1993–94 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1993–94 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 85th season of play. The defending Stanley Cup champions could not repeat, being eliminated in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals by the Boston Bruins four games to three. It was the last time at the Forum that the playoffs were played. In addition, it was the first time in eleven years that the Canadiens did not advance past the first round of the playoffs.^[1]

1993–94 Montreal Canadiens
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	5th Eastern
1993–94 record	41–29–14
Home record	26–12–4
Road record	15–17–10
Goals for	283
Goals against	248
Team information
General manager	Serge Savard
Coach	Jacques Demers
Captain	Guy Carbonneau
Alternate captains	J. J. Daigneault Kirk Muller
Arena	Montreal Forum
Minor league affiliate(s)	Fredericton Canadiens Wheeling Thunderbirds
Team leaders
Goals	Vincent Damphousse (40)
Assists	Vincent Damphousse (51)
Points	Vincent Damphousse (91)
Penalty minutes	Lyle Odelein (276)
Plus/minus	John LeClair (+17)
Wins	Patrick Roy (35)
Goals against average	Patrick Roy (2.50)
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Off-season

• In the off-season, Patrick Roy signed a new four-year, $16 million contract.^[2]

Regular season

For the season, Roy had 35 wins, 17 losses and 11 ties. Without him in net, the Canadiens had 6 wins, 12 losses and 3 ties.^[3] The Canadiens ended the season on a sour note. They had 3 wins and 9 losses in their last 12 games, including a 9–0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.^[4] Vincent Damphousse finished the season with 40 goals, the last time a Canadiens player achieved the feat as of 2024.

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

^[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^[6]

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup playoffs[7]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Boston Bruins – Bruins win 4–3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 L April 16, 1994 2–3 @ Boston Bruins Bruins lead 1–0 Recap 2 W April 18, 1994 3–2 @ Boston Bruins Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 L April 21, 1994 3–6 Boston Bruins Bruins lead 2–1 Recap 4 W April 23, 1994 5–2 Boston Bruins Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 W April 25, 1994 2–1 OT @ Boston Bruins Canadiens lead 3–2 Recap 6 L April 27, 1994 2–3 Boston Bruins Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 L April 29, 1994 3–5 @ Boston Bruins Bruins win 4–3 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Vincent Damphousse	C	84	40	51	91	75	0	13	0	10
Brian Bellows	LW	77	33	38	71	36	9	13	0	2
Kirk Muller	LW	76	23	34	57	96	-1	9	2	3
Mathieu Schneider	D	75	20	32	52	62	15	11	0	4
Mike Keane	RW	80	16	30	46	119	6	6	2	2
Gilbert Dionne	LW	74	19	26	45	31	-9	3	0	5
John LeClair	LW	74	19	24	43	32	17	1	0	1
Lyle Odelein	D	79	11	29	40	276	8	6	0	2
Guy Carbonneau	C	79	14	24	38	48	16	0	0	1
Eric Desjardins	D	84	12	23	35	97	-1	6	1	3
Paul DiPietro	C	70	13	20	33	37	-2	2	0	0
Benoit Brunet	LW	71	10	20	30	20	14	0	3	1
Oleg Petrov	RW	55	12	15	27	2	7	1	0	1
Patrice Brisebois	D	53	2	21	23	63	5	1	0	0
Stephan Lebeau	C	34	9	7	16	8	1	4	0	2
Gary Leeman	RW	31	4	11	15	17	5	0	0	0
Ed Ronan	RW	61	6	8	14	42	3	0	0	1
J. J. Daigneault	D	68	2	12	14	73	16	0	0	1
Peter Popovic	D	47	2	12	14	26	10	1	0	0
Kevin Haller	D	68	4	9	13	118	3	0	0	1
Ron Wilson	C	48	2	10	12	12	-2	0	0	0
Pierre Sevigny	LW	43	4	5	9	42	6	1	0	1
Donald Brashear	LW	14	2	2	4	34	0	0	0	0
Bryan Fogarty	D	13	1	2	3	10	-4	0	0	0
Christian Proulx	D	7	1	2	3	20	0	0	0	0
Mario Roberge	LW	28	1	2	3	55	-2	0	0	0
Brian Savage	LW	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Ferguson	C	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Rob Ramage	D	6	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0
Patrick Roy	G	68	0	1	1	30	0	0	0	0
Frederic Chabot	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gerry Fleming	LW	5	0	0	0	25	-4	0	0	0
Les Kuntar	G	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Andre Racicot	G	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turner Stevenson	RW	2	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0
Ron Tugnutt	G	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lindsay Vallis	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Patrick Roy	3867	68	35	17	11	161	2.50	7	1956	1795	.918
Les Kuntar	302	6	2	2	0	16	3.18	0	130	114	.877
Andre Racicot	500	11	2	6	2	37	4.44	0	246	209	.850
Ron Tugnutt	378	8	2	3	1	24	3.81	0	172	148	.860
Frederic Chabot	60	1	0	1	0	5	5.00	0	24	19	.792
Team:	5107	84	41	29	14	243	2.85	7	2528	2285	.904

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Kirk Muller	LW	7	6	2	8	4	3	0	2
Paul DiPietro	C	7	2	4	6	2	2	0	1
Benoit Brunet	LW	7	1	4	5	16	0	0	0
Mike Keane	RW	6	3	1	4	4	0	0	0
Guy Carbonneau	C	7	1	3	4	4	0	0	0
Patrice Brisebois	D	7	0	4	4	6	0	0	0
John LeClair	LW	7	2	1	3	8	1	0	0
Brian Bellows	LW	6	1	2	3	2	0	0	0
Vincent Damphousse	C	7	1	2	3	8	0	0	0
Gilbert Dionne	LW	5	1	2	3	0	0	0	0
Kevin Haller	D	7	1	1	2	19	0	0	0
Eric Desjardins	D	7	0	2	2	4	0	0	0
Brian Savage	LW	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Turner Stevenson	RW	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ed Ronan	RW	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
J. J. Daigneault	D	7	0	1	1	12	0	0	0
Peter Popovic	D	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Pierre Sevigny	LW	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Donald Brashear	LW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Leeman	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lyle Odelein	D	7	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
Oleg Petrov	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Roy	G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mathieu Schneider	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Tugnutt	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Wilson	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Patrick Roy	375	6	3	3	16	2.56	0	228	212	.930
Ron Tugnutt	59	1	0	1	5	5.08	0	25	20	.800
Team:	434	7	3	4	21	2.90	0	253	232	.917

^[8]

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;

Awards and records

Transactions

February 20, 1994

To Montreal Canadiens Ron Tugnutt

To Anaheim Ducks Stephan Lebeau[9]

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.^[10]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	21	Saku Koivu	Centre	Finland	TPS (Finland)
2	47	Rory Fitzpatrick	Defence	United States	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3	73	Sebastien Bordeleau	Centre	Canada	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
4	85	Adam Wiesel	Defence	United States	Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)
4	99	Jean-Francois Houle	Left wing	Canada	Northwood Prep. (USHS-NY)
5	113	Jeff Lank	Defence	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5	125	Dion Darling	Defence	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
6	151	Darcy Tucker	Right wing	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7	177	David Ruhly	Left wing	United States	Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN)
8	203	Alan Letang	Defence	Canada	Newmarket Royals (OHL)
9	229	Alexandre Duchesne	Left wing	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
10	255	Brian Larochelle	Goaltender	United States	Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS-NH)
11	281	Russell Guzior	Centre	United States	Culver Military Academy (USHS-IN)

See also

• 1993–94 NHL season