# 1993–94 St. Louis Blues season

The 1993–94 St. Louis Blues season was the 27th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, and the final season for the Blues at the St. Louis Arena. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 40 wins, 33 losses and 11 ties, good for 91 points, and a trip to the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they were swept by the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. For the second consecutive year, the Blues had two 50-goal scorers (Brett Hull and Brendan Shanahan).

## Regular season
### Final 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 Blues got swept by the Dallas Stars in four games.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1993–94 regular season :
October: 7–2–1 (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 7, 19935–3Florida Panthers (1993–94)1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 9, 19937–5Ottawa Senators (1993–94)2–0–0Recap
3WOctober 13, 19935–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)3–0–0Recap
4LOctober 16, 19930–4@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)3–1–0Recap
5WOctober 19, 19934–1@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)4–1–0Recap
6WOctober 21, 19935–2San Jose Sharks (1993–94)5–1–0Recap
7TOctober 23, 19933–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)5–1–1Recap
8LOctober 26, 19932–9@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)5–2–1Recap
9WOctober 28, 19932–1Hartford Whalers (1993–94)6–2–1Recap
10WOctober 30, 19932–1@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)7–2–1Recap :
November: 5–4–4 (home: 3–1–4; road: 2–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11WNovember 1, 19934–2@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)8–2–1Recap
12WNovember 3, 19933–0@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)9–2–1Recap
13WNovember 6, 19936–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (1993–94)10–2–1Recap
14TNovember 9, 19933–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)10–2–2Recap
15WNovember 11, 19933–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)11–2–2Recap
16LNovember 13, 19933–6@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)11–3–2Recap
17LNovember 16, 19930–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)11–4–2Recap
18TNovember 18, 19933–3 OTCalgary Flames (1993–94)11–4–3Recap
19WNovember 20, 19934–1Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)12–4–3Recap
20TNovember 21, 19932–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1993–94)12–4–4Recap
21LNovember 24, 19932–5@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)12–5–4Recap
22TNovember 26, 19936–6 OTNew Jersey Devils (1993–94)12–5–5Recap
23LNovember 28, 19933–4Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)12–6–5Recap :
December: 7–8–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–5–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24LDecember 1, 19932–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)12–7–5Recap
25LDecember 2, 19934–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)12–8–5Recap
26WDecember 4, 19934–3Dallas Stars (1993–94)13–8–5Recap
27WDecember 7, 19933–2Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)14–8–5Recap
28LDecember 9, 19932–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)14–9–5Recap
29LDecember 11, 19931–9@ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)14–10–5Recap
30LDecember 12, 19931–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)14–11–5Recap
31WDecember 15, 19933–1@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)15–11–5Recap
32WDecember 17, 19934–3@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)16–11–5Recap
33WDecember 19, 19934–1@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)17–11–5Recap
34WDecember 23, 19937–4Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)18–11–5Recap
35WDecember 26, 19933–2Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)19–11–5Recap
36LDecember 27, 19932–5Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)19–12–5Recap
37LDecember 29, 19933–4New York Rangers (1993–94)19–13–5Recap
38LDecember 31, 19931–2@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)19–14–5Recap :
January: 7–4–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39WJanuary 2, 19944–3 OTCalgary Flames (1993–94)20–14–5Recap
40TJanuary 4, 19944–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (1993–94)20–14–6Recap
41WJanuary 6, 19942–1@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)21–14–6Recap
42LJanuary 8, 19943–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)21–15–6Recap
43LJanuary 9, 19941–2@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)21–16–6Recap
44WJanuary 13, 19946–4Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)22–16–6Recap
45WJanuary 15, 19942–1Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)23–16–6Recap
46LJanuary 18, 19941–4@ New York Rangers (1993–94)23–17–6Recap
47LJanuary 19, 19943–8@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)23–18–6Recap
48WJanuary 24, 19943–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)24–18–6Recap
49TJanuary 25, 19943–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)24–18–7Recap
50WJanuary 28, 19943–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)25–18–7Recap
51WJanuary 29, 19945–3@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)26–18–7Recap :
February: 6–5–1 (home: 5–3–1; road: 1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52TFebruary 1, 19944–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)26–18–8Recap
53LFebruary 3, 19943–4Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)26–19–8Recap
54WFebruary 5, 19944–3San Jose Sharks (1993–94)27–19–8Recap
55WFebruary 8, 19946–5Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)28–19–8Recap
56LFebruary 10, 19943–4Washington Capitals (1993–94)28–20–8Recap
57LFebruary 12, 19944–5 OTDetroit Red Wings (1993–94)28–21–8Recap
58WFebruary 15, 19943–2Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)29–21–8Recap
59WFebruary 18, 19943–1Boston Bruins (1993–94)30–21–8Recap
60WFebruary 20, 19944–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)31–21–8Recap
61LFebruary 24, 19940–6@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)31–22–8Recap
62WFebruary 26, 199411–1@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)32–22–8Recap
63LFebruary 28, 19941–5@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)32–23–8Recap :
March: 5–7–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 4–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64LMarch 1, 19942–4@ New York Islanders (1993–94)32–24–8Recap
65LMarch 3, 19940–4Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)32–25–8Recap
66WMarch 7, 19943–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)33–25–8Recap
67LMarch 9, 19942–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)33–26–8Recap
68TMarch 12, 19945–5 OTNew York Islanders (1993–94)33–26–9Recap
69LMarch 16, 19940–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)33–27–9Recap
70LMarch 18, 19942–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)33–28–9Recap
71WMarch 20, 19944–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)34–28–9Recap
72LMarch 22, 19943–6Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)34–29–9Recap
73WMarch 23, 19943–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)35–29–9Recap
74WMarch 25, 19945–3Dallas Stars (1993–94)36–29–9Recap
75LMarch 27, 19943–4San Jose Sharks (1993–94)36–30–9Recap
76WMarch 30, 19943–1@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)37–30–9Recap :
April: 3–3–2 (home: 3–0–1; road: 0–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
77LApril 1, 19943–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)37–31–9Recap
78TApril 3, 19943–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)37–31–10Recap
79WApril 5, 19945–1Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)38–31–10Recap
80WApril 7, 19946–2Los Angeles Kings (1993–94)39–31–10Recap
81LApril 8, 19941–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)39–32–10Recap
82TApril 10, 19942–2 OTDallas Stars (1993–94)39–32–11Recap
83LApril 12, 19945–9@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)39–33–11Recap
84WApril 14, 19943–1Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)40–33–11Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1994 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Dallas Stars – Stars win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 17, 19943–5@ Dallas StarsStars lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 20, 19942–4@ Dallas StarsStars lead 2–0Recap
3LApril 22, 19944–5 OTDallas StarsStars lead 3–0Recap
4LApril 24, 19941–2Dallas StarsStars win 4–0Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Brendan Shanahan | LW | 81 | 52 | 50 | 102 | 211 | -9 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Brett Hull | RW | 81 | 57 | 40 | 97 | 38 | -3 | 25 | 3 | 6 |
| Craig Janney | C | 69 | 16 | 68 | 84 | 24 | -14 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 63 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 46 | -13 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Miller | C | 75 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 83 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 36 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Vitali Prokhorov | LW | 55 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 20 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Philippe Bozon | LW | 80 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Housley | D | 26 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Vitali Karamnov | LW | 59 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 51 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Montgomery | C | 67 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 44 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Petr Nedved | C | 19 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sutter | C | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 46 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Igor Korolev | C | 73 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 40 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Stastny | C | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Baron | D | 77 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 123 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hrkac | C | 36 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | -11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bret Hedican | D | 61 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 64 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Zombo | D | 74 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 85 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bassen | C | 46 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 44 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Crossman | D | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Tilley | D | 48 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly Chase | RW | 68 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 278 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garth Butcher | D | 43 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 76 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan LaFayette | C | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Mackey | LW | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 56 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Laperriere | D | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Basil McRae | LW | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 103 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Joseph | G | 71 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexei Kasatonov | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Felsner | LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Chasse | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hrivnak | G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Miehm | C | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Batters | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Hollinger | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Laperriere | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Roberts | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Curtis Joseph | 4127 | 71 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 213 | 3.10 | 1 | 2382 | 2169 | .911 |
| Jim Hrivnak | 970 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 69 | 4.27 | 0 | 563 | 494 | .877 |
| Team: | 5097 | 84 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 282 | 3.32 | 1 | 2945 | 2663 | .904 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| Brendan Shanahan | LW | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Janney | C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Housley | D | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Hull | RW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexei Kasatonov | D | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Duchesne | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Miller | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelly Chase | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petr Nedved | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Tilley | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Baron | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippe Bozon | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Hrkac | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Joseph | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Korolev | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Mackey | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basil McRae | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitali Prokhorov | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Roberts | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Stastny | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Zombo | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| Curtis Joseph | 246 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.66 | 0 | 158 | 143 | .905 |
| Team: | 246 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.66 | 0 | 158 | 143 | .905 |
    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;

## Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 37 | Maxim Bets | Russia | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 3 | 63 | Jamie Rivers | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 4 | 89 | Jamal Mayers | Canada | Western Michigan University (CCHA) |
| 6 | 141 | Todd Kelman | Canada | Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) |
| 7 | 167 | Mike Buzak | Canada | Michigan State University (CCHA) |
| 8 | 193 | Eric Boguniecki | United States | Westminster School (USHS-CT) |
| 9 | 219 | Mike Grier | United States | Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA) |
| 10 | 245 | Libor Prochazka | Czech Republic | Poldi SONP Kladno (Czech Republic) |
| 11 | 271 | Alexander Vasilevski | Russia | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
| 11 | 275 | Christer Olsson | Sweden | Brynäs IF (Sweden) |