1993–94 Los Angeles Kings season
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 5th Pacific |
Conference | 10th Western |
1993–94 record | 27–45–12 |
Home record | 18–19–5 |
Road record | 9–26–7 |
Goals for | 294 |
Goals against | 322 |
Team information | |
General manager | Nick Beverley |
Coach | Barry Melrose |
Captain | Wayne Gretzky |
Alternate captains | Tony Granato Dave Taylor |
Arena | Great Western Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Luc Robitaille (44) |
Assists | Wayne Gretzky (92) |
Points | Wayne Gretzky (130) |
Penalty minutes | Warren Rychel (322) |
Plus/minus | John Druce (+16) |
Wins | Kelly Hrudey (22) |
Goals against average | Robb Stauber (3.41) |
The 1993–94 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 27th season in the National Hockey League. It involved Wayne Gretzky becoming the all-time leading goal scorer.
Offseason[]
NHL Draft[]
In the Entry Draft, the Kings first pick, in the second round, was used to choose Shayne Toporowski from the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League. Their first-round pick had been dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in the Wayne Gretzky trade.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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2 | 42 | Shayne Toporowski | Canada | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
3 | 68 | Jeff Mitchell | United States | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
4 | 94 | Bob Wren | Canada | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 105 | Frederik Beaubien | Canada | G | |||||
5 | 117 | Jason Saal | United States | G | |||||
5 | 120 | Tomas Vlasak | Czech Republic | LW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
6 | 146 | Jere Karalahti | Finland | D | 149 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 97 |
7 | 172 | Justin Martin | United States | RW | |||||
8 | 198 | Travis Dillabough | Canada | LW | |||||
9 | 224 | Martin Strbak | Slovakia | D | 49 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 46 |
10 | 250 | Kimmo Timonen | Finland | D | 1108 | 117 | 454 | 571 | 654 |
11 | 276 | Patrick Howald | Switzerland | LW |
Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record[]
- March 20, 1994 – At 19:11 of the third period in a game against the San Jose Sharks, Wayne Gretzky scored the 801st goal of his career, tying his idol, Gordie Howe's record for the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer in a 6-6 tie.
- March 23, 1994 – At 14:47 of the second period in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, Wayne Gretzky scored the 802nd goal of his career. With that goal, Gretzky became the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, breaking Howe's record. Unfortunately, it would come in a losing effort as the Canucks won the game 6-3.
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Calgary Flames | 84 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 302 | 256 | 97 |
2 | 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 84 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 279 | 276 | 85 |
3 | 8 | San Jose Sharks | 84 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 252 | 265 | 82 |
4 | 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 84 | 33 | 46 | 5 | 229 | 251 | 71 |
5 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 84 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 294 | 322 | 66 |
6 | 11 | Edmonton Oilers | 84 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 261 | 305 | 64 |
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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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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
Schedule and results[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 6, 1993 | 2–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 9, 1993 | 10–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 10, 1993 | 5–2 | San Jose Sharks (1993–94) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 12, 1993 | 7–5 | New York Islanders (1993–94) | 3–1–0 |
5 | T | October 14, 1993 | 4–4 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) | 3–1–1 |
6 | W | October 16, 1993 | 8–4 | Calgary Flames (1993–94) | 4–1–1 |
7 | T | October 19, 1993 | 2–2 OT | @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) | 4–1–2 |
8 | W | October 20, 1993 | 4–3 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) | 5–1–2 |
9 | L | October 22, 1993 | 3–6 | @ Washington Capitals (1993–94) | 5–2–2 |
10 | L | October 24, 1993 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1993–94) | 5–3–2 |
11 | L | October 26, 1993 | 0–7 | @ New York Islanders (1993–94) | 5–4–2 |
12 | L | October 27, 1993 | 3–8 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) | 5–5–2 |
13 | W | October 29, 1993 | 4–3 OT | @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) | 6–5–2 |
14 | W | November 3, 1993 | 3–2 | New Jersey Devils (1993–94) | 7–5–2 |
15 | W | November 6, 1993 | 8–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) | 8–5–2 |
16 | L | November 9, 1993 | 2–3 | @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) | 8–6–2 |
17 | L | November 10, 1993 | 0–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) | 8–7–2 |
18 | W | November 13, 1993 | 6–3 | St. Louis Blues (1993–94) | 9–7–2 |
19 | L | November 18, 1993 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) | 9–8–2 |
20 | L | November 20, 1993 | 1–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) | 9–9–2 |
21 | L | November 21, 1993 | 4–7 | @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) | 9–10–2 |
22 | L | November 25, 1993 | 6–8 | @ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) | 9–11–2 |
23 | L | November 27, 1993 | 0–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) | 9–12–2 |
24 | L | November 30, 1993 | 6–8 | Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) | 9–13–2 |
25 | W | December 2, 1993 | 3–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) | 10–13–2 |
26 | L | December 4, 1993 | 4–5 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) | 10–14–2 |
27 | L | December 8, 1993 | 5–6 | Florida Panthers (1993–94) | 10–15–2 |
28 | W | December 11, 1993 | 9–1 | St. Louis Blues (1993–94) | 11–15–2 |
29 | L | December 13, 1993 | 2–5 | @ Ottawa Senators (1993–94) | 11–16–2 |
30 | L | December 14, 1993 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) | 11–17–2 |
31 | L | December 17, 1993 | 0–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) | 11–18–2 |
32 | L | December 18, 1993 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) | 11–19–2 |
33 | W | December 20, 1993 | 5–4 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) | 12–19–2 |
34 | L | December 23, 1993 | 1–2 | Dallas Stars (1993–94) | 12–20–2 |
35 | W | December 26, 1993 | 3–2 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) | 13–20–2 |
36 | W | December 28, 1993 | 6–5 | Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) | 14–20–2 |
37 | T | December 31, 1993 | 4–4 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) | 14–20–3 |
38 | W | January 1, 1994 | 7–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) | 15–20–3 |
39 | W | January 4, 1994 | 5–1 | Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) | 16–20–3 |
40 | L | January 8, 1994 | 3–6 | Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) | 16–21–3 |
41 | T | January 11, 1994 | 2–2 OT | @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) | 16–21–4 |
42 | W | January 12, 1994 | 6–4 | Hartford Whalers (1993–94) | 17–21–4 |
43 | W | January 15, 1994 | 5–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) | 18–21–4 |
44 | L | January 16, 1994 | 2–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) | 18–22–4 |
45 | L | January 18, 1994 | 3–5 | @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) | 18–23–4 |
46 | T | January 24, 1994 | 3–3 OT | @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) | 18–23–5 |
47 | T | January 25, 1994 | 4–4 OT | Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) | 18–23–6 |
48 | L | January 27, 1994 | 4–5 OT | New York Rangers (1993–94) | 18–24–6 |
49 | W | January 29, 1994 | 5–1 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) | 19–24–6 |
50 | L | January 31, 1994 | 1–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) | 19–25–6 |
51 | L | February 2, 1994 | 4–6 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) | 19–26–6 |
52 | L | February 5, 1994 | 4–5 OT | Calgary Flames (1993–94) | 19–27–6 |
53 | W | February 9, 1994 | 4–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) | 20–27–6 |
54 | W | February 11, 1994 | 5–3 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) | 21–27–6 |
55 | L | February 12, 1994 | 1–6 | Washington Capitals (1993–94) | 21–28–6 |
56 | L | February 14, 1994 | 2–3 OT | Boston Bruins (1993–94) | 21–29–6 |
57 | L | February 18, 1994 | 3–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) | 21–30–6 |
58 | L | February 19, 1994 | 3–4 | @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) | 21–31–6 |
59 | L | February 21, 1994 | 4–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) | 21–32–6 |
60 | T | February 23, 1994 | 0–0 OT | Dallas Stars (1993–94) | 21–32–7 |
61 | T | February 25, 1994 | 5–5 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) | 21–32–8 |
62 | L | February 26, 1994 | 2–4 | @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) | 21–33–8 |
63 | T | February 28, 1994 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) | 21–33–9 |
64 | W | March 2, 1994 | 4–1 | @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) | 22–33–9 |
65 | L | March 3, 1994 | 4–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) | 22–34–9 |
66 | T | March 6, 1994 | 3–3 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) | 22–34–10 |
67 | L | March 9, 1994 | 0–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) | 22–35–10 |
68 | L | March 12, 1994 | 3–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) | 22–36–10 |
69 | W | March 15, 1994 | 7–0 | Ottawa Senators (1993–94) | 23–36–10 |
70 | L | March 16, 1994 | 2–5 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) | 23–37–10 |
71 | W | March 19, 1994 | 2–1 | San Jose Sharks (1993–94) | 24–37–10 |
72 | T | March 20, 1994 | 6–6 OT | @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) | 24–37–11 |
73 | L | March 23, 1994 | 3–6 | Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) | 24–38–11 |
74 | W | March 25, 1994 | 4–3 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) | 25–38–11 |
75 | L | March 27, 1994 | 3–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) | 25–39–11 |
76 | L | March 30, 1994 | 2–5 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) | 25–40–11 |
77 | L | April 2, 1994 | 3–5 | Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) | 25–41–11 |
78 | W | April 3, 1994 | 6–1 | Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) | 26–41–11 |
79 | L | April 5, 1994 | 1–2 | San Jose Sharks (1993–94) | 26–42–11 |
80 | L | April 7, 1994 | 2–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) | 26–43–11 |
81 | L | April 9, 1994 | 3–4 | @ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94) | 26–44–11 |
82 | L | April 10, 1994 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) | 26–45–11 |
83 | W | April 13, 1994 | 6–4 | Calgary Flames (1993–94) | 27–45–11 |
84 | T | April 14, 1994 | 2–2 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) | 27–45–12 |
Roster[]
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Player statistics[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Wayne Gretzky | 81 | 38 | 92 | 130 | 20 |
Luc Robitaille | 83 | 44 | 42 | 86 | 86 |
Jari Kurri | 81 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 48 |
Rob Blake | 84 | 20 | 48 | 68 | 137 |
Alexei Zhitnik | 81 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 101 |
Mike Donnelly | 81 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 34 |
Tomas Sandstrom | 51 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 59 |
Darryl Sydor | 84 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 94 |
John Druce | 55 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 50 |
Pat Conacher | 77 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 71 |
Shawn McEachern | 49 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 |
Tony Granato | 50 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 150 |
Warren Rychel | 80 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 322 |
Robert Lang | 32 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 |
Charlie Huddy | 79 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 71 |
Jimmy Carson | 25 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
Kevin Todd | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
Marty McSorley | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 55 |
Tim Watters | 60 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 67 |
Dixon Ward | 34 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 45 |
Doug Houda | 54 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 165 |
Dave Taylor | 33 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
Gary Shuchuk | 56 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 |
Dominic Lavoie | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Brian McReynolds | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Mark Hardy | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
Dan Currie | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Jim Paek | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Phil Crowe | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 77 |
Keith Redmond | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
Brent Thompson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
Kelly Hrudey | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Bob Jay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Guy Leveque | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Rob Murphy | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Donald Dufresne | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
David Goverde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Justin Hocking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Knickle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Potvin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Robb Stauber | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Dave Thomlinson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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Kelly Hrudey | 3713 | 64 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 228 | 3.68 | 2219 | 1991 | .897 | 1 |
Robb Stauber | 1144 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 3.41 | 706 | 641 | .908 | 1 |
Rick Knickle | 174 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3.10 | 71 | 62 | .873 | 0 |
David Goverde | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.00 | 37 | 30 | .811 | 0 |
Team: | 5091 | 84 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 309 | 3.64 | 3033 | 2724 | .898 | 2 |
Playoffs[]
The Kings missed the playoffs for the first time since 1986, despite making it to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year.
Awards and honors[]
- Wayne Gretzky, Art Ross Trophy
- Wayne Gretzky, Lester Patrick Trophy[5]
Transactions[]
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season. [6]
Trades[]
June 26, 1993 | To Los Angeles Kings 5th round pick in 1993 - Jason Saal |
To New Jersey Devils Corey Millen |
August 27, 1993 | To Los Angeles Kings Shawn McEachern |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Marty McSorley |
November 2, 1993 | To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations |
To Edmonton Oilers Jeff Chychrun |
November 3, 1993 | To Los Angeles Kings Doug Houda |
To Hartford Whalers Marc Potvin |
January 8, 1994 | To Los Angeles Kings Dixon Ward |
To Vancouver Canucks Jimmy Carson |
January 28, 1994 | To Los Angeles Kings Brad Tiley |
To New York Rangers 11th round pick in 1994 - |
February 15, 1994 | To Los Angeles Kings Marty McSorley Jim Paek |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Shawn McEachern Tomas Sandstrom |
March 19, 1994 | To Los Angeles Kings Donald Dufresne |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th round pick in 1994 - |
March 21, 1994 | To Los Angeles Kings Kevin Todd |
To Chicago Blackhawks 4th round pick in 1994 - Steve McLaren |
Free agent signings[]
July 15, 1993 | From Hartford Whalers Brian Chapman |
July 16, 1993 | From Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) Bob Jay |
July 16, 1993 | From Edmonton Oilers Dan Currie |
July 16, 1993 | From Boston Bruins Dominic Lavoie |
July 22, 1993 | From New York Rangers Dave Thomlinson |
July 29, 1993 | From New York Rangers Brian McReynolds |
August 2, 1993 | From Winnipeg Jets John Druce |
August 2, 1993 | From Ottawa Senators Rob Murphy |
October 13, 1993 | From Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) Eric Lavigne |
November 8, 1993 | From Fort Wayne Komets (IHL) Phil Crowe |
Lost in expansion draft[]
June 24, 1993 | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Jim Thomson |
June 24, 1993 | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Lonnie Loach |
References[]
- Sources
- Notes
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "1993-1994 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ "1993-94 Los Angeles Kings Roster and Statistics".
- ^ "1993-94 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.425, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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