1993–94_Pittsburgh_Penguins_season

1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season


The 1993–94 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Offseason

Regular season

The Penguins moved into the newly formed Northeast Division (competing against the teams that made up the old Adams Division) and won their third division crown in four seasons. This season marked the return to the Penguins and to the bench of head coach Eddie Johnston. Under EJ's guidance the Pens racked up a 101-point season, their second straight 100 point season and second in franchise history. The Northeast Division title earned them a second seed and a first round playoff date with the Washington Capitals. The Caps won the series in six games, which until 2018 was the only series victory that the Capitals had earned over the rival Penguins.

Of note from the season:

  • The Penguins were not shut out in any of their 84 regular-season games.
  • Injuries limited Mario Lemieux to only 22 regular season games.
  • Rookie Markus Naslund made his NHL debut. Other rookies debuting for the Penguins were Chris Tamer, Greg Andrusak, Ed Patterson, Pat Neaton, Rob Dopson, Justin Duberman, and Ladislav Karabin.
  • Each team during the 1993-1994 season played two neutral site games. The Penguins played, and won, in Sacramento vs Buffalo and in Cleveland vs. Boston on Easter Sunday.
  • An offseason trade landed the Penguins Marty McSorely in exchange for Shawn McEachern. On February 16, the Pens and Kings made another trade, with McSorely and McEachern again involved: the Pens
  • traded McSorely and Jim Paek to LA for Tomas Sandstrom and McEachern.
  • Other trades: Paul Stanton to Boston for 3rd round pick 1994; Jeff Daniels to Florida for Greg Hawgood; Mike Needham to Dallas for Jim McKenzie
  • RW Martin Straka had his first ever 30 goal season.
  • Center Brian Trottier unretired for one season and acted in a player/coach role, playing 41 games for the team as officially part of their coaching staff.
  • Goaltender Roberto Romano made his return to the Penguins (and to the NHL) after toiling in Italy since the 1987-1988 season. Romano went 1-0-1 in his two appearances for the Penguins, his last games in the NHL.
  • On November 16, 1993, the Penguins defeated the Flyers, 11-5. This would be the last time the Penguins scored 11 goals in a game for 29 years.

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Season standings

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

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Final standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

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Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

April 17 Washington Capitals 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
Dmitri Khristich (1) – 04:49 First period 12:10 – Mario Lemieux (1)
14:14 – Joe Mullen (1)
Peter Bondra (1) – 11:07
Mike Ridley (1) – 13:29
Second period No scoring
Joe Juneau (1) – 10:34
Michal Pivonka (1) – 19:26
Third period 19:16 – Mario Lemieux (2)
Don Beaupre 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 26 saves / 31 shots
April 19 Washington Capitals 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 06:19 – ppMario Lemieux (3)
09:06 – Rick Tocchet (1)
Michal Pivonka (2) – pp – 00:57 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Byron Dafoe 15 saves / 17 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 34 saves / 35 shots
April 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–2 Washington Capitals USAir Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 14:11 – shJoe Reekie (1)
No scoring Third period 19:44 – Joe Reekie (2)
Tom Barrasso 16 saves / 17 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 27 saves / 27 shots
April 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Washington Capitals USAir Arena Recap  
Martin Straka (1) – 14:10 First period 04:51 – Dmitri Khristich (2)
No scoring Second period 13:47 – Peter Bondra (2)
No scoring Third period 01:42 – ppJoe Juneau (2)
19:06 – Dave Poulin (1)
Tom Barrasso 27 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 21 saves / 22 shots
April 25 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 01:41 – Shawn McEachern (1)
Mike Ridley (2) – 05:10
Kevin Hatcher (1) – 06:45
Second period 15:25 – Kevin Stevens (1)
No scoring Third period 09:21 – Jaromir Jagr (1)
Byron Dafoe 19 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 26 saves / 28 shots
April 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Washington Capitals USAir Arena Recap  
Jaromir Jagr (2) – 10:32
Rick Tocchet (2) – pp – 15:05
First period 01:29 – Joe Juneau (3)
07:49 – shKelly Miller (1)
09:42 – ppJohn Slaney (1)
No scoring Second period 01:25 – Calle Johansson (1)
08:27 – Dave Poulin (2)
Mario Lemieux (4) – 10:42 Third period 19:41 – Michal Pivonka (3)
Tom Barrasso 16 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 26 saves / 29 shots
Washington won series 4–2

Player statistics

Skaters
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Goaltenders
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Awards and records

  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 700 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–3 tie with San Jose on November 2.
  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1200 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–5 loss to Calgary on March 26.

Awards

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Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season:[7]

Trades

August 27, 1993 To Los Angeles Kings:

Shawn McEachern

To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Marty McSorley

October 8, 1993 To Boston Bruins:

Paul Stanton

To Pittsburgh Penguins:

1994 third round pick (#73–Greg Crozier)

February 15, 1994 To Los Angeles Kings:

Marty McSorley
Jim Paek

To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Shawn McEachern
Tomas Sandstrom

March 19, 1994 To Florida Panthers:

Jeff Daniels

To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Greg Hawgood

March 21, 1994 To Dallas Stars:

Mike Needham

To Pittsburgh Penguins:

Jim McKenzie

Free agents

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Waivers

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Signings

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Draft picks

The Penguins' selected eleven players at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

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Draft notes[9]

Farm teams

The IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks finished last in the Atlantic Division with a 31-36-14 record.

The Louisville Icehawks of the East Coast Hockey League finished fifth in the West Division with a 16-44-8 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They upset the Brabham Cup champion Knoxville Cherokees in the first round before being swept by the Birmingham Bulls in the second round.


References

  1. "1993-94 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule and Results".
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  4. "1993 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.

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