1993–94 Buffalo Sabres season

1993–94 Buffalo Sabres
Division	4th Northeast
Conference	6th Eastern
1993–94 record	43–32–9
Home record	22–17–3
Road record	21–15–6
Goals for	282
Goals against	218
Team information
General Manager	John Muckler
Coach	John Muckler
Captain	Pat LaFontaine Alexander Mogilny
Arena	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Team leaders
Goals	Dale Hawerchuk (35)
Assists	Dale Hawerchuk (51)
Points	Dale Hawerchuk (86)
Penalties in minutes	Rob Ray (274)
Wins	Dominik Hasek (30)
Goals against average	Dominik Hasek (1.95)
<1992–93	1994–95>

The 1993–94 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 25th season in the National Hockey League. Alex Mogilny became the first European captain of an NHL team.

Offseason

NHL Draft

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
1	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	84	44	27	13	299	285	101
2	4	Boston Bruins	84	42	29	13	289	252	97
3	5	Montreal Canadiens	84	41	29	14	283	248	96
4	6	Buffalo Sabres	84	43	32	9	282	218	95
5	11	Quebec Nordiques	84	34	42	8	277	292	76
6	13	Hartford Whalers	84	27	48	9	227	288	63
7	14	Ottawa Senators	84	14	61	9	201	397	37

^[3]

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.

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 7, 1993	5–3	@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)	1–0–0
2	L	October 9, 1993	4–7	@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)	1–1–0
3	L	October 10, 1993	2–3	Hartford Whalers (1993–94)	1–2–0
4	L	October 12, 1993	3–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)	1–3–0
5	L	October 15, 1993	2–5	New York Rangers (1993–94)	1–4–0
6	L	October 16, 1993	3–4	@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)	1–5–0
7	L	October 18, 1993	4–6	Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	1–6–0
8	L	October 22, 1993	2–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)	1–7–0
9	T	October 23, 1993	3–3 OT	@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)	1–7–1
10	W	October 27, 1993	5–3	@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)	2–7–1
11	W	October 29, 1993	6–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	3–7–1
12	W	October 30, 1993	6–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	4–7–1
13	L	November 3, 1993	2–6	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)	4–8–1
14	L	November 7, 1993	3–4	Boston Bruins (1993–94)	4–9–1
15	L	November 10, 1993	3–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)	4–10–1
16	W	November 13, 1993	7–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)	5–10–1
17	L	November 17, 1993	0–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)	5–11–1
18	W	November 19, 1993	6–0	Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	6–11–1
19	W	November 21, 1993	6–5	San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	7–11–1
20	W	November 22, 1993	5–2	@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)	8–11–1
21	L	November 24, 1993	3–5	New Jersey Devils (1993–94)	8–12–1
22	W	November 26, 1993	5–2	Ottawa Senators (1993–94)	9–12–1
23	T	November 27, 1993	2–2 OT	@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)	9–12–2
24	W	November 29, 1993	3–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)	10–12–2
25	W	December 1, 1993	3–0	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)	11–12–2
26	L	December 2, 1993	1–2 OT	@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)	11–13–2
27	W	December 5, 1993	3–1	Boston Bruins (1993–94)	12–13–2
28	W	December 8, 1993	3–1	@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)	13–13–2
29	W	December 10, 1993	6–2	Calgary Flames (1993–94)	14–13–2
30	W	December 11, 1993	3–0	@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)	15–13–2
31	L	December 13, 1993	0–2	@ New York Rangers (1993–94)	15–14–2
32	L	December 16, 1993	1–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)	15–15–2
33	W	December 17, 1993	2–0	Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)	16–15–2
34	T	December 19, 1993	3–3 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)	16–15–3
35	W	December 23, 1993	5–0	Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)	17–15–3
36	L	December 26, 1993	3–4 OT	@ New York Islanders (1993–94)	17–16–3
37	L	December 27, 1993	0–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)	17–17–3
38	W	December 31, 1993	4–1	New York Rangers (1993–94)	18–17–3
39	T	January 2, 1994	3–3 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)	18–17–4
40	L	January 7, 1994	3–4 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)	18–18–4
41	W	January 9, 1994	5–3	Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)	19–18–4
42	W	January 11, 1994	5–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	20–18–4
43	L	January 12, 1994	2–3	@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)	20–19–4
44	L	January 15, 1994	1–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	20–20–4
45	W	January 16, 1994	4–2	@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)	21–20–4
46	T	January 19, 1994	1–1 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)	21–20–5
47	L	January 24, 1994	0–4	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)	21–21–5
48	W	January 27, 1994	7–2	Washington Capitals (1993–94)	22–21–5
49	W	January 29, 1994	3–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)	23–21–5
50	L	January 30, 1994	2–3	Florida Panthers (1993–94)	23–22–5
51	W	February 2, 1994	3–2	@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)	24–22–5
52	W	February 4, 1994	7–2	@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)	25–22–5
53	W	February 6, 1994	4–1	New York Islanders (1993–94)	26–22–5
54	L	February 8, 1994	1–3	@ New York Islanders (1993–94)	26–23–5
55	T	February 10, 1994	3–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)	26–23–6
56	W	February 11, 1994	5–1	Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)	27–23–6
57	L	February 13, 1994	3–5	Dallas Stars (1993–94)	27–24–6
58	W	February 16, 1994	5–3	@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)	28–24–6
59	W	February 18, 1994	4–1	Florida Panthers (1993–94)	29–24–6
60	T	February 20, 1994	3–3 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)	29–24–7
61	W	February 21, 1994	2–1	Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)	30–24–7
62	W	February 23, 1994	4–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	31–24–7
63	L	February 25, 1994	1–3	Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)	31–25–7
64	L	February 26, 1994	3–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)	31–26–7
65	W	March 2, 1994	7–2	@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)	32–26–7
66	W	March 4, 1994	2–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)	33–26–7
67	W	March 6, 1994	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)	34–26–7
68	T	March 8, 1994	4–4 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)	34–26–8
69	W	March 9, 1994	3–0	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)	35–26–8
70	W	March 12, 1994	5–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)	36–26–8
71	L	March 17, 1994	1–6	New Jersey Devils (1993–94)	36–27–8
72	T	March 18, 1994	2–2 OT	@ New York Islanders (1993–94)	36–27–9
73	W	March 20, 1994	6–2	Ottawa Senators (1993–94)	37–27–9
74	L	March 23, 1994	2–3	St. Louis Blues (1993–94)	37–28–9
75	W	March 25, 1994	6–3	Hartford Whalers (1993–94)	38–28–9
76	W	March 27, 1994	4–1	New York Islanders (1993–94)	39–28–9
77	L	March 30, 1994	2–3 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)	39–29–9
78	W	April 1, 1994	5–0	Boston Bruins (1993–94)	40–29–9
79	W	April 2, 1994	6–2	@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)	41–29–9
80	L	April 4, 1994	4–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)	41–30–9
81	W	April 8, 1994	1–0	Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)	42–30–9
82	W	April 10, 1994	4–1	Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)	43–30–9
83	L	April 12, 1994	2–3	@ New York Rangers (1993–94)	43–31–9
84	L	April 14, 1994	2–3	Washington Capitals (1993–94)	43–32–9

Player stats

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

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 Hasek.^[4]

Awards and records

• Dominik Hasek, Nominee, Hart Trophy
• Dominik Hasek, William M. Jennings Trophy
• Dominik Hasek, Vezina Trophy
• Dominik Hasek, NHL First Team All-Star^[5]

References

• Sabres on Hockey Database

1. ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1994.html
2. ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/1994.html
3. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy et al. ed. 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, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

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