The 1993 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1992–93 season, and the culmination of the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Los Angeles Kings and the Montreal Canadiens. It was the first appearance in the Final for the Kings and the first appearance since the 1920 Stanley Cup Finals for a team based on the west coast of the United States. It was also the 34th appearance for Montreal, their first since the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals. The Canadiens won the series four games to one to win the team's 24th Stanley Cup. The year 1993 was the 100th anniversary of the first awarding of the Stanley Cup in 1893, and the first Finals to start in the month of June. To date, the 1993 Canadiens are the last Stanley Cup championship team to be composed solely of North American-born players, and the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup.

The series is remembered for Kings defenceman Marty McSorley's penalty late in the third period of game two for using an illegal stick, in what proved to be the turning point in the 1993 Cup Finals. When McSorley entered the penalty box, Los Angeles held a 1–0 series lead, and a 2–1 score in the contest. The Canadiens then went on to score the equalizer on the ensuing power play, won game two in overtime, and then defeated the Kings in the next three games to win the Cup.

From the moment that McSorley was called for the penalty, the Kings failed to win another postseason game for the remainder of the 20th century, losing all the remaining games of the Finals, failing to qualify for the playoffs in five of the next seven seasons, and being swept out in the first round the other two times. Their next postseason win did not come until 2001, against the Detroit Red Wings. Meanwhile, the Canadiens did not appear in the Stanley Cup Finals again until 2021.

This was the first of two consecutive Finals series to have former captains of the Edmonton Oilers' 1980s dynasty attempting to win a Stanley Cup with their new teams; while Wayne Gretzky (who was the Oilers' captain on the first four out of five championship teams) ended up on the losing end of the 1993 series, Mark Messier (the Oilers' captain when they last won the Cup in 1990) got his chance with the New York Rangers in 1994, and that time, he succeeded in helping them end a 54-year championship drought.

Los Angeles had started the season well but faltered from December to February, though they managed to rebound and clinch a playoff spot. Superstar Wayne Gretzky sat out from October to January due to injury. Los Angeles did not have home ice advantage for all four playoff rounds, and was the only club to face Canadian teams in every round. To reach the final, Los Angeles defeated the Calgary Flames in the Smythe Division Semifinals 4–2, the Vancouver Canucks in the Smythe Division Finals 4–2, and the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Campbell Conference Finals 4–3.

Montreal defeated the Quebec Nordiques (their provincial rivals) in the Adams Division Semifinals 4–2, the Buffalo Sabres in the Adams Division Finals 4–0, and the New York Islanders in the Wales Conference Finals 4–1.^[1] The Canadiens initially lost their first two games against the Nordiques, due in part to a couple of weak goals let in by star Montreal goaltender (and Quebec City native) Patrick Roy. Afterwards, a newspaper in Roy's hometown district suggested that he be traded, while Nordiques goaltending coach Dan Bouchard proclaimed that his team had solved Roy. The Canadiens then responded by winning the next four games to eliminate the Nordiques, then swept the Sabres and took the first three games against the Islanders, tying a record of 11 consecutive playoff wins set by the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins the year before.

The playoffs in both conferences saw numerous upsets, with the top teams in each conference – the Blackhawks and Penguins – being eliminated before the Conference Finals. The Campbell Conference saw the Blackhawks swept in the Norris Division Semifinals by the rival St. Louis Blues. Montreal's path to their first Cup Finals since 1989 became much easier after the Sabres swept the Canadiens' bitter rivals, the Boston Bruins, in the Adams Division Semifinals and the Islanders eliminated the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions (and the league's top regular-season team), the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the Patrick Division Finals.^[2] The Bruins had eliminated the Canadiens in the playoffs for three straight years,^[3][4][5][6] mainly due to Boston goaltender Andy Moog, who was often referred to as the "greatest Hab killer" the Bruins ever had.^[7] The Kings' path through the 1993 playoffs was similarly made easier as their nemesis, the Edmonton Oilers, who had eliminated the Kings from the playoffs in 1990, 1991, and 1992, failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since they joined the NHL in 1979.

This was the last Stanley Cup Finals series played in the Montreal Forum, and the last time Wayne Gretzky competed in the Finals. The Kings were appearing in the Finals for the first time in their 26-year history. They did not appear in the Finals again until 2012, where they faced the New Jersey Devils and won their first Stanley Cup. Montreal's victory is the most recent championship won by a Canadian team. They did not appear in the Finals again until 2021, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Los Angeles Kings

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#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
4		Rob Blake	D	R	1988	Simcoe, Ontario	first
12		Jimmy Carson	C	R	1992–93	Southfield, Michigan	first
15		Pat Conacher	C	L	1992–93	Edmonton, Alberta	second (1984)
11		Mike Donnelly	LW	L	1990–91	Livonia, Michigan	first
21		Tony Granato	RW	R	1989–90	Downers Grove, Illinois	first
99		Wayne Gretzky – C	C	L	1988–89	Brantford, Ontario	sixth (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988)
24		Mark Hardy	D	L	1992–93	Samedan, Switzerland	first
32		Kelly Hrudey	G	L	1988–89	Edmonton, Alberta	second (1984)
22		Charlie Huddy	D	L	1991–92	Oshawa, Ontario	seventh (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)
17		Jari Kurri	RW	R	1991–92	Helsinki, Finland	seventh (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)
29		Lonnie Loach	LW	L	1992–93	New Liskeard, Ontario	first
33		Marty McSorley – A	D	R	1988–89	Hamilton, Ontario	third (1987, 1988)
23		Corey Millen	C	R	1991–92	Cloquet, Minnesota	first
27		Marc Potvin	RW	R	1992–93	Ottawa, Ontario	first
20		Luc Robitaille – A	LW	L	1984	Montreal, Quebec	first
10		Warren Rychel	LW	L	1992–93	Strathroy, Ontario	first
7		Tomas Sandstrom	RW	L	1989–90	Jakobstad, Finland	first
14		Gary Shuchuk	C	R	1992–93	Edmonton, Alberta	first
35		Robb Stauber	G	L	1986	Duluth, Minnesota	first
25		Darryl Sydor	D	L	1990	Edmonton, Alberta	first
18		Dave Taylor	RW	R	1975	Levack, Ontario	first
19		Jim Thomson	RW	R	1992–93	Edmonton, Alberta	first
5		Tim Watters	D	L	1988–89	Kamloops, British Columbia	first
2		Alexei Zhitnik	D	L	1991	Kyiv, Soviet Union	first

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Montreal Canadiens

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#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
29		Jesse Belanger	C	R	1991–92	Saint-Georges, Quebec	first (did not play)
23		Brian Bellows	LW	R	1992–93	St. Catharines, Ontario	second (1991)
43		Patrice Brisebois	D	R	1989	Montreal, Quebec	first
22		Benoit Brunet	LW	L	1986	Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec	first
21		Guy Carbonneau – C	C	R	1979	Sept-Îles, Quebec	third (1986, 1989)
48		J. J. Daigneault	D	L	1989–90	Montreal, Quebec	second (1987)
25		Vincent Damphousse	C	L	1992–93	Montreal, Quebec	first
28		Eric Desjardins	D	R	1987	Rouyn, Quebec	second (1989)
45		Gilbert Dionne	LW	L	1990	Drummondville, Quebec	first
15		Paul DiPietro	C	R	1990	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	first
34		Donald Dufresne	D	L	1985	Quebec City, Quebec	second (1989)
36		Todd Ewen	RW	R	1989–90	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	first
14		Kevin Haller	D	L	1991–92	Trochu, Alberta	first
38		Sean Hill	D	R	1988	Duluth, Minnesota	first
12		Mike Keane	RW	R	1986–87	Winnipeg, Manitoba	second (1989)
47		Stephan Lebeau	C	R	1988–89	Saint-Jérôme, Quebec	first
17		John LeClair	LW	L	1987	St. Albans, Vermont	first
26		Gary Leeman	RW	R	1992–93	Toronto, Ontario	first
11		Kirk Muller – A	LW	L	1991–92	Kingston, Ontario	first
24		Lyle Odelein	D	R	1986	Quill Lake, Saskatchewan	first
37		Andre Racicot	G	L	1989	Rouyn, Quebec	first
5		Rob Ramage	D	R	1992–93	Byron, Ontario	second (1989)
32		Mario Roberge	LW	L	1991–92	Quebec City, Quebec	first
31		Ed Ronan	RW	R	1987	Quincy, Massachusetts	first
33		Patrick Roy	G	L	1984	Quebec City, Quebec	third (1986, 1989)
18		Denis Savard – A	C	R	1990–91	Témiscaming, Quebec	first
27		Mathieu Schneider	D	L	1987	New York, New York	first

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The 1993 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Guy Carbonneau by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman following the Canadiens 4–1 win over the Kings in game five.

The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1992–93 Montreal Canadiens

The Canadiens' Stanley Cup championship is the first of two "Big Four" sports titles to be won by a Canadian team in 1993; four months after this, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in a six-game World Series that famously ended on a walkoff home run by Joe Carter. To date, it is the only such instance of multiple non-U.S. teams to win championships in the same year.

The following season, the Canadiens lost in the first round to the Boston Bruins in seven games. The Canadiens would not return to the finals again until 2021, when they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.

The Kings, however, would miss the playoffs the next season. The Kings would not return to the Stanley Cup Finals until 2012, when they defeated the New Jersey Devils, in six games.

The 1993 Montreal Stanley Cup riot occurred in Montreal after the Montreal Canadiens won their 24th Stanley Cup. People poured into the streets of the city and some began to commit acts of vandalism and violence while the Canadiens were celebrating inside the Montreal Forum.^[11] In the epicentre of the riot on Saint Catherine Street, stores were looted and police cruisers were set ablaze. The riot caused CA$2.5 million in damage (equivalent to $4.1 in 2021).^[12]

At the high point of the riot 980 officers were dispatched and they made 115 arrests. The police reported 47 police cars damaged, 8 of those 47 cars were completely destroyed. Rioters were arrested after they broke windows, looted stores and set fires. Some of the rioters were suspected of planning to loot stores using the Canadiens' victory celebration as a decoy. 168 were injured, including 49 police officers.^[13]

Due to the Kings being the Canadiens' opponents, most of the Los Angeles news media, including the Los Angeles Times and the Daily News, also covered the riot; Times sports writer Helene Elliott was pressed into service as a news reporter minutes after the riot began.

In Canada, the series was televised in English on the CBC and in French on SRC. In the United States, the series was broadcast on ESPN. This was the ESPN's first Cup Finals coverage since 1988. However, ESPN was blacked out in the Los Angeles market because of Prime Ticket's local rights to the Kings games.