 1436100 Craig Ludwig D 84 1 13 14 123-1100 Shane Churla RW 69 6 7 13 333-8300 Dave Barr ice hockey RW 20 2 5 7 21-6000 Jim Johnson ice hockey, born 1962 D 53 0 7 7 51-6000 James Black ice hockey LW 13 2 3 5 2-4200 Jim McKenzie ice hockey, born 1969 LW 34 2 3 5 634001 Jarkko Varvio RW 8 2 3 5 41001 Chris Tancill C 12 1 3 4 8-7000 Pelle Eklund C 5 2 1 3 2-1000 Richard Matvichuk D 25 0 3 3 221000 Tommy Sjodin D 7 0 2 2 4-1000 Darcy Wakaluk G 36 0 2 2 340000 Alan May RW 8 1 0 1 18-1001 Doug Zmolek D 7 1 0 1 111000 Neil Brady C 5 0 1 1 21-1000 Gord Donnelly D 18 0 1 1 66-4000 Mike Lalor D 12 0 1 1 6-5000 Andy Moog G 55 0 1 1 160000 Brad Berry D 8 0 0 0 12-2000 Rob Brown ice hockey RW 1 0 0 0 0-1000 Duane Joyce D 3 0 0 0 00000 Mike Needham RW 5 0 0 0 0-2000 Derrick Smith ice hockey LW 1 0 0 0 0-1000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Andy Moog 3121 55 24 20 7 170 3.27 216041434.894 Darcy Wakaluk 2000 36 18 9 6 88 2.64 3978890.910 Team: 5121 84 42 29 13 258 3.02 525822324.900 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Mike Modano C 9 7 3 10 16-2202 Paul Cavallini D 9 1 8 9 4-4101 Russ Courtnall RW 9 1 8 9 0-3000 Dave Gagner C 9 5 1 6 2-3300 Brent Gilchrist LW 9 3 1 4 2-3100 Shane Churla RW 9 1 3 4 351100 Neal Broten C 9 2 1 3 61001 Trent Klatt RW 9 2 1 3 4-1100 Mike McPhee LW 9 2 1 3 20000 Grant Ledyard D 9 1 2 3 60001 Pelle Eklund C 9 0 3 3 4-2000 Craig Ludwig D 9 0 3 3 83000 Paul Broten RW 9 1 1 2 20000 Richard Matvichuk D 7 1 1 2 12-2100 Dean Evason C 9 0 2 2 121000 Derian Hatcher D 9 0 2 2 14-2000 Dave Barr ice hockey RW 3 0 1 1 41000 Doug Zmolek D 7 0 1 1 4-2000 Mike Craig ice hockey, born 1971 RW 4 0 0 0 2-1000 Mike Lalor D 5 0 0 0 60000 Alan May RW 1 0 0 0 00000 Andy Moog G 4 0 0 0 00000 Darcy Wakaluk G 5 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Darcy Wakaluk 307 5 4 1 15 2.93 0168153.911 Andy Moog 246 4 1 3 12 2.93 0121109.901 Team: 553 9 5 4 27 2.93 0289262.907 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-16 1993-94 Dallas Stars Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DAL/1994.html Note: Pos = Position; 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 The Stars' picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft 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 Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 9 Todd Harvey Center Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) 2 35 Jamie Langenbrunner Center Cloquet High School (USHS–MN)487Chad LangGoaltenderPeterborough Petes (OHL)6136Rick MrozikDefenseCloquet High School (USHS-MN)6139Per SvartvadetCenterMODO (Sweden)7165Jeremy StasiukRight wingSpokane Chiefs (WHL)8191Rob LurtsemaWingBurnsville High School (USHS-MN)10243Jordan WillisGoaltenderLondon Knights (OHL)10249Bill LangCenterNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)11269Cory PetersonDefenseBloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MA)S 9 Jacques Joubert Center Boston University (Hockey East) References Stars on Hockey Database D Category:Dallas Stars seasons