# 1993–94 Dallas Stars season

The 1993–94 Dallas Stars season was the franchise's 27th season, and the team's first season in Dallas.
The Stars improved on their final season in Minnesota, finishing third in the Central Division with a record of 42 wins, 29 losses, and 13 ties for 97 points and returning to the playoffs after a one year absence. They swept the St. Louis Blues in the Conference Quarterfinals before losing the Conference Semifinals in five games to the Vancouver Canucks.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 84 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 356 | 275 | 100 |
| 2 | 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 84 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 280 | 243 | 98 |
| 3 | 4 | Dallas Stars | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 286 | 265 | 97 |
| 4 | 5 | St. Louis Blues | 84 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 270 | 283 | 91 |
| 5 | 6 | Chicago Blackhawks | 84 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 254 | 240 | 87 |
| 6 | 12 | Winnipeg Jets | 84 | 24 | 51 | 9 | 245 | 344 | 57 |
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.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y- Detroit Red Wings * | CEN | 84 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 356 | 275 | 100 |
| 2 | x- Calgary Flames * | PAC | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 302 | 256 | 97 |
| 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 84 | 43 | 29 | 12 | 280 | 243 | 98 |
| 4 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 286 | 265 | 97 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 84 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 270 | 283 | 91 |
| 6 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 84 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 254 | 240 | 87 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 84 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 279 | 276 | 85 |
| 8 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 84 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 252 | 265 | 82 |
| 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 84 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 229 | 251 | 71 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 84 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 294 | 322 | 66 |
| 11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 84 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 261 | 305 | 64 |
| 12 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 84 | 24 | 51 | 9 | 245 | 344 | 57 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

## Playoffs

The Stars managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1992 when they were known as the Minnesota North Stars. They swept St. Louis in the first round 4-0, but lost in the second round to Vancouver 4-1.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1993–94 regular season :
October: 6–4–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 3–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 5, 19936–4Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 7, 19933–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)1–1–0Recap
3TOctober 9, 19933–3 OTWinnipeg Jets (1993–94)1–1–1Recap
4TOctober 12, 19933–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (1993–94)1–1–2Recap
5WOctober 16, 19934–0St. Louis Blues (1993–94)2–1–2Recap
6WOctober 18, 19935–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)3–1–2Recap
7LOctober 20, 19932–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)3–2–2Recap
8WOctober 21, 19936–5 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)4–2–2Recap
9LOctober 23, 19932–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)4–3–2Recap
10WOctober 25, 19935–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)5–3–2Recap
11WOctober 27, 19935–1Hartford Whalers (1993–94)6–3–2Recap
12LOctober 30, 19934–5 OTOttawa Senators (1993–94)6–4–2Recap :
November: 6–5–4 (home: 4–0–3; road: 2–5–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13TNovember 1, 19933–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)6–4–3Recap
14LNovember 3, 19934–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)6–5–3Recap
15LNovember 5, 19932–4@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)6–6–3Recap
16TNovember 7, 19931–1 OTWinnipeg Jets (1993–94)6–6–4Recap
17LNovember 9, 19932–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)6–7–4Recap
18WNovember 11, 19934–0San Jose Sharks (1993–94)7–7–4Recap
19WNovember 13, 19933–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)8–7–4Recap
20LNovember 14, 19931–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)8–8–4Recap
21WNovember 17, 19934–3Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)9–8–4Recap
22WNovember 20, 19934–3Calgary Flames (1993–94)10–8–4Recap
23WNovember 21, 19937–4Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)11–8–4Recap
24TNovember 24, 19932–2 OTNew York Islanders (1993–94)11–8–5Recap
25LNovember 27, 19934–10@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)11–9–5Recap
26WNovember 29, 19936–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)12–9–5Recap
27TNovember 30, 19932–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)12–9–6Recap :
December: 8–4–1 (home: 4–3–1; road: 4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
28LDecember 4, 19933–4@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)12–10–6Recap
29WDecember 5, 19934–3Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)13–10–6Recap
30WDecember 8, 19933–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)14–10–6Recap
31WDecember 9, 19936–1Ottawa Senators (1993–94)15–10–6Recap
32TDecember 12, 19934–4 OTFlorida Panthers (1993–94)15–10–7Recap
33LDecember 15, 19932–3Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)15–11–7Recap
34LDecember 17, 19932–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)15–12–7Recap
35WDecember 19, 19933–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)16–12–7Recap
36WDecember 22, 19933–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)17–12–7Recap
37WDecember 23, 19932–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)18–12–7Recap
38LDecember 27, 19930–6Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)18–13–7Recap
39WDecember 29, 19934–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)19–13–7Recap
40WDecember 31, 19935–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)20–13–7Recap :
January: 7–6–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 3–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
41LJanuary 2, 19944–6Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)20–14–7Recap
42LJanuary 4, 19941–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (1993–94)20–15–7Recap
43WJanuary 6, 19948–0Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)21–15–7Recap
44WJanuary 9, 19942–1St. Louis Blues (1993–94)22–15–7Recap
45WJanuary 11, 19945–2Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)23–15–7Recap
46LJanuary 13, 19943–4 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)23–16–7Recap
47LJanuary 14, 19943–9@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)23–17–7Recap
48LJanuary 16, 19942–4Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)23–18–7Recap
49WJanuary 18, 19945–3Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)24–18–7Recap
50LJanuary 24, 19942–6New Jersey Devils (1993–94)24–19–7Recap
51WJanuary 26, 19943–2@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)25–19–7Recap
52WJanuary 27, 19943–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)26–19–7Recap
53WJanuary 29, 19945–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)27–19–7Recap :
February: 7–2–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 4–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54WFebruary 2, 19947–3@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)28–19–7Recap
55LFebruary 6, 19941–7San Jose Sharks (1993–94)28–20–7Recap
56WFebruary 9, 19944–2Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)29–20–7Recap
57WFebruary 12, 19949–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)30–20–7Recap
58WFebruary 13, 19945–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)31–20–7Recap
59LFebruary 16, 19940–3Boston Bruins (1993–94)31–21–7Recap
60WFebruary 18, 19944–2Calgary Flames (1993–94)32–21–7Recap
61WFebruary 21, 19946–3@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)33–21–7Recap
62TFebruary 23, 19940–0 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)33–21–8Recap
63WFebruary 26, 19943–1New York Rangers (1993–94)34–21–8Recap :
March: 5–5–4 (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–4–3)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64LMarch 2, 19942–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)34–22–8Recap
65LMarch 4, 19941–4Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)34–23–8Recap
66TMarch 6, 19942–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1993–94)34–23–9Recap
67WMarch 8, 19944–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)35–23–9Recap
68LMarch 9, 19942–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)35–24–9Recap
69TMarch 12, 19942–2 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)35–24–10Recap
70LMarch 13, 19940–4@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)35–25–10Recap
71WMarch 18, 19946–2Washington Capitals (1993–94)36–25–10Recap
72WMarch 20, 19942–1 OTVancouver Canucks (1993–94)37–25–10Recap
73WMarch 22, 19944–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)38–25–10Recap
74LMarch 25, 19943–5@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)38–26–10Recap
75TMarch 27, 19942–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)38–26–11Recap
76WMarch 28, 19945–4@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)39–26–11Recap
77TMarch 31, 19942–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)39–26–12Recap :
April: 3–3–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78LApril 1, 19940–3@ New York Rangers (1993–94)39–27–12Recap
79WApril 3, 19946–3@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)40–27–12Recap
80LApril 5, 19944–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)40–28–12Recap
81LApril 8, 19941–5@ New York Islanders (1993–94)40–29–12Recap
82TApril 10, 19942–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)40–29–13Recap
83WApril 12, 19949–5St. Louis Blues (1993–94)41–29–13Recap
84WApril 14, 19944–3Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)42–29–13Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues – Stars win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 17, 19945–3St. Louis BluesStars lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 20, 19944–2St. Louis BluesStars lead 2–0Recap
3WApril 22, 19945–4 OT@ St. Louis BluesStars lead 3–0Recap
4WApril 24, 19942–1@ St. Louis BluesStars win 4–0Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks – Canucks win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LMay 2, 19944–6Vancouver CanucksCanucks lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 4, 19940–3Vancouver CanucksCanucks lead 2–0Recap
3WMay 6, 19944–3@ Vancouver CanucksCanucks lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 8, 19941–2 OT@ Vancouver CanucksCanucks lead 3–1Recap
5LMay 10, 19942–4Vancouver CanucksCanucks win 4–1Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Mike Modano | C | 76 | 50 | 43 | 93 | 54 | -8 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Russ Courtnall | RW | 84 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 59 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Gagner | C | 76 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 83 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Ulf Dahlen | LW | 65 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 10 | -1 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Neal Broten | C | 79 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Grant Ledyard | D | 84 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Cavallini | D | 74 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 82 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Evason | C | 80 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 66 | -12 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Trent Klatt | RW | 61 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Craig | RW | 72 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 139 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McPhee | LW | 79 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Brent Gilchrist | LW | 76 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Derian Hatcher | D | 83 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 211 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Broten | RW | 64 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Tinordi | D | 61 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 143 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ludwig | D | 84 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 123 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Churla | RW | 69 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 333 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Barr | RW | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Johnson | D | 53 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 51 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Black | LW | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKenzie | LW | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarkko Varvio | RW | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Tancill | C | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pelle Eklund | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Matvichuk | D | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Sjodin | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Wakaluk | G | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan May | RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Zmolek | D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Brady | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Donnelly | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lalor | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | G | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Berry | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Brown | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Joyce | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Needham | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Smith | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Andy Moog | 3121 | 55 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 170 | 3.27 | 2 | 1604 | 1434 | .894 |
| Darcy Wakaluk | 2000 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 88 | 2.64 | 3 | 978 | 890 | .910 |
| Team: | 5121 | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 258 | 3.02 | 5 | 2582 | 2324 | .900 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Mike Modano | C | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Cavallini | D | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Courtnall | RW | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gagner | C | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Gilchrist | LW | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Churla | RW | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Broten | C | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trent Klatt | RW | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McPhee | LW | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Ledyard | D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pelle Eklund | C | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ludwig | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Broten | RW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Matvichuk | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Evason | C | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derian Hatcher | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Barr | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Zmolek | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Craig | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lalor | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan May | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moog | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Wakaluk | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Darcy Wakaluk | 307 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2.93 | 0 | 168 | 153 | .911 |
| Andy Moog | 246 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2.93 | 0 | 121 | 109 | .901 |
| Team: | 553 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 2.93 | 0 | 289 | 262 | .907 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals  MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Draft picks

The Stars' picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft in Quebec City, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 9 | Todd Harvey | Center | Canada | Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) |
| 2 | 35 | Jamie Langenbrunner | Center | United States | Cloquet High School (USHS–MN) |
| 4 | 87 | Chad Lang | Goaltender | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 6 | 136 | Rick Mrozik | Defense | United States | Cloquet High School (USHS-MN) |
| 6 | 139 | Per Svartvadet | Center | Sweden | MODO (Sweden) |
| 7 | 165 | Jeremy Stasiuk | Right Wing | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 8 | 191 | Rob Lurtsema | Wing | United States | Burnsville High School (USHS-MN) |
| 10 | 243 | Jordan Willis | Goaltender | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 10 | 249 | Bill Lang | Center | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 11 | 269 | Cory Peterson | Defense | United States | Bloomington Jefferson High School (USHS-MA) |
| S | 9 | Jacques Joubert | Center | United States | Boston University (Hockey East) |