1993–94 Los Angeles Kings season

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The 1993–94 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team finished in fifth place in the Pacific Division with a record of 27–45–12 for 66 points and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1986. The Kings played their home games at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood.

Division5th Pacific
Conference10th Western
1993–94 record27–45–12
Home record18–19–5
Quick facts Los Angeles Kings, Division ...
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings
Division5th Pacific
Conference10th Western
1993–94 record27–45–12
Home record18–19–5
Road record9–26–7
Goals for294
Goals against322
Team information
General managerNick Beverley
CoachBarry Melrose
CaptainWayne Gretzky
Alternate captainsTony Granato
Dave Taylor
ArenaGreat Western Forum
Minor league affiliatesPhoenix Roadrunners
Muskegon Fury
Team leaders
GoalsLuc Robitaille (44)
AssistsWayne Gretzky (92)
PointsWayne Gretzky (130)
Penalty minutesWarren Rychel (322)
Plus/minusJohn Druce (+16)
WinsKelly Hrudey (22)
Goals against averageRobb Stauber (3.41)
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This season saw Kings captain Wayne Gretzky become the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer. He also won his 10th and final Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer with 130 points. Despite Gretzky's achievements, the defending conference champion Kings regressed on the ice. They finished in 10th place in the newly-rebranded Western Conference, 16 points behind the San Jose Sharks, who clinched the eighth and final playoff spot. Notably, the Kings also finished five points behind their new local rivals, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who were then in their first year of existence.

Offseason

Regular season

Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record

  • March 20, 1994 – At 19:11 of the third period in a game against the San Jose Sharks, Gretzky scored the 801st goal of his career, tying the NHL's career goals record held by his idol, Gordie Howe. Gretzky jammed a rebound past San Jose goaltender Artūrs Irbe after a shot by Los Angeles defenceman Alexei Zhitnik had glanced off Irbe. The goal was the second of the game for Gretzky, who had earlier scored at 6:16 of the first period by stealing the puck from Sharks defenceman Sandis Ozoliņš and backhanding it through Irbe's legs. The record-tying goal, scored after the Kings had pulled their own goaltender, Kelly Hrudey, for an extra attacker, tied the game at 6-6. The game ended as a tie with the same score.[1][2]
  • March 23, 1994 – At 14:47 of the second period in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, Gretzky scored the 802nd goal of his career against Canucks goaltender Kirk McLean to break Howe's career NHL goals record. The goal came on a Kings power play, with Marty McSorley and Luc Robitaille picking up assists. Robitaille had started the play during a rush toward the Vancouver net with a drop pass to Gretzky, who passed across the ice to McSorley; McSorley fed the puck back to Gretzky, who shot the puck into an almost empty net. Gretzky's teammates poured onto the ice to congratulate him, and the game was halted for a ceremony to honour both Gretzky and Howe. Unfortunately for the Kings, the record-breaking goal came in a losing effort, as Vancouver defeated Los Angeles, 6-3.[3][4]

Final standings

More information No., CR ...
Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
13Calgary Flames8442291330225697
27Vancouver Canucks844140327927685
38San Jose Sharks8433351625226582
49Mighty Ducks of Anaheim843346522925171
510Los Angeles Kings8427451229432266
611Edmonton Oilers8425451426130564
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[5] 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.

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Western Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1y- Detroit Red Wings *CEN8446308356275100
2x- Calgary Flames *PAC8442291330225697
3Toronto Maple LeafsCEN8443291228024398
4Dallas StarsCEN8442291328626597
5St. Louis BluesCEN8440331127028391
6Chicago BlackhawksCEN843936925424087
7Vancouver CanucksPAC844140327927685
8San Jose SharksPAC8433351625226582
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC843346522925171
10Los Angeles KingsPAC8427451229432266
11Edmonton OilersPAC8425451426130564
12Winnipeg JetsCEN842451924534457
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Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader

Schedule and results

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1993–94 regular season[7]
October: 6–5–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 2–4–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 6, 19932–5Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)0–1–0L
2October 9, 199310–3Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)1–1–0W
3October 10, 19935–2San Jose Sharks (1993–94)2–1–0W
4October 12, 19937–5New York Islanders (1993–94)3–1–0W
5October 14, 19934–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (1993–94)3–1–1T
6October 16, 19938–4Calgary Flames (1993–94)4–1–1W
7October 19, 19932–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (1993–94)4–1–2T
8October 20, 19934–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)5–1–2W
9October 22, 19933–6@ Washington Capitals (1993–94)5–2–2L
10October 24, 19932–3@ New York Rangers (1993–94)5–3–2L
11October 26, 19930–7@ New York Islanders (1993–94)5–4–2L
12October 27, 19933–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)5–5–2L
13October 29, 19934–3 OT@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)6–5–2W
November: 3–8–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 0–6–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14November 3, 19933–2New Jersey Devils (1993–94)7–5–2W
15November 6, 19938–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)8–5–2W
16November 9, 19932–3@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)8–6–2L
17November 10, 19930–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)8–7–2L
18November 13, 19936–3St. Louis Blues (1993–94)9–7–2W
19November 18, 19932–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)9–8–2L
20November 20, 19931–4@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)9–9–2L
21November 21, 19934–7@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)9–10–2L
22November 25, 19936–8@ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)9–11–2L
23November 27, 19930–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94)9–12–2L
24November 30, 19936–8Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)9–13–2L
December: 5–7–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–4–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25December 2, 19933–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)10–13–2W
26December 4, 19934–5Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94)10–14–2L
27December 8, 19935–6Florida Panthers (1993–94)10–15–2L
28December 11, 19939–1St. Louis Blues (1993–94)11–15–2W
29December 13, 19932–5@ Ottawa Senators (1993–94)11–16–2L
30December 14, 19932–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94)11–17–2L
31December 17, 19930–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)11–18–2L
32December 18, 19931–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)11–19–2L
33December 20, 19935–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)12–19–2W
34December 23, 19931–2Dallas Stars (1993–94)12–20–2L
35December 26, 19933–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)13–20–2W
36December 28, 19936–5Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)14–20–2W
37December 31, 19934–4 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)14–20–3T
January: 5–5–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–3–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38January 1, 19947–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)15–20–3W
39January 4, 19945–1Quebec Nordiques (1993–94)16–20–3W
40January 8, 19943–6Detroit Red Wings (1993–94)16–21–3L
41January 11, 19942–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)16–21–4T
42January 12, 19946–4Hartford Whalers (1993–94)17–21–4W
43January 15, 19945–3@ New Jersey Devils (1993–94)18–21–4W
44January 16, 19942–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)18–22–4L
45January 18, 19943–5@ Dallas Stars (1993–94)18–23–4L
46January 24, 19943–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)18–23–5T
47January 25, 19944–4 OTWinnipeg Jets (1993–94)18–23–6T
48January 27, 19944–5 OTNew York Rangers (1993–94)18–24–6L
49January 29, 19945–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)19–24–6W
50January 31, 19941–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)19–25–6L
February: 2–8–3 (home: 1–5–2; road: 1–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
51February 2, 19944–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)19–26–6L
52February 5, 19944–5 OTCalgary Flames (1993–94)19–27–6L
53February 9, 19944–2Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)20–27–6W
54February 11, 19945–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)21–27–6W
55February 12, 19941–6Washington Capitals (1993–94)21–28–6L
56February 14, 19942–3 OTBoston Bruins (1993–94)21–29–6L
57February 18, 19943–4Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94)21–30–6L
58February 19, 19943–4@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)21–31–6L
59February 21, 19944–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94)21–32–6L
60February 23, 19940–0 OTDallas Stars (1993–94)21–32–7T
61February 25, 19945–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)21–32–8T
62February 26, 19942–4@ Calgary Flames (1993–94)21–33–8L
63February 28, 19943–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (1993–94)21–33–9T
March: 4–7–2 (home: 2–4–0; road: 2–3–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64March 2, 19944–1@ Hartford Whalers (1993–94)22–33–9W
65March 3, 19944–6@ Boston Bruins (1993–94)22–34–9L
66March 6, 19943–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)22–34–10T
67March 9, 19940–4Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)22–35–10L
68March 12, 19943–5Buffalo Sabres (1993–94)22–36–10L
69March 15, 19947–0Ottawa Senators (1993–94)23–36–10W
70March 16, 19942–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)23–37–10L
71March 19, 19942–1San Jose Sharks (1993–94)24–37–10W
72March 20, 19946–6 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1993–94)24–37–11T
73March 23, 19943–6Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)24–38–11L
74March 25, 19944–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)25–38–11W
75March 27, 19943–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94)25–39–11L
76March 30, 19942–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94)25–40–11L
April: 2–5–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 0–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
77April 2, 19943–5Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)25–41–11L
78April 3, 19946–1Edmonton Oilers (1993–94)26–41–11W
79April 5, 19941–2San Jose Sharks (1993–94)26–42–11L
80April 7, 19942–6@ St. Louis Blues (1993–94)26–43–11L
81April 9, 19943–4@ Winnipeg Jets (1993–94)26–44–11L
82April 10, 19941–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94)26–45–11L
83April 13, 19946–4Calgary Flames (1993–94)27–45–11W
84April 14, 19942–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (1993–94)27–45–12T

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
More information Player, GP ...
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky81389213020
Luc Robitaille8344428686
Jari Kurri8131467748
Rob Blake84204868137
Alexei Zhitnik81124052101
Mike Donnelly8121214234
Tomas Sandstrom5117244159
Darryl Sydor848273594
John Druce5514173150
Pat Conacher7715132871
Shawn McEachern498132124
Tony Granato5071421150
Warren Rychel8010919322
Robert Lang329101910
Charlie Huddy795131871
Jimmy Carson2547112
Kevin Todd1238118
Marty McSorley18461055
Tim Watters60191067
Dixon Ward3462845
Doug Houda54268165
Dave Taylor3343728
Gary Shuchuk5634730
Dominic Lavoie83362
Brian McReynolds201344
Mark Hardy1603327
Dan Currie51120
Jim Paek1811210
Phil Crowe3102277
Keith Redmond1210120
Brent Thompson2410181
Kelly Hrudey640116
Bob Jay30110
Guy Leveque50112
Rob Murphy801122
Donald Dufresne900010
David Goverde10000
Justin Hocking10000
Rick Knickle40000
Marc Potvin300026
Robb Stauber2200018
Dave Thomlinson700021
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Goaltending
More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Kelly Hrudey371364223172283.6822191991.8971
Robb Stauber1144224115653.41706641.9081
Rick Knickle174412093.107162.8730
David Goverde60101077.003730.8110
Team:5091842745123093.6430332724.8982
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Awards and honors

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1993–94 season.[10]

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 - Jamie Butt
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 - Dan Juden
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

Draft picks

See also: 1993 NHL Entry Draft

Los Angeles' draft picks at the 1993 NHL entry draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.[11] 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.

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Nationality Pos GP G A Pts PIM
242Shayne Toporowski CanadaRW30007
368Jeff Mitchell United StatesRW70007
494Bob Wren CanadaC50000
5105Frederik Beaubien CanadaG
5117Jason Saal United StatesG
5120Tomas Vlasak Czech RepublicLW101342
6146Jere Karalahti FinlandD1498192797
7172Justin Martin United StatesRW
8198Travis Dillabough CanadaLW
9224Martin Strbak SlovakiaD495111646
10250Kimmo Timonen FinlandD1108117454571654
11276Patrick Howald  SwitzerlandLW
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