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1993–94 Detroit Red Wings
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
1993–94 record46–30–8
Home record23–13–6
Road record23–17–2
Goals for356
Goals against275
Team information
General managerBryan Murray
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsSteve Chiasson
Paul Coffey
Bob Probert
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Adirondack Red Wings
Toledo Storm
Detroit Falcons
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Fedorov (56)
AssistsSergei Fedorov (64)
PointsSergei Fedorov (120)
Penalty minutesBob Probert (275)
Plus/minusSergei Fedorov (48)
WinsChris Osgood (23)
Goals against averageBob Essensa (2.62)

The 1993–94 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in first place in the Central Division with a record of 46 wins, 30 losses, and 8 ties for 100 points. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the San Jose Sharks in seven games.

Offseason

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On June 15, Scotty Bowman was named the team's new head coach.[1]

Regular season

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The Red Wings led the NHL in goals (356), even-strength goals (249), short-handed goals (22) and shots on goal (2,990).[2][3] Four Red Wings reached the 30-goal plateau and six reached the 70-point plateau. On Friday, February 11, 1994, the Red Wings scored three short-handed goals in a 6–3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[4]

Final standings

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Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 84 46 30 8 356 275 100
2 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 84 43 29 12 280 243 98
3 4 Dallas Stars 84 42 29 13 286 265 97
4 5 St. Louis Blues 84 40 33 11 270 283 91
5 6 Chicago Blackhawks 84 39 36 9 254 240 87
6 12 Winnipeg Jets 84 24 51 9 245 344 57

[5] 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.

Western Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 y- Detroit Red Wings * CEN 84 46 30 8 356 275 100
2 x- Calgary Flames * PAC 84 42 29 13 302 256 97
3 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 84 43 29 12 280 243 98
4 Dallas Stars CEN 84 42 29 13 286 265 97
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 84 40 33 11 270 283 91
6 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 84 39 36 9 254 240 87
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 84 41 40 3 279 276 85
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 84 33 35 16 252 265 82
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 84 33 46 5 229 251 71
10 Los Angeles Kings PAC 84 27 45 12 294 322 66
11 Edmonton Oilers PAC 84 25 45 14 261 305 64
12 Winnipeg Jets CEN 84 24 51 9 245 344 57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader


Playoffs

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The Red Wings, having finished 1st in the Western Conference and first in the NHL in scoring, were heavily favored to win in their first-round matchup against the eighth-seeded San Jose Sharks, who were making their first playoff appearance in franchise history. Despite outshooting San Jose 218–153 and outscoring them 27–21 in the series, the Red Wings were upset in seven games for the second consecutive playoff year, becoming the first top-seeded team in North American sports history to ever lose to an eighth seed.[7] In Game 7, played on April 30, 1994, the Sharks edged the Wings 3–2 to advance to the second round.[8][9][10]

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1993–94 regular season[11]
October: 5–7–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 3–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 5, 1993 4–6 @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 0–1–0 Recap
2 W October 8, 1993 7–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 1–1–0 Recap
3 L October 9, 1993 3–10 @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 1–2–0 Recap
4 L October 13, 1993 2–5 St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 1–3–0 Recap
5 L October 15, 1993 3–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 1–4–0 Recap
6 L October 16, 1993 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 1–5–0 Recap
7 W October 18, 1993 6–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 2–5–0 Recap
8 W October 21, 1993 6–2 Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 3–5–0 Recap
9 L October 23, 1993 2–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 3–6–0 Recap
10 L October 25, 1993 3–5 Dallas Stars (1993–94) 3–7–0 Recap
11 W October 27, 1993 8–3 Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 4–7–0 Recap
12 W October 30, 1993 5–3 @ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 5–7–0 Recap
November: 6–3–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 4–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 W November 2, 1993 6–1 Boston Bruins (1993–94) 6–7–0 Recap
14 T November 4, 1993 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 6–7–1 Recap
15 L November 9, 1993 2–4 Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 6–8–1 Recap
16 W November 13, 1993 7–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 7–8–1 Recap
17 L November 17, 1993 1–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 7–9–1 Recap
18 W November 20, 1993 4–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 8–9–1 Recap
19 T November 21, 1993 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 8–9–2 Recap
20 L November 23, 1993 4–6 @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 8–10–2 Recap
21 W November 24, 1993 5–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 9–10–2 Recap
22 W November 27, 1993 10–4 Dallas Stars (1993–94) 10–10–2 Recap
23 W November 28, 1993 4–1 @ New York Islanders (1993–94) 11–10–2 Recap
December: 9–3–1 (home: 7–0–1; road: 2–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 L December 1, 1993 3–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 11–11–2 Recap
25 W December 3, 1993 8–1 Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 12–11–2 Recap
26 L December 5, 1993 4–6 @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 12–12–2 Recap
27 W December 6, 1993 6–2 Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 13–12–2 Recap
28 W December 9, 1993 3–2 St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 14–12–2 Recap
29 W December 11, 1993 5–3 San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 15–12–2 Recap
30 W December 14, 1993 5–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 16–12–2 Recap
31 W December 17, 1993 6–4 New York Rangers (1993–94) 17–12–2 Recap
32 L December 18, 1993 1–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 17–13–2 Recap
33 W December 21, 1993 5–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 18–13–2 Recap
34 W December 23, 1993 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 19–13–2 Recap
35 W December 27, 1993 6–0 @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 20–13–2 Recap
36 T December 31, 1993 4–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 20–13–3 Recap
January: 8–3–2 (home: 2–2–1; road: 6–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
37 T January 4, 1994 4–4 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 20–13–4 Recap
38 W January 6, 1994 10–3 @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 21–13–4 Recap
39 W January 8, 1994 6–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 22–13–4 Recap
40 W January 10, 1994 6–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 23–13–4 Recap
41 L January 12, 1994 2–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 23–14–4 Recap
42 W January 14, 1994 9–3 Dallas Stars (1993–94) 24–14–4 Recap
43 W January 15, 1994 3–2 @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) 25–14–4 Recap
44 W January 17, 1994 6–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 26–14–4 Recap
45 T January 19, 1994 4–4 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 26–14–5 Recap
46 L January 25, 1994 0–5 Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 26–15–5 Recap
47 W January 27, 1994 4–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 27–15–5 Recap
48 W January 29, 1994 7–1 Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 28–15–5 Recap
49 L January 30, 1994 3–6 @ Washington Capitals (1993–94) 28–16–5 Recap
February: 9–4–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 4–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
50 W February 2, 1994 3–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 29–16–5 Recap
51 L February 4, 1994 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 29–17–5 Recap
52 W February 5, 1994 4–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 30–17–5 Recap
53 L February 8, 1994 3–6 Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 30–18–5 Recap
54 W February 11, 1994 6–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 31–18–5 Recap
55 W February 12, 1994 5–4 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 32–18–5 Recap
56 L February 15, 1994 4–5 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 32–19–5 Recap
57 W February 16, 1994 7–3 Florida Panthers (1993–94) 33–19–5 Recap
58 W February 18, 1994 5–1 Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 34–19–5 Recap
59 W February 20, 1994 4–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) 35–19–5 Recap
60 L February 23, 1994 2–7 New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 35–20–5 Recap
61 W February 24, 1994 3–0 Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 36–20–5 Recap
62 W February 26, 1994 2–0 San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 37–20–5 Recap
March: 7–7–1 (home: 4–4–1; road: 3–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
63 W March 1, 1994 5–2 Calgary Flames (1993–94) 38–20–5 Recap
64 L March 4, 1994 5–6 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 38–21–5 Recap
65 L March 6, 1994 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 38–22–5 Recap
66 W March 7, 1994 6–3 @ New York Rangers (1993–94) 39–22–5 Recap
67 W March 9, 1994 5–1 @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) 40–22–5 Recap
68 L March 11, 1994 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 40–23–5 Recap
69 W March 15, 1994 5–2 Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 41–23–5 Recap
70 L March 17, 1994 1–3 New York Islanders (1993–94) 41–24–5 Recap
71 L March 19, 1994 2–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) 41–25–5 Recap
72 W March 22, 1994 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 42–25–5 Recap
73 L March 23, 1994 4–5 @ Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 42–26–5 Recap
74 T March 25, 1994 2–2 OT Washington Capitals (1993–94) 42–26–6 Recap
75 W March 27, 1994 3–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 43–26–6 Recap
76 W March 29, 1994 6–2 Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 44–26–6 Recap
77 L March 31, 1994 2–4 Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 44–27–6 Recap
April: 2–3–2 (home: 1–0–2; road: 1–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 T April 2, 1994 3–3 OT Calgary Flames (1993–94) 44–27–7 Recap
79 T April 3, 1994 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 44–27–8 Recap
80 W April 5, 1994 8–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 45–27–8 Recap
81 L April 9, 1994 2–4 @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) 45–28–8 Recap
82 L April 10, 1994 3–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 45–29–8 Recap
83 W April 13, 1994 9–0 Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 46–29–8 Recap
84 L April 14, 1994 3–4 @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 46–30–8 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[11]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) San Jose Sharks: Sharks win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L April 18, 1994 4–5 San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 20, 1994 4–0 San Jose Sharks Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W April 22, 1994 3–2 @ San Jose Sharks Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 23, 1994 3–4 @ San Jose Sharks Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 26, 1994 4–6 @ San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 3–2 Recap
6 W April 28, 1994 7–1 San Jose Sharks Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L April 30, 1994 2–3 San Jose Sharks Sharks win 4–3 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Sergei Fedorov C 82 56 64 120 34 48 13 4 10
Ray Sheppard RW 82 52 41 93 26 13 19 0 5
Steve Yzerman C 58 24 58 82 36 11 7 3 3
Paul Coffey D 80 14 63 77 106 28 5 0 3
Vyacheslav Kozlov LW 77 34 39 73 50 27 8 2 6
Keith Primeau C 78 31 42 73 173 34 7 3 4
Dino Ciccarelli RW 66 28 29 57 73 10 12 0 1
Nicklas Lidstrom D 84 10 46 56 26 43 4 0 3
Steve Chiasson D 82 13 33 46 122 17 4 1 2
Vladimir Konstantinov D 80 12 21 33 138 30 1 3 3
Dallas Drake RW 47 10 22 32 37 5 0 1 2
Mike Sillinger C 62 8 21 29 10 2 0 1 1
Darren McCarty RW 67 9 17 26 181 12 0 0 2
Mark Howe D 44 4 20 24 8 16 1 0 0
Shawn Burr LW/C 51 10 12 22 31 12 0 1 1
Bob Probert LW 66 7 10 17 275 -1 1 0 0
Greg Johnson C 52 6 11 17 22 -7 1 1 0
Martin Lapointe RW 50 8 8 16 55 7 2 0 0
Sheldon Kennedy RW 61 6 7 13 30 -2 0 1 0
Kris Draper C 39 5 8 13 31 11 0 1 0
Micah Aivazoff C 59 4 4 8 38 -1 0 0 0
Terry Carkner D 68 1 6 7 130 13 0 0 0
Bob Halkidis D 28 1 4 5 93 -1 0 0 0
Jason York D 7 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
Bob Essensa G 13 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Taylor C 1 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0
Aaron Ward D 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0
Tim Cheveldae G 30 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Maltais LW 4 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0
Sergei Bautin D 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Peter Ing G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Konroyd D 19 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0
Gord Kruppke D 9 0 0 0 12 -4 0 0 0
Chris Osgood G 41 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Mark Pederson LW 2 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Vincent Riendeau G 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Chris Osgood 2206 41 23 8 5 105 2.86 2 999 894 .895
Tim Cheveldae 1572 30 16 9 1 91 3.47 1 727 636 .875
Bob Essensa 778 13 4 7 2 34 2.62 1 337 303 .899
Vincent Riendeau 345 8 2 4 0 23 4.00 0 131 108 .824
Peter Ing 170 3 1 2 0 15 5.29 0 102 87 .853
Team: 5071 84 46 30 8 268 3.17 4 2296 2028 .883

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Sergei Fedorov C 7 1 7 8 6 0 0 0
Dino Ciccarelli RW 7 5 2 7 14 1 0 0
Vyacheslav Kozlov LW 7 2 5 7 12 0 0 0
Paul Coffey D 7 1 6 7 8 0 0 0
Nicklas Lidstrom D 7 3 2 5 0 1 1 0
Steve Chiasson D 7 2 3 5 2 2 0 1
Kris Draper C 7 2 2 4 4 0 1 0
Greg Johnson C 7 2 2 4 2 1 0 0
Darren McCarty RW 7 2 2 4 8 0 0 0
Steve Yzerman C 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
Ray Sheppard RW 7 2 1 3 4 0 0 0
Sheldon Kennedy RW 7 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Shawn Burr LW/C 7 2 0 2 6 0 0 2
Bob Probert LW 7 1 1 2 8 0 0 0
Vladimir Konstantinov D 7 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
Keith Primeau C 7 0 2 2 6 0 0 0
Mark Howe D 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Terry Carkner D 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Bob Essensa G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Halkidis D 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Martin Lapointe RW 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Chris Osgood G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Chris Osgood 307 6 3 2 12 2.35 1 110 98 .891
Bob Essensa 109 2 0 2 9 4.95 0 43 34 .791
Team: 416 7 3 4 21 3.03 1 153 132 .863

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Note: 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;

Awards and honors

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Draft picks

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Detroit's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.[13]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 22 Anders Eriksson  Sweden MODO (Sweden)
2 48 Jon Coleman  United States Andover Academy (USHS-MA)
3 74 Kevin Hilton  United States University of Michigan (CCHA)
4 97 John Jakopin  Canada St. Michael's Buzzers (MetJHL)
4 100 Benoit Larose  Canada Laval Titan (QMJHL)
5 126 Norm Maracle  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6 152 Tim Spitzig  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
7 178 Yuri Yeresko  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
8 204 Vitezslav Skuta  Czech Republic TJ Vitkovice (Czech Republic)
9 230 Ryan Shanahan  United States Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
10 256 Jamie Kosecki  United States Berkshire School (USHS-MA)
11 282 Gordy Hunt  United States Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL)

References

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  1. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Scotty Bowman Gets His (Red) Wings". The New York Times. June 16, 1993. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "1993-94 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "1993-94 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics".
  4. ^ "Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings Box Score — February 11, 1994".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  7. ^ Foss, A.J. (April 12, 2011). "The Greatest First Round Upsets in NHL History". Sports Then and Now. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings Box Score — April 30, 1994".
  9. ^ "1993-94 San Jose Sharks Roster and Statistics".
  10. ^ "1993-94 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics".
  11. ^ a b "1993-94 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  12. ^ "1993-94 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  13. ^ "1993 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
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