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1993–94 Buffalo Sabres season
Ice hockey team season
Ice hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1993–94 |
| year | 1993 |
| Team | Buffalo Sabres |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 6th |
| Division | Northeast |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 43–32–9 |
| HomeRecord | 22–17–3 |
| RoadRecord | 21–15–6 |
| GoalsFor | 282 |
| GoalsAgainst | 218 |
| GeneralManager | John Muckler |
| Coach | John Muckler |
| Captain | Pat LaFontaine |
| Alexander Mogilny (interim) | |
| Arena | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium |
| MinorLeague | Rochester Americans |
| St. Thomas Wildcats | |
| GoalsLeader | Dale Hawerchuk (35) |
| AssistsLeader | Dale Hawerchuk (51) |
| PointsLeader | Dale Hawerchuk (86) |
| PIMLeader | Rob Ray (274) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Craig Muni (+28) |
| WinsLeader | Dominik Hasek (30) |
| GAALeader | Dominik Hašek (1.95) |
Alexander Mogilny (interim) St. Thomas Wildcats
The 1993–94 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 24th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Offseason
On July 30, head coach John Muckler was named general manager and Gerry Meehan was promoted to executive vice president for sports operations.
Regular season
In the course of the regular season, the Sabres allowed the fewest goals (218) and tied the New York Rangers for most power-play goals with 96. They also tied the Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest power-play goals allowed (58), had the most shutouts (9) and the best penalty-kill percentage (84.74%)
Season standings
Playoffs
On April 27, 1994, the Sabres played the New Jersey Devils in a classic playoff game when the Sabres outlasted the Devils 1–0 in a quadruple-overtime affair that required 70 saves from Hasek. Martin Brodeur, the Devils goalie went toe to toe with Dominik Hašek. Dave Hannan scored the lone, winning goal.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 7, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 9, 1993||4–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 10, 1993||2–3 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1993–94) ||1–2–0 || |- |4||October 12, 1993||3–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) ||1–3–0 || |- |5||October 15, 1993||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1993–94) ||1–4–0 || |- |6||October 16, 1993||3–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1993–94) ||1–5–0 || |- |7||October 18, 1993||4–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) ||1–6–0 || |- |8||October 22, 1993||2–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) ||1–7–0 || |- |9||October 23, 1993||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) ||1–7–1 || |- |10||October 27, 1993||5–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) ||2–7–1 || |- |11||October 29, 1993||6–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) ||3–7–1 || |- |12||October 30, 1993||6–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) ||4–7–1 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 17, 1994 || 2–0 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Sabres lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 19, 1994 || 1–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 21, 1994 || 1–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Devils lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 23, 1994 || 5–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 25, 1994 || 3–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Devils lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 27, 1994 || 1–0 4OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Series tied 3–3 || |- | 7 || April 29, 1994 || 1–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Devils win 4–3 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | C | 81 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 10 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 89 | RW | 66 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 28 | RW | 77 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 6 | |||
| 13 | LW | 72 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 13 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 8 | |||
| 26 | C | 77 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 27 | LW | 84 | 18 | 27 | 45 | −6 | 171 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 42 | D | 84 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 22 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 10 | |||
| 8 | D | 75 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 8 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 19 | LW | 84 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |||
| 18 | RW | 65 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 103 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 14 | |||
| 20 | C | 60 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 41 | D | 78 | 4 | 20 | 24 | −6 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 14 | C | 83 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 16 | C | 16 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −4 | 2 | |||||||||
| 22 | LW | 22 | 8 | 8 | 16 | −3 | 8 | |||||||||
| 7 | D | 60 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 4 | D | 38 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −1 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 43 | LW | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 24 | D | 78 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −5 | 154 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 5 | D | 73 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 32 | LW | 82 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 274 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | |||
| 36 | LW | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −7 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | |||
| 21 | RW | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −6 | 8 | |||||||||
| 6 | D | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 31 | G | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 15 | LW | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 39 | G | 58 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | C | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 33 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 40 | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 34 | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | |||||||||
| 44 | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 29 | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Dominik Hasek | 58 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 1552 | 109 | 1.95 | .930 | 7 | 3358 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 261 | 13 | 1.61 | .950 | 2 | 484 | ||
| 31 | Grant Fuhr | 32 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 907 | 106 | 3.69 | .883 | 2 | 1726 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
- Dominik Hašek, Nominee, Hart Memorial Trophy
- Dominik Hašek, William M. Jennings Trophy
- Dominik Hašek, Vezina Trophy
- Dominik Hašek, NHL First Team All-Star
Draft picks
Buffalo's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 38 | Denis Tsygurov | Russia | Lada Togliatti (Russia) |
| 3 | 64 | Ethan Philpott | Andover Academy (USHS-MA) | |
| 5 | 116 | Richard Safarik | AC Nitra (Slovakia) | |
| 6 | 142 | Kevin Pozzo | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | |
| 7 | 168 | Sergei Petrenko | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) | |
| 8 | 194 | Mike Barrie | Victoria Cougars (WHL) | |
| 9 | 220 | Barrie Moore | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | |
| 10 | 246 | Chris Davis | Calgary Royals (AJHL) | |
| 11 | 272 | Scott Nichol | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
References
References
- (July 31, 1993). "Christie Wins, Lewis Is Third".
- "1993-94 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com".
- "1993-94 Buffalo Sabres Roster and Statistics".
- {{usurped
- "1993-94 Buffalo Sabres Schedule".
- National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 237, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5
- "1993 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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