1993 Stanley Cup Finals: Game 1

June 1, 1993 – 7:40 PM EDT
Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec
==Background==
===Los Angeles Kings===
Series Game No.	Record	Round
1 	1–0 	Stanley Cup Finals
===Montreal Canadiens===
Series Game No.	Record	Round
1 	0–1 	Stanley Cup Finals
==Broadcasting==
===Local TV===
Network 	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Ice level reporter	Studio host(s)	Studio commentator
Prime Ticket(Los Angeles)	Bob Miller 	Jim Fox 	 	 	
===USA TV===
Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporter 	Studio host(s)	Studio commentator
ESPN 	Gary Thorne 	Bill Clement 	Tom Mees and Al Morganti	John Saunders 	Jim Schoenfeld and John Davidson
===Canada TV===
Network	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s) 	Ice level reporter	Studio host(s)	Studio commentator
CBC 	Bob Cole 	Harry Neale and Dick Irvin, Jr.	 	Ron MacLean 	Don Cherry
===Local Radio===
Flagship station 	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Studio host
XTRA–AM 690(Los Angeles)	Nick Nickson	Brian Engblom 	
CKGM (Montreal) 	Ron Francis 	Steve Shutt 	
===National Radio===
Network 	Play-by-play	Color commentator(s)	Ice level reporter	Studio host(s)	Studio commentator
NHL Radio(United States & Canada)	Howie Rose 	Mike Keenan 	 	 	
==Rosters==
 	Los Angeles Kings	Montreal Canadiens
Coach: 	Barry Melrose 	Jacques Demers
Assistant Coaches:	Cap Raeder 	
Starters: 	 	
Reserves: 	 	
Scratches: 	 	
* Referee: Andy Van Hellemond
* Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier and Ray Scapinello
==Box Score==
 Final Score 
 Period 1st 2nd 3rd Final
 LA 1 1 2 4
 MTL 1 0 0 1
===Scoring summary===
Period	Time 	Team	Scoring Information 	Score	Score
Period	Time 	Team	Scoring Information 	LA 	MTL
1 	3:03 	LA 	Robitaille (7) Assisted by Zhitnik (9) and Gretzky (21) (PPG)	1 	0
2 	17:41	LA 	Robitaille (8) Assisted by Blake (6) and Gretzky (22) (PPG) 	2 	1
3 	1:51 	LA 	Kurri (9) Assisted by Gretzky (23) and Granato (9) 	3 	1
3 	18:04	LA 	Gretzky (14) Assisted by Sandstrom (16) 	4 	1
===Penalty summary===
Period	Time 	Team	Penalty Information 	Score	Score
Period	Time 	Team	Penalty Information 	LA 	MTL
1 	11:03	LA 	Hrudey (Delaying the game) 	2 	
1 	15:54	LA 	Kurri (Holding) 	2 	
2 	5:08 	LA 	Granato (Interference – Goalkeeper)	2 	
2 	6:23 	LA 	Taylor (Roughing) 	2 	
2 	7:16 	LA 	McSorley (Unsportsmanlike conduct) 	2 	
2 	17:23	LA 	Millen (Hi-sticking) 	2 	
2 	19:32	LA 	Gretzky (Hooking) 	2 	
3 	6:41 	LA 	Huddy (Hooking) 	2 	
===Player summary===
# 	Forwards 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
7 	Sandstrom 	0	1	1	1 	0 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
10	Rychel 	0	9	0	-1 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
11	Donnelly 	0	0	0	0 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
14	Shuchuk 	0	0	0	0 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
15	Conacher 	0	0	0	0 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
17	Kurri 	1	0	1	0 	2 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
18	Taylor 	0	0	0	0 	2 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
20	Robitaille	2	0	2	0 	0 	9 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
21	Granato 	0	1	1	2 	2 	4 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
23	Millen 	0	0	0	0 	2 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
99	Gretzky 	1	3	4	1 	2 	5 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
# 	Defense 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
2 	Zhitnik 	0	1	1	1 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
4 	Blake 	0	1	1	2 	0 	7 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
5 	Watters 	0	0	0	0 	0 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
22	Huddy 	0	0	0	0 	2 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
24	Hardy 	0	0	0	0 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
25	Sydor 	0	0	0	0 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
33	McSorley 	0	0	0	-1 	2 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
# 	Forwards 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
# 	Defense 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
===Goaltender summary===
# 	Goalie	EV	PP	SH	SAVE–SHOTS	SV% 	PIM	TOI
32	Hrudey	 	 	 	31–32 	.969	2 	60:00
# 	Goalie	EV	PP	SH	SAVE–SHOTS	SV% 	PIM	TOI
=== Team Stats ===
Team 	SOG	FO%	PP 	PIM	HITS	BLKS	GVA
Kings 	38 	- 	2/6	16 	- 	- 	-
Canadiens	 	- 	 	 	- 	- 	-
* Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 17,959 Los Angeles leads series 1–0
==Other Games in this series==
*MTL 3, LA 2 (OT)
*MTL 4, LA 3 (OT)
*MTL 3, LA 2 (OT)
*MTL 4, LA 1
==See also==
1993 Stanley Cup Finals
Category:1993 in hockey
Category:1993 Stanley Cup playoffs
Category:Stanley Cup Finals games
Category:Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup playoffs
Category:Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup playoffs
Category:Los Angeles Kings–Montreal Canadiens rivalry
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