# 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.

## 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.
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

In the Conference Quarterfinals 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

1993–94 regular season :
October: 4–3–4 (home: 2–2–1; road: 2–1–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 5, 19934–3@ New York Rangers (1993–94)1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 7, 19933–5Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)1–1–0Recap
3WOctober 9, 19937–3Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)2–1–0Recap
4TOctober 11, 19931–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (1993–94)2–1–1Recap
5TOctober 15, 19931–1 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)2–1–2Recap
6TOctober 16, 19931–1 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)2–1–3Recap
7LOctober 19, 19934–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)2–2–3Recap
8WOctober 22, 19933–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)3–2–3Recap
9TOctober 23, 19933–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)3–2–4Recap
10WOctober 28, 19936–2Ottawa Senators (1993–94)4–2–4Recap
11LOctober 30, 19931–2St. Louis Blues (1993–94)4–3–4Recap :
November: 8–3–2 (home: 4–0–2; road: 4–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 2, 19931–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)4–4–4Recap
13WNovember 4, 19936–3Calgary Flames (1993–94)5–4–4Recap
14TNovember 6, 19931–1 OTTampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)5–4–5Recap
15WNovember 7, 19934–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)6–4–5Recap
16WNovember 11, 19935–1Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)7–4–5Recap
17WNovember 13, 19935–2@ New York Islanders (1993–94)8–4–5Recap
18WNovember 17, 19934–2@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)9–4–5Recap
19WNovember 18, 19933–1San Jose Sharks (1993–94)10–4–5Recap
20TNovember 20, 19935–5 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1993–94)10–4–6Recap
21LNovember 24, 19933–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)10–5–6Recap
22WNovember 26, 19933–2Florida Panthers (1993–94)11–5–6Recap
23LNovember 27, 19932–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)11–6–6Recap
24WNovember 30, 19935–2@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)12–6–6Recap :
December: 5–6–1 (home: 1–5–1; road: 4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 2, 19937–3New York Islanders (1993–94)13–6–6Recap
26LDecember 4, 19931–8Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)13–7–6Recap
27LDecember 5, 19931–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)13–8–6Recap
28LDecember 9, 19932–3 OTVancouver Canucks (1993–94)13–9–6Recap
29LDecember 11, 19934–5Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)13–10–6Recap
30TDecember 12, 19932–2 OTHartford Whalers (1993–94)13–10–7Recap
31WDecember 15, 19935–4@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)14–10–7Recap
32WDecember 18, 19935–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)15–10–7Recap
33WDecember 19, 19932–1 OT@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)16–10–7Recap
34LDecember 23, 19933–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)16–11–7Recap
35WDecember 27, 19935–3@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)17–11–7Recap
36LDecember 31, 19933–4Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)17–12–7Recap :
January: 8–4–2 (home: 5–2–1; road: 3–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37WJanuary 2, 19948–2Washington Capitals (1993–94)18–12–7Recap
38WJanuary 6, 19945–4Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)19–12–7Recap
39TJanuary 8, 19942–2 OTFlorida Panthers (1993–94)19–12–8Recap
40LJanuary 10, 19940–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)19–13–8Recap
41LJanuary 11, 19944–5 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)19–14–8Recap
42LJanuary 13, 19942–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)19–15–8Recap
43LJanuary 15, 19942–3Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)19–16–8Recap
44WJanuary 17, 19945–3Hartford Whalers (1993–94)20–16–8Recap
45TJanuary 19, 19943–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)20–16–9Recap
46WJanuary 24, 19942–1@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)21–16–9Recap
47WJanuary 25, 19943–1@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)22–16–9Recap
48WJanuary 28, 19943–0@ New York Islanders (1993–94)23–16–9Recap
49WJanuary 29, 19942–1New York Islanders (1993–94)24–16–9Recap
50WJanuary 31, 19944–3Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)25–16–9Recap :
February: 8–3–2 (home: 2–1–1; road: 6–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
51LFebruary 3, 19940–3New York Rangers (1993–94)25–17–9Recap
52WFebruary 5, 19944–0Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)26–17–9Recap
53LFebruary 6, 19940–3@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)26–18–9Recap
54WFebruary 8, 19946–1@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)27–18–9Recap
55TFebruary 10, 19943–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (1993–94)27–18–10Recap
56WFebruary 12, 19945–3New Jersey Devils (1993–94)28–18–10Recap
57WFebruary 14, 19943–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)29–18–10Recap
58WFebruary 16, 19943–0@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)30–18–10Recap
59LFebruary 18, 19941–3@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)30–19–10Recap
60TFebruary 20, 19942–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)30–19–11Recap
61WFebruary 23, 19946–3@ New York Rangers (1993–94)31–19–11Recap
62WFebruary 25, 19947–6@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)32–19–11Recap
63WFebruary 27, 19944–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)33–19–11Recap :
March: 6–6–2 (home: 5–2–2; road: 1–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64WMarch 3, 19946–4Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)34–19–11Recap
65WMarch 5, 19946–1Ottawa Senators (1993–94)35–19–11Recap
66WMarch 7, 19946–3Washington Capitals (1993–94)36–19–11Recap
67LMarch 8, 19943–7@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)36–20–11Recap
68TMarch 10, 19942–2 OTNew York Rangers (1993–94)36–20–12Recap
69LMarch 12, 19941–2@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)36–21–12Recap
70LMarch 14, 19944–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)36–22–12Recap
71LMarch 17, 19942–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)36–23–12Recap
72LMarch 19, 19946–8New Jersey Devils (1993–94)36–24–12Recap
73LMarch 22, 19943–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)36–25–12Recap
74WMarch 24, 19945–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)37–25–12Recap
75WMarch 26, 19946–3Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)38–25–12Recap
76WMarch 27, 19946–4@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)39–25–12Recap
77TMarch 31, 19942–2 OTDallas Stars (1993–94)39–25–13Recap :
April: 3–4–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78LApril 1, 19940–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)39–26–13Recap
79LApril 3, 19942–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)39–27–13Recap
80WApril 7, 19945–4Ottawa Senators (1993–94)40–27–13Recap
81LApril 9, 19940–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)40–28–13Recap
82WApril 10, 19944–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)41–28–13Recap
83WApril 13, 19948–0@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)42–28–13Recap
84LApril 14, 19942–3Hartford Whalers (1993–94)42–29–13Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Montreal Canadiens – Bruins win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 16, 19943–2Montreal CanadiensBruins lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 18, 19942–3Montreal CanadiensSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WApril 21, 19946–3@ Montreal CanadiensBruins lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 23, 19942–5@ Montreal CanadiensSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LApril 25, 19941–2 OTMontreal CanadiensCanadiens lead 3–2Recap
6WApril 27, 19943–2@ Montreal CanadiensSeries tied 3–3Recap
7WApril 29, 19945–3Montreal CanadiensBruins win 4–3Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (3) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WMay 1, 19942–1@ New Jersey DevilsBruins lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 3, 19946–5 OT@ New Jersey DevilsBruins lead 2–0Recap
3LMay 5, 19942–4New Jersey DevilsBruins lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 7, 19944–5 OTNew Jersey DevilsSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LMay 9, 19940–2@ New Jersey DevilsDevils win 3–2Recap
6LMay 11, 19943–5New Jersey DevilsDevils win 4–2Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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

## Draft picks

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.