# 1993–94 New York Rangers season

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.

## Offseason

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. 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.
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. It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1993–94 regular season.

### 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 |
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

### Record vs. opponents

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
### 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 Semifinals

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. 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.

### 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. CBC commentator Bob Cole, who called both games, said Game 7 was one of his most memorable TV games.
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. 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.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

1993 preseason :
Preseason: 7–2–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsLocation
1September 11, 1993Toronto5–31–0–02Wembley Arena
2September 12, 1993@ Toronto3–12–0–04Wembley Arena
3September 22, 1993@ Pittsburgh4–62–1–04Civic Arena
4September 23, 1993@ N.Y. Islanders2–42–2–04Nassau Coliseum
5September 25, 1993@ Hartford5–33–2–06Hartford Civic Center
6September 27, 1993N.Y. Islanders6–34–2–08Madison Square Garden
7September 29, 1993Pittsburgh5–45–2–010Madison Square Garden
8September 30, 1993@ New Jersey3–26–2–012Brendan Byrne Arena
9October 1, 1993New Jersey4–17–2–014Madison Square Garden :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Regular season

1993–94 regular season :
October: 7–5–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–3–0), 15 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
1October 5, 1993Boston3–4Richter (L)0–1–00Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
2October 7, 1993Tampa Bay5–4Healy (W)1–1–02Madison Square Garden16,596Recap
3October 9, 1993@ Pittsburgh2–3Richter (L)1–2–02Civic Arena16,994Recap
4October 11, 1993Washington5–2Healy (W)2–2–04Madison Square Garden16,834Recap
5October 13, 1993Quebec6–4Healy (W)3–2–06Madison Square Garden16,451Recap
6October 15, 1993@ Buffalo5–2Healy (W)4–2–08Buffalo Memorial Auditorium15,200Recap
7October 16, 1993@ Philadelphia3–4Healy (L)4–3–08The Spectrum17,308Recap
8October 19, 1993Anaheim2–4Richter (L)4–4–08Madison Square Garden17,643Recap
9October 22, 1993@ Tampa Bay1–4Richter (L)4–5–08Thunderdome18,667Recap
10October 24, 1993Los Angeles3–2Richter (W)5–5–010Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
11October 28, 1993Montreal3–3OTRichter (T)5–5–111Madison Square Garden17,811Recap
12October 30, 1993@ Hartford4–1Richter (W)6–5–113Hartford Civic Center13,183Recap
13October 31, 1993New Jersey4–1Richter (W)7–5–115Halifax Metro Centre8,200Recap :
November: 11–1–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 6–1–0), 23 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
14November 3, 1993Vancouver6–3Richter (W)8–5–117Madison Square Garden18,001Recap
15November 6, 1993@ Quebec4–2Richter (W)9–5–119Colisée de Québec14,603Recap
16November 8, 1993Tampa Bay6–3Richter (W)10–5–121Madison Square Garden16,618Recap
17November 10, 1993Winnipeg2–1Richter (W)11–5–123Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
18November 13, 1993@ Washington2–0Richter (W)12–5–125USAir Arena17,519Recap
19November 14, 1993San Jose3–3OTRichter (T)12–5–226Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
20November 16, 1993@ Florida4–2Healy (W)13–5–228Miami Arena14,021Recap
21November 19, 1993@ Tampa Bay5–3Richter (W)14–5–230Thunderdome19,993Recap
22November 23, 1993Montreal5–4Richter (W)15–5–232Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
23November 24, 1993@ Ottawa7–1Healy (W)16–5–234Ottawa Civic Centre10,411Recap
24November 27, 1993@ N.Y. Islanders4–6Healy (L)16–6–234Nassau Coliseum16,297Recap
25November 28, 1993Washington3–1Richter (W)17–6–236Madison Square Garden17,941Recap
26November 30, 1993@ New Jersey3–1Richter (W)18–6–238Brendan Byrne Arena19,040Recap :
December: 8–3–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 3–3–0), 17 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
27December 4, 1993@ Toronto4–3Richter (W)19–6–240Maple Leaf Gardens15,728Recap
28December 5, 1993New Jersey2–1Richter (W)20–6–242Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
29December 8, 1993Edmonton1–1OTRichter (T)20–6–343Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
30December 13, 1993Buffalo2–0Richter (W)21–6–345Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
31December 15, 1993Hartford5–2Richter (W)22–6–347Madison Square Garden17,967Recap
32December 17, 1993@ Detroit4–6Healy (L)22–7–347Joe Louis Arena19,875Recap
33December 19, 1993Ottawa6–3Richter (W)23–7–349Madison Square Garden17,935Recap
34December 22, 1993@ Florida2–3Richter (L)23–8–349Miami Arena14,706Recap
35December 23, 1993@ Washington1–0Healy (W)24–8–351USAir Arena15,772Recap
36December 26, 1993New Jersey8–3Healy (W)25–8–353Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
37December 29, 1993@ St. Louis4–3Richter (W)26–8–355St. Louis Arena18,163Recap
38December 31, 1993@ Buffalo1–4Healy (L)26–9–355Buffalo Memorial Auditorium16,284Recap :
January: 7–4–0 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–0), 14 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
39January 3, 1994Florida3–2Richter (W)27-9–357Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
40January 5, 1994Calgary1–4Richter (L)27–10–357Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
41January 8, 1994@ Montreal2–3Healy (L)27–11–357Montreal Forum17,425Recap
42January 10, 1994Tampa Bay2–5Healy (L)27–12–357Madison Square Garden17,993Recap
43January 14, 1994Philadelphia5–2Richter (W)28–12–359Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
44January 16, 1994@ Chicago5–1Richter (W)29–12–361Chicago Stadium18,472Recap
45January 18, 1994St. Louis4–1Richter (W)30–12–363Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
46January 25, 1994@ San Jose8–3Richter (W)31–12–365San Jose Arena17,190Recap
47January 27, 1994@ Los Angeles5–4OT 4:58Richter (W)32–12–367Great Western Forum16,005Recap
48January 28, 1994@ Anaheim2–3Healy (L)32–13–367Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim17,174Recap
49January 31, 1994Pittsburgh5–3Richter (W)33–13–369Madison Square Garden18,200Recap :
February: 7–5–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–3–0), 15 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
50February 2, 1994N.Y. Islanders4–4OTRichter (T)33–13–470Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
51February 3, 1994@ Boston3–0Healy (W)34–13–472Boston Garden14,448Recap
52February 7, 1994Washington1–4Richter (L)34–14–472Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
53February 9, 1994@ Montreal3–4OT 1:27Healy (L)34–15–472Montreal Forum16,725Recap
February 11, 1994QuebecPostponed (snow); rescheduled for March 2Madison Square Garden
54February 12, 1994@ Ottawa4–3OT 2:37Richter (W)35–15–474Ottawa Civic Centre10,575Recap
55February 14, 1994@ Quebec4–2Richter (W)36–15–476Colisée de Québec15,029Recap
56February 18, 1994Ottawa3–0Richter (W)37–15–478Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
57February 19, 1994@ Hartford2–4Richter (L)37–16–478Hartford Civic Center15,635Recap
58February 21, 1994Pittsburgh4–3OT :08Richter (W)38–16–480Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
59February 23, 1994Boston3–6Healy (L)38–17–480Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
60February 24, 1994@ New Jersey3–1Richter (W)39–17–482Brendan Byrne Arena19,040Recap
61February 26, 1994@ Dallas1–3Richter (L)39–18–482Reunion Arena16,914Recap
62February 28, 1994Philadelphia4–1Richter (W)40–18–484Madison Square Garden18,200Recap :
March: 7–5–3 (home: 2–2–1; road: 5–3–2), 17 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
63March 2, 1994Quebec5–2Richter (W)41–18–486Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
64March 4, 1994N.Y. Islanders3–3OTRichter (T)41–18–587Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
65March 5, 1994@ N.Y. Islanders5–4Richter (W)42–18–589Nassau Coliseum16,297Recap
66March 7, 1994Detroit3–6Richter (L)42–19–589Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
67March 9, 1994@ Washington7–5Healy (W)43–19–591Halifax Metro Centre9,200Recap
68March 10, 1994@ Boston2–2OTHealy (T)43–19–692Boston Garden14,448Recap
69March 12, 1994@ Pittsburgh2–6Healy (L)43–20–692Civic Arena17,537Recap
70March 14, 1994@ Florida1–2Richter (L)43–21–692Miami Arena14,704Recap
71March 16, 1994Hartford4–0Richter (W)44–21–694Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
72March 18, 1994Chicago3–7Richter (L)44–22–694Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
73March 22, 1994@ Calgary4–4OTHealy (T)44–22–795Olympic Saddledome20,230Recap
74March 23, 1994@ Edmonton5–3Richter (W)45–22–797Northlands Coliseum14,186Recap
75March 25, 1994@ Vancouver5–2Richter (W)46–22–799Pacific Coliseum16,150Recap
76March 27, 1994@ Winnipeg1–3Healy (L)46–23–799Winnipeg Arena12,793Recap
77March 29, 1994@ Philadelphia4–3Richter (W)47–23–7101The Spectrum17,380Recap :
April: 5–1–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 1–1–0), 11 points
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionRecordPointsLocationAttendanceRecap
78April 1, 1994Dallas3–0Richter (W)48–23–7103Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
79April 2, 1994@ New Jersey4–2Richter (W)49–23–7105Brendan Byrne Arena19,040Recap
80April 4, 1994Florida3–2Richter (W)50–23–7107Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
81April 8, 1994Toronto5–3Richter (W)51–23–7109Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
82April 10, 1994@ N.Y. Islanders4–5Healy (L)51–24–7109Nassau Coliseum16,297Recap
83April 12, 1994Buffalo3–2Richter (W)52–24–7111Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
84April 14, 1994Philadelphia2–2OTRichter (T)52–24–8112Madison Square Garden18,200Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (E8) New York Islanders – Rangers win 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionSeriesLocationAttendanceRecap
1April 17, 1994N.Y. Islanders6–0Richter (W)Rangers lead 1–0Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
2April 18, 1994N.Y. Islanders6–0Richter (W)Rangers lead 2–0Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
3April 21, 1994@ N.Y. Islanders5–1Richter (W)Rangers lead 3–0Nassau Coliseum16,297Recap
4April 24, 1994@ N.Y. Islanders5–2Richter (W)Rangers win 4–0Nassau Coliseum16,287Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (E7) Washington Capitals – Rangers win 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionSeriesLocationAttendanceRecap
1May 1, 1994Washington6–3Richter (W)Rangers lead 1–0Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
2May 3, 1994Washington5–2Richter (W)Rangers lead 2–0Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
3May 5, 1994@ Washington3–0Richter (W)Rangers lead 3–0USAir Arena18,130Recap
4May 7, 1994@ Washington2–4Richter (L)Rangers lead 3–1USAir Arena18,130Recap
5May 9, 1994Washington4–3Richter (W)Rangers win 4–1Madison Square Garden18,200Recap :
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (E3) New Jersey Devils – Rangers win 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionSeriesLocationAttendanceRecap
1May 15, 1994New Jersey3–42OT 36:23Richter (L)Devils lead 1–0Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
2May 17, 1994New Jersey4–0Richter (W)Series tied 1–1Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
3May 19, 1994@ New Jersey3–22OT 26:13Richter (W)Rangers lead 2–1Brendan Byrne Arena19,040Recap
4May 21, 1994@ New Jersey1–3Richter (L)Series tied 2–2Brendan Byrne Arena19,040Recap
5May 23, 1994New Jersey1–4Richter (L)Devils lead 3–2Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
6May 25, 1994@ New Jersey4–2Richter (W)Series tied 3–3Brendan Byrne Arena19,040Recap
7May 27, 1994New Jersey2–12OT 24:24Richter (W)Rangers win 4–3Madison Square Garden18,200Recap :
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (W7) Vancouver Canucks – Rangers win 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionSeriesLocationAttendanceRecap
1May 31, 1994Vancouver2–3OT 19:28Richter (L)Canucks lead 1–0Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
2June 2, 1994Vancouver3–1Richter (W)Series tied 1–1Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
3June 4, 1994@ Vancouver5–1Richter (W)Rangers lead 2–1Pacific Coliseum16,150Recap
4June 7, 1994@ Vancouver4–2Richter (W)Rangers lead 3–1Pacific Coliseum16,150Recap
5June 9, 1994Vancouver3–6Richter (L)Rangers lead 3–2Madison Square Garden18,200Recap
6June 11, 1994@ Vancouver1–4Richter (L)Series tied 3–3Pacific Coliseum16,150Recap
7June 14, 1994Vancouver3–2Richter (W)Rangers win 4–3Madison Square Garden18,200Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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.
    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

* Brian Leetch, Conn Smythe Trophy
* Most wins by goaltender, season – Mike Richter (1993–94) – 42
* Mike Richter, MVP of 45th NHL All-Star Game

## 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) |

## Transactions

* June 25, 1993: Doug Lidster was traded by the Vancouver Canucks to the New York Rangers in exchange for John Vanbiesbrouck.
* November 2, 1993: Nick Kypreos traded from Hartford Whalers with Barry Richter, Steve Larmer and round 6 pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft (Yuri Litvinov) to New York Rangers for Darren Turcotte and James Patrick.
* March 21, 1994:
** Phil Bourque traded from NY Rangers to Ottawa for future considerations.
** Tony Amonte and the rights to Matt Oates traded from NY Rangers to Chicago for Stephane Matteau and Brian Noonan.
** Peter Andersson traded from NY Rangers to Florida for future considerations.
** Mike Gartner traded from NY Rangers to Toronto for Glenn Anderson, the rights to Scott Malone and Toronto's 4th round pick in 1994 Entry Draft.
** Craig MacTavish traded from Edmonton to NY Rangers for Todd Marchant.

## 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) |

## 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.