1993–94 Boston Bruins season
# 1993–94 Boston Bruins season

The 1993–94 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 70th season. The season involved Cam Neely scoring 50 goals in 44 games, however, the Bruins had already played 66 games; making this an unofficial record.

The Bruins reached the second round in the Stanley Cup playoffs, beating the Montreal Canadiens before losing to the New Jersey Devils.

## Offseason

### NHL Draft

Boston's draft picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.

| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 25 | Kevyn Adams | C | United States | Miami University (CCHA) |
| 2 | 51 | Matt Alvey | RW | United States | Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) |
| $4^1$ | 88 | Charles Paquette | D | Canada | Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 103 | Shawn Bates | C | United States | Medford High School (USHS-MA) |
| 5 | 129 | Andrei Sapozhnikov | D | Russia | Traktor Chelyabinsk (IHL) |
| 6 | 155 | Milt Mastad | D | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 7 | 181 | Ryan Golden | C | United States | Reading Memorial High School (USHS-MA) |
| 8 | 207 | Hal Gill | D | United States | Providence College (Hockey East) |
| 9 | 233 | Joel Prpic | C | Canada | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 10 | 259 | Joakim Persson | C | Sweden | Hammarby IF (Sweden) |

**Notes**

* The Bruins acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 2, 1992, that sent Garry Galley, Wes Walz and a third-round pick in 1993 to Philadelphia in exchange for Gord Murphy, Brian Dobbin, a third-round pick in 1992 and this pick.
* The Bruins third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on January 2, 1992, that sent Gord Murphy, Brian Dobbin, a third-round pick in 1992 and a fourth-round pick in 1993 to Boston in exchange for Garry Galley, Wes Walz and this pick (77th overall).
* The Bruins eleventh-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on February 21, 1993, that sent Troy Murray to Chicago in exchange for Steve Bancroft and this pick (285th overall).

       Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on January 8, 1992 that sent an eleventh-round pick in 1992 to Boston in exchange for Steve Bancroft and this pick.

## Regular season

The Bruins had 2,980 shots on goal during the regular season, second only to the Detroit Red Wings. They tied the Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning for the fewest power-play goals against (58). On Sunday, March 27, 1994, the Bruins scored three short-handed goals in a 6–4 win over the Washington Capitals.

### Final 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 |

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.

## Playoffs

In the Conference Quarter-Finals the Bruins met the defending champion Montreal Canadiens led by goalie Patrick Roy. The Bruins finished the season one point ahead of the Canadiens but had a losing 1–2–2 record over the season series between the two teams. The opening round playoff series was back and forth with the Canadiens holding a 3–2 series lead by Game 5. The Bruins rallied and won the last two games of the series in order to advance to the next round. This was the last time the Bruins reached at least the second round until the 1998–99 season.

In the second round Eastern Conference semifinal series the Bruins were matched with the New Jersey Devils, who under the eventual 93–94 coach of the year winner, Jacques Lemaire, implemented the neutral zone trap. The Bruins jumped ahead to a 2–0 series lead by taking the opening two games. However the Devils rebounded and eliminated the Bruins, winning the next four games straight.

The Bruins were without forward and leading scorer Cam Neely due to a knee injury. Their top scorer in the playoffs was center Adam Oates with 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists).

## Schedule and results

Regular season schedule :

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

## Player statistics

### Skaters

Regular Season :

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Oates | 77 | 32 | 80 | 112 | 10 | 45 |
| Ray Bourque | 72 | 20 | 71 | 91 | 26 | 58 |
| Cam Neely | 49 | 50 | 24 | 74 | 12 | 54 |
| Joe Juneau ‡ | 63 | 14 | 58 | 72 | 11 | 35 |
| Glen Wesley | 81 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 1 | 64 |
| Ted Donato | 84 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 0 | 59 |
| Bryan Smolinski | 83 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 4 | 82 |
| Glen Murray | 81 | 18 | 13 | 31 | -1 | 48 |
| Brent Hughes | 77 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 143 |
| Jozef Stümpel | 59 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 14 |
| Dave Reid | 83 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 25 |
| Steve Heinze | 77 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 32 |
| Don Sweeney | 75 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 50 |
| Dmitri Kvartalnov | 39 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -9 | 10 |
| Stephen Leach | 42 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 74 |
| Al Iafrate † | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 20 |
| Daniel Marois | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| Paul Stanton | 71 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 54 |
| David Shaw | 55 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -11 | 85 |
| Cam Stewart | 57 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 66 |
| Glen Featherstone | 58 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 152 |
| Gordie Roberts | 59 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -13 | 40 |
| Fred Knipscheer | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Sergei Zholtok | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 2 |
| Darren Banks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| John Gruden | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| Jamie Huscroft | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 144 |
| Andrew McKim | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 4 |
| Jon Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Grigori Panteleev | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mikhail Tatarinov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Wiemer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 289 | 483 | 772 | — | 1,407 |

Playoffs :

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Oates | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 |
| Ray Bourque | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 0 |
| Bryan Smolinski | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 4 |
| Glen Murray | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| Jozef Stumpel | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Ted Donato | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| Glen Wesley | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Steve Heinze | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Al Iafrate | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| Brent Hughes | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 27 |
| Fred Knipscheer | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Reid | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Sweeney | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| David Shaw | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Cam Stewart | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Stephen Leach | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Daniel Marois | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 16 |
| Gordie Roberts | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Glen Featherstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Huscroft | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | Total | 39 | 57 | 96 | — | 166 |

### Goaltending

Regular Season :

| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jon Casey | 57 | 56 | 3,191:47 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 153 | 2.88 | 1,289 | .881 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Vincent Riendeau † | 18 | 14 | 975:59 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 3.07 | 415 | .880 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Blue | 18 | 14 | 944:07 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 2.99 | 407 | .885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,111:53 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 250 | 2.93 | 2,111 | .882 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 |

Playoffs :

| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jon Casey | 11 | 11 | 698:16 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 2.92 | 308 | .890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Riendeau | 2 | 2 | 120:00 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4.00 | 42 | .810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 818:16 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 3.08 | 350 | .880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only. ‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

    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 honors

James Norris Trophy

* Ray Bourque
