1993–94 Buffalo Sabres season

The 1993–94 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 24th season in the National Hockey League.

1993–94 Buffalo Sabres
Division4th Northeast
Conference6th Eastern
1993–94 record43–32–9
Home record22–17–3
Road record21–15–6
Goals for282
Goals against218
Team information
General managerJohn Muckler
CoachJohn Muckler
CaptainPat LaFontaine
Alexander Mogilny (interim)
ArenaBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
GoalsDale Hawerchuk (35)
AssistsDale Hawerchuk (51)
PointsDale Hawerchuk (86)
Penalty minutesRob Ray (274)
WinsDominik Hasek (30)
Goals against averageDominik Hašek (1.95)

Offseason

NHL Draft

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)
238Denis Tsygurov RussiaLada Togliatti (Russia)
364Ethan Philpott United StatesAndover Academy (USHS-MA)
5116Richard Safarik SlovakiaAC Nitra (Slovakia)
6142Kevin Pozzo CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
7168Sergei Petrenko UkraineDynamo Moscow (Russia)
8194Mike Barrie CanadaVictoria Cougars (WHL)
9220Barrie Moore CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
10246Chris Davis CanadaCalgary Royals (AJHL)
11272Scott Nichol CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)

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%)[1][2]

Season standings
Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
12Pittsburgh Penguins84442713299285101
24Boston Bruins8442291328925297
35Montreal Canadiens8441291428324896
46Buffalo Sabres844332928221895
511Quebec Nordiques843442827729276
613Hartford Whalers842748922728863
714Ottawa Senators841461920139737

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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.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 7, 19935–3@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)1–0–0
2LOctober 9, 19934–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)1–1–0
3LOctober 10, 19932–3Hartford Whalers (1993–94)1–2–0
4LOctober 12, 19933–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)1–3–0
5LOctober 15, 19932–5New York Rangers (1993–94)1–4–0
6LOctober 16, 19933–4@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)1–5–0
7LOctober 18, 19934–6Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)1–6–0
8LOctober 22, 19932–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)1–7–0
9TOctober 23, 19933–3 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)1–7–1
10WOctober 27, 19935–3@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)2–7–1
11WOctober 29, 19936–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)3–7–1
12WOctober 30, 19936–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)4–7–1
13LNovember 3, 19932–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)4–8–1
14LNovember 7, 19933–4Boston Bruins (1993–94)4–9–1
15LNovember 10, 19933–5Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)4–10–1
16WNovember 13, 19937–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)5–10–1
17LNovember 17, 19930–4@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)5–11–1
18WNovember 19, 19936–0Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)6–11–1
19WNovember 21, 19936–5San Jose Sharks (1993–94)7–11–1
20WNovember 22, 19935–2@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)8–11–1
21LNovember 24, 19933–5New Jersey Devils (1993–94)8–12–1
22WNovember 26, 19935–2Ottawa Senators (1993–94)9–12–1
23TNovember 27, 19932–2 OT@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)9–12–2
24WNovember 29, 19933–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)10–12–2
25WDecember 1, 19933–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)11–12–2
26LDecember 2, 19931–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)11–13–2
27WDecember 5, 19933–1Boston Bruins (1993–94)12–13–2
28WDecember 8, 19933–1@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)13–13–2
29WDecember 10, 19936–2Calgary Flames (1993–94)14–13–2
30WDecember 11, 19933–0@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)15–13–2
31LDecember 13, 19930–2@ New York Rangers (1993–94)15–14–2
32LDecember 16, 19931–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)15–15–2
33WDecember 17, 19932–0Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)16–15–2
34TDecember 19, 19933–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)16–15–3
35WDecember 23, 19935–0Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)17–15–3
36LDecember 26, 19933–4 OT@ New York Islanders (1993–94)17–16–3
37LDecember 27, 19930–2Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)17–17–3
38WDecember 31, 19934–1New York Rangers (1993–94)18–17–3
39TJanuary 2, 19943–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)18–17–4
40LJanuary 7, 19943–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)18–18–4
41WJanuary 9, 19945–3Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)19–18–4
42WJanuary 11, 19945–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)20–18–4
43LJanuary 12, 19942–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)20–19–4
44LJanuary 15, 19941–2@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)20–20–4
45WJanuary 16, 19944–2@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)21–20–4
46TJanuary 19, 19941–1 OTEdmonton Oilers (1993–94)21–20–5
47LJanuary 24, 19940–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)21–21–5
48WJanuary 27, 19947–2Washington Capitals (1993–94)22–21–5
49WJanuary 29, 19943–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)23–21–5
50LJanuary 30, 19942–3Florida Panthers (1993–94)23–22–5
51WFebruary 2, 19943–2@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)24–22–5
52WFebruary 4, 19947–2@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)25–22–5
53WFebruary 6, 19944–1New York Islanders (1993–94)26–22–5
54LFebruary 8, 19941–3@ New York Islanders (1993–94)26–23–5
55TFebruary 10, 19943–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)26–23–6
56WFebruary 11, 19945–1Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)27–23–6
57LFebruary 13, 19943–5Dallas Stars (1993–94)27–24–6
58WFebruary 16, 19945–3@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)28–24–6
59WFebruary 18, 19944–1Florida Panthers (1993–94)29–24–6
60TFebruary 20, 19943–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)29–24–7
61WFebruary 21, 19942–1Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)30–24–7
62WFebruary 23, 19944–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)31–24–7
63LFebruary 25, 19941–3Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)31–25–7
64LFebruary 26, 19943–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)31–26–7
65WMarch 2, 19947–2@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)32–26–7
66WMarch 4, 19942–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)33–26–7
67WMarch 6, 19943–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)34–26–7
68TMarch 8, 19944–4 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)34–26–8
69WMarch 9, 19943–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)35–26–8
70WMarch 12, 19945–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)36–26–8
71LMarch 17, 19941–6New Jersey Devils (1993–94)36–27–8
72TMarch 18, 19942–2 OT@ New York Islanders (1993–94)36–27–9
73WMarch 20, 19946–2Ottawa Senators (1993–94)37–27–9
74LMarch 23, 19942–3St. Louis Blues (1993–94)37–28–9
75WMarch 25, 19946–3Hartford Whalers (1993–94)38–28–9
76WMarch 27, 19944–1New York Islanders (1993–94)39–28–9
77LMarch 30, 19942–3 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)39–29–9
78WApril 1, 19945–0Boston Bruins (1993–94)40–29–9
79WApril 2, 19946–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)41–29–9
80LApril 4, 19944–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)41–30–9
81WApril 8, 19941–0Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)42–30–9
82WApril 10, 19944–1Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)43–30–9
83LApril 12, 19942–3@ New York Rangers (1993–94)43–31–9
84LApril 14, 19942–3Washington Capitals (1993–94)43–32–9

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA

Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup 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.[4]

(3) New Jersey Devils vs. (6) Buffalo Sabres
April 17 Buffalo Sabres 2-0 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena
April 19 Buffalo Sabres 1-2 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena
April 21 New Jersey Devils 2-1 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
April 23 New Jersey Devils 3-5 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
April 25 Buffalo Sabres 3-5 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena
April 27 New Jersey Devils 0-1 4OT Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
April 29 Buffalo Sabres 1-2 New Jersey Devils Brendan Byrne Arena
New Jersey won series 4-3

Awards and records

References
  1. "1993-94 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  2. "1993-94 Buffalo Sabres Roster and Statistics".
  3. 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.
  4. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Detroit/2008/06/09/5824491-cp.html
  5. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 237, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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