1993–94 New York Rangers season

NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)

1993–94 New York Rangers
Stanley Cup champions
Presidents' Trophy winners
Eastern Conference champions
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference1st Eastern
1993–94 record52–24–8
Home record28–8–6
Road record24–16–2
Goals for299
Goals against231
Team information
General managerNeil Smith
CoachMike Keenan
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsAdam Graves
Kevin Lowe
Brian Leetch
Steve Larmer
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,001 (98.9%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Binghamton Rangers (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAdam Graves (52)
AssistsSergei Zubov (77)
PointsSergei Zubov (89)
Penalty minutesJeff Beukeboom (170)
WinsMike Richter (42)
Goals against averageMike Richter (2.57)

The 1993–94 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 68th season. The highlight of the season was winning the Stanley Cup and hosting the NHL All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers clinched their second Presidents' Trophy and sixth division title by finishing with the best record in the NHL at 52–24–8, setting a then-franchise record with 112 points.

This marked the last season in which the Rangers were under the control of Paramount Communications. Toward the end of the season, Paramount was taken over by Viacom. Shortly thereafter, Viacom divested itself of all of Paramount's interests in Madison Square Garden, including the Rangers, and sold them to ITT Corporation and Cablevision. A couple of years later, ITT would sell their share to Cablevision, who owned the Rangers until 2010, when the MSG properties became their own company. As of 2024, this remains the most recent season the Rangers won the Stanley Cup.

Off season

On April 17, 1993, the New York Rangers named Mike Keenan as their head coach. Keenan was hired to replace Ron Smith, who the team decided not to retain after he coached the second half of the season in place of the fired Roger Neilson. Keenan had taken the 1992–93 season off after spending four years as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, where he led the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in his last year.

Pre-season

During the 1993 pre-season, the Rangers had a record of 7–2–0.

Regular season

The 1993–94 season was a magical one for Rangers fans, as head coach Mike Keenan led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup championship in 54 years. Two years prior, they acquired center Mark Messier, who was an integral part of the Edmonton Oilers' Cup-winning teams. Adam Graves, who also defected from the Oilers, joined the Rangers as well. Other ex-Oilers on the Blueshirts included trade deadline acquisitions Craig MacTavish and Glenn Anderson. Brian Leetch and Sergei Zubov were a solid "1–2 punch" on defense. In fact, Zubov led the team in scoring that season with 89 points, and continued to be an All-Star defenseman throughout his career. Graves would set a team record with 52 goals, breaking the old record of 50 held by Vic Hadfield. This record would later be broken by Jaromir Jagr on April 8, 2006, against the Boston Bruins. New York was not shut-out in any of their 84 regular-season games.[1] The Rangers led the NHL in wins (52), points (112) and power-play goals (96, tied with the Buffalo Sabres) and power play percentage (23.02%). They also allowed the fewest shorthanded goals (5) of all 26 teams.[2]

On February 21, 1994, Tony Amonte scored just eight seconds into the overtime period to win the game to give the Rangers a 4–3 home win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.[3] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1993–94 regular season.[4]

All-Star Game

The 1994 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 22, 1994, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The final score was East 9, West 8.

Season standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 New York Rangers 84 52 24 8 299 231 112
2 3 New Jersey Devils 84 47 25 12 306 220 106
3 7 Washington Capitals 84 39 35 10 277 263 88
4 8 New York Islanders 84 36 36 12 282 264 84
5 9 Florida Panthers 84 33 34 17 233 233 83
6 10 Philadelphia Flyers 84 35 39 10 294 314 80
7 12 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 224 251 71

[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.

Eastern Conference
R GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p-New York Rangers * 84 52 24 8 299 231 112
2 x-Pittsburgh Penguins * 84 44 27 13 299 285 101
3 New Jersey Devils 84 47 25 12 306 220 106
4 Boston Bruins 84 42 29 13 289 252 97
5 Montreal Canadiens 84 41 29 14 283 248 96
6 Buffalo Sabres 84 43 32 9 282 218 95
7 Washington Capitals 84 39 35 10 277 263 88
8 New York Islanders 84 36 36 12 282 264 84
9 Florida Panthers 84 33 34 17 233 233 83
10 Philadelphia Flyers 84 35 39 10 294 314 80
11 Quebec Nordiques 84 34 42 8 277 292 76
12 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 224 251 71
13 Hartford Whalers 84 27 48 9 227 288 63
14 Ottawa Senators 84 14 61 9 201 397 37
Final standings

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

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

In the opening round, the Rangers faced their crosstown rivals the New York Islanders, this series would turn out to be an extremely one sided affair as the Rangers outscored their rivals 22–3 in a four-game sweep.

Eastern Conference Semi-finals

Next, the Rangers faced the Washington Capitals who were coming off a shocking six game win over the second seeded Pittsburgh Penguins. The Rangers appeared to have the series in hand after they won the first three games, although the Capitals avoided the sweep with a Game 4 win, the Rangers got back in control and won the series in five games.

Eastern Conference Finals

After going down in the Eastern Conference Finals 3–2 to the New Jersey Devils, Rangers' captain Mark Messier made one of the most famous guarantees in sports history, saying the Rangers would win Game 6 in New Jersey to tie the series 3–3. Not only did the Rangers back up Messier's guarantee, Messier scored a hat-trick in the Rangers' 4–2 win, sending the game back to New York for Game 7.[6] In Game 7, the Rangers held a 1–0 lead after a second period goal by Brian Leetch. The lead would hold up until 7.7 seconds remaining, when Valeri Zelepukin was able to beat Mike Richter to send the game to overtime. In double overtime, Stephane Matteau scored his second overtime goal of the series to send the Rangers to the Finals. The series-winning goal prompted the famous call of "Matteau, Matteau, Matteau!" by Rangers radio announcer Howie Rose.[7]

Stanley Cup Finals

The Rangers won their first Stanley Cup in 54 years, dating back to 1940, beating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games.

The Rangers winning this Stanley Cup drew 4.957 million viewers to Hockey Night in Canada, making it the highest-rated single CBC Sports program in history until the 10.6 million viewers for the men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2002 Winter Olympics, when Canada won its first Olympic ice hockey gold medal since the 1952 Winter Olympics.[8][9] CBC commentator Bob Cole, who called both games, said Game 7 was one of his most memorable TV games.[10][8]

MSG Network broadcaster Al Trautwig said that this Stanley Cup win by the Rangers was seen as the coming of age of the NHL's influence in Europe.[11] It marked the first time that the Russians got their names on the Stanley Cup and there were four who got that honor – Alexander Karpovtsev, Alexei Kovalev, Sergei Nemchinov and Sergei Zubov—giving a huge European television audience, including those watching on the brand-new television screens across the former Soviet Union, a Stanley Cup story to remember.[11]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

1993 pre-season game log: 7–2–0, 14 Points (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–2–0)
# Date Time Opponent Score Record PTS Location
1 September 11, 1993 10:05 am EDT Toronto 5–3 1–0–0 2 Wembley Arena
2 September 12, 1993 10:05 am EDT @ Toronto 3–1 2–0–0 4 Wembley Arena
3 September 22, 1993 7:35 pm EDT @ Pittsburgh 4–6 2–1–0 4 Civic Arena
4 September 23, 1993 7:35 pm EDT @ N.Y. Islanders 2–4 2–2–0 4 Nassau Coliseum
5 September 25, 1993 7:35 pm EDT @ Hartford 5–3 3–2–0 6 Hartford Civic Center
6 September 27, 1993 7:35 pm EDT N.Y. Islanders 6–3 4–2–0 8 Madison Square Garden
7 September 29, 1993 7:35 pm EDT Pittsburgh 5–4 5–2–0 10 Madison Square Garden
8 September 30, 1993 7:35 pm EDT @ New Jersey 3–2 6–2–0 12 Brendan Byrne Arena
9 October 1, 1993 7:35 pm EDT New Jersey 4–1 7–2–0 14 Madison Square Garden

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

Regular season

1993–94 Game Log: 52–24–8, 112 Points (home: 28–8–6; road: 24–16–2)
October: 7–5–1, 15 Points (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–3–0)
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Record PTS Location Attendance Recap
1 October 5, 1993 7:35 pm EDT Boston 3–4 Richter (L) 0–1–0 0 Madison Square Garden 18,200 L1
2 October 7, 1993 7:35 pm EDT Tampa Bay 5–4 Healy (W) 1–1–0 2 Madison Square Garden 16,596 W1
3 October 9, 1993 7:35 pm EDT @ Pittsburgh 2–3 Richter (L) 1–2–0 2 Civic Arena 16,994 L1
4 October 11, 1993 7:35 pm EDT Washington 5–2 Healy (W) 2–2–0 4 Madison Square Garden 16,834 W1
5 October 13, 1993 7:35 pm EDT Quebec 6–4 Healy (W) 3–2–0 6 Madison Square Garden 16,451 W2
6 October 15, 1993 7:35 pm EDT @ Buffalo 5–2 Healy (W) 4–2–0 8 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 15,200 W3
7 October 16, 1993 7:35 pm EDT @ Philadelphia 3–4 Healy (L) 4–3–0 8 The Spectrum 17,308 L1
8 October 19, 1993 7:35 pm EDT Anaheim 2–4 Richter (L) 4–4–0 8 Madison Square Garden 17,643 L2
9 October 22, 1993 7:35 pm EDT @ Tampa Bay 1–4 Richter (L) 4–5–0 8 Thunderdome 18,667 L3
10 October 24, 1993 7:35 pm EST Los Angeles 3–2 Richter (W) 5–5–0 10 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
11 October 28, 1993 7:35 pm EST Montreal 3–3 OT Richter (T) 5–5–1 11 Madison Square Garden 17,811 T1
12 October 30, 1993 7:35 pm EST @ Hartford 4–1 Richter (W) 6–5–1 13 Hartford Civic Center 13,183 W1
13 October 31, 1993 7:35 pm EST New Jersey 4–1 Richter (W) 7–5–1 15 Halifax Metro Centre 8,200 W2
November: 11–1–1, 23 Points (home: 5–0–1; road: 6–1–0)
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Record PTS Location Attendance Recap
14 November 3, 1993 7:35 pm EST Vancouver 6–3 Richter (W) 8–5–1 17 Madison Square Garden 18,001 W3
15 November 6, 1993 1:35 pm EST @ Quebec 4–2 Richter (W) 9–5–1 19 Colisée de Québec 14,603 W4
16 November 8, 1993 7:35 pm EST Tampa Bay 6–3 Richter (W) 10–5–1 21 Madison Square Garden 16,618 W5
17 November 10, 1993 7:35 pm EST Winnipeg 2–1 Richter (W) 11–5–1 23 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W6
18 November 13, 1993 7:35 pm EST @ Washington 2–0 Richter (W) 12–5–1 25 USAir Arena 17,519 W7
19 November 14, 1993 7:35 pm EST San Jose 3–3 OT Richter (T) 12–5–2 26 Madison Square Garden 18,200 T1
20 November 16, 1993 7:35 pm EST @ Florida 4–2 Healy (W) 13–5–2 28 Miami Arena 14,021 W1
21 November 19, 1993 7:35 pm EST @ Tampa Bay 5–3 Richter (W) 14–5–2 30 Thunderdome 19,993 W2
22 November 23, 1993 7:35 pm EST Montreal 5–4 Richter (W) 15–5–2 32 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W3
23 November 24, 1993 7:35 pm EST @ Ottawa 7–1 Healy (W) 16–5–2 34 Ottawa Civic Centre 10,411 W4
24 November 27, 1993 1:05 pm EST @ N.Y. Islanders 4–6 Healy (L) 16–6–2 34 Nassau Coliseum 16,297 L1
25 November 28, 1993 7:35 pm EST Washington 3–1 Richter (W) 17–6–2 36 Madison Square Garden 17,941 W1
26 November 30, 1993 7:35 pm EST @ New Jersey 3–1 Richter (W) 18–6–2 38 Brendan Byrne Arena 19,040 W2
December: 8–3–1, 17 Points (home: 5–0–1; road: 3–3–0)
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Record PTS Location Attendance Recap
27 December 4, 1993 8:05 pm EST @ Toronto 4–3 Richter (W) 19–6–2 40 Maple Leaf Gardens 15,728 W3
28 December 5, 1993 7:35 pm EST New Jersey 2–1 Richter (W) 20–6–2 42 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W4
29 December 8, 1993 7:35 pm EST Edmonton 1–1 OT Richter (T) 20–6–3 43 Madison Square Garden 18,200 T1
30 December 13, 1993 7:35 pm EST Buffalo 2–0 Richter (W) 21–6–3 45 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
31 December 15, 1993 7:35 pm EST Hartford 5–2 Richter (W) 22–6–3 47 Madison Square Garden 17,967 W2
32 December 17, 1993 7:35 pm EST @ Detroit 4–6 Healy (L) 22–7–3 47 Joe Louis Arena 19,875 L1
33 December 19, 1993 7:35 pm EST Ottawa 6–3 Richter (W) 23–7–3 49 Madison Square Garden 17,935 W1
34 December 22, 1993 7:35 pm EST @ Florida 2–3 Richter (L) 23–8–3 49 Miami Arena 14,706 L1
35 December 23, 1993 7:35 pm EST @ Washington 1–0 Healy (W) 24–8–3 51 USAir Arena 15,772 W1
36 December 26, 1993 7:35 pm EST New Jersey 8–3 Healy (W) 25–8–3 53 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W2
37 December 29, 1993 8:35 pm EST @ St. Louis 4–3 Richter (W) 26–8–3 55 St. Louis Arena 18,163 W3
38 December 31, 1993 7:35 pm EST @ Buffalo 1–4 Healy (L) 26–9–3 55 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,284 L1
January: 7–4–0, 14 Points (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–0)
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Record PTS Location Attendance Recap
39 January 3, 1994 7:35 pm EST Florida 3–2 Richter (W) 27-9–3 57 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
40 January 5, 1994 7:35 pm EST Calgary 1–4 Richter (L) 27–10–3 57 Madison Square Garden 18,200 L1
41 January 8, 1994 8:05 pm EST @ Montreal 2–3 Healy (L) 27–11–3 57 Montreal Forum 17,425 L2
42 January 10, 1994 7:35 pm EST Tampa Bay 2–5 Healy (L) 27–12–3 57 Madison Square Garden 17,993 L3
43 January 14, 1994 7:35 pm EST Philadelphia 5–2 Richter (W) 28–12–3 59 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
44 January 16, 1994 8:35 pm EST @ Chicago 5–1 Richter (W) 29–12–3 61 Chicago Stadium 18,472 W2
45 January 18, 1994 7:35 pm EST St. Louis 4–1 Richter (W) 30–12–3 63 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W3
46 January 25, 1994 10:35 pm EST @ San Jose 8–3 Richter (W) 31–12–3 65 San Jose Arena 17,190 W4
47 January 27, 1994 10:35 pm EST @ Los Angeles 5–4 OT 4:58 Richter (W) 32–12–3 67 Great Western Forum 16,005 W5
48 January 28, 1994 10:35 pm EST @ Anaheim 2–3 Healy (L) 32–13–3 67 Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 17,174 L1
49 January 31, 1994 7:35 pm EST Pittsburgh 5–3 Richter (W) 33–13–3 69 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
February: 7–5–1, 15 Points (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–3–0)
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Record PTS Location Attendance Recap
50 February 2, 1994 7:35 pm EST N.Y. Islanders 4–4 OT Richter (T) 33–13–4 70 Madison Square Garden 18,200 T1
51 February 3, 1994 7:35 pm EST @ Boston 3–0 Healy (W) 34–13–4 72 Boston Garden 14,448 W1
52 February 7, 1994 7:35 pm EST Washington 1–4 Richter (L) 34–14–4 72 Madison Square Garden 18,200 L1
53 February 9, 1994 7:35 pm EST @ Montreal 3–4 OT 1:27 Healy (L) 34–15–4 72 Montreal Forum 16,725 L2
February 11, 1994 Quebec Postponed (snow); rescheduled for March 2 Madison Square Garden
54 February 12, 1994 8:05 pm EST @ Ottawa 4–3 OT 2:37 Richter (W) 35–15–4 74 Ottawa Civic Centre 10,575 W1
55 February 14, 1994 7:35 pm EST @ Quebec 4–2 Richter (W) 36–15–4 76 Colisée de Québec 15,029 W2
56 February 18, 1994 7:35 pm EST Ottawa 3–0 Richter (W) 37–15–4 78 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W3
57 February 19, 1994 7:35 pm EST @ Hartford 2–4 Richter (L) 37–16–4 78 Hartford Civic Center 15,635 L1
58 February 21, 1994 1:35 pm EST Pittsburgh 4–3 OT :08 Richter (W) 38–16–4 80 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
59 February 23, 1994 7:35 pm EST Boston 3–6 Healy (L) 38–17–4 80 Madison Square Garden 18,200 L1
60 February 24, 1994 7:35 pm EST @ New Jersey 3–1 Richter (W) 39–17–4 82 Brendan Byrne Arena 19,040 W1
61 February 26, 1994 8:35 pm EST @ Dallas 1–3 Richter (L) 39–18–4 82 Reunion Arena 16,914 L1
62 February 28, 1994 7:35 pm EST Philadelphia 4–1 Richter (W) 40–18–4 84 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
March: 7–5–3, 17 Points (home: 2–2–1; road: 5–3–2)
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Record PTS Location Attendance Recap
63 March 2, 1994 7:35 pm EST Quebec 5–2 Richter (W) 41–18–4 86 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W2
64 March 4, 1994 7:35 pm EST N.Y. Islanders 3–3 OT Richter (T) 41–18–5 87 Madison Square Garden 18,200 T1
65 March 5, 1994 7:05 pm EST @ N.Y. Islanders 5–4 Richter (W) 42–18–5 89 Nassau Coliseum 16,297 W1
66 March 7, 1994 7:35 pm EST Detroit 3–6 Richter (L) 42–19–5 89 Madison Square Garden 18,200 L1
67 March 9, 1994 6:05 pm EST @ Washington 7–5 Healy (W) 43–19–5 91 Halifax Metro Centre 9,200 W1
68 March 10, 1994 7:35 pm EST @ Boston 2–2 OT Healy (T) 43–19–6 92 Boston Garden 14,448 T1
69 March 12, 1994 1:35 pm EST @ Pittsburgh 2–6 Healy (L) 43–20–6 92 Civic Arena 17,537 L1
70 March 14, 1994 7:35 pm EST @ Florida 1–2 Richter (L) 43–21–6 92 Miami Arena 14,704 L2
71 March 16, 1994 7:35 pm EST Hartford 4–0 Richter (W) 44–21–6 94 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
72 March 18, 1994 7:35 pm EST Chicago 3–7 Richter (L) 44–22–6 94 Madison Square Garden 18,200 L1
73 March 22, 1994 9:35 pm EST @ Calgary 4–4 OT Healy (T) 44–22–7 95 Olympic Saddledome 20,230 T1
74 March 23, 1994 9:35 pm EST @ Edmonton 5–3 Richter (W) 45–22–7 97 Northlands Coliseum 14,186 W1
75 March 25, 1994 10:35 pm EST @ Vancouver 5–2 Richter (W) 46–22–7 99 Pacific Coliseum 16,150 W2
76 March 27, 1994 1:05 pm EST @ Winnipeg 1–3 Healy (L) 46–23–7 99 Winnipeg Arena 12,793 L1
77 March 29, 1994 7:35 pm EST @ Philadelphia 4–3 Richter (W) 47–23–7 101 The Spectrum 17,380 W1
April: 5–1–1, 11 Points (home: 4–0–1; road: 1–1–0)
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Record PTS Location Attendance Recap
78 April 1, 1994 7:35 pm EST Dallas 3–0 Richter (W) 48–23–7 103 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W2
79 April 2, 1994 7:35 pm EST @ New Jersey 4–2 Richter (W) 49–23–7 105 Brendan Byrne Arena 19,040 W3
80 April 4, 1994 7:35 pm EDT Florida 3–2 Richter (W) 50–23–7 107 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W4
81 April 8, 1994 7:35 pm EDT Toronto 5–3 Richter (W) 51–23–7 109 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W5
82 April 10, 1994 1:05 pm EDT @ N.Y. Islanders 4–5 Healy (L) 51–24–7 109 Nassau Coliseum 16,297 L1
83 April 12, 1994 7:35 pm EDT Buffalo 3–2 Richter (W) 52–24–7 111 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
84 April 14, 1994 7:35 pm EDT Philadelphia 2–2 OT Richter (T) 52–24–8 112 Madison Square Garden 18,200 T1

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

Detailed records
Eastern Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Atlantic Division
Florida Panthers 2–0–0 1–2–0 3–2–0 6 13 11
New Jersey Devils 3–0–0 3–0–0 6–0–0 12 24 9
New York Islanders 0–0–2 1–2–0 1–2–2 4 20 22
New York Rangers – – – – – –
Philadelphia Flyers 2–0–1 1–1–0 3–1–1 7 18 12
Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1–0 1–1–0 3–2–0 6 19 19
Washington Capitals 2–1–0 3–0–0 5–1–0 10 19 12
11–2–3 10–6–0 21–8–3 45 113 85
Northeast Division
Boston Bruins 0–2–0 1–0–1 1–2–1 3 11 12
Buffalo Sabres 2–0–0 1–1–0 3–1–0 6 11 8
Hartford Whalers 2–0–0 1–1–0 3–1–0 6 15 7
Montreal Canadiens 1–0–1 0–2–0 1–2–1 3 13 14
Ottawa Senators 2–0–0 2–0–0 4–0–0 8 20 6
Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0–0 0–2–0 2–2–0 4 13 15
Quebec Nordiques 2–0–0 2–0–0 4–0–0 8 19 10
11–2–1 7–6–1 18–8–2 38 102 72


Western Conference
Opponent Home Away Total Pts. Goals scored Goals allowed
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks 0–1–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 2 8 8
Dallas Stars 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 4 3
Detroit Red Wings 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 7 12
St. Louis Blues 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 8 4
Toronto Maple Leafs 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 9 6
Winnipeg Jets 1–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 2 3 4
4–2–0 3–3–0 7–5–0 14 39 37
Pacific Division
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–2–0 0 4 7
Calgary Flames 0–1–0 0–0–1 0–1–1 1 5 8
Edmonton Oilers 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 3 6 4
Los Angeles Kings 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 8 6
San Jose Sharks 0–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 3 11 6
Vancouver Canucks 1–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 4 11 5
2–2–2 4–1–1 6–3–3 15 45 36

Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (E8) New York Islanders – Rangers won series 4–0
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Series Location Attendance Recap
1 April 17, 1994 1:08 pm EDT N.Y. Islanders 6–0 Richter (W) Rangers lead 1–0 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
2 April 18, 1994 7:38 pm EDT N.Y. Islanders 6–0 Richter (W) Rangers lead 2–0 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W2
3 April 21, 1994 7:38 pm EDT @ N.Y. Islanders 5–1 Richter (W) Rangers lead 3–0 Nassau Coliseum 16,297 W3
4 April 24, 1994 1:08 pm EDT @ N.Y. Islanders 5–2 Richter (W) Rangers win 4–0 Nassau Coliseum 16,287 W4
Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs. (E7) Washington Capitals – Rangers won series 4–1
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Series Location Attendance Recap
1 May 1, 1994 8:08 pm EDT Washington 6–3 Richter (W) Rangers lead 1–0 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
2 May 3, 1994 7:38 pm EDT Washington 5–2 Richter (W) Rangers lead 2–0 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W2
3 May 5, 1994 7:38 pm EDT @ Washington 3–0 Richter (W) Rangers lead 3–0 USAir Arena 18,130 W3
4 May 7, 1994 7:38 pm EDT @ Washington 2–4 Richter (L) Rangers lead 3–1 USAir Arena 18,130 L1
5 May 9, 1994 7:38 pm EDT Washington 4–3 Richter (W) Rangers win 4–1 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (E3) New Jersey Devils – Rangers won series 4–3
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Series Location Attendance Recap
1 May 15, 1994 7:38 pm EDT New Jersey 3–4 2OT 36:23 Richter (L) Devils lead 1–0 Madison Square Garden 18,200 L1
2 May 17, 1994 7:38 pm EDT New Jersey 4–0 Richter (W) Series tied 1–1 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
3 May 19, 1994 7:38 pm EDT @ New Jersey 3–2 2OT 26:13 Richter (W) Rangers lead 2–1 Brendan Byrne Arena 19,040 W2
4 May 21, 1994 7:38 pm EDT @ New Jersey 1–3 Richter (L) Series tied 2–2 Brendan Byrne Arena 19,040 L1
5 May 23, 1994 7:38 pm EDT New Jersey 1–4 Richter (L) Devils lead 3–2 Madison Square Garden 18,200 L2
6 May 25, 1994 7:38 pm EDT @ New Jersey 4–2 Richter (W) Series tied 3–3 Brendan Byrne Arena 19,040 W1
7 May 27, 1994 7:38 pm EDT New Jersey 2–1 2OT 24:24 Richter (W) Rangers win 4–3 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W2
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (W7) Vancouver Canucks – Rangers won series 4–3
# Date Time Opponent Score OT Decision Series Location Attendance Recap
1 May 31, 1994 8:08 pm EDT Vancouver 2–3 OT 19:28 Richter (L) Canucks lead 1–0 Madison Square Garden 18,200 L1
2 June 2, 1994 8:08 pm EDT Vancouver 3–1 Richter (W) Series tied 1–1 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1
3 June 4, 1994 8:08 pm EDT @ Vancouver 5–1 Richter (W) Rangers lead 2–1 Pacific Coliseum 16,150 W2
4 June 7, 1994 9:08 pm EDT @ Vancouver 4–2 Richter (W) Rangers lead 3–1 Pacific Coliseum 16,150 W3
5 June 9, 1994 8:08 pm EDT Vancouver 3–6 Richter (L) Rangers lead 3–2 Madison Square Garden 18,200 L1
6 June 11, 1994 8:08 pm EDT @ Vancouver 1–4 Richter (L) Series tied 3–3 Pacific Coliseum 16,150 L2
7 June 14, 1994 8:08 pm EDT Vancouver 3–2 Richter (W) Rangers win 4–3 Madison Square Garden 18,200 W1

Legend:   Win   Loss

All times are EASTERN time

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Sergei Zubov 78 12 77 89 20 39
Mark Messier 76 26 58 84 25 76
Adam Graves 84 52 27 79 27 127
Brian Leetch 84 23 56 79 28 67
Steve Larmer 68 21 39 60 14 41
Alexei Kovalev 76 23 33 56 18 154
Esa Tikkanen 83 22 32 54 5 114
Mike Gartner‡ 71 28 24 52 11 58
Sergei Nemchinov 76 22 27 49 13 36
Tony Amonte‡ 72 16 22 38 5 31
Kevin Lowe 71 5 14 19 4 70
Alexander Karpovtsev 67 3 15 18 12 58
Jeff Beukeboom 68 8 8 16 18 170
Greg Gilbert 76 4 11 15 −3 29
Mike Hudson 48 4 7 11 −5 47
Jay Wells 79 2 7 9 4 110
Ed Olczyk 37 3 5 8 −1 28
Nick Kypreos† 46 3 5 8 −8 102
Stephane Matteau† 12 4 3 7 5 2
Brian Noonan† 12 4 2 6 5 12
Glenn Anderson† 12 4 2 6 1 12
Craig MacTavish† 12 4 2 6 6 11
Darren Turcotte‡ 13 2 4 6 −2 13
Joe Kocur 71 2 1 3 −9 129
James Patrick‡ 6 0 3 3 1 2
Peter Andersson‡ 8 1 1 2 −3 2
Mike Hartman 35 1 1 2 −5 70
Joby Messier 4 0 2 2 −1 0
Mattias Norstrom 9 0 2 2 0 6
Doug Lidster 34 0 2 2 −12 33
Phil Bourque‡ 16 0 1 1 −2 8
Todd Marchant‡ 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Jim Hiller 2 0 0 0 1 7
Daniel Lacroix 4 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Brian Leetch 23 11 23 34 6
Mark Messier 23 12 18 30 33
Alexei Kovalev 23 9 12 21 18
Sergei Zubov 22 5 14 19 0
Adam Graves 23 10 7 17 24
Steve Larmer 23 9 7 16 14
Brian Noonan 22 4 7 11 17
Stephane Matteau 23 6 3 9 20
Esa Tikkanen 23 4 4 8 34
Sergei Nemchinov 23 2 5 7 6
Glenn Anderson 23 3 3 6 42
Jeff Beukeboom 22 0 6 6 50
Craig MacTavish 23 1 4 5 22
Greg Gilbert 23 1 3 4 8
Alexander Karpovtsev 17 0 4 4 12
Doug Lidster 9 2 0 2 10
Joe Kocur 20 1 1 2 17
Kevin Lowe 22 1 0 1 20
Nick Kypreos 3 0 0 0 2
Ed Olczyk 1 0 0 0 0
Jay Wells 23 0 0 0 20

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO
Mike Richter 68 3710 42 12 6 159 2.57 1758 .910 5
Glenn Healy 29 1368 10 12 2 69 3.03 567 .878 2
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO
Mike Richter 23 1417 16 7 49 2.07 623 .921 4
Glenn Healy 2 68 0 0 1 0.89 17 .941 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Media

Ranger games were carried on the MSG Network, with some games broadcast on MSG II due to conflicts with New York Knicks National Basketball Association and New York Yankees Major League Baseball games. The broadcast crew included Sam Rosen, Bruce Beck, John Davidson, and Al Trautwig.

The games were also broadcast on radio station WFAN-AM; the broadcast team included Marv Albert, Howie Rose, Sal Messina, and Steve Somers. Some games were broadcast on WEVD-AM due to conflicts with New York Knicks National Basketball Association games and New York Jets National Football League games.

Transactions

Awards and records

45th NHL All-Star Game

New York Rangers NHL All-Star representatives at the 45th NHL All-Star Game in New York City, New York at Madison Square Garden.

Players

# Player Position Conference Goals Assists Points
9 Adam Graves LW (Eastern Conference All-Stars) 2 2
2 Brian Leetch D, Starter (Eastern Conference All-Stars)
11 Mark Messier C, Starter (Eastern Conference All-Stars) Captain 1 2 3

Goaltenders

# Player Position Conference Saves Shots against
35 Mike Richter G (Eastern Conference All-Stars)
MVP of 45th NHL All-Star Game		 16 18

Trainers

Name Position Conference
Joe Murphy Trainer (Eastern Conference All-Stars)
Dave Smith Trainer (Eastern Conference All-Stars)

Draft picks

New York's picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, at the Colisée de Québec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 8 Niklas Sundstrom LW  Sweden MODO (SEL)
2 34 Lee Sorochan D  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
3 61 Maxim Galanov D  Russia HC Lada Togliatti (Russia)
4 86 Sergei Olympiev LW  Belarus Dinamo Minsk (Russia)
5 112 Gary Roach D  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
6 138 Dave Trofimenkoff G  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
7 162 Sergei Kondrashkin LW  Russia Cherepovets Metallurg (Russia)
7 164 Todd Marchant LW  United States Clarkson University (NCAA)
8 190 Ed Campbell D  United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)
9 216 Ken Shepard G  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
10 242 Andrei Kudinov C  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
11 261 Pavel Komarov D  Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
11 268 Maxim Smelnitsky LW  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)

Expansion Draft

New York's losses at the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft in Quebec City, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality Drafted by Drafted from
1 12 Joe Cirella  Canada Florida Panthers New York Rangers
1 23 Steven King  United States Mighty Ducks of Anaheim New York Rangers

Supplemental Draft

New York's picks at the 1993 NHL Supplemental Draft.

Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
Wayne Strachan RW  Canada Lake Superior State University (CCHA)

References

  1. ^ "1993-94 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics".
  2. ^ "1993-94 NHL Season Summary | Hockey-Reference.com". Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Lapointe, Joe (February 22, 1994). "HOCKEY; Rangers Leave Penguins One Short". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "1993-94 NHL Schedule and Results".
  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. ^ Greatest NHL Playoff Moments: Messier Guarantees Win
  7. ^ "Howie Rose". MSG.com. Madison Square Garden, LP. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  8. ^ a b McKay, John (February 22, 2002). "Despite Some Critics, CBC Enjoys Praise and More Than Six million Olympics Viewers". Canadian Press. The women's gold medal game was a huge ratings hit, drawing...4.54 million...The CBC says its highest rated sports program was Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup between the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks. That averaged 4.97 million.
  9. ^ Ohler, Shawn (February 26, 2002). "Lucky Loonie Stunt Pays Off". The Calgary Herald. p. A1. A record-busting average of 8.7 million Canadians watched on television as the men's hockey team snatched gold from the United States in Salt Lake City...The audience actually peaked at 10.6 million, the CBC said Monday...CBC says that prior to Sunday, its highest-rated sports show was Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup between the New York Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks, which attracted an average of 4.97 million viewers.
  10. ^ Houston, William (November 6, 1997). "Cole's Close Call". The Globe and Mail. p. S4. Cole's three most memorable TV games: 1. Game 7 of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals (Edmonton 3, Philadelphia 1). The Oilers at their peak. 2. Game 3 of 1996 World Cup of Hockey Final (United States 5, Canada 2). 'I was devastated.' 3. Game 7, 1994 Stanley Cup Finals (New York Rangers 3, Vancouver 2). 'A great series.'
  11. ^ a b Kalinsky, George (2004). Garden of Dreams. New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang. p. 171. ISBN 1-58479-343-0.
  12. ^ "1993-94 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  13. ^ NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
  • Kalinsky, George (2004). Garden of Dreams. New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang. ISBN 1-58479-343-0.

External links

  • Rangers on Hockey Database
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